1.3 司马迁和《史记》(part 2)

投降

tóuxiáng
(v) to surrender

关

guān
(v) to imprison

监狱

jiānyù
(n) prision

并且

bìngqiě
(conj) in addition, moreover

大臣

dàchén
(n) chancellor, minister (of a monarchy)

罪行

zuìxíng
(n) crime, guilt

贪生怕死

tānshēng pàsǐ
(ie) cravenly clinging to life instead of braving death, care for nothing but saving one's skin

深入

shēnrù
(v/adj) to go deep into; thorough

敌人

dírén
(n) enemy

交代

jiāodài
(v) to account for, to justify onself

选择

xuǎnzé
(v/n) to choose, to select; choice

报答

bàodá
(v) to repay person for kindness or favor

尽

jìn
(v) to use. . . to the full; to try one's best

辩护

biànhù
(v) to speak in defense of, to defend

讽刺

fěngcì
(v) to satirize, to mock

忍受

rěnshòu
(v) to bear, to endure

肉体

ròutǐ
(n) physical body

折磨

zhémo
(v) to torment

传闻

chuánwén
(n) rumor

信以为真

xìn yǐ wéi zhēn
(ie) to consider something false as true

判

pàn
(v) to sentence, to condemn

死刑

sǐxíng
(n) death penalty

刑法

xíngfǎ
(n) criminal laws

减免

jiǎnmiǎn
(v) to mitigate or annul (the punishment); to reduce or remit (the taxation)

赎罪

shúzuì
(vo) to atone for a crime; to buy freedom from punishment

宫刑

gōngxíng
(n) castration

官职

guānzhí
(n) official position

摧残

cuīcán
(v) to wreck, to destroy, to devastate

侮辱

wǔrǔ
(v) to insult

人格

réngé
(n) dignity, integrity

价值

jiàzhí
(n) value