9点到12点。有位富商在一个中西部的小镇里开了一家与众不同的还债公司，到处张贴一则广告，内容是说，不管是谁有没收回来的债务，只要在某天上午9点到12点之间来他的办公室，他就会替那个人清偿一切的债款。消息很快就传开了，镇上的狠多人都来围观，但真正相信的并没有几个人，大多数人都怀疑其中有诈。等到了那一天，富商在九点钟的时候果然坐在办公桌前，可是一直到10点钟，没有一个人进来。11点左右，有一个人走进办公室前，犹豫了半天，最后终于敲了门，探头进去问道：您真的会替人还债。当然。那个富商答道：有人欠你钱吗。是的。来客说。那你有没有带借条或是其他的证明来。富商问。那个人出示了借据，富商立即签了一张数额正好抵偿欠额的支票给他，并收下了借据在12点以前，另外又来了两个人，他们的欠债也得到了偿还。还有很多人围在办公室的外面，当他们得知这一切是真的时，都纷纷朝家跑去，可是等他们拿着欠条回到办公室前，却发现富商早离开了办公室，他们这才醒悟12点已经过了。人生感悟：当我们对生活失去信心时，就会对身边的一切都持否定的态度，尤其是我们从未接触过的事物。有时候，机会就在那一瞬间，如果你不能抓住它，它不会为你出现第二次。
9点到12点。
9:00 to 12:00.
9点到12点。
??? diǎn dào ??? ??? diǎn
9:00 to 12:00.
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
有位富商在一个中西部的小镇里开了一家与众不同的还债公司，到处张贴一则广告，内容是说，不管是谁有没收回来的债务，只要在某天上午9点到12点之间来他的办公室，他就会替那个人清偿一切的债款。
A wealthy businessman opened a different kind of debt repayment company in a small Midwestern town, posting an ad everywhere that said that whoever had a forfeited debt would come to his office between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. one day and he would settle all debts for that person.
有位富商在一个中西部的小镇里开了一家与众不同的还债公司，
yǒu wèi fù shāng zài yī gě zhōng xī bù de xiǎo zhèn lǐ kāi le yī jiā yǔ zhòng bù tóng de hái zhài gōng sī
A wealthy businessman opened a different kind of debt repayment company in a small Midwestern town.
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
富商 (fù shāng) rich merchant
富 (fù) rich/abundant/wealthy
商 (shāng) commerce/merchant/dealer/to consult/2nd note in pentatonic
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
个中 (gě zhōng) therein/in this
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
西部 (xī bù) western part
西 (xī) the West/abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]/Spanish/west
部 (bù) ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
小镇 (xiǎo zhèn) small town/village
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
镇 (zhèn) to press down/to calm/to subdue/to suppress/to guard
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
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
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
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
还债 (hái zhài) to settle a debt
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
债 (zhài) debt/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
公司 (gōng sī) (business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
司 (sī) to take charge of/to manage/department (under a ministry)
到处张贴一则广告，
dào chǔ zhāng tiē yī zé guǎng gào
Post an ad everywhere that
到处 (dào chǔ) everywhere
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
张贴 (zhāng tiē) to post (a notice)/to advertise
张 (zhāng) to open up/to spread/sheet of paper/classifier for flat
贴 (tiē) to stick/to paste/to post (e.g. on a blog)/to keep close to
一则 (yī zé) on the one hand
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
则 (zé) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous
广告 (guǎng gào) to advertise/a commercial/advertisement/CL:項|项[xiang4]
广 (guǎng) \house on a cliff\ radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi
告 (gào) to say/to tell/to announce/to report/to denounce/to file a
内容是说，
nèi róng shì shuì
The content says that
内容 (nèi róng) content/substance/details/CL:個|个[ge4]項|项[xiang4]
内 (nèi) inside/inner/internal/within/interior
容 (róng) to hold/to contain/to allow/to tolerate/appearance/look
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
不管是谁有没收回来的债务，
bù guǎn shì shéi yǒu méi shōu huí lái de zhài wù
Whoever has a forfeited debt back.
不管 (bù guǎn) not to be concerned/regardless of/no matter
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
管 (guǎn) to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
谁 (shéi) who/also pr. [shui2]
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
没收 (méi shōu) to confiscate/to seize
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
收 (shōu) to receive/to accept/to collect/to put away/to restrain/to
回来 (huí lái) to return/to come back
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
债务 (zhài wù) debt/liability/amount due/indebtedness
债 (zhài) debt/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
务 (wù) affair/business/matter/to be engaged in/to attend to/by all
只要在某天上午9点到12点之间来他的办公室，
zhī yāo zài mǒu tiān shǎng wǔ ??? diǎn dào ??? ??? diǎn zhī jiān lái tā de bàn gōng shì
Just come to his office between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. on a given day.
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
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
天上 (tiān shǎng) celestial/heavenly
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
午 (wǔ) 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. noon 5th solar month
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
之间 (zhī jiān) between/among/inter-
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
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)
办公室 (bàn gōng shì) office/business premises/bureau/CL:間|间[jian1]
办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
室 (shì) room/work unit/grave/scabbard/family or clan/one of the 28
他就会替那个人清偿一切的债款。
tā jiù huì tì nā gě rén qīng cháng yī qiē de zhài kuǎn
He will then settle all the debts for that person.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
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
替 (tì) to substitute for/to take the place of/to replace/for/on
那个人 (nā gě rén) lit. that person/fig. the person you have been looking for
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
清偿 (qīng cháng) to repay a debt in full/to redeem/to clear
清 (qīng) clear/distinct/quiet/just and honest/pure/to settle or
偿 (cháng) to repay/to compensate for/to recompense/to fulfill (hopes
一切 (yī qiē) everything/every/all
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
切 (qiē) to cut/to slice/tangent (math)/definitely/absolutely (not)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
债款 (zhài kuǎn) debt
债 (zhài) debt/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
款 (kuǎn) section/paragraph/funds/CL:筆|笔[bi3]個|个[ge4]/classifier for
消息很快就传开了，镇上的狠多人都来围观，但真正相信的并没有几个人，大多数人都怀疑其中有诈。
The news soon spread, the town of ruthless people have come to watch, but really believe not many people, most people suspect that there is fraud.
消息很快就传开了，
xiāo xī hěn kuài jiù chuán kāi le
Word spread quickly that
消息 (xiāo xī) news/information/CL:條|条[tiao2]
消 (xiāo) to disappear/to vanish/to eliminate/to spend (time)/have to
息 (xī) breath/news/interest (on an investment or loan)/to cease/to
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
快 (kuài) rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
传开 (chuán kāi) (of news) to spread/to get around
传 (chuán) to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
镇上的狠多人都来围观，
zhèn shǎng de hěn duō rén dōu lái wéi guān
Many people from the town came to watch.
镇 (zhèn) to press down/to calm/to subdue/to suppress/to guard
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
狠多人都来围观 --not found--
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
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
围观 (wéi guān) to stand in a circle and watch
围 (wéi) to encircle/to surround/all around/to wear by wrapping
观 (guān) to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept
但真正相信的并没有几个人，
dàn zhēn zhēng xiāng xìn de bīng méi yǒu jī gě rén
But there are not many people who really believe that
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
真正 (zhēn zhēng) genuine/real/true/genuinely
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
相信 (xiāng xìn) to be convinced (that sth is true)/to believe/to accept sth
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
没有 (méi yǒu) haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
几个 (jī gě) a few/several/how many
几 (jī) small table
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
大多数人都怀疑其中有诈。
dà duō shǔ rén dōu huái yí qí zhōng yǒu zhà
Most people suspect that there is a fraud.
大多数 (dà duō shǔ) (great) majority
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
数 (shǔ) to count/to count as/to regard as/to enumerate (sb's
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
怀疑 (huái yí) to doubt (sth)/to be skeptical of/to have one's doubts/to
怀 (huái) bosom/heart/mind/to think of/to harbor in one's mind/to
疑 (yí) to doubt/to suspect
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
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
诈 (zhà) to cheat/to swindle/to pretend/to feign/to draw sb out/to
等到了那一天，富商在九点钟的时候果然坐在办公桌前，可是一直到10点钟，没有一个人进来。
When the day came, the rich businessman was really sitting at his desk at nine o'clock, but until 10 o'clock, no one came in.
等到了那一天，
děng dào le nā yī tiān
When the day comes that
等到 (děng dào) to wait until/by the time when (sth is ready etc)
等 (děng) class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
富商在九点钟的时候果然坐在办公桌前，
fù shāng zài jiǔ diǎn zhōng de shí hòu guǒ rán zuò zài bàn gōng zhuō qián
The rich businessman was really sitting at his desk at nine o'clock.
富商 (fù shāng) rich merchant
富 (fù) rich/abundant/wealthy
商 (shāng) commerce/merchant/dealer/to consult/2nd note in pentatonic
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
九 (jiǔ) nine/9
点钟 (diǎn zhōng) (indicating time of day) o'clock
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
钟 (zhōng) clock/o'clock/time as measured in hours and minutes/bell
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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)
果然 (guǒ rán) really/sure enough/as expected/if indeed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
坐在办公桌前 --not found--
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
办公 (bàn gōng) to handle official business/to work (esp. in an office)
办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
桌 (zhuō) table/desk/classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
可是一直到10点钟，
kě shì yī zhí dào ??? ??? diǎn zhōng
But until 10 o'clock.
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
一直 (yī zhí) straight (in a straight line)/continuously/always/from the
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
点钟 (diǎn zhōng) (indicating time of day) o'clock
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
钟 (zhōng) clock/o'clock/time as measured in hours and minutes/bell
没有一个人进来。
méi yǒu yī gě rén jìn lái
Not a single person came in.
没有 (méi yǒu) haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
一个人 (yī gě rén) by oneself (without assistance)/alone (without company)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
进来 (jìn lái) to come in
进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
11点左右，有一个人走进办公室前，犹豫了半天，最后终于敲了门，探头进去问道：您真的会替人还债。
At around 11:00, a man walked into the office before hesitating, finally knocked on the door, probed in and asked: Do you really pay people's debts for them?
11点左右，
??? ??? diǎn zuǒ yòu
Around 11:00.
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
左右 (zuǒ yòu) left and right/nearby/approximately/attendant/to control/to
左 (zuǒ) null
右 (yòu) right (-hand)/the Right (politics)/west (old)
有一个人走进办公室前，
yǒu yī gě rén zǒu jìn bàn gōng shì qián
There was a man who walked into the office before
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
一个人 (yī gě rén) by oneself (without assistance)/alone (without company)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
走进 (zǒu jìn) to enter
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
办公室 (bàn gōng shì) office/business premises/bureau/CL:間|间[jian1]
办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
室 (shì) room/work unit/grave/scabbard/family or clan/one of the 28
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
犹豫了半天，
yóu yù le bàn tiān
Hesitating for half a day.
犹豫 (yóu yù) to hesitate
犹 (yóu) as if/(just) like/just as/still/yet
豫 (yù) abbr. for Henan province 河南 in central China
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
半天 (bàn tiān) half of the day/a long time/quite a while/midair
半 (bàn) half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
最后终于敲了门，
zuì hòu zhōng yú qiāo le mén
Finally knocked on the door and
最后 (zuì hòu) final/last/finally/ultimate
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
后 (hòu) empress/queen
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
敲 (qiāo) to hit/to strike/to tap/to rap/to knock/to rip sb off/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
探头进去问道：
tàn tóu jìn qù wèn dào
Poking his head in, he asked.
探头 (tàn tóu) to extend one's head (out or into)/a probe/detector/search
探 (tàn) to explore/to search out/to scout/to visit/to stretch
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
进去 (jìn qù) to go in
进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
问道 (wèn dào) to ask the way/to ask
问 (wèn) to ask
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
您真的会替人还债。
nín zhēn de huì tì rén hái zhài
You really do pay your debts for people.
您 (nín) you (courteous as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
替 (tì) to substitute for/to take the place of/to replace/for/on
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
还债 (hái zhài) to settle a debt
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
债 (zhài) debt/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
当然。
Of course.
当然。
dāng rán
Of course.
当然 (dāng rán) only natural/as it should be/certainly/of course/without
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
那个富商答道：有人欠你钱吗。
The rich businessman replied: Does anyone owe you money.
那个富商答道：
nā gě fù shāng dā dào
The rich merchant replied.
那个 (nā gě) that one/that thing/that (as opposed to this)/(used before
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
富商 (fù shāng) rich merchant
富 (fù) rich/abundant/wealthy
商 (shāng) commerce/merchant/dealer/to consult/2nd note in pentatonic
答 (dā) to answer/to agree/reply/answer/return/respond/echo
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
有人欠你钱吗。
yǒu rén qiàn nǐ qián má
Does anyone owe you money.
有人 (yǒu rén) someone/people/anyone/there is someone there/occupied (as
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
欠 (qiàn) deficient/to owe/to lack/yawn
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\
是的。
Yes.
是的。
shì de
Yes.
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
来客说。
The visitor said.
来客说。
lái kè shuì
The visitor said.
来客 (lái kè) guest
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
客 (kè) customer/visitor/guest
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
那你有没有带借条或是其他的证明来。
Then did you bring IOUs or other proofs.
那你有没有带借条或是其他的证明来。
nā nǐ yǒu méi yǒu dài jiè tiáo huò shì qí tā de zhèng míng lái
Then did you bring IOUs or other proofs.
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
有没有 (yǒu méi yǒu) (before a noun) Do (you they etc) have ...?/Is there a ...?
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
带 (dài) band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL:條|条[tiao2]
借条 (jiè tiáo) receipt for a loan/IOU
借 (jiè) to lend/to borrow/by means of/to take (an opportunity)
条 (tiáo) strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for
或是 (huò shì) or/either one or the other
或 (huò) maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
其他 (qí tā) other/(sth or sb) else/the rest
其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
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)
证明 (zhèng míng) proof/certificate/identification/testimonial/CL:個|个[ge4]/to
证 (zhèng) null
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
富商问。
The rich businessman asked.
富商问。
fù shāng wèn
The rich businessman asked.
富商 (fù shāng) rich merchant
富 (fù) rich/abundant/wealthy
商 (shāng) commerce/merchant/dealer/to consult/2nd note in pentatonic
问 (wèn) to ask
那个人出示了借据，富商立即签了一张数额正好抵偿欠额的支票给他，并收下了借据在12点以前，另外又来了两个人，他们的欠债也得到了偿还。
The man presented the IOU, and the rich merchant immediately signed a check to him for exactly the amount owed, and accepted the IOU Before 12:00, two other men came, and their debts were paid.
那个人出示了借据，
nā gě rén chū shì le jiè jū
The man showed the IOU.
那个人 (nā gě rén) lit. that person/fig. the person you have been looking for
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
出示 (chū shì) to show/to take out and show to others/to display
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
示 (shì) to show/to reveal
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
借据 (jiè jū) receipt for a loan
借 (jiè) to lend/to borrow/by means of/to take (an opportunity)
据 (jū) see 拮据[jie2 ju1]
富商立即签了一张数额正好抵偿欠额的支票给他，
fù shāng lì jí qiān le yī zhāng shǔ é zhēng hǎo dǐ cháng qiàn é de zhī piào gěi tā
The rich merchant immediately signed a check for the exact amount owed to him.
富商 (fù shāng) rich merchant
富 (fù) rich/abundant/wealthy
商 (shāng) commerce/merchant/dealer/to consult/2nd note in pentatonic
立即 (lì jí) immediately
立 (lì) to stand/to set up/to establish/to lay down/to draw up/at
即 (jí) namely/that is/i.e./prompt/at once/at present/even if
签 (qiān) inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination gambling drawing
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
张 (zhāng) to open up/to spread/sheet of paper/classifier for flat
数额 (shǔ é) amount/sum of money/fixed number
数 (shǔ) to count/to count as/to regard as/to enumerate (sb's
额 (é) forehead/horizontal tablet or inscribed board/specified
正好 (zhēng hǎo) just (in time)/just right/just enough/to happen to/to
正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
抵偿 (dǐ cháng) to compensate/to make good (a financial loss)
抵 (dǐ) to press against/to support/to prop up/to resist/to equal
偿 (cháng) to repay/to compensate for/to recompense/to fulfill (hopes
欠 (qiàn) deficient/to owe/to lack/yawn
额 (é) forehead/horizontal tablet or inscribed board/specified
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
支票 (zhī piào) check (bank)/cheque/CL:本[ben3]
支 (zhī) to support/to sustain/to erect/to raise/branch/division/to
票 (piào) ticket/ballot/banknote/CL:張|张[zhang1]/person held for
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
并收下了借据在12点以前，
bīng shōu xià le jiè jū zài ??? ??? diǎn yǐ qián
and received the IOU before 12:00
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
收下 (shōu xià) to accept/to receive
收 (shōu) to receive/to accept/to collect/to put away/to restrain/to
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
借据 (jiè jū) receipt for a loan
借 (jiè) to lend/to borrow/by means of/to take (an opportunity)
据 (jū) see 拮据[jie2 ju1]
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
以前 (yǐ qián) before/formerly/previous/ago
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
另外又来了两个人，
lìng wài yòu lái le liǎng gě rén
Two other people came to
另外 (lìng wài) additional/in addition/besides/separate/other/moreover
另 (lìng) other/another/separate/separately
外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
又来了 (yòu lái le) Here we go again.
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
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]
他们的欠债也得到了偿还。
tā mén de qiàn zhài yě dé dào le cháng hái
Their outstanding debts were also paid.
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
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
欠债 (qiàn zhài) to owe a debt/the sum owed
欠 (qiàn) deficient/to owe/to lack/yawn
债 (zhài) debt/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
得到 (dé dào) to get/to obtain/to receive
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
偿还 (cháng hái) to repay/to reimburse
偿 (cháng) to repay/to compensate for/to recompense/to fulfill (hopes
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
还有很多人围在办公室的外面，当他们得知这一切是真的时，都纷纷朝家跑去，可是等他们拿着欠条回到办公室前，却发现富商早离开了办公室，他们这才醒悟12点已经过了。
There were also many people gathered outside the office, and when they learned that it was true, they all ran towards home, but when they returned to the office with the IOUs, they found that the rich businessman had left the office long ago, and they only then woke up to the fact that 12 o'clock had passed.
还有很多人围在办公室的外面，
hái yǒu hěn duō rén wéi zài bàn gōng shì de wài miàn
There were also many people gathered around the outside of the office.
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
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]
围 (wéi) to encircle/to surround/all around/to wear by wrapping
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
办公室 (bàn gōng shì) office/business premises/bureau/CL:間|间[jian1]
办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
室 (shì) room/work unit/grave/scabbard/family or clan/one of the 28
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
外面 (wài miàn) outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)/surface
外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
当他们得知这一切是真的时，
dāng tā mén dé zhī zhè yī qiē shì zhēn de shí
When they learned that it was true, the
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
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
得知 (dé zhī) to find out/to know/to learn about
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
一切 (yī qiē) everything/every/all
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
切 (qiē) to cut/to slice/tangent (math)/definitely/absolutely (not)
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
都纷纷朝家跑去，
dōu fēn fēn cháo jiā páo qù
They all ran towards home.
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
纷纷 (fēn fēn) one after another/in succession/one by one/continuously
纷 (fēn) numerous/confused/disorderly
纷 (fēn) numerous/confused/disorderly
朝 (cháo) abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea/imperial or royal court
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
跑 (páo) (of an animal) to paw (the ground)/to run/to run away/to
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
可是等他们拿着欠条回到办公室前，
kě shì děng tā mén ná zhāo qiàn tiáo huí dào bàn gōng shì qián
But by the time they got back to the office with the IOU in front of them
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
拿 (ná) to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/(used in the
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
欠条 (qiàn tiáo) IOU/certificate of indebtedness
欠 (qiàn) deficient/to owe/to lack/yawn
条 (tiáo) strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for
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
办公室 (bàn gōng shì) office/business premises/bureau/CL:間|间[jian1]
办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
室 (shì) room/work unit/grave/scabbard/family or clan/one of the 28
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
却发现富商早离开了办公室，
què fā xiàn fù shāng zǎo lí kāi le bàn gōng shì
Only to find that the rich businessman had left the office long ago.
却 (què) but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat
发现 (fā xiàn) to find/to discover
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
富商 (fù shāng) rich merchant
富 (fù) rich/abundant/wealthy
商 (shāng) commerce/merchant/dealer/to consult/2nd note in pentatonic
早 (zǎo) early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely
离开 (lí kāi) to depart/to leave
离 (lí) mythical beast (archaic)
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
办公室 (bàn gōng shì) office/business premises/bureau/CL:間|间[jian1]
办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
室 (shì) room/work unit/grave/scabbard/family or clan/one of the 28
他们这才醒悟12点已经过了。
tā mén zhè cái xǐng wù ??? ??? diǎn yǐ jīng guō le
They then woke up to the fact that 12 o'clock had passed.
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
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
醒悟 (xǐng wù) to come to oneself/to come to realize/to come to see the
醒 (xǐng) to wake up/to be awake/to become aware/to sober up/to come
悟 (wù) to comprehend/to apprehend/to become aware
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
已经 (yǐ jīng) already
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
人生感悟：当我们对生活失去信心时，就会对身边的一切都持否定的态度，尤其是我们从未接触过的事物。
Life lesson: When we lose faith in life, we take a negative attitude towards everything around us, especially things we have never touched.
人生感悟：
rén shēng gǎn wù
Life Lessons.
人生 (rén shēng) life (one's time on earth)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
感悟 (gǎn wù) to come to realize/to appreciate (feelings)
感 (gǎn) to feel/to move/to touch/to affect/feeling/emotion/(suffix)
悟 (wù) to comprehend/to apprehend/to become aware
当我们对生活失去信心时，
dāng wǒ mén duì shēng huó shī qù xìn xīn shí
When we lose faith in life.
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
对生 (duì shēng) opposite (botany)
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
失去 (shī qù) to lose
失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
信心 (xìn xīn) confidence/faith (in sb or sth)/CL:個|个[ge4]
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
就会对身边的一切都持否定的态度，
jiù huì duì shēn biān de yī qiē dōu chí fǒu dìng de tài dù
It will take a negative attitude towards everything around it.
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
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
身边 (shēn biān) at one's side/on hand
身 (shēn) body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the
边 (biān) side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
一切 (yī qiē) everything/every/all
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
切 (qiē) to cut/to slice/tangent (math)/definitely/absolutely (not)
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
否定 (fǒu dìng) to negate/to deny/to reject/negative (answer)/negation
否 (fǒu) to negate/to deny/not/clogged/evil
定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
态度 (tài dù) manner/bearing/attitude/approach/CL:個|个[ge4]
态 (tài) (bound form)/appearance/shape/form/state/attitude/(grammar)
度 (dù) to pass/to spend (time)/measure/limit/extent/degree of
尤其是我们从未接触过的事物。
yóu qí shì wǒ mén cóng wèi jiē chù guō de shì wù
Especially if it's something we've never been exposed to before.
尤其是 (yóu qí shì) especially/most of all/above all/in particular
尤 (yóu) outstanding/particularly especially/a fault/to express
其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
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
从未 (cóng wèi) never
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
未 (wèi) not yet/did not/have not/not/8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m.
接触 (jiē chù) to touch/to contact/access/in touch with
接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
触 (chù) to touch/to make contact with sth/to stir up sb's emotions
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
事物 (shì wù) thing/object/CL:個|个[ge4]
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
有时候，机会就在那一瞬间，如果你不能抓住它，它不会为你出现第二次。
Sometimes the opportunity is there in the moment, and if you can't grab it, it won't appear a second time for you.
有时候，
yǒu shí hòu
Sometimes
有时候 (yǒu shí hòu) sometimes
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
机会就在那一瞬间，
jī huì jiù zài nā yī shùn jiān
The opportunity was there, at that very moment
机会 (jī huì) opportunity/chance/occasion/CL:個|个[ge4]
机 (jī) machine/engine/opportunity/intention/aircraft/pivot/crucial
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
一瞬间 (yī shùn jiān) split second
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
瞬 (shùn) to wink
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
如果你不能抓住它，
rú guǒ nǐ bù néng zhuā zhù tā
If you can't catch it.
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
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
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
抓住 (zhuā zhù) to grab/to capture
抓 (zhuā) to grab/to catch/to arrest/to snatch/to scratch
住 (zhù) to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix
它 (tā) it
它不会为你出现第二次。
tā bù huì wéi nǐ chū xiàn dì èr cì
It will not appear for you a second time.
它 (tā) it
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
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
出现 (chū xiàn) to appear/to arise/to emerge/to show up
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
第二次 (dì èr cì) the second time/second/number two
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
次 (cì) next in sequence/second/the second (day time etc)/secondary