保持本色。有一个农夫在田地里捡到一枚稀有的金币,因为年代久远,金币的外表看起来有些肮脏。邻人听说后纷纷跑来观看并争相购买农夫的那块金币,农夫表面不置可否,内心却在盘算着怎样才能让他们出价更高。回到家里,农夫找来砂子和打磨金币用的工具,他想,如果将金币外表的污物去掉,这样肯定能卖个好价钱。随着污物脱落的还有一些极细小的金子的碎片。终于,金币发出了耀眼的光芒。一位长者看后,把金币放在掌心托了托,然后轻轻摇了摇头,说,重量减轻了,价值也就随之降低了。大道理:许多时候保持自我本色要比故意做作更能让人信赖,而这种信赖正是我们走向成功的基石。

保持本色。
Stay true to your colors.

   保持本色。
   bǎo chí běn sè
   Stay true to your colors.

      保持 (bǎo chí) to keep/to maintain/to hold/to preserve
         保 (bǎo) Bulgaria/Bulgarian/abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]
         持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
      本色 (běn sè) inherent qualities/natural qualities/distinctive character
         本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
         色 (sè) color/CL:種|种[zhong3]/look/appearance/sex/color/dice


有一个农夫在田地里捡到一枚稀有的金币,因为年代久远,金币的外表看起来有些肮脏。
A farmer picked up a rare gold coin in a field, which looked a little dirty because of its age.

   有一个农夫在田地里捡到一枚稀有的金币,
   yǒu yī gě nóng fū zài tián de lǐ jiǎn dào yī méi xī yǒu de jīn bì
   There was a farmer who found a rare gold coin in a field.

      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
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      农夫 (nóng fū) peasant/farmer
         农 (nóng) peasant/to farm/agriculture/diligent (old)/government field
         夫 (fū) husband/man/manual worker/conscripted laborer (old)
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      田地 (tián de) field/farmland/cropland/plight/extent
         田 (tián) field/farm/CL:片[pian4]
         地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
      捡 (jiǎn) to pick up/to collect/to gather
      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
      枚 (méi) classifier for coins rings badges pearls sporting medals
      稀有 (xī yǒu) uncommon
         稀 (xī) rare/uncommon/watery/sparse
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      金币 (jīn bì) gold coin
         金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
         币 (bì) money/coins/currency/silk

   因为年代久远,
   yīn wéi nián dài jiǔ yuǎn
   Because of the age of

      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
      年代 (nián dài) a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)/age/era/period
         年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
         代 (dài) to substitute/to act on behalf of others/to replace
      久远 (jiǔ yuǎn) old/ancient/far away
         久 (jiǔ) (long) time/(long) duration of time
         远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far

   金币的外表看起来有些肮脏。
   jīn bì de wài biǎo kān qǐ lái yǒu xiē āng zāng
   The gold coins look a little dirty on the outside.

      金币 (jīn bì) gold coin
         金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
         币 (bì) money/coins/currency/silk
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      外表 (wài biǎo) external/outside/outward appearance
         外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
         表 (biǎo) exterior surface/family relationship via females/to show
      看起来 (kān qǐ lái) seemingly/apparently/looks as if/appear to be/gives the
         看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
         起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      有些 (yǒu xiē) some/somewhat
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
         些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
      肮脏 (āng zāng) dirty/filthy
         肮 (āng) dirty/filthy
         脏 (zāng) viscera/(anatomy) organ/dirty/filthy


邻人听说后纷纷跑来观看并争相购买农夫的那块金币,农夫表面不置可否,内心却在盘算着怎样才能让他们出价更高。
The neighbors heard about it and came to watch and compete to buy the farmer's piece of gold, the farmer did not say no, but inwardly calculating how to make them bid higher.

   邻人听说后纷纷跑来观看并争相购买农夫的那块金币,
   lín rén tīng shuì hòu fēn fēn páo lái guān kān bīng zhēng xiāng gòu mǎi nóng fū de nā kuài jīn bì
   Neighbors heard about it and came to watch and compete to buy the farmer's piece of gold coin.

      邻人 (lín rén) neighbor
         邻 (lín) neighbor/adjacent/close to
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      听说 (tīng shuì) to hear (sth said)/one hears (that)/hearsay/listening and
         听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
         说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
      后 (hòu) empress/queen
      纷纷 (fēn fēn) one after another/in succession/one by one/continuously
         纷 (fēn) numerous/confused/disorderly
         纷 (fēn) numerous/confused/disorderly
      跑 (páo) (of an animal) to paw (the ground)/to run/to run away/to
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      观看 (guān kān) to watch/to view
         观 (guān) to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept
         看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
      并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
      争相 (zhēng xiāng) to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
         争 (zhēng) to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or
         相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
      购买 (gòu mǎi) to purchase/to buy
         购 (gòu) to buy/to purchase
         买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
      农夫 (nóng fū) peasant/farmer
         农 (nóng) peasant/to farm/agriculture/diligent (old)/government field
         夫 (fū) husband/man/manual worker/conscripted laborer (old)
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      块 (kuài) lump (of earth)/chunk/piece/classifier for pieces of cloth
      金币 (jīn bì) gold coin
         金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
         币 (bì) money/coins/currency/silk

   农夫表面不置可否,
   nóng fū biǎo miàn bù zhì kě fǒu
   The farmer was outwardly noncommittal.

      农夫 (nóng fū) peasant/farmer
         农 (nóng) peasant/to farm/agriculture/diligent (old)/government field
         夫 (fū) husband/man/manual worker/conscripted laborer (old)
      表面 (biǎo miàn) surface/face/outside/appearance
         表 (biǎo) exterior surface/family relationship via females/to show
         面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
      不置可否 (bù zhì kě fǒu) decline to comment/not express an opinion/be noncommittal
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         置 (zhì) to install/to place/to put/to buy
         可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
         否 (fǒu) to negate/to deny/not/clogged/evil

   内心却在盘算着怎样才能让他们出价更高。
   nèi xīn què zài pán suàn zhāo zěn yàng cái néng ràng tā mén chū jià gēng gāo
   Inwardly, he was calculating how to get them to bid higher.

      内心 (nèi xīn) heart/innermost being/(math.) incenter
         内 (nèi) inside/inner/internal/within/interior
         心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
      却 (què) but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      盘算 (pán suàn) to plot/to scheme/to calculate
         盘 (pán) plate/dish/tray/board/hard drive (computing)/to build/to
         算 (suàn) to regard as/to figure/to calculate/to compute
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      怎样 (zěn yàng) how/what kind
         怎 (zěn) how
         样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
      才能 (cái néng) talent/ability/capacity
         才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
         能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
      他们 (tā mén) they
         他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      出价 (chū jià) to bid
         出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
         价 (jià) price/value/(chemistry) valence/great/good/middleman
      更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
      高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)


回到家里,农夫找来砂子和打磨金币用的工具,他想,如果将金币外表的污物去掉,这样肯定能卖个好价钱。
Back home, the farmer found sand and tools to polish the gold coins. He thought, if the dirt was removed from the coins' exterior, they would surely fetch a good price.

   回到家里,
   huí dào jiā lǐ
   Back at home.

      回到 (huí dào) to return to
         回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      家里 (jiā lǐ) home
         家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
         里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood

   农夫找来砂子和打磨金币用的工具,
   nóng fū zhǎo lái shā zǐ hé dá mó jīn bì yòng de gōng jù
   The farmer found sand and tools for polishing gold coins.

      农夫 (nóng fū) peasant/farmer
         农 (nóng) peasant/to farm/agriculture/diligent (old)/government field
         夫 (fū) husband/man/manual worker/conscripted laborer (old)
      找 (zhǎo) to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      砂子 (shā zǐ) sand
         砂 (shā) null
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
      打磨 (dá mó) polish/grind
         打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
         磨 (mó) to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die
      金币 (jīn bì) gold coin
         金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
         币 (bì) money/coins/currency/silk
      用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      工具 (gōng jù) tool/instrument/utensil/means (to achieve a goal etc)
         工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
         具 (jù) tool/device/utensil/equipment/instrument/talent/ability/to

   他想,
   tā xiǎng
   He thought.

      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss

   如果将金币外表的污物去掉,
   rú guǒ jiāng jīn bì wài biǎo de wū wù qù diào
   If the dirt is removed from the exterior of the gold coin, the

      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
      将 (jiāng) will/shall/to use/to take/to checkmate/just a short while
      金币 (jīn bì) gold coin
         金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
         币 (bì) money/coins/currency/silk
      外表 (wài biǎo) external/outside/outward appearance
         外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
         表 (biǎo) exterior surface/family relationship via females/to show
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      污 (wū) dirty/filthy/foul/corrupt/to smear/to defile/dirt/filth
      物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
      去掉 (qù diào) to get rid of/to exclude/to eliminate/to remove/to delete
         去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
         掉 (diào) to fall/to drop/to lag behind/to lose/to go missing/to

   这样肯定能卖个好价钱。
   zhè yàng kěn dìng néng mài gě hǎo jià qián
   This will certainly sell for a good price.

      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
      肯定 (kěn dìng) to be certain/to be positive/assuredly/definitely/to give
         肯 (kěn) to agree/to consent/to be ready (to do sth)/willing
         定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
      能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      卖 (mài) to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
      价钱 (jià qián) price
         价 (jià) price/value/(chemistry) valence/great/good/middleman
         钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael


随着污物脱落的还有一些极细小的金子的碎片。
Along with the dirt came off some very small fragments of gold.

   随着污物脱落的还有一些极细小的金子的碎片。
   suí zhāo wū wù tuō là de hái yǒu yī xiē jí xì xiǎo de jīn zǐ de suì piān
   Along with the dirt came off some very small fragments of gold.

      随着 (suí zhāo) along with/in the wake of/following
         随 (suí) to follow/to comply with/varying according to.../to allow
         着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      污 (wū) dirty/filthy/foul/corrupt/to smear/to defile/dirt/filth
      物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
      脱落 (tuō là) to drop off/to come off/to lose (hair etc)/to omit (a
         脱 (tuō) to shed/to take off/to escape/to get away from
         落 (là) to leave out/to be missing/to leave behind or forget to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      还有 (hái yǒu) furthermore/in addition/still/also
         还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      一些 (yī xiē) some/a few/a little/(following an adjective) slightly ...er
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
      极细小 (jí xì xiǎo) extremely small/infinitesimal
         极 (jí) extremely/pole (geography physics)/utmost/top
         细 (xì) thin or slender/finely particulate/thin and soft/fine
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      金子 (jīn zǐ) gold
         金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      碎片 (suì piān) chip/fragment/splinter/tatter
         碎 (suì) to break down/to break into pieces/fragmentary
         片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice


终于,金币发出了耀眼的光芒。
Finally, the gold coin emitted a dazzling light.

   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

   金币发出了耀眼的光芒。
   jīn bì fā chū le yào yǎn de guāng máng
   The gold coin emits a dazzling light.

      金币 (jīn bì) gold coin
         金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
         币 (bì) money/coins/currency/silk
      发出 (fā chū) to issue (an order decree etc)/to send out/to dispatch/to
         发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
         出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      耀眼 (yào yǎn) to dazzle/dazzling
         耀 (yào) brilliant/glorious
         眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      光芒 (guāng máng) rays of light/brilliant rays/radiance
         光 (guāng) light/ray/CL:道[dao4]/bright/only/merely/to use up
         芒 (máng) null


一位长者看后,把金币放在掌心托了托,然后轻轻摇了摇头,说,重量减轻了,价值也就随之降低了。
An elder looked at it, put the gold coin in his palm and rested it, then shook his head gently and said, "The weight is reduced, and with it the value.

   一位长者看后,
   yī wèi cháng zhě kān hòu
   An elder looked at it and

      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
      长者 (cháng zhě) senior/older person
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
         者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
      看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
      后 (hòu) empress/queen

   把金币放在掌心托了托,
   bǎ jīn bì fàng zài zhǎng xīn tuō le tuō
   Put the gold coin in the palm of his hand and rested it.

      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      金币 (jīn bì) gold coin
         金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
         币 (bì) money/coins/currency/silk
      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
      掌心 (zhǎng xīn) hollow of the palm
         掌 (zhǎng) palm of the hand/sole of the foot/paw/horseshoe/to slap/to
         心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
      托 (tuō) prop/support (for weight)/rest (e.g. arm rest)/thanks to/to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      托 (tuō) prop/support (for weight)/rest (e.g. arm rest)/thanks to/to

   然后轻轻摇了摇头,
   rán hòu qīng qīng yáo le yáo tóu
   Then with a gentle shake of the head, the

      然后 (rán hòu) after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards
         然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
         后 (hòu) empress/queen
      轻轻 (qīng qīng) lightly/softly
         轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
         轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
      摇 (yáo) to shake/to rock/to row/to crank
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      摇头 (yáo tóu) to shake one's head
         摇 (yáo) to shake/to rock/to row/to crank
         头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant

   说,
   shuì
   said.

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

   重量减轻了,
   chóng liáng jiǎn qīng le
   Weight reduction.

      重量 (chóng liáng) weight/CL:個|个[ge4]
         重 (chóng) to repeat/repetition/again/re-/classifier: layer/heavy
         量 (liáng) to measure/capacity/quantity/amount/to estimate/abbr. for
      减轻 (jiǎn qīng) to lighten/to ease/to alleviate
         减 (jiǎn) to lower/to decrease/to reduce/to subtract/to diminish
         轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   价值也就随之降低了。
   jià zhí yě jiù suí zhī jiàng dī le
   The value is then reduced.

      价值 (jià zhí) value/worth/fig. values (ethical cultural etc)/CL:個|个[ge4]
         价 (jià) price/value/(chemistry) valence/great/good/middleman
         值 (zhí) value/(to be) worth/to happen to/to be on duty
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      随之 (suí zhī) thereupon/subsequently/accordingly
         随 (suí) to follow/to comply with/varying according to.../to allow
         之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
      降低 (jiàng dī) to reduce/to lower/to bring down
         降 (jiàng) to drop/to fall/to come down/to descend/to surrender/to
         低 (dī) low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed


大道理:许多时候保持自我本色要比故意做作更能让人信赖,而这种信赖正是我们走向成功的基石。
The big truth: Many times it is more trustworthy to stay true to ourselves than to be deliberately pretentious, and this trust is the cornerstone of our success.

   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

   许多时候保持自我本色要比故意做作更能让人信赖,
   xǔ duō shí hòu bǎo chí zì wǒ běn sè yāo bǐ gù yì zuò zuō gēng néng ràng rén xìn lài
   Many times it is more trustworthy to remain true to oneself than to deliberately act.

      许多 (xǔ duō) many/a lot of/much
         许 (xǔ) to allow/to permit/to promise/to praise/somewhat/perhaps
         多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
      时候 (shí hòu) time/length of time/moment/period
         时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
         候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
      保持 (bǎo chí) to keep/to maintain/to hold/to preserve
         保 (bǎo) Bulgaria/Bulgarian/abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]
         持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
      自我 (zì wǒ) self-/ego (psychology)
         自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      本色 (běn sè) inherent qualities/natural qualities/distinctive character
         本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
         色 (sè) color/CL:種|种[zhong3]/look/appearance/sex/color/dice
      要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
      比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
      故意 (gù yì) deliberately/on purpose
         故 (gù) happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old
         意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
      做作 (zuò zuō) affected/artificial
         做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
         作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
      更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
      能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      信赖 (xìn lài) to trust/to have confidence in/to have faith in/to rely on
         信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
         赖 (lài) to depend on/to hang on in a place/bad/to renege (on

   而这种信赖正是我们走向成功的基石。
   ér zhè chóng xìn lài zhēng shì wǒ mén zǒu xiàng chéng gōng de jī dàn
   And this trust is the cornerstone of our success.

      而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      这种 (zhè chóng) this/this kind of/this sort of/this type of
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
      信赖 (xìn lài) to trust/to have confidence in/to have faith in/to rely on
         信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
         赖 (lài) to depend on/to hang on in a place/bad/to renege (on
      正是 (zhēng shì) (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
         正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      走向 (zǒu xiàng) direction/strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
         走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
         向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
      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
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      基石 (jī dàn) cornerstone
         基 (jī) base/foundation/basic/radical (chemistry)/(slang) gay
         石 (dàn) dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one