准备好 。半夜时分，突然狂风大作，闪电惊雷一个接着一个。农场主从睡梦中醒来，使劲敲打墙壁：隔壁睡着他雇佣的惟一一个工人。农场主养了上千只鸡鸭,几百头牛马，还有刚刚打下的几十囤粮食，这么大的风雨一定会给他带来巨大的损失。他迫切地想叫醒那个工人，让他赶紧去看一看。但是农场主敲了足有20分钟，隔壁并没有回音，相反，农场主甚至还听到了那个工人香甜的鼾声！农场主看着窗外的瓢泼大雨，心疼得都要哭了！他忿忿地想：好啊，明天我一定要把你解雇。在如此危急的时候，你竟然还能睡得这么安稳。农场主一夜没合眼。直到第二天清晨，风停了，雨歇了，他心急火燎地跑出去一看，只见鸡舍,马棚和粮囤上都盖着厚厚的塑料布，下水道处顺畅地流淌着积水，其它一切该准备的，那个工人都在睡觉前准备好了。这时，工人睡眼惺忪地走过来问他有什么事，农场主高兴地拍着他的肩膀说：我想给你加薪！（王国华）大道理：对别人负责，就是对自己负责。所以，你必须时刻准备好。只有这样，当风雨来临的时候，你才不必手忙脚乱，相反，还可以像往常一样安安稳稳地睡觉。小故事大道理全集
准备好 。
Get ready .
准备好
zhǔn bèi hǎo
Get ready
准备 (zhǔn bèi) preparation/to prepare/to intend/to be about to/reserve
准 (zhǔn) to allow/to grant/in accordance with/in the light of
备 (bèi) to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
半夜时分，突然狂风大作，闪电惊雷一个接着一个。
In the middle of the night, the wind suddenly raged, lightning and thunder one after another.
半夜时分，
bàn yè shí fēn
In the middle of the night.
半夜 (bàn yè) midnight/in the middle of the night
半 (bàn) half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half
夜 (yè) night
时分 (shí fēn) time/period during the day/one of the 12 two-hour periods
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
分 (fēn) to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to
突然狂风大作，
tū rán kuáng fēng dà zuō
Suddenly the wind was blowing hard and
突然 (tū rán) sudden/abrupt/unexpected
突 (tū) to dash/to move forward quickly/to bulge/to protrude/to
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
狂风 (kuáng fēng) gale/squall/whole gale (meteorology)
狂 (kuáng) mad/wild/violent
风 (fēng) wind/news/style/custom/manner/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]絲|丝[si1]
大作 (dà zuō) your work (book musical composition etc) (honorific)/to
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
闪电惊雷一个接着一个。
shǎn diàn jīng léi yī gě jiē zhāo yī gě
Lightning and thunder followed one after another.
闪电 (shǎn diàn) lightning/CL:道[dao4]
闪 (shǎn) to dodge/to duck out of the way/to beat it/shaken (by a
电 (diàn) electric/electricity/electrical
惊雷 (jīng léi) sudden clap of thunder/fig. surprising turn of events
惊 (jīng) to startle/to be frightened/to be scared/alarm
雷 (léi) thunder/mine (weapon)/(Internet slang) terrifying/terrific
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
接着 (jiē zhāo) to catch and hold on/to continue/to go on to do sth/to
接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
农场主从睡梦中醒来，使劲敲打墙壁：隔壁睡着他雇佣的惟一一个工人。
The farmer woke up from his sleep and banged hard on the wall: the only worker he had hired was sleeping next door.
农场主从睡梦中醒来，
nóng cháng zhǔ cóng shuì mèng zhōng xǐng lái
The farmer woke up from his sleep and
农场 (nóng cháng) farm
农 (nóng) peasant/to farm/agriculture/diligent (old)/government field
场 (cháng) threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell
主从 (zhǔ cóng) master-slave (computing)/client-server (computing)/primary
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
睡梦中 (shuì mèng zhōng) fast asleep/dreaming
睡 (shuì) to sleep/to lie down
梦 (mèng) dream/CL:場|场[chang2]個|个[ge4]/(bound form) to dream
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
醒来 (xǐng lái) to waken
醒 (xǐng) to wake up/to be awake/to become aware/to sober up/to come
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
使劲敲打墙壁：
shǐ jìn qiāo dá qiáng bì
Banging hard on the wall.
使劲 (shǐ jìn) to exert all one's strength
使 (shǐ) to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to
劲 (jìn) strength/energy/enthusiasm/spirit/mood/expression/interest
敲打 (qiāo dá) to beat sb/to beat (a drum)
敲 (qiāo) to hit/to strike/to tap/to rap/to knock/to rip sb off/to
打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
墙壁 (qiáng bì) wall
墙 (qiáng) wall/CL:面[mian4]堵[du3]
壁 (bì) wall/rampart
隔壁睡着他雇佣的惟一一个工人。
gé bì shuì zhāo tā gù yōng de wéi yī yī gě gōng rén
The only worker he employed was sleeping next door.
隔壁 (gé bì) next door/neighbor
隔 (gé) to separate/to partition/to stand or lie between/at a
壁 (bì) wall/rampart
睡着 (shuì zhāo) to fall asleep
睡 (shuì) to sleep/to lie down
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
雇佣 (gù yōng) to employ/to hire
雇 (gù) to employ/to hire/to rent
佣 (yōng) commission (for middleman)/brokerage fee
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
惟 (wéi) -ism/only
一一 (yī yī) one by one/one after another
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
工人 (gōng rén) worker/CL:個|个[ge4]名[ming2]
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
农场主养了上千只鸡鸭,几百头牛马，还有刚刚打下的几十囤粮食，这么大的风雨一定会给他带来巨大的损失。
The farmer had thousands of chickens and ducks, hundreds of cows and horses, and dozens of hoards of grain that had just been laid down, so the storm was sure to bring him great losses.
农场主养了上千只鸡鸭,
nóng cháng zhǔ yǎng le shǎng qiān zhī jī yā
The farmer raises thousands of chickens and ducks,
农场 (nóng cháng) farm
农 (nóng) peasant/to farm/agriculture/diligent (old)/government field
场 (cháng) threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
养 (yǎng) to raise (animals)/to bring up (children)/to keep (pets)/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
千 (qiān) thousand
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
鸡 (jī) fowl/chicken/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) prostitute
鸭 (yā) duck/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) male prostitute
几百头牛马，
jī bǎi tóu niú mǎ
Hundreds of cattle and horses.
几 (jī) small table
百 (bǎi) hundred/numerous/all kinds of
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
牛马 (niú mǎ) oxen and horses/beasts of burden/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
牛 (niú) ox/cow/bull/CL:條|条[tiao2]頭|头[tou2]/newton (abbr. for
马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
还有刚刚打下的几十囤粮食，
hái yǒu gāng gāng dá xià de jī shí dùn liáng shí
There are also dozens of hoards of grain that have just been laid down.
还有 (hái yǒu) furthermore/in addition/still/also
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
刚刚 (gāng gāng) just recently/just a moment ago
刚 (gāng) hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly
刚 (gāng) hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly
打下 (dá xià) to lay (a foundation)/to conquer (a city etc)/to shoot down
打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
几 (jī) small table
十 (shí) ten/10
囤 (dùn) bin for grain/to store/hoard
粮食 (liáng shí) foodstuff/cereals/CL:種|种[zhong3]
粮 (liáng) grain/food/provisions/agricultural tax paid in grain
食 (shí) to eat/food/animal feed/eclipse/to feed
这么大的风雨一定会给他带来巨大的损失。
zhè me dà de fēng yǔ yī dìng huì gěi tā dài lái jù dà de sǔn shī
A storm of this magnitude must have taken a huge toll on him.
这么 (zhè me) so much/this much/how much?/this way/like this
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
风雨 (fēng yǔ) wind and rain/the elements/trials and hardships
风 (fēng) wind/news/style/custom/manner/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]絲|丝[si1]
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
一定 (yī dìng) surely/certainly/necessarily/fixed/a certain (extent etc)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
带来 (dài lái) to bring/to bring about/to produce
带 (dài) band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL:條|条[tiao2]
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
巨大 (jù dà) huge/immense/very large/tremendous/gigantic/enormous
巨 (jù) very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
损失 (sǔn shī) loss/damage/CL:個|个[ge4]/to lose/to suffer damage
损 (sǔn) to decrease/to lose/to damage/to harm/(coll.) to speak
失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
他迫切地想叫醒那个工人，让他赶紧去看一看。
He desperately wanted to wake up the worker and tell him to hurry up and take a look.
他迫切地想叫醒那个工人，
tā pǎi qiē de xiǎng jiào xǐng nā gě gōng rén
He desperately wanted to wake up the worker.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
迫切 (pǎi qiē) urgent/pressing
迫 (pǎi) to force/to compel/to approach or go towards/urgent
切 (qiē) to cut/to slice/tangent (math)/definitely/absolutely (not)
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
叫醒 (jiào xǐng) to awaken/to wake sb up/to rouse
叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
醒 (xǐng) to wake up/to be awake/to become aware/to sober up/to come
那个 (nā gě) that one/that thing/that (as opposed to this)/(used before
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
工人 (gōng rén) worker/CL:個|个[ge4]名[ming2]
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
让他赶紧去看一看。
ràng tā gǎn jǐn qù kān yī kān
Tell him to hurry up and take a look.
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
赶紧 (gǎn jǐn) hurriedly/without delay
赶 (gǎn) to overtake/to catch up with/to hurry/to rush/to try to
紧 (jǐn) tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
看一看 (kān yī kān) to have a look
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
但是农场主敲了足有20分钟，隔壁并没有回音，相反，农场主甚至还听到了那个工人香甜的鼾声！农场主看着窗外的瓢泼大雨，心疼得都要哭了！他忿忿地想：好啊，明天我一定要把你解雇。
But the farmer knocked for a full 20 minutes, next door did not echo, on the contrary, the farmer even heard the worker sweet snoring! The farmer looked out the window at the pouring rain and cried with distress! He thought angrily, "Well, I'll have to fire you tomorrow.
但是农场主敲了足有20分钟，
dàn shì nóng cháng zhǔ qiāo le zú yǒu ??? ??? fēn zhōng
But the farmer knocked for a full 20 minutes.
但是 (dàn shì) but/however
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
农场 (nóng cháng) farm
农 (nóng) peasant/to farm/agriculture/diligent (old)/government field
场 (cháng) threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
敲 (qiāo) to hit/to strike/to tap/to rap/to knock/to rip sb off/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
足 (zú) excessive/foot/to be sufficient/ample
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
分钟 (fēn zhōng) minute
分 (fēn) to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to
钟 (zhōng) clock/o'clock/time as measured in hours and minutes/bell
隔壁并没有回音，
gé bì bīng méi yǒu huí yīn
There was no echo from next door.
隔壁 (gé bì) next door/neighbor
隔 (gé) to separate/to partition/to stand or lie between/at a
壁 (bì) wall/rampart
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
没有 (méi yǒu) haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
回音 (huí yīn) echo/reply/turn (ornament in music)
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
音 (yīn) sound/noise/note (of musical scale)/tone/news/syllable
相反，
xiāng fǎn
On the contrary.
相反 (xiāng fǎn) opposite/contrary
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
反 (fǎn) contrary/in reverse/inside out or upside down/to reverse/to
农场主甚至还听到了那个工人香甜的鼾声！
nóng cháng zhǔ shèn zhì hái tīng dào le nā gě gōng rén xiāng tián de hān shēng
The farmer even heard the worker's sweet snoring!
农场 (nóng cháng) farm
农 (nóng) peasant/to farm/agriculture/diligent (old)/government field
场 (cháng) threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
甚至 (shèn zhì) even/so much so that
甚 (shèn) what/very/extremely/any
至 (zhì) to arrive/most/to/until
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
听到 (tīng dào) to hear
听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
那个 (nā gě) that one/that thing/that (as opposed to this)/(used before
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
工人 (gōng rén) worker/CL:個|个[ge4]名[ming2]
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
香甜 (xiāng tián) fragrant and sweet/sound (sleep)
香 (xiāng) fragrant/sweet smelling/aromatic/savory or appetizing/(to
甜 (tián) sweet
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
鼾声 (hān shēng) sound of snoring
鼾 (hān) snore/to snore
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
农场主看着窗外的瓢泼大雨，
nóng cháng zhǔ kān zhāo chuāng wài de piáo pō dà yǔ
The farmer looked out the window at the pouring rain and
农场 (nóng cháng) farm
农 (nóng) peasant/to farm/agriculture/diligent (old)/government field
场 (cháng) threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
窗 (chuāng) shutter/window/CL:扇[shan4]
外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
瓢泼大雨 (piáo pō dà yǔ) downpour (idiom)
瓢 (piáo) dipper/ladle
泼 (pō) to splash/to spill/rough and coarse/brutish
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
心疼得都要哭了！
xīn téng dé dōu yāo kū le
Heartbroken to the point of tears!
心疼 (xīn téng) to love dearly/to feel sorry for sb/to regret/to grudge/to
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
疼 (téng) (it) hurts/sore/to love dearly
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
哭 (kū) to cry/to weep
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
他忿忿地想：
tā fèn fèn de xiǎng
He thought indignantly.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
忿 (fèn) anger/indignation/hatred
忿 (fèn) anger/indignation/hatred
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
好啊，
hǎo ā
Good.
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
啊 (ā) interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing
明天我一定要把你解雇。
míng tiān wǒ yī dìng yāo bǎ nǐ jiě gù
I'll make sure to fire you tomorrow.
明天 (míng tiān) tomorrow
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
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
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
解雇 (jiě gù) to fire/to sack/to dismiss/to terminate employment
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
雇 (gù) to employ/to hire/to rent
在如此危急的时候，你竟然还能睡得这么安稳。
In such a critical time, you can still sleep so peacefully.
在如此危急的时候，
zài rú cǐ wēi jí de shí hòu
In such a critical time, the
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
如此 (rú cǐ) in this way/so
如 (rú) as/as if/such as
此 (cǐ) this/these
危急 (wēi jí) critical/desperate (situation)
危 (wēi) danger/to endanger/Taiwan pr. [wei2]
急 (jí) urgent/pressing/rapid/hurried/worried/to make (sb) anxious
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)
你竟然还能睡得这么安稳。
nǐ jìng rán hái néng shuì dé zhè me ān wěn
It's amazing that you can still sleep so peacefully.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
竟然 (jìng rán) unexpectedly/to one's surprise/in spite of everything/in
竟 (jìng) unexpectedly/actually/to go so far as to/indeed
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
睡 (shuì) to sleep/to lie down
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
这么 (zhè me) so much/this much/how much?/this way/like this
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
安稳 (ān wěn) smooth and steady
安 (ān) content/calm/still/quiet/safe/secure/in good health/to find
稳 (wěn) settled/steady/stable
农场主一夜没合眼。
The farmer did not close his eyes all night.
农场主一夜没合眼。
nóng cháng zhǔ yī yè méi gě yǎn
The farmer did not close his eyes all night.
农场 (nóng cháng) farm
农 (nóng) peasant/to farm/agriculture/diligent (old)/government field
场 (cháng) threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
夜 (yè) night
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
合眼 (gě yǎn) to close one's eyes/to get to sleep
合 (gě) 100 ml/one-tenth of a peck/measure for dry grain equal to
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
直到第二天清晨，风停了，雨歇了，他心急火燎地跑出去一看，只见鸡舍,马棚和粮囤上都盖着厚厚的塑料布，下水道处顺畅地流淌着积水，其它一切该准备的，那个工人都在睡觉前准备好了。
Until the next morning, the wind stopped, the rain stopped, he was anxious to run out to see, only to see the chicken coop, horse stalls and grain hoard are covered with thick plastic sheeting, the sewer is flowing smoothly with water, everything else should be prepared, the workers are ready before going to bed.
直到第二天清晨，
zhí dào dì èr tiān qīng chén
Until early the next morning.
直到 (zhí dào) until
直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
第二天 (dì èr tiān) next day/the morrow
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
清晨 (qīng chén) early morning
清 (qīng) clear/distinct/quiet/just and honest/pure/to settle or
晨 (chén) morning/dawn/daybreak
风停了，
fēng tíng le
The wind has stopped.
风 (fēng) wind/news/style/custom/manner/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]絲|丝[si1]
停 (tíng) to stop/to halt/to park (a car)
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
雨歇了，
yǔ xiē le
The rain has stopped.
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
歇 (xiē) to rest/to take a break/to stop/to halt/(dialect) to sleep
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
他心急火燎地跑出去一看，
tā xīn jí huǒ liáo de páo chū qù yī kān
He ran out in a frenzy to see
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
心急火燎 (xīn jí huǒ liáo) to burn with anxiety
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
急 (jí) urgent/pressing/rapid/hurried/worried/to make (sb) anxious
火 (huǒ) fire/urgent/ammunition/fiery or flaming/internal heat
燎 (liáo) to burn/to set afire/to singe
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
跑出 (páo chū) to run out
跑 (páo) (of an animal) to paw (the ground)/to run/to run away/to
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
只见鸡舍,
zhī jiàn jī shě
Just see the chicken house,
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
鸡 (jī) fowl/chicken/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) prostitute
舍 (shě) residence
马棚和粮囤上都盖着厚厚的塑料布，
mǎ péng hé liáng dùn shǎng dōu gài zhāo hòu hòu de sù liào bù
The horse stalls and grain hoards were covered with thick plastic sheeting.
马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
棚 (péng) shed/canopy/shack
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
粮 (liáng) grain/food/provisions/agricultural tax paid in grain
囤 (dùn) bin for grain/to store/hoard
上都 (shǎng dōu) Shangdu also known as Xanadu summer capital of the Yuan
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
盖 (gài) lid/top/cover/canopy/to cover/to conceal/to build
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
厚 (hòu) thick/deep or profound/kind/generous/rich or strong in
厚 (hòu) thick/deep or profound/kind/generous/rich or strong in
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
塑料 (sù liào) plastics/CL:種|种[zhong3]
塑 (sù) to model (a figure) in clay
料 (liào) material/stuff/grain/feed/to expect/to anticipate/to guess
布 (bù) cloth/to declare/to announce/to spread/to make known
下水道处顺畅地流淌着积水，
xià shuǐ dào chǔ shùn chàng de liú tǎng zhāo jī shuǐ
The water flowed smoothly at the sewer.
下水道 (xià shuǐ dào) sewer
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
顺畅 (shùn chàng) smooth and unhindered/fluent
顺 (shùn) to obey/to follow/to arrange/to make reasonable/along
畅 (chàng) free/unimpeded/smooth/at ease/free from worry/fluent
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
流淌 (liú tǎng) to flow
流 (liú) to flow/to disseminate/to circulate or spread/to move or
淌 (tǎng) to drip/to trickle/to shed (tears)
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
积水 (jī shuǐ) to collect water/to be covered with water/to pond
积 (jī) to amass/to accumulate/to store/measured quantity (such as
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
其它一切该准备的，
qí tā yī qiē gāi zhǔn bèi de
Everything else that should be prepared.
其它 (qí tā) other/the others/else/other than it/in addition to the
其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
它 (tā) it
一切 (yī qiē) everything/every/all
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
切 (qiē) to cut/to slice/tangent (math)/definitely/absolutely (not)
该 (gāi) should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be
准备 (zhǔn bèi) preparation/to prepare/to intend/to be about to/reserve
准 (zhǔn) to allow/to grant/in accordance with/in the light of
备 (bèi) to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
那个工人都在睡觉前准备好了。
nā gě gōng rén dōu zài shuì jiào qián zhǔn bèi hǎo le
That worker is all ready to go to bed.
那个 (nā gě) that one/that thing/that (as opposed to this)/(used before
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
工人 (gōng rén) worker/CL:個|个[ge4]名[ming2]
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
睡觉 (shuì jiào) to go to bed/to sleep
睡 (shuì) to sleep/to lie down
觉 (jiào) a nap/a sleep/CL:場|场[chang2]/to feel/to find that/thinking
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
准备好了 (zhǔn bèi hǎo le) to be ready
准 (zhǔn) to allow/to grant/in accordance with/in the light of
备 (bèi) to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
这时，工人睡眼惺忪地走过来问他有什么事，农场主高兴地拍着他的肩膀说：我想给你加薪！（王国华）大道理：对别人负责，就是对自己负责。
At that moment, the worker sleepily approached him and asked what he wanted. The farmer happily patted him on the shoulder and said: I want to give you a raise! (Guo Guo Hua) Avenue: To be responsible for others is to be responsible for yourself.
这时，
zhè shí
At this point, the
这时 (zhè shí) at this time/at this moment
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
工人睡眼惺忪地走过来问他有什么事，
gōng rén shuì yǎn xīng sōng de zǒu guō lái wèn tā yǒu shén me shì
The worker sleepily approached him and asked what he wanted to do.
工人 (gōng rén) worker/CL:個|个[ge4]名[ming2]
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
睡 (shuì) to sleep/to lie down
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
惺忪 (xīng sōng) drowsy-eyed/wavering/indecisive/awake/conscious/clearheaded
惺 (xīng) tranquil/understand
忪 (sōng) restless/agitated
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
走过 (zǒu guō) to walk past/to pass by
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
问 (wèn) to ask
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
什么事 (shén me shì) what?/which?
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
农场主高兴地拍着他的肩膀说：
nóng cháng zhǔ gāo xīng de pāi zhāo tā de jiān bǎng shuì
The farmer happily patted him on the shoulder and said.
农场 (nóng cháng) farm
农 (nóng) peasant/to farm/agriculture/diligent (old)/government field
场 (cháng) threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
高兴 (gāo xīng) happy/glad/willing (to do sth)/in a cheerful mood
高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
兴 (xīng) to rise/to flourish/to become popular/to start/to encourage
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
拍 (pāi) to pat/to clap/to slap/to swat/to take (a photo)/to shoot
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
肩膀 (jiān bǎng) shoulder
肩 (jiān) shoulder/to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
膀 (bǎng) upper arm/wing/to flirt/puffed (swollen)/bladder
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
我想给你加薪！
wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ jiā xīn
I want to give you a raise!
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
加薪 (jiā xīn) to raise salary
加 (jiā) to add/plus/(used after an adverb such as 不 大 稍 etc and
薪 (xīn) fuel/salary
王国华）
wáng guó huá
(Wang Guohua)
王国 (wáng guó) kingdom/realm
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
华 (huá) abbr. for China/magnificent/splendid/flowery
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
对别人负责，
duì bié rén fù zé
being responsible for others.
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
别人 (bié rén) other people/others/other person
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
负责 (fù zé) to be in charge of/to take responsibility for/to be to
负 (fù) to bear/to carry (on one's back)/to turn one's back on/to
责 (zé) duty/responsibility/to reproach/to blame
就是对自己负责。
jiù shì duì zì jǐ fù zé
It is to be responsible for yourself.
就是 (jiù shì) (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
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
负责 (fù zé) to be in charge of/to take responsibility for/to be to
负 (fù) to bear/to carry (on one's back)/to turn one's back on/to
责 (zé) duty/responsibility/to reproach/to blame
所以，你必须时刻准备好。
So, you must always be prepared.
所以，
suǒ yǐ
So.
所以 (suǒ yǐ) therefore/as a result/so/the reason why
所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
你必须时刻准备好。
nǐ bì xū shí kè zhǔn bèi hǎo
You must always be ready.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
必须 (bì xū) to have to/must/compulsory/necessarily
必 (bì) certainly/must/will/necessarily
须 (xū) must/to have to/to wait/beard/mustache/feeler (of an insect
时刻准备 (shí kè zhǔn bèi) ready at any moment
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
刻 (kè) quarter (hour)/moment/to carve/to engrave/to cut/oppressive
准 (zhǔn) to allow/to grant/in accordance with/in the light of
备 (bèi) to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
只有这样，当风雨来临的时候，你才不必手忙脚乱，相反，还可以像往常一样安安稳稳地睡觉。
Only in this way, when the storm comes, you do not have to fumble, on the contrary, can also sleep peacefully as usual.
只有这样，
zhī yǒu zhè yàng
Only then.
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
这样 (zhè yàng) this kind of/so/this way/like this/such
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
当风雨来临的时候，
dāng fēng yǔ lái lín de shí hòu
When the storm comes.
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
风雨 (fēng yǔ) wind and rain/the elements/trials and hardships
风 (fēng) wind/news/style/custom/manner/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]絲|丝[si1]
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
来临 (lái lín) to approach/to come closer
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
临 (lín) to face/to overlook/to arrive/to be (just) about to/just
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)
你才不必手忙脚乱，
nǐ cái bù bì shǒu máng jiǎo luàn
You don't have to get your hands dirty.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
才不 (cái bù) by no means/definitely not/as if!/yeah right!
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
必 (bì) certainly/must/will/necessarily
手忙脚乱 (shǒu máng jiǎo luàn) to act with confusion/to be in a flurry/to be flustered
手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
忙 (máng) busy/hurriedly/to hurry/to rush
脚 (jiǎo) foot/leg (of an animal or an object)/base (of an object)
乱 (luàn) in confusion or disorder/in a confused state of mind
相反，
xiāng fǎn
On the contrary.
相反 (xiāng fǎn) opposite/contrary
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
反 (fǎn) contrary/in reverse/inside out or upside down/to reverse/to
还可以像往常一样安安稳稳地睡觉。
hái kě yǐ xiàng wǎng cháng yī yàng ān ān wěn wěn de shuì jiào
You can still sleep peacefully as usual.
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
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
像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
往常 (wǎng cháng) habitually (in the past)/as one used to do formerly/as it
往 (wǎng) to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
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
安 (ān) content/calm/still/quiet/safe/secure/in good health/to find
安稳 (ān wěn) smooth and steady
安 (ān) content/calm/still/quiet/safe/secure/in good health/to find
稳 (wěn) settled/steady/stable
稳 (wěn) settled/steady/stable
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
睡觉 (shuì jiào) to go to bed/to sleep
睡 (shuì) to sleep/to lie down
觉 (jiào) a nap/a sleep/CL:場|场[chang2]/to feel/to find that/thinking
小故事大道理全集。
The full collection of small stories and big ideas.
小故事大道理全集。
xiǎo gù shì dà dào lǐ quán jí
The full collection of small stories and big ideas.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
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
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
全集 (quán jí) omnibus/complete works (of a writer or artist)
全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
集 (jí) to gather/to collect/collected works/classifier for