学艺。从前有个人准备学一门手艺。可是学什么好呢？他总是拿不定主意。想来想去，想道雨伞人人都要用，于是去学制作雨伞。两年后，学成出师。师傅送给他一整套制伞的工具，让他自谋生计。他回到故乡，开了一家雨伞铺，开始专心制伞。但是旱情持续了两年，他的雨伞总共没卖出去几把。他一气之下，把制伞工具都扔了，铺子也关了。他来到街上，看见很多人都在询问水车到哪儿买。于是又开始去学制作水车。没想到学会之后，老天不停地下大雨，没人需要水车。他只好重新购置做雨伞的工具，可是等他刚做好几把雨伞，天又放晴了。后来，他想做雨伞，做水车都需要工具，而这些工具都是铁的，我何不去学铸铁呢？但岁月不饶人，此时的他已抡不动大锤。成功提示：这山望着那山高。做一件事绝不能三心二意，要专心致志，持之以恒。如果遇到一点挫折就灰心丧气，不能坚持到底，将永远不会成功。
学艺。
Learn the art.
学艺。
xué yì
Learn the art.
学艺 (xué yì) to learn a skill or art
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
艺 (yì) skill/art
从前有个人准备学一门手艺。
Once upon a time there was a man who was ready to learn a trade.
从前有个人准备学一门手艺。
cóng qián yǒu gě rén zhǔn bèi xué yī mén shǒu yì
Once upon a time there was a man who was ready to learn a trade.
从前 (cóng qián) previously/formerly/once upon a time
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
个人 (gě rén) individual/personal/oneself
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
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
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
手艺 (shǒu yì) craftmanship/workmanship/handicraft/trade
手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
艺 (yì) skill/art
可是学什么好呢？他总是拿不定主意。
But what is the best thing to learn? He was always uncertain about what to do.
可是学什么好呢？
kě shì xué shén me hǎo ne
But what is the best thing to learn?
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
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
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
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
他总是拿不定主意。
tā zǒng shì ná bù dìng zhǔ yì
He was always uncertain about what to do.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
总是 (zǒng shì) always
总 (zǒng) always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
拿 (ná) to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/(used in the
不定 (bù dìng) indefinite/indeterminate/(botany) adventitious
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
主意 (zhǔ yì) plan/idea/decision/CL:個|个[ge4]/Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
想来想去，想道雨伞人人都要用，于是去学制作雨伞。
After thinking about it, I thought that everyone should use umbrellas, so I went to learn how to make them.
想来想去，
xiǎng lái xiǎng qù
Come to think of it.
想来 (xiǎng lái) it may be assumed that
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
想道雨伞人人都要用，
xiǎng dào yǔ sǎn rén rén dōu yāo yòng
I think everyone needs an umbrella.
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
雨伞 (yǔ sǎn) umbrella/CL:把[ba3]
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
伞 (sǎn) umbrella/parasol/CL:把[ba3]
人人 (rén rén) everyone/every person
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
于是去学制作雨伞。
yú shì qù xué zhì zuō yǔ sǎn
So go learn to make umbrellas.
于是 (yú shì) thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
学制 (xué zhì) educational system/length of schooling
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
制 (zhì) to manufacture/to make
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
雨伞 (yǔ sǎn) umbrella/CL:把[ba3]
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
伞 (sǎn) umbrella/parasol/CL:把[ba3]
两年后，学成出师。
After two years, he finished his studies and left the school.
两年后，
liǎng nián hòu
Two years later
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
后 (hòu) empress/queen
学成出师。
xué chéng chū shī
Learn to leave the school.
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
出师 (chū shī) to finish apprenticeship/to graduate/to send out troops
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
师傅送给他一整套制伞的工具，让他自谋生计。
The master gave him a complete set of umbrella-making tools and told him to make his own living.
师傅送给他一整套制伞的工具，
shī fù sòng gěi tā yī zhěng tào zhì sǎn de gōng jù
The master gave him a complete set of umbrella-making tools.
师傅 (shī fù) master/qualified worker/respectful form of address for
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
傅 (fù) tutor
送给 (sòng gěi) to send/to give as a present
送 (sòng) to deliver/to carry/to give (as a present)/to present
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
整套 (zhěng tào) entire set
整 (zhěng) exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order
套 (tào) to cover/to encase/cover/sheath/to overlap/to interleave/to
制 (zhì) to manufacture/to make
伞 (sǎn) umbrella/parasol/CL:把[ba3]
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
让他自谋生计。
ràng tā zì móu shēng jì
Let him earn his own living.
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
谋生 (móu shēng) to seek one's livelihood/to work to support oneself/to earn
谋 (móu) to plan/to seek/scheme
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
计 (jì) to calculate/to compute/to count/to regard as important/to
他回到故乡，开了一家雨伞铺，开始专心制伞。
He returned to his hometown, opened an umbrella store and began to concentrate on umbrella making.
他回到故乡，
tā huí dào gù xiāng
He returned to his hometown and
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
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
故乡 (gù xiāng) home/homeland/native place/CL:個|个[ge4]
故 (gù) happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old
乡 (xiāng) country or countryside/native place/home village or town
开了一家雨伞铺，
kāi le yī jiā yǔ sǎn pū
Opened an umbrella store.
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一家 (yī jiā) the whole family/the same family/the family ... (when
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
雨伞 (yǔ sǎn) umbrella/CL:把[ba3]
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
伞 (sǎn) umbrella/parasol/CL:把[ba3]
铺 (pū) to spread/to display/to set up/(old) holder for
开始专心制伞。
kāi shǐ zhuān xīn zhì sǎn
Start to concentrate on making umbrellas.
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
专心 (zhuān xīn) to concentrate/absorption/concentration/engrossed
专 (zhuān) for a particular person occasion purpose/focused on one
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
制 (zhì) to manufacture/to make
伞 (sǎn) umbrella/parasol/CL:把[ba3]
但是旱情持续了两年，他的雨伞总共没卖出去几把。
But the drought lasted for two years and he didn't sell a few umbrellas in total.
但是旱情持续了两年，
dàn shì hàn qíng chí xù le liǎng nián
But the drought lasted for two years and
但是 (dàn shì) but/however
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
旱情 (hàn qíng) drought conditions
旱 (hàn) drought
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
持续 (chí xù) to continue/to persist/sustainable/preservation
持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
续 (xù) to continue/to replenish
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
他的雨伞总共没卖出去几把。
tā de yǔ sǎn zǒng gòng méi mài chū qù jī bǎ
He didn't sell many umbrellas in total.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
雨伞 (yǔ sǎn) umbrella/CL:把[ba3]
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
伞 (sǎn) umbrella/parasol/CL:把[ba3]
总共 (zǒng gòng) altogether/in sum/in all/in total
总 (zǒng) always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general
共 (gòng) common/general/to share/together/total/altogether/abbr. for
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
卖出 (mài chū) to sell/to reach (a price in an auction)
卖 (mài) to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
几 (jī) small table
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
他一气之下，把制伞工具都扔了，铺子也关了。
In a fit of anger, he threw away all his umbrella-making tools and closed his store.
他一气之下，
tā yī qì zhī xià
In a fit of pique, he
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
一气之下 (yī qì zhī xià) in a fit of pique/in a fury
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
把制伞工具都扔了，
bǎ zhì sǎn gōng jù dōu rēng le
Throwing away all the umbrella-making tools.
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
制 (zhì) to manufacture/to make
伞 (sǎn) umbrella/parasol/CL:把[ba3]
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
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
扔 (rēng) to throw/to throw away
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
铺子也关了。
pū zǐ yě guān le
The store is also closed.
铺子 (pū zǐ) store/shop
铺 (pū) to spread/to display/to set up/(old) holder for
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
关 (guān) mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
他来到街上，看见很多人都在询问水车到哪儿买。
He came to the street and saw many people asking where to buy water trucks.
他来到街上，
tā lái dào jiē shǎng
He came out into the street and
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
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
街上 (jiē shǎng) on the street/in town
街 (jiē) street/CL:條|条[tiao2]
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
看见很多人都在询问水车到哪儿买。
kān jiàn hěn duō rén dōu zài xún wèn shuǐ chē dào nǎ ér mǎi
Saw a lot of people asking where to buy water trucks.
看见 (kān jiàn) to see/to catch sight of
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
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
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
询问 (xún wèn) to inquire
询 (xún) to ask about/to inquire about
问 (wèn) to ask
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
哪儿 (nǎ ér) where?/wherever/anywhere
哪 (nǎ) how/which/(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
于是又开始去学制作水车。
So he started to learn how to make a waterwheel again.
于是又开始去学制作水车。
yú shì yòu kāi shǐ qù xué zhì zuō shuǐ chē
So they started to learn how to make a waterwheel again.
于是 (yú shì) thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
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
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
学制 (xué zhì) educational system/length of schooling
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
制 (zhì) to manufacture/to make
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
没想到学会之后，老天不停地下大雨，没人需要水车。
I didn't realize that after the Society, it kept raining heavily and no one needed a water truck.
没想到学会之后，
méi xiǎng dào xué huì zhī hòu
I never thought that after learning
没想到 (méi xiǎng dào) didn't expect
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
学会 (xué huì) to learn/to master/institute/learned society/(scholarly)
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
之后 (zhī hòu) afterwards/following/later/after
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
后 (hòu) empress/queen
老天不停地下大雨，
lǎo tiān bù tíng de xià dà yǔ
It kept raining heavily.
老天 (lǎo tiān) God/Heavens
老 (lǎo) null
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
不停 (bù tíng) incessant
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
停 (tíng) to stop/to halt/to park (a car)
地下 (de xià) underground/subterranean/covert
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
大雨 (dà yǔ) heavy rain/CL:場|场[chang2]
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
没人需要水车。
méi rén xū yāo shuǐ chē
No one needs a water truck.
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
需要 (xū yāo) to need/to want/to demand/to require/requirement/need
需 (xū) to require/to need/to want/necessity/need
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
他只好重新购置做雨伞的工具，可是等他刚做好几把雨伞，天又放晴了。
He had to reacquire the tools to make umbrellas, but when he had just made a few umbrellas, the sky cleared up again.
他只好重新购置做雨伞的工具，
tā zhī hǎo chóng xīn gòu zhì zuò yǔ sǎn de gōng jù
He had to reacquire the tools to make umbrellas.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
只好 (zhī hǎo) without any better option/to have to/to be forced to
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
重新 (chóng xīn) again/once more/re-
重 (chóng) to repeat/repetition/again/re-/classifier: layer/heavy
新 (xīn) new/newly/meso- (chemistry)
购置 (gòu zhì) to purchase
购 (gòu) to buy/to purchase
置 (zhì) to install/to place/to put/to buy
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
雨伞 (yǔ sǎn) umbrella/CL:把[ba3]
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
伞 (sǎn) umbrella/parasol/CL:把[ba3]
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
可是等他刚做好几把雨伞，
kě shì děng tā gāng zuò hǎo jī bǎ yǔ sǎn
But when he had just made a few umbrellas.
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
等 (děng) class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
刚 (gāng) hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
好几 (hǎo jī) several/quite a few
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
几 (jī) small table
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
雨伞 (yǔ sǎn) umbrella/CL:把[ba3]
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
伞 (sǎn) umbrella/parasol/CL:把[ba3]
天又放晴了。
tiān yòu fàng qíng le
The sky cleared up again.
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
放晴 (fàng qíng) (of weather) to clear up
放 (fàng) to put/to place/to release/to free/to let go/to let out/to
晴 (qíng) clear/fine (weather)
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
后来，他想做雨伞，做水车都需要工具，而这些工具都是铁的，我何不去学铸铁呢？但岁月不饶人，此时的他已抡不动大锤。
Later, he wanted to make umbrellas and waterwheels, which require tools, and these tools are iron, so why don't I learn to cast iron? But the years are not forgiving, at this time he can no longer swing the sledgehammer.
后来，
hòu lái
Later.
后来 (hòu lái) afterwards/later
后 (hòu) empress/queen
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
他想做雨伞，
tā xiǎng zuò yǔ sǎn
He wanted to make umbrellas.
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
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
雨伞 (yǔ sǎn) umbrella/CL:把[ba3]
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
伞 (sǎn) umbrella/parasol/CL:把[ba3]
做水车都需要工具，
zuò shuǐ chē dōu xū yāo gōng jù
Doing the water truck all need tools.
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
需要 (xū yāo) to need/to want/to demand/to require/requirement/need
需 (xū) to require/to need/to want/necessity/need
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
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
而这些工具都是铁的，
ér zhè xiē gōng jù dōu shì tiě de
And these tools are iron.
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
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
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
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
铁 (tiě) iron (metal)/arms/weapons/hard/strong/violent/unshakeable
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
我何不去学铸铁呢？
wǒ hé bù qù xué zhù tiě ne
Why don't I go learn cast iron?
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
何不 (hé bù) why not?/why not do (sth)?
何 (hé) what/how/why/which/carry
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
铸铁 (zhù tiě) pig iron/foundry iron
铸 (zhù) to cast or found metals
铁 (tiě) iron (metal)/arms/weapons/hard/strong/violent/unshakeable
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
但岁月不饶人，
dàn suì yuè bù ráo rén
But the years are not forgiving.
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
岁月 (suì yuè) years/time
岁 (suì) classifier for years (of age)/year/year (of crop harvests)
月 (yuè) moon/month/monthly/CL:個|个[ge4]輪|轮[lun2]
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
饶 (ráo) rich/abundant/exuberant/to add for free/to throw in as
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
此时的他已抡不动大锤。
cǐ shí de tā yǐ lūn bù dòng dà chuí
At this point, he could not swing the sledgehammer.
此时 (cǐ shí) now/this moment
此 (cǐ) this/these
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
抡 (lūn) to swing (one's arms a heavy object)/to wave (a sword one's
不动 (bù dòng) motionless
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
大锤 (dà chuí) sledgehammer
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
锤 (chuí) hammer/to hammer into shape/weight (e.g. of a steelyard or
成功提示：这山望着那山高。
Success Tip: This mountain looks up to that mountain.
成功提示：
chéng gōng dī shì
Success Tip.
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
提示 (dī shì) to point out/to remind (sb of sth)/to suggest/suggestion
提 (dī) to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put
示 (shì) to show/to reveal
这山望着那山高。
zhè shān wàng zhāo nā shān gāo
This mountain looks up to that mountain.
这山望着那山高 (zhè shān wàng zhāo nā shān gāo) lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
望 (wàng) full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
做一件事绝不能三心二意，要专心致志，持之以恒。
You should never be double-minded in doing something, you should be dedicated and persistent.
做一件事绝不能三心二意，
zuò yī jiàn shì jué bù néng sān xīn èr yì
You should never do a job in two ways.
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
件 (jiàn) item/component/classifier for events things clothes etc
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
绝不 (jué bù) in no way/not in the least/absolutely not
绝 (jué) to cut short/extinct/to disappear/to vanish/absolutely/by
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
三心二意 (sān xīn èr yì) in two minds about sth (idiom)/half-hearted
三 (sān) three/3
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
要专心致志，
yāo zhuān xīn zhì zhì
Be focused and
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
专心致志 (zhuān xīn zhì zhì) with single-hearted devotion (idiom)
专 (zhuān) for a particular person occasion purpose/focused on one
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
致 (zhì) to send/to devote/to deliver/to cause/to convey
志 (zhì) aspiration/ambition/the will
持之以恒。
chí zhī yǐ héng
Persistence.
持之以恒 (chí zhī yǐ héng) to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
恒 (héng) permanent/constant/fixed/usual/ordinary/rule (old)/one of
如果遇到一点挫折就灰心丧气，不能坚持到底，将永远不会成功。
If you get discouraged by a little setback and cannot persevere to the end, you will never succeed.
如果遇到一点挫折就灰心丧气，
rú guǒ yù dào yī diǎn cuò shé jiù huī xīn sāng qì
If you get discouraged by a little setback.
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
遇到 (yù dào) to meet/to run into/to come across
遇 (yù) to meet/to encounter/to treat/to receive/opportunity/chance
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
一点 (yī diǎn) a bit/a little/one dot/one point
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
挫折 (cuò shé) setback/reverse/check/defeat/frustration/disappointment/to
挫 (cuò) obstructed/to fail/to oppress/to repress/to lower the tone
折 (shé) to break (e.g. stick or bone)/a loss/to turn sth over/to
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
灰心丧气 (huī xīn sāng qì) downhearted/downcast/in despair
灰 (huī) ash/dust/lime/gray/discouraged/dejected
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
丧 (sāng) mourning/funeral/(old) corpse/to lose sth abstract but
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
不能坚持到底，
bù néng jiān chí dào dǐ
not being able to stay the course.
不能 (bù néng) cannot/must not/should not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
坚持 (jiān chí) to persevere with/to persist in/to insist on
坚 (jiān) strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute
持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
到底 (dào dǐ) finally/in the end/when all is said and done/after all/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
底 (dǐ) (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)/background/bottom
将永远不会成功。
jiāng yǒng yuǎn bù huì chéng gōng
will never succeed.
将 (jiāng) will/shall/to use/to take/to checkmate/just a short while
永远 (yǒng yuǎn) forever/eternal
永 (yǒng) forever/always/perpetual
远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
不会 (bù huì) improbable/unlikely/will not (act happen etc)/not able/not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
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