微笑是一种力量。在进入这个家具公司之前，她先后干过不少工作承包过农田，搞过运输，倒卖过袜子，还卖过雪糕。但是，都没有挣到钱。这是个离异的女人，没有年龄优势，长相不出众，学历也低。但是她必须到外面去谋生，孩子还小，两个人的生活重担都压在了她的身上。就在这种情况下，她应聘到这家由新加坡人投资的家具公司当工人。最初同意留下她的是那位领班（相当于班长），他是个复员军人，为人很正直。领班负责湿板库，她则在这个库里干些杂活。她很珍惜这份工作，除本职工作外，她还尽量干些力所能及的份外活。半年后她被转为正式工人，工资由500多元涨到800多元。有一次，一个木材商因为木料验收问题和他们的老板发生了激烈争吵，最后甚至要撕破脸皮，法庭相见了。她在领班的推荐下，介入了这件事，最后把它处理得很完善。她也由此得到了老板的赏识，并发给她300元奖金。这件事过去后，她很是高兴了一会儿，但马上又被悲观的现实拉回到愁眉苦脸的状态中需要补充的是，她在这个家具公司工作了一年多时间，基本上就没有露过笑脸；而且，天天穿着那套老旧的工作服，即使是下了班也懒得脱下来，就更不要提打扮和化妆了。那段时间她的生活真是一团糟。后来，领班荣升为公司的经理助理。在大家的眼中，他留下的领班这个位置非她莫属了，但是很意外地，经理助理提议让另外一个人来顶替他的空位。她有点疑惑地接受了这个结果。一天，他把她叫去，对她说：你怎么每天都没有笑容呢？她说：就咱们眼前这些活儿还需要笑吗？他忽然显得严肃起来：还真让你说对了，依我看，确实是干什么都需要笑。你要是会微笑，干同样的活儿，你就能比别人省不少力气；相反，如果天天绷着脸，取得同样的成绩，你就要比别人多付出劳动，因为你的呆板损害了你的努力我们之所以把领班这个位置安排给另外一个人，就是因为她比你乐观。有时候，微笑也是一种力量啊身边的人讲出来的道理，有时候要比从书上读到的那些东西更容易让人接纳。此后她时刻都把他的这句话记在心上，她开始试着用微笑来面对身边的一切。许多老朋友见了她都说她跟以前不一样了，其实她的生活状态并没有变化，变化的是她的内心。这是一个真实的故事。她现在过得怎么样已经不再重要，但我们可以想象的是，以后，她的生活轨道将沿着另外一个方向伸展哲理启示：经常给生活一个微笑，那么生活也同样会回报一个微笑给你。
微笑是一种力量。
Smiling is a strength.
微笑是一种力量。
wēi xiào shì yī chóng lì liáng
Smiling is a strength.
微笑 (wēi xiào) smile/CL:個|个[ge4]絲|丝[si1]/to smile
微 (wēi) tiny/miniature/slightly/profound/abtruse/to decline/one
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
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
力量 (lì liáng) power/force/strength
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
量 (liáng) to measure/capacity/quantity/amount/to estimate/abbr. for
在进入这个家具公司之前，她先后干过不少工作承包过农田，搞过运输，倒卖过袜子，还卖过雪糕。
Before joining this furniture company, she had done a lot of work contract farming, transport, selling socks, and selling ice cream.
在进入这个家具公司之前，
zài jìn rù zhè gě jiā jù gōng sī zhī qián
Before entering this furniture company, the
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
进入 (jìn rù) to enter/to join/to go into
进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
入 (rù) to enter/to go into/to join/to become a member of/to
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
家具 (jiā jù) furniture/CL:件[jian4]套[tao4]
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
具 (jù) tool/device/utensil/equipment/instrument/talent/ability/to
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)
之前 (zhī qián) before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
她先后干过不少工作承包过农田，
tā xiān hòu gān guō bù shǎo gōng zuō chéng bāo guō nóng tián
She has done a lot of work contracting farmland.
她 (tā) she
先后 (xiān hòu) early or late/priority/in succession/one after another
先 (xiān) early/prior/former/in advance/first
后 (hòu) empress/queen
干 (gān) to concern/to interfere/shield/stem
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
不少 (bù shǎo) many/a lot/not few
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
少 (shǎo) few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom
工作 (gōng zuō) to work/(of a machine) to operate/job/work/task
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
承包 (chéng bāo) to contract/to undertake (a job)
承 (chéng) to bear/to carry/to hold/to continue/to undertake/to take
包 (bāo) to cover/to wrap/to hold/to include/to take charge of/to
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
农田 (nóng tián) farmland/cultivated land
农 (nóng) peasant/to farm/agriculture/diligent (old)/government field
田 (tián) field/farm/CL:片[pian4]
搞过运输，
gǎo guō yùn shū
Transported.
搞 (gǎo) to do/to make/to go in for/to set up/to get hold of/to take
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
运输 (yùn shū) transport/haulage/transit/CL:個|个[ge4]
运 (yùn) to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
输 (shū) to lose/to transport/to donate/to enter (a password)
倒卖过袜子，
dǎo mài guō wà zǐ
Socks were sold.
倒卖 (dǎo mài) to resell at a profit/to speculate
倒 (dǎo) to fall/to collapse/to lie horizontally/to overthrow/to
卖 (mài) to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
袜子 (wà zǐ) socks/stockings/CL:隻|只[zhi1]對|对[dui4]雙|双[shuang1]
袜 (wà) socks/stockings
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
还卖过雪糕。
hái mài guō xuě gāo
Also sold ice cream.
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
卖 (mài) to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
雪糕 (xuě gāo) frozen treat
雪 (xuě) snow/snowfall/CL:場|场[chang2]/to have the appearance of snow
糕 (gāo) cake
但是，都没有挣到钱。
However, none of them earned any money.
但是，
dàn shì
However.
但是 (dàn shì) but/however
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
都没有挣到钱。
dōu méi yǒu zhēng dào qián
Neither earned any money.
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
没有 (méi yǒu) haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
挣 (zhēng) see 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]/to struggle to get free/to strive to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
这是个离异的女人，没有年龄优势，长相不出众，学历也低。
This is a divorced woman with no age advantage, unimpressive looks, and low education.
这是个离异的女人，
zhè shì gě lí yì de nǚ rén
This is a divorced woman that
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
离异 (lí yì) to divorce
离 (lí) mythical beast (archaic)
异 (yì) different/other/hetero-/unusual/strange/surprising/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
女人 (nǚ rén) woman/wife
女 (nǚ) female/woman/daughter
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
没有年龄优势，
méi yǒu nián líng yōu shì
No age advantage.
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
年龄 (nián líng) (a person's) age/CL:把[ba3]個|个[ge4]
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
龄 (líng) age/length of experience membership etc
优势 (yōu shì) superiority/dominance/advantage
优 (yōu) excellent/superior
势 (shì) power/influence/potential/momentum/tendency/trend/situation
长相不出众，
cháng xiāng bù chū zhòng
Not outstanding in looks.
长相 (cháng xiāng) appearance/looks/profile/countenance
长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
出众 (chū zhòng) to stand out/outstanding
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
众 (zhòng) abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4] House of
学历也低。
xué lì yě dī
The education level is also low.
学历 (xué lì) educational background/academic qualifications
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
历 (lì) calendar/to experience/to undergo/to pass through/all/each
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
低 (dī) low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down
但是她必须到外面去谋生，孩子还小，两个人的生活重担都压在了她的身上。
But she had to go outside to earn a living, the children were still young, and the burden of life for two people was on her.
但是她必须到外面去谋生，
dàn shì tā bì xū dào wài miàn qù móu shēng
But she had to go outside to make a living.
但是 (dàn shì) but/however
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
她 (tā) she
必须 (bì xū) to have to/must/compulsory/necessarily
必 (bì) certainly/must/will/necessarily
须 (xū) must/to have to/to wait/beard/mustache/feeler (of an insect
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
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
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
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
孩子还小，
hái zǐ hái xiǎo
The child is still young.
孩子 (hái zǐ) child
孩 (hái) child
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
两个人的生活重担都压在了她的身上。
liǎng gě rén de shēng huó chóng dān dōu yā zài le tā de shēn shǎng
The burden of life for both people rested on her shoulders.
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]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
生活 (shēng huó) life/activity/to live/livelihood
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
重担 (chóng dān) heavy burden/difficult task/great responsibility
重 (chóng) to repeat/repetition/again/re-/classifier: layer/heavy
担 (dān) to undertake/to carry/to shoulder/to take responsibility
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
压 (yā) to press/to push down/to keep under (control)/pressure/see
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
她 (tā) she
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
身上 (shēn shǎng) on the body/at hand/among
身 (shēn) body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
就在这种情况下，她应聘到这家由新加坡人投资的家具公司当工人。
It was under these circumstances that she was hired as a worker in this furniture company invested by Singaporeans.
就在这种情况下，
jiù zài zhè chóng qíng kuàng xià
It is in this context that
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
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
情况 (qíng kuàng) circumstances/state of affairs/situation
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
况 (kuàng) moreover/situation
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
她应聘到这家由新加坡人投资的家具公司当工人。
tā yīng pìn dào zhè jiā yóu xīn jiā pō rén tóu zī de jiā jù gōng sī dāng gōng rén
She was hired as a worker in this furniture company invested by Singaporeans.
她 (tā) she
应聘 (yīng pìn) to accept a job offer/to apply for an advertised position
应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
聘 (pìn) to engage (a teacher etc)/to hire/to betroth/betrothal gift
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
由 (yóu) to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due
新加坡人 (xīn jiā pō rén) Singaporean person/Singaporean
新 (xīn) new/newly/meso- (chemistry)
加 (jiā) to add/plus/(used after an adverb such as 不 大 稍 etc and
坡 (pō) slope/CL:個|个[ge4]/sloping/slanted
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
投资 (tóu zī) investment/to invest
投 (tóu) to cast/to send/to throw oneself (into the river etc)/to
资 (zī) resources/capital/to provide/to supply/to support/money
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
家具 (jiā jù) furniture/CL:件[jian4]套[tao4]
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
具 (jù) tool/device/utensil/equipment/instrument/talent/ability/to
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)
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
工人 (gōng rén) worker/CL:個|个[ge4]名[ming2]
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
最初同意留下她的是那位领班（相当于班长），他是个复员军人，为人很正直。
The one who initially agreed to keep her was the foreman (equivalent to a squad leader), who was a demobilized soldier and a man of integrity.
最初同意留下她的是那位领班（
zuì chū tóng yì liú xià tā de shì nā wèi lǐng bān
It was the foreman who initially agreed to keep her (
最初 (zuì chū) first/primary/initial/original/at first/initially
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
初 (chū) at first/(at the) beginning/first/junior/basic
同意 (tóng yì) to agree/to consent/to approve
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
留下 (liú xià) to leave behind/to stay behind/to remain/to keep/not to let
留 (liú) to leave (a message etc)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
她 (tā) she
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
领班 (lǐng bān) supervisor/foreman/head waiter or waitress
领 (lǐng) neck/collar/to lead/to receive/classifier for clothes mats
班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
相当于班长）
xiāng dāng yú bān cháng
(equivalent to class leader)
相当于 (xiāng dāng yú) equivalent to
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
班长 (bān cháng) class monitor/squad leader/team leader/CL:個|个[ge4]
班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
他是个复员军人，
tā shì gě fù yuán jūn rén
He's a demobilized soldier.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
复员 (fù yuán) to demobilize/demobilization
复 (fù) to go and return/to return/to resume/to return to a normal
员 (yuán) person/employee/member
军人 (jūn rén) serviceman/soldier/military personnel
军 (jūn) army/military/arms/CL:個|个[ge4]
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
为人很正直。
wéi rén hěn zhēng zhí
Very decent person.
为人 (wéi rén) to conduct oneself/behavior/conduct/personal character/for
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
正直 (zhēng zhí) upright/upstanding/honest
正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
领班负责湿板库，她则在这个库里干些杂活。
The foreman is in charge of the wet plate warehouse, while she does some odd jobs in this warehouse.
领班负责湿板库，
lǐng bān fù zé shī bǎn kù
The foreman is in charge of the wet plate warehouse.
领班 (lǐng bān) supervisor/foreman/head waiter or waitress
领 (lǐng) neck/collar/to lead/to receive/classifier for clothes mats
班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
负责 (fù zé) to be in charge of/to take responsibility for/to be to
负 (fù) to bear/to carry (on one's back)/to turn one's back on/to
责 (zé) duty/responsibility/to reproach/to blame
湿 (shī) moist/wet
板 (bǎn) board/plank/plate/shutter/table tennis bat/clappers (music)
库 (kù) warehouse/storehouse/(file) library
她则在这个库里干些杂活。
tā zé zài zhè gě kù lǐ gān xiē zá huó
She does some odd jobs in this library.
她 (tā) she
则 (zé) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
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
库 (kù) warehouse/storehouse/(file) library
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
干 (gān) to concern/to interfere/shield/stem
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
杂活 (zá huó) odd jobs
杂 (zá) mixed/miscellaneous/various/to mix
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
她很珍惜这份工作，除本职工作外，她还尽量干些力所能及的份外活。
She cherishes this job and tries to do extra work as much as she can in addition to her job.
她很珍惜这份工作，
tā hěn zhēn xī zhè fèn gōng zuō
She cherishes this job.
她 (tā) she
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
珍惜 (zhēn xī) to treasure/to value/to cherish
珍 (zhēn) precious thing/treasure/culinary delicacy/rare/valuable/to
惜 (xī) to cherish/to begrudge/to pity/Taiwan pr. [xi2]
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
份工作 --not found--
工作 (gōng zuō) to work/(of a machine) to operate/job/work/task
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
除本职工作外，
chú běn zhí gōng zuō wài
In addition to this job, the
除 (chú) to get rid of/to remove/to exclude/to eliminate/to wipe out
本职 (běn zhí) one's job
本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
职 (zhí) office/duty
工作 (gōng zuō) to work/(of a machine) to operate/job/work/task
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
她还尽量干些力所能及的份外活。
tā hái jǐn liáng gān xiē lì suǒ néng jí de fèn wài huó
She also tries to do as much extra work as she can.
她 (tā) she
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
尽量 (jǐn liáng) as much as possible/to the greatest extent/as much as
尽 (jǐn) to the greatest extent/(when used before a noun of
量 (liáng) to measure/capacity/quantity/amount/to estimate/abbr. for
干 (gān) to concern/to interfere/shield/stem
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
力所能及 (lì suǒ néng jí) as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
及 (jí) and/to reach/up to/in time for
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
份外活 --not found--
外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
半年后她被转为正式工人，工资由500多元涨到800多元。
Six months later she was converted to a regular worker and her salary was raised from more than 500 to more than 800.
半年后她被转为正式工人，
bàn nián hòu tā bèi zhuǎn wéi zhēng shì gōng rén
After six months she was converted to a regular worker.
半年 (bàn nián) half a year
半 (bàn) half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
后 (hòu) empress/queen
她 (tā) she
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
转 (zhuǎn) see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]/to turn/to change direction/to
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
正式 (zhēng shì) formal/official
正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
式 (shì) type/form/pattern/style
工人 (gōng rén) worker/CL:個|个[ge4]名[ming2]
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
工资由500多元涨到800多元。
gōng zī yóu ??? ??? ??? duō yuán zhǎng dào ??? ??? ??? duō yuán
Wages rose from over $500 to over $800.
工资 (gōng zī) wages/pay/CL:個|个[ge4]份[fen4]月[yue4]
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
资 (zī) resources/capital/to provide/to supply/to support/money
由 (yóu) to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
元 (yuán) currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)/first/original/primary
涨到 (zhǎng dào) to go up/to rise
涨 (zhǎng) to rise (of prices rivers)/to swell/to distend
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
元 (yuán) currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)/first/original/primary
有一次，一个木材商因为木料验收问题和他们的老板发生了激烈争吵，最后甚至要撕破脸皮，法庭相见了。
Once, a timber merchant had a heated argument with their boss over the acceptance of the wood, and finally even had to tear their faces off and meet in court.
有一次，
yǒu yī cì
At one point, the
有一次 (yǒu yī cì) once/once upon a time
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
次 (cì) next in sequence/second/the second (day time etc)/secondary
一个木材商因为木料验收问题和他们的老板发生了激烈争吵，
yī gě mù cái shāng yīn wéi mù liào yàn shōu wèn tí hé tā mén de lǎo bǎn fā shēng le jī liè zhēng chāo
A lumber dealer got into a heated argument with their boss over the acceptance of the wood.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
木材 (mù cái) wood
木 (mù) tree/wood/coffin/wooden/simple/numb/one of the eight
材 (cái) material/timber/ability/aptitude/a capable individual
商 (shāng) commerce/merchant/dealer/to consult/2nd note in pentatonic
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
木料 (mù liào) lumber/timber
木 (mù) tree/wood/coffin/wooden/simple/numb/one of the eight
料 (liào) material/stuff/grain/feed/to expect/to anticipate/to guess
验收 (yàn shōu) to inspect and accept/acceptance
验 (yàn) to examine/to test/to check
收 (shōu) to receive/to accept/to collect/to put away/to restrain/to
问题 (wèn tí) question/problem/issue/topic/CL:個|个[ge4]
问 (wèn) to ask
题 (tí) topic/problem for discussion/exam question/subject/to
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
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)
老板 (lǎo bǎn) Robam (brand)/boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[ge4]
老 (lǎo) null
板 (bǎn) board/plank/plate/shutter/table tennis bat/clappers (music)
发生 (fā shēng) to happen/to occur/to take place/to break out
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
激烈 (jī liè) intense/acute/fierce
激 (jī) to arouse/to incite/to excite/to stimulate/sharp/fierce
烈 (liè) ardent/intense/fierce/stern/upright/to give one's life for
争吵 (zhēng chāo) to quarrel/dispute
争 (zhēng) to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or
吵 (chāo) to quarrel/to make a noise/noisy/to disturb by making a
最后甚至要撕破脸皮，
zuì hòu shèn zhì yāo sī pò liǎn pí
Eventually, even to tear up the
最后 (zuì hòu) final/last/finally/ultimate
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
后 (hòu) empress/queen
甚至 (shèn zhì) even/so much so that
甚 (shèn) what/very/extremely/any
至 (zhì) to arrive/most/to/until
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
撕破脸皮 (sī pò liǎn pí) see 撕破臉|撕破脸[si1 po4 lian3]
撕 (sī) to tear
破 (pò) broken/damaged/worn out/lousy/rotten/to break split or
脸 (liǎn) face/CL:張|张[zhang1]個|个[ge4]
皮 (pí) leather/skin/fur/CL:張|张[zhang1]/pico- (one trillionth)
法庭相见了。
fǎ tíng xiāng jiàn le
See you in court.
法庭 (fǎ tíng) court of law
法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
庭 (tíng) main hall/front courtyard/law court
相见 (xiāng jiàn) to see each other/to meet in person
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
她在领班的推荐下，介入了这件事，最后把它处理得很完善。
She intervened in this matter on the recommendation of the foreman and finally handled it to perfection.
她在领班的推荐下，
tā zài lǐng bān de tuī jiàn xià
On the recommendation of her foreman, she
她 (tā) she
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
领班 (lǐng bān) supervisor/foreman/head waiter or waitress
领 (lǐng) neck/collar/to lead/to receive/classifier for clothes mats
班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
推荐 (tuī jiàn) to recommend/recommendation
推 (tuī) to push/to cut/to refuse/to reject/to decline/to shirk
荐 (jiàn) to recommend/to offer sacrifice (arch.)/grass/straw mat
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
介入了这件事，
jiè rù le zhè jiàn shì
intervened in this matter.
介入 (jiè rù) to intervene/to get involved
介 (jiè) to introduce/to lie between/between/shell/armor
入 (rù) to enter/to go into/to join/to become a member of/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
件 (jiàn) item/component/classifier for events things clothes etc
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
最后把它处理得很完善。
zuì hòu bǎ tā chǔ lǐ dé hěn wán shàn
Finally it was handled to perfection.
最后 (zuì hòu) final/last/finally/ultimate
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
后 (hòu) empress/queen
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
它 (tā) it
处理 (chǔ lǐ) to handle/to treat/to deal with/to process/to deal with a
处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
得很 (dé hěn) (after an adjective) very
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
完善 (wán shàn) (of systems facilities etc) comprehensive/well-developed
完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
善 (shàn) good (virtuous)/benevolent/well-disposed/good at sth/to
她也由此得到了老板的赏识，并发给她300元奖金。
She was thus appreciated by her boss and given a bonus of 300 yuan.
她也由此得到了老板的赏识，
tā yě yóu cǐ dé dào le lǎo bǎn de shǎng shí
She was thus appreciated by her boss.
她 (tā) she
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
由此 (yóu cǐ) hereby/from this
由 (yóu) to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due
此 (cǐ) this/these
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
老板 (lǎo bǎn) Robam (brand)/boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[ge4]
老 (lǎo) null
板 (bǎn) board/plank/plate/shutter/table tennis bat/clappers (music)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
赏识 (shǎng shí) to appreciate/to recognize the worth of sth/appreciation
赏 (shǎng) to bestow (a reward)/to give (to an inferior)/to hand down
识 (shí) to know/knowledge/Taiwan pr. [shi4]/to record/to write a
并发给她300元奖金。
bīng fā gěi tā ??? ??? ??? yuán jiǎng jīn
And she was given a bonus of $300.
并发 (bīng fā) to be complicated by/to erupt simultaneously
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
她 (tā) she
元 (yuán) currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)/first/original/primary
奖金 (jiǎng jīn) premium/award money/bonus
奖 (jiǎng) prize/award/encouragement/CL:個|个[ge4]
金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
这件事过去后，她很是高兴了一会儿，但马上又被悲观的现实拉回到愁眉苦脸的状态中需要补充的是，她在这个家具公司工作了一年多时间，基本上就没有露过笑脸；而且，天天穿着那套老旧的工作服，即使是下了班也懒得脱下来，就更不要提打扮和化妆了。
After this incident, she was very happy for a while, but immediately pulled back to the pessimistic reality of the sad face need to add is that she worked in this furniture company for more than a year, basically did not show a smile; and, every day wearing that old work clothes, even after work is too lazy to take off, not to mention dress and makeup.
这件事过去后，
zhè jiàn shì guō qù hòu
After this incident, the
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
件 (jiàn) item/component/classifier for events things clothes etc
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
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
后 (hòu) empress/queen
她很是高兴了一会儿，
tā hěn shì gāo xīng le yī huì ér
She was very happy for a while that
她 (tā) she
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
高兴 (gāo xīng) happy/glad/willing (to do sth)/in a cheerful mood
高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
兴 (xīng) to rise/to flourish/to become popular/to start/to encourage
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一会儿 (yī huì ér) a moment/a while/in a moment/now...now.../also pr. [yi1
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
但马上又被悲观的现实拉回到愁眉苦脸的状态中需要补充的是，
dàn mǎ shǎng yòu bèi bēi guān de xiàn shí lā huí dào chóu méi kǔ liǎn de zhuàng tài zhōng xū yāo bǔ chōng de shì
But immediately pulled back into a state of sadness by the pessimistic reality need to add that
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
马上 (mǎ shǎng) at once/right away/immediately/on horseback (i.e. by
马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
悲观 (bēi guān) pessimistic
悲 (bēi) sad/sadness/sorrow/grief
观 (guān) to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
现实 (xiàn shí) reality/actuality/real/actual/realistic/pragmatic
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
拉 (lā) to pull/to play (a bowed instrument)/to drag/to draw/to
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
愁眉苦脸 (chóu méi kǔ liǎn) to look anxious (idiom)/to look miserable
愁 (chóu) to worry about
眉 (méi) eyebrow/upper margin
苦 (kǔ) bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to
脸 (liǎn) face/CL:張|张[zhang1]個|个[ge4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
状态 (zhuàng tài) state of affairs/state/mode/situation/CL:個|个[ge4]
状 (zhuàng) accusation/suit/state/condition/strong/great/-shaped
态 (tài) (bound form)/appearance/shape/form/state/attitude/(grammar)
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
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
补充 (bǔ chōng) to replenish/to supplement/to complement/additional
补 (bǔ) to repair/to patch/to mend/to make up for/to fill (a
充 (chōng) to fill/to satisfy/to fulfill/to act in place of/substitute
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
她在这个家具公司工作了一年多时间，
tā zài zhè gě jiā jù gōng sī gōng zuō le yī nián duō shí jiān
She has been working for this furniture company for over a year and
她 (tā) she
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
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
家具 (jiā jù) furniture/CL:件[jian4]套[tao4]
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
具 (jù) tool/device/utensil/equipment/instrument/talent/ability/to
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)
工作 (gōng zuō) to work/(of a machine) to operate/job/work/task
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一年多 (yī nián duō) more than a year
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
时间 (shí jiān) time/period/CL:段[duan4]
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
基本上就没有露过笑脸；
jī běn shǎng jiù méi yǒu lòu guō xiào liǎn
Basically never showing a smile.
基本上 (jī běn shǎng) basically/on the whole
基 (jī) base/foundation/basic/radical (chemistry)/(slang) gay
本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
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
露 (lòu) to show/to reveal/to betray/to expose/dew/syrup/nectar
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
笑脸 (xiào liǎn) smiling face/smiley :) ☺/CL:副[fu4]
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
脸 (liǎn) face/CL:張|张[zhang1]個|个[ge4]
而且，
ér qiě
And.
而且 (ér qiě) (not only ...) but also/moreover/in addition/furthermore
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
且 (qiě) and/moreover/yet/for the time being/to be about to/both
天天穿着那套老旧的工作服，
tiān tiān chuān zhāo nā tào lǎo jiù de gōng zuō fú
Wearing the same old overalls day in and day out.
天天 (tiān tiān) every day
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
穿着 (chuān zhāo) attire/clothes/dress
穿 (chuān) to wear/to put on/to dress/to bore through/to pierce/to
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
套 (tào) to cover/to encase/cover/sheath/to overlap/to interleave/to
老旧 (lǎo jiù) outmoded/old-fashioned
老 (lǎo) null
旧 (jiù) old/opposite: new 新/former/worn (with age)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
工作服 (gōng zuō fú) work clothes
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
服 (fú) clothes/dress/garment/to serve (in the military a prison
即使是下了班也懒得脱下来，
jí shǐ shì xià le bān yě lǎn dé tuō xià lái
Even after work, they are too lazy to take them off.
即使 (jí shǐ) even if/even though
即 (jí) namely/that is/i.e./prompt/at once/at present/even if
使 (shǐ) to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
懒得 (lǎn dé) not to feel like (doing sth)/disinclined to
懒 (lǎn) lazy
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
脱下 (tuō xià) to take off (clothing)
脱 (tuō) to shed/to take off/to escape/to get away from
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
就更不要提打扮和化妆了。
jiù gēng bù yāo dī dá bàn hé huà zhuāng le
Not to mention dressing and makeup.
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
不要 (bù yāo) don't!/must not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
提 (dī) to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put
打扮 (dá bàn) to decorate/to dress/to make up/to adorn/manner of dressing
打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
扮 (bàn) to disguise oneself as/to dress up/to play (a role)/to put
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
化妆 (huà zhuāng) to put on makeup
化 (huà) to make into/to change into/-ization/to ... -ize/to
妆 (zhuāng) (of a woman) to adorn oneself/makeup/adornment/trousseau
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
那段时间她的生活真是一团糟。
Her life was a real mess during that time.
那段时间她的生活真是一团糟。
nā duàn shí jiān tā de shēng huó zhēn shì yī tuán zāo
Her life was a real mess during that time.
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
段 (duàn) paragraph/section/segment/stage (of a process)/classifier
时间 (shí jiān) time/period/CL:段[duan4]
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
她 (tā) she
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
生活 (shēng huó) life/activity/to live/livelihood
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
真是 (zhēn shì) indeed/truly/(coll.) (used to express disapproval annoyance
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
一团糟 (yī tuán zāo) chaos/bungle/complete mess/shambles
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
团 (tuán) round/lump/ball/to roll into a ball/to gather/regiment
糟 (zāo) dregs/draff/pickled in wine/rotten/messy/ruined
后来，领班荣升为公司的经理助理。
Later, the foreman was promoted to assistant manager of the company.
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
领班荣升为公司的经理助理。
lǐng bān róng shēng wéi gōng sī de jīng lǐ zhù lǐ
The foreman was promoted to assistant manager of the company.
领班 (lǐng bān) supervisor/foreman/head waiter or waitress
领 (lǐng) neck/collar/to lead/to receive/classifier for clothes mats
班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
荣 (róng) glory/honor/thriving
升 (shēng) to ascend/to rise to the rank of/to promote/to hoist/liter
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
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)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
经理 (jīng lǐ) manager/director/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
助理 (zhù lǐ) assistant
助 (zhù) to help/to assist
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
在大家的眼中，他留下的领班这个位置非她莫属了，但是很意外地，经理助理提议让另外一个人来顶替他的空位。
In the eyes of everyone, the position he left behind as foreman was hers, but unexpectedly, the assistant manager proposed another person to take his place.
在大家的眼中，
zài dà jiā de yǎn zhōng
In the eyes of everyone
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
大家 (dà jiā) everyone/influential family/great expert
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
眼中 (yǎn zhōng) in one's eyes
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
他留下的领班这个位置非她莫属了，
tā liú xià de lǐng bān zhè gě wèi zhì fēi tā mò shǔ le
He left the position of foreman to her.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
留下 (liú xià) to leave behind/to stay behind/to remain/to keep/not to let
留 (liú) to leave (a message etc)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
领班 (lǐng bān) supervisor/foreman/head waiter or waitress
领 (lǐng) neck/collar/to lead/to receive/classifier for clothes mats
班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
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
位置 (wèi zhì) position/place/seat/CL:個|个[ge4]
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
置 (zhì) to install/to place/to put/to buy
非 (fēi) abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1] Africa/to not be/not/wrong
她 (tā) she
莫 (mò) do not/there is none who
属 (shǔ) category/genus (taxonomy)/family members/dependents/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
但是很意外地，
dàn shì hěn yì wài de
But quite unexpectedly, the
但是 (dàn shì) but/however
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
意外 (yì wài) unexpected/accident/mishap/CL:個|个[ge4]
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
经理助理提议让另外一个人来顶替他的空位。
jīng lǐ zhù lǐ dī yì ràng lìng wài yī gě rén lái dǐng tì tā de kōng wèi
The assistant manager suggested that another person should take his place.
经理 (jīng lǐ) manager/director/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
助理 (zhù lǐ) assistant
助 (zhù) to help/to assist
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
提议 (dī yì) proposal/suggestion/to propose/to suggest
提 (dī) to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put
议 (yì) to comment on/to discuss/to suggest
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/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
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]
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
顶替 (dǐng tì) to replace
顶 (dǐng) apex/crown of the head/top/roof/most/to carry on the head
替 (tì) to substitute for/to take the place of/to replace/for/on
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)
空位 (kōng wèi) empty place/room (for sb)
空 (kōng) empty/air/sky/in vain/to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
她有点疑惑地接受了这个结果。
She accepted the result with a bit of confusion.
她有点疑惑地接受了这个结果。
tā yǒu diǎn yí huò de jiē shòu le zhè gě jiē guǒ
She accepted the result with a bit of confusion.
她 (tā) she
有点 (yǒu diǎn) a little
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
疑惑 (yí huò) to doubt/to distrust/unconvincing/to puzzle over/misgivings
疑 (yí) to doubt/to suspect
惑 (huò) to confuse/to be puzzled
地接 (de jiē) local guide/tour escort
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
受 (shòu) to receive/to accept/to suffer/subjected to/to bear/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
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
结果 (jiē guǒ) to bear fruit/CL:個|个[ge4]/outcome/result/conclusion/in the
结 (jiē) (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)/Taiwan pr. [jie2]
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
一天，他把她叫去，对她说：你怎么每天都没有笑容呢？她说：就咱们眼前这些活儿还需要笑吗？他忽然显得严肃起来：还真让你说对了，依我看，确实是干什么都需要笑。
One day, he called her and said to her: How come you don't smile every day? She said: we need to smile on these jobs in front of us? He suddenly looked serious: really let you right, from my point of view, it is true that everything needs to smile.
一天，
yī tiān
One day.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
他把她叫去，
tā bǎ tā jiào qù
He called her to the
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
她 (tā) she
叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
对她说：
duì tā shuì
Say to her.
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
你怎么每天都没有笑容呢？
nǐ zěn me měi tiān dōu méi yǒu xiào róng ne
How come you don't smile every day?
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
怎么 (zěn me) how?/what?/why?
怎 (zěn) how
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
每天 (měi tiān) every day/everyday
每 (měi) each/every
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
没有 (méi yǒu) haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
笑容 (xiào róng) smile/smiling expression/CL:副[fu4]
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
容 (róng) to hold/to contain/to allow/to tolerate/appearance/look
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
她说：
tā shuì
She said.
她 (tā) she
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
就咱们眼前这些活儿还需要笑吗？
jiù zán mén yǎn qián zhè xiē huó ér hái xū yāo xiào má
We need to laugh at these jobs in front of us?
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
咱们 (zán mén) we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s)
咱 (zán) see 咱[zan2]/I or me/we (including both the speaker and the
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
眼前 (yǎn qián) before one's eyes/now/at present
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
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
活儿 (huó ér) work/(lots of) things to do
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
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
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\
他忽然显得严肃起来：
tā hū rán xiǎn dé yán sù qǐ lái
He suddenly looked serious.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
忽然 (hū rán) suddenly/all of a sudden
忽 (hū) to neglect/to overlook/to ignore/suddenly
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
显得 (xiǎn dé) to seem/to look/to appear
显 (xiǎn) to make visible/to reveal/prominent/conspicuous/(prefix)
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
严肃 (yán sù) solemn/grave/serious/earnest/severe
严 (yán) tight (closely sealed)/stern/strict/rigorous/severe/father
肃 (sù) respectful/solemn/to eliminate/to clean up
起来 (qǐ lái) to stand up/to get up/also pr. [qi3 lai2]/(after a verb)
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
还真让你说对了，
hái zhēn ràng nǐ shuì duì le
You were right.
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
对了 (duì le) Correct!/Oh that's right ... (when one suddenly remembers
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
依我看，
yī wǒ kān
In my opinion.
依我看 (yī wǒ kān) in my opinion
依 (yī) to depend on/to comply with or listen to sb/according to/in
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
确实是干什么都需要笑。
què shí shì gān shén me dōu xū yāo xiào
It is indeed necessary to laugh at everything.
确实 (què shí) indeed/really/reliable/real/true
确 (què) authenticated/solid/firm/real/true
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
干什么 (gān shén me) what are you doing?/what's he up to?
干 (gān) to concern/to interfere/shield/stem
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
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
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
你要是会微笑，干同样的活儿，你就能比别人省不少力气；相反，如果天天绷着脸，取得同样的成绩，你就要比别人多付出劳动，因为你的呆板损害了你的努力我们之所以把领班这个位置安排给另外一个人，就是因为她比你乐观。
If you will smile and do the same work, you can save a lot of energy than others; on the contrary, if you tense up every day and achieve the same results, you have to pay more labor than others because your dullness damages your efforts The reason why we arranged this position of foreman to another person is because she is more optimistic than you.
你要是会微笑，
nǐ yāo shì huì wēi xiào
If you can smile.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
要是 (yāo shì) (coll.) if
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
微笑 (wēi xiào) smile/CL:個|个[ge4]絲|丝[si1]/to smile
微 (wēi) tiny/miniature/slightly/profound/abtruse/to decline/one
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
干同样的活儿，
gān tóng yàng de huó ér
Doing the same job.
干 (gān) to concern/to interfere/shield/stem
同样 (tóng yàng) same/equal/equivalent
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
活儿 (huó ér) work/(lots of) things to do
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
你就能比别人省不少力气；
nǐ jiù néng bǐ bié rén shěng bù shǎo lì qì
you will be able to save a lot of effort than others.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
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]
省 (shěng) to save/to economize/to do without/to omit/to leave out
不少 (bù shǎo) many/a lot/not few
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
少 (shǎo) few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom
力气 (lì qì) strength/CL:把[ba3]
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
相反，
xiāng fǎn
On the contrary.
相反 (xiāng fǎn) opposite/contrary
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
反 (fǎn) contrary/in reverse/inside out or upside down/to reverse/to
如果天天绷着脸，
rú guǒ tiān tiān bēng zhāo liǎn
If the face is strained every day
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
天天 (tiān tiān) every day
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
绷着脸 (bēng zhāo liǎn) to have a taut face/to pull a long face/to look displeased
绷 (bēng) to draw tight/to stretch taut/to tack (with thread or pin)
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
脸 (liǎn) face/CL:張|张[zhang1]個|个[ge4]
取得同样的成绩，
qǔ dé tóng yàng de chéng jì
achieving the same results.
取得 (qǔ dé) to acquire/to get/to obtain
取 (qǔ) to take/to get/to choose/to fetch
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
同样 (tóng yàng) same/equal/equivalent
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
成绩 (chéng jì) achievement/performance records/grades
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
绩 (jì) to spin (hemp etc)/merit/accomplishment/Taiwan pr. [ji1]
你就要比别人多付出劳动，
nǐ jiù yāo bǐ bié rén duō fù chū láo dòng
You have to work more than others.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
就要 (jiù yāo) will/shall/to be going to
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
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
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]
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
付出 (fù chū) to pay/to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
付 (fù) to pay/to hand over to/classifier for pairs or sets of
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
劳动 (láo dòng) work/toil/physical labor/CL:次[ci4]
劳 (láo) to toil/labor/laborer/to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
因为你的呆板损害了你的努力我们之所以把领班这个位置安排给另外一个人，
yīn wéi nǐ de dāi bǎn sǔn hài le nǐ de nǔ lì wǒ mén zhī suǒ yǐ bǎ lǐng bān zhè gě wèi zhì ān pái gěi lìng wài yī gě rén
Because your dullness hurts your efforts the reason we put the foreman position to another person
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
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
呆板 (dāi bǎn) stiff/inflexible/also pr. [ai2 ban3]
呆 (dāi) foolish/stupid/expressionless/blank/to stay
板 (bǎn) board/plank/plate/shutter/table tennis bat/clappers (music)
损害 (sǔn hài) harm/to damage/to impair
损 (sǔn) to decrease/to lose/to damage/to harm/(coll.) to speak
害 (hài) to do harm to/to cause trouble to/harm/evil/calamity
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
努力 (nǔ lì) great effort/to strive/to try hard
努 (nǔ) to exert/to strive
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
之所以 (zhī suǒ yǐ) the reason why
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
领班 (lǐng bān) supervisor/foreman/head waiter or waitress
领 (lǐng) neck/collar/to lead/to receive/classifier for clothes mats
班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
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
位置 (wèi zhì) position/place/seat/CL:個|个[ge4]
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
置 (zhì) to install/to place/to put/to buy
安排 (ān pái) to arrange/to plan/to set up/arrangements/plans
安 (ān) content/calm/still/quiet/safe/secure/in good health/to find
排 (pái) a row/a line/to set in order/to arrange/to line up/to
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
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]
就是因为她比你乐观。
jiù shì yīn wéi tā bǐ nǐ lè guān
It is because she is more optimistic than you.
就是 (jiù shì) (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
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
她 (tā) she
比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
乐观 (lè guān) optimistic/hopeful
乐 (lè) happy/cheerful/to laugh/music
观 (guān) to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept
有时候，微笑也是一种力量啊身边的人讲出来的道理，有时候要比从书上读到的那些东西更容易让人接纳。
Sometimes, a smile is also a kind of power ah people around to speak the truth, sometimes more easily accepted than those things read from the book.
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)
微笑也是一种力量啊身边的人讲出来的道理，
wēi xiào yě shì yī chóng lì liáng ā shēn biān de rén jiǎng chū lái de dào lǐ
Smile is also a kind of power ah people around to speak out the truth.
微笑 (wēi xiào) smile/CL:個|个[ge4]絲|丝[si1]/to smile
微 (wēi) tiny/miniature/slightly/profound/abtruse/to decline/one
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
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
力量 (lì liáng) power/force/strength
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
量 (liáng) to measure/capacity/quantity/amount/to estimate/abbr. for
啊 (ā) interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing
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)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
讲 (jiǎng) to speak/to explain/to negotiate/to emphasise/to be
出来 (chū lái) to come out/to appear/to arise/(after a verb indicates
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
道理 (dào lǐ) reason/argument/sense/principle/basis/justification
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
有时候要比从书上读到的那些东西更容易让人接纳。
yǒu shí hòu yāo bǐ cóng shū shǎng dòu dào de nā xiē dōng xī gēng róng yì ràng rén jiē nà
Sometimes it is easier to be accepted than those things you read from a book.
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)
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
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
书 (shū) abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]/book/letter/document
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
读 (dòu) comma/phrase marked by pause/to read/to study/reading of
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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
东西 (dōng xī) east and west/thing/stuff/person/CL:個|个[ge4]件[jian4]
东 (dōng) east/host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)/landlord
西 (xī) the West/abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]/Spanish/west
更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
容易 (róng yì) easy/likely/liable (to)
容 (róng) to hold/to contain/to allow/to tolerate/appearance/look
易 (yì) easy/amiable/to change/to exchange/prefix corresponding to
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]
接纳 (jiē nà) to admit (to membership)
接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
纳 (nà) to receive/to accept/to enjoy/to bring into/to pay (tax
此后她时刻都把他的这句话记在心上，她开始试着用微笑来面对身边的一切。
After that she always took his words to heart, and she began to try to face everything around her with a smile.
此后她时刻都把他的这句话记在心上，
cǐ hòu tā shí kè dōu bǎ tā de zhè gōu huà jì zài xīn shǎng
Since then she has taken his words to heart at all times.
此后 (cǐ hòu) after this/afterwards/hereafter
此 (cǐ) this/these
后 (hòu) empress/queen
她 (tā) she
时刻 (shí kè) time/juncture/moment/period of time/CL:個|个[ge4]段[duan4]
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
刻 (kè) quarter (hour)/moment/to carve/to engrave/to cut/oppressive
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
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)
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
句 (gōu) sentence/clause/phrase/classifier for phrases or lines of
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
记 (jì) to record/to note/to memorize/to remember/mark/sign
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
她开始试着用微笑来面对身边的一切。
tā kāi shǐ shì zhāo yòng wēi xiào lái miàn duì shēn biān de yī qiē
She began to try to face everything around her with a smile.
她 (tā) she
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
试着 (shì zhāo) (coll.) to try to
试 (shì) to test/to try/experiment/examination/test
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
微笑 (wēi xiào) smile/CL:個|个[ge4]絲|丝[si1]/to smile
微 (wēi) tiny/miniature/slightly/profound/abtruse/to decline/one
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
面对 (miàn duì) to confront/to face
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
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)
许多老朋友见了她都说她跟以前不一样了，其实她的生活状态并没有变化，变化的是她的内心。
Many old friends who met her said she was different from before, but in fact, her living condition has not changed, what has changed is her heart.
许多老朋友见了她都说她跟以前不一样了，
xǔ duō lǎo péng yǒu jiàn le tā dōu shuì tā gēn yǐ qián bù yī yàng le
Many old friends who met her said she was different from before.
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
老朋友 (lǎo péng yǒu) old friend/(slang) period/menstruation
老 (lǎo) null
朋 (péng) friend
友 (yǒu) friend
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
她 (tā) she
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
她 (tā) she
跟 (gēn) heel/to follow closely/to go with/(of a woman) to marry sb
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
不一样 (bù yī yàng) different/distinctive/unlike
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
其实她的生活状态并没有变化，
qí shí tā de shēng huó zhuàng tài bīng méi yǒu biàn huà
In fact, the state of her life has not changed.
其实 (qí shí) actually/in fact/really
其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
她 (tā) she
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
生活 (shēng huó) life/activity/to live/livelihood
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
状态 (zhuàng tài) state of affairs/state/mode/situation/CL:個|个[ge4]
状 (zhuàng) accusation/suit/state/condition/strong/great/-shaped
态 (tài) (bound form)/appearance/shape/form/state/attitude/(grammar)
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
变化 (biàn huà) change/variation/to change/to vary/CL:個|个[ge4]
变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
化 (huà) to make into/to change into/-ization/to ... -ize/to
变化的是她的内心。
biàn huà de shì tā de nèi xīn
What has changed is her heart.
变化 (biàn huà) change/variation/to change/to vary/CL:個|个[ge4]
变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
化 (huà) to make into/to change into/-ization/to ... -ize/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
她 (tā) she
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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]
这是一个真实的故事。
This is a true story.
这是一个真实的故事。
zhè shì yī gě zhēn shí de gù shì
This is a true story.
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/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
真实 (zhēn shí) true/real
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
故事 (gù shì) old practice/CL:個|个[ge4]/narrative/story/tale
故 (gù) happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
她现在过得怎么样已经不再重要，但我们可以想象的是，以后，她的生活轨道将沿着另外一个方向伸展哲理启示：经常给生活一个微笑，那么生活也同样会回报一个微笑给你。
How she lives now is no longer important, but we can imagine that, in the future, her life track will stretch along another direction philosophical inspiration: often give life a smile, then life will also return a smile to you.
她现在过得怎么样已经不再重要，
tā xiàn zài guō dé zěn me yàng yǐ jīng bù zài chóng yāo
It no longer matters how she lives now.
她 (tā) she
现在 (xiàn zài) now/at present/at the moment/modern/current/nowadays
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
过得 (guō dé) How are you getting by?/How's life?/contraction of 過得去|过得去
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
怎么样 (zěn me yàng) how?/how about?/how was it?/how are things?
怎 (zěn) how
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
已经 (yǐ jīng) already
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
不再 (bù zài) no more/no longer
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
重要 (chóng yāo) important/significant/major
重 (chóng) to repeat/repetition/again/re-/classifier: layer/heavy
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
但我们可以想象的是，
dàn wǒ mén kě yǐ xiǎng xiàng de shì
But what we can imagine is that
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
可以 (kě yǐ) can/may/possible/able to/not bad/pretty good
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
想象 (xiǎng xiàng) to imagine/to fancy/CL:個|个[ge4]
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)
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
以后，
yǐ hòu
Later.
以后 (yǐ hòu) after/later/afterwards/following/later on/in the future
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
后 (hòu) empress/queen
她的生活轨道将沿着另外一个方向伸展哲理启示：
tā de shēng huó guǐ dào jiāng yán zhāo lìng wài yī gě fāng xiàng shēn zhǎn zhé lǐ qǐ shì
Her life's trajectory will stretch along another direction Philosophical Revelation.
她 (tā) she
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
生活 (shēng huó) life/activity/to live/livelihood
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
轨道 (guǐ dào) orbit/railway or tram line/fig. conventional way of
轨 (guǐ) course/path/track/rail
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
将 (jiāng) will/shall/to use/to take/to checkmate/just a short while
沿着 (yán zhāo) to go along/to follow
沿 (yán) along/to follow (a line tradition etc)/to carry on/to trim
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/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
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
方向 (fāng xiàng) direction/orientation/path to follow/CL:個|个[ge4]
方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and
向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
伸展 (shēn zhǎn) stretching/extension
伸 (shēn) to stretch/to extend
展 (zhǎn) to spread out/to open up/to exhibit/to put into effect/to
哲理 (zhé lǐ) philosophic theory/philosophy
哲 (zhé) wise/a sage
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
启示 (qǐ shì) to reveal/to enlighten/enlightenment/revelation
启 (qǐ) Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3] reported founder of the Xia
示 (shì) to show/to reveal
经常给生活一个微笑，
jīng cháng gěi shēng huó yī gě wēi xiào
Give life a smile often.
经常 (jīng cháng) frequently/constantly/regularly/often/day-to-day/everyday
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
生活 (shēng huó) life/activity/to live/livelihood
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
微笑 (wēi xiào) smile/CL:個|个[ge4]絲|丝[si1]/to smile
微 (wēi) tiny/miniature/slightly/profound/abtruse/to decline/one
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
那么生活也同样会回报一个微笑给你。
nā me shēng huó yě tóng yàng huì huí bào yī gě wēi xiào gěi nǐ
Then life will also return a smile to you.
那么 (nā me) like that/in that way/or so/so/so very much/about/in that
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
生活 (shēng huó) life/activity/to live/livelihood
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
同样 (tóng yàng) same/equal/equivalent
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
回报 (huí bào) (in) return/reciprocation/payback/retaliation/to report
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
报 (bào) to announce/to inform/report/newspaper/recompense/revenge
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
微笑 (wēi xiào) smile/CL:個|个[ge4]絲|丝[si1]/to smile
微 (wēi) tiny/miniature/slightly/profound/abtruse/to decline/one
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])