狗吠 。几个人结伴到郊区游玩,兴致高涨,以致于错过了回城的班车。他们只好去找个农家住下。主人带着他们走进大门时,院子里拴着的一条大狗看见来了陌生人就汪汪地叫了起来。把他们都给吓了一条。胖乎乎的餐厅老板冲那狗喊到:叫什么叫,再叫我宰了你炖狗肉火锅吃。接着进来的是幼儿园的老师:乖,别再叫了,听话,啊?她笑着对狗说道。第三个是个歌手,还没进门就说:哟,唱歌欢迎我们啊,就是嗓子差了点。最后是一个老烟枪,他叼着烟走进来瞧见狗还在叫个不停,看我抽烟不爽啊?你也尝尝。边说边把手中燃着的烟卷弹向狗。他们进了里屋,狗也停止了吠叫。第二天又来了一群陌生人,狗又叫了起来大道理:不同的性格,经历,环境等等会使不同的人对同一件事物持不同的看法。我们看到的往往不是事物本身,而是我们的内心。

狗吠 。
Dog barking .

   狗吠
   gǒu fèi
   Barking

      狗吠 (gǒu fèi) bark/CL:聲|声[sheng1]/to bark
         狗 (gǒu) dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
         吠 (fèi) to bark


几个人结伴到郊区游玩,兴致高涨,以致于错过了回城的班车。
Several people went to the suburbs in company and were so excited that they missed the shuttle back to the city.

   几个人结伴到郊区游玩,
   jī gě rén jiē bàn dào jiāo ōu yóu wán
   A few people went to the countryside in a group.

      几个 (jī gě) a few/several/how many
         几 (jī) small table
         个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      结伴 (jiē bàn) to go with sb/to form companionships
         结 (jiē) (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)/Taiwan pr. [jie2]
         伴 (bàn) partner/companion/comrade/associate/to accompany
      到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      郊区 (jiāo ōu) suburban district/outskirts/suburbs/CL:個|个[ge4]
         郊 (jiāo) suburbs/outskirts
         区 (ōu) area/region/district/small/distinguish/CL:個|个[ge4]
      游玩 (yóu wán) to amuse oneself/to have fun/to go sightseeing/to take a
         游 (yóu) to walk/to tour/to roam/to travel
         玩 (wán) to play/to have fun/to trifle with/toy/sth used for

   兴致高涨,
   xīng zhì gāo zhǎng
   The excitement is high.

      兴致 (xīng zhì) mood/spirits/interest
         兴 (xīng) to rise/to flourish/to become popular/to start/to encourage
         致 (zhì) to send/to devote/to deliver/to cause/to convey
      高涨 (gāo zhǎng) to surge up/to rise/(of tensions etc) to run high
         高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
         涨 (zhǎng) to rise (of prices rivers)/to swell/to distend

   以致于错过了回城的班车。
   yǐ zhì yú cuò guō le huí chéng de bān chē
   So much so that I missed the shuttle bus back to the city.

      以致于 (yǐ zhì yú) so that/to the point that
         以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
         致 (zhì) to send/to devote/to deliver/to cause/to convey
         于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
      错过 (cuò guō) to miss (train opportunity etc)
         错 (cuò) mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish
         过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
      城 (chéng) city walls/city/town/CL:座[zuo4]道[dao4]個|个[ge4]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      班车 (bān chē) regular bus (service)
         班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
         车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe


他们只好去找个农家住下。
They had to go and find a farmhouse to stay.

   他们只好去找个农家住下。
   tā mén zhī hǎo qù zhǎo gě nóng jiā zhù xià
   They had to go and find a farmhouse to stay.

      他们 (tā mén) they
         他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      只好 (zhī hǎo) without any better option/to have to/to be forced to
         只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
         好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
      去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      找 (zhǎo) to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      农家 (nóng jiā) School of Agriculture school of thought of the Warring
         农 (nóng) peasant/to farm/agriculture/diligent (old)/government field
         家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
      住 (zhù) to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix
      下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of


主人带着他们走进大门时,院子里拴着的一条大狗看见来了陌生人就汪汪地叫了起来。
As the owner led them through the gate, a large dog chained in the yard barked at the sight of the strangers.

   主人带着他们走进大门时,
   zhǔ rén dài zhāo tā mén zǒu jìn dà mén shí
   As the master led them through the gate, the

      主人 (zhǔ rén) master/host/owner/CL:個|个[ge4]
         主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      带 (dài) band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL:條|条[tiao2]
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      他们 (tā mén) they
         他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      走进 (zǒu jìn) to enter
         走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
         进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
      大门 (dà mén) the Doors US rock band/entrance/door/gate/large and
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
      时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period

   院子里拴着的一条大狗看见来了陌生人就汪汪地叫了起来。
   yuàn zǐ lǐ shuān zhāo de yī tiáo dà gǒu kān jiàn lái le mò shēng rén jiù wāng wāng de jiào le qǐ lái
   A large dog chained in the yard barked when it saw the stranger coming.

      院子 (yuàn zǐ) courtyard/garden/yard/patio/CL:個|个[ge4]/(old) servant
         院 (yuàn) courtyard/institution/CL:個|个[ge4]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
      拴 (shuān) to tie up
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      条 (tiáo) strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for
      大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
      狗 (gǒu) dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
      看见 (kān jiàn) to see/to catch sight of
         看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
         见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      陌生人 (mò shēng rén) stranger
         陌 (mò) raised path/street
         生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      汪汪 (wāng wāng) gleaming with tears/woof woof (sound of a dog barking)
         汪 (wāng) expanse of water/ooze/(onom.) bark/classifier for liquids:
         汪 (wāng) expanse of water/ooze/(onom.) bark/classifier for liquids:
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      起来 (qǐ lái) to stand up/to get up/also pr. [qi3 lai2]/(after a verb)
         起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next


把他们都给吓了一条。
Gave them all a scare.

   把他们都给吓了一条。
   bǎ tā mén dōu gěi hè le yī tiáo
   Gave them all a scare.

      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      他们 (tā mén) they
         他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
      吓 (hè) to scare/to intimidate/to threaten/(interjection showing
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      条 (tiáo) strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for


胖乎乎的餐厅老板冲那狗喊到:叫什么叫,再叫我宰了你炖狗肉火锅吃。
The fat restaurant owner shouted at the dog: what barking, then I killed you stew dog meat hot pot to eat.

   胖乎乎的餐厅老板冲那狗喊到:
   pán hū hū de cān tīng lǎo bǎn chōng nā gǒu hǎn dào
   The chubby restaurant owner shouted at the dog.

      胖乎乎 (pán hū hū) chubby
         胖 (pán) healthy/at ease/fat/plump
         乎 (hū) (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in/at/from/because
         乎 (hū) (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in/at/from/because
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      餐厅 (cān tīng) dining hall/dining room/restaurant/CL:間|间[jian1]家[jia1]
         餐 (cān) meal/to eat/classifier for meals
         厅 (tīng) (reception) hall/living room/office/provincial government
      老板 (lǎo bǎn) Robam (brand)/boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[ge4]
         老 (lǎo) null
         板 (bǎn) board/plank/plate/shutter/table tennis bat/clappers (music)
      冲 (chōng) (of water) to dash against/to mix with water/to infuse/to
      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      狗 (gǒu) dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
      喊 (hǎn) to yell/to shout/to call out for (a person)
      到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb

   叫什么叫,
   jiào shén me jiào
   What to call.

      叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
      什么 (shén me) what?/something/anything
         什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
         么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
      叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates

   再叫我宰了你炖狗肉火锅吃。
   zài jiào wǒ zǎi le nǐ dùn gǒu ròu huǒ guō chī
   If you call me again, I will kill you stew dog meat hot pot to eat.

      再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
      叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      宰 (zǎi) to slaughter livestock/to govern or rule/to cheat customers
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      炖 (dùn) to stew
      狗肉 (gǒu ròu) dog meat
         狗 (gǒu) dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
         肉 (ròu) meat/flesh/pulp (of a fruit)/(coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
      火锅 (huǒ guō) hotpot
         火 (huǒ) fire/urgent/ammunition/fiery or flaming/internal heat
         锅 (guō) pot/pan/boiler/CL:口[kou3]隻|只[zhi1]
      吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate


接着进来的是幼儿园的老师:乖,别再叫了,听话,啊?她笑着对狗说道。
Then came in the kindergarten teacher: Good boy, stop barking and behave, huh? she said to the dog with a smile.

   接着进来的是幼儿园的老师:
   jiē zhāo jìn lái de shì yòu ér yuán de lǎo shī
   Then came in the kindergarten teacher.

      接着 (jiē zhāo) to catch and hold on/to continue/to go on to do sth/to
         接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
         着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      进来 (jìn lái) to come in
         进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      幼儿园 (yòu ér yuán) kindergarten/nursery school
         幼 (yòu) young
         儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
         园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
         老 (lǎo) null
         师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to

   乖,
   guāi
   Good boy.

      乖 (guāi) (of a child) obedient well-behaved/clever/shrewd/alert

   别再叫了,
   bié zài jiào le
   Stop screaming.

      别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
      再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
      叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   听话,
   tīng huà
   Obedience.

      听话 (tīng huà) to do what one is told/obedient
         听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
         话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words

   啊?
   ā
   Huh?

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

   她笑着对狗说道。
   tā xiào zhāo duì gǒu shuì dào
   She said with a smile to the dog.

      她 (tā) she
      笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
      狗 (gǒu) dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
      说道 (shuì dào) to state/to say (the quoted words)/to discuss/reason
         说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
         道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality


第三个是个歌手,还没进门就说:哟,唱歌欢迎我们啊,就是嗓子差了点。
The third is a singer, before entering the door, said: Yo, singing to welcome us ah, just a little poor voice.

   第三个是个歌手,
   dì sān gě shì gě gē shǒu
   The third one is a singer.

      第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
      三 (sān) three/3
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      歌手 (gē shǒu) singer
         歌 (gē) song/CL:支[zhi1]首[shou3]/to sing
         手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of

   还没进门就说:
   hái méi jìn mén jiù shuì
   Before you even enter the door, you say.

      还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
      没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
      进门 (jìn mén) to enter a door/to go in/to learn the basics of a subject
         进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
         门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   哟,
   
   Yo.

      哟 (yō) Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise)

   唱歌欢迎我们啊,
   chàng gē huān yíng wǒ mén ā
   Singing to welcome us, ah

      唱歌 (chàng gē) to sing a song
         唱 (chàng) to sing/to call loudly/to chant
         歌 (gē) song/CL:支[zhi1]首[shou3]/to sing
      欢迎 (huān yíng) to welcome/welcome
         欢 (huān) joyous/happy/pleased
         迎 (yíng) to welcome/to meet/to face/to forge ahead (esp. in the face
      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      啊 (ā) interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing

   就是嗓子差了点。
   jiù shì sǎng zǐ chā le diǎn
   It's the voice that's a little worse.

      就是 (jiù shì) (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
         就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      嗓子 (sǎng zǐ) throat/voice/CL:把[ba3]
         嗓 (sǎng) throat/voice
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      差 (chā) difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to


最后是一个老烟枪,他叼着烟走进来瞧见狗还在叫个不停,看我抽烟不爽啊?你也尝尝。
Finally an old smoker, he walked in with a cigarette in his mouth and saw the dog still barking, see me smoking unhappy ah? You also try.

   最后是一个老烟枪,
   zuì hòu shì yī gě lǎo yān qiāng
   Finally, an old smoker that

      最后 (zuì hòu) final/last/finally/ultimate
         最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
         后 (hòu) empress/queen
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      老烟枪 (lǎo yān qiāng) heavy smoker/chain smoker/life-long smoker
         老 (lǎo) null
         烟 (yān) cigarette or pipe tobacco/CL:根[gen1]/smoke/mist/vapour
         枪 (qiāng) gun/firearm/rifle/spear/thing with shape or function

   他叼着烟走进来瞧见狗还在叫个不停,
   tā diāo zhāo yān zǒu jìn lái qiáo jiàn gǒu hái zài jiào gě bù tíng
   He walked in with a cigarette in his mouth and saw that the dog was still barking.

      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      叼 (diāo) to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      烟 (yān) cigarette or pipe tobacco/CL:根[gen1]/smoke/mist/vapour
      走进 (zǒu jìn) to enter
         走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
         进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      瞧见 (qiáo jiàn) to see
         瞧 (qiáo) to look at/to see/to see (a doctor)/to visit
         见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
      狗 (gǒu) dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
      还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      不停 (bù tíng) incessant
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         停 (tíng) to stop/to halt/to park (a car)

   看我抽烟不爽啊?
   kān wǒ chōu yān bù shuǎng ā
   You don't like it when I smoke?

      看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      抽烟 (chōu yān) to smoke (a cigarette tobacco)
         抽 (chōu) to draw out/to pull out from in between/to remove part of
         烟 (yān) cigarette or pipe tobacco/CL:根[gen1]/smoke/mist/vapour
      不爽 (bù shuǎng) not well/out of sorts/in a bad mood/without discrepancy
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         爽 (shuǎng) bright/clear/crisp/open/frank/straightforward/to feel well
      啊 (ā) interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing

   你也尝尝。
   nǐ yě cháng cháng
   You try it too.

      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      尝 (cháng) to taste/to try/to experience/already/ever/once
      尝 (cháng) to taste/to try/to experience/already/ever/once


边说边把手中燃着的烟卷弹向狗。
As he spoke, he flicked the lit cigarette roll in his hand at the dog.

   边说边把手中燃着的烟卷弹向狗。
   biān shuì biān bǎ shǒu zhōng rán zhāo de yān juǎn dàn xiàng gǒu
   As he spoke, he flicked the lit cigarette roll in his hand at the dog.

      边 (biān) side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
      边 (biān) side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously
      把手 (bǎ shǒu) to shake hands/handle/grip/knob
         把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
         手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
      中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
      燃 (rán) to burn/to ignite/to light/fig. to spark off (hopes)/to
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      烟卷 (yān juǎn) cigarette/cigar
         烟 (yān) cigarette or pipe tobacco/CL:根[gen1]/smoke/mist/vapour
         卷 (juǎn) to roll up/roll/classifier for small rolled things (wad of
      弹 (dàn) crossball/bullet/shot/shell/ball/to pluck (a string)/to
      向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
      狗 (gǒu) dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]


他们进了里屋,狗也停止了吠叫。
They entered the inner room and the dog stopped barking.

   他们进了里屋,
   tā mén jìn le lǐ wū
   They went into the inner room and

      他们 (tā mén) they
         他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
      屋 (wū) house/room/CL:間|间[jian1]個|个[ge4]

   狗也停止了吠叫。
   gǒu yě tíng zhǐ le fèi jiào
   The dog also stopped barking.

      狗 (gǒu) dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      停止 (tíng zhǐ) to stop/to halt/to cease
         停 (tíng) to stop/to halt/to park (a car)
         止 (zhǐ) to stop/to prohibit/until/only
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      吠叫 (fèi jiào) to bark/to yelp
         吠 (fèi) to bark
         叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates


第二天又来了一群陌生人,狗又叫了起来大道理:不同的性格,经历,环境等等会使不同的人对同一件事物持不同的看法。
The next day a group of strangers came, and the dog barked again.

   第二天又来了一群陌生人,
   dì èr tiān yòu lái le yī qún mò shēng rén
   The next day a group of strangers came again.

      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
      又来了 (yòu lái le) Here we go again.
         又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      群 (qún) group/crowd/flock herd pack etc
      陌生人 (mò shēng rén) stranger
         陌 (mò) raised path/street
         生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]

   狗又叫了起来大道理:
   gǒu yòu jiào le qǐ lái dà dào lǐ
   The dog barked again Avenue.

      狗 (gǒu) dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
      又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
      叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      起来 (qǐ lái) to stand up/to get up/also pr. [qi3 lai2]/(after a verb)
         起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      大道理 (dà dào lǐ) major principle/general truth/sermon (reproof)/bombastic
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
         理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order

   不同的性格,
   bù tóng de xìng gé
   Different personalities,

      不同 (bù tóng) different/distinct/not the same/not alike
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      性格 (xìng gé) nature/disposition/temperament/character/CL:個|个[ge4]
         性 (xìng) nature/character/property/quality/attribute/sexuality/sex
         格 (gé) square/frame/rule/(legal) case/style/character/standard

   经历,
   jīng lì
   Experiences,

      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

   环境等等会使不同的人对同一件事物持不同的看法。
   huán jìng děng děng huì shǐ bù tóng de rén duì tóng yī jiàn shì wù chí bù tóng de kān fǎ
   Circumstances and so on can cause different people to view the same thing differently.

      环境 (huán jìng) environment/circumstances/surroundings/CL:個|个[ge4]/ambient
         环 (huán) ring/hoop/loop/(chain) link/classifier for scores in
         境 (jìng) border/place/condition/boundary/circumstances/territory
      等等 (děng děng) et cetera/and so on .../wait a minute!/hold on!
         等 (děng) class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
         等 (děng) class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
      会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      使 (shǐ) to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to
      不同 (bù tóng) different/distinct/not the same/not alike
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
      同一 (tóng yī) identical/the same
         同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      件 (jiàn) item/component/classifier for events things clothes etc
      事物 (shì wù) thing/object/CL:個|个[ge4]
         事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
         物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
      持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
      不同 (bù tóng) different/distinct/not the same/not alike
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      看法 (kān fǎ) way of looking at a thing/view/opinion/CL:個|个[ge4]
         看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
         法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]


我们看到的往往不是事物本身,而是我们的内心。
What we see is often not the thing itself, but what is inside of us.

   我们看到的往往不是事物本身,
   wǒ mén kān dào de wǎng wǎng bù shì shì wù běn shēn
   What we see is often not the thing itself.

      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      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
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      往往 (wǎng wǎng) usually/in many cases/more often than not
         往 (wǎng) to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for
         往 (wǎng) to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for
      不是 (bù shì) fault/blame/no/is not/not
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      事物 (shì wù) thing/object/CL:個|个[ge4]
         事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
         物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
      本身 (běn shēn) itself/in itself/per se
         本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
         身 (shēn) body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the

   而是我们的内心。
   ér shì wǒ mén de nèi xīn
   Rather, it is our hearts.

      而是 (ér shì) rather
         而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      内心 (nèi xīn) heart/innermost being/(math.) incenter
         内 (nèi) inside/inner/internal/within/interior
         心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]