Classical Chinese Prose Vocabulary and Translation Review

Flashcards for Classical Chinese vocabulary, annotations, and sentence translations grounded directly in the provided lecture worksheet.

心之所向 (xīn zhī suǒ xiàng)

What one's heart directs or thinks towards; translated in the notes as 'thinking in one's heart in this way' (心裏這麼想).

項為之強 (xiàng wèi zhī jiāng)

The neck becomes stiff as a result ('僵硬').

素 (sù) / 素帳

White / white mosquito net ('白色').

徐 (xú) / 徐噴以煙

Slowly ('慢慢 / 慢慢地'); spraying slowly with smoke.

怡然 (yí rán) / 怡然稱快

Delighted and feeling extremely pleased/joyful ('痛快 / 愉快').

蓋 (gài)

Turns out to be; originally ('原來 / 原來是').

方 (fāng)

Just at that moment; currently ('正在').

心之所向，則或千或百，果然鶴也。

Translation: Thinking in one's heart in this way, hundreds and thousands of mosquitoes indeed all turned into cranes (心裏這麼想，那成千成百的蚊子果然都變成仙鶴了。).

使之沖煙而飛，作青雲白鶴觀。

Translation: Making them fly while braving the smoke, I viewed them as white cranes above the clouds (使牠們頂著煙霧飛鳴，我把牠們當成雲端上的白鶴來看。).

一日，見二蟲鬥草間，觀之正濃。

Translation: One day, seeing two insects fighting among the grass, watching them with great interest and enthusiasm (有一天，看見兩隻蟲在草叢中打鬥，觀看牠們興致正濃厚。).