不同。意大利著名影星索非亚。罗兰自小就想成为电影明星,她16岁时来到罗马,打算在这里圆自己的演员梦。可是很多人都对她说她的自身条件太差个子太高,臀部太宽,鼻子太长,嘴太大,下巴太小,也就是说,她的外在条件无一能够跟人们所想象的那种演员外型吻合。就连著名的制片商卡洛也跟她说,如果她真想干这一行,就得把自己的鼻子和臀部动一动。但这遭到了索非亚的强烈反对。她说:我为什么非要跟别人一样呢?几年后,她成功了,那些有关她鼻子长,嘴巴大,臀部宽的议论也无声无息了,这些特征反而成了美女的标准。法国科学家曾经做过这样一个实验:把十来条毛毛虫放在一只花盆的边沿上,首尾相连,围成一圈,花盆周围不到6寸的地方,撒了很多毛毛虫喜欢吃的松针。这时候,毛毛虫开始一个跟着一个,绕着花盆,一圈又一圈地行走。一个小时过去了,一天过去了,毛毛虫还在不停地,坚韧地团团转。一连走了七天七夜,终于因饥饿和劳累而相继死去。这其中,只要有一只稍微与众不同,情况可能就会完全是另外一种模样。(易水寒)大道理:我们常常会以我和某某很相似而自豪,这个某某又常常是在某一方面有特长的人。可是,哪一个出色的人不是因为和别人不同才脱颖而出?总是追求和别人相同,最终不是诸事平平,便是饥饿而死啊!

不同。
Different.

   不同。
   bù tóng
   Different.

      不同 (bù tóng) different/distinct/not the same/not alike
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with


意大利著名影星索非亚。
Famous Italian movie star Sofia.

   意大利著名影星索非亚。
   yì dà lì zhù míng yǐng xīng suǒ fēi yà
   Famous Italian movie star Sofia.

      意大利 (yì dà lì) Italy/Italian
         意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         利 (lì) sharp/favorable/advantage/benefit/profit/interest/to do
      著名 (zhù míng) famous/noted/well-known/celebrated
         著 (zhù) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
         名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
      影星 (yǐng xīng) film star
         影 (yǐng) picture/image/film/movie/photograph/reflection/shadow/trace
         星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
      索非亚 (suǒ fēi yà) Sofia capital of Bulgaria
         索 (suǒ) to search/to demand/to ask/to exact/large rope/isolated
         非 (fēi) abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1] Africa/to not be/not/wrong
         亚 (yà) Asia/Asian/Taiwan pr. [Ya3]/second/next to/inferior/sub-


罗兰自小就想成为电影明星,她16岁时来到罗马,打算在这里圆自己的演员梦。
Ever since she was a child, Roland wanted to be a movie star, and she came to Rome at the age of 16 with the intention of fulfilling her dream of becoming an actress here.

   罗兰自小就想成为电影明星,
   luó lán zì xiǎo jiù xiǎng chéng wéi diàn yǐng míng xīng
   Roland has wanted to be a movie star since he was a child.

      罗兰 (luó lán) Roland (name)
         罗 (luó) gauze/to collect/to gather/to catch/to sift
         兰 (lán) orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)/fragrant thoroughwort
      自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
      小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
      成为 (chéng wéi) to become/to turn into
         成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
         为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
      电影 (diàn yǐng) movie/film/CL:部[bu4]片[pian4]幕[mu4]場|场[chang3]
         电 (diàn) electric/electricity/electrical
         影 (yǐng) picture/image/film/movie/photograph/reflection/shadow/trace
      明星 (míng xīng) star/celebrity
         明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
         星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount

   她16岁时来到罗马,
   tā ??? ??? suì shí lái dào luó mǎ
   She came to Rome when she was 16 years old.

      她 (tā) she
      岁时 (suì shí) season/time of the year
         岁 (suì) classifier for years (of age)/year/year (of crop harvests)
         时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
      来到 (lái dào) to come/to arrive
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      罗马 (luó mǎ) Rome capital of Italy
         罗 (luó) gauze/to collect/to gather/to catch/to sift
         马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess

   打算在这里圆自己的演员梦。
   dá suàn zài zhè lǐ yuán zì jǐ de yǎn yuán mèng
   Intended to fulfill his dream of being an actor here.

      打算 (dá suàn) to plan/to intend/to calculate/plan/intention/calculation
         打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
         算 (suàn) to regard as/to figure/to calculate/to compute
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      这里 (zhè lǐ) here
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
      圆 (yuán) circle/round/circular/spherical/(of the moon) full/unit of
      自己 (zì jǐ) oneself/one's own
         自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
         己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      演员 (yǎn yuán) actor or actress/performer/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
         演 (yǎn) to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act
         员 (yuán) person/employee/member
      梦 (mèng) dream/CL:場|场[chang2]個|个[ge4]/(bound form) to dream


可是很多人都对她说她的自身条件太差个子太高,臀部太宽,鼻子太长,嘴太大,下巴太小,也就是说,她的外在条件无一能够跟人们所想象的那种演员外型吻合。
However, many people have told her that her condition is too poor. She is too tall, her hips are too wide, her nose is too long, her mouth is too big, and her chin is too small, which means that none of her external conditions can match the kind of appearance people imagine for an actress.

   可是很多人都对她说她的自身条件太差个子太高,
   kě shì hěn duō rén dōu duì tā shuì tā de zì shēn tiáo jiàn tài chā gě zǐ tài gāo
   But many people said to her that her own conditions were too poor and too tall.

      可是 (kě shì) but/however/(used for emphasis) indeed
         可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
      多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
      她 (tā) she
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
      她 (tā) she
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      自身 (zì shēn) itself/oneself/one's own
         自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
         身 (shēn) body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the
      条件 (tiáo jiàn) condition/circumstances/term/factor/requirement
         条 (tiáo) strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for
         件 (jiàn) item/component/classifier for events things clothes etc
      太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
      差 (chā) difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a
      个子 (gě zǐ) height/stature/build/size
         个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
      高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)

   臀部太宽,
   tún bù tài kuān
   The hips are too wide.

      臀部 (tún bù) butt/buttocks
         臀 (tún) butt/buttocks
         部 (bù) ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board
      太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
      宽 (kuān) lenient/wide/broad

   鼻子太长,
   bí zǐ tài cháng
   The nose is too long.

      鼻子 (bí zǐ) nose/CL:個|个[ge4]隻|只[zhi1]
         鼻 (bí) nose
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
      长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to

   嘴太大,
   zuǐ tài dà
   The mouth is too big.

      嘴 (zuǐ) mouth/beak/nozzle/spout (of teapot etc)
      太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
      大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest

   下巴太小,
   xià bā tài xiǎo
   The chin is too small.

      下巴 (xià bā) chin/CL:個|个[ge4]
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
         巴 (bā) to long for/to wish/to cling to/to stick to/sth that sticks
      太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
      小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young

   也就是说,
   yě jiù shì shuì
   In other words

      也就是说 (yě jiù shì shuì) in other words/that is to say/so/thus
         也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
         就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
         说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   她的外在条件无一能够跟人们所想象的那种演员外型吻合。
   tā de wài zài tiáo jiàn mó yī néng gòu gēn rén mén suǒ xiǎng xiàng de nā chóng yǎn yuán wài xíng wěn gě
   None of her external conditions match the kind of appearance one would expect from an actress.

      她 (tā) she
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      外在 (wài zài) external/extrinsic
         外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
         在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      条件 (tiáo jiàn) condition/circumstances/term/factor/requirement
         条 (tiáo) strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for
         件 (jiàn) item/component/classifier for events things clothes etc
      无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      能够 (néng gòu) to be capable of/to be able to/can
         能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
         够 (gòu) enough (sufficient)/enough (too much)/(coll.) (before adj.)
      跟人 (gēn rén) to marry (of woman)
         跟 (gēn) heel/to follow closely/to go with/(of a woman) to marry sb
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      所想 (suǒ xiǎng) what one considers/one's thoughts
         所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
         想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
      象 (xiàng) elephant/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/shape/form/appearance/to imitate
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      那种 (nā chóng) that/that kind of/that sort of/that type of
         那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
         种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
      演员 (yǎn yuán) actor or actress/performer/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
         演 (yǎn) to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act
         员 (yuán) person/employee/member
      外型 (wài xíng) external form
         外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
         型 (xíng) mold/type/style/model
      吻合 (wěn gě) to be a good fit/to be identical with/to adjust oneself to
         吻 (wěn) kiss/to kiss/mouth
         合 (gě) 100 ml/one-tenth of a peck/measure for dry grain equal to


就连著名的制片商卡洛也跟她说,如果她真想干这一行,就得把自己的鼻子和臀部动一动。
Even Carlo, the famous producer, told her that if she really wanted to do this business, she would have to move her nose and hips.

   就连著名的制片商卡洛也跟她说,
   jiù lián zhù míng de zhì piān shāng kǎ luò yě gēn tā shuì
   Even the famous producer, Carlo, told her that

      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      连 (lián) to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession
      著名 (zhù míng) famous/noted/well-known/celebrated
         著 (zhù) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
         名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      制片 (zhì piān) moviemaking
         制 (zhì) to manufacture/to make
         片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
      商 (shāng) commerce/merchant/dealer/to consult/2nd note in pentatonic
      卡 (kǎ) to stop/to block/(computing) (coll.) slow/(loanword) card
      洛也跟她说 --not found--
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      跟 (gēn) heel/to follow closely/to go with/(of a woman) to marry sb
      她 (tā) she
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   如果她真想干这一行,
   rú guǒ tā zhēn xiǎng gān zhè yī háng
   If she really wants to do this business.

      如果 (rú guǒ) if/in case/in the event that
         如 (rú) as/as if/such as
         果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
      她 (tā) she
      真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
      想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
      干 (gān) to concern/to interfere/shield/stem
      这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
      一行 (yī háng) party/delegation
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to

   就得把自己的鼻子和臀部动一动。
   jiù dé bǎ zì jǐ de bí zǐ hé tún bù dòng yī dòng
   Just have to move your nose and hips around a bit.

      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      自己 (zì jǐ) oneself/one's own
         自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
         己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      鼻子 (bí zǐ) nose/CL:個|个[ge4]隻|只[zhi1]
         鼻 (bí) nose
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
      臀部 (tún bù) butt/buttocks
         臀 (tún) butt/buttocks
         部 (bù) ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board
      动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to


但这遭到了索非亚的强烈反对。
But this was strongly opposed by Sofia.

   但这遭到了索非亚的强烈反对。
   dàn zhè zāo dào le suǒ fēi yà de jiàng liè fǎn duì
   But this was strongly opposed by Sofia.

      但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
      这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
      遭到 (zāo dào) to suffer/to meet with (sth unfortunate)
         遭 (zāo) to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)/classifier for
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      索非亚 (suǒ fēi yà) Sofia capital of Bulgaria
         索 (suǒ) to search/to demand/to ask/to exact/large rope/isolated
         非 (fēi) abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1] Africa/to not be/not/wrong
         亚 (yà) Asia/Asian/Taiwan pr. [Ya3]/second/next to/inferior/sub-
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      强烈反对 (jiàng liè fǎn duì) to oppose strongly/violently opposed to
         强 (jiàng) stubborn/unyielding/strong/powerful/better/slightly more
         烈 (liè) ardent/intense/fierce/stern/upright/to give one's life for
         反 (fǎn) contrary/in reverse/inside out or upside down/to reverse/to
         对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite


她说:我为什么非要跟别人一样呢?几年后,她成功了,那些有关她鼻子长,嘴巴大,臀部宽的议论也无声无息了,这些特征反而成了美女的标准。
She said, "Why do I have to be like everyone else? A few years later, she succeeded, and those comments about her long nose, big mouth and wide hips were silent, and these features became the standard for beauty instead.

   她说:
   tā shuì
   She said.

      她 (tā) she
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   我为什么非要跟别人一样呢?
   wǒ wéi shén me fēi yāo gēn bié rén yī yàng ne
   Why do I have to be like everyone else?

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      为什么 (wéi shén me) why?/for what reason?
         为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
         什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
         么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
      非要 (fēi yāo) to want absolutely/to insist on (doing something)
         非 (fēi) abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1] Africa/to not be/not/wrong
         要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
      跟 (gēn) heel/to follow closely/to go with/(of a woman) to marry sb
      别人 (bié rén) other people/others/other person
         别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      一样 (yī yàng) same/like/equal to/the same as/just like
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
      呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to

   几年后,
   jī nián hòu
   A few years later

      几年 (jī nián) a few years/several years/how many years
         几 (jī) small table
         年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
      后 (hòu) empress/queen

   她成功了,
   tā chéng gōng le
   She made it.

      她 (tā) she
      成功 (chéng gōng) Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2
         成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
         功 (gōng) meritorious deed or service/achievement/result/service
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   那些有关她鼻子长,
   nā xiē yǒu guān tā bí zǐ cháng
   Those about her long nose.

      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
      有关 (yǒu guān) to have sth to do with/to relate to/related to/to concern
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
         关 (guān) mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to
      她 (tā) she
      鼻子 (bí zǐ) nose/CL:個|个[ge4]隻|只[zhi1]
         鼻 (bí) nose
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to

   嘴巴大,
   zuǐ bā dà
   Big mouth.

      嘴巴 (zuǐ bā) mouth/CL:張|张[zhang1]/slap in the face/CL:個|个[ge4]
         嘴 (zuǐ) mouth/beak/nozzle/spout (of teapot etc)
         巴 (bā) to long for/to wish/to cling to/to stick to/sth that sticks
      大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest

   臀部宽的议论也无声无息了,
   tún bù kuān de yì lún yě mó shēng mó xī le
   The talk of wide hips is silent and

      臀部 (tún bù) butt/buttocks
         臀 (tún) butt/buttocks
         部 (bù) ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board
      宽 (kuān) lenient/wide/broad
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      议论 (yì lún) to comment/to talk about/to discuss/discussion/CL:個|个[ge4]
         议 (yì) to comment on/to discuss/to suggest
         论 (lún) abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3] The Analects (of Confucius)
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      无声无息 (mó shēng mó xī) wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
         无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
         声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
         无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
         息 (xī) breath/news/interest (on an investment or loan)/to cease/to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   这些特征反而成了美女的标准。
   zhè xiē tè zhēng fǎn ér chéng le měi nǚ de biāo zhǔn
   These characteristics have instead become the standard for beauty.

      这些 (zhè xiē) these
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
      特征 (tè zhēng) characteristic/diagnostic property/distinctive feature
         特 (tè) special/unique/distinguished/especially/unusual/very/abbr.
         征 (zhēng) journey/trip/expedition/to go on long campaign/to attack
      反而 (fǎn ér) instead/on the contrary/contrary (to expectations)
         反 (fǎn) contrary/in reverse/inside out or upside down/to reverse/to
         而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      成了 (chéng le) to be done/to be ready/that's enough!/that will do!
         成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      美女 (měi nǚ) beautiful woman
         美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
         女 (nǚ) female/woman/daughter
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      标准 (biāo zhǔn) (an official) standard/norm/criterion/CL:個|个[ge4]
         标 (biāo) mark/sign/label/to mark with a symbol label lettering etc
         准 (zhǔn) to allow/to grant/in accordance with/in the light of


法国科学家曾经做过这样一个实验:把十来条毛毛虫放在一只花盆的边沿上,首尾相连,围成一圈,花盆周围不到6寸的地方,撒了很多毛毛虫喜欢吃的松针。
French scientists once did such an experiment: a dozen caterpillars on the edge of a pot, the first and last connected, in a circle, less than 6 inches around the pot, scattered a lot of caterpillars like to eat the pine needles.

   法国科学家曾经做过这样一个实验:
   fǎ guó kē xué jiā céng jīng zuò guō zhè yàng yī gě shí yàn
   French scientists once did such an experiment.

      法国 (fǎ guó) France/French
         法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
         国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
      科学家 (kē xué jiā) scientist/CL:個|个[ge4]
         科 (kē) branch of study/administrative section/division/field
         学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
         家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
      曾经 (céng jīng) once/already/former/previously/ever/(past tense marker used
         曾 (céng) once/already/ever (in the past)/former/previously/(past
         经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
      做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
      过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
      这样 (zhè yàng) this kind of/so/this way/like this/such
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      实验 (shí yàn) experiment/test/CL:個|个[ge4]次[ci4]/experimental/to
         实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
         验 (yàn) to examine/to test/to check

   把十来条毛毛虫放在一只花盆的边沿上,
   bǎ shí lái tiáo máo máo chóng fàng zài yī zhī huā pén de biān yán shǎng
   Put a dozen caterpillars on the rim of a flower pot.

      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      十 (shí) ten/10
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      条 (tiáo) strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for
      毛毛虫 (máo máo chóng) caterpillar
         毛 (máo) hair/feather/down/wool/mildew/mold/coarse or semifinished
         毛 (máo) hair/feather/down/wool/mildew/mold/coarse or semifinished
         虫 (chóng) lower form of animal life including insects insect larvae
      放 (fàng) to put/to place/to release/to free/to let go/to let out/to
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      花盆 (huā pén) flower pot
         花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
         盆 (pén) basin/flower pot/unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      边沿 (biān yán) edge/fringe
         边 (biān) side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously
         沿 (yán) along/to follow (a line tradition etc)/to carry on/to trim
      上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous

   首尾相连,
   shǒu wěi xiāng lián
   First and last.

      首尾 (shǒu wěi) head and tail
         首 (shǒu) head/chief/first (occasion thing etc)/classifier for poems
         尾 (wěi) tail/remainder/remnant/extremity/sixth of the 28
      相连 (xiāng lián) to link/to join/link/connection
         相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
         连 (lián) to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession

   围成一圈,
   wéi chéng yī juān
   in a circle.

      围 (wéi) to encircle/to surround/all around/to wear by wrapping
      成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
      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

   花盆周围不到6寸的地方,
   huā pén zhōu wéi bù dào ??? cùn de de fāng
   Less than 6 inches around the planter.

      花盆 (huā pén) flower pot
         花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
         盆 (pén) basin/flower pot/unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8
      周围 (zhōu wéi) surroundings/environment/to encompass
         周 (zhōu) to make a circuit/to circle/circle/circumference/lap/cycle
         围 (wéi) to encircle/to surround/all around/to wear by wrapping
      不到 (bù dào) not to arrive/not reaching/insufficient/less than
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      寸 (cùn) a unit of length/inch/thumb
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      地方 (de fāng) region/regional (away from the central administration)
         地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
         方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and

   撒了很多毛毛虫喜欢吃的松针。
   sā le hěn duō máo máo chóng xǐ huān chī de sōng zhēn
   Scattered a lot of pine needles that caterpillars like to eat.

      撒 (sā) to let go/to cast/to let loose/to discharge/to give
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
      多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
      毛毛虫 (máo máo chóng) caterpillar
         毛 (máo) hair/feather/down/wool/mildew/mold/coarse or semifinished
         毛 (máo) hair/feather/down/wool/mildew/mold/coarse or semifinished
         虫 (chóng) lower form of animal life including insects insect larvae
      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
      吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
      针 (zhēn) needle/pin/injection/stitch/CL:根[gen1]支[zhi1]


这时候,毛毛虫开始一个跟着一个,绕着花盆,一圈又一圈地行走。
At this point, the caterpillars began to follow one after the other, around the flower pot, walking in circles after circles.

   这时候,
   zhè shí hòu
   At this time.

      这时 (zhè shí) at this time/at this moment
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
      候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)

   毛毛虫开始一个跟着一个,
   máo máo chóng kāi shǐ yī gě gēn zhāo yī gě
   The caterpillars started to follow one after another.

      毛毛虫 (máo máo chóng) caterpillar
         毛 (máo) hair/feather/down/wool/mildew/mold/coarse or semifinished
         毛 (máo) hair/feather/down/wool/mildew/mold/coarse or semifinished
         虫 (chóng) lower form of animal life including insects insect larvae
      开始 (kāi shǐ) to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[ge4]
         开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
         始 (shǐ) to begin/to start/then/only then
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      跟着 (gēn zhāo) to follow after/immediately afterwards
         跟 (gēn) heel/to follow closely/to go with/(of a woman) to marry sb
         着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects

   绕着花盆,
   rào zhāo huā pén
   around the flower pot.

      绕 (rào) to wind/to coil (thread)/to rotate around/to spiral/to move
      着花 (zhāo huā) to blossom/to come to flower/to be in bloom/to blossom/see
         着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
         花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
      盆 (pén) basin/flower pot/unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8

   一圈又一圈地行走。
   yī juān yòu yī juān de háng zǒu
   Walking round and round.

      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
      圈地 (juān de) staking a claim to territory/enclosure
         圈 (juān) to confine/to lock up/to pen in/pen (pig)/a fold/circle
         地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      行走 (háng zǒu) to walk
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
         走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave


一个小时过去了,一天过去了,毛毛虫还在不停地,坚韧地团团转。
An hour passed, a day passed, and the caterpillar was still going round and round, tenaciously.

   一个小时过去了,
   yī gě xiǎo shí guō qù le
   An hour has passed and

      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      小时 (xiǎo shí) hour/CL:個|个[ge4]
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
      过去 (guō qù) (in the) past/former/previous/to go over/to pass by/(verb
         过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
         去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   一天过去了,
   yī tiān guō qù le
   A day has passed.

      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      过去 (guō qù) (in the) past/former/previous/to go over/to pass by/(verb
         过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
         去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   毛毛虫还在不停地,
   máo máo chóng hái zài bù tíng de
   The caterpillar is still going on and on.

      毛毛虫 (máo máo chóng) caterpillar
         毛 (máo) hair/feather/down/wool/mildew/mold/coarse or semifinished
         毛 (máo) hair/feather/down/wool/mildew/mold/coarse or semifinished
         虫 (chóng) lower form of animal life including insects insect larvae
      还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      不停 (bù tíng) incessant
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         停 (tíng) to stop/to halt/to park (a car)
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective

   坚韧地团团转。
   jiān rèn de tuán tuán zhuǎn
   Tough regimented.

      坚韧 (jiān rèn) tough and durable/tenacious
         坚 (jiān) strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute
         韧 (rèn) annealed/pliable but strong/tough/tenacious
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      团团转 (tuán tuán zhuǎn) to go round and round/running around in circles/fig.
         团 (tuán) round/lump/ball/to roll into a ball/to gather/regiment
         团 (tuán) round/lump/ball/to roll into a ball/to gather/regiment
         转 (zhuǎn) see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]/to turn/to change direction/to


一连走了七天七夜,终于因饥饿和劳累而相继死去。
After walking for seven days and seven nights in a row, they finally died one after another due to hunger and exertion.

   一连走了七天七夜,
   yī lián zǒu le qī tiān qī yè
   Walking for seven days and seven nights in a row.

      一连 (yī lián) in a row/in succession/running
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         连 (lián) to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession
      走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      七 (qī) seven/7
      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      七 (qī) seven/7
      夜 (yè) night

   终于因饥饿和劳累而相继死去。
   zhōng yú yīn jī è hé láo léi ér xiāng jì sǐ qù
   Finally, they died one after another from hunger and exertion.

      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
      因 (yīn) cause/reason/because
      饥饿 (jī è) hunger/starvation/famine
         饥 (jī) hungry
         饿 (è) to be hungry/hungry/to starve (sb)
      和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
      劳累 (láo léi) tired/exhausted/worn out/to toil
         劳 (láo) to toil/labor/laborer/to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
         累 (léi) to accumulate/to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lei4])
      而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      相继 (xiāng jì) in succession/following closely
         相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
         继 (jì) to continue/to follow after/to go on with/to succeed/to
      死去 (sǐ qù) to die
         死 (sǐ) to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely
         去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed


这其中,只要有一只稍微与众不同,情况可能就会完全是另外一种模样。
One of these, just a little different, the situation may be a different story.

   这其中,
   zhè qí zhōng
   In this, the

      这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
      其中 (qí zhōng) among/in/included among these
         其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
         中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during

   只要有一只稍微与众不同,
   zhī yāo yǒu yī zhī shāo wēi yǔ zhòng bù tóng
   As long as one is slightly different, the

      只要 (zhī yāo) if only/so long as
         只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
         要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      稍微 (shāo wēi) a little bit
         稍 (shāo) somewhat/a little/see 稍息[shao4 xi1]
         微 (wēi) tiny/miniature/slightly/profound/abtruse/to decline/one
      与众不同 (yǔ zhòng bù tóng) to stand out from the masses (idiom)
         与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
         众 (zhòng) abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4] House of
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with

   情况可能就会完全是另外一种模样。
   qíng kuàng kě néng jiù huì wán quán shì lìng wài yī chóng mó yàng
   The situation may be completely different.

      情况 (qíng kuàng) circumstances/state of affairs/situation
         情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
         况 (kuàng) moreover/situation
      可能 (kě néng) might (happen)/possible/probable/possibility/probability
         可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
         能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      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
      另外 (lìng wài) additional/in addition/besides/separate/other/moreover
         另 (lìng) other/another/separate/separately
         外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
      一种 (yī chóng) one kind of/one type of
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
      模样 (mó yàng) look/style/appearance/approximation/about/CL:個|个[ge4]/also
         模 (mó) to imitate/model/norm/pattern/mold/die/matrix/pattern
         样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type


(易水寒)大道理:我们常常会以我和某某很相似而自豪,这个某某又常常是在某一方面有特长的人。
(Yi Shui Han) Avenue: We often take pride in the fact that I am very similar to so-and-so, and this so-and-so is often a person with special skills in a certain area.

   易水寒)
   yì shuǐ hán
   (Yi Shui Han)

      易 (yì) easy/amiable/to change/to exchange/prefix corresponding to
      水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
      寒 (hán) cold/poor/to tremble

   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

   我们常常会以我和某某很相似而自豪,
   wǒ mén cháng cháng huì yǐ wǒ hé mǒu mǒu hěn xiāng shì ér zì háo
   We often take pride in the fact that I am very similar to so-and-so.

      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      常常 (cháng cháng) frequently/often
         常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
         常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
      会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
      某某 (mǒu mǒu) so-and-so/such-and-such
         某 (mǒu) some/a certain/sb or sth indefinite/such-and-such
         某 (mǒu) some/a certain/sb or sth indefinite/such-and-such
      很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
      相似 (xiāng shì) to resemble/similar/like/resemblance/similarity
         相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
         似 (shì) see 似的[shi4 de5]/to seem/to appear/to resemble/similar
      而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      自豪 (zì háo) proud (of one's achievements etc)
         自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
         豪 (háo) grand/heroic

   这个某某又常常是在某一方面有特长的人。
   zhè gě mǒu mǒu yòu cháng cháng shì zài mǒu yī fāng miàn yǒu tè cháng de rén
   This so-and-so is often a person who has a special talent in a certain area.

      这个 (zhè gě) this/this one
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      某某 (mǒu mǒu) so-and-so/such-and-such
         某 (mǒu) some/a certain/sb or sth indefinite/such-and-such
         某 (mǒu) some/a certain/sb or sth indefinite/such-and-such
      又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
      常常 (cháng cháng) frequently/often
         常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
         常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      某 (mǒu) some/a certain/sb or sth indefinite/such-and-such
      一方面 (yī fāng miàn) on the one hand
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and
         面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      特长 (tè cháng) personal strength/one's special ability or strong points
         特 (tè) special/unique/distinguished/especially/unusual/very/abbr.
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]


可是,哪一个出色的人不是因为和别人不同才脱颖而出?总是追求和别人相同,最终不是诸事平平,便是饥饿而死啊!。
However, which outstanding people are not different from others to stand out? If you always seek to be the same as others, you will either end up with mediocre things or die of hunger!

   可是,
   kě shì
   But.

      可是 (kě shì) but/however/(used for emphasis) indeed
         可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be

   哪一个出色的人不是因为和别人不同才脱颖而出?
   nǎ yī gě chū sè de rén bù shì yīn wéi hé bié rén bù tóng cái tuō yǐng ér chū
   Which outstanding people do not stand out because they are different from others?

      哪一个 (nǎ yī gě) which
         哪 (nǎ) how/which/(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      出色 (chū sè) remarkable/outstanding
         出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
         色 (sè) color/CL:種|种[zhong3]/look/appearance/sex/color/dice
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      不是 (bù shì) fault/blame/no/is not/not
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      因为 (yīn wéi) because/owing to/on account of
         因 (yīn) cause/reason/because
         为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
      和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
      别人 (bié rén) other people/others/other person
         别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      不同 (bù tóng) different/distinct/not the same/not alike
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
      才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
      脱颖而出 (tuō yǐng ér chū) to reveal one's talent (idiom)/to rise above others/to
         脱 (tuō) to shed/to take off/to escape/to get away from
         颖 (yǐng) head of grain/husk/tip/point/clever/gifted/outstanding
         而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
         出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to

   总是追求和别人相同,
   zǒng shì zhuī qiú hé bié rén xiāng tóng
   always seeking to be the same as others.

      总是 (zǒng shì) always
         总 (zǒng) always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      追求 (zhuī qiú) to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly/to seek after/to woo
         追 (zhuī) to sculpt/to carve/musical instrument (old)/to chase after
         求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
      和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
      别人 (bié rén) other people/others/other person
         别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      相同 (xiāng tóng) identical/same
         相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
         同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with

   最终不是诸事平平,
   zuì zhōng bù shì zhū shì píng píng
   In the end, it's not that everything is even.

      最终 (zuì zhōng) final/ultimate
         最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
         终 (zhōng) end/finish
      不是 (bù shì) fault/blame/no/is not/not
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      诸事 (zhū shì) everything/every matter
         诸 (zhū) all/various
         事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
      平平 (píng píng) average/mediocre
         平 (píng) flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw
         平 (píng) flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw

   便是饥饿而死啊!
   biàn shì jī è ér sǐ ā
   Then it is starving to death!

      便是 (biàn shì) (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
         便 (biàn) plain/informal/suitable/convenient/opportune/to urinate or
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      饥饿 (jī è) hunger/starvation/famine
         饥 (jī) hungry
         饿 (è) to be hungry/hungry/to starve (sb)
      而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      死 (sǐ) to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely
      啊 (ā) interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing