Vocabulary: 一封给苏丹的信
from 达·芬奇传：自由的心灵
- 很x2 | Chapter Rank #112very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- 符合实际x1 | Chapter Rank #285
- 宽度x1 | Chapter Rank #286width
- 约x6 | Chapter Rank #28to weigh in a balance or on a scaleto make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise
- 英尺x2 | Chapter Rank #113foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
- 所以x1 | Chapter Rank #287therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 完全正确x1 | Chapter Rank #288
- 整座x1 | Chapter Rank #289
- 预估x1 | Chapter Rank #290to estimate; to forecast; prediction; projection
- 长度x1 | Chapter Rank #291length
- 换算x1 | Chapter Rank #292to convert; conversion; (in accounting, referring to currency conversion) translation
- 使x1 | Chapter Rank #293to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- 成为x1 | Chapter Rank #294to become; to turn into
- 世界x1 | Chapter Rank #295world
- 上x7 | Chapter Rank #21used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1](bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- 最长x1 | Chapter Rank #296
- 该项x1 | Chapter Rank #297
- 目的x1 | Chapter Rank #298purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
- 肇始x1 | Chapter Rank #299to initiate; to start; the start
- 时间x1 | Chapter Rank #300(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
- 可能x3 | Chapter Rank #65might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 罗马x3 | Chapter Rank #66Rome, capital of Italy
- 短暂x1 | Chapter Rank #301of short duration; brief; momentary
- 逗留x1 | Chapter Rank #302to stay for a while; to sojourn
- 前x1 | Chapter Rank #303front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- 德x4 | Chapter Rank #47Germany; German; abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind
- 大使x1 | Chapter Rank #304ambassador; envoy; CL:名[ming2],位[wei4]
- 们x1 | Chapter Rank #305plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 一直x1 | Chapter Rank #306straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
- 教宗x2 | Chapter Rank #114pope
- 亚历山大x1 | Chapter Rank #307Alexander (name); Alexandria (town name)
- 进行x2 | Chapter Rank #115(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc); (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance
- 磋商x1 | Chapter Rank #308to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer; negotiations; consultations
- 他们x2 | Chapter Rank #116they; them
- 提到x1 | Chapter Rank #309to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to
- 意大利x1 | Chapter Rank #310Italy
- 工程师x1 | Chapter Rank #311engineer
- 建x2 | Chapter Rank #117to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
- 愿望x1 | Chapter Rank #312desire; wish
- 那里x1 | Chapter Rank #313there; that place
- 只有x1 | Chapter Rank #314only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- 漂浮x1 | Chapter Rank #315to float; to hover; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life); to rove; showy; superficial
- 桶x1 | Chapter Rank #316bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- 临时x1 | Chapter Rank #317as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc
- 浮桥x1 | Chapter Rank #318pontoon bridge
- 据x1 | Chapter Rank #319used in 拮据[jie2 ju1]according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy
- 瓦萨里x2 | Chapter Rank #118
- 说x2 | Chapter Rank #119to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrineto persuade
- 那些x1 | Chapter Rank #320those
- 对此x1 | Chapter Rank #321