谢天

làzhú: candle （一支，一根）

rán: to burn; to light

cài​yáo: vegetable and meat dishes

bù: to spread; to set up

jiùwèi: to be seated

gǎn​xiè: gratitude; grateful; thanks; thankful

shàngtiān: Heaven; God; Providence

cìyǔ: to grand; to bestow

nào: to disturb; to make noise

gāngà: awkward; embarrassed

fán (凡是): every; all

zhǔfù: to tell; to exhort; to advise

fēngsú: social custom

yíshì: ceremony

chàndǒu: to shudder; to shiver; to tremble

yáoyè: to flicker (of flame); to sway

zhúguāng: candle light

érshí: childhood

rúshuǐ: like water

fān: to turn over; to flip over

tāotiān: billowing; (of crime or evil) monstrous

jùlàng: billows; monstrous waves; a high rough sea

wéi: to encircle; to surround

mō: to feel with the hand; to stroke

Lǎo​tiān​yé​: Heavens

shǎng: to bestow; to give; to hand down; to reward

糟蹋zāo​tà: to waste; to abuse

粮食liáng​shi: foodstuff; cereals

dǎ​dǎo: to knock down; to overthrow

偶像ǒu​xiàng: idol

破除pò​chú: to eliminate; to do aways with; to get rid of

迷信mí​xìn: superstition

内容nèi​róng: content; substance; details

关帝庙guāndì miào: a temple (shrine) for Guan Yu, a general in the Three Kingdoms period. Guan Yu was deified and is still worshipped by some Chinese people today

供桌gòngzhuō: an altar

周仓zhōucāng: Guan Yu’s subordinate staff

关平guānpíng: Guan Yu’s son

老天爷也者yězhě: such words about Heavens

既…又: both… and …

多余duō​yú: superfluous; surplus; unnecessary

落伍luò​wǔ: to fall behind

zūn​jìng: respect; to revere

què​shí: indeed; really

zhèng: to earn

and indistinct

wèi: not yet; did not

rèn​hé: any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever

gǎi​biàn: to change; to alter; to transform

yóu​yú: due to; as a result of; because

一串yī​chuàn​: strand

奇怪qí​guài: strange; odd

现象xiàn​xiàng: phenomenon

yǎo​yá: to clench one’s teeth; to grind the teeth

明明míng​míng: obviously; undoubtedly

滴dī: to drop

汗珠hàn​zhū: beads of sweat

捡jiǎn: to pick up; to collect; to gather

麦穗màisuì: ear of wheat/barley/oats grain

hùn: thoughtless; confused

: eat and play without a clear thought; muddle-headed

xīn​lǐ: mental; psychological

zhuàng​tài: situation; state; state of affairs

zhuàng​tài: situation; state; state of affairs

浏览liú​lǎn: to skim over; to browse

爱因斯坦Ài​yīn​sī​tǎn: Albert Einstein

领悟lǐng​wù: to comprehend; to understand

kē​xué: science

性xìng: nature; character; quality

文集wén​jí: collected works

专zhuān: for a particular purpose, person, occasion

载zǎi: to record in writing

纪念jì​niàn: to commemorate; in memory of; a memento

葬礼zàng​lǐ: funeral

所suǒ: particle introducing a relative clause; that which (appear after the subject in the relative clause)

发表fā​biǎo: to issue; to publish

hū​rán: suddenly

发现fā​xiàn: to discover

尽量jìn​liàng: as much as possible; to the greatest extent

听众tīng​zhòng: audience; listeners

即jí: namely; that is

贡献gòng​xiàn: to contribute; contribution

源于yuán​yú: has its origin in

甲jiǎ乙​yǐ: first two of the ten heavenly stem; used to refer to indefinite items, such as A, B, etc. in English

相干xiāng​gān: relevant; to have to do with

gèn​gǔ: throughout time; from ancient times up to the present; forever

亘: extending all the way across

崭新zhǎn​xīn: brand new

独创dú​chuàng​: original; creativity

狭义相对论xiá​yì​ xiāng​duì​lùn: special relativity

参考cān​kǎo: reference; consultation; to refer 引yǐn: to cite

tiānwài fēilái yìbǐ: to insert out of nowhere; to say/write something not relevant to the context

贝索bèisuǒ: Michelangelo Besso; a friend of Einstein

fèn​dòu: to strive; to struggle

苦思kǔ​sī: to think hard

广义相对论guǎng​yì ​xiāng​duì​lùn​: general relativity; Einstein’s theory of gravity

部分bù​fèn: part

推tuī: to push; to nominate

昔年xī​nián: former years; previous years

合作hé​zuò: to collaborate; to cooperate

谦抑qiānyì: modest

居功jū​gōng: to claim credit for oneself

dà​gōng: great merit; great service; big success

竟jìng: unexpectedly; indeed

于yú: to; in; at;

bēn​bō: to rush about; to be constantly on the move

jué​wù: awareness; consciousness; enlightenment

得之于人者太多: the portion you get from others is too much

出之于己者太少: the portion you contribute is too little 罢ba: (final particle, same as 吧) 不是…即是: if not …, then … 先人: forefathers; an ancestor 遗爱yíài: the affection left (from the ancestor) 遗产yí​chǎn: heritage; legacy 众人zhòng​rén: everyone 支持zhī​chí: to support 等候děng​hòu: to wait 机会jī​huì: opportunity 渺小miǎo​xiǎo: minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant

罢ba: (final particle, same as 吧)

不是…即是: if not …, then …

先人: forefathers; an ancestor 遗

爱yíài: the affection left (from the ancestor)

遗产yí​chǎn: heritage; legacy

众人zhòng​rén: everyone

支持zhī​chí: to support

等候děng​hòu: to wait

机会jī​huì: opportunity

渺小miǎo​xiǎo: minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant

于是yú​shì: thus; as a result; hence

创业chuàng​yè: to start a major task; to begin an undertaking; to venture

自然而然zì​rán​'ér​rán: involuntarily; automatically

败家bài​jiā​的人: a spendthrift; a wastrel; a

无时wúshí: never (used with 不)