吻猪与爬行 。在英国南部的一所学校里,发生过这样一件令学生们兴奋不已的事。有一位老师调任一个差班的班主任,这些孩子都很调皮捣蛋。这位老师的第一堂课,是跟他们做游戏,玩得非常尽兴。下课了,老师对学生们说:孩子们,你们要是把学习成绩搞上去,我就去吻校外牧场里的一头猪。这些学生兴奋地问:老师,这是真的吗?老师说:不仅是真的,而且我要吻的是一头你们认为是最大的母猪。天真的孩子们都希望老师去吻一头猪。从那天起,他们的课堂纪律变好了,学习积极性变高了,即使有贪玩的,大多数孩子也会提醒道:难道你不希望看到老师去吻那头大猪吗?半年后,孩子们的学习成绩有了很大进步。圣诞节的前夜,孩子们对老师说:老师,你可以去吻那头猪了吗?老师说:当然可以。于是,老师带着这群孩子穿过公路,来到牧场。孩子们在猪圈里找到一头特大特肥的母猪。老师走近那头大母猪,轻轻地吻了它。孩子们在猪圈外面笑得前仰后合,手舞足蹈。我们在国内接受的传统教育,师道尊严根深蒂固,对于老师吻猪这样令人瞠目结舌的事情,也许有人会怀疑它的真实程度。但是,实在是没有对其考证一番的必要。这里有个发生在美国的真实故事,与英国老师吻猪的故事很相似。1998年11月9日,美国犹他州土尔市的一位小学校长42岁的路克爬行上班,在雪地里爬了3个多小时,爬了1。6公里,受到全校师生和过路行人的热烈欢迎。原来,这学期初,为激励全校师生的读书热情,路克校长曾公开打赌:如果你们能在11月9日前读完15万页的书,我就在9日那天爬行上班。一言激起读书热。全校师生猛劲读书,连校办幼稚园中大一点的孩子也参加了这一读书活动。全校师生终于在11月9日前读完了15万页书。于是,有的学生给校长打电话:你爬不爬?说话算不算数?也有人劝他:你已达到激励全校师生发奋读书的目的,不要爬了。可路克校长坚定地说:一诺千金,我一定要爬着上班。与每天一样,路克校长于早晨7点离开家门,所不同的是他没有驾车,而是四肢着地爬行上班。为了安全和不影响交通,他不在公路上爬,而在公路旁边的雪地上爬。有的学生索性和校长一起爬,有的过往汽车得知爬行上班的原因后,向他鸣笛致敬。新闻单位得知消息后,还派人前去采访。经过3个多小时的爬行,路克校长磨破了5副手套,护膝也磨破了,但终于爬到了学校。全校师生夹道欢迎自己心爱的校长,当路克校长从地上站起来的时候,孩子们蜂拥而上,争先恐后地抱他,吻他(蒋光宇)大道理:承诺了的事情就要做。一诺为重百金轻。宁失尊严,勿失己言。其实,只有履行承诺,才能真正提高威信。师生关系也好,领导与被领导的关系也好,推而广之,人与人之间的关系,除了庄重与严肃之外,似乎还应当多一点宽松与活泼。

吻猪与爬行 。
Kissing pigs with crawling .

   吻猪与爬行
   wěn zhū yǔ pá háng
   Pig kissing and crawling

      吻 (wěn) kiss/to kiss/mouth
      猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]
      与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
      爬行 (pá háng) to crawl/to creep
         爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to


在英国南部的一所学校里,发生过这样一件令学生们兴奋不已的事。
In a school in the south of England, there was this exciting event for the students.

   在英国南部的一所学校里,
   zài yīng guó nā bù de yī suǒ xué jiào lǐ
   In a school in the south of England, the

      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      英国 (yīng guó) United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2]/United
         英 (yīng) United Kingdom/British/England/English/abbr. for
         国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
      南部 (nā bù) southern part
         南 (nā) south
         部 (bù) ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
      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
      里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood

   发生过这样一件令学生们兴奋不已的事。
   fā shēng guō zhè yàng yī jiàn líng xué shēng mén xīng fèn bù yǐ de shì
   One such incident occurred that excited the students.

      发生 (fā shēng) to happen/to occur/to take place/to break out
         发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
         生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
      过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
      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
      件 (jiàn) item/component/classifier for events things clothes etc
      令 (líng) see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]/see 脊令[ji2 ling2]/classifier for a ream
      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
      们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      兴奋 (xīng fèn) excited/excitement/(physiology) excitation
         兴 (xīng) to rise/to flourish/to become popular/to start/to encourage
         奋 (fèn) to exert oneself (bound form)
      不已 (bù yǐ) endlessly/incessantly
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair


有一位老师调任一个差班的班主任,这些孩子都很调皮捣蛋。
One teacher was transferred to the classroom of a poor class of children who were very naughty and mischievous.

   有一位老师调任一个差班的班主任,
   yǒu yī wèi lǎo shī diào rén yī gě chā bān de bān zhǔ rén
   One teacher was transferred to the classroom of a poor class.

      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
      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
      调任 (diào rén) to transfer/to move to another post
         调 (diào) to transfer/to move (troops or cadres)/to investigate/to
         任 (rén) to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      差 (chā) difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a
      班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      班主任 (bān zhǔ rén) teacher in charge of a class
         班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
         主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
         任 (rén) to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office

   这些孩子都很调皮捣蛋。
   zhè xiē hái zǐ dōu hěn diào pí dǎo dàn
   These kids are very naughty and mischievous.

      这些 (zhè xiē) these
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
      孩子 (hái zǐ) child
         孩 (hái) child
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
      调皮捣蛋 (diào pí dǎo dàn) naughty/mischievous/to act up
         调 (diào) to transfer/to move (troops or cadres)/to investigate/to
         皮 (pí) leather/skin/fur/CL:張|张[zhang1]/pico- (one trillionth)
         捣 (dǎo) pound/beat/hull/attack/disturb/stir
         蛋 (dàn) egg/CL:個|个[ge4]打[da2]/oval-shaped thing


这位老师的第一堂课,是跟他们做游戏,玩得非常尽兴。
This teacher's first lesson was to play games with them and have a lot of fun.

   这位老师的第一堂课,
   zhè wèi lǎo shī de dì yī táng kè
   This teacher's first class, the

      这位 (zhè wèi) this (person)
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
      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
      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
      堂 (táng) (main) hall/large room for a specific purpose/CL:間|间[jian1]
      课 (kè) subject/course/CL:門|门[men2]/class/lesson

   是跟他们做游戏,
   shì gēn tā mén zuò yóu xì
   is playing games with them.

      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      跟 (gēn) heel/to follow closely/to go with/(of a woman) to marry sb
      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
      做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
      游戏 (yóu xì) game/CL:場|场[chang3]/to play
         游 (yóu) to walk/to tour/to roam/to travel
         戏 (xì) trick/drama/play/show/CL:齣|出[chu1]場|场[chang3]臺|台[tai2]

   玩得非常尽兴。
   wán dé fēi cháng jǐn xīng
   Had a great time.

      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
      尽兴 (jǐn xīng) to enjoy oneself to the full/to one's heart's content
         尽 (jǐn) to the greatest extent/(when used before a noun of
         兴 (xīng) to rise/to flourish/to become popular/to start/to encourage


下课了,老师对学生们说:孩子们,你们要是把学习成绩搞上去,我就去吻校外牧场里的一头猪。
After class, the teacher said to the students: Children, if you get your academic performance up, I will go kiss a pig in the off-campus pasture.

   下课了,
   xià kè le
   Classes are over.

      下课 (xià kè) to finish class/to get out of class
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
         课 (kè) subject/course/CL:門|门[men2]/class/lesson
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   老师对学生们说:
   lǎo shī duì xué shēng mén shuì
   The teacher said to the students.

      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
      对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
      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
      们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   孩子们,
   hái zǐ mén
   Children.

      孩子们 (hái zǐ mén) children
         孩 (hái) child
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to

   你们要是把学习成绩搞上去,
   nǐ mén yāo shì bǎ xué xí chéng jì gǎo shǎng qù
   If you get your academic performance up.

      你们 (nǐ mén) you (plural)
         你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      要是 (yāo shì) (coll.) if
         要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      学习 (xué xí) to learn/to study
         学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
         习 (xí) to practice/to study/habit
      成绩 (chéng jì) achievement/performance records/grades
         成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
         绩 (jì) to spin (hemp etc)/merit/accomplishment/Taiwan pr. [ji1]
      搞 (gǎo) to do/to make/to go in for/to set up/to get hold of/to take
      上去 (shǎng qù) to go up
         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

   我就去吻校外牧场里的一头猪。
   wǒ jiù qù wěn jiào wài mù cháng lǐ de yī tóu zhū
   I then went to kiss a pig in a pasture off campus.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      吻 (wěn) kiss/to kiss/mouth
      校外 (jiào wài) off campus
         校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
         外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
      牧场 (mù cháng) pasture/grazing land/ranch
         牧 (mù) to herd/to breed livestock/to govern (old)/government
         场 (cháng) threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell
      里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      一头 (yī tóu) one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
      猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]


这些学生兴奋地问:老师,这是真的吗?老师说:不仅是真的,而且我要吻的是一头你们认为是最大的母猪。
These students asked excitedly, "Teacher, is this true? The teacher said: Not only is it true, but I am going to kiss what you think is the biggest sow.

   这些学生兴奋地问:
   zhè xiē xué shēng xīng fèn de wèn
   These students excitedly asked.

      这些 (zhè xiē) these
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
      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
      兴奋 (xīng fèn) excited/excitement/(physiology) excitation
         兴 (xīng) to rise/to flourish/to become popular/to start/to encourage
         奋 (fèn) to exert oneself (bound form)
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      问 (wèn) to ask

   老师,
   lǎo shī
   Teacher.

      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

   这是真的吗?
   zhè shì zhēn de má
   Is this true?

      这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\

   老师说:
   lǎo shī shuì
   The teacher said.

      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
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   不仅是真的,
   bù jǐn shì zhēn de
   Not only is it true that

      不仅 (bù jǐn) not only (this one)/not just (...) but also
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)

   而且我要吻的是一头你们认为是最大的母猪。
   ér qiě wǒ yāo wěn de shì yī tóu nǐ mén rèn wéi shì zuì dà de mǔ zhū
   And I'm going to kiss what you think is the biggest sow of all.

      而且 (ér qiě) (not only ...) but also/moreover/in addition/furthermore
         而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
         且 (qiě) and/moreover/yet/for the time being/to be about to/both
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
      吻 (wěn) kiss/to kiss/mouth
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      一头 (yī tóu) one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
      你们 (nǐ mén) you (plural)
         你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      认为 (rèn wéi) to believe/to think/to consider/to feel
         认 (rèn) to recognize/to know/to admit
         为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
      大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      母 (mǔ) mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals)
      猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]


天真的孩子们都希望老师去吻一头猪。
The naive children wanted their teacher to kiss a pig.

   天真的孩子们都希望老师去吻一头猪。
   tiān zhēn de hái zǐ mén dōu xī wàng lǎo shī qù wěn yī tóu zhū
   The naive children wanted their teacher to kiss a pig.

      天真 (tiān zhēn) naive/innocent/artless
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
         真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      孩子们 (hái zǐ mén) children
         孩 (hái) child
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      希望 (xī wàng) to wish for/to desire/hope/CL:個|个[ge4]
         希 (xī) null
         望 (wàng) full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the
      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
      去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      吻 (wěn) kiss/to kiss/mouth
      一头 (yī tóu) one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
      猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]


从那天起,他们的课堂纪律变好了,学习积极性变高了,即使有贪玩的,大多数孩子也会提醒道:难道你不希望看到老师去吻那头大猪吗?半年后,孩子们的学习成绩有了很大进步。
From that day on, their classroom discipline became better, their learning motivation became higher, and even if there were greedy ones, most of the children would remind: Don't you want to see the teacher go kiss that big pig? Six months later, the children's academic performance had improved greatly.

   从那天起,
   cóng nā tiān qǐ
   From that day onwards.

      从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
      那天 (nā tiān) that day/the other day
         那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to

   他们的课堂纪律变好了,
   tā mén de kè táng jǐ lǜ biàn hǎo le
   Their classroom discipline has changed for the better.

      他们 (tā mén) they
         他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      课堂 (kè táng) classroom/CL:間|间[jian1]
         课 (kè) subject/course/CL:門|门[men2]/class/lesson
         堂 (táng) (main) hall/large room for a specific purpose/CL:間|间[jian1]
      纪律 (jǐ lǜ) discipline
         纪 (jǐ) order/discipline/age/era/period/to chronicle
         律 (lǜ) law
      变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
      好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   学习积极性变高了,
   xué xí jī jí xìng biàn gāo le
   The motivation to study has become higher.

      学习 (xué xí) to learn/to study
         学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
         习 (xí) to practice/to study/habit
      积极性 (jī jí xìng) zeal/initiative/enthusiasm/activity
         积 (jī) to amass/to accumulate/to store/measured quantity (such as
         极 (jí) extremely/pole (geography physics)/utmost/top
         性 (xìng) nature/character/property/quality/attribute/sexuality/sex
      变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
      高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   即使有贪玩的,
   jí shǐ yǒu tān wán de
   Even if there is a greed for fun, the

      即使 (jí shǐ) even if/even though
         即 (jí) namely/that is/i.e./prompt/at once/at present/even if
         使 (shǐ) to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to
      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      贪玩 (tān wán) to only want to have a good time/to just want to have fun
         贪 (tān) to have a voracious desire for/to covet/greedy/corrupt
         玩 (wán) to play/to have fun/to trifle with/toy/sth used for
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)

   大多数孩子也会提醒道:
   dà duō shǔ hái zǐ yě huì dī xǐng dào
   Most children will also be reminded that

      大多数 (dà duō shǔ) (great) majority
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
         数 (shǔ) to count/to count as/to regard as/to enumerate (sb's
      孩子 (hái zǐ) child
         孩 (hái) child
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      提醒 (dī xǐng) to remind/to call attention to/to warn of
         提 (dī) to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put
         醒 (xǐng) to wake up/to be awake/to become aware/to sober up/to come
      道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality

   难道你不希望看到老师去吻那头大猪吗?
   nán dào nǐ bù xī wàng kān dào lǎo shī qù wěn nā tóu dà zhū má
   Don't you want to see the teacher kiss the big pig?

      难道 (nán dào) don't tell me .../could it be that...?
         难 (nán) difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good
         道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
      希望 (xī wàng) to wish for/to desire/hope/CL:個|个[ge4]
         希 (xī) null
         望 (wàng) full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the
      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
      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
      去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      吻 (wěn) kiss/to kiss/mouth
      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      头大 (tóu dà) to have a big head/(fig.) to get a headache/one's head is
         头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
      猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]
      吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\

   半年后,
   bàn nián hòu
   Six months later

      半年 (bàn nián) half a year
         半 (bàn) half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half
         年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
      后 (hòu) empress/queen

   孩子们的学习成绩有了很大进步。
   hái zǐ mén de xué xí chéng jì yǒu le hěn dà jìn bù
   The children have made great progress in their academic performance.

      孩子们 (hái zǐ mén) children
         孩 (hái) child
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      学习 (xué xí) to learn/to study
         学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
         习 (xí) to practice/to study/habit
      成绩 (chéng jì) achievement/performance records/grades
         成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
         绩 (jì) to spin (hemp etc)/merit/accomplishment/Taiwan pr. [ji1]
      有了 (yǒu le) I've got a solution!/to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
      大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
      进步 (jìn bù) progress/improvement/to improve/to progress/CL:個|个[ge4]
         进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
         步 (bù) a step/a pace/walk/march/stages in a process/situation


圣诞节的前夜,孩子们对老师说:老师,你可以去吻那头猪了吗?老师说:当然可以。
On the night before Christmas, the children said to the teacher: Teacher, can you go kiss the pig now? The teacher said: Of course you can.

   圣诞节的前夜,
   shèng dàn jiē de qián yè
   The night before Christmas.

      圣诞节 (shèng dàn jiē) Christmas time/Christmas season/Christmas
         圣 (shèng) holy/sacred/saint/sage
         诞 (dàn) birth/birthday/brag/boast/to increase
         节 (jiē) see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]/festival/holiday/node/joint
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      前夜 (qián yè) the eve/the night before
         前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
         夜 (yè) night

   孩子们对老师说:
   hái zǐ mén duì lǎo shī shuì
   The children said to their teachers.

      孩子们 (hái zǐ mén) children
         孩 (hái) child
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
      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
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   老师,
   lǎo shī
   Teacher.

      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

   你可以去吻那头猪了吗?
   nǐ kě yǐ qù wěn nā tóu zhū le má
   Can you go kiss the pig now?

      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      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
      去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      吻 (wěn) kiss/to kiss/mouth
      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
      猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\

   老师说:
   lǎo shī shuì
   The teacher said.

      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
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   当然可以。
   dāng rán kě yǐ
   Of course you can.

      当然 (dāng rán) only natural/as it should be/certainly/of course/without
         当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
         然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
      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


于是,老师带着这群孩子穿过公路,来到牧场。
So the teacher took the group of children across the highway to the ranch.

   于是,
   yú shì
   Thus.

      于是 (yú shì) thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence
         于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be

   老师带着这群孩子穿过公路,
   lǎo shī dài zhāo zhè qún hái zǐ chuān guō gōng lù
   The teacher led the group of children across the highway.

      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
      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
      这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
      群 (qún) group/crowd/flock herd pack etc
      孩子 (hái zǐ) child
         孩 (hái) child
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      穿过 (chuān guō) to pass through
         穿 (chuān) to wear/to put on/to dress/to bore through/to pierce/to
         过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
      公路 (gōng lù) highway/road/CL:條|条[tiao2]
         公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
         路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind

   来到牧场。
   lái dào mù cháng
   Come to the ranch.

      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
      牧场 (mù cháng) pasture/grazing land/ranch
         牧 (mù) to herd/to breed livestock/to govern (old)/government
         场 (cháng) threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell


孩子们在猪圈里找到一头特大特肥的母猪。
The children found an extra large and extra fat sow in the pig pen.

   孩子们在猪圈里找到一头特大特肥的母猪。
   hái zǐ mén zài zhū juān lǐ zhǎo dào yī tóu tè dà tè féi de mǔ zhū
   The children found an extra large and extra fat sow in the pig pen.

      孩子们 (hái zǐ mén) children
         孩 (hái) child
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      猪圈 (zhū juān) pigsty (lit. and fig.)
         猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]
         圈 (juān) to confine/to lock up/to pen in/pen (pig)/a fold/circle
      里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
      找到 (zhǎo dào) to find
         找 (zhǎo) to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      一头 (yī tóu) one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
      特 (tè) special/unique/distinguished/especially/unusual/very/abbr.
      大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
      特 (tè) special/unique/distinguished/especially/unusual/very/abbr.
      肥 (féi) fat/fertile/loose-fitting or large/to fertilize/to become
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      母 (mǔ) mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals)
      猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]


老师走近那头大母猪,轻轻地吻了它。
The teacher approached the big sow and kissed it gently.

   老师走近那头大母猪,
   lǎo shī zǒu jìn nā tóu dà mǔ zhū
   The teacher approached the large sow and

      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
      走近 (zǒu jìn) to approach/to draw near to
         走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
         近 (jìn) near/close to/approximately
      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      头大 (tóu dà) to have a big head/(fig.) to get a headache/one's head is
         头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
      母 (mǔ) mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals)
      猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]

   轻轻地吻了它。
   qīng qīng de wěn le tā
   Kissed it gently.

      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
      吻 (wěn) kiss/to kiss/mouth
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      它 (tā) it


孩子们在猪圈外面笑得前仰后合,手舞足蹈。
The children were laughing and dancing outside the piggy bank.

   孩子们在猪圈外面笑得前仰后合,
   hái zǐ mén zài zhū juān wài miàn xiào dé qián yǎng hòu gě
   The children were laughing their heads off outside the pigsty.

      孩子们 (hái zǐ mén) children
         孩 (hái) child
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      猪圈 (zhū juān) pigsty (lit. and fig.)
         猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]
         圈 (juān) to confine/to lock up/to pen in/pen (pig)/a fold/circle
      外面 (wài miàn) outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)/surface
         外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
         面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
      笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
      得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
      前仰后合 (qián yǎng hòu gě) to sway to and fro/to rock back and forth
         前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
         仰 (yǎng) to face upward/to look up/to admire/to rely on
         后 (hòu) empress/queen
         合 (gě) 100 ml/one-tenth of a peck/measure for dry grain equal to

   手舞足蹈。
   shǒu wǔ zú dǎo
   Hand dancing.

      手舞足蹈 (shǒu wǔ zú dǎo) hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and
         手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
         舞 (wǔ) to dance/to wield/to brandish
         足 (zú) excessive/foot/to be sufficient/ample
         蹈 (dǎo) to tread on/to trample/to stamp/to fulfill/Taiwan pr.


我们在国内接受的传统教育,师道尊严根深蒂固,对于老师吻猪这样令人瞠目结舌的事情,也许有人会怀疑它的真实程度。
The traditional education we receive in China, the dignity of the teacher is deeply rooted, for the teacher kissing a pig such a jaw-dropping thing, some may doubt its true extent.

   我们在国内接受的传统教育,
   wǒ mén zài guó nèi jiē shòu de chuán tǒng jiāo yù
   the traditional education we receive in the country.

      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      国内 (guó nèi) domestic/internal (to a country)/civil
         国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
         内 (nèi) inside/inner/internal/within/interior
      接受 (jiē shòu) to accept/to receive
         接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
         受 (shòu) to receive/to accept/to suffer/subjected to/to bear/to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      传统 (chuán tǒng) tradition/traditional/convention/conventional/CL:個|个[ge4]
         传 (chuán) to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to
         统 (tǒng) to gather/to unite/to unify/whole
      教育 (jiāo yù) to educate/to teach/education
         教 (jiāo) to teach/religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell
         育 (yù) to have children/to raise or bring up/to educate

   师道尊严根深蒂固,
   shī dào zūn yán gēn shēn dì gù
   The dignity of the teacher is deeply rooted.

      师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
      道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
      尊严 (zūn yán) dignity/sanctity/honor/majesty
         尊 (zūn) senior/of a senior generation/to honor/to respect/honorific
         严 (yán) tight (closely sealed)/stern/strict/rigorous/severe/father
      根深蒂固 (gēn shēn dì gù) deep-rooted (problem etc)
         根 (gēn) root/basis/classifier for long slender objects e.g.
         深 (shēn) deep/depth/deeply/(of a color) dark/deep/rich
         蒂 (dì) stem (of fruit)
         固 (gù) hard/strong/solid/sure/assuredly/undoubtedly/of course

   对于老师吻猪这样令人瞠目结舌的事情,
   duì yú lǎo shī wěn zhū zhè yàng líng rén chēng mù jiē shé de shì qíng
   For something as mind-boggling as a teacher kissing a pig

      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
      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
      吻 (wěn) kiss/to kiss/mouth
      猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]
      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
      令人 (líng rén) to cause one (to do sth)/to make one (angry delighted etc)
         令 (líng) see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]/see 脊令[ji2 ling2]/classifier for a ream
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      瞠目结舌 (chēng mù jiē shé) stupefied/flabbergasted
         瞠 (chēng) stare at sth beyond reach
         目 (mù) eye/item/section/list/catalogue/table of contents/order
         结 (jiē) (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)/Taiwan pr. [jie2]
         舌 (shé) tongue
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      事情 (shì qíng) affair/matter/thing/business/CL:件[jian4]樁|桩[zhuang1]
         事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
         情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation

   也许有人会怀疑它的真实程度。
   yě xǔ yǒu rén huì huái yí tā de zhēn shí chéng dù
   Some may doubt the extent to which it is true.

      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
      有人 (yǒu rén) someone/people/anyone/there is someone there/occupied (as
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      怀疑 (huái yí) to doubt (sth)/to be skeptical of/to have one's doubts/to
         怀 (huái) bosom/heart/mind/to think of/to harbor in one's mind/to
         疑 (yí) to doubt/to suspect
      它 (tā) it
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      真实 (zhēn shí) true/real
         真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
         实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
      程度 (chéng dù) degree (level or extent)/level/CL:個|个[ge4]
         程 (chéng) rule/order/regulations/formula/journey/procedure/sequence
         度 (dù) to pass/to spend (time)/measure/limit/extent/degree of


但是,实在是没有对其考证一番的必要。
However, there is really no need to examine it.

   但是,
   dàn shì
   However.

      但是 (dàn shì) but/however
         但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be

   实在是没有对其考证一番的必要。
   shí zài shì méi yǒu duì qí kǎo zhèng yī fān de bì yāo
   There is really no need to test it.

      实在 (shí zài) really/actually/indeed/true/real/honest/dependable
         实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
         在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      没有 (méi yǒu) haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
         没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
      其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
      考证 (kǎo zhèng) to do textual research/to make textual criticism
         考 (kǎo) to check/to verify/to test/to examine/to take an exam/to
         证 (zhèng) null
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      番 (fān) foreign (non-Chinese)/barbarian/classifier for occurrences
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      必要 (bì yāo) necessary/essential/indispensable/required
         必 (bì) certainly/must/will/necessarily
         要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to


这里有个发生在美国的真实故事,与英国老师吻猪的故事很相似。
Here is a true story that happened in the United States, similar to the story of the British teacher kissing a pig.

   这里有个发生在美国的真实故事,
   zhè lǐ yǒu gě fā shēng zài měi guó de zhēn shí gù shì
   Here's a true story that happened in the United States.

      这里 (zhè lǐ) here
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      发生 (fā shēng) to happen/to occur/to take place/to break out
         发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
         生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      美国 (měi guó) United States/USA/US
         美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
         国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      真实 (zhēn shí) true/real
         真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
         实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
      故事 (gù shì) old practice/CL:個|个[ge4]/narrative/story/tale
         故 (gù) happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old
         事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair

   与英国老师吻猪的故事很相似。
   yǔ yīng guó lǎo shī wěn zhū de gù shì hěn xiāng shì
   It is very similar to the story of the British teacher kissing the pig.

      与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
      英国 (yīng guó) United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2]/United
         英 (yīng) United Kingdom/British/England/English/abbr. for
         国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
      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
      吻 (wěn) kiss/to kiss/mouth
      猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      故事 (gù shì) old practice/CL:個|个[ge4]/narrative/story/tale
         故 (gù) happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old
         事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
      很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
      相似 (xiāng shì) to resemble/similar/like/resemblance/similarity
         相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
         似 (shì) see 似的[shi4 de5]/to seem/to appear/to resemble/similar


1998年11月9日,美国犹他州土尔市的一位小学校长42岁的路克爬行上班,在雪地里爬了3个多小时,爬了1。
On November 9, 1998, Luke, 42, an elementary school principal in Toole City, Utah, crawled to work, crawling in the snow for more than three hours and climbing for 1.

   1998年11月9日,
   ??? ??? ??? ??? nián ??? ??? yuè ??? rì
   November 9, 1998.

      年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
      月 (yuè) moon/month/monthly/CL:個|个[ge4]輪|轮[lun2]
      日 (rì) abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3] Japan/sun/day/date day of the month

   美国犹他州土尔市的一位小学校长42岁的路克爬行上班,
   měi guó yóu tā zhōu tǔ ěr shì de yī wèi xiǎo xué jiào cháng ??? ??? suì de lù kè pá háng shǎng bān
   An elementary school principal in Tulsa, Utah, USA, 42-year-old Luke crawled to work

      美国 (měi guó) United States/USA/US
         美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
         国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
      犹他州 (yóu tā zhōu) Utah
         犹 (yóu) as if/(just) like/just as/still/yet
         他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
         州 (zhōu) prefecture/(old) province/(old) administrative division
      土 (tǔ) earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium
      尔 (ěr) thus/so/like that/you/thou
      市 (shì) market/city/CL:個|个[ge4]
      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
      小学 (xiǎo xué) elementary school/primary school/CL:個|个[ge4]
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
      校长 (jiào cháng) (college university) president/headmaster
         校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      岁 (suì) classifier for years (of age)/year/year (of crop harvests)
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
      克 (kè) to be able to/to subdue/to restrain/to overcome/gram
      爬行 (pá háng) to crawl/to creep
         爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
      上班 (shǎng bān) to go to work/to be on duty/to start work/to go to the
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
         班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier

   在雪地里爬了3个多小时,
   zài xuě de lǐ pá le ??? gě duō xiǎo shí
   After crawling in the snow for more than 3 hours, the

      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      雪 (xuě) snow/snowfall/CL:場|场[chang2]/to have the appearance of snow
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
      爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
      小时 (xiǎo shí) hour/CL:個|个[ge4]
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period

   爬了1。
   pá le ???
   Climbed 1.

      爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed


6公里,受到全校师生和过路行人的热烈欢迎。
6 km, which was warmly welcomed by all the students, teachers and passers-by.

   6公里,
   ??? gōng lǐ
   6 km.

      公里 (gōng lǐ) kilometer
         公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
         里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood

   受到全校师生和过路行人的热烈欢迎。
   shòu dào quán jiào shī shēng hé guō lù háng rén de rè liè huān yíng
   It was warmly welcomed by all students, teachers and passers-by.

      受到 (shòu dào) to receive (praise an education punishment etc)/to be ...ed
         受 (shòu) to receive/to accept/to suffer/subjected to/to bear/to
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
      校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
      师生 (shī shēng) teachers and students
         师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
         生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
      和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
      过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
      路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
      行人 (háng rén) pedestrian/traveler on foot/passer-by/official responsible
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      热烈 (rè liè) enthusiastic/ardent/warm
         热 (rè) to warm up/to heat up/hot (of weather)/heat/fervent
         烈 (liè) ardent/intense/fierce/stern/upright/to give one's life for
      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


原来,这学期初,为激励全校师生的读书热情,路克校长曾公开打赌:如果你们能在11月9日前读完15万页的书,我就在9日那天爬行上班。
It turns out that at the beginning of the semester, in order to motivate the whole school to read, President Luke had made a public bet: If you can finish reading 150,000 pages by November 9, I will crawl to work on the 9th.

   原来,
   yuán lái
   Originally, the

      原来 (yuán lái) original/former/originally/formerly/at first/so actually as
         原 (yuán) former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next

   这学期初,
   zhè xué jī chū
   At the beginning of the semester, the

      这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
      学期 (xué jī) term/semester/CL:個|个[ge4]
         学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
         期 (jī) a period of time/phase/stage/classifier for issues of a
      初 (chū) at first/(at the) beginning/first/junior/basic

   为激励全校师生的读书热情,
   wéi jī lì quán jiào shī shēng de dòu shū rè qíng
   In order to stimulate the enthusiasm of reading among all students and teachers, the

      为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
      激励 (jī lì) to encourage/to urge/motivation/incentive
         激 (jī) to arouse/to incite/to excite/to stimulate/sharp/fierce
         励 (lì) to encourage/to urge
      全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
      校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
      师生 (shī shēng) teachers and students
         师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
         生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      读书 (dòu shū) to read a book/to study/to attend school
         读 (dòu) comma/phrase marked by pause/to read/to study/reading of
         书 (shū) abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]/book/letter/document
      热情 (rè qíng) cordial/enthusiastic/passion/passionate/passionately
         热 (rè) to warm up/to heat up/hot (of weather)/heat/fervent
         情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation

   路克校长曾公开打赌:
   lù kè jiào cháng céng gōng kāi dá dǔ
   President Luke has publicly bet that

      路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
      克 (kè) to be able to/to subdue/to restrain/to overcome/gram
      校长 (jiào cháng) (college university) president/headmaster
         校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      曾 (céng) once/already/ever (in the past)/former/previously/(past
      公开 (gōng kāi) public/to publish/to make public
         公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
         开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
      打赌 (dá dǔ) to bet/to make a bet/a wager
         打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
         赌 (dǔ) to bet/to gamble

   如果你们能在11月9日前读完15万页的书,
   rú guǒ nǐ mén néng zài ??? ??? yuè ??? rì qián dòu wán ??? ??? mò yè de shū
   If you can read all 150,000 pages by November 9.

      如果 (rú guǒ) if/in case/in the event that
         如 (rú) as/as if/such as
         果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
      你们 (nǐ mén) you (plural)
         你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      月 (yuè) moon/month/monthly/CL:個|个[ge4]輪|轮[lun2]
      日前 (rì qián) the other day/a few days ago
         日 (rì) abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3] Japan/sun/day/date day of the month
         前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
      读 (dòu) comma/phrase marked by pause/to read/to study/reading of
      完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
      万 (mò) see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
      页 (yè) head/page/leaf
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      书 (shū) abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]/book/letter/document

   我就在9日那天爬行上班。
   wǒ jiù zài ??? rì nā tiān pá háng shǎng bān
   I then crawled to work on the 9th.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      日 (rì) abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3] Japan/sun/day/date day of the month
      那天 (nā tiān) that day/the other day
         那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      爬行 (pá háng) to crawl/to creep
         爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
      上班 (shǎng bān) to go to work/to be on duty/to start work/to go to the
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
         班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier


一言激起读书热。
A word of advice stirs up reading fever.

   一言激起读书热。
   yī yán jī qǐ dòu shū rè
   A word of advice stirs up reading fever.

      一言 (yī yán) one sentence/brief remark
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         言 (yán) words/speech/to say/to talk
      激起 (jī qǐ) to arouse/to evoke/to cause/to stir up
         激 (jī) to arouse/to incite/to excite/to stimulate/sharp/fierce
         起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
      读书 (dòu shū) to read a book/to study/to attend school
         读 (dòu) comma/phrase marked by pause/to read/to study/reading of
         书 (shū) abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]/book/letter/document
      热 (rè) to warm up/to heat up/hot (of weather)/heat/fervent


全校师生猛劲读书,连校办幼稚园中大一点的孩子也参加了这一读书活动。
The whole school reads vigorously, and even the older children in the school-run kindergarten participate in this reading activity.

   全校师生猛劲读书,
   quán jiào shī shēng měng jìn dòu shū
   The whole school reads vigorously.

      全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
      校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
      师生 (shī shēng) teachers and students
         师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
         生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
      猛 (měng) ferocious/fierce/violent/brave/suddenly/abrupt/(slang)
      劲 (jìn) strength/energy/enthusiasm/spirit/mood/expression/interest
      读书 (dòu shū) to read a book/to study/to attend school
         读 (dòu) comma/phrase marked by pause/to read/to study/reading of
         书 (shū) abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]/book/letter/document

   连校办幼稚园中大一点的孩子也参加了这一读书活动。
   lián jiào bàn yòu zhì yuán zhōng dà yī diǎn de hái zǐ yě cān jiā le zhè yī dòu shū huó dòng
   Even the older children in the school-run kindergarten participated in this reading program.

      连 (lián) to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession
      校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
      办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
      幼稚园 (yòu zhì yuán) kindergarten (Tw)
         幼 (yòu) young
         稚 (zhì) infantile/young
         园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
      中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
      大一 (dà yī) first-year university student
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
      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
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      参加 (cān jiā) to participate/to take part/to join
         参 (cān) to take part in/to participate/to join/to attend/to counsel
         加 (jiā) to add/plus/(used after an adverb such as 不 大 稍 etc and
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      读书 (dòu shū) to read a book/to study/to attend school
         读 (dòu) comma/phrase marked by pause/to read/to study/reading of
         书 (shū) abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]/book/letter/document
      活动 (huó dòng) to exercise/to move about/to operate/to use connections
         活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
         动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to


全校师生终于在11月9日前读完了15万页书。
The entire school finally finished reading the 150,000-page book by Nov. 9.

   全校师生终于在11月9日前读完了15万页书。
   quán jiào shī shēng zhōng yú zài ??? ??? yuè ??? rì qián dòu wán le ??? ??? mò yè shū
   The entire school finally finished reading the 150,000-page book by Nov. 9.

      全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
      校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
      师生 (shī shēng) teachers and students
         师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
         生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
      终于 (zhōng yú) at last/in the end/finally/eventually
         终 (zhōng) end/finish
         于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      月 (yuè) moon/month/monthly/CL:個|个[ge4]輪|轮[lun2]
      日前 (rì qián) the other day/a few days ago
         日 (rì) abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3] Japan/sun/day/date day of the month
         前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
      读 (dòu) comma/phrase marked by pause/to read/to study/reading of
      完了 (wán le) to be finished/to be done for/ruined/gone to the dogs/oh no
         完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      万 (mò) see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
      页 (yè) head/page/leaf
      书 (shū) abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]/book/letter/document


于是,有的学生给校长打电话:你爬不爬?说话算不算数?也有人劝他:你已达到激励全校师生发奋读书的目的,不要爬了。
So, some students called the principal: Are you climbing? Do your words count? Others advised him: You have achieved the purpose of inspiring the whole school to study hard, do not climb.

   于是,
   yú shì
   Thus.

      于是 (yú shì) thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence
         于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be

   有的学生给校长打电话:
   yǒu de xué shēng gěi jiào cháng dá diàn huà
   Some students called the principal.

      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)
      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
      给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
      校长 (jiào cháng) (college university) president/headmaster
         校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      打电话 (dá diàn huà) to make a telephone call
         打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
         电 (diàn) electric/electricity/electrical
         话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words

   你爬不爬?
   nǐ pá bù pá
   Are you climbing?

      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
      不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
      爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up

   说话算不算数?
   shuì huà suàn bù suàn shǔ
   Do words count?

      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
      算 (suàn) to regard as/to figure/to calculate/to compute
      不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
      算数 (suàn shǔ) to count numbers/to keep to one's word/to hold (i.e. to
         算 (suàn) to regard as/to figure/to calculate/to compute
         数 (shǔ) to count/to count as/to regard as/to enumerate (sb's

   也有人劝他:
   yě yǒu rén quàn tā
   He was also advised.

      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      有人 (yǒu rén) someone/people/anyone/there is someone there/occupied (as
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      劝 (quàn) to advise/to urge/to try to persuade/to exhort/to console
      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or

   你已达到激励全校师生发奋读书的目的,
   nǐ yǐ dá dào jī lì quán jiào shī shēng fā fèn dòu shū de mù de
   You have achieved the purpose of motivating the whole school to study.

      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
      达到 (dá dào) to reach/to achieve/to attain
         达 (dá) to attain/to reach/to amount to/to communicate/eminent
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      激励 (jī lì) to encourage/to urge/motivation/incentive
         激 (jī) to arouse/to incite/to excite/to stimulate/sharp/fierce
         励 (lì) to encourage/to urge
      全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
      校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
      师生 (shī shēng) teachers and students
         师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
         生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
      发奋 (fā fèn) to make an effort/to push for sth/to work hard
         发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
         奋 (fèn) to exert oneself (bound form)
      读书 (dòu shū) to read a book/to study/to attend school
         读 (dòu) comma/phrase marked by pause/to read/to study/reading of
         书 (shū) abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]/book/letter/document
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      目的 (mù de) purpose/aim/goal/target/objective/CL:個|个[ge4]
         目 (mù) eye/item/section/list/catalogue/table of contents/order
         的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)

   不要爬了。
   bù yāo pá le
   Don't climb.

      不要 (bù yāo) don't!/must not
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
      爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed


可路克校长坚定地说:一诺千金,我一定要爬着上班。
But President Luke said firmly: a promise is a promise, I must crawl to work.

   可路克校长坚定地说:
   kě lù kè jiào cháng jiān dìng de shuì
   President Kolluk said firmly.

      可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
      路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
      克 (kè) to be able to/to subdue/to restrain/to overcome/gram
      校长 (jiào cháng) (college university) president/headmaster
         校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      坚定 (jiān dìng) firm/steady/staunch/resolute
         坚 (jiān) strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute
         定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   一诺千金,
   yī nuò qiān jīn
   A promise of a thousand dollars.

      一诺千金 (yī nuò qiān jīn) a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         诺 (nuò) to consent/to promise/(literary) yes!
         千 (qiān) thousand
         金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and

   我一定要爬着上班。
   wǒ yī dìng yāo pá zhāo shǎng bān
   I must crawl to work.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      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
      爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      上班 (shǎng bān) to go to work/to be on duty/to start work/to go to the
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
         班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier


与每天一样,路克校长于早晨7点离开家门,所不同的是他没有驾车,而是四肢着地爬行上班。
As every day, President Luke left his home at 7 a.m. The difference was that he did not drive, but crawled to work on all fours.

   与每天一样,
   yǔ měi tiān yī yàng
   As with every day, the

      与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
      每天 (měi tiān) every day/everyday
         每 (měi) each/every
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      一样 (yī yàng) same/like/equal to/the same as/just like
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type

   路克校长于早晨7点离开家门,
   lù kè jiào cháng yú zǎo chén ??? diǎn lí kāi jiā mén
   President Luke left his home at 7:00 a.m.

      路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
      克 (kè) to be able to/to subdue/to restrain/to overcome/gram
      校长 (jiào cháng) (college university) president/headmaster
         校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
      早晨 (zǎo chén) early morning/CL:個|个[ge4]
         早 (zǎo) early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely
         晨 (chén) morning/dawn/daybreak
      点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
      离开 (lí kāi) to depart/to leave
         离 (lí) mythical beast (archaic)
         开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
      家门 (jiā mén) house door/family clan
         家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
         门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening

   所不同的是他没有驾车,
   suǒ bù tóng de shì tā méi yǒu jià chē
   The difference is that he was not driving.

      所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
      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)
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      没有 (méi yǒu) haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
         没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      驾车 (jià chē) to drive a vehicle
         驾 (jià) to harness/to draw (a cart etc)/to drive/to pilot/to sail
         车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe

   而是四肢着地爬行上班。
   ér shì sì zhī zhāo de pá háng shǎng bān
   Instead, they crawl to work on all fours.

      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
      四肢 (sì zhī) the four limbs of the body
         四 (sì) four/4
         肢 (zhī) limb
      着地 (zhāo de) to land/to touch the ground/also pr. [zhuo2 di4]
         着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
         地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      爬行 (pá háng) to crawl/to creep
         爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
      上班 (shǎng bān) to go to work/to be on duty/to start work/to go to the
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
         班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier


为了安全和不影响交通,他不在公路上爬,而在公路旁边的雪地上爬。
For safety and not to interfere with traffic, he climbed on the snow next to the road instead of on the highway.

   为了安全和不影响交通,
   wéi le ān quán hé bù yǐng xiǎng jiāo tōng
   In order to be safe and not interfere with traffic

      为了 (wéi le) in order to/for the purpose of/so as to
         为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      安全 (ān quán) safe/secure/safety/security
         安 (ān) content/calm/still/quiet/safe/secure/in good health/to find
         全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
      和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
      不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
      影响 (yǐng xiǎng) influence/effect/to influence/to affect (usually adversely)
         影 (yǐng) picture/image/film/movie/photograph/reflection/shadow/trace
         响 (xiǎng) echo/sound/noise/to make a sound/to sound/to ring/loud
      交通 (jiāo tōng) to be connected/traffic/transportation/communications
         交 (jiāo) null
         通 (tōng) to go through/to know well/(suffix) expert/to connect/to

   他不在公路上爬,
   tā bù zài gōng lù shǎng pá
   He does not climb on the highway.

      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      不在 (bù zài) not to be present/to be out/(euphemism) to pass away/to be
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      公路 (gōng lù) highway/road/CL:條|条[tiao2]
         公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
         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
      爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up

   而在公路旁边的雪地上爬。
   ér zài gōng lù páng biān de xuě de shǎng pá
   And climbing on the snow next to the road.

      而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      公路 (gōng lù) highway/road/CL:條|条[tiao2]
         公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
         路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
      旁边 (páng biān) lateral/side/to the side/beside
         旁 (páng) beside/one side/other/side/self/the right-hand side of
         边 (biān) side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      雪 (xuě) snow/snowfall/CL:場|场[chang2]/to have the appearance of snow
      地上 (de shǎng) on the ground/on the floor
         地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
      爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up


有的学生索性和校长一起爬,有的过往汽车得知爬行上班的原因后,向他鸣笛致敬。
Some students simply crawled with the principal, and some passing cars honked in his honor when they learned the reason for crawling to work.

   有的学生索性和校长一起爬,
   yǒu de xué shēng suǒ xìng hé jiào cháng yī qǐ pá
   Some students simply climbed with the principal.

      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)
      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
      索性 (suǒ xìng) you might as well (do it)/simply/just
         索 (suǒ) to search/to demand/to ask/to exact/large rope/isolated
         性 (xìng) nature/character/property/quality/attribute/sexuality/sex
      和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
      校长 (jiào cháng) (college university) president/headmaster
         校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      一起 (yī qǐ) in the same place/together/with/altogether (in total)
         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
      爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up

   有的过往汽车得知爬行上班的原因后,
   yǒu de guō wǎng qì chē dé zhī pá háng shǎng bān de yuán yīn hòu
   Some passing cars learned the reason for crawling to work

      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)
      过往 (guō wǎng) to come and go/to have friendly relations with/in the past
         过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
         往 (wǎng) to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for
      汽车 (qì chē) car/automobile/bus/CL:輛|辆[liang4]
         汽 (qì) steam/vapor
         车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
      得知 (dé zhī) to find out/to know/to learn about
         得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
         知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
      爬行 (pá háng) to crawl/to creep
         爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
      上班 (shǎng bān) to go to work/to be on duty/to start work/to go to the
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
         班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      原因 (yuán yīn) cause/origin/root cause/reason/CL:個|个[ge4]
         原 (yuán) former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source
         因 (yīn) cause/reason/because
      后 (hòu) empress/queen

   向他鸣笛致敬。
   xiàng tā míng dí zhì jìng
   Hail to him.

      向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      鸣笛 (míng dí) to hoot/to whistle
         鸣 (míng) to cry (of birds animals and insects)
         笛 (dí) flute
      致敬 (zhì jìng) to greet/to pay respects to
         致 (zhì) to send/to devote/to deliver/to cause/to convey
         敬 (jìng) to respect/to venerate/to salute/to offer


新闻单位得知消息后,还派人前去采访。
News organizations were informed of the news and sent people to cover the event.

   新闻单位得知消息后,
   xīn wén chán wèi dé zhī xiāo xī hòu
   News outlets were informed that

      新闻 (xīn wén) news/CL:條|条[tiao2]個|个[ge4]
         新 (xīn) new/newly/meso- (chemistry)
         闻 (wén) to hear/news/well-known/famous/reputation/fame/to smell/to
      单位 (chán wèi) unit (of measure)/unit (group of people as a whole)/work
         单 (chán) bill/list/form/single/only/sole/odd number/CL:個|个[ge4]
         位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
      得知 (dé zhī) to find out/to know/to learn about
         得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
         知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
      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
      后 (hòu) empress/queen

   还派人前去采访。
   hái pài rén qián qù cǎi fǎng
   It also sent people forward for interviews.

      还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
      派 (pài) clique/school/group/faction/to dispatch/to send/to assign
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
      去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      采访 (cǎi fǎng) to interview/to gather news/to hunt for and collect/to
         采 (cǎi) allotment to a feudal noble
         访 (fǎng) to visit/to call on/to seek/to inquire/to investigate


经过3个多小时的爬行,路克校长磨破了5副手套,护膝也磨破了,但终于爬到了学校。
After more than 3 hours of crawling, Principal Luke wore out 5 pairs of gloves and his knee pads, but finally crawled to the school.

   经过3个多小时的爬行,
   jīng guō ??? gě duō xiǎo shí de pá háng
   After more than 3 hours of crawling

      经过 (jīng guō) to pass/to go through/process/course/CL:個|个[ge4]
         经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
         过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
      小时 (xiǎo shí) hour/CL:個|个[ge4]
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      爬行 (pá háng) to crawl/to creep
         爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to

   路克校长磨破了5副手套,
   lù kè jiào cháng mó pò le ??? fù shǒu tào
   Principal Luke wore out five pairs of gloves.

      路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
      克 (kè) to be able to/to subdue/to restrain/to overcome/gram
      校长 (jiào cháng) (college university) president/headmaster
         校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      磨 (mó) to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die
      破 (pò) broken/damaged/worn out/lousy/rotten/to break split or
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      副手 (fù shǒu) assistant
         副 (fù) secondary/auxiliary/deputy/assistant/vice-/abbr. for 副詞|副词
         手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
      套 (tào) to cover/to encase/cover/sheath/to overlap/to interleave/to

   护膝也磨破了,
   hù xī yě mó pò le
   The knee pads are worn out, too.

      护膝 (hù xī) kneepad/knee brace
         护 (hù) to protect
         膝 (xī) knee
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      磨 (mó) to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die
      破 (pò) broken/damaged/worn out/lousy/rotten/to break split or
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   但终于爬到了学校。
   dàn zhōng yú pá dào le xué jiào
   But finally climbed to school.

      但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
      终于 (zhōng yú) at last/in the end/finally/eventually
         终 (zhōng) end/finish
         于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
      爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
      到了 (dào le) at last/finally/in the end
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      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


全校师生夹道欢迎自己心爱的校长,当路克校长从地上站起来的时候,孩子们蜂拥而上,争先恐后地抱他,吻他(蒋光宇)大道理:承诺了的事情就要做。
The whole school sandwiched their beloved principal, and when Principal Luke stood up from the ground, the children swarmed over him, scrambling to hug him and kiss him (Jiang Guangyu) The Big Theory: What is promised must be done.

   全校师生夹道欢迎自己心爱的校长,
   quán jiào shī shēng gā dào huān yíng zì jǐ xīn ài de jiào cháng
   The entire school greeted their beloved principal with a sandwich.

      全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
      校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
      师生 (shī shēng) teachers and students
         师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
         生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
      夹道欢迎 (gā dào huān yíng) to line the streets in welcome
         夹 (gā) to press from either side/to place in between/to sandwich
         道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
         欢 (huān) joyous/happy/pleased
         迎 (yíng) to welcome/to meet/to face/to forge ahead (esp. in the face
      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
      心爱 (xīn ài) beloved
         心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
         爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      校长 (jiào cháng) (college university) president/headmaster
         校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to

   当路克校长从地上站起来的时候,
   dāng lù kè jiào cháng cóng de shǎng zhàn qǐ lái de shí hòu
   When President Luke got up from the floor, the

      当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
      路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
      克 (kè) to be able to/to subdue/to restrain/to overcome/gram
      校长 (jiào cháng) (college university) president/headmaster
         校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
      地上 (de shǎng) on the ground/on the floor
         地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
      站起来 (zhàn qǐ lái) to stand up
         站 (zhàn) station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
         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
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      时候 (shí hòu) time/length of time/moment/period
         时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
         候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)

   孩子们蜂拥而上,
   hái zǐ mén fēng yōng ér shǎng
   Children flocked to the

      孩子们 (hái zǐ mén) children
         孩 (hái) child
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      蜂拥 (fēng yōng) to flock (to see)/to mill/to throng
         蜂 (fēng) bee/wasp
         拥 (yōng) to hold/to embrace/to wrap around/to gather around (sb)/to
      而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous

   争先恐后地抱他,
   zhēng xiān kǒng hòu de bào tā
   scrambling to hug him.

      争先恐后 (zhēng xiān kǒng hòu) striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom);
         争 (zhēng) to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or
         先 (xiān) early/prior/former/in advance/first
         恐 (kǒng) afraid/frightened/to fear
         后 (hòu) empress/queen
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      抱 (bào) to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug/to embrace/to
      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or

   吻他(
   wěn tā
   Kiss him (

      吻 (wěn) kiss/to kiss/mouth
      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or

   蒋光宇)
   jiǎng guāng yǔ
   (Jiang Guangyu)

      蒋光宇 --not found--
      光 (guāng) light/ray/CL:道[dao4]/bright/only/merely/to use up
      宇 (yǔ) room/universe

   大道理:
   dà dào lǐ
   Big truth.

      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

   承诺了的事情就要做。
   chéng nuò le de shì qíng jiù yāo zuò
   Do what you've promised.

      承诺 (chéng nuò) to promise/to undertake to do something/commitment
         承 (chéng) to bear/to carry/to hold/to continue/to undertake/to take
         诺 (nuò) to consent/to promise/(literary) yes!
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      事情 (shì qíng) affair/matter/thing/business/CL:件[jian4]樁|桩[zhuang1]
         事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
         情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
      就要 (jiù yāo) will/shall/to be going to
         就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
         要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
      做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to


一诺为重百金轻。
A promise is a hundred gold light.

   一诺为重百金轻。
   yī nuò wéi chóng bǎi jīn qīng
   A promise is a hundred gold light.

      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      诺 (nuò) to consent/to promise/(literary) yes!
      为重 (wéi chóng) to attach most importance to
         为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
         重 (chóng) to repeat/repetition/again/re-/classifier: layer/heavy
      百 (bǎi) hundred/numerous/all kinds of
      金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
      轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small


宁失尊严,勿失己言。
It is better to lose your dignity than to lose your words.

   宁失尊严,
   níng shī zūn yán
   Better to lose your dignity.

      宁 (níng) to store/to stand/space between the door and the entrance
      失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
      尊严 (zūn yán) dignity/sanctity/honor/majesty
         尊 (zūn) senior/of a senior generation/to honor/to respect/honorific
         严 (yán) tight (closely sealed)/stern/strict/rigorous/severe/father

   勿失己言。
   wù shī jǐ yán
   Do not lose your words.

      勿 (wù) do not
      失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
      己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
      言 (yán) words/speech/to say/to talk


其实,只有履行承诺,才能真正提高威信。
In fact, the only way to really increase your prestige is to keep your promises.

   其实,
   qí shí
   In fact, the

      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

   只有履行承诺,
   zhī yǒu lǚ háng chéng nuò
   Only by fulfilling the promise that

      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      履行 (lǚ háng) to fulfill (one's obligations)/to carry out (a task)/to
         履 (lǚ) shoe/to tread on
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
      承诺 (chéng nuò) to promise/to undertake to do something/commitment
         承 (chéng) to bear/to carry/to hold/to continue/to undertake/to take
         诺 (nuò) to consent/to promise/(literary) yes!

   才能真正提高威信。
   cái néng zhēn zhēng dī gāo wēi xìn
   Only then can we really improve our prestige.

      才能 (cái néng) talent/ability/capacity
         才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
         能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      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
      提高 (dī gāo) to raise/to increase/to improve
         提 (dī) to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put
         高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
      威信 (wēi xìn) Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1] Yunnan/prestige
         威 (wēi) power/might/prestige
         信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess


师生关系也好,领导与被领导的关系也好,推而广之,人与人之间的关系,除了庄重与严肃之外,似乎还应当多一点宽松与活泼。
The relationship between teachers and students, the relationship between leaders and the led, and by extension, the relationship between people, in addition to the solemnity and seriousness, seems to be a little more relaxed and lively.

   师生关系也好,
   shī shēng guān jì yě hǎo
   The teacher-student relationship is also good.

      师生 (shī shēng) teachers and students
         师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
         生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
      关系 (guān jì) relation/relationship/to concern/to affect/to have to do
         关 (guān) mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to
         系 (jì) system/department/faculty
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating

   领导与被领导的关系也好,
   lǐng dǎo yǔ bèi lǐng dǎo de guān jì yě hǎo
   The relationship between the leader and the led is also a good one.

      领导 (lǐng dǎo) lead/leading/to lead/leadership/leader/CL:位[wei4]個|个[ge4]
         领 (lǐng) neck/collar/to lead/to receive/classifier for clothes mats
         导 (dǎo) to transmit/to lead/to guide/to conduct/to direct
      与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
      被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
      领导 (lǐng dǎo) lead/leading/to lead/leadership/leader/CL:位[wei4]個|个[ge4]
         领 (lǐng) neck/collar/to lead/to receive/classifier for clothes mats
         导 (dǎo) to transmit/to lead/to guide/to conduct/to direct
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      关系 (guān jì) relation/relationship/to concern/to affect/to have to do
         关 (guān) mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to
         系 (jì) system/department/faculty
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating

   推而广之,
   tuī ér guǎng zhī
   By extension.

      推 (tuī) to push/to cut/to refuse/to reject/to decline/to shirk
      而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      广 (guǎng) \house on a cliff\ radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi
      之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her

   人与人之间的关系,
   rén yǔ rén zhī jiān de guān jì
   The relationship between people and

      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      之间 (zhī jiān) between/among/inter-
         之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
         间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      关系 (guān jì) relation/relationship/to concern/to affect/to have to do
         关 (guān) mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to
         系 (jì) system/department/faculty

   除了庄重与严肃之外,
   chú le zhuāng chóng yǔ yán sù zhī wài
   In addition to the solemnity and seriousness of

      除了 (chú le) besides/apart from (... also...)/in addition to/except
         除 (chú) to get rid of/to remove/to exclude/to eliminate/to wipe out
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      庄重 (zhuāng chóng) grave/solemn/dignified
         庄 (zhuāng) farmstead/village/manor/place of business/banker (in a
         重 (chóng) to repeat/repetition/again/re-/classifier: layer/heavy
      与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
      严肃 (yán sù) solemn/grave/serious/earnest/severe
         严 (yán) tight (closely sealed)/stern/strict/rigorous/severe/father
         肃 (sù) respectful/solemn/to eliminate/to clean up
      之外 (zhī wài) outside/excluding
         之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
         外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external

   似乎还应当多一点宽松与活泼。
   shì hū hái yīng dāng duō yī diǎn kuān sōng yǔ huó pō
   It also seems that there should be a little more leniency and liveliness.

      似乎 (shì hū) apparently/to seem/to appear/as if/seemingly
         似 (shì) see 似的[shi4 de5]/to seem/to appear/to resemble/similar
         乎 (hū) (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in/at/from/because
      还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
      应当 (yīng dāng) should/ought to
         应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
         当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
      多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
      一点 (yī diǎn) a bit/a little/one dot/one point
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
      宽松 (kuān sōng) to relax (policy)/relaxed
         宽 (kuān) lenient/wide/broad
         松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
      与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
      活泼 (huó pō) lively/vivacious/brisk/active/(chemistry) reactive
         活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
         泼 (pō) to splash/to spill/rough and coarse/brutish