Bilingual Vocabulary Flashcards

noun (Iñupiaq) · tiān dì zhī qì

The weather, the air, and the great awareness that holds the world together.

天氣、空氣，也是統攝萬物的大意識。

The elders listen to Sila before deciding whether to travel.

長者會先聆聽 Sila，再決定是否出行。

noun (Iñupiaq) · gǔ

The Iñupiaq frame drum used for dance, story, and ceremony.

伊努皮亞克的單面手鼓，用於舞蹈、故事與儀式。

Piŋa learns that the qiḷaun carries the heartbeat of the people.

Piŋa 明白鼓聲承載著族人的心跳。

noun (Iñupiaq) · yuán mǎn / liáng shàn

Goodness and wholeness that comes from being in right relationship.

因關係正當而生的圓滿與良善。

Sharing the catch with every household is iluaq.

把獵獲分給每一戶人家，就是 iluaq。

noun (Iñupiaq) · wú shēng

Without voice — the knowledge carried in silence.

沒有聲音，指沉默中承載的智慧。

Nipaitsoq teaches that listening comes before speaking.

Nipaitsoq 教我們先聆聽，再說話。

noun · zì jǐ shēng huó

Living by hunting, fishing, and gathering what the land gives.

靠狩獵、捕魚與採集維持生活。

The family's subsistence year follows the caribou and the ice.

這家人的自給生活年曆跟著馴鹿與海冰走。

adjective · zǔ xiān de

Belonging to or passed down from the people who came before you.

屬於祖先、由祖先傳下來的。

The drum songs are ancestral gifts, older than anyone remembers.

這些鼓歌是祖先的禮物，比任何人的記憶都久遠。

noun · zhuǎn huà

A complete change from one form or state into another.

從一種形態完全變成另一種形態。

The eagle's transformation into a person opens the story's second world.

鷹化為人，開啟了故事的第二個世界。

noun · hù huì

Giving back to whatever gives to you.

對給予你的一切有所回報。

Reciprocity means thanking the animal that feeds the village.

互惠就是感謝那餵養村莊的動物。

noun · chéng nián lǐ / qǐ méng

The passage that carries someone into a new role or knowledge.

使人進入新身分或新知識的過程。

Piŋa's time in the eagle's house is an initiation into ceremony.

Piŋa 在鷹屋的日子是一場儀式的啟蒙。

noun phrase · kǒu shù chuán tǒng

Knowledge kept alive by telling rather than writing.

靠口耳相傳而非文字保存的知識。

Eagle Drums grew out of an oral tradition told for generations.

《Eagle Drums》源自世代相傳的口述傳統。

noun phrase · xìn shǐ yàn

Kivgiq — the great gathering of trade, dance, and gift-giving.

Kivgiq，融合貿易、舞蹈與贈禮的大型聚會。

The eagles teach humans how to hold the first Messenger Feast.

鷹族教會人類如何舉辦第一次信使宴。

noun · rèn xìng

The strength to keep going and recover after hardship.

在艱難之後仍能堅持與復原的力量。

Arctic life asks for resilience in every season.

北極的生活每個季節都需要韌性。

noun · qīn yuán guān xì

The web of family ties, including ties to animals and land.

家族之間的關係網，也包含與動物、土地的關係。

Kinship in the novel stretches beyond humans to eagles.

小說裡的親緣關係從人類延伸到老鷹。

noun · lǐ jié guī fàn

The right way to behave in a ceremony or relationship.

在儀式或關係中應遵守的正確做法。

Piŋa must learn the protocol of the drum before he may play.

Piŋa 必須先學會鼓的禮節，才能敲奏。

noun (Chinese) · xiào

Filial care — honoring parents, elders, and ancestors.

敬愛父母、長者與祖先。

Piŋa's worry for his family shows 孝 in an Iñupiaq form.

Piŋa 對家人的掛念，是伊努皮亞克形式的孝。

noun (Chinese) · hòu

Waiting and watching for the sign the season gives.

等待並觀察節氣給出的徵兆。

Hunting and 候 both require patience with time.

打獵與候都需要對時間保持耐心。

noun (Chinese) · wú wéi

Acting without forcing; moving with the grain of things.

不強求地行動，順著事物的紋理走。

The eagle mother teaches by 无为 — letting Piŋa learn by doing.

鷹母以無為施教，讓 Piŋa 在實作中學習。

noun · mǔ tí

An image or idea that returns again and again in a story.

在故事中反覆出現的意象或想法。

The drumbeat is a motif that marks every turning point.

鼓聲是標記每個轉折點的母題。

noun phrase · xù shì jié gòu

The shape a story takes as it moves from beginning to end.

故事從開頭到結尾所呈現的形態。

Its narrative structure circles like a season, not a straight line.

它的敘事結構像季節般循環，而不是一條直線。

noun · lì chǎng wèi zhì

Who you are and where you stand when you tell a story.

說故事時，你是誰、站在什麼位置。

Hopson's positionality as an Iñupiaq writer shapes the whole book.

Hopson 作為伊努皮亞克作者的立場，形塑了整本書。

noun (Iñupiaq) · gòng tóng wū

The community house where dance, story, and teaching happen.

族人聚會、跳舞、講故事與傳授技藝的公共屋。

Piŋa learns as much in the qargi as on the land.

Piŋa 在 qargi 裡學到的，不比在土地上少。

noun · tái yuán

Treeless Arctic land, frozen beneath the surface.

沒有樹木、地下常年凍結的北極大地。

The tundra is not empty; it is full of readers.

苔原並不空曠，它滿是懂得閱讀它的人。

noun · zhǎng zhě

A respected older person who carries knowledge for everyone.

為全體族人保存知識、受人敬重的長輩。

An elder answers a question with a story.

長者用故事回答問題。

noun · yàn qìng

A shared meal that keeps the community bound together.

把族人聯繫在一起的共食盛會。

The feast is a ceremony of relationship, not just food.

宴慶是一場關係的儀式，而不只是吃飯。

noun phrase · lǐ wù jīng jì

A system where giving, not buying, holds people together.

以贈與而非買賣維繫關係的制度。

Sharing the catch is the gift economy at work.

分享獵獲，就是禮物經濟的運作。

noun phrase · líng zhù

A non-human being who guides or teaches a person.

指引或教導人的非人存在。

The eagles act as spirit helpers, and as teachers.

老鷹既是靈助，也是老師。

noun · yì xiàng

Something seen beyond ordinary sight that carries meaning.

超出常人視覺、帶著意義的所見。

A vision changes what Piŋa believes is possible.

一個異象改變了 Piŋa 對可能性的看法。

noun · kuǎn dài

Welcoming and caring for a guest as a duty and an honor.

把款待客人視為責任與榮譽。

Hospitality in the Arctic can be the difference between life and death.

在北極，款待有時是生與死的分別。

noun · nài lì

The strength to keep going for a long time.

長時間持續下去的力量。

The journey tests endurance more than speed.

這趟旅程考驗的是耐力，而非速度。

noun · xuè mài chuán chéng

The line of family and teaching you belong to.

你所屬的家族與傳授的脈絡。

A name carries a lineage, not just a sound.

一個名字承載的是血脈，而不只是聲音。