鹰的运气。两只鹰饥肠辘辘。它们在空中久久地盘旋着,想找到一只兔子或一只山鸡。但是,它们什么也没有找到,连一只老鼠的影子都没有。一只山鹰忍耐不住了,落到山岩上,缩着脖子打瞌睡。另一只山鹰则继续盘旋着,一圈又一圈,终于,它发现了隐藏在草丛中的一只肥肥的兔子。当它叼着战利品落到伙伴身边时,伙伴羡慕地说:你的运气真好。小故事大道理全集捉到兔子的山鹰若有所思地说:也许是吧,不过我发现,运气好像比较喜欢不辞辛劳,有耐心的人。大道理:捉到兔子的山鹰不辞辛劳,有耐心,才发现隐藏的兔子。可见,运气其实不完全是偶然的。运气还是会眷顾那些有准备的头脑。

鹰的运气。
The luck of the eagle.

   鹰的运气。
   yīng de yùn qì
   The luck of the eagle.

      鹰 (yīng) eagle/falcon/hawk
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      运气 (yùn qì) luck (good or bad)
         运 (yùn) to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
         气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry


两只鹰饥肠辘辘。
The two eagles were famished.

   两只鹰饥肠辘辘。
   liǎng zhī yīng jī cháng lù lù
   The two eagles were famished.

      两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      鹰 (yīng) eagle/falcon/hawk
      饥肠辘辘 (jī cháng lù lù) stomach rumbling with hunger
         饥 (jī) hungry
         肠 (cháng) intestines
         辘 (lù) windlass
         辘 (lù) windlass


它们在空中久久地盘旋着,想找到一只兔子或一只山鸡。
They circled longingly in the air, trying to find a rabbit or a grouse.

   它们在空中久久地盘旋着,
   tā mén zài kōng zhōng jiǔ jiǔ de pán xuán zhāo
   They hovered in the air for a long time and

      它们 (tā mén) they (for inanimate objects)
         它 (tā) it
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      空中 (kōng zhōng) in the sky/in the air
         空 (kōng) empty/air/sky/in vain/to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space
         中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
      久久 (jiǔ jiǔ) for a very long time
         久 (jiǔ) (long) time/(long) duration of time
         久 (jiǔ) (long) time/(long) duration of time
      地盘 (de pán) domain/territory under one's control/foundation of a
         地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
         盘 (pán) plate/dish/tray/board/hard drive (computing)/to build/to
      旋 (xuán) to revolve/a loop/a circle
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to

   想找到一只兔子或一只山鸡。
   xiǎng zhǎo dào yī zhī tù zǐ huò yī zhī shān jī
   Trying to find a rabbit or a grouse.

      想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
      找到 (zhǎo dào) to find
         找 (zhǎo) to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      兔子 (tù zǐ) hare/rabbit/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         兔 (tù) rabbit
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      或 (huò) maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      山鸡 (shān jī) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)/(dialect) pheasant
         山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
         鸡 (jī) fowl/chicken/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) prostitute


但是,它们什么也没有找到,连一只老鼠的影子都没有。
But they found nothing, not even the shadow of a mouse.

   但是,
   dàn shì
   However.

      但是 (dàn shì) but/however
         但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be

   它们什么也没有找到,
   tā mén shén me yě méi yǒu zhǎo dào
   They found nothing.

      它们 (tā mén) they (for inanimate objects)
         它 (tā) it
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      什么 (shén me) what?/something/anything
         什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
         么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      没有 (méi yǒu) haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
         没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      找到 (zhǎo dào) to find
         找 (zhǎo) to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb

   连一只老鼠的影子都没有。
   lián yī zhī lǎo shǔ de yǐng zǐ dōu méi yǒu
   There was not even a shadow of a mouse.

      连 (lián) to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      老鼠 (lǎo shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         老 (lǎo) null
         鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      影子 (yǐng zǐ) shadow/reflection/(fig.) hint/indication/influence
         影 (yǐng) picture/image/film/movie/photograph/reflection/shadow/trace
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      没有 (méi yǒu) haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
         没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be


一只山鹰忍耐不住了,落到山岩上,缩着脖子打瞌睡。
A mountain eagle could not resist, landed on the rocks and dozed off with its neck scrunched.

   一只山鹰忍耐不住了,
   yī zhī shān yīng rěn nài bù zhù le
   A mountain eagle couldn't resist.

      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
      鹰 (yīng) eagle/falcon/hawk
      忍耐 (rěn nài) to endure/to bear with/to exercise patience/to restrain
         忍 (rěn) to bear/to endure/to tolerate/to restrain oneself
         耐 (nài) capable of enduring/able to tolerate/patient/durable/hardy
      不住 (bù zhù) repeatedly/continuously/constantly/unable to (resist
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         住 (zhù) to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   落到山岩上,
   là dào shān yán shǎng
   falling onto the rocks of the mountain.

      落 (là) to leave out/to be missing/to leave behind or forget to
      到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
      岩 (yán) cliff/rock
      上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous

   缩着脖子打瞌睡。
   sù zhāo bó zǐ dá kē shuì
   Doze off with your neck craned.

      缩 (sù) to withdraw/to pull back/to contract/to shrink/to reduce
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      脖子 (bó zǐ) neck/CL:個|个[ge4]
         脖 (bó) neck
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      打瞌睡 (dá kē shuì) to doze off
         打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
         瞌 (kē) to doze off/sleepy
         睡 (shuì) to sleep/to lie down


另一只山鹰则继续盘旋着,一圈又一圈,终于,它发现了隐藏在草丛中的一只肥肥的兔子。
Another mountain eagle continued to circle, round and round, and finally, it spotted a fat rabbit hidden in the grass.

   另一只山鹰则继续盘旋着,
   lìng yī zhī shān yīng zé jì xù pán xuán zhāo
   The other mountain eagle continued to hover and

      另一 (lìng yī) another/the other
         另 (lìng) other/another/separate/separately
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
      鹰 (yīng) eagle/falcon/hawk
      则 (zé) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous
      继续 (jì xù) to continue/to proceed with/to go on with
         继 (jì) to continue/to follow after/to go on with/to succeed/to
         续 (xù) to continue/to replenish
      盘旋 (pán xuán) to spiral/to circle/to go around/to hover/to orbit
         盘 (pán) plate/dish/tray/board/hard drive (computing)/to build/to
         旋 (xuán) to revolve/a loop/a circle
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to

   一圈又一圈,
   yī juān yòu yī juān
   Round after round, the

      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      圈 (juān) to confine/to lock up/to pen in/pen (pig)/a fold/circle
      又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      圈 (juān) to confine/to lock up/to pen in/pen (pig)/a fold/circle

   终于,
   zhōng yú
   Finally.

      终于 (zhōng yú) at last/in the end/finally/eventually
         终 (zhōng) end/finish
         于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of

   它发现了隐藏在草丛中的一只肥肥的兔子。
   tā fā xiàn le yǐn cáng zài cǎo cóng zhōng de yī zhī féi féi de tù zǐ
   It found a fat rabbit hidden in the grass.

      它 (tā) it
      发现 (fā xiàn) to find/to discover
         发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
         现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      隐藏 (yǐn cáng) to hide/to conceal/to mask/to shelter/to harbor (i.e. keep
         隐 (yǐn) secret/hidden/concealed/(prefix) crypto-/to lean upon
         藏 (cáng) Tibet/Xizang 西藏/to conceal/to hide away/to harbor/to store
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      草丛 (cǎo cóng) underbrush
         草 (cǎo) grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough
         丛 (cóng) cluster/collection/collection of books/thicket
      中的 (zhōng de) to hit the target/to hit the nail on the head
         中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
         的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      肥 (féi) fat/fertile/loose-fitting or large/to fertilize/to become
      肥 (féi) fat/fertile/loose-fitting or large/to fertilize/to become
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      兔子 (tù zǐ) hare/rabbit/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         兔 (tù) rabbit
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11


当它叼着战利品落到伙伴身边时,伙伴羡慕地说:你的运气真好。
When it landed next to its partner with the trophy in its mouth, the partner said enviously: you are so lucky.

   当它叼着战利品落到伙伴身边时,
   dāng tā diāo zhāo zhàn lì pǐn là dào huǒ bàn shēn biān shí
   When it landed next to its partner with the trophy in its mouth

      当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
      它 (tā) it
      叼 (diāo) to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      战利品 (zhàn lì pǐn) spoils of war
         战 (zhàn) to fight/fight/war/battle
         利 (lì) sharp/favorable/advantage/benefit/profit/interest/to do
         品 (pǐn) article/commodity/product/goods/kind/grade/rank/character
      落 (là) to leave out/to be missing/to leave behind or forget to
      到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      伙伴 (huǒ bàn) partner/companion/comrade
         伙 (huǒ) companion/partner/group/classifier for groups of people/to
         伴 (bàn) partner/companion/comrade/associate/to accompany
      身边 (shēn biān) at one's side/on hand
         身 (shēn) body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the
         边 (biān) side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously
      时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period

   伙伴羡慕地说:
   huǒ bàn xiàn mù de shuì
   The partner said enviously.

      伙伴 (huǒ bàn) partner/companion/comrade
         伙 (huǒ) companion/partner/group/classifier for groups of people/to
         伴 (bàn) partner/companion/comrade/associate/to accompany
      羡慕 (xiàn mù) to envy/to admire
         羡 (xiàn) to envy
         慕 (mù) to admire
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   你的运气真好。
   nǐ de yùn qì zhēn hǎo
   You are so lucky.

      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      运气 (yùn qì) luck (good or bad)
         运 (yùn) to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
         气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
      真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
      好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating


小故事大道理全集捉到兔子的山鹰若有所思地说:也许是吧,不过我发现,运气好像比较喜欢不辞辛劳,有耐心的人。
The mountain eagle that caught the rabbit said thoughtfully: Maybe so, but I found that luck seems to like people who work hard and have patience.

   小故事大道理全集捉到兔子的山鹰若有所思地说:
   xiǎo gù shì dà dào lǐ quán jí zhuō dào tù zǐ de shān yīng ruò yǒu suǒ sī de shuì
   The mountain eagle that caught the rabbit said thoughtfully.

      小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
      故事 (gù shì) old practice/CL:個|个[ge4]/narrative/story/tale
         故 (gù) happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old
         事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
      大道理 (dà dào lǐ) major principle/general truth/sermon (reproof)/bombastic
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
         理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
      全集 (quán jí) omnibus/complete works (of a writer or artist)
         全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
         集 (jí) to gather/to collect/collected works/classifier for
      捉 (zhuō) to clutch/to grab/to capture
      到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      兔子 (tù zǐ) hare/rabbit/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         兔 (tù) rabbit
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
      鹰 (yīng) eagle/falcon/hawk
      若有所思 (ruò yǒu suǒ sī) looking pensive/thoughtfully
         若 (ruò) to seem/like/as/if
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
         所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
         思 (sī) to think/to consider
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   也许是吧,
   yě xǔ shì bā
   Maybe so.

      也许 (yě xǔ) perhaps/maybe
         也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
         许 (xǔ) to allow/to permit/to promise/to praise/somewhat/perhaps
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      吧 (bā) bar (loanword) (serving drinks or providing Internet access

   不过我发现,
   bù guō wǒ fā xiàn
   But I found that

      不过 (bù guō) only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      发现 (fā xiàn) to find/to discover
         发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
         现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current

   运气好像比较喜欢不辞辛劳,
   yùn qì hǎo xiàng bǐ jiào xǐ huān bù cí xīn láo
   Luck seems to prefer to go out of its way,

      运气 (yùn qì) luck (good or bad)
         运 (yùn) to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
         气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
      好像 (hǎo xiàng) as if/to seem like
         好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
         像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
      比较 (bǐ jiào) to compare/to contrast/comparatively/relatively/quite
         比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
         较 (jiào) to compare/to dispute/compared to/(before adj.) relatively
      喜欢 (xǐ huān) to like/to be fond of
         喜 (xǐ) to be fond of/to like/to enjoy/to be happy/to feel pleased
         欢 (huān) joyous/happy/pleased
      不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
      辞辛劳 --not found--
      辛劳 (xīn láo) laborious
         辛 (xīn) (of taste) hot or pungent/hard/laborious/suffering/eighth
         劳 (láo) to toil/labor/laborer/to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)

   有耐心的人。
   yǒu nài xīn de rén
   Patient people.

      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      耐心 (nài xīn) to be patient/patience
         耐 (nài) capable of enduring/able to tolerate/patient/durable/hardy
         心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]


大道理:捉到兔子的山鹰不辞辛劳,有耐心,才发现隐藏的兔子。
The big truth: The mountain eagle that caught the rabbit worked hard and was patient before it found the hidden rabbit.

   大道理:
   dà dào lǐ
   Big truth.

      大道理 (dà dào lǐ) major principle/general truth/sermon (reproof)/bombastic
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
         理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order

   捉到兔子的山鹰不辞辛劳,
   zhuō dào tù zǐ de shān yīng bù cí xīn láo
   The mountain eagle that caught the rabbit worked hard,

      捉 (zhuō) to clutch/to grab/to capture
      到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      兔子 (tù zǐ) hare/rabbit/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         兔 (tù) rabbit
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
      鹰 (yīng) eagle/falcon/hawk
      不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
      辞辛劳 --not found--
      辛劳 (xīn láo) laborious
         辛 (xīn) (of taste) hot or pungent/hard/laborious/suffering/eighth
         劳 (láo) to toil/labor/laborer/to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)

   有耐心,
   yǒu nài xīn
   Have patience.

      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      耐心 (nài xīn) to be patient/patience
         耐 (nài) capable of enduring/able to tolerate/patient/durable/hardy
         心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]

   才发现隐藏的兔子。
   cái fā xiàn yǐn cáng de tù zǐ
   Only then did you find the hidden rabbit.

      才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
      发现 (fā xiàn) to find/to discover
         发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
         现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
      隐藏 (yǐn cáng) to hide/to conceal/to mask/to shelter/to harbor (i.e. keep
         隐 (yǐn) secret/hidden/concealed/(prefix) crypto-/to lean upon
         藏 (cáng) Tibet/Xizang 西藏/to conceal/to hide away/to harbor/to store
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      兔子 (tù zǐ) hare/rabbit/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         兔 (tù) rabbit
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11


可见,运气其实不完全是偶然的。
As you can see, luck is actually not entirely accidental.

   可见,
   kě jiàn
   It can be seen that

      可见 (kě jiàn) it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)/it is (thus)
         可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
         见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear

   运气其实不完全是偶然的。
   yùn qì qí shí bù wán quán shì ǒu rán de
   Luck is actually not entirely accidental.

      运气 (yùn qì) luck (good or bad)
         运 (yùn) to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
         气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
      其实 (qí shí) actually/in fact/really
         其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
         实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
      不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
      完全 (wán quán) complete/whole/totally/entirely
         完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
         全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      偶然 (ǒu rán) incidentally/occasional/occasionally/by chance/randomly
         偶 (ǒu) accidental/image/pair/mate
         然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)


运气还是会眷顾那些有准备的头脑。
Luck still favors those prepared minds.

   运气还是会眷顾那些有准备的头脑。
   yùn qì hái shì huì juàn gù nā xiē yǒu zhǔn bèi de tóu nǎo
   Luck still favors those prepared minds.

      运气 (yùn qì) luck (good or bad)
         运 (yùn) to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
         气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
      还是 (hái shì) or/still/nevertheless/had better
         还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      眷顾 (juàn gù) to care for/to show concern for/to think longingly (of
         眷 (juàn) concern/wife and children
         顾 (gù) to look after/to take into consideration/to attend to
      那些 (nā xiē) those
         那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
         些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      准备 (zhǔn bèi) preparation/to prepare/to intend/to be about to/reserve
         准 (zhǔn) to allow/to grant/in accordance with/in the light of
         备 (bèi) to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      头脑 (tóu nǎo) brains/mind/skull/(fig.) gist (of a matter)/leader/boss
         头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
         脑 (nǎo) brain/mind/head/essence