八　蚊蟲繁忙著 The Mosquitoes Are Busy

她的女兒來了！Her daughter has come!王婆的女兒來了！Wang Po's daughter has come!

她

tā — she (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)

女兒

nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)

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)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

婆

pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

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)

女兒

nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)

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)

她的女儿来了！王婆的女儿来了！

王婆能夠拿著魚竿坐在河沿釣魚了！Wang Po can once again hold her fishing rod and sit by the river's edge!她臉上的紋褶沒有什麼增多或減少，這證明她依然沒有什麼變動，她還必須活下去。The wrinkles on her face had neither increased nor diminished, which proved that she herself remained unchanged, that she must still go on living.

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

婆

pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

能夠

néng gòu — 1. to be capable of 2. to be able to 3. can (HSK 2)

拿

ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

魚竿

yú gān — fishing rod

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (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)

河

hé — 1. river (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 道 (dào)) 2. (bound form) the Yellow River 3. (bound form) the Milky Way 4. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 (hé fěn) (HSK 2)

沿

yán — 1. along 2. to follow (a line, tradition etc) 3. to carry on 4. to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) 5. border 6. edge (HSK 6)

釣魚

diào yú — 1. to fish (with line and hook); to angle 2. (fig.) to entrap 3. (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing (HSK 7-9)

了

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

臉

liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

紋

wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo

褶

xí — (arch.) court dress

沒有什麼

méi yǒu shén me — 1. it is nothing 2. there's nothing ... about it

增多

zēng duō — 1. to increase 2. to grow in number (HSK 5)

或

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

減少

jiǎn shǎo — to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower (HSK 4)

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)

證明

zhèng míng — 1. proof 2. certificate 3. identification 4. testimonial 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. to prove 7. to testify 8. to confirm the truth of (HSK 3)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

依然

yī rán — still; as before (HSK 4)

沒有什麼

méi yǒu shén me — 1. it is nothing 2. there's nothing ... about it

變動

biàn dòng — 1. to change 2. to fluctuate 3. change 4. fluctuation (HSK 5)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

必須

bì xū — 1. to have to 2. must 3. compulsory 4. necessarily (HSK 2)

活下去

huó xià qù — 1. to survive 2. to keep on living

王婆能够拿著鱼竿坐在河沿钓鱼了！她脸上的纹褶没有什么增多或减少，这证明她依然没有什么变动，她还必须活下去。

晚間河邊蛙聲振耳。In the evening the frogs' croaking deafened the ears along the river.蚊子從河邊的草叢出發，嗡聲喧鬧的陣伍，迷漫著每個家庭。Mosquitoes set out from the grass along the riverbank, and their humming, clamorous ranks spread mist-like over every household.日間太陽也炎熱起來！By day the sun grew scorching too!太陽燒上人們的皮膚，夏天、田莊上人們怨恨太陽和怨恨一個惡毒的暴力者一般。The sun burned into people's skin, and in summer the folk of the farmstead resented the sun as they would resent some vicious tyrant.全個田間，一個大火球在那裡滾轉。Over the whole field a great fireball rolled.

晚間

wǎn jiān — 1. evening 2. night (HSK 7-9)

河邊

hé biān — river bank

蛙

wā — 1. frog 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī)

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

振

zhèn — 1. to shake 2. to flap 3. to vibrate 4. to resonate 5. to rise up with spirit 6. to rouse oneself

耳

ěr — 1. ear 2. handle (archaeology) 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)

蚊子

wén zi — mosquito (HSK 7-9)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

河邊

hé biān — river bank

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)

草叢

cǎo cóng — underbrush

出發

chū fā — 1. to set off 2. to start (on a journey) (HSK 2)

嗡

wēng — 1. (onom.) buzz 2. hum 3. drone

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

喧鬧

xuān nào — 1. to make a noise 2. noisy (HSK 7-9)

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)

陣

zhèn — 1. disposition of troops 2. wave 3. spate 4. burst 5. spell 6. short period of time 7. classifier for events or states of short duration (HSK 4)

伍

Wǔ — surname Wu

迷漫

mí màn — 1. vast haze 2. lost in boundless mists

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

每個

měi gè — each; every

家庭

jiā tíng — 1. family; household 2. classifier: 戶 (hù) (HSK 2)

日間

rì jiān — daytime

太陽

tài yang — 1. sun 2. sunlight; sunshine 3. temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴 (tài yáng xué)) (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

炎熱

yán rè — 1. blistering hot 2. sizzling hot (weather) (HSK 7-9)

起來

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

太陽

tài yang — 1. sun 2. sunlight; sunshine 3. temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴 (tài yáng xué)) (HSK 2)

燒

shāo — 1. to burn; to set on fire 2. to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc) 3. to braise 4. to cook; to prepare food 5. to run a fever 6. fever 7. (coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away (HSK 4)

上

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

人們

rén men — people (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)

皮膚

pí fū — 1. skin 2. classifier: 層 (céng), 塊 (kuài) (HSK 5)

夏天

xià tiān — 1. summer 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

田

Tián — surname Tian (HSK 6)

莊

Zhuāng — surname Zhuang

上

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

人們

rén men — people (HSK 2)

怨恨

yuàn hèn — 1. to resent 2. to harbor a grudge against 3. to loathe 4. resentment 5. rancor (HSK 7-9)

太陽

tài yang — 1. sun 2. sunlight; sunshine 3. temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴 (tài yáng xué)) (HSK 2)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

怨恨

yuàn hèn — 1. to resent 2. to harbor a grudge against 3. to loathe 4. resentment 5. rancor (HSK 7-9)

一個

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

惡毒

è dú — malicious

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)

暴力

bào lì — 1. violence 2. force 3. violent (HSK 6)

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

一般

yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)

全

Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

田間

tián jiān — 1. field 2. farm 3. farming area 4. village

一個

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

大火

dà huǒ — 1. conflagration; large fire 2. classifier: 場 (cháng)

球

qiú — 1. ball 2. sphere 3. globe 4. classifier: 個 (gè) 5. ball game 6. match 7. classifier: 場 (chǎng) (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)

那裡

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

滾

gǔn — 1. to boil 2. to roll 3. to take a hike 4. Get lost! (HSK 5)

轉

zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (HSK 3)

晚间河边蛙声振耳。蚊子从河边的草丛出发，嗡声喧闹的阵伍，迷漫著每个家庭。日间太阳也炎热起来！太阳烧上人们的皮肤，夏天、田庄上人们怨恨太阳和怨恨一个恶毒的暴力者一般。全个田间，一个大火球在那里滚转。

但是王婆永久歡迎夏天。But Wang Po always welcomed summer.因為夏天有肥綠的葉子，肥的園林，更有夏夜會喚起王婆詩意的心田，她該開始向著夏夜述說故事。For summer brought fat green leaves, lush gardens, and summer nights that used to stir the poetry in Wang Po's heart, so that she would begin telling stories to the summer night.今夏她什麼也不說了！This summer she said nothing at all!她偎在窗下和睡了似的，對向幽邃的天空。She leaned against the window as though asleep, facing the deep, dim sky.

但是

dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

婆

pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

永久

yǒng jiǔ — 1. everlasting 2. perpetual 3. lasting 4. forever 5. permanent (HSK 7-9)

歡迎

huān yíng — 1. to welcome 2. welcome (HSK 2)

夏天

xià tiān — 1. summer 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

因為

yīn wèi — because; owing to; on account of (HSK 2)

夏天

xià tiān — 1. summer 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

有

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

肥

féi — 1. fat 2. fertile 3. loose-fitting or large 4. to fertilize 5. to become rich by illegal means 6. fertilizer 7. manure (HSK 4)

綠

lù — used in names (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)

葉子

yè zi — 1. leaf (classifier: 片 (piàn)) 2. (slang) marijuana (HSK 4)

肥

féi — 1. fat 2. fertile 3. loose-fitting or large 4. to fertilize 5. to become rich by illegal means 6. fertilizer 7. manure (HSK 4)

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)

園林

yuán lín — gardens; park; landscape garden (HSK 5)

更

gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)

有夏

Yǒu xià — China

夜

yè — night (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)

喚起

huàn qǐ — 1. to waken (to action) 2. to rouse (the masses) 3. to evoke (attention, recollection etc) (HSK 7-9)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

婆

pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

詩意

shī yì — 1. poetry 2. poetic quality or flavor

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)

心田

xīn tián — heart (one's innermost being)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

該

gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)

開始

kāi shǐ — 1. to begin 2. beginning 3. to start 4. initial 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

向著

xiàng zhe — 1. towards 2. facing (sb or sth) 3. (coll.) to side with 4. to favor (HSK 7-9)

夏

Xià — 1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) 3. surname Xia

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

述說

shù shuō — to recount; to narrate; to give an account of

故事

gù shì — old practice (HSK 2)

今

jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)

夏

Xià — 1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) 3. surname Xia

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

偎

wēi — to cuddle

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)

窗

chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)

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)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (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)

似的

shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)

對

duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

幽邃

yōu suì — profound and unfathomable

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)

天空

tiān kōng — sky (HSK 3)

但是王婆永久欢迎夏天。因为夏天有肥绿的叶子，肥的园林，更有夏夜会唤起王婆诗意的心田，她该开始向著夏夜述说故事。今夏她什么也不说了！她偎在窗下和睡了似的，对向幽邃的天空。

蛙鳴振碎人人的寂寞；The frogs' cries shattered everyone's loneliness;蚊蟲騷擾著不能停息。the mosquitoes' harassment would not let up.

蛙

wā — 1. frog 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī)

鳴

míng — 1. to cry (of birds, animals and insects) 2. to make a sound 3. to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)

振

zhèn — 1. to shake 2. to flap 3. to vibrate 4. to resonate 5. to rise up with spirit 6. to rouse oneself

碎

suì — 1. (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble 2. broken; fragmentary; scattered 3. garrulous (HSK 5)

人人

rén rén — 1. everyone 2. every person

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)

寂寞

jì mò — 1. lonely 2. lonesome 3. (of a place) quiet 4. silent (HSK 7-9)

蚊蟲

wén chóng — mosquito

騷擾

sāo rǎo — 1. to disturb 2. to cause a commotion 3. to harass (HSK 7-9)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

不能

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

停息

tíng xī — 1. to stop 2. to cease

蛙鸣振碎人人的寂寞；蚊虫骚扰著不能停息。

這相同平常的六月，這又是去年割麥的時節。This same ordinary June was once again the season of last year's wheat harvest.王婆家今年沒種田。Wang Po's family had not planted any fields this year.她更憂傷而消默了！She had grown more sorrowful and silent!當舉著釣竿經過作浪的麥田時，她把竿頭的繩線繞起來，她仰了頭，望著高空，就這樣睬也不睬地經過麥田。When, carrying her fishing pole, she passed by the wheat fields rippling like waves, she wound up the line at the tip of the rod, raised her head, gazed at the high sky, and passed through the wheat fields paying it no heed at all.

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)

相同

xiāng tóng — identical; same (HSK 2)

平常

píng cháng — 1. ordinary 2. common 3. usually 4. ordinarily (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)

六月

Liù yuè — 1. June 2. sixth month (of the lunar year)

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)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)

去年

qù nián — last year (HSK 1)

割

gē — 1. to cut 2. to cut apart (HSK 7-9)

麥

Mài — surname Mai

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)

時節

shí jié — season; time (HSK 6)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

婆家

pó jiā — husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into)

今年

jīn nián — this year (HSK 1)

沒種

méi zhǒng — 1. not to have the guts (to do sth) 2. cowardly

田

Tián — surname Tian (HSK 6)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

更

gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)

憂傷

yōu shāng — 1. distressed 2. laden with grief

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

消

xiāo — 1. to diminish; to subside 2. to consume; to reduce 3. to idle away (the time) 4. (after 不 (bù) or 只 (zhǐ) or 何 (hé) etc) to need; to require; to take (HSK 7-9)

默

mò — 1. silent 2. to write from memory

了

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

當

dāng — 1. to be 2. to act as 3. manage 4. withstand 5. when 6. during 7. ought 8. should 9. match equally 10. equal 11. same 12. obstruct 13. just at (a time or place) 14. on the spot 15. right 16. just at (HSK 2)

舉

jǔ — 1. to lift 2. to hold up 3. to cite 4. to enumerate 5. to act 6. to raise 7. to choose 8. to elect 9. act 10. move 11. deed (HSK 2)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

釣竿

diào gān — 1. fishing rod 2. classifier: 根 (gēn)

經過

jīng guò — 1. to pass 2. to go through 3. process 4. course 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

浪

làng — 1. wave 2. breaker 3. unrestrained 4. dissipated 5. to stroll 6. to ramble (HSK 7-9)

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)

麥

Mài — surname Mai

田

Tián — surname Tian (HSK 6)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

她

tā — she (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)

竿頭

gān tóu — 1. bamboo pole's uppermost tip 2. (fig.) acme

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)

繩

shéng — 1. rope 2. classifier: 根 (gēn)

線

xiàn — 1. thread 2. string 3. wire 4. line 5. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ), 根 (gēn) 6. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) (HSK 3)

繞

rào — 1. to wind 2. to coil (thread) 3. to rotate around 4. to spiral 5. to move around 6. to go round (an obstacle) 7. to by-pass 8. to make a detour 9. to confuse 10. to perplex (HSK 5)

起來

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

仰

Yǎng — surname Yang (HSK 6)

了

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

望

wàng — 1. full moon 2. to hope 3. to expect 4. to visit 5. to gaze (into the distance) 6. to look towards 7. towards (HSK 7-9)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

高空

gāo kōng — high altitude (HSK 7-9)

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)

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

睬

cǎi — 1. to pay attention 2. to take notice of 3. to care for

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

睬

cǎi — 1. to pay attention 2. to take notice of 3. to care for

地

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

經過

jīng guò — 1. to pass 2. to go through 3. process 4. course 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

麥

Mài — surname Mai

田

Tián — surname Tian (HSK 6)

这相同平常的六月，这又是去年割麦的时节。王婆家今年没种田。她更忧伤而消默了！当举著钓竿经过作浪的麦田时，她把竿头的绳线绕起来，她仰了头，望著高空，就这样睬也不睬地经过麦田。

王婆的性情更惡劣了！Wang Po's temper grew worse still!她又酗酒起來。She took to heavy drinking again.她每天釣魚。She went fishing every day.全家人的衣服她不補洗，她只每夜燒魚，吃酒，吃得醉瘋瘋地，滿院，滿屋地旋走；She did not mend or wash the family's clothes; every night she only cooked fish and drank wine, and once drunk to madness she would go reeling all through the yard and the house;她漸漸要到樹林裡去旋走。gradually she took to reeling off into the woods.

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

婆

pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

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)

性情

xìng qíng — 1. nature 2. temperament (HSK 7-9)

更

gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)

惡劣

è liè — 1. vile 2. nasty 3. of very poor quality (HSK 7-9)

了

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

酗酒

xù jiǔ — 1. heavy drinking 2. to get drunk 3. to drink to excess (HSK 7-9)

起來

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

每天

měi tiān — every day

釣魚

diào yú — 1. to fish (with line and hook); to angle 2. (fig.) to entrap 3. (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing (HSK 7-9)

全家

Quán jiā — FamilyMart (convenience store chain) (HSK 2)

人

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

衣服

yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

不

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

補

bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)

洗

xǐ — 1. to wash; to bathe 2. to develop (photographs) 3. to shuffle (cards etc) 4. to erase (a recording) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

每夜

měi yè — nightly

燒

shāo — 1. to burn; to set on fire 2. to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc) 3. to braise 4. to cook; to prepare food 5. to run a fever 6. fever 7. (coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away (HSK 4)

魚

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 2)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (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)

醉

zuì — intoxicated (HSK 5)

瘋

fēng — 1. insane 2. mad 3. wild (HSK 5)

瘋

fēng — 1. insane 2. mad 3. wild (HSK 5)

地

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

滿

Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)

院

yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

滿

Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)

屋

wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)

地

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

旋

xuán — 1. to revolve 2. a loop 3. a circle

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

漸漸

jiàn jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)

要

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

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

樹林

Shù lín — Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市 (Xīn běi shì), Taiwan (HSK 4)

裡

lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

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)

旋

xuán — 1. to revolve 2. a loop 3. a circle

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

王婆的性情更恶劣了！她又酗酒起来。她每天钓鱼。全家人的衣服她不补洗，她只每夜烧鱼，吃酒，吃得醉疯疯地，满院，满屋地旋走；她渐渐要到树林里去旋走。

有時在酒杯中她想起從前的丈夫；Sometimes, over her wine cup, she would think of her former husband;她痛心看見來在身邊孤獨的女兒，總之在喝酒以後她更愛煩想。it grieved her to see the lonely daughter come to her side, and in any case, after drinking she was all the more given to brooding.

有時

yǒu shí — 1. sometimes 2. now and then (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)

酒杯

jiǔ bēi — wine cup

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

想起

xiǎng qǐ — 1. to recall 2. to think of 3. to call to mind (HSK 2)

從前

cóng qián — 1. previously 2. formerly 3. once upon a time (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)

丈夫

zhàng fu — husband (HSK 4)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

痛心

tòng xīn — 1. grieved 2. pained (HSK 7-9)

看見

kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)

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)

在身

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

邊

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

孤獨

gū dú — 1. lonely 2. solitary (HSK 6)

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)

女兒

nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)

總之

zǒng zhī — 1. in a word 2. in short 3. in brief (HSK 4)

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)

喝酒

hē jiǔ — to drink (alcohol)

以後

yǐ hòu — 1. after 2. later 3. afterwards 4. following 5. later on 6. in the future (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

更

gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)

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)

煩

fán — 1. to feel vexed 2. to bother 3. to trouble 4. superfluous and confusing 5. edgy (HSK 4)

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)

有时在酒杯中她想起从前的丈夫；她痛心看见来在身边孤独的女儿，总之在喝酒以后她更爱烦想。

現在她近於可笑，和石塊一般沉在院心，夜裡她習慣於在院中睡覺。Now she had become almost laughable, sunk in the middle of the yard like a stone, and at night she had grown used to sleeping out in the yard.

現在

xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

近

jìn — 1. near 2. close to 3. approximately (HSK 2)

於

yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)

可笑

kě xiào — 1. funny 2. ridiculous (HSK 7-9)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

石塊

shí kuài — 1. stone 2. rock

一般

yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)

沉

chén — 1. to submerge 2. to immerse 3. to sink 4. to keep down 5. to lower 6. to drop 7. deep 8. profound 9. heavy (HSK 4)

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)

院

yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

心

xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

夜裡

yè li — 1. during the night 2. at night 3. nighttime (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

習慣

xí guàn — 1. habit 2. custom 3. usual practice 4. to be used to 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

於

yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)

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)

院

yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

睡覺

shuì jiào — 1. to go to bed 2. to sleep (HSK 1)

现在她近于可笑，和石块一般沉在院心，夜里她习惯于在院中睡觉。

在院中睡覺被蚊蟲迷繞著，正像螞蟻群拖著已腐的蒼蠅。Sleeping in the yard she was swarmed about by mosquitoes, just like a colony of ants dragging at an already rotting fly.她是再也沒有心情了吧！She truly had no heart left for anything, it seemed!再也沒有心情生活！No heart left for living at all!

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)

院

yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

睡覺

shuì jiào — 1. to go to bed 2. to sleep (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)

蚊蟲

wén chóng — mosquito

迷

mí — 1. to bewilder 2. crazy about 3. fan 4. enthusiast 5. lost 6. confused (HSK 3)

繞

rào — 1. to wind 2. to coil (thread) 3. to rotate around 4. to spiral 5. to move around 6. to go round (an obstacle) 7. to by-pass 8. to make a detour 9. to confuse 10. to perplex (HSK 5)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

正

zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)

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)

螞蟻

mǎ yǐ — ant

群

qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)

拖

tuō — 1. to drag 2. to tow 3. to trail 4. to hang down 5. to mop (the floor) 6. to delay 7. to drag on (HSK 6)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

腐

fǔ — 1. decay 2. rotten

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)

蒼蠅

cāng ying — 1. housefly 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 7-9)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

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)

再也

zài yě — (not) ever again; (not) any longer (HSK 5)

沒有

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

心情

xīn qíng — mood; frame of mind (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)

吧

bā — 1. bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) 2. to puff (on a pipe etc) 3. (onom.) bang 4. abbr. for 貼吧 (tiē bā) (HSK 1)

再也

zài yě — (not) ever again; (not) any longer (HSK 5)

沒有

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

心情

xīn qíng — mood; frame of mind (HSK 2)

生活

shēng huó — 1. to live 2. life 3. livelihood (HSK 2)

在院中睡觉被蚊虫迷绕著，正像蚂蚁群拖著已腐的苍蝇。她是再也没有心情了吧！再也没有心情生活！

王婆被蚊蟲所食，滿臉起著雲片，皮膚腫起來。Wang Po, bitten all over by mosquitoes, had her whole face come up in blotches like clouds, her skin swollen.

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

婆

pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

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)

蚊蟲

wén chóng — mosquito

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)

食

shí — 1. to eat 2. food 3. animal feed 4. eclipse

滿臉

mǎn liǎn — across one's whole face

起

qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

雲

Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)

片

piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)

皮膚

pí fū — 1. skin 2. classifier: 層 (céng), 塊 (kuài) (HSK 5)

腫

zhǒng — 1. to swell 2. swelling 3. swollen (HSK 6)

起來

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

王婆被蚊虫所食，满脸起著云片，皮肤肿起来。

王婆在酒杯中也回想著女兒初來的那天，女兒橫在王婆懷中：Over her wine cup Wang Po also recalled the day her daughter first came, the daughter lying across Wang Po's lap:

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

婆

pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

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)

酒杯

jiǔ bēi — wine cup

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

回想

huí xiǎng — 1. to recall 2. to recollect 3. to think back (HSK 7-9)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

女兒

nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)

初

chū — 1. (bound form) at first; initially 2. (bound form) first; early 3. (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 (chū sān) "the third" (HSK 3)

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)

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)

那天

nà tiān — 1. that day 2. the other day

女兒

nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)

橫

héng — 1. horizontal 2. across 3. crosswise 4. horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) 5. to place (sth) flat (on a surface) 6. to cross (a river, etc) 7. in a jumble 8. chaotic 9. (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable 10. violent (HSK 6)

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)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

婆

pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

懷

Huái — surname Huai

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

王婆在酒杯中也回想著女儿初来的那天，女儿横在王婆怀中：

「媽呀！"Mama!我想你是死了！I thought you were dead!你的嘴吐著白沫，你的手指都涼了呀！……White foam was coming from your mouth, and your fingers were all cold!……哥哥死了，媽媽也死了，讓我到那裡去討飯吃呀！……Brother is dead, mother is dead too, where am I to go begging for food to eat!……他們把我趕出時，帶來的包袱都忘了啦，我哭……When they drove me out, they even forgot the bundle I'd brought with me, I cried……哭昏啦……cried myself faint……媽媽，他們壞心腸，他們不叫我多看你一刻……」Mama, they are cruel-hearted, they wouldn't let me look at you a moment longer……"

媽

mā — 1. ma 2. mom 3. mother (HSK 1)

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)

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)

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)

你

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

嘴

zuǐ — 1. mouth 2. beak 3. nozzle 4. spout (of teapot etc) 5. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

吐

tǔ — 1. to spit 2. to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) 3. to say 4. to pour out (one's grievances) (HSK 5)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

白沫

bái mò — 1. froth 2. foam (coming from the mouth)

你

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

手指

shǒu zhǐ — 1. finger 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 3)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

涼

Liáng — the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼 (Nán Liáng) (397-414), Western Liang 西涼 (400-421) (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)

呀

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

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

那裡

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

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)

討飯

tǎo fàn — 1. to ask for food 2. to beg

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

呀

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

他們

tā men — they; them (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

趕出

gǎn chū — to drive away

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

帶來

dài lái — 1. to bring 2. (fig.) to bring about; to produce (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)

包袱

bāo fu — 1. wrapping cloth 2. a bundle wrapped in cloth 3. load 4. weight 5. burden 6. funny part 7. punchline (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

忘

wàng — 1. to forget 2. to overlook 3. to neglect (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)

啦

lā — 1. (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc 2. (phonetic) 3. (dialect) to chat (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

昏

hūn — 1. muddle-headed 2. twilight 3. to faint 4. to lose consciousness (HSK 6)

啦

lā — 1. (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc 2. (phonetic) 3. (dialect) to chat (HSK 6)

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

壞

huài — 1. bad 2. spoiled 3. broken 4. to break down 5. (suffix) to the utmost (HSK 1)

心腸

xīn cháng — 1. heart 2. intention 3. one's inclination 4. state of mind 5. to have the heart for sth 6. mood (HSK 7-9)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

不

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

叫

jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

多

duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

你

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

刻

kè — 1. quarter (hour) 2. moment 3. to carve 4. to engrave 5. to cut 6. oppressive 7. classifier for short time intervals (HSK 2)

「妈呀！我想你是死了！你的嘴吐著白沫，你的手指都凉了呀！……哥哥死了，妈妈也死了，让我到那里去讨饭吃呀！……他们把我赶出时，带来的包袱都忘了啦，我哭……哭昏啦……妈妈，他们坏心肠，他们不叫我多看你一刻……」

後來孩子從媽媽懷中站起來時，她說出更有意義的話：Later, when the child rose up from her mother's lap, she said something even more full of meaning:

後來

hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

懷

Huái — surname Huai

中站

Zhōng zhàn — see 中站區 (Zhōng zhàn Qū)

起來

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

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

說出

shuō chū — 1. to speak out 2. to declare (one's view)

更

gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)

有意義

yǒu yì yì — 1. to make sense 2. to have meaning 3. to have significance 4. meaningful 5. significant 6. worthwhile 7. important 8. interesting

的話

de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)

后来孩子从妈妈怀中站起来时，她说出更有意义的话：

「我恨死他們了！"I hate them to death!若是哥哥活著，我一定告訴哥哥把他打死。」If Brother were alive, I would surely tell Brother to beat them to death."

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

恨

hèn — 1. to hate 2. to regret (HSK 5)

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)

他們

tā men — they; them (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)

若是

ruò shì — if

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

活著

huó zhe — alive

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

一定

yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)

告訴

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

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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

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)

打死

dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death

「我恨死他们了！若是哥哥活著，我一定告诉哥哥把他打死。」

最後那個女孩，拭乾眼淚說：At the last, the girl, wiping her tears dry, said:

最後

zuì hòu — 1. final; last; ultimate 2. finally; in the end (HSK 1)

那個

nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)

女孩

nǚ hái — girl; lass

拭

shì — to wipe

乾

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

眼淚

yǎn lèi — 1. tear; teardrop 2. classifier: 滴 (dī) (HSK 4)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

最后那个女孩，拭干眼泪说：

「我必定要像哥哥，……」"I am bound to be like Brother,……"

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

必定

bì dìng — to be bound to; to be sure to (HSK 7-9)

要

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

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)

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

說完她咬一下嘴唇。Having said this she bit her lip.

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

完

wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

咬

yǎo — 1. to bite 2. to nip (HSK 5)

一下

yī xià — 1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) 2. all at once; suddenly

嘴唇

zuǐ chún — 1. lip 2. classifier: 片 (piàn) (HSK 7-9)

说完她咬一下嘴唇。

王婆思想著女孩怎麼會這樣烈性呢？Wang Po pondered how the girl could be so fierce-spirited?或者是個中用的孩子？Or perhaps she was a child capable of something?

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

婆

pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

思想

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

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

女孩

nǚ hái — girl; lass

怎麼

zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (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)

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

烈性

liè xìng — strong; intense; spirited; virulent

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)

或者

huò zhě — 1. or 2. possibly; maybe; perhaps (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)

個中

gè zhōng — 1. therein 2. in this

用

yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (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)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

王婆思想著女孩怎么会这样烈性呢？或者是个中用的孩子？

王婆忽然停止酗酒，她每夜，開始在林中教訓女兒，在靜的林裡，她嚴峻地說：Wang Po suddenly stopped her heavy drinking, and every night she began, in the woods, to instruct her daughter; in the quiet forest she said sternly:

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

婆

pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

忽然

hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)

停止

tíng zhǐ — to stop; to halt; to cease (HSK 3)

酗酒

xù jiǔ — 1. heavy drinking 2. to get drunk 3. to drink to excess (HSK 7-9)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

每夜

měi yè — nightly

開始

kāi shǐ — 1. to begin 2. beginning 3. to start 4. initial 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

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)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

教訓

jiào xun — 1. to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid 2. a talking-to; a bitter lesson 3. classifier: 番 (fān), 頓 (dùn) (HSK 4)

女兒

nǚ ér — daughter (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)

靜

jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (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)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

裡

lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

嚴峻

yán jùn — 1. grim 2. severe 3. rigorous (HSK 7-9)

地

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

王婆忽然停止酗酒，她每夜，开始在林中教训女儿，在静的林里，她严峻地说：

「要報仇。"You must take revenge.要為哥哥報仇，誰殺死你的哥哥？」You must avenge your brother — who killed your brother?"

要

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

報仇

bào chóu — 1. to take revenge 2. to avenge (HSK 7-9)

要

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

為

wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

報仇

bào chóu — 1. to take revenge 2. to avenge (HSK 7-9)

誰

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

殺死

shā sǐ — to kill

你

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

的哥

dī gē — 1. male taxi driver 2. cabbie (slang)

哥

gē — elder brother (HSK 1)

「要报仇。要为哥哥报仇，谁杀死你的哥哥？」

女孩子想：「官項殺死哥哥的。」她又聽媽媽說：The girl thought: "It was the authorities who killed Brother." And then she heard her mother say:

女孩子

nǚ hái zi — girl

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)

官

Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)

項

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 4)

殺死

shā sǐ — to kill

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

女孩子想：「官项杀死哥哥的。」她又听妈妈说：

「誰殺死哥哥，你要殺死誰，……」"Whoever killed your brother, you must kill them,……"

誰

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

殺死

shā sǐ — to kill

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

你

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

要

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

殺死

shā sǐ — to kill

誰

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

「谁杀死哥哥，你要杀死谁，……」

女孩子想過十幾天以後，她向媽媽躊躇著：After the girl had thought it over for some ten-odd days, she said to her mother, hesitating:

女孩子

nǚ hái zi — girl

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)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

十幾

shí jǐ — more than ten; a dozen or more

天

tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)

以後

yǐ hòu — 1. after 2. later 3. afterwards 4. following 5. later on 6. in the future (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

躊躇

chóu chú — 1. to hesitate 2. (literary) to pace back and forth 3. (literary) self-satisfied

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

女孩子想过十几天以后，她向妈妈踌躇著：

「是誰殺死哥哥？"Who was it that killed Brother?媽媽明天領我去進城，找到那個仇人，等後來什麼時候遇見他我好殺死他。」Mama, tomorrow take me into the city, help me find that enemy, so that whenever I happen to meet him later I can kill him."

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)

誰

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

殺死

shā sǐ — to kill

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

明天

míng tiān — tomorrow (HSK 1)

領

lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)

我去

wǒ qù — (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!

進城

jìn chéng — 1. to go to town 2. to enter a big city (to live or work)

找到

zhǎo dào — to find (HSK 1)

那個

nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)

仇人

chóu rén — 1. foe 2. one's personal enemy (HSK 7-9)

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)

後來

hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)

什麼時候

shén me shí hou — when?; at what time?

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

殺死

shā sǐ — to kill

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)

「是谁杀死哥哥？妈妈明天领我去进城，找到那个仇人，等后来什么时候遇见他我好杀死他。」

孩子說了孩子話，使媽媽笑了！The child spoke a child's words, which made her mother laugh!使媽媽心痛。Which made her mother's heart ache.

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

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)

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (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)

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

心痛

xīn tòng — 1. to feel distressed about sth 2. heartache 3. cardiac pain

孩子说了孩子话，使妈妈笑了！使妈妈心痛。

王婆同趙三吵架的那天晚上，南河的河水漲出了河床。On the night that Wang Po quarreled with Zhao San, the water of the South River rose above its bed.南河沿嚷著：Along the South River bank people shouted:

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

婆

pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

同

tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)

趙

Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

吵架

chǎo jià — 1. to quarrel 2. to have a row 3. quarrel 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) (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)

那天

nà tiān — 1. that day 2. the other day

晚上

wǎn shang — 1. evening 2. night 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. in the evening (HSK 1)

南

Nán — surname Nan (HSK 1)

河

hé — 1. river (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 道 (dào)) 2. (bound form) the Yellow River 3. (bound form) the Milky Way 4. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 (hé fěn) (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)

河水

hé shuǐ — river water

漲

zhǎng — to rise (of prices, rivers) (HSK 5)

出

chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (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)

河床

hé chuáng — riverbed

南

Nán — surname Nan (HSK 1)

河

hé — 1. river (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 道 (dào)) 2. (bound form) the Yellow River 3. (bound form) the Milky Way 4. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 (hé fěn) (HSK 2)

沿

yán — 1. along 2. to follow (a line, tradition etc) 3. to carry on 4. to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) 5. border 6. edge (HSK 6)

嚷

rǎng — 1. to shout 2. to bellow 3. to make a big deal of sth 4. to make a fuss about sth (HSK 7-9)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

王婆同赵三吵架的那天晚上，南河的河水涨出了河床。南河沿嚷著：

「漲大水啦！"The flood's rising!漲大水啦！」The flood's rising!"

漲

zhǎng — to rise (of prices, rivers) (HSK 5)

大水

dà shuǐ — flood

啦

lā — 1. (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc 2. (phonetic) 3. (dialect) to chat (HSK 6)

漲

zhǎng — to rise (of prices, rivers) (HSK 5)

大水

dà shuǐ — flood

啦

lā — 1. (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc 2. (phonetic) 3. (dialect) to chat (HSK 6)

「涨大水啦！涨大水啦！」

人們來往在河邊，趙三在家裡也嚷著：People came and went along the riverbank, and Zhao San at home was shouting too:

人們

rén men — people (HSK 2)

來往

lái wǎng — 1. to come and go 2. to have dealings with 3. to be in relation with (HSK 6)

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)

河邊

hé biān — river bank

趙

Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

在家

zài jiā — 1. to be at home 2. (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 (chū chāi)) 3. (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家 (chū jiā)) (HSK 1)

裡

lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

嚷

rǎng — 1. to shout 2. to bellow 3. to make a big deal of sth 4. to make a fuss about sth (HSK 7-9)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

人们来往在河边，赵三在家里也嚷著：

「你快叫她走，她不是我家的孩子，你的崽子我不招留。"Hurry up and tell her to leave, she is no child of my family, I won't take in your brat.快──」Quick——"

你

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

快

kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)

叫

jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

你

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

崽子

zǎi zi — 1. offspring of an animal 2. brat; bastard

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不

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

招

zhāo — 1. to recruit 2. to provoke 3. to beckon 4. to incur 5. to infect 6. contagious 7. a move (chess) 8. a maneuver 9. device 10. trick 11. to confess (HSK 6)

留

liú — 1. to leave (a message etc) 2. to retain 3. to stay 4. to remain 5. to keep 6. to preserve (HSK 2)

快

kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)

第二天家家的麥子送上麥場。The next day every household sent its wheat to the threshing ground.第一場割麥，人們要吃一頓酒來慶祝。At the first wheat-cutting, people would drink a round of wine to celebrate.趙三第一年不種麥，他家是靜悄悄的。This first year Zhao San had not planted wheat, and his house stood quiet and still.有人來請他，他坐到別人歡說的酒桌前，看見別人歡說，看見別人收麥，他紅色的大手在人前窘迫著了！When someone came to invite him, he sat down at another man's table amid the cheerful talk, saw the others talking merrily, saw the others bringing in their wheat, and his big red hands grew awkward and ill at ease before the others!不住的胡亂的扭攪，可是沒有人注意他，種麥人和種麥人彼此談話。He fidgeted restlessly and at random, but no one paid him any attention; the wheat-growers talked only among themselves.

第二天

dì èr tiān — 1. next day 2. the morrow

家

jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

麥子

mài zi — 1. wheat 2. classifier: 株 (zhū)

送

sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)

上

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

麥

Mài — surname Mai

場

cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)

第一

dì yī — 1. first 2. most important; primary; foremost

場

cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)

割

gē — 1. to cut 2. to cut apart (HSK 7-9)

麥

Mài — surname Mai

人們

rén men — people (HSK 2)

要

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

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (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)

頓

dùn — 1. to stop 2. to pause 3. to arrange 4. to lay out 5. to kowtow 6. to stamp (one's foot) 7. at once 8. classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal (HSK 3)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

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)

慶祝

qìng zhù — to celebrate (HSK 3)

趙

Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

第一

dì yī — 1. first 2. most important; primary; foremost

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

不

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

種

zhǒng — 1. seed 2. species 3. kind 4. type 5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts (HSK 3)

麥

Mài — surname Mai

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)

家

jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

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)

靜悄悄

jìng qiāo qiāo — extremely quiet

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)

有人

yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)

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)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

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)

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)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

別人

bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)

歡

huān — 1. joyous 2. happy 3. pleased

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

桌

zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc

前

qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)

看見

kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)

別人

bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)

歡

huān — 1. joyous 2. happy 3. pleased

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

看見

kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)

別人

bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)

收

shōu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to collect 4. to put away 5. to restrain 6. to stop 7. in care of (used on address line after name) (HSK 2)

麥

Mài — surname Mai

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)

紅色

hóng sè — 1. red (color) 2. revolutionary (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)

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (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)

人

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

前

qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)

窘迫

jiǒng pò — 1. poverty-stricken 2. very poor 3. hard-pressed 4. in a predicament 5. embarrassed (HSK 7-9)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (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)

不住

bù zhù — 1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) 2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly

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)

胡亂

hú luàn — 1. careless 2. reckless 3. casually 4. absent-mindedly 5. at will 6. at random 7. any old how

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)

扭

niǔ — 1. to turn 2. to twist 3. to wring 4. to sprain 5. to swing one's hips (HSK 6)

攪

jiǎo — 1. to disturb 2. to annoy 3. to mix 4. to stir (HSK 7-9)

可是

kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)

沒有

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

人

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

注意

zhù yì — to take note of; to pay attention to (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)

種

zhǒng — 1. seed 2. species 3. kind 4. type 5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts (HSK 3)

麥

Mài — surname Mai

人

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

種

zhǒng — 1. seed 2. species 3. kind 4. type 5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts (HSK 3)

麥

Mài — surname Mai

人

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

彼此

bǐ cǐ — each other; one another (HSK 5)

談話

tán huà — 1. to talk (with sb) 2. to have a conversation 3. talk 4. conversation 5. classifier: 次 (cì) (HSK 3)

第二天家家的麦子送上麦场。第一场割麦，人们要吃一顿酒来庆祝。赵三第一年不种麦，他家是静悄悄的。有人来请他，他坐到别人欢说的酒桌前，看见别人欢说，看见别人收麦，他红色的大手在人前窘迫著了！不住的胡乱的扭搅，可是没有人注意他，种麦人和种麦人彼此谈话。

河水落了，卻帶來眾多的蚊蟲。The river water subsided, but brought with it swarms of mosquitoes.夜裡蛤蟆的叫聲，好像被蚊子的嗡嗡壓住似的。At night the toads' croaking seemed as though pressed down beneath the humming of the mosquitoes.日間蚊群也是忙著飛。By day too the mosquito swarms were busy flying.只有趙三非常啞默。Only Zhao San remained utterly, utterly silent.

河水

hé shuǐ — river water

落

là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)

了

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

卻

què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)

帶來

dài lái — 1. to bring 2. (fig.) to bring about; to produce (HSK 2)

眾多

zhòng duō — numerous (HSK 5)

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)

蚊蟲

wén chóng — mosquito

夜裡

yè li — 1. during the night 2. at night 3. nighttime (HSK 2)

蛤蟆

há ma — frog; toad

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)

叫聲

jiào shēng — 1. yelling (sound made by person) 2. barking 3. braying 4. roaring (sound made by animals)

好像

hǎo xiàng — 1. as if 2. to seem like (HSK 2)

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)

蚊子

wén zi — mosquito (HSK 7-9)

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)

嗡嗡

wēng wēng — (onom.) buzz; drone; hum

壓住

yā zhù — 1. to press down 2. to crush down 3. to restrain (anger) 4. to keep down (voice)

似的

shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)

日間

rì jiān — daytime

蚊

wén — mosquito

群

qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

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)

忙著

máng zhe — to be occupied with (doing sth)

飛

fēi — to fly (HSK 1)

只有

zhǐ yǒu — 1. only have ...; there is only ... 2. (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy") 3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào) "only men would have such a requirement") 4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐ yǒu qū fú) "the only thing you can do is give in") (HSK 3)

趙

Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

非常

fēi cháng — 1. very; really 2. unusual; extraordinary (HSK 1)

啞

yā — 1. (onom.) sound of cawing 2. sound of infant learning to talk 3. variant of 呀 (yā) (HSK 7-9)

默

mò — 1. silent 2. to write from memory

河水落了，却带来众多的蚊虫。夜里蛤蟆的叫声，好像被蚊子的嗡嗡压住似的。日间蚊群也是忙著飞。只有赵三非常哑默。