Chinese vocabulary: Books & writing – 83 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards

我给你讲个故事。

I'll tell you a story.

是不是有信在里面？

Are there letters inside?

“书在哪里？”

“Where is the book?”

记得，我送单都有记录，我现在就去看看。

I remember, I have records of all my deliveries, I'll go check it out right now.

你打错字了。

You made a typo.

里面有一张很旧的纸。

There's a very old piece of paper inside.

我也有一支这样的笔.

I have a pen like this too.

别一进去就掏笔记本！

Don't take out your notebook as soon as you go in!

每周一，邮递员都会把一个被退回的白色信封送到林夏的咖啡店。

Every Monday, The mail carrier would always take a returned white envelope to Lin Xia's coffee shop.

旁边没有名字，也没有纸条。

Beside them there was no name, and also no note.

小满，谢谢你把本子带回来。

Xiaoman, thank you for bringing the notebook back.

就是给自己的备注,不重要,删掉就行。

It's just a note to myself, not important, just delete it.

林姐…我现在在厕所，说话小声一点。刚才经理问我，是不是那个写文章的记者。我说认错人了，但他好像不信。

Lin Jie... I'm in the restroom now, speak quietly. The manager just asked me if I was the reporter who wrote that article. I said he mistook me for someone else, but he doesn't seem to believe me.

他们说明天早上办公室开门才能处理紧急文件

They say the office opens tomorrow morning before they can process emergency documents

这里不只有佛经，还有信、画、账本和别的文字。

There were not only Buddhist scriptures here, but also letters, paintings, account books, and other written materials.

她小时候就听说过一个传说：前八扇门可以随便开，但第九扇门只能敲，绝对不能推开。

She had heard a legend when she was a child: the first eight doors could be opened freely, but the ninth door could only be knocked on, it absolutely must not be pushed open.

那图书馆的事，你不后悔吗？

That business with the library, Don't you regret it?

太晚了，我已经写完标题了。

Too late, I've already finished writing the headline.

小美有一本日记，是红色的。

Xiao Mei has a diary, is red.

第二天，小雨看到签名，马上问：“这是你写的吗？”

The next day, Xiaoyu saw the signature and immediately asked: “Did you write this?”

备品清单我都打包好了，GPS定位器也充饱电了。

I've packed the supply list, and the GPS tracker is fully charged.

她发现曲谱中间有一个小节是空白的，没有音符。

She discovered that one measure in the middle of the score was blank, there were no notes.

而且现在不是很好的故事素材吗？

And isn't this a great story material now?

天哪，是老信件吗？

Oh my god, are they old letters?

我把草稿发到共享文档,大家再看一眼。

I'm sending the draft to the shared document, everyone take one more look.

她找到了一本旧书，是她的同学录。

She found an old book, it was her yearbook (classmate record).

一位老和尚正在整理书卷。

An old monk was sorting the scrolls.

三天后，林薇在群里转发了一段简短的文字。

Three days later, Lin Wei forwarded a short piece of text in the group.

新歌的署名分成,小雨40,你35,我15,老K10。

The songwriting credits and profit split for the new song, Xiaoyu 40, you 35, me 15, Old K 10.

桌边立着一个牌子，写着：“代写书信，五元一封。”

Standing by the table was a sign that read: 'Writing letters for others, five yuan per letter.'

里面有很多古书。

There were many ancient books inside.

信封右下角有一点蓝色墨水。

There was a little blue ink in the lower-right corner of the envelope.

我把草稿发到共享文档,大家再看一眼。

I'm sending the draft to the shared document, everyone take one more look.

他的桌子上摆着信纸、信封，还有一支旧钢笔。

On his table were letter paper and envelopes, and also an old fountain pen.

她小心地把它拿出来，信纸已经有点发黄了。

She carefully took it out, the letter paper had already turned a bit yellow.

纸已经变黄，书的最后有一行小字：“我写下这卷经，希望母亲平安。”

The paper had already turned yellow, at the end of the book there was a line of small writing: I wrote this scripture, hoping my mother would be safe and well.

你复制的时候没看到括号吗?

Didn't you see the parentheses when you copied it?

楼上。他每天坐电梯去上班。今天，他看到了电梯里的寻物启事。纸上写着：“白色小猫，不见了。”小明想了想。他家门口刚才有

upstairs . He every day takes the elevator goes to work . Today, he saw in the elevator's lost and found notice . On the paper it was written : 'White little cat , is missing .' Xiao Ming thought for a bit . At his doorstep just now there was

那是我给自己写的提醒...

That was a reminder I wrote for myself...

你看最后一段。

Look at the last paragraph.

好，我记下来了

Okay, I've written it down

我念给你们听。

I'll read it to you guys.

如果这次也不签，老师会给她打电话。”

If she does not sign this one either, the teacher will call her.”

纸已经变黄，书的最后有一行小字：“我写下这卷经，希望母亲平安。”

The paper had already turned yellow, at the end of the book there was a line of small writing: I wrote this scripture, hoping my mother would be safe and well.

小美看完，脸突然红了。

After Xiao Mei finished reading, her face suddenly turned red.

老师把回执放在小雨桌上，说：“明天早上以前，请家长签字。”

The teacher put the form on Xiaoyu's desk and said: “Before tomorrow morning, please have a parent sign it.”

小美的抽屉里有一封信，写给阿明。

Xiao Mei's inside the drawer there is a letter, written to A Ming.

家人睡着后，他给妻子写信：“路很远，天气很冷。”

After his family fell asleep, he wrote a letter to his wife: “The journey is very long, and the weather is very cold.”

小明看书。

Xiaoming reads the book.

小美重新写上自己的名字。

Xiao Mei re-wrote her own name.

陈浩看着回执，最后写下了妈妈的名字。

Chen Hao looked at the form and finally wrote down Mom's name.

还说我论文快写完了，他要是在，肯定会说我又拖延

I also said my paper is almost finished, if he were here, he would definitely say I'm procrastinating again

你居然抄我的牛肉面配方！

You actually copied my beef noodle recipe!

1962年那次送信，我在路上遇到炮击，受了重伤，昏迷了五个月。

On that letter delivery in 1962, I came under artillery fire on the way, was seriously wounded, and spent five months in a coma.

读完以后，陈默抬起头，眼睛有点红，但是他笑了：“林晓，我们是不是……浪费了整整十年？”

After he finished reading, Chen Mo looked up, his eyes a bit red, But he smiled: “Lin Xiao, did we... waste an entire ten years?”

我已经跟经纪人说了,新歌的署名改成四个人平均,鼓的编曲部分单独标注是你写的

I've already told the manager, the new song credits will be changed to be split equally between four people, and the drum arrangement part will be specifically labeled as written by you.

学生坐在伞下写字。

The student sat under the umbrella and wrote.

……这事我记下了,回头查这个"上头"是谁。

...I've noted this down, I'll look into who this "boss" is later.

她慢慢地翻开同学录。

She slowly opened the yearbook.

舞者的脸上画着不同的脸谱，代表《水浒传》里的英雄。

Different masks were painted on the dancers' faces, representing the heroes in 'Water Margin'.

小雨问陈老师：“老师，这里是不是印错了？”

Xiao Yu asked Teacher Chen: “Teacher, was there a printing error here?”

林晚在整理爷爷的遗物时,从书柜后面拖出一个上了锁的铁皮盒子。她找工具撬开锁,里面是一沓用红绳捆着的信,还有一个泛黄的小本子,上面记着几个老地址和一串被划掉又重写的电话号码。

While sorting through her grandfather's belongings, Lin Wan dragged out a locked tin box from behind a bookshelf. She found tools to pry open the lock. Inside was a stack of letters tied with red string, and a yellowed little notebook, on which were recorded a few old addresses and a phone number that had been crossed out and rewritten.

有人用红笔划掉了她的名字。

Someone using a red pen crossed out her name.

好,定稿了。

Okay, it's finalized.

你看最后一段。

Look at the last paragraph.

她读着这条新闻，眼睛湿润了。

As she read this news, her eyes grew moist.

是什么意思？

What does that mean?

这条线像一个“人”字。

This line is like a the character 'Ren' (person).

"陆案已呈，待查清誉"——他后来正式打了报告，要求重新核查这个事故。

'The Lu case has been submitted, awaiting clearance of reputation'—he later formally filed a report, requesting a re-investigation of this accident.

哎呀这个字太小了，我老花眼看不清，等一下啊，我叫我孙子帮我念一下电码本……对对对，你念，0512是"陆"，3268是"未"，0089是"破"……哎，慢点慢点，我记一下。

Oh dear, the characters are too small, my presbyopic eyes can't see clearly. Hold on a moment, I'll ask my grandson to help me read the codebook... Yes, yes, yes, you read it, 0512 is 'Lu', 3268 is 'Wei', 0089 is 'Po'... Hey, slow down, slow down, let me write it down.

0000后面那行，是倒着念的。

The line after 0000 is to be read backwards.

白色的药片,瓶子上没有中文说明。

White tablets, there are no Chinese instructions on the bottle.

让我笑着上去打一场我连名字都没有的歌?

You want me to go up there smiling and play a song where I don't even have a name credit?

最重要的那一页...

The most important page...

油灯下，许多书卷放在一起。

By the light of an oil lamp, many scrolls were placed together.

事故？！我父亲一辈子最忌讳提这个词。

Accident?! My father's biggest taboo was mentioning this word his whole life.

寄件地址却是“旧火车站”。

But the return address was 'Old Train Station.'

哎呀这个字太小了，我老花眼看不清，等一下啊，我叫我孙子帮我念一下电码本……对对对，你念，0512是"陆"，3268是"未"，0089是"破"……哎，慢点慢点，我记一下。

Oh dear, the characters are too small, my presbyopic eyes can't see clearly. Hold on a moment, I'll ask my grandson to help me read the codebook... Yes, yes, yes, you read it, 0512 is 'Lu', 3268 is 'Wei', 0089 is 'Po'... Hey, slow down, slow down, let me write it down.

志强哥，这个应该是“侨批”哦。

Brother Zhiqiang, this should be "Qiaopi" (remittance letters).

王伯的手有些抖，但他还是拿起了钢笔，一笔一划地写下这句话。

Uncle Wang's hand trembled a bit, but he still picked up the fountain pen, and wrote down this sentence stroke by stroke.

他们重新印了请柬，又给亲戚打电话解释，还开玩笑说：“这是我们婚礼故事里最有趣的一部分。”

They reprinted the invitations, and also called the relatives to explain, and even joked, saying: "This is the most interesting part of our wedding story."

哎呀这个字太小了，我老花眼看不清，等一下啊，我叫我孙子帮我念一下电码本……对对对，你念，0512是"陆"，3268是"未"，0089是"破"……哎，慢点慢点，我记一下。

Oh dear, the characters are too small, my presbyopic eyes can't see clearly. Hold on a moment, I'll ask my grandson to help me read the codebook... Yes, yes, yes, you read it, 0512 is 'Lu', 3268 is 'Wei', 0089 is 'Po'... Hey, slow down, slow down, let me write it down.

是我看错数字,不怪你。老了,眼睛不好。

It was me who misread the numbers, don't blame yourself. I'm old, my eyes are failing.