美底牢獄 The Prison of Beauty

美底牢獄The Prison of Beauty

美

Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

牢獄

láo yù — prison

美底牢狱

嬿求正在鏡台邊理她底晨妝，見她底丈夫從遠地囘來，就把頭攏住，問道，『我Yanqiu was at her dressing table doing her morning hair when she saw her husband come home from afar; she gathered her hair back and asked, "Did you bring back everything I—

嬿

yàn — lovely

求

qiú — 1. to seek 2. to look for 3. to request 4. to demand 5. to beseech (HSK 2)

正在

zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (HSK 1)

鏡

jìng — 1. mirror 2. lens

台

Tái — 1. Taiwan (abbr.) 2. surname Tai (HSK 3)

邊

biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)

理

lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

晨

chén — 1. morning 2. dawn 3. daybreak

妝

zhuāng — 1. (of a woman) to adorn oneself 2. makeup 3. adornment 4. trousseau 5. stage makeup and costume

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

丈夫

zhàng fu — husband (HSK 4)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

遠

yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)

地

de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

把頭

bǎ tóu — 1. labor contractor 2. gangmaster

攏

lǒng — 1. to gather together; to collect 2. to approach; to draw near to 3. to add; to sum up 4. to comb (hair)

住

zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)

問道

wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

嬿求正在镜台边理她底晨妆，见她底丈夫从远地囘来，就把头拢住，问道，『我

所需要底你都給帶囘來了沒有？』—needed?"

所需

suǒ xū — 1. necessary (for) 2. required

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

給

gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)

帶

dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

沒有

méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)

所需要底你都给带囘来了没有？』

『對不起！"I'm sorry!你雖是一個建築師，或泥水匠，能爲你自己建築一座「美底牢獄」；Though you are an architect, or a mason, able to build for yourself a "Prison of Beauty";

對不起

duì bu qǐ — 1. I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon 2. to let (sb) down; to disappoint (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

雖是

suī shì — 1. although 2. even though 3. even if

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

建築師

jiàn zhù shī — architect (HSK 7-9)

或

huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)

泥水匠

ní shuǐ jiàng — mason

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

建築

jiàn zhù — 1. to construct 2. building 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

座

zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)

美

Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

牢獄

láo yù — prison

『对不起！你虽是一个建筑师，或泥水匠，能为你自己建筑一座「美底牢狱」；

我却不是一個轉運者，不能爲你搬運等等材料．』I, however, am no freight-hauler, and cannot carry all sorts of materials for you."

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

却

què — old variant of 卻 (què) (HSK 4)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

轉運

zhuǎn yùn — 1. to forward; to transfer; to transship 2. to have luck turn in one's favor

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

不能

bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

搬運

bān yùn — 1. to transport; to carry 2. (coll.) to repost (content, esp. from another platform)

等等

děng děng — 1. et cetera 2. and so on ... 3. wait a minute! 4. hold on!

材料

cái liào — 1. (raw) material 2. data 3. (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job (HSK 4)

我却不是一个转运者，不能为你搬运等等材料．』

『你念書不是念得越糊塗，便是越高深了！"With all your reading, you've either grown more muddled or more profound!怎麽你底話，我一點也聽不懂？』Why is it that I can't understand a word you say?"

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

念書

niàn shū — 1. to read; to study 2. to attend school (HSK 7-9)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

念

niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

越

Yuè — 1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南 (HSK 2)

糊塗

hú tu — 1. muddled 2. silly 3. confused (HSK 7-9)

便是

biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)

越

Yuè — 1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南 (HSK 2)

高深

gāo shēn — profound

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

怎麽

zěn me — variant of 怎麼 (zěn me) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

一點

yī diǎn — 1. a bit; a little bit 2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit 3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er 4. a point (in a discussion etc) 5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) 6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾 (yī diǎn zhōng))

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

聽不懂

tīng bu dǒng — unable to make sense of what one is hearing

『你念书不是念得越糊涂，便是越高深了！怎么你底话，我一点也听不懂？』

丈夫含笑說：『不懂麽？Her husband said with a smile, "You don't understand?我知道你開口愛美．閉口愛美，多方地要求我給你帶等I know that you talk of loving beauty with every breath, and in all sorts of ways you ask me to bring you—

丈夫

zhàng fu — husband (HSK 4)

含笑

hán xiào — to have a smile on one's face

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

懂

dǒng — 1. to understand 2. to comprehend (HSK 2)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

知道

zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

開口

kāi kǒu — 1. to open one's mouth 2. to start to talk (HSK 7-9)

愛美

ài měi — 1. to pay attention to one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed 2. (literary) on very friendly terms

閉

bì — 1. to close 2. to stop up 3. to shut 4. to obstruct (HSK 6)

口

kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)

愛美

ài měi — 1. to pay attention to one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed 2. (literary) on very friendly terms

多方

duō fāng — 1. in many ways 2. from all sides

地

de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)

要求

yāo qiú — 1. to request 2. to require 3. requirement 4. to stake a claim 5. to ask 6. to demand 7. classifier: 點 (diǎn) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

給

gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

帶

dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

丈夫含笑说：『不懂么？我知道你开口爱美．闭口爱美，多方地要求我给你带等

等裝飾囘來；—ornaments and finery;我想那些東西都圍繞在你底體外，合起來，豈不是成爲一座監禁你底I think that all those things, wrapped about your body and taken together, would surely become a

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

裝飾

zhuāng shì — 1. to decorate 2. decoration 3. decorative 4. ornamental (HSK 5)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

圍繞

wéi rào — 1. to revolve around 2. to center on (an issue) (HSK 5)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

體外

tǐ wài — 1. outside the body 2. in vitro

合

gě — 1. 100 ml 2. one-tenth of a peck 3. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 (HSK 3)

起來

qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)

豈不

qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

成

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

座

zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)

監禁

jiān jìn — 1. to imprison 2. to jail 3. to take into custody

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

等装饰囘来；我想那些东西都围绕在你底体外，合起来，岂不是成为一座监禁你底

牢獄嗎？prison that imprisons you, wouldn't they?

牢獄

láo yù — prison

嗎

má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

牢狱吗？

她靜默了許久，也不做聲．她底丈夫往下說，『妻呀，我想你還不明白我底意思：She was silent for a long while, saying nothing. Her husband went on, "My dear wife, I think you still don't understand what I mean:

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

靜默

jìng mò — 1. silent; still; quiet 2. to mourn in silence; to observe silence 3. (neologism, attested by 2022) to stay at home during a pandemic

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

許久

xǔ jiǔ — 1. for a long time 2. for ages

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不做聲

bù zuò shēng — 1. keep silent 2. not say a word

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

丈夫

zhàng fu — husband (HSK 4)

往

wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)

下

xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

妻

qī — (bound form) wife

呀

yā — 1. ah (used to express surprise) 2. (onom.) creaking (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不明

bù míng — 1. not clear 2. unknown 3. to fail to understand

白

Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

意思

yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)

她静默了许久，也不做声．她底丈夫往下说，『妻呀，我想你还不明白我底意思：

我想所有美麗的東西，只能讓他們散佈在各處，我們只能在他們底出處愛他們；I think that all beautiful things can only be left scattered about in their various places; we can only love them where they naturally belong;若是把他們聚攏起來，擱在一處，或在身上，那就不美了．……』if we gather them together and set them in one place, or upon our bodies, then they are no longer beautiful.…"

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

所有

suǒ yǒu — 1. all 2. to have; to possess; to own (HSK 2)

美麗

měi lì — beautiful (HSK 3)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

只能

zhǐ néng — 1. can only 2. obliged to do sth 3. to have no other choice (HSK 2)

讓

ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

散佈

sàn bù — to disseminate (HSK 7-9)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

各處

gè chù — every place

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

只能

zhǐ néng — 1. can only 2. obliged to do sth 3. to have no other choice (HSK 2)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

出處

chū chù — 1. source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion) 2. origin 3. where sth comes from

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

若是

ruò shì — if

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

聚攏

jù lǒng — to gather together

起來

qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)

擱

gē — 1. to place 2. to put aside 3. to shelve (HSK 7-9)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

處

chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)

或

huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)

在身

zài shēn — 1. to possess 2. to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

美

Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

我想所有美丽的东西，只能让他们散布在各处，我们只能在他们底出处爱他们；若是把他们聚拢起来，搁在一处，或在身上，那就不美了．……』

她睁着那雙柔媚的眼，搖着頭說，『你說得不對．你說得不對．若不剖蚌，怎能得She opened wide her soft, charming eyes, and shaking her head said, "You're wrong. You're wrong. If one doesn't split open the oyster, how can one obtain—

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

睁

zhēng — to open (one's eyes) (HSK 7-9)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

雙

Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)

柔媚

róu mèi — 1. gentle and lovely 2. charming

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

眼

yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

不對

bù duì — 1. incorrect 2. wrong 3. amiss 4. abnormal 5. queer (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

不對

bù duì — 1. incorrect 2. wrong 3. amiss 4. abnormal 5. queer (HSK 1)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

剖

pōu — 1. to cut open 2. to analyze 3. Taiwan pr. (pǒu)

蚌

Bèng — abbr. for Bengbu prefecture-level City 蚌埠市 (Bèng bù Shì), Anhui

怎能

zěn néng — how can?

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

她睁着那双柔媚的眼，摇着头说，『你说得不对．你说得不对．若不剖蚌，怎能得

着珠璣呢？—pearls?若不開山，怎能得着金剛、玉石、瑪瑙等等寶物呢？If one doesn't quarry the mountain, how can one obtain diamonds, jade, agate, and other such treasures?而且那些東西，本來不美，And besides, those things are not beautiful to begin with—

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

珠璣

zhū jī — 1. (literary) pearl; gem 2. (literary) (fig.) eloquent phrase; pearl of wisdom

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

開山

kāi shān — 1. to cut into a mountain (to open a mine) 2. to open a monastery

怎能

zěn néng — how can?

得着

dé zháo — to obtain

金剛

Jīn gāng — King Kong

玉石

yù shí — 1. jade 2. jade and stone 3. (fig.) the good and the bad

瑪瑙

mǎ nǎo — 1. cornelian (mineral) 2. agate

等等

děng děng — 1. et cetera 2. and so on ... 3. wait a minute! 4. hold on!

寶物

bǎo wù — 1. treasure 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

而且

ér qiě — 1. (not only ...) but also 2. moreover; in addition; furthermore (HSK 2)

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

本來

běn lái — 1. original 2. originally 3. at first 4. it goes without saying 5. of course (HSK 3)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

美

Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)

着珠玑呢？若不开山，怎能得着金刚、玉石、玛瑙等等宝物呢？而且那些东西，本来不美，

必得人把他們琢磨出來，加以裝飾，才能顯得美麗咧．若說我要裝飾，就是建築一所they must be cut and polished by human hands, adorned, before they can appear beautiful. If you say that my wanting to adorn myself is building a—

必得

bì děi — 1. must 2. have to

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

琢磨

zhuó mó — 1. to carve and polish (jade) 2. to polish and refine a literary work (HSK 7-9)

出來

chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)

加以

jiā yǐ — 1. (formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以說明 (jiā yǐ shuō míng)); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc) 2. (literary) moreover; in addition (HSK 5)

裝飾

zhuāng shì — 1. to decorate 2. decoration 3. decorative 4. ornamental (HSK 5)

才能

cái néng — 1. talent 2. ability 3. capacity (HSK 3)

顯得

xiǎn de — 1. to seem 2. to look 3. to appear (HSK 3)

美麗

měi lì — beautiful (HSK 3)

咧

liē — 1. used in 咧咧 (liē liē) 2. used in 大大咧咧 (dà dà liē liē) 3. used in 罵罵咧咧 (mà ma liē liē)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

裝飾

zhuāng shì — 1. to decorate 2. decoration 3. decorative 4. ornamental (HSK 5)

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

建築

jiàn zhù — 1. to construct 2. building 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

必得人把他们琢磨出来，加以装饰，才能显得美丽咧．若说我要装饰，就是建筑一所

美底牢獄，且把自己監在裏頭，且問誰不被監在這種牢獄裏頭呢？—Prison of Beauty, and shutting myself up inside it, then let me ask—who is not shut up inside such a prison?如果世間眞有美If there truly is, in this world, a Prison of—

美

Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

牢獄

láo yù — prison

且

qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

監

jiān — 1. to supervise 2. to inspect 3. jail 4. prison

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

且

qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

誰

shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

被

bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)

監

jiān — 1. to supervise 2. to inspect 3. jail 4. prison

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

這種

zhè zhǒng — this kind of

牢獄

láo yù — prison

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

如果

rú guǒ — if; in case; in the event that (HSK 2)

世間

shì jiān — 1. world 2. earth

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

美

Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)

美底牢狱，且把自己监在里头，且问谁不被监在这种牢狱里头呢？如果世间真有美

底牢獄，像你所說，那麽，我們不過是造成那牢獄底一沙一石罷了．』—Beauty, as you say, then we are nothing more than a single grain of sand or stone that goes into building that prison."

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

牢獄

láo yù — prison

像

xiàng — 1. to resemble 2. to be like 3. to look as if 4. such as 5. appearance 6. image 7. portrait 8. image under a mapping (math.) (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

那麽

nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (HSK 2)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

造成

zào chéng — to bring about; to create; to cause (HSK 3)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

牢獄

láo yù — prison

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

沙

Shā — surname Sha

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

罷了

bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)

底牢狱，像你所说，那么，我们不过是造成那牢狱底一沙一石罢了．』

『我底意思就是聽其自然，連這一沙一石也毋須留存．孔雀何爲自己修飾羽"What I mean is: let things follow their own nature — not even that grain of sand or stone need be kept. Why should the peacock adorn its own—

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

意思

yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

聽其自然

tīng qí zì rán — 1. to let things take their course 2. to take things as they come

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

沙

Shā — surname Sha

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

毋

Wú — surname Wu

須

xū — 1. must 2. to have to 3. to wait (HSK 7-9)

留存

liú cún — 1. to keep 2. to preserve 3. extant 4. to remain (from the past)

孔雀

kǒng què — peafowl; peacock

何

Hé — surname He

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

修飾

xiū shì — 1. to decorate 2. to adorn 3. to dress up 4. to polish (a written piece) 5. to qualify or modify (grammar)

羽

yǔ — 1. feather 2. 5th note in pentatonic scale

『我底意思就是听其自然，连这一沙一石也毋须留存．孔雀何为自己修饰羽

毛呢？—feathers?芰荷何嘗把他底花染紅了呢？』Has the water-chestnut or the lotus ever dyed its own blossoms red?"

毛

Máo — surname Mao (HSK 1)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

芰

jì — (archaic) water caltrop (Trapa natans)

荷

Hé — Holland; the Netherlands (abbr. for 荷蘭 (Hé lán))

何嘗

hé cháng — 1. (rhetorical question) when? 2. how? 3. it's not that...

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

染

rǎn — 1. to dye 2. to catch (a disease) 3. to acquire (bad habits etc) 4. to contaminate 5. to add color washes to a painting (HSK 5)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

毛呢？芰荷何尝把他底花染红了呢？』

『所以說他們沒有美感！"That's precisely why I say they have no sense of beauty!我告訴你，你自己也早已把你底牢獄建築好了．』Let me tell you — you yourself long ago finished building your own prison."

所以

suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

沒有

méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)

美感

měi gǎn — 1. sense of beauty 2. aesthetic perception

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

告訴

gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

早已

zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

牢獄

láo yù — prison

建築

jiàn zhù — 1. to construct 2. building 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

『所以说他们没有美感！我告诉你，你自己也早已把你底牢狱建筑好了．』

『胡說！"Nonsense!我何曾？』When did I ever do such a thing?"

胡說

hú shuō — 1. to talk nonsense 2. drivel (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

何曾

hé céng — did I ever ...? (or "did he ever ...?" etc)

『胡说！我何曾？』

你心中不是有許多好的想像；Don't you have, in your heart, many fine imaginings;不是要照你底好理想去行事麽？and don't you wish to act according to your fine ideals?你所有底，是不Everything you possess — is it not—

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

心中

xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

許多

xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

想像

xiǎng xiàng — 1. to imagine; to envision 2. imagination

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

照

zhào — 1. according to 2. in accordance with 3. to shine 4. to illuminate 5. to reflect 6. to look at (one's reflection) 7. to take (a photo) 8. photo 9. as requested 10. as before (HSK 3)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

理想

lǐ xiǎng — 1. an ideal 2. a dream 3. ideal 4. perfect (HSK 2)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

行事

xíng shì — 1. to execute 2. to handle 3. behavior 4. action 5. conduct

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

所有

suǒ yǒu — 1. all 2. to have; to possess; to own (HSK 2)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

你心中不是有许多好的想像；不是要照你底好理想去行事么？你所有底，是不

是從古人曾經建築過底牢獄裏檢出其中底殘片！—picked out as fragments from prisons that the ancients once built!或是在自己的世界取出來底材料呢？Or is it material drawn out from a world entirely your own?自然要加上一點人爲才能有意思．若是我底形狀和荒古時候的人一樣，你還Naturally, a touch of the artificial must be added before there can be any meaning to it. If my form were exactly like that of people in the wild ages of old, would you still—

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

古人

gǔ rén — 1. people of ancient times 2. the ancients 3. extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis 4. (literary) deceased person (HSK 7-9)

曾經

céng jīng — 1. once 2. already 3. former 4. previously 5. ever 6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause) (HSK 3)

建築

jiàn zhù — 1. to construct 2. building 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

牢獄

láo yù — prison

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

檢出

jiǎn chū — to detect

其中

qí zhōng — 1. among 2. in 3. included among these (HSK 2)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

殘

cán — 1. to destroy 2. to spoil 3. to ruin 4. to injure 5. cruel 6. oppressive 7. savage 8. brutal 9. incomplete 10. disabled 11. to remain 12. to survive 13. remnant 14. surplus (HSK 7-9)

片

piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)

或是

huò shì — 1. or 2. either one or the other (HSK 5)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

世界

shì jiè — world (HSK 3)

取出

qǔ chū — 1. to take out 2. to extract 3. to draw out

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

材料

cái liào — 1. (raw) material 2. data 3. (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job (HSK 4)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

自然

zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

加上

jiā shàng — 1. plus 2. to put in 3. to add 4. to add on 5. to add into 6. in addition 7. on top of that (HSK 5)

一點

yī diǎn — 1. a bit; a little bit 2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit 3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er 4. a point (in a discussion etc) 5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) 6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾 (yī diǎn zhōng))

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

才能

cái néng — 1. talent 2. ability 3. capacity (HSK 3)

有意思

yǒu yì si — 1. interesting 2. meaningful 3. enjoyable 4. fun (HSK 2)

若是

ruò shì — if

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

形狀

xíng zhuàng — form; shape (HSK 3)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

荒

huāng — 1. desolate 2. shortage 3. scarce 4. out of practice 5. absurd 6. uncultivated 7. to neglect (HSK 7-9)

古時候

gǔ shí hou — 1. in ancient times 2. in olden days

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

一樣

yī yàng — 1. same 2. like 3. equal to 4. the same as 5. just like (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

是从古人曾经建筑过底牢狱里检出其中底残片！或是在自己的世界取出来底材料呢？自然要加上一点人为才能有意思．若是我底形状和荒古时候的人一样，你还

愛我嗎？—love me?我準敢說，你若不好好地住在你底牢獄裏頭，且不時時把牢獄底牆垣壘得I would venture to say, that if you did not dwell properly within your own prison, and did not constantly build up the walls of that prison—

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

嗎

má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

準

zhǔn — 1. accurate 2. standard 3. definitely 4. certainly 5. about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) 6. quasi- 7. para- (HSK 3)

敢

gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

不好

bù hǎo — no good

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

地

de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)

住

zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

牢獄

láo yù — prison

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

且

qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)

不時

bù shí — 1. from time to time 2. now and then 3. occasionally 4. frequently (HSK 5)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

牢獄

láo yù — prison

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

牆垣

qiáng yuán — 1. wall 2. fence

壘

lěi — 1. rampart 2. base (in baseball) 3. to build with stones, bricks etc

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

爱我吗？我准敢说，你若不好好地住在你底牢狱里头，且不时时把牢狱底墙垣垒得

高高地，我也不能愛你．』—higher and higher, I too could not love you."

高

Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)

高地

gāo dì — 1. highland 2. upland

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不能

bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

高高地，我也不能爱你．』

剛愎的男子，你何嘗佩服女子底話？Obstinate man — when have you ever truly admired a woman's words?你不過會說，『就是你會說話！All you can say is, "It's just that you're so good at talking!等我思想一Wait till I've thought it over for a—

剛愎

gāng bì — 1. headstrong 2. perverse

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

男子

nán zǐ — a man; a male (HSK 3)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

何嘗

hé cháng — 1. (rhetorical question) when? 2. how? 3. it's not that...

佩服

pèi fú — to admire (HSK 7-9)

女子

nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

會

huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

會

huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)

說話

shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

思想

sī xiǎng — 1. thought 2. thinking 3. idea 4. ideology 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

刚愎的男子，你何尝佩服女子底话？你不过会说，『就是你会说话！等我思想一

會兒，再與你決戰．』—while, and then I'll do battle with you again."

會兒

huì r — (coll.) a short while; a moment

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

決戰

jué zhàn — 1. decisive battle 2. to fight a decisive battle 3. to fight for supremacy in ...

会儿，再与你决战．』