敢不敢大声说话。一天，日本心理学家大师多湖辉接到一位朋友的电话。朋友说：我们公司现在急需一名职员，你那儿有没有合适的人选？恰好，多湖辉的一位学生刚刚毕业，也符合条件。多湖便让他去面试。当天晚上，朋友的电话就过来了。多湖满以为他会说录取自己的好消息。谁知朋友竟说：你的学生看上去能力不错，人品也可以，但我觉得他过于忧郁，感觉不好，所以决定不用他。一听此话，多湖马上意识到这个学生是有这样一个缺点平时说话细声细气，仿佛喃喃自语。多湖辉马上对朋友说：你再给他一次机会吧，他其实是个开朗优秀的学生。朋友拗不过多湖辉，答应了。多湖辉随后嘱咐那个学生，说话一定要大声点。结果，这次朋友的反应就不一样了，他说，我觉得他并不忧郁，也许是第一次太紧张了。最后，这个学生被录取了。快乐的情绪随时可以感染别人，同样，忧郁的表情也是如此，它像极了植物相互传播的花粉，谁愿意同不开心的人整天呆在一起被同化呢？哲理启示：与他人交流，你的声音是留给他的第一印象，他是充满自信的象征，面对一扇诸如阿里巴巴含满珠宝的山洞，有时知道咒语是没用的，关键时刻，你需要的有时仅仅是大喊一声芝麻开门，它才有可能为你轰然洞开。
敢不敢大声说话。
Dare to speak up.
敢不敢大声说话。
gǎn bù gǎn dà shēng shuì huà
Dare to speak up.
敢 (gǎn) to dare/daring/(polite) may I venture
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
敢 (gǎn) to dare/daring/(polite) may I venture
大声 (dà shēng) loud voice/in a loud voice/loudly
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
说话 (shuì huà) to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
一天，日本心理学家大师多湖辉接到一位朋友的电话。
One day, the Japanese psychologist master Teru Tawako received a phone call from a friend.
一天，
yī tiān
One day.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
日本心理学家大师多湖辉接到一位朋友的电话。
rì běn xīn lǐ xué jiā dà shī duō hú huī jiē dào yī wèi péng yǒu de diàn huà
Teru Tahoko, a Japanese master psychologist, received a call from a friend.
日本 (rì běn) Japan/Japanese
日 (rì) abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3] Japan/sun/day/date day of the month
本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
心理学家 (xīn lǐ xué jiā) psychologist
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
大师 (dà shī) great master/master
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
湖 (hú) lake/CL:個|个[ge4]片[pian4]
辉 (huī) splendor/to shine upon
接到 (jiē dào) to receive (letter etc)
接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
朋友 (péng yǒu) friend/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
朋 (péng) friend
友 (yǒu) friend
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
电话 (diàn huà) telephone/CL:部[bu4]/phone call/CL:通[tong1]/phone number
电 (diàn) electric/electricity/electrical
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
朋友说：我们公司现在急需一名职员，你那儿有没有合适的人选？恰好，多湖辉的一位学生刚刚毕业，也符合条件。
A friend said: Our company is in urgent need of a staff member, do you have a suitable candidate there? As it happens, one of Dorothy's students has just graduated and is also qualified.
朋友说：
péng yǒu shuì
A friend said.
朋友 (péng yǒu) friend/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
朋 (péng) friend
友 (yǒu) friend
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
我们公司现在急需一名职员，
wǒ mén gōng sī xiàn zài jí xū yī míng zhí yuán
Our company is in urgent need of an employee.
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring 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)
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
急需 (jí xū) to urgently need/urgent need
急 (jí) urgent/pressing/rapid/hurried/worried/to make (sb) anxious
需 (xū) to require/to need/to want/necessity/need
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
职员 (zhí yuán) office worker/staff member/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
职 (zhí) office/duty
员 (yuán) person/employee/member
你那儿有没有合适的人选？
nǐ nā ér yǒu méi yǒu gě shì de rén xuǎn
Do you have a suitable candidate there?
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
那儿 (nā ér) there
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
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
合适 (gě shì) suitable/fitting/appropriate
合 (gě) 100 ml/one-tenth of a peck/measure for dry grain equal to
适 (shì) see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
人选 (rén xuǎn) choice of person/candidate
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
选 (xuǎn) to choose/to pick/to select/to elect
恰好，
qià hǎo
As it happens, the
恰好 (qià hǎo) as it turns out/by lucky coincidence/(of number time size
恰 (qià) exactly/just
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
多湖辉的一位学生刚刚毕业，
duō hú huī de yī wèi xué shēng gāng gāng bì yè
A student of Fai Dohu has just graduated.
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
湖 (hú) lake/CL:個|个[ge4]片[pian4]
辉 (huī) splendor/to shine upon
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
学生 (xué shēng) student/schoolchild
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
刚刚 (gāng gāng) just recently/just a moment ago
刚 (gāng) hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly
刚 (gāng) hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly
毕业 (bì yè) graduation/to graduate/to finish school
毕 (bì) the whole of/to finish/to complete/complete/full/finished
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
也符合条件。
yě fú gě tiáo jiàn
Also eligible.
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
符合 (fú gě) in keeping with/in accordance with/tallying with/in line
符 (fú) mark/sign/talisman/to seal/to correspond to/tally/symbol
合 (gě) 100 ml/one-tenth of a peck/measure for dry grain equal to
条件 (tiáo jiàn) condition/circumstances/term/factor/requirement
条 (tiáo) strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for
件 (jiàn) item/component/classifier for events things clothes etc
多湖便让他去面试。
Many Lakes then asked him to interview.
多湖便让他去面试。
duō hú biàn ràng tā qù miàn shì
Many Lakes then asked him to interview.
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
湖 (hú) lake/CL:個|个[ge4]片[pian4]
便 (biàn) plain/informal/suitable/convenient/opportune/to urinate or
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
面试 (miàn shì) to be interviewed (as a candidate)/interview
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
试 (shì) to test/to try/experiment/examination/test
当天晚上，朋友的电话就过来了。
Later that night, a call came from a friend.
当天晚上，
dāng tiān wǎn shǎng
That evening.
当天 (dāng tiān) on that day/the same day
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
晚上 (wǎn shǎng) evening/night/CL:個|个[ge4]/in the evening
晚 (wǎn) evening/night/late
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
朋友的电话就过来了。
péng yǒu de diàn huà jiù guō lái le
A call from a friend came through.
朋友 (péng yǒu) friend/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
朋 (péng) friend
友 (yǒu) friend
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
电话 (diàn huà) telephone/CL:部[bu4]/phone call/CL:通[tong1]/phone number
电 (diàn) electric/electricity/electrical
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
过来 (guō lái) to come over/to manage/to handle/to be able to take care of
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
多湖满以为他会说录取自己的好消息。
Tahou was expecting him to say the good news about admitting himself.
多湖满以为他会说录取自己的好消息。
duō hú mǎn yǐ wéi tā huì shuì lù qǔ zì jǐ de hǎo xiāo xī
Tahou was expecting him to say the good news about admitting himself.
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
湖 (hú) lake/CL:個|个[ge4]片[pian4]
满 (mǎn) Manchu ethnic group/to fill/full/filled/packed/fully
以为 (yǐ wéi) to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
录取 (lù qǔ) to accept an applicant (prospective student employee etc)
录 (lù) diary/record/to hit/to copy
取 (qǔ) to take/to get/to choose/to fetch
自己 (zì jǐ) oneself/one's own
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
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
谁知朋友竟说：你的学生看上去能力不错，人品也可以，但我觉得他过于忧郁，感觉不好，所以决定不用他。
Who knows my friend actually said: Your student seems to have good ability and good character, but I think he is too melancholy and feels bad, so I decided not to use him.
谁知朋友竟说：
shéi zhī péng yǒu jìng shuì
Who knew that his friend would say.
谁知 (shéi zhī) lit. who knows/who would have thought/unexpectedly
谁 (shéi) who/also pr. [shui2]
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
朋友 (péng yǒu) friend/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
朋 (péng) friend
友 (yǒu) friend
竟 (jìng) unexpectedly/actually/to go so far as to/indeed
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
你的学生看上去能力不错，
nǐ de xué shēng kān shǎng qù néng lì bù cuò
Your students seem to have good abilities.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
学生 (xué shēng) student/schoolchild
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
看上去 (kān shǎng qù) it would appear/it seems (that)
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
能力 (néng lì) capability/ability/CL:個|个[ge4]
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
不错 (bù cuò) correct/right/not bad/pretty good
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
错 (cuò) mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish
人品也可以，
rén pǐn yě kě yǐ
Personality can also be
人品 (rén pǐn) moral standing/moral quality/character/personality
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
品 (pǐn) article/commodity/product/goods/kind/grade/rank/character
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
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
但我觉得他过于忧郁，
dàn wǒ jiào dé tā guō yú yōu yù
But I think he was too melancholy and
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
觉得 (jiào dé) to think/to feel
觉 (jiào) a nap/a sleep/CL:場|场[chang2]/to feel/to find that/thinking
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
过于 (guō yú) too much/excessively
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
忧郁 (yōu yù) sullen/depressed/melancholy/dejected
忧 (yōu) to worry/to concern oneself with/worried/anxiety/sorrow
郁 (yù) elegant
感觉不好，
gǎn jiào bù hǎo
Feeling bad.
感觉 (gǎn jiào) to feel/to become aware of/feeling/sense/perception
感 (gǎn) to feel/to move/to touch/to affect/feeling/emotion/(suffix)
觉 (jiào) a nap/a sleep/CL:場|场[chang2]/to feel/to find that/thinking
不好 (bù hǎo) no good
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
所以决定不用他。
suǒ yǐ jué dìng bù yòng tā
So it was decided not to use him.
所以 (suǒ yǐ) therefore/as a result/so/the reason why
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
决定 (jué dìng) to decide (to do something)/to resolve/decision
决 (jué) to decide/to determine/to execute (sb)/(of a dam etc) to
定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
不用 (bù yòng) need not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
一听此话，多湖马上意识到这个学生是有这样一个缺点平时说话细声细气，仿佛喃喃自语。
As soon as he heard this, Duohu immediately realized that this student is such a shortcoming usually speaks in a thin voice, as if mumbling.
一听此话，
yī tīng cǐ huà
Upon hearing this, the
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
此 (cǐ) this/these
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
多湖马上意识到这个学生是有这样一个缺点平时说话细声细气，
duō hú mǎ shǎng yì shí dào zhè gě xué shēng shì yǒu zhè yàng yī gě quē diǎn píng shí shuì huà xì shēng xì qì
Many lakes immediately realized that this student is such a shortcoming usually speaks in a thin voice.
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
湖 (hú) lake/CL:個|个[ge4]片[pian4]
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
意识 (yì shí) consciousness/awareness/to be aware/to realize
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
识 (shí) to know/knowledge/Taiwan pr. [shi4]/to record/to write a
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
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
学生 (xué shēng) student/schoolchild
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
这样 (zhè yàng) this kind of/so/this way/like this/such
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
缺点 (quē diǎn) weak point/fault/shortcoming/disadvantage/CL:個|个[ge4]
缺 (quē) deficiency/lack/scarce/vacant post/to run short of
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
平时 (píng shí) ordinarily/in normal times/in peacetime
平 (píng) flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
说话 (shuì huà) to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
细声细气 (xì shēng xì qì) in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken
细 (xì) thin or slender/finely particulate/thin and soft/fine
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
细 (xì) thin or slender/finely particulate/thin and soft/fine
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
仿佛喃喃自语。
fǎng fó nán nán zì yǔ
As if mumbling.
仿佛 (fǎng fó) to seem/as if/alike/similar
仿 (fǎng) to imitate/to copy
佛 (fó) Buddha/Buddhism
喃喃自语 (nán nán zì yǔ) to mumble to oneself
喃 (nán) mumble in repetition
喃 (nán) mumble in repetition
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
语 (yǔ) dialect/language/speech/to tell to
多湖辉马上对朋友说：你再给他一次机会吧，他其实是个开朗优秀的学生。
Dorothea immediately said to her friend: you give him another chance, he is actually a cheerful and excellent student.
多湖辉马上对朋友说：
duō hú huī mǎ shǎng duì péng yǒu shuì
Tahou Hui immediately said to his friend.
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
湖 (hú) lake/CL:個|个[ge4]片[pian4]
辉 (huī) splendor/to shine upon
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
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
朋友 (péng yǒu) friend/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
朋 (péng) friend
友 (yǒu) friend
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
你再给他一次机会吧，
nǐ zài gěi tā yī cì jī huì bā
You should give him another chance.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
一次 (yī cì) first/first time/once/(math.) linear (of degree one)
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
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
吧 (bā) bar (loanword) (serving drinks or providing Internet access
他其实是个开朗优秀的学生。
tā qí shí shì gě kāi lǎng yōu xiù de xué shēng
He is actually a cheerful and excellent student.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
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
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
开朗 (kāi lǎng) spacious and well-lit/open and clear/(of character)
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
朗 (lǎng) clear/bright
优秀 (yōu xiù) outstanding/excellent
优 (yōu) excellent/superior
秀 (xiù) handsome/refined/elegant/graceful/superior/show (loanword)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
学生 (xué shēng) student/schoolchild
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
朋友拗不过多湖辉，答应了。
My friend couldn't resist Fai and agreed to do so.
朋友拗不过多湖辉，
péng yǒu ào bù guō duō hú huī
The friend could not resist more than Fai.
朋友 (péng yǒu) friend/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
朋 (péng) friend
友 (yǒu) friend
拗不过 (ào bù guō) can't persuade/unable to make (sb) change their mind/unable
拗 (ào) to bend in two so as to break/to defy/to disobey/also pr.
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
湖 (hú) lake/CL:個|个[ge4]片[pian4]
辉 (huī) splendor/to shine upon
答应了。
dā yīng le
Promised.
答应 (dā yīng) to answer/to respond/to answer positively/to agree/to
答 (dā) to answer/to agree/reply/answer/return/respond/echo
应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
多湖辉随后嘱咐那个学生，说话一定要大声点。
Dohuhui then instructed the student to speak louder.
多湖辉随后嘱咐那个学生，
duō hú huī suí hòu zhǔ fù nā gě xué shēng
Dohuhui then instructed the student that
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
湖 (hú) lake/CL:個|个[ge4]片[pian4]
辉 (huī) splendor/to shine upon
随后 (suí hòu) soon after
随 (suí) to follow/to comply with/varying according to.../to allow
后 (hòu) empress/queen
嘱咐 (zhǔ fù) to tell/to exhort/injunction
嘱 (zhǔ) to enjoin/to implore/to urge
咐 (fù) to order
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
学生 (xué shēng) student/schoolchild
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
说话一定要大声点。
shuì huà yī dìng yāo dà shēng diǎn
Be sure to speak up.
说话 (shuì huà) to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
一定要 (yī dìng yāo) must
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
大声 (dà shēng) loud voice/in a loud voice/loudly
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
结果，这次朋友的反应就不一样了，他说，我觉得他并不忧郁，也许是第一次太紧张了。
As a result, this time, my friend's reaction was different. He said, I don't think he was depressed, maybe he was too nervous the first time.
结果，
jiē guǒ
Results.
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
这次朋友的反应就不一样了，
zhè cì péng yǒu de fǎn yīng jiù bù yī yàng le
This time, my friend's reaction was different.
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
次 (cì) next in sequence/second/the second (day time etc)/secondary
朋友 (péng yǒu) friend/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
朋 (péng) friend
友 (yǒu) friend
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
反应 (fǎn yīng) to react/to respond/reaction/response/reply/chemical
反 (fǎn) contrary/in reverse/inside out or upside down/to reverse/to
应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
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
他说，
tā shuì
He said.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
我觉得他并不忧郁，
wǒ jiào dé tā bīng bù yōu yù
I don't think he's depressed.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
觉得 (jiào dé) to think/to feel
觉 (jiào) a nap/a sleep/CL:場|场[chang2]/to feel/to find that/thinking
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
并不 (bīng bù) not at all/emphatically not
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
忧郁 (yōu yù) sullen/depressed/melancholy/dejected
忧 (yōu) to worry/to concern oneself with/worried/anxiety/sorrow
郁 (yù) elegant
也许是第一次太紧张了。
yě xǔ shì dì yī cì tài jǐn zhāng le
Maybe I was too nervous the first time.
也许 (yě xǔ) perhaps/maybe
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
许 (xǔ) to allow/to permit/to promise/to praise/somewhat/perhaps
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
第一次 (dì yī cì) the first time/first/number one
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
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
太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
紧张 (jǐn zhāng) nervous/keyed up/intense/tense/strained/in short supply
紧 (jǐn) tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short
张 (zhāng) to open up/to spread/sheet of paper/classifier for flat
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
最后，这个学生被录取了。
In the end, this student was accepted.
最后，
zuì hòu
Finally.
最后 (zuì hòu) final/last/finally/ultimate
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
后 (hòu) empress/queen
这个学生被录取了。
zhè gě xué shēng bèi lù qǔ le
This student was accepted.
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
学生 (xué shēng) student/schoolchild
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
录取 (lù qǔ) to accept an applicant (prospective student employee etc)
录 (lù) diary/record/to hit/to copy
取 (qǔ) to take/to get/to choose/to fetch
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
快乐的情绪随时可以感染别人，同样，忧郁的表情也是如此，它像极了植物相互传播的花粉，谁愿意同不开心的人整天呆在一起被同化呢？哲理启示：与他人交流，你的声音是留给他的第一印象，他是充满自信的象征，面对一扇诸如阿里巴巴含满珠宝的山洞，有时知道咒语是没用的，关键时刻，你需要的有时仅仅是大喊一声芝麻开门，它才有可能为你轰然洞开。
Happy emotions can infect others at any time, the same, the melancholy expression is also the same, it is like a great plant pollen spread to each other, who would like to stay with unhappy people all day to be assimilated? Philosophical inspiration: communicate with others, your voice is the first impression left to him, he is full of confidence symbol, facing a cave such as Ali Baba full of jewels, sometimes know the incantation is useless, the key moment, you need to sometimes just shout a sesame open the door, it is possible for you to open the cave with a bang.
快乐的情绪随时可以感染别人，
kuài lè de qíng xù suí shí kě yǐ gǎn rǎn bié rén
Happy emotions can infect others at any time.
快乐 (kuài lè) happy/merry
快 (kuài) rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever
乐 (lè) happy/cheerful/to laugh/music
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
情绪 (qíng xù) mood/state of mind/moodiness/CL:種|种[zhong3]
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
绪 (xù) beginnings/clues/mental state/thread
随时 (suí shí) at any time/at all times/at the right time
随 (suí) to follow/to comply with/varying according to.../to allow
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
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
感染 (gǎn rǎn) infection/to infect/to influence
感 (gǎn) to feel/to move/to touch/to affect/feeling/emotion/(suffix)
染 (rǎn) to dye/to catch (a disease)/to acquire (bad habits etc)/to
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]
同样，
tóng yàng
Likewise.
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
忧郁的表情也是如此，
yōu yù de biǎo qíng yě shì rú cǐ
The melancholy expression is also the same that
忧郁 (yōu yù) sullen/depressed/melancholy/dejected
忧 (yōu) to worry/to concern oneself with/worried/anxiety/sorrow
郁 (yù) elegant
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
表情 (biǎo qíng) (facial) expression/to express one's feelings/expression
表 (biǎo) exterior surface/family relationship via females/to show
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
如此 (rú cǐ) in this way/so
如 (rú) as/as if/such as
此 (cǐ) this/these
它像极了植物相互传播的花粉，
tā xiàng jí le zhí wù xiāng hù chuán bō de huā fěn
It resembles the pollen that plants spread to each other.
它 (tā) it
像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
极了 (jí le) extremely/exceedingly
极 (jí) extremely/pole (geography physics)/utmost/top
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
植物 (zhí wù) plant/vegetation/CL:種|种[zhong3]
植 (zhí) to plant
物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
相互 (xiāng hù) each other/mutual
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
互 (hù) mutual
传播 (chuán bō) to disseminate/to propagate/to spread
传 (chuán) to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to
播 (bō) to sow/to scatter/to spread/to broadcast/Taiwan pr. [bo4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
花粉 (huā fěn) pollen
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
粉 (fěn) powder/cosmetic face powder/food prepared from starch
谁愿意同不开心的人整天呆在一起被同化呢？
shéi yuàn yì tóng bù kāi xīn de rén zhěng tiān dāi zài yī qǐ bèi tóng huà ne
Who wants to spend all day with unhappy people to be assimilated?
谁 (shéi) who/also pr. [shui2]
愿意 (yuàn yì) to wish/to want/ready/willing (to do sth)
愿 (yuàn) to hope/to wish/to desire/hoped-for/ready/willing
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
开心 (kāi xīn) to feel happy/to rejoice/to have a great time/to make fun
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
整天 (zhěng tiān) all day long/whole day
整 (zhěng) exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
呆 (dāi) foolish/stupid/expressionless/blank/to stay
在一起 (zài yī qǐ) together
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
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
同化 (tóng huà) assimilation (cultural digestive phonemic etc)
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
化 (huà) to make into/to change into/-ization/to ... -ize/to
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
哲理启示：
zhé lǐ qǐ shì
Philosophical Insights.
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
与他人交流，
yǔ tā rén jiāo liú
communicating with others.
与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
他人 (tā rén) another/sb else/other people
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
交流 (jiāo liú) to exchange/exchange/communication/interaction/to have
交 (jiāo) null
流 (liú) to flow/to disseminate/to circulate or spread/to move or
你的声音是留给他的第一印象，
nǐ de shēng yīn shì liú gěi tā de dì yī yìn xiàng
Your voice is the first impression that leaves him.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
声音 (shēng yīn) voice/sound/CL:個|个[ge4]
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
音 (yīn) sound/noise/note (of musical scale)/tone/news/syllable
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
留给 (liú gěi) to set aside for
留 (liú) to leave (a message etc)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to
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
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
第一 (dì yī) first/number one/primary
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
印象 (yìn xiàng) impression
印 (yìn) to print/to mark/to engrave/a seal/a print/a stamp/a mark/a
象 (xiàng) elephant/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/shape/form/appearance/to imitate
他是充满自信的象征，
tā shì chōng mǎn zì xìn de xiàng zhēng
He is the symbol of confidence, the
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
充满 (chōng mǎn) full of/brimming with/very full/permeated
充 (chōng) to fill/to satisfy/to fulfill/to act in place of/substitute
满 (mǎn) Manchu ethnic group/to fill/full/filled/packed/fully
自信 (zì xìn) to have confidence in oneself/self-confidence
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
象征 (xiàng zhēng) emblem/symbol/token/badge/to symbolize/to signify/to stand
象 (xiàng) elephant/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/shape/form/appearance/to imitate
征 (zhēng) journey/trip/expedition/to go on long campaign/to attack
面对一扇诸如阿里巴巴含满珠宝的山洞，
miàn duì yī shān zhū rú ā lǐ bā bā hán mǎn zhū bǎo de shān dòng
Facing a cave such as Ali Baba's cave full of jewels.
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
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
扇 (shān) to fan/to slap sb on the face/fan/sliding hinged or
诸如 (zhū rú) (various things) such as/such as (the following)
诸 (zhū) all/various
如 (rú) as/as if/such as
阿里巴巴 (ā lǐ bā bā) Ali Baba character from The Arabian Nights/Alibaba PRC
阿 (ā) abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4]/prefix used before
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
巴 (bā) to long for/to wish/to cling to/to stick to/sth that sticks
巴 (bā) to long for/to wish/to cling to/to stick to/sth that sticks
含 (hán) to keep/to contain/to suck (keep in your mouth without
满 (mǎn) Manchu ethnic group/to fill/full/filled/packed/fully
珠宝 (zhū bǎo) pearls/jewels/precious stones
珠 (zhū) bead/pearl/CL:粒[li4]顆|颗[ke1]
宝 (bǎo) jewel/gem/treasure/precious
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
山洞 (shān dòng) cavern/cave
山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
洞 (dòng) cave/hole/zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out
有时知道咒语是没用的，
yǒu shí zhī dào zhòu yǔ shì méi yòng de
Sometimes it's useless to know that the mantra
有时 (yǒu shí) sometimes/now and then
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
知道 (zhī dào) to know/to become aware of/also pr. [zhi1 dao5]
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
咒语 (zhòu yǔ) incantation/spell/enchantment/curse
咒 (zhòu) incantation/magic spell/curse/malediction/to revile/to put
语 (yǔ) dialect/language/speech/to tell to
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
没用 (méi yòng) useless
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
关键时刻，
guān jiàn shí kè
Key moments.
关键 (guān jiàn) crucial point/crux/CL:個|个[ge4]/key/crucial/pivotal
关 (guān) mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to
键 (jiàn) key (on a piano or computer keyboard)/button (on a mouse or
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
你需要的有时仅仅是大喊一声芝麻开门，
nǐ xū yāo de yǒu shí jǐn jǐn shì dà hǎn yī shēng zhī má kāi mén
All you need sometimes is just to shout Open Sesame.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
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
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
有时 (yǒu shí) sometimes/now and then
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
仅仅 (jǐn jǐn) barely/only/merely/only (this and nothing more)
仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
大喊 (dà hǎn) to shout
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
喊 (hǎn) to yell/to shout/to call out for (a person)
一声 (yī shēng) first tone in Mandarin (high level tone)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
芝麻 (zhī má) sesame (seed)
芝 (zhī) Zoysia pungens
麻 (má) generic name for hemp flax etc/hemp or flax fiber for
开门 (kāi mén) to open a door (lit. and fig.)/to open for business
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
它才有可能为你轰然洞开。
tā cái yǒu kě néng wéi nǐ hōng rán dòng kāi
It is only possible for it to blast open for you.
它 (tā) it
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
有可能 (yǒu kě néng) possible/probable/possibly/probably/may/might
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
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])
轰然 (hōng rán) loudly/with a loud bang/a loud rumble
轰 (hōng) explosion/bang/boom/rumble/to attack/to shoo away/to expel
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
洞开 (dòng kāi) to be wide open
洞 (dòng) cave/hole/zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a