幸福的野葡萄。永远忘不了小时候的一段经历。那年我读三年级,一天早晨,在上学的路上,我意外地发现了一株野葡萄。那株浓绿的野葡萄静静地站在路边,站在茂密的杂草,野花丛中,一下子照亮了我的眼睛,那上面挂满了紫的,红的,绿的野葡萄,如同一颗颗美丽的星星。我小心地摘下一粒,放在嘴里,那甜甜的滋味一下子浸润了我的整个身心,使自幼家贫,很少有机会像有钱人家的孩子那样熟知水果味道的我感到一阵战栗般的美好。我又摘下一粒,那甜甜的略带点酸涩的滋味再一次蔓延过来,这一次我感到美好是切实的,是真正属于我的,对于一个连饭都勉强吃饱的孩子来说,这种幸福是多么的弥足珍贵啊!我只吃了两粒,仅仅两粒,我应该好好地珍惜,尽量延长这样的时光,我轻轻地用杂草把那株野葡萄挡好,又以儿童特有的狡猾做了一些伪装。这时太阳已经完全出来了,我披着满身的阳光向学校跑去。那一天我过得特别快乐,和同学们玩得非常开心。放学回家的路上,夹杂在一群叽叽喳喳的孩子中间,我还特意瞅了瞅那株掩藏在杂草丛中的野葡萄,啊,它依然站立在那儿。第二天早晨,我迫不及待地向学校的方向走去。当来到藏有野葡萄的地方时,我不禁呆住了。我看到一片杂乱无章的脚印。那株野葡萄已经被拔了下来,蔫蔫的叶片上还挂着几滴露珠,像是谁的眼泪。野葡萄也被无可挽回地踏了几脚,到处都是散乱丢弃的野葡萄粒,有的已被踩瘪,浓浓的汁液溅到草叶上。可以想见,这一定是昨天放学以后哪个淘气鬼干的。我一下子被巨大的悲哀淹没,眼泪夺眶而出。哲理启示:幸福不会在路边为我们永远守侯,它随时都有可能被别人连根拔起,丢弃在生活的一侧,因为你的幸福对别人来说也许是无足轻重的。应该以平淡的心情对待命运安排给我们的突如其来的幸福。要想更长久地拥有野葡萄,也许,我们该把它种到自己家中。

幸福的野葡萄。
The wild grapes of happiness.

   幸福的野葡萄。
   xìng fú de yě pú táo
   The wild grapes of happiness.

      幸福 (xìng fú) happiness/happy/blessed
         幸 (xìng) fortunate/lucky
         福 (fú) good fortune/happiness/luck
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
      葡萄 (pú táo) grape
         葡 (pú) Portugal/Portuguese/abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]/see 葡萄[pu2
         萄 (táo) see 葡萄[pu2 tao5]


永远忘不了小时候的一段经历。
Can never forget an experience as a child.

   永远忘不了小时候的一段经历。
   yǒng yuǎn wàng bù le xiǎo shí hòu de yī duàn jīng lì
   Can never forget an experience as a child.

      永远 (yǒng yuǎn) forever/eternal
         永 (yǒng) forever/always/perpetual
         远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
      忘不了 (wàng bù le) cannot forget
         忘 (wàng) to forget/to overlook/to neglect
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      小时候 (xiǎo shí hòu) in one's childhood
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
         候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      段 (duàn) paragraph/section/segment/stage (of a process)/classifier
      经历 (jīng lì) experience/CL:個|个[ge4]次[ci4]/to experience/to go through
         经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
         历 (lì) calendar/to experience/to undergo/to pass through/all/each


那年我读三年级,一天早晨,在上学的路上,我意外地发现了一株野葡萄。
I was in third grade that year, and one morning on my way to school, I accidentally found a wild grape plant.

   那年我读三年级,
   nā nián wǒ dòu sān nián jí
   I was in the third grade that year.

      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      读 (dòu) comma/phrase marked by pause/to read/to study/reading of
      三 (sān) three/3
      年级 (nián jí) grade/year (in school college etc)/CL:個|个[ge4]
         年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
         级 (jí) level/grade/rank/step (of stairs)/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier:

   一天早晨,
   yī tiān zǎo chén
   One morning.

      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      早晨 (zǎo chén) early morning/CL:個|个[ge4]
         早 (zǎo) early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely
         晨 (chén) morning/dawn/daybreak

   在上学的路上,
   zài shǎng xué de lù shǎng
   On the way to school.

      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      上学 (shǎng xué) to go to school/to attend school
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
         学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      路上 (lù shǎng) on the road/on a journey/road surface
         路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous

   我意外地发现了一株野葡萄。
   wǒ yì wài de fā xiàn le yī zhū yě pú táo
   I accidentally found a wild grape plant.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      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
      发现 (fā xiàn) to find/to discover
         发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
         现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      株 (zhū) tree trunk/stump (tree root)/a plant/classifier for trees
      野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
      葡萄 (pú táo) grape
         葡 (pú) Portugal/Portuguese/abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]/see 葡萄[pu2
         萄 (táo) see 葡萄[pu2 tao5]


那株浓绿的野葡萄静静地站在路边,站在茂密的杂草,野花丛中,一下子照亮了我的眼睛,那上面挂满了紫的,红的,绿的野葡萄,如同一颗颗美丽的星星。
The green wild grapes stood quietly by the side of the road, among the dense weeds and wildflowers, which instantly lit up my eyes with purple, red and green wild grapes, just like a beautiful star.

   那株浓绿的野葡萄静静地站在路边,
   nā zhū nóng lù de yě pú táo jìng jìng de zhàn zài lù biān
   The rich green wild grapes stood quietly by the roadside.

      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      株 (zhū) tree trunk/stump (tree root)/a plant/classifier for trees
      浓 (nóng) concentrated/dense/strong (smell etc)
      绿 (lù) green
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
      葡萄 (pú táo) grape
         葡 (pú) Portugal/Portuguese/abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]/see 葡萄[pu2
         萄 (táo) see 葡萄[pu2 tao5]
      静 (jìng) still/calm/quiet/not moving
      静 (jìng) still/calm/quiet/not moving
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      站 (zhàn) station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      路边 (lù biān) curb/roadside/wayside
         路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
         边 (biān) side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously

   站在茂密的杂草,
   zhàn zài mào mì de zá cǎo
   Standing in the dense weeds ,

      站 (zhàn) station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      茂密 (mào mì) dense (of plant growth)/lush
         茂 (mào) luxuriant/(chemistry) cyclopentadiene
         密 (mì) secret/confidential/close/thick/dense
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      杂草 (zá cǎo) weeds
         杂 (zá) mixed/miscellaneous/various/to mix
         草 (cǎo) grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough

   野花丛中,
   yě huā cóng zhōng
   Wildflower bushes.

      野花 (yě huā) wild flower/woman of easy virtue
         野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
         花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
      丛 (cóng) cluster/collection/collection of books/thicket
      中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during

   一下子照亮了我的眼睛,
   yī xià zǐ zhào liàng le wǒ de yǎn jīng
   At once, it illuminated my eyes and

      一下子 (yī xià zǐ) in a short while/all at once/all of a sudden
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      照亮 (zhào liàng) to illuminate/to light up/lighting
         照 (zhào) according to/in accordance with/to shine/to illuminate/to
         亮 (liàng) bright/clear/resonant/to shine/to show/to reveal
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      眼睛 (yǎn jīng) eye/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
         眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
         睛 (jīng) eye/eyeball

   那上面挂满了紫的,
   nā shǎng miàn guà mǎn le zǐ de
   That is hung with purple, the

      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      上面 (shǎng miàn) on top of/above-mentioned/also pr. [shang4 mian5]
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
         面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
      挂 (guà) to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)/to hang up (the phone)
      满 (mǎn) Manchu ethnic group/to fill/full/filled/packed/fully
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      紫 (zǐ) purple/violet
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)

   红的,
   hóng de
   Red.

      红 (hóng) red/popular/revolutionary/bonus
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)

   绿的野葡萄,
   lù de yě pú táo
   Green wild grapes.

      绿 (lù) green
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
      葡萄 (pú táo) grape
         葡 (pú) Portugal/Portuguese/abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]/see 葡萄[pu2
         萄 (táo) see 葡萄[pu2 tao5]

   如同一颗颗美丽的星星。
   rú tóng yī kē kē měi lí de xīng xīng
   Like a beautiful star.

      如同 (rú tóng) like/as
         如 (rú) as/as if/such as
         同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      颗 (kē) classifier for small spheres pearls corn grains teeth
      颗 (kē) classifier for small spheres pearls corn grains teeth
      美丽 (měi lí) beautiful
         美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
         丽 (lí) Korea/beautiful
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      星星 (xīng xīng) star in the sky
         星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
         星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount


我小心地摘下一粒,放在嘴里,那甜甜的滋味一下子浸润了我的整个身心,使自幼家贫,很少有机会像有钱人家的孩子那样熟知水果味道的我感到一阵战栗般的美好。
I carefully plucked a grain, put it in my mouth, the sweet taste immediately infiltrated my whole body and mind, so that since the childhood of poor families, rarely have the opportunity to familiar with the taste of fruit as rich children I felt a shiver of good.

   我小心地摘下一粒,
   wǒ xiǎo xīn de zhāi xià yī lì
   I carefully plucked one of them.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      小心 (xiǎo xīn) to be careful/to take care
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      摘下 (zhāi xià) to take off/to remove (one's hat a door from its hinges
         摘 (zhāi) to take/to borrow/to pick (flowers fruit etc)/to pluck/to
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      粒 (lì) grain/granule/classifier for small round things (peas

   放在嘴里,
   fàng zài zuǐ lǐ
   Put it in your mouth.

      放 (fàng) to put/to place/to release/to free/to let go/to let out/to
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      嘴里 (zuǐ lǐ) mouth/in the mouth/on one's lips/speech/words
         嘴 (zuǐ) mouth/beak/nozzle/spout (of teapot etc)
         里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood

   那甜甜的滋味一下子浸润了我的整个身心,
   nā tián tián de zī wèi yī xià zǐ jìn rùn le wǒ de zhěng gě shēn xīn
   The sweetness of the taste immediately infiltrated my whole body and mind.

      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      甜 (tián) sweet
      甜 (tián) sweet
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      滋味 (zī wèi) taste/flavor/feeling
         滋 (zī) to grow/to nourish/to increase/to cause/juice/taste
         味 (wèi) taste/smell/classifier for drugs (in TCM)
      一下子 (yī xià zǐ) in a short while/all at once/all of a sudden
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      浸润 (jìn rùn) to permeate/to percolate/fig. to saturate (with emotion)
         浸 (jìn) to immerse/to soak/to steep/gradually
         润 (rùn) to moisten/to lubricate/to embellish/moist/glossy/sleek
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      整个 (zhěng gě) whole/entire/total
         整 (zhěng) exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order
         个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      身心 (shēn xīn) body and mind/mental and physical
         身 (shēn) body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the
         心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]

   使自幼家贫,
   shǐ zì yòu jiā pín
   Making the family poor since childhood.

      使 (shǐ) to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to
      自幼 (zì yòu) since childhood
         自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
         幼 (yòu) young
      家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
      贫 (pín) poor/inadequate/deficient/garrulous

   很少有机会像有钱人家的孩子那样熟知水果味道的我感到一阵战栗般的美好。
   hěn shǎo yǒu jī huì xiàng yǒu qián rén jiā de hái zǐ nā yàng shóu zhī shuǐ guǒ wèi dào de wǒ gǎn dào yī zhèn zhàn lì bān de měi hǎo
   I rarely had the opportunity to know the taste of fruit as well as the children of rich families, and I felt a shudder of beauty.

      很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
      少有 (shǎo yǒu) rare/infrequent
         少 (shǎo) few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      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
      像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
      有钱人 (yǒu qián rén) the rich/the wealthy
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
         钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      家的 (jiā de) (old) wife
         家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
         的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      孩子 (hái zǐ) child
         孩 (hái) child
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      那样 (nā yàng) that kind/that sort
         那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
         样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
      熟知 (shóu zhī) to be well acquainted with
         熟 (shóu) cooked (of food)/ripe (of fruit)/mature (of seeds)/familiar
         知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
      水果 (shuǐ guǒ) fruit/CL:個|个[ge4]
         水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
         果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
      味道 (wèi dào) flavor/smell/hint of
         味 (wèi) taste/smell/classifier for drugs (in TCM)
         道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      感到 (gǎn dào) to feel/to sense/to have the feeling that/to think that/to
         感 (gǎn) to feel/to move/to touch/to affect/feeling/emotion/(suffix)
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      一阵 (yī zhèn) a burst/a fit/a peal/a spell (period of time)
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         阵 (zhèn) disposition of troops/wave/spate/burst/spell/short period
      战栗 (zhàn lì) to tremble/shudder
         战 (zhàn) to fight/fight/war/battle
         栗 (lì) chestnut
      般 (bān) sort/kind/class/way/manner/see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      美好 (měi hǎo) beautiful/fine
         美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
         好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating


我又摘下一粒,那甜甜的略带点酸涩的滋味再一次蔓延过来,这一次我感到美好是切实的,是真正属于我的,对于一个连饭都勉强吃饱的孩子来说,这种幸福是多么的弥足珍贵啊!我只吃了两粒,仅仅两粒,我应该好好地珍惜,尽量延长这样的时光,我轻轻地用杂草把那株野葡萄挡好,又以儿童特有的狡猾做了一些伪装。
I plucked another one, and the sweet, slightly sour taste spread over me once more, and this time I felt that the good was tangible, that it really belonged to me, and how precious this happiness was for a child who could barely get enough to eat! I ate only two, just two, which I should cherish and try to prolong such a time as long as possible. I gently blocked the wild grape with weeds and made some more disguises with the characteristic cunning of a child.

   我又摘下一粒,
   wǒ yòu zhāi xià yī lì
   I picked off another one.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
      摘下 (zhāi xià) to take off/to remove (one's hat a door from its hinges
         摘 (zhāi) to take/to borrow/to pick (flowers fruit etc)/to pluck/to
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      粒 (lì) grain/granule/classifier for small round things (peas

   那甜甜的略带点酸涩的滋味再一次蔓延过来,
   nā tián tián de lüè dài diǎn suān sè de zī wèi zài yī cì mán yán guō lái
   The sweet and slightly sour taste spread once again.

      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      甜 (tián) sweet
      甜 (tián) sweet
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      略带 (lüè dài) having slightly/somewhat carrying
         略 (lüè) plan/strategy/outline/summary/slightly/rather/to rob/to
         带 (dài) band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL:條|条[tiao2]
      点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
      酸涩 (suān sè) sour/acrid/(fig.) bitter/painful
         酸 (suān) sour/tart/sick at heart/grieved/sore/aching/pedantic
         涩 (sè) astringent/tart/acerbity/unsmooth/rough (surface)/hard to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      滋味 (zī wèi) taste/flavor/feeling
         滋 (zī) to grow/to nourish/to increase/to cause/juice/taste
         味 (wèi) taste/smell/classifier for drugs (in TCM)
      再一次 (zài yī cì) again
         再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
         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
      蔓延 (mán yán) to extend/to spread
         蔓 (mán) turnip/Brassica campestris/creeper/to spread
         延 (yán) to prolong/to extend/to delay
      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

   这一次我感到美好是切实的,
   zhè yī cì wǒ gǎn dào měi hǎo shì qiē shí de
   This time I felt that the beauty was tangible.

      这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
      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
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      感到 (gǎn dào) to feel/to sense/to have the feeling that/to think that/to
         感 (gǎn) to feel/to move/to touch/to affect/feeling/emotion/(suffix)
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      美好 (měi hǎo) beautiful/fine
         美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
         好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      切实 (qiē shí) feasible/realistic/practical/earnestly/conscientiously
         切 (qiē) to cut/to slice/tangent (math)/definitely/absolutely (not)
         实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)

   是真正属于我的,
   shì zhēn zhēng shǔ yú wǒ de
   is really mine.

      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      真正 (zhēn zhēng) genuine/real/true/genuinely
         真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
         正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
      属于 (shǔ yú) to be classified as/to belong to/to be part of
         属 (shǔ) category/genus (taxonomy)/family members/dependents/to
         于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)

   对于一个连饭都勉强吃饱的孩子来说,
   duì yú yī gě lián fàn dōu miǎn jiàng chī bǎo de hái zǐ lái shuì
   For a child who barely even has enough to eat

      对于 (duì yú) regarding/as far as sth is concerned/with regards to
         对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
         于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      连 (lián) to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession
      饭 (fàn) cooked rice/CL:碗[wan3]/meal/CL:頓|顿[dun4]/(loanword) fan
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      勉强 (miǎn jiàng) to do with difficulty/to force sb to do sth/reluctant
         勉 (miǎn) to exhort/to make an effort
         强 (jiàng) stubborn/unyielding/strong/powerful/better/slightly more
      吃饱 (chī bǎo) to eat one's fill
         吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
         饱 (bǎo) to eat till full/satisfied
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      孩子 (hái zǐ) child
         孩 (hái) child
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   这种幸福是多么的弥足珍贵啊!
   zhè chóng xìng fú shì duō me de mí zú zhēn guì ā
   How precious is this happiness!

      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
      幸福 (xìng fú) happiness/happy/blessed
         幸 (xìng) fortunate/lucky
         福 (fú) good fortune/happiness/luck
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      多么 (duō me) how (wonderful etc)/what (a great idea etc)/however
         多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
         么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      弥足珍贵 (mí zú zhēn guì) extremely precious/valuable
         弥 (mí) full/to fill/completely/more/brimming or overflowing
         足 (zú) excessive/foot/to be sufficient/ample
         珍 (zhēn) precious thing/treasure/culinary delicacy/rare/valuable/to
         贵 (guì) expensive/noble/precious/(honorific) your
      啊 (ā) interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing

   我只吃了两粒,
   wǒ zhī chī le liǎng lì
   I only took two capsules.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
      粒 (lì) grain/granule/classifier for small round things (peas

   仅仅两粒,
   jǐn jǐn liǎng lì
   With just two capsules, the

      仅仅 (jǐn jǐn) barely/only/merely/only (this and nothing more)
         仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
         仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
      两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
      粒 (lì) grain/granule/classifier for small round things (peas

   我应该好好地珍惜,
   wǒ yīng gāi hǎo hǎo de zhēn xī
   I should cherish that

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      应该 (yīng gāi) ought to/should/must
         应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
         该 (gāi) should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be
      好好 (hǎo hǎo) well/carefully/nicely/properly
         好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
         好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      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]

   尽量延长这样的时光,
   jǐn liáng yán cháng zhè yàng de shí guāng
   to prolong such time as much as possible.

      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
      延长 (yán cháng) Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1] Shaanxi/to prolong
         延 (yán) to prolong/to extend/to delay
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      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
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      时光 (shí guāng) time/era/period of time
         时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
         光 (guāng) light/ray/CL:道[dao4]/bright/only/merely/to use up

   我轻轻地用杂草把那株野葡萄挡好,
   wǒ qīng qīng de yòng zá cǎo bǎ nā zhū yě pú táo dǎng hǎo
   I gently blocked the wild grape plant with weeds.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      轻轻 (qīng qīng) lightly/softly
         轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
         轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
      杂草 (zá cǎo) weeds
         杂 (zá) mixed/miscellaneous/various/to mix
         草 (cǎo) grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough
      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      株 (zhū) tree trunk/stump (tree root)/a plant/classifier for trees
      野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
      葡萄 (pú táo) grape
         葡 (pú) Portugal/Portuguese/abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]/see 葡萄[pu2
         萄 (táo) see 葡萄[pu2 tao5]
      挡 (dǎng) to resist/to obstruct/to hinder/to keep off/to block (a
      好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating

   又以儿童特有的狡猾做了一些伪装。
   yòu yǐ ér tóng tè yǒu de jiǎo huá zuò le yī xiē wěi zhuāng
   Some more disguises were made with the characteristic cunning of children.

      又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
      以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
      儿童 (ér tóng) child/CL:個|个[ge4]
         儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
         童 (tóng) child
      特有 (tè yǒu) specific (to)/characteristic (of)/distinctive
         特 (tè) special/unique/distinguished/especially/unusual/very/abbr.
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      狡猾 (jiǎo huá) crafty/cunning/sly
         狡 (jiǎo) crafty/cunning/sly
         猾 (huá) sly
      做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      一些 (yī xiē) some/a few/a little/(following an adjective) slightly ...er
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
      伪装 (wěi zhuāng) to pretend to be (asleep etc)/to disguise oneself as
         伪 (wěi) false/fake/forged/bogus/(prefix) pseudo-/Taiwan pr. [wei4]
         装 (zhuāng) adornment/to adorn/dress/clothing/costume (of an actor in a


这时太阳已经完全出来了,我披着满身的阳光向学校跑去。
By this time the sun was fully out and I ran towards school draped in full sunlight.

   这时太阳已经完全出来了,
   zhè shí tài yáng yǐ jīng wán quán chū lái le
   By this time the sun was fully out and

      这时 (zhè shí) at this time/at this moment
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
      太阳 (tài yáng) sun/CL:個|个[ge4]/abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]
         太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
         阳 (yáng) positive (electric.)/sun/male principle (Taoism)/Yang
      已经 (yǐ jīng) already
         已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
         经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
      完全 (wán quán) complete/whole/totally/entirely
         完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
         全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
      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
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   我披着满身的阳光向学校跑去。
   wǒ pī zhāo mǎn shēn de yáng guāng xiàng xué jiào páo qù
   I ran towards school draped in full sunlight.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      披 (pī) to drape over one's shoulders/to open/to unroll/to split
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      满身 (mǎn shēn) covered all over
         满 (mǎn) Manchu ethnic group/to fill/full/filled/packed/fully
         身 (shēn) body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      阳光 (yáng guāng) sunshine/CL:線|线[xian4]/transparent (open to public
         阳 (yáng) positive (electric.)/sun/male principle (Taoism)/Yang
         光 (guāng) light/ray/CL:道[dao4]/bright/only/merely/to use up
      向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
      学校 (xué jiào) school/CL:所[suo3]
         学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
         校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
      跑 (páo) (of an animal) to paw (the ground)/to run/to run away/to
      去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed


那一天我过得特别快乐,和同学们玩得非常开心。
I had a very good time that day and had a lot of fun with my classmates.

   那一天我过得特别快乐,
   nā yī tiān wǒ guō dé tè bié kuài lè
   I had a very good time that day.

      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      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
      特别 (tè bié) especially/special/particular/unusual
         特 (tè) special/unique/distinguished/especially/unusual/very/abbr.
         别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
      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

   和同学们玩得非常开心。
   hé tóng xué mén wán dé fēi cháng kāi xīn
   Had a great time with my classmates.

      和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
      同学 (tóng xué) to study at the same school/fellow student/classmate
         同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
         学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
      们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      玩 (wán) to play/to have fun/to trifle with/toy/sth used for
      得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
      非常 (fēi cháng) very/very much/unusual/extraordinary
         非 (fēi) abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1] Africa/to not be/not/wrong
         常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
      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]


放学回家的路上,夹杂在一群叽叽喳喳的孩子中间,我还特意瞅了瞅那株掩藏在杂草丛中的野葡萄,啊,它依然站立在那儿。
On the way home from school, among a group of chattering children, I also took a look at the wild grapes hidden in the weeds, ah, it is still standing there.

   放学回家的路上,
   fàng xué huí jiā de lù shǎng
   On the way home from school.

      放学 (fàng xué) to dismiss students at the end of the school day
         放 (fàng) to put/to place/to release/to free/to let go/to let out/to
         学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
      回家 (huí jiā) to return home
         回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
         家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      路上 (lù shǎng) on the road/on a journey/road surface
         路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous

   夹杂在一群叽叽喳喳的孩子中间,
   gā zá zài yī qún jī jī chā chā de hái zǐ zhōng jiān
   Caught in the middle of a group of chattering children

      夹杂 (gā zá) to mix together (disparate substances)/to mingle/a mix/to
         夹 (gā) to press from either side/to place in between/to sandwich
         杂 (zá) mixed/miscellaneous/various/to mix
      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
      群 (qún) group/crowd/flock herd pack etc
      叽叽喳喳 (jī jī chā chā) (onom.) chirp/twitter/buzzing/to chatter continuously
         叽 (jī) grumble
         叽 (jī) grumble
         喳 (chā) see 喳喳[cha1 cha5]/(onom.) chirp twitter etc
         喳 (chā) see 喳喳[cha1 cha5]/(onom.) chirp twitter etc
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      孩子 (hái zǐ) child
         孩 (hái) child
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      中间 (zhōng jiān) between/intermediate/mid/middle
         中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
         间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section

   我还特意瞅了瞅那株掩藏在杂草丛中的野葡萄,
   wǒ hái tè yì chǒu le chǒu nā zhū yǎn cáng zài zá cǎo cóng zhōng de yě pú táo
   I also took a look at the wild grapes that were hidden in the weeds.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
      特意 (tè yì) specially/intentionally
         特 (tè) special/unique/distinguished/especially/unusual/very/abbr.
         意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
      瞅 (chǒu) (dialect) to look at
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      瞅 (chǒu) (dialect) to look at
      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      株 (zhū) tree trunk/stump (tree root)/a plant/classifier for trees
      掩藏 (yǎn cáng) hidden/covered/concealed
         掩 (yǎn) to cover up/to close/to surprise
         藏 (cáng) Tibet/Xizang 西藏/to conceal/to hide away/to harbor/to store
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      杂草 (zá cǎo) weeds
         杂 (zá) mixed/miscellaneous/various/to mix
         草 (cǎo) grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough
      丛 (cóng) cluster/collection/collection of books/thicket
      中的 (zhōng de) to hit the target/to hit the nail on the head
         中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
         的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
      葡萄 (pú táo) grape
         葡 (pú) Portugal/Portuguese/abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]/see 葡萄[pu2
         萄 (táo) see 葡萄[pu2 tao5]

   啊,
   ā
   Ah.

      啊 (ā) interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing

   它依然站立在那儿。
   tā yī rán zhàn lì zài nā ér
   It is still standing there.

      它 (tā) it
      依然 (yī rán) still/as before
         依 (yī) to depend on/to comply with or listen to sb/according to/in
         然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
      站立 (zhàn lì) to stand/standing/on one's feet
         站 (zhàn) station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
         立 (lì) to stand/to set up/to establish/to lay down/to draw up/at
      在那儿 (zài nā ér) (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the
         在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
         那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
         儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final


第二天早晨,我迫不及待地向学校的方向走去。
The next morning, I couldn't wait to head in the direction of school.

   第二天早晨,
   dì èr tiān zǎo chén
   The next morning.

      第二天 (dì èr tiān) next day/the morrow
         第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
         二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      早晨 (zǎo chén) early morning/CL:個|个[ge4]
         早 (zǎo) early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely
         晨 (chén) morning/dawn/daybreak

   我迫不及待地向学校的方向走去。
   wǒ pǎi bù jí dāi de xiàng xué jiào de fāng xiàng zǒu qù
   I couldn't wait to walk in the direction of the school.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      迫不及待 (pǎi bù jí dāi) impatient (idiom); in a hurry/itching to get on with it
         迫 (pǎi) to force/to compel/to approach or go towards/urgent
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         及 (jí) and/to reach/up to/in time for
         待 (dāi) to stay/to wait/to treat/to deal with/to need/going to (do
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
      学校 (xué jiào) school/CL:所[suo3]
         学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
         校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      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
      走去 (zǒu qù) to walk over (to)
         走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
         去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed


当来到藏有野葡萄的地方时,我不禁呆住了。
When I came to the place where the wild grapes were hidden, I couldn't help but be frozen.

   当来到藏有野葡萄的地方时,
   dāng lái dào cáng yǒu yě pú táo de de fāng shí
   When coming to the place where the wild grapes were hidden

      当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
      来到 (lái dào) to come/to arrive
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      藏 (cáng) Tibet/Xizang 西藏/to conceal/to hide away/to harbor/to store
      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
      葡萄 (pú táo) grape
         葡 (pú) Portugal/Portuguese/abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]/see 葡萄[pu2
         萄 (táo) see 葡萄[pu2 tao5]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      地方 (de fāng) region/regional (away from the central administration)
         地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
         方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and
      时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period

   我不禁呆住了。
   wǒ bù jīn dāi zhù le
   I couldn't help but be frozen.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      不禁 (bù jīn) can't help (doing sth)/can't refrain from
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         禁 (jīn) to endure/to prohibit/to forbid
      呆住 (dāi zhù) to be dumbfounded/to be astonished
         呆 (dāi) foolish/stupid/expressionless/blank/to stay
         住 (zhù) to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed


我看到一片杂乱无章的脚印。
I saw a hodgepodge of footprints.

   我看到一片杂乱无章的脚印。
   wǒ kān dào yī piān zá luàn mó zhāng de jiǎo yìn
   I saw a hodgepodge of footprints.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/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
      片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
      杂乱无章 (zá luàn mó zhāng) disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic
         杂 (zá) mixed/miscellaneous/various/to mix
         乱 (luàn) in confusion or disorder/in a confused state of mind
         无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
         章 (zhāng) chapter/section/clause/movement (of symphony)/seal/badge
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      脚印 (jiǎo yìn) footprint
         脚 (jiǎo) foot/leg (of an animal or an object)/base (of an object)
         印 (yìn) to print/to mark/to engrave/a seal/a print/a stamp/a mark/a


那株野葡萄已经被拔了下来,蔫蔫的叶片上还挂着几滴露珠,像是谁的眼泪。
The wild grape had been plucked, and a few drops of dew still hung on the wilted leaves, like someone's tears.

   那株野葡萄已经被拔了下来,
   nā zhū yě pú táo yǐ jīng bèi bá le xià lái
   The wild grape plant had been pulled down and

      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      株 (zhū) tree trunk/stump (tree root)/a plant/classifier for trees
      野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
      葡萄 (pú táo) grape
         葡 (pú) Portugal/Portuguese/abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]/see 葡萄[pu2
         萄 (táo) see 葡萄[pu2 tao5]
      已经 (yǐ jīng) already
         已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
         经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
      被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
      拔 (bá) to pull up/to pull out/to draw out by suction/to select/to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      下来 (xià lái) to come down/(after verb of motion indicates motion down
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next

   蔫蔫的叶片上还挂着几滴露珠,
   niān niān de xié piān shǎng hái guà zhāo jī dī lòu zhū
   The wilted leaves still have a few drops of dew on them.

      蔫 (niān) to fade/to wither/to wilt/listless
      蔫 (niān) to fade/to wither/to wilt/listless
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      叶片 (xié piān) blade (of propellor)/vane/leaf
         叶 (xié) to be in harmony
         片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
      上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
      还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
      挂 (guà) to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)/to hang up (the phone)
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      几 (jī) small table
      滴 (dī) a drop/to drip
      露珠 (lòu zhū) dewdrop
         露 (lòu) to show/to reveal/to betray/to expose/dew/syrup/nectar
         珠 (zhū) bead/pearl/CL:粒[li4]顆|颗[ke1]

   像是谁的眼泪。
   xiàng shì shéi de yǎn lèi
   Like someone's tears.

      像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      谁 (shéi) who/also pr. [shui2]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      眼泪 (yǎn lèi) tears/crying/CL:滴[di1]
         眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
         泪 (lèi) tears


野葡萄也被无可挽回地踏了几脚,到处都是散乱丢弃的野葡萄粒,有的已被踩瘪,浓浓的汁液溅到草叶上。
The wild grapes were also irrevocably stepped on a few feet, and there were wild grape grains scattered everywhere, some of which had been stepped on and deflated, with the thick juice splashed onto the grass and leaves.

   野葡萄也被无可挽回地踏了几脚,
   yě pú táo yě bèi mó kě wǎn huí de tā le jī jiǎo
   The wild grapes were also irrevocably stepped on a few feet and

      野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
      葡萄 (pú táo) grape
         葡 (pú) Portugal/Portuguese/abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]/see 葡萄[pu2
         萄 (táo) see 葡萄[pu2 tao5]
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
      无可挽回 (mó kě wǎn huí) irrevocable/the die is cast
         无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
         可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
         挽 (wǎn) to pull/to draw (a cart or a bow)/to roll up/to coil/to
         回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      踏 (tā) see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]/to tread/to stamp/to step on/to press a
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      几 (jī) small table
      脚 (jiǎo) foot/leg (of an animal or an object)/base (of an object)

   到处都是散乱丢弃的野葡萄粒,
   dào chǔ dōu shì sǎn luàn diū qì de yě pú táo lì
   There were wild grape grains scattered everywhere.

      到处 (dào chǔ) everywhere
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
         处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      散乱 (sǎn luàn) in disorder/messy
         散 (sǎn) scattered/loose/to come loose/to fall apart/leisurely
         乱 (luàn) in confusion or disorder/in a confused state of mind
      丢弃 (diū qì) to discard/to abandon
         丢 (diū) to lose/to put aside/to throw
         弃 (qì) to abandon/to relinquish/to discard/to throw away
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
      葡萄 (pú táo) grape
         葡 (pú) Portugal/Portuguese/abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]/see 葡萄[pu2
         萄 (táo) see 葡萄[pu2 tao5]
      粒 (lì) grain/granule/classifier for small round things (peas

   有的已被踩瘪,
   yǒu de yǐ bèi cǎi biē
   Some of them have been trampled down and

      有的 (yǒu de) (there are) some (who are...)/some (exist)
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
         的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
      被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
      踩 (cǎi) to step on/to tread/to stamp/to press a pedal/to pedal (a
      瘪 (biē) deflated/shriveled/sunken/empty

   浓浓的汁液溅到草叶上。
   nóng nóng de zhī yè jiàn dào cǎo xié shǎng
   The thick sap splashes onto the grass blades.

      浓 (nóng) concentrated/dense/strong (smell etc)
      浓 (nóng) concentrated/dense/strong (smell etc)
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      汁液 (zhī yè) juice
         汁 (zhī) juice
         液 (yè) liquid/fluid/Taiwan pr. [yi4]
      溅 (jiàn) to splash
      到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      草 (cǎo) grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough
      叶 (xié) to be in harmony
      上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous


可以想见,这一定是昨天放学以后哪个淘气鬼干的。
As you can imagine, this must be the work of some naughty boy after school yesterday.

   可以想见,
   kě yǐ xiǎng jiàn
   It is conceivable that

      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
      想见 (xiǎng jiàn) to infer/to gather
         想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
         见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear

   这一定是昨天放学以后哪个淘气鬼干的。
   zhè yī dìng shì zuó tiān fàng xué yǐ hòu nǎ gě táo qì guǐ gān de
   This must be the work of some naughty boy after school yesterday.

      这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
      一定 (yī dìng) surely/certainly/necessarily/fixed/a certain (extent etc)
         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
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      昨天 (zuó tiān) yesterday
         昨 (zuó) yesterday
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      放学 (fàng xué) to dismiss students at the end of the school day
         放 (fàng) to put/to place/to release/to free/to let go/to let out/to
         学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
      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
      哪个 (nǎ gě) which/who
         哪 (nǎ) how/which/(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in
         个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      淘气 (táo qì) naughty/mischievous
         淘 (táo) to wash/to clean out/to cleanse/to eliminate/to dredge
         气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
      鬼 (guǐ) ghost/demon/terrible/damnable/clever/sly/crafty/(suffix for
      干 (gān) to concern/to interfere/shield/stem
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)


我一下子被巨大的悲哀淹没,眼泪夺眶而出。
I was overwhelmed with great sadness all of a sudden and tears came to my eyes.

   我一下子被巨大的悲哀淹没,
   wǒ yī xià zǐ bèi jù dà de bēi āi yān méi
   I was overwhelmed by a great sadness, all at once.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      一下子 (yī xià zǐ) in a short while/all at once/all of a sudden
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
      巨大 (jù dà) huge/immense/very large/tremendous/gigantic/enormous
         巨 (jù) very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      悲哀 (bēi āi) grieved/sorrowful
         悲 (bēi) sad/sadness/sorrow/grief
         哀 (āi) Ai (c. 2000 BC) sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2
      淹没 (yān méi) to submerge/to drown/to flood/to drown out (also fig.)
         淹 (yān) to flood/to submerge/to drown/to irritate the skin (of
         没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to

   眼泪夺眶而出。
   yǎn lèi duó kuàng ér chū
   Tears came to my eyes.

      眼泪 (yǎn lèi) tears/crying/CL:滴[di1]
         眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
         泪 (lèi) tears
      夺 (duó) to seize/to take away forcibly/to wrest control of/to
      眶 (kuàng) eye socket
      而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to


哲理启示:幸福不会在路边为我们永远守侯,它随时都有可能被别人连根拔起,丢弃在生活的一侧,因为你的幸福对别人来说也许是无足轻重的。
Philosophical inspiration: happiness will not be on the roadside for us forever, it may be uprooted by others at any time and discarded on the side of life, because your happiness may be insignificant to others.

   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

   幸福不会在路边为我们永远守侯,
   xìng fú bù huì zài lù biān wéi wǒ mén yǒng yuǎn shǒu hóu
   Happiness will not be on the roadside for us forever.

      幸福 (xìng fú) happiness/happy/blessed
         幸 (xìng) fortunate/lucky
         福 (fú) good fortune/happiness/luck
      不会 (bù huì) improbable/unlikely/will not (act happen etc)/not able/not
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      路边 (lù biān) curb/roadside/wayside
         路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
         边 (biān) side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously
      为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      永远 (yǒng yuǎn) forever/eternal
         永 (yǒng) forever/always/perpetual
         远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
      守 (shǒu) to guard/to defend/to keep watch/to abide by the law/to
      侯 (hóu) marquis second of the five orders of ancient Chinese

   它随时都有可能被别人连根拔起,
   tā suí shí dōu yǒu kě néng bèi bié rén lián gēn bá qǐ
   It could be uprooted by others at any time.

      它 (tā) it
      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
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      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
      被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) 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]
      连根拔 (lián gēn bá) to pull up by the roots/to uproot
         连 (lián) to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession
         根 (gēn) root/basis/classifier for long slender objects e.g.
         拔 (bá) to pull up/to pull out/to draw out by suction/to select/to
      起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to

   丢弃在生活的一侧,
   diū qì zài shēng huó de yī cè
   thrown on the side of life.

      丢弃 (diū qì) to discard/to abandon
         丢 (diū) to lose/to put aside/to throw
         弃 (qì) to abandon/to relinquish/to discard/to throw away
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      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
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      侧 (cè) the side/to incline towards/to lean/inclined/lateral/side

   因为你的幸福对别人来说也许是无足轻重的。
   yīn wéi nǐ de xìng fú duì bié rén lái shuì yě xǔ shì mó zú qīng chóng de
   Because your happiness may be inconsequential to others.

      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)
      幸福 (xìng fú) happiness/happy/blessed
         幸 (xìng) fortunate/lucky
         福 (fú) good fortune/happiness/luck
      对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
      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]
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
      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
      无足轻重 (mó zú qīng chóng) insignificant
         无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
         足 (zú) excessive/foot/to be sufficient/ample
         轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
         重 (chóng) to repeat/repetition/again/re-/classifier: layer/heavy
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)


应该以平淡的心情对待命运安排给我们的突如其来的幸福。
We should treat the sudden happiness arranged to us by fate with a calm mood.

   应该以平淡的心情对待命运安排给我们的突如其来的幸福。
   yīng gāi yǐ píng dàn de xīn qíng duì dāi mìng yùn ān pái gěi wǒ mén de tū rú qí lái de xìng fú
   We should treat the sudden happiness arranged to us by fate with a calm mood.

      应该 (yīng gāi) ought to/should/must
         应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
         该 (gāi) should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be
      以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
      平淡 (píng dàn) flat/dull/ordinary/nothing special
         平 (píng) flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw
         淡 (dàn) insipid/diluted/weak/mild/light in color/tasteless/fresh
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      心情 (xīn qíng) mood/frame of mind/CL:個|个[ge4]
         心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
         情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
      对待 (duì dāi) to treat/treatment
         对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
         待 (dāi) to stay/to wait/to treat/to deal with/to need/going to (do
      命运 (mìng yùn) fate/destiny/CL:個|个[ge4]
         命 (mìng) life/fate/order or command/to assign a name title etc
         运 (yùn) to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
      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
      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      突如其来 (tū rú qí lái) to arise abruptly/to arrive suddenly/happening suddenly
         突 (tū) to dash/to move forward quickly/to bulge/to protrude/to
         如 (rú) as/as if/such as
         其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      幸福 (xìng fú) happiness/happy/blessed
         幸 (xìng) fortunate/lucky
         福 (fú) good fortune/happiness/luck


要想更长久地拥有野葡萄,也许,我们该把它种到自己家中。
To have wild grapes longer, perhaps, we should plant them in our own homes.

   要想更长久地拥有野葡萄,
   yāo xiǎng gēng cháng jiǔ de yōng yǒu yě pú táo
   To have wild grapes for a longer period of time.

      要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
      想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
      更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
      长久 (cháng jiǔ) (for a) long time
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
         久 (jiǔ) (long) time/(long) duration of time
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      拥有 (yōng yǒu) to have/to possess
         拥 (yōng) to hold/to embrace/to wrap around/to gather around (sb)/to
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
      葡萄 (pú táo) grape
         葡 (pú) Portugal/Portuguese/abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]/see 葡萄[pu2
         萄 (táo) see 葡萄[pu2 tao5]

   也许,
   yě xǔ
   Perhaps.

      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

   我们该把它种到自己家中。
   wǒ mén gāi bǎ tā chóng dào zì jǐ jiā zhōng
   We should plant it in our own homes.

      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      该 (gāi) should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be
      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      它 (tā) it
      种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
      到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      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
      家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
      中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during