死火 Dead Fire

我夢見自己在冰山間奔馳。I dreamt I was racing among ice mountains.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

夢見

mèng jiàn — 1. to dream about (sth or sb) 2. to see in a dream (HSK 4)

自己

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

在

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

冰山

bīng shān — 1. iceberg 2. ice-covered mountain 3. (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long 4. classifier: 座 (zuò) (HSK 7-9)

間

jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)

奔馳

Bēn chí — Mercedes-Benz, German car maker

我梦见自己在冰山间奔驰。

這是高大的冰山，上接冰天，天上凍雲瀰漫，片片如魚鱗模樣。These were tall, towering ice mountains, reaching up to a frozen sky above, where frozen clouds spread thick, piece upon piece like fish scales.山麓有冰樹林，枝葉都如松杉。At the foot of the mountains was a forest of ice trees, their branches and leaves all shaped like pine and fir.一切冰冷，一切靑白。Everything was ice-cold, everything was blue-white.

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)

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)

高大

gāo dà — tall; lofty; towering (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)

冰山

bīng shān — 1. iceberg 2. ice-covered mountain 3. (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long 4. classifier: 座 (zuò) (HSK 7-9)

上

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

接

jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

天

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

天上

tiān shàng — the sky; the heavens (HSK 2)

凍

dòng — 1. to freeze 2. to feel very cold 3. aspic or jelly (HSK 5)

雲

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

瀰漫

mí màn — variant of 彌漫 (mí màn) (HSK 7-9)

片

piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)

片

piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

魚鱗

yú lín — fish scales

模樣

mú yàng — 1. look 2. style 3. appearance 4. approximation 5. about 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. also pr. (mó yàng) (HSK 5)

山麓

shān lù — foothills

有

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

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

樹林

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

枝葉

zhī yè — branch and leaf

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

松

Sōng — surname Song (HSK 4)

杉

shān — 1. China fir 2. Cunninghamia lanceolata 3. also pr. (shā)

一切

yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)

冰冷

bīng lěng — ice-cold

一切

yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)

靑

qīng — variant of 青 (qīng)

白

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

这是高大的冰山，上接冰天，天上冻云弥漫，片片如鱼鳞模样。山麓有冰树林，枝叶都如松杉。一切冰冷，一切靑白。

但我忽然墜在冰谷中。But suddenly I fell into an ice ravine.

但

dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

忽然

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

墜

zhuì — 1. to fall 2. to drop 3. to weigh down (HSK 7-9)

在

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

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

谷

Gǔ — surname Gu

中

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

但我忽然坠在冰谷中。

上下四旁無不冰冷，靑白。Above, below, on every side, all was ice-cold, blue-white.而一切靑白冰上，卻有紅影無數，糾結如珊瑚網。Yet upon all that blue-white ice, there were countless red shadows, tangled together like a coral net.我俯看腳下，有火燄在。I looked down at my feet, and there was a flame there.

上下

shàng xià — 1. the top and bottom of sth 2. the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom 3. to go up and down 4. before and after (as in 上下文 (shàng xià wén) "context") 5. (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so 6. (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 (shàng xià hé mù) "harmony between superiors and subordinates") 7. all members of a group (as in 舉國上下 (jǔ guó shàng xià) "the entire nation") 8. relative superiority (as in 不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià) "evenly matched") (HSK 5)

四旁

sì páng — nearby regions

無不

wú bù — 1. none lacking 2. none missing 3. everything is there 4. everyone without exception (HSK 7-9)

冰冷

bīng lěng — ice-cold

靑

qīng — variant of 青 (qīng)

白

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

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)

一切

yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)

靑

qīng — variant of 青 (qīng)

白

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

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

有

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

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

影

yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace

無數

wú shù — 1. countless 2. numberless 3. innumerable (HSK 4)

糾結

jiū jié — 1. to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with) 2. twisted; tangled 3. confused; to be at a loss 4. to struggle (mentally) with (sth); to overthink; to feel conflicted

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

珊瑚

shān hú — coral

網

wǎng — 1. net; web 2. network 3. to net; to catch with a net (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

俯看

fǔ kàn — to look down at

腳下

jiǎo xià — under the foot

有

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

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

燄

yàn — variant of 焰 (yàn)

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)

上下四旁无不冰冷，靑白。而一切靑白冰上，却有红影无数，纠结如珊瑚网。我俯看脚下，有火燄在。

這是死火。This was a dead flame.有炎炎的形，但毫不搖動，全體冰結，像珊瑚枝，尖端還有凝固的黑煙，疑這纔從火宅中出，所以枯焦。It had a blazing shape, yet it did not waver in the least; its whole body was frozen solid, like a branch of coral, and at its tip there was still congealed black smoke, making me suspect it had just come from a house of fire, and so was scorched dry.這樣，映在冰的四壁，而且互相反映，化爲無量數影，使這冰谷，成紅珊瑚色。Thus reflected on the four ice walls, and reflecting upon one another besides, it turned into innumerable shadows, making this ice ravine take on the color of red coral.

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)

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)

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

有

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

炎炎

yán yán — scorching

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)

形

xíng — 1. to appear 2. to look 3. form 4. shape (HSK 6)

但

dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)

毫不

háo bù — 1. hardly 2. not in the least 3. not at all (HSK 7-9)

搖動

yáo dòng — 1. to shake 2. to sway

全體

quán tǐ — 1. all 2. entire (HSK 2)

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

結

jiē — 1. (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) 2. Taiwan pr. (jié) (HSK 4)

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)

珊瑚

shān hú — coral

枝

zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)

尖端

jiān duān — 1. sharp pointed end 2. the tip 3. the cusp 4. tip-top 5. most advanced and sophisticated 6. highest peak 7. the best (HSK 7-9)

還有

hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)

凝固

níng gù — 1. to freeze 2. to solidify 3. to congeal 4. fig. with rapt attention (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)

黑

Hēi — short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江 (Hēi lóng jiāng) (HSK 2)

煙

yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)

疑

yí — (bound form) to doubt; to suspect

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)

纔

cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

宅

zhái — 1. residence 2. (coll.) to stay in at home 3. to hang around at home

中

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

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)

所以

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

枯

kū — 1. (of plants) withered 2. (of wells, rivers etc) dried up 3. (bound form) dull; boring 4. (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds

焦

Jiāo — surname Jiao (HSK 7-9)

這樣

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

映

yìng — (bound form) to become visible (esp. on a surface or in perception) (HSK 7-9)

在

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

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (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)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

壁

bì — 1. wall 2. rampart

而且

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

互相

hù xiāng — 1. each other 2. mutually 3. mutual (HSK 3)

反映

fǎn yìng — 1. to mirror 2. to reflect 3. mirror image 4. reflection 5. (fig.) to report 6. to make known 7. to render (HSK 4)

化

huā — variant of 花 (huā)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

無量

wú liàng — 1. measureless 2. immeasurable

數

shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)

影

yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace

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)

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)

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

谷

Gǔ — surname Gu

成

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

紅珊瑚

hóng shān hú — 1. red coral 2. precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral)

色

sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)

这是死火。有炎炎的形，但毫不摇动，全体冰结，像珊瑚枝，尖端还有凝固的黑烟，疑这才从火宅中出，所以枯焦。这样，映在冰的四壁，而且互相反映，化为无量数影，使这冰谷，成红珊瑚色。

哈哈！Ha ha!

哈哈

hā hā — (onom.) laughing out loud (HSK 3)

當我幼小的時候，本就愛看快艦激起的浪花，洪爐噴出的烈燄。When I was young, I already loved to watch the spray dashed up by swift boats, the fierce flames spouted from great furnaces.不但愛看，還想看淸。Not only did I love to watch them, I wanted to see them clearly.可惜他們都息息變幻，永無定形。Unfortunately they were all forever shifting and changing, never taking on a fixed form.雖然凝視又凝視，總不留下怎樣一定的迹象。Though I gazed and gazed again, they never left behind any trace of a definite shape.

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

幼小

yòu xiǎo — 1. young 2. immature

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)

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)

本就

běn jiù — 1. by nature 2. fundamentally 3. inherently

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)

看

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

艦

jiàn — warship

激起

jī qǐ — 1. to arouse 2. to evoke 3. to cause 4. to stir up (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)

浪花

làng huā — 1. spray 2. ocean spray 3. spindrift 4. fig. happenings from one's life 5. classifier: 朵 (duǒ)

洪爐

hóng lú — great furnace (metaphor for a place where character is forged)

噴出

pēn chū — 1. spout 2. spray 3. belch 4. to well up 5. to puff out 6. to spurt out

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)

烈

liè — 1. ardent 2. intense 3. fierce 4. stern 5. upright 6. to give one's life for a noble cause 7. exploits 8. achievements

燄

yàn — variant of 焰 (yàn)

不但

bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (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)

看

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

看

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

淸

qīng — variant of 清 (qīng)

可惜

kě xī — 1. it is a pity 2. what a pity 3. unfortunately (HSK 5)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

息

xī — 1. breath 2. news 3. interest (on an investment or loan) 4. to cease 5. to stop 6. to rest 7. Taiwan pr. (xí)

息

xī — 1. breath 2. news 3. interest (on an investment or loan) 4. to cease 5. to stop 6. to rest 7. Taiwan pr. (xí)

變幻

biàn huàn — 1. to change irregularly 2. to fluctuate

永

yǒng — 1. forever 2. always 3. perpetual

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

定

dìng — 1. to fix; to set; to make definite 2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) 3. to congeal; to coagulate 4. (literary) definitely (HSK 4)

形

xíng — 1. to appear 2. to look 3. form 4. shape (HSK 6)

雖然

suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)

凝視

níng shì — 1. to gaze at 2. to fix one's eyes on

又

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

凝視

níng shì — 1. to gaze at 2. to fix one's eyes on

總

zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)

不

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

留下

liú xià — 1. to leave behind 2. to stay behind 3. to remain 4. to keep 5. not to let (sb) go (HSK 2)

怎樣

zěn yàng — 1. how 2. what kind (HSK 2)

一定

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

迹象

jì xiàng — sign; indication; mark; indicator (HSK 7-9)

当我幼小的时候，本就爱看快舰激起的浪花，洪炉喷出的烈燄。不但爱看，还想看淸。可惜他们都息息变幻，永无定形。虽然凝视又凝视，总不留下怎样一定的迹象。

死的火燄，現在先得到了你了！Dead flame, now at last I have got hold of you!

死

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

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

燄

yàn — variant of 焰 (yàn)

現在

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

先

xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)

得到

dé dào — to get; to obtain; to receive (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)

你

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

死的火燄，现在先得到了你了！

我拾起死火，正要細看，那冷氣已使我的指頭焦灼；I picked up the dead flame, and just as I was about to look at it closely, that cold air had already made my fingertips burn;但是，我還熬着，將他塞入衣袋中間。but still I endured it, and stuffed it into the middle of my clothes pocket.冰谷四面，登時完全靑白。On every side of the ice ravine, at once, everything turned completely blue-white.我一面思索着走出冰谷的法子。I walked along, all the while turning over in my mind some way to get out of the ice ravine.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

拾

shè — to ascend in light steps (HSK 5)

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)

死

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

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

正要

zhèng yào — 1. to be just about to 2. to be on the point of

細看

xì kàn — 1. to peer 2. to scan 3. to examine carefully

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

冷氣

lěng qì — 1. cold air 2. air conditioning (HSK 6)

已

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

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

指頭

zhǐ tou — 1. finger 2. toe 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 6)

焦灼

jiāo zhuó — (literary) deeply worried

但是

dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

熬

āo — to simmer; to boil slowly (HSK 7-9)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

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)

塞

sāi — 1. to plug; to stop up; to stuff in 2. (bound form) a stopper; a cork (HSK 6)

入

rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)

衣袋

yī dài — pocket (in a garment)

中間

zhōng jiān — 1. the middle; the inside 2. in the middle; within; between; among 3. during; in the meantime (HSK 1)

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

谷

Gǔ — surname Gu

四面

sì miàn — all sides

登時

dēng shí — 1. immediately 2. at once

完全

wán quán — 1. complete; whole 2. totally; entirely (HSK 2)

靑

qīng — variant of 青 (qīng)

白

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

思索

sī suǒ — 1. to think deeply 2. to ponder (HSK 7-9)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

走出

zǒu chū — to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

谷

Gǔ — surname Gu

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)

法子

fǎ zi — 1. way 2. method 3. Taiwan pr. (fá zi)

我拾起死火，正要细看，那冷气已使我的指头焦灼；但是，我还熬着，将他塞入衣袋中间。冰谷四面，登时完全靑白。我一面思索着走出冰谷的法子。

我的身上噴出一縷黑煙，上升如鐵線蛇。From my body there spouted a wisp of black smoke, rising like an iron-wire snake.冰谷四面，又登時滿有紅燄流動，如大火聚，將我包圍。On every side of the ice ravine, at once again, red flames came flowing everywhere, like a great gathering of fire, and surrounded me.我低頭一看，死火已經燃燒，燒穿了我的衣裳，流在冰地上了。I looked down, and the dead flame had already caught fire, had burned through my clothes, and was flowing onto the icy ground.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

身上

shēn shang — 1. on the body 2. at hand 3. among (HSK 1)

噴出

pēn chū — 1. spout 2. spray 3. belch 4. to well up 5. to puff out 6. to spurt out

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)

縷

lǚ — 1. strand 2. thread 3. detailed 4. in detail 5. classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) (HSK 7-9)

黑

Hēi — short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江 (Hēi lóng jiāng) (HSK 2)

煙

yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)

上升

shàng shēng — 1. to rise 2. to go up 3. to ascend (HSK 3)

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

鐵

Tiě — surname Tie (HSK 3)

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)

蛇

shé — 1. snake 2. serpent 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 5)

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

谷

Gǔ — surname Gu

四面

sì miàn — all sides

又

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

登時

dēng shí — 1. immediately 2. at once

滿

Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (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)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

燄

yàn — variant of 焰 (yàn)

流動

liú dòng — to flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid (HSK 5)

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

大火

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

聚

jù — 1. to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive) 2. (chemistry) poly- (HSK 4)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

包圍

bāo wéi — to surround; to encircle; to hem in (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

低頭

dī tóu — 1. to bow the head 2. to yield 3. to give in (HSK 6)

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)

看

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

死

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

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

燃燒

rán shāo — 1. to ignite 2. to combust 3. to burn 4. combustion 5. flaming (HSK 4)

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)

穿

chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

衣裳

yī shang — (coll.) clothes

流

liú — 1. to flow 2. to disseminate 3. to circulate or spread 4. to move or drift 5. to degenerate 6. to banish or send into exile 7. stream of water or sth resembling one 8. class, rate or grade (HSK 2)

在

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

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

地上

dì shang — 1. on the ground 2. on the floor (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)

我的身上喷出一缕黑烟，上升如铁线蛇。冰谷四面，又登时满有红燄流动，如大火聚，将我包围。我低头一看，死火已经燃烧，烧穿了我的衣裳，流在冰地上了。

『唉，朋友！"Ah, friend!你用了你的温熱，將我驚醒了。』他說。You, with your warmth, have startled me awake," it said.

唉

āi — 1. interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) 2. to sigh (HSK 7-9)

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

你

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

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)

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)

温

Wēn — surname Wen

熱

rè — 1. to warm up 2. to heat up 3. hot (of weather) 4. heat 5. fervent (HSK 1)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

驚醒

jīng xǐng — 1. to rouse 2. to be woken by sth 3. to wake with a start 4. to sleep lightly (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)

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

『唉，朋友！你用了你的温热，将我惊醒了。』他说。

我連忙和他招呼，問他名姓。I hastily greeted it, and asked its name.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

連忙

lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)

和

Hé — surname He (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)

招呼

zhāo hu — 1. to call out to 2. to greet 3. to say hello to 4. to inform 5. to take care of 6. to take care that one does not (HSK 4)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)

名

míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)

姓

xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)

我连忙和他招呼，问他名姓。

『我原先被人遺棄在冰谷中，』他答非所問地說，『遺棄我的早已滅亡，消盡了。"I was originally abandoned in this ice ravine," it answered, not answering my question at all. "Those who abandoned me have long since perished, utterly vanished.我也被冰凍凍得要死。I too have been frozen by the ice nearly to death.倘使你不給我温熱，使我重行燒起，我不久就須滅亡。』If you do not give me your warmth, and let me burn again, before long I too must perish."

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

原先

yuán xiān — 1. originally 2. original 3. former (HSK 5)

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)

人

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

遺棄

yí qì — 1. to leave 2. to abandon (HSK 7-9)

在

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

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

谷

Gǔ — surname Gu

中

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

答非所問

dá fēi suǒ wèn — 1. (idiom) to sidestep the question 2. to answer evasively

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)

遺棄

yí qì — 1. to leave 2. to abandon (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

早已

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

滅亡

miè wáng — 1. to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out 2. to destroy; to exterminate (HSK 7-9)

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)

盡

jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

冰凍

bīng dòng — to freeze

凍

dòng — 1. to freeze 2. to feel very cold 3. aspic or jelly (HSK 5)

得要

děi yào — 1. to need 2. must

死

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

倘

cháng — used in 倘佯 (cháng yáng)

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)

你

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

不

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

給

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

温

Wēn — surname Wen

熱

rè — 1. to warm up 2. to heat up 3. hot (of weather) 4. heat 5. fervent (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

重

chóng — 1. to repeat 2. repetition 3. again 4. re- 5. classifier: layer (HSK 1)

行

háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)

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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不久

bù jiǔ — 1. not long (after) 2. before too long 3. soon 4. soon after (HSK 2)

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)

須

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

滅亡

miè wáng — 1. to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out 2. to destroy; to exterminate (HSK 7-9)

『我原先被人遗弃在冰谷中，』他答非所问地说，『遗弃我的早已灭亡，消尽了。我也被冰冻冻得要死。倘使你不给我温热，使我重行烧起，我不久就须灭亡。』

『你的醒來，使我歡喜。"Your waking gladdens me.我正在想着走出冰谷的方法；I am just now thinking of a way to get out of this ice ravine;我願意攜帶你去，使你永不冰結，永得燃燒。』I am willing to carry you along with me, so that you will never again freeze solid, and may burn forever."

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)

醒來

xǐng lái — to waken (HSK 7-9)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

歡喜

huān xǐ — 1. happy 2. joyous 3. delighted 4. to like 5. to be fond of

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

正在

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

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

走出

zǒu chū — to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

谷

Gǔ — surname Gu

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)

方法

fāng fǎ — method; way; technique; procedure (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

願意

yuàn yì — 1. to wish 2. to want 3. ready 4. willing (to do sth) (HSK 2)

攜帶

xié dài — 1. to carry (on one's person) 2. to support (old) 3. Taiwan pr. (xī dài) (HSK 7-9)

你

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

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)

你

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

永不

yǒng bù — 1. never 2. will never (HSK 7-9)

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

結

jiē — 1. (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) 2. Taiwan pr. (jié) (HSK 4)

永

yǒng — 1. forever 2. always 3. perpetual

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)

燃燒

rán shāo — 1. to ignite 2. to combust 3. to burn 4. combustion 5. flaming (HSK 4)

『你的醒来，使我欢喜。我正在想着走出冰谷的方法；我愿意携带你去，使你永不冰结，永得燃烧。』

『唉唉！"Ah, ah!那麽，我將燒完！』Then I shall burn myself out!"

唉唉

āi āi — 1. (onom.) sighing voice 2. crying sound

那麽

nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

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)

完

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

『唉唉！那么，我将烧完！』

『你的燒完，使我惋惜。"Your burning out — that I would regret.我便將你留下，仍在這里罷。』So I shall leave you behind, still here."

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)

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)

完

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

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

惋惜

wǎn xī — 1. to regret 2. to feel that it is a great pity 3. to feel sorry for sb (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

你

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

留下

liú xià — 1. to leave behind 2. to stay behind 3. to remain 4. to keep 5. not to let (sb) go (HSK 2)

仍

réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (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)

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

『你的烧完，使我惋惜。我便将你留下，仍在这里罢。』

『唉唉！"Ah, ah!那麽，我將凍滅了！』Then I shall freeze and perish!"

唉唉

āi āi — 1. (onom.) sighing voice 2. crying sound

那麽

nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

凍

dòng — 1. to freeze 2. to feel very cold 3. aspic or jelly (HSK 5)

滅

miè — 1. to extinguish or put out 2. to go out (of a fire etc) 3. to exterminate or wipe out 4. to drown (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)

『唉唉！那么，我将冻灭了！』

『那麽，怎麽辦呢？』"Then what is to be done?"

那麽

nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (HSK 2)

怎麽

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

辦

bàn — 1. to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event) 2. to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise) 3. (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect) 4. (bound form) office (as in 招辦 (zhāo bàn), admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室 (bàn gōng shì)) (HSK 2)

呢

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

『那么，怎么办呢？』

『但你自己，又怎麽辦呢？』他反而問。"But you yourself — what will you do?" it asked in return.

但

dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)

你

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

自己

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

又

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

怎麽

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

辦

bàn — 1. to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event) 2. to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise) 3. (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect) 4. (bound form) office (as in 招辦 (zhāo bàn), admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室 (bàn gōng shì)) (HSK 2)

呢

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

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)

反而

fǎn ér — on the contrary; instead (HSK 4)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

『但你自己，又怎么办呢？』他反而问。

『我說過了：我要出這冰谷……。』"I have already said: I mean to get out of this ice ravine……"

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

要

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

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)

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)

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

谷

Gǔ — surname Gu

『我说过了：我要出这冰谷……。』

『那我就不如燒完！』"Then better that I burn myself out!"

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

就

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

不如

bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (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)

完

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

『那我就不如烧完！』

他忽而躍起，如紅彗星，幷我都出冰谷口外。Suddenly it leapt up, like a red comet, and together with me went out through the mouth of the ice ravine.有大石車突然馳來，我終于碾死在車輪底下，但我還來得及看見那車就墜入冰谷中。A great stone chariot came suddenly rushing up, and in the end I was crushed to death beneath its wheels, but I still had time to see that chariot plunge into the ice ravine.

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)

忽而

hū ér — 1. suddenly 2. now (..., now...)

躍

yuè — 1. to jump 2. to leap

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)

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

彗星

huì xīng — comet

幷

bìng — 1. variant of 並 (bìng) 2. variant of 併 (bìng)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

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)

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

谷口

Gǔ kǒu — Taniguchi (Japanese surname)

外

wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)

有

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

石

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

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

突然

tū rán — sudden; abrupt; unexpected (HSK 3)

馳

chí — 1. to run fast 2. to speed 3. to gallop 4. to disseminate 5. to spread

來

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

終

zhōng — 1. end 2. finish

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

碾

niǎn — 1. stone roller 2. roller and millstone 3. to grind 4. to crush 5. to husk

死

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

車輪

chē lún — wheel (HSK 7-9)

底下

dǐ xia — 1. the location below sth 2. afterwards (HSK 3)

但

dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

來得及

lái de jí — to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it (HSK 4)

看見

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

就

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

墜入

zhuì rù — 1. to drop into 2. to fall into

冰

bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)

谷

Gǔ — surname Gu

中

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

他忽而跃起，如红彗星，并我都出冰谷口外。有大石车突然驰来，我终于碾死在车轮底下，但我还来得及看见那车就坠入冰谷中。

『哈哈！"Ha ha!你們是再也遇不着死火了！』我得意地笑着說，仿佛就願意這樣似的。You will never again meet with a dead flame!" I said, laughing triumphantly, as though this were just what I wished.

哈哈

hā hā — (onom.) laughing out loud (HSK 3)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (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)

遇

Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)

不着

bù zháo — 1. no need 2. need not

死

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

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

得意

dé yì — 1. proud of oneself 2. pleased with oneself 3. complacent (HSK 4)

地

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

笑

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

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

仿佛

fǎng fú — 1. to seem; as if; seemingly 2. alike; similar (HSK 6)

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)

願意

yuàn yì — 1. to wish 2. to want 3. ready 4. willing (to do sth) (HSK 2)

這樣

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

似的

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

『哈哈！你们是再也遇不着死火了！』我得意地笑着说，仿佛就愿意这样似的。

（一九二五年四月二十三日。）(April 23, 1925.)

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)

九

jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

四月

Sì yuè — 1. April 2. fourth month (of the lunar year)

二十

èr shí — twenty; 20

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)