Chinese 5

呜呼

wū hū - alas / sigh

剂

jì - dose / agent / formula

潘

pān - Pan (surname)

沉浸

chén jìn - immerse

适度

shì dù - moderate

繁文缛节

fán wén rù jié - red tape and formal trivialities

任

rèn - to let / allow / appoint

生命悄然流逝

shēng mìng qiǎo rán liú shì - life quietly slipping away

循规蹈矩

xún guī dǎo jǔ - follow rules / conformist

呆滞

dāi zhì - lethargy / sluggish

官能

guān néng - organ function / sense faculty

徒有其表

tú yǒu qí biǎo - superficial / beautiful exterior with no substance

迟钝

chí dùn - slow / obtuse / blunt

木然

mù rán - stunned / wooden / numb

约翰

yuē hàn - John

亨利

hēng lì - Henry

纽曼

niǔ màn - Newman

艾

ài - Ai / mugwort

坦

tǎn - Tan / frank / open

乔治

qiáo zhì - George

弗拉基米尔

fú lā jī mǐ ěr - Vladimir

纳博科夫

nà bó kē fū - Nabokov

庸人和庸俗

yōng rén hé yōng sú - philistines and vulgarity

舒

shū - Shu / stretch / comfortable

雷诺兹爵士

léi nuò zī jué shì - Sir Reynolds

萨根

sà gēn - Sagan

访谈录

fǎng tán lù - interview records / transcripts

范戴克

fàn dài kè - Van Dyke

许

xǔ - Xu / allow / promise

兰姆

lán mǔ - Lamb

伊利亚

yī lì yà - Elia / Ilya

牛津

niú jīn - Oxford

刘炳善

liú bǐng shàn - Liu Bingshan

詹姆斯

zhān mǔ sī - James

梭罗

suō luó - Thoreau

休谟

xiū mó - Hume

敬

jìng - respect / revere

吝啬

lìn sè - stingy / miserly

子彼

zǐ bǐ - Zi Bi

容颜俊秀

róng yán jùn xiù - handsome appearance

犹

yóu - still / yet / like

腐烂

fǔ làn - rot / decay

愧悔

kuì huǐ - regretful / remorseful

培

péi - Pei / cultivate

端庄严肃

duān zhuāng yán sù - dignified and serious

纷纷出丑

fēn fēn chū chǒu - one after another making a fool of oneself

唯唯诺诺

wěi wěi nuò nuò - subservient / yes-man

哺乳

bǔ rǔ - breastfeeding / lactation

神魂颠倒

shén hún diān dǎo - infatuated / head over heels

鸭子

yā zi - duck

扁

biǎn - flat

潺潺

chán chán - gurgling / murmuring water

蹒跚

pán shān - stumble / falter / limp

淘气

táo qì - naughty / mischievous

乔治

qiáo zhì - George