保持不变 。三年前，我家楼前的那条繁华街道拐弯处开了一个小饼店，一个只有几平方的小板房，一个刚刚20多岁的南方人带着他的弟弟,妹妹做饼卖，有油饼,糖饼和豆沙饼三种，都是5角钱一个。新出锅的饼冒着热气，油饼一层层油花飘香，糖饼金灿灿香甜味美，豆沙饼鼓鼓的馅大面薄，香喷喷的，吃一回，还想吃第二回，我每天晚上下班都买几个回家吃，有时候早晨上班来不及吃饭，也买两个路上吃。不光是我，周围许多居民和行人也都来买，小店的生意一天比一天好。也许是因为小饼店的生意好了，不久，它旁边就又开了一家小饼店，又过了不久，又开了一家，不到半年的时间，这里已是一排小饼店了。都一样的价格，卖一样的饼。生意也都不错。我还是喜欢到第一家小饼店去买饼，但有时候，买饼的人多，不得不排队等，我性急就转到旁边的饼店买。凭良心说，这些饼店的饼味道也不错，价格也一样，有一段时间，我就不再到第一家小饼店买饼了。可是，慢慢地，我发现，这些小饼店的饼越做越小，味道也不如从前，有几家虽然还和从前一样大，但价格已由过去每个5角钱涨到6角。有一次买饼，旁边一位中年人感叹说：现在做生意都是这样，开始时又便宜又好，饼也大，等到雇客多了,生意好了，不是饼越做越小，就是价格越来越高，只有拐弯处第一家那个饼店一直没变，饼还和从前一样大，味道一样好，怪不得许多人宁愿在那排队等，也不到旁边这些店来买。以后，我就又到第一家小饼店去买饼，饼还是和我第一次买时一样大，一样味香面软，一样吃一回，就想第二回。前段时间，我因为单位有事，每天回家很晚，街上的店都打烊了，只有拐角处那家小饼店还亮着灯。我有些奇怪，这么晚了，小饼店的人怎么还没休息，在里面做什么？有一天我又来买饼，正好人不多，因为常来，那三个南方兄妹都认识我了，我就和他们开玩笑说：晚上那么晚还不休息，在忙什么？是不是钱多的数不过来，要数到深夜？南方小妹快言快语地说：大姐，不瞒你说，现在每天卖饼的钱多得我们都没想到，当初我大哥带我们来的时候想做5,6年赚点钱，在郊区买一间房子，把父母都接来一起住。可现在才三年，赚的钱不仅可以给父母买房子，我大哥,二哥,我，我们每人都可以买上一间房子了，真是没想到呢？就靠卖饼，5角钱一个饼，没做别的？我听了，也很吃惊。是的，就卖饼。三人中年纪最大的大哥说：我父亲做了一辈子的饼，他把手艺传给我的时候，就告诉我做饼的面一定要头天晚上发6个小时，第二天早晨起来再揉上两小时，油,盐,芝麻等调料都按一定比例配好，二两一个，按每个赚5分就行，合订好价，开店后就要保持不变。记住：不管遇到什么情况，都要让雇客买的每个饼都要和第一个饼一样大，一样的味道，一样的价格。只要还有一分钱可赚，就要一直保持不变！（林夕）大道理：商家常言市场变化快而自己应变不及，而这家小饼店的成功，就是保持不变。小故事大道理全集
保持不变 。
Remain unchanged .
保持不变
bǎo chí bù biàn
Remain the same
保持 (bǎo chí) to keep/to maintain/to hold/to preserve
保 (bǎo) Bulgaria/Bulgarian/abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]
持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
三年前，我家楼前的那条繁华街道拐弯处开了一个小饼店，一个只有几平方的小板房，一个刚刚20多岁的南方人带着他的弟弟,妹妹做饼卖，有油饼,糖饼和豆沙饼三种，都是5角钱一个。
Three years ago, my building in front of the busy street corner opened a small cake store, a few square feet of a small room, a just over 20-year-old southerners with his brother, sister do cake to sell, there are oil cake, sugar cake and bean paste cake three, are 50 cents a.
三年前，
sān nián qián
Three years ago.
三 (sān) three/3
年前 (nián qián) before the end of the year/before the new year
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
我家楼前的那条繁华街道拐弯处开了一个小饼店，
wǒ jiā lóu qián de nā tiáo fán huá jiē dào guǎi wān chǔ kāi le yī gě xiǎo bǐng diàn
A small bakery opened at the corner of the busy street in front of my building.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
楼 (lóu) house with more than 1 story/storied building/floor
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
条 (tiáo) strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for
繁华 (fán huá) flourishing/bustling
繁 (fán) complicated/many/in great numbers/abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3]
华 (huá) abbr. for China/magnificent/splendid/flowery
街道 (jiē dào) street/CL:條|条[tiao2]/subdistrict/residential district
街 (jiē) street/CL:條|条[tiao2]
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
拐弯处 (guǎi wān chǔ) corner/bend
拐 (guǎi) to turn (a corner etc)/to kidnap/to swindle/to
弯 (wān) to bend/bent/a bend/a turn (in the road etc)/CL:道[dao4]
处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
一个只有几平方的小板房，
yī gě zhī yǒu jī píng fāng de xiǎo bǎn fáng
A small boarding house of only a few square feet.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
几 (jī) small table
平方 (píng fāng) square (as in square foot square mile square root)
平 (píng) flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw
方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
板房 (bǎn fáng) temporary housing built with wooden planks or other
板 (bǎn) board/plank/plate/shutter/table tennis bat/clappers (music)
房 (fáng) house/room/CL:間|间[jian1]/branch of an extended family
一个刚刚20多岁的南方人带着他的弟弟,
yī gě gāng gāng ??? ??? duō suì de nā fāng rén dài zhāo tā de dì dì
A southern man just in his 20s with his brother,
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
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
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
岁 (suì) classifier for years (of age)/year/year (of crop harvests)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
南方 (nā fāng) south/the southern part of the country/the South
南 (nā) south
方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
带 (dài) band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL:條|条[tiao2]
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
弟弟 (dì dì) younger brother/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
弟 (dì) younger brother/junior male/I (modest word in letter)
弟 (dì) younger brother/junior male/I (modest word in letter)
妹妹做饼卖，
mèi mèi zuò bǐng mài
My sister makes cakes and sells them.
妹妹 (mèi mèi) younger sister/young woman/CL:個|个[ge4]
妹 (mèi) younger sister
妹 (mèi) younger sister
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
卖 (mài) to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt
有油饼,
yǒu yóu bǐng
There are oil cakes,
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
油饼 (yóu bǐng) deep-fried doughcake/oilcake (animal fodder)
油 (yóu) oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil paint or varnish
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
糖饼和豆沙饼三种，
táng bǐng hé dòu shā bǐng sān chóng
Three kinds of sugar cakes and bean cakes.
糖 (táng) sugar/sweets/candy/CL:顆|颗[ke1]塊|块[kuai4]
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
豆沙 (dòu shā) sweetened bean paste
豆 (dòu) bean/pea/CL:棵[ke1]粒[li4]/sacrificial vessel
沙 (shā) granule/hoarse/raspy/sand/powder/CL:粒[li4]/abbr. for Tsar
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
三 (sān) three/3
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
都是5角钱一个。
dōu shì ??? jiǎo qián yī gě
All for 50 cents a piece.
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
角 (jiǎo) angle/corner/horn/horn-shaped/unit of money equal to 0.1
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
新出锅的饼冒着热气，油饼一层层油花飘香，糖饼金灿灿香甜味美，豆沙饼鼓鼓的馅大面薄，香喷喷的，吃一回，还想吃第二回，我每天晚上下班都买几个回家吃，有时候早晨上班来不及吃饭，也买两个路上吃。
The new pot of cake smoking hot, oil cake layers of oil flower fragrance, sugar cake golden sweet taste, bean paste cake bulging filling large surface thin, fragrant, eat a time, also want to eat a second time, I buy a few home every night after work to eat, sometimes work in the morning to eat, also buy two road to eat.
新出锅的饼冒着热气，
xīn chū guō de bǐng mào zhāo rè qì
The freshly baked pancakes are steaming hot.
新 (xīn) new/newly/meso- (chemistry)
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
锅 (guō) pot/pan/boiler/CL:口[kou3]隻|只[zhi1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
冒着 (mào zhāo) to brave/to face dangers
冒 (mào) to emit/to give off/to send out (or up forth)/to brave/to
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
热气 (rè qì) steam/heat/CL:股[gu3]
热 (rè) to warm up/to heat up/hot (of weather)/heat/fervent
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
油饼一层层油花飘香，
yóu bǐng yī céng céng yóu huā piāo xiāng
Oil cake layer by layer oil flower fragrance.
油饼 (yóu bǐng) deep-fried doughcake/oilcake (animal fodder)
油 (yóu) oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil paint or varnish
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
一层 (yī céng) layer
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
层 (céng) layer/stratum/laminated/floor (of a building)/storey
层 (céng) layer/stratum/laminated/floor (of a building)/storey
油花 (yóu huā) grease or fat blobs at the surface of a liquid/tricky and
油 (yóu) oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil paint or varnish
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
飘香 (piāo xiāng) (of a fragrance) to waft about/(fig.) (of foods) to become
飘 (piāo) to float
香 (xiāng) fragrant/sweet smelling/aromatic/savory or appetizing/(to
糖饼金灿灿香甜味美，
táng bǐng jīn càn càn xiāng tián wèi měi
The sugar cakes are golden, sweet and tasty.
糖 (táng) sugar/sweets/candy/CL:顆|颗[ke1]塊|块[kuai4]
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
金灿灿 (jīn càn càn) golden-bright and dazzling
金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
灿 (càn) glorious/bright/brilliant/lustrous/resplendent
灿 (càn) glorious/bright/brilliant/lustrous/resplendent
香甜 (xiāng tián) fragrant and sweet/sound (sleep)
香 (xiāng) fragrant/sweet smelling/aromatic/savory or appetizing/(to
甜 (tián) sweet
味 (wèi) taste/smell/classifier for drugs (in TCM)
美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
豆沙饼鼓鼓的馅大面薄，
dòu shā bǐng gǔ gǔ de xiàn dà miàn báo
The bean paste cake is bulging with a large and thin filling.
豆沙 (dòu shā) sweetened bean paste
豆 (dòu) bean/pea/CL:棵[ke1]粒[li4]/sacrificial vessel
沙 (shā) granule/hoarse/raspy/sand/powder/CL:粒[li4]/abbr. for Tsar
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
鼓鼓 (gǔ gǔ) bulging/bursting
鼓 (gǔ) drum/CL:通[tong4]面[mian4]/to drum/to strike/to rouse/to
鼓 (gǔ) drum/CL:通[tong4]面[mian4]/to drum/to strike/to rouse/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
馅 (xiàn) stuffing/forcemeat/filling
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
薄 (báo) thin/cold in manner/indifferent/weak/light/infertile/meager
香喷喷的，
xiāng pēn pēn de
Fragrant.
香喷喷 (xiāng pēn pēn) delicious/savory
香 (xiāng) fragrant/sweet smelling/aromatic/savory or appetizing/(to
喷 (pēn) to puff/to spout/to spray/to spurt/(of a smell) strong/peak
喷 (pēn) to puff/to spout/to spray/to spurt/(of a smell) strong/peak
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
吃一回，
chī yī huí
Eat one back.
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
还想吃第二回，
hái xiǎng chī dì èr huí
Want to eat a second time.
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
第二 (dì èr) second/number two/next/secondary
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
我每天晚上下班都买几个回家吃，
wǒ měi tiān wǎn shǎng xià bān dōu mǎi jī gě huí jiā chī
I buy a few home every night after work to eat.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
每天 (měi tiān) every day/everyday
每 (měi) each/every
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
晚上 (wǎn shǎng) evening/night/CL:個|个[ge4]/in the evening
晚 (wǎn) evening/night/late
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
下班 (xià bān) to finish work/to get off work
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
几个 (jī gě) a few/several/how many
几 (jī) small table
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
回家 (huí jiā) to return home
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
有时候早晨上班来不及吃饭，
yǒu shí hòu zǎo chén shǎng bān lái bù jí chī fàn
Sometimes it's too late to eat in the morning for work.
有时候 (yǒu shí hòu) sometimes
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
早晨 (zǎo chén) early morning/CL:個|个[ge4]
早 (zǎo) early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely
晨 (chén) morning/dawn/daybreak
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
来不及 (lái bù jí) there's not enough time (to do sth)/it's too late (to do
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
及 (jí) and/to reach/up to/in time for
吃饭 (chī fàn) to have a meal/to eat/to make a living
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
饭 (fàn) cooked rice/CL:碗[wan3]/meal/CL:頓|顿[dun4]/(loanword) fan
也买两个路上吃。
yě mǎi liǎng gě lù shǎng chī
Also buy two to eat on the road.
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
路上 (lù shǎng) on the road/on a journey/road surface
路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
不光是我，周围许多居民和行人也都来买，小店的生意一天比一天好。
Not only me, many residents and pedestrians around also come to buy, the business of the small store is getting better and better every day.
不光是我，
bù guāng shì wǒ
It's not just me.
不光 (bù guāng) not the only one/not only
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
光 (guāng) light/ray/CL:道[dao4]/bright/only/merely/to use up
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
周围许多居民和行人也都来买，
zhōu wéi xǔ duō jū mín hé háng rén yě dōu lái mǎi
Many residents and pedestrians around the area also came to buy.
周围 (zhōu wéi) surroundings/environment/to encompass
周 (zhōu) to make a circuit/to circle/circle/circumference/lap/cycle
围 (wéi) to encircle/to surround/all around/to wear by wrapping
许多 (xǔ duō) many/a lot of/much
许 (xǔ) to allow/to permit/to promise/to praise/somewhat/perhaps
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
居民 (jū mín) resident/inhabitant
居 (jū) (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting
民 (mín) the people/nationality/citizen
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
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]
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
小店的生意一天比一天好。
xiǎo diàn de shēng yì yī tiān bǐ yī tiān hǎo
The business of the small store is getting better day by day.
小店 (xiǎo diàn) small store
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
生意 (shēng yì) life force/vitality/business/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
也许是因为小饼店的生意好了，不久，它旁边就又开了一家小饼店，又过了不久，又开了一家，不到半年的时间，这里已是一排小饼店了。
Perhaps because the business of the small bakery is good, soon it opened another small bakery next to it, and soon after that, another one opened, and in less than half a year, the place is already a row of small bakeries.
也许是因为小饼店的生意好了，
yě xǔ shì yīn wéi xiǎo bǐng diàn de shēng yì hǎo le
Maybe it's because the little bakery is doing well.
也许 (yě xǔ) perhaps/maybe
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
许 (xǔ) to allow/to permit/to promise/to praise/somewhat/perhaps
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
因为 (yīn wéi) because/owing to/on account of
因 (yīn) cause/reason/because
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
生意 (shēng yì) life force/vitality/business/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
不久，
bù jiǔ
Soon after
不久 (bù jiǔ) not long (after)/before too long/soon/soon after
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
久 (jiǔ) (long) time/(long) duration of time
它旁边就又开了一家小饼店，
tā páng biān jiù yòu kāi le yī jiā xiǎo bǐng diàn
Another small bakery has opened right next to it.
它 (tā) it
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
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一家 (yī jiā) the whole family/the same family/the family ... (when
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
又过了不久，
yòu guō le bù jiǔ
And again, shortly after
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
不久 (bù jiǔ) not long (after)/before too long/soon/soon after
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
久 (jiǔ) (long) time/(long) duration of time
又开了一家，
yòu kāi le yī jiā
Another one has opened.
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一家 (yī jiā) the whole family/the same family/the family ... (when
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
不到半年的时间，
bù dào bàn nián de shí jiān
In less than half a year.
不到 (bù dào) not to arrive/not reaching/insufficient/less than
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
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]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
时间 (shí jiān) time/period/CL:段[duan4]
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
这里已是一排小饼店了。
zhè lǐ yǐ shì yī pái xiǎo bǐng diàn le
This is already a row of small pie stores.
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
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
一排 (yī pái) row
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
排 (pái) a row/a line/to set in order/to arrange/to line up/to
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
都一样的价格，卖一样的饼。
All for the same price, selling the same pie.
都一样的价格，
dōu yī yàng de jià gé
All for the same price.
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
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
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
价格 (jià gé) price/CL:個|个[ge4]
价 (jià) price/value/(chemistry) valence/great/good/middleman
格 (gé) square/frame/rule/(legal) case/style/character/standard
卖一样的饼。
mài yī yàng de bǐng
Sell the same pie.
卖 (mài) to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt
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
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
生意也都不错。
Business is all good too.
生意也都不错。
shēng yì yě dōu bù cuò
Business is all good too.
生意 (shēng yì) life force/vitality/business/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
不错 (bù cuò) correct/right/not bad/pretty good
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
错 (cuò) mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish
我还是喜欢到第一家小饼店去买饼，但有时候，买饼的人多，不得不排队等，我性急就转到旁边的饼店买。
I still like to go to the first small bakery to buy biscuits, but sometimes, there are so many people buying biscuits that I have to wait in line, and I turn to the next bakery in a hurry to buy them.
我还是喜欢到第一家小饼店去买饼，
wǒ hái shì xǐ huān dào dì yī jiā xiǎo bǐng diàn qù mǎi bǐng
I still like to go to the first little pie store to buy pies.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
还是 (hái shì) or/still/nevertheless/had better
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
喜欢 (xǐ huān) to like/to be fond of
喜 (xǐ) to be fond of/to like/to enjoy/to be happy/to feel pleased
欢 (huān) joyous/happy/pleased
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
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
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
但有时候，
dàn yǒu shí hòu
Sometimes, however, the
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
有时候 (yǒu shí hòu) sometimes
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
买饼的人多，
mǎi bǐng de rén duō
There are many people who buy pies.
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
不得不排队等，
bù dé bù pái duì děng
had to wait in line.
不得不 (bù dé bù) have no choice or option but to/cannot but/have to/can't
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
排队 (pái duì) to line up
排 (pái) a row/a line/to set in order/to arrange/to line up/to
队 (duì) squadron/team/group/CL:個|个[ge4]
等 (děng) class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
我性急就转到旁边的饼店买。
wǒ xìng jí jiù zhuǎn dào páng biān de bǐng diàn mǎi
I was in a hurry and turned to the next pie store to buy.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
性急 (xìng jí) impatient
性 (xìng) nature/character/property/quality/attribute/sexuality/sex
急 (jí) urgent/pressing/rapid/hurried/worried/to make (sb) anxious
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
转 (zhuǎn) see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]/to turn/to change direction/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
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)
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
凭良心说，这些饼店的饼味道也不错，价格也一样，有一段时间，我就不再到第一家小饼店买饼了。
In good conscience, the cakes from these bakeries also tasted good and the price was the same. For a while, I stopped buying cakes from the first small bakery.
凭良心说，
píng liáng xīn shuì
In good conscience.
凭 (píng) to lean against/to rely on/on the basis of/no matter (how
良心 (liáng xīn) conscience
良 (liáng) good/very/very much
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
这些饼店的饼味道也不错，
zhè xiē bǐng diàn de bǐng wèi dào yě bù cuò
These bakeries have good tasting biscuits, too.
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
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
味道 (wèi dào) flavor/smell/hint of
味 (wèi) taste/smell/classifier for drugs (in TCM)
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
不错 (bù cuò) correct/right/not bad/pretty good
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
错 (cuò) mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish
价格也一样，
jià gé yě yī yàng
The price is the same.
价格 (jià gé) price/CL:個|个[ge4]
价 (jià) price/value/(chemistry) valence/great/good/middleman
格 (gé) square/frame/rule/(legal) case/style/character/standard
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
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
有一段时间，
yǒu yī duàn shí jiān
There was a time when
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
段 (duàn) paragraph/section/segment/stage (of a process)/classifier
时间 (shí jiān) time/period/CL:段[duan4]
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
我就不再到第一家小饼店买饼了。
wǒ jiù bù zài dào dì yī jiā xiǎo bǐng diàn mǎi bǐng le
I stopped going to the first little pie store to buy pies.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
不再 (bù zài) no more/no longer
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
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
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
可是，慢慢地，我发现，这些小饼店的饼越做越小，味道也不如从前，有几家虽然还和从前一样大，但价格已由过去每个5角钱涨到6角。
However, slowly, I found that these small cakes store cakes are getting smaller and smaller, the taste is not as good as before, a few of them are still as big as before, but the price has gone up from 50 cents to 60 cents each in the past.
可是，
kě shì
But.
可是 (kě shì) but/however/(used for emphasis) indeed
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
慢慢地，
màn màn de
Slowly.
慢慢 (màn màn) slowly
慢 (màn) slow
慢 (màn) slow
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
我发现，
wǒ fā xiàn
I found that
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
发现 (fā xiàn) to find/to discover
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
这些小饼店的饼越做越小，
zhè xiē xiǎo bǐng diàn de bǐng yuè zuò yuè xiǎo
These small bakeries are making smaller and smaller pies.
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
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
越 (yuè) generic word for peoples or states of south China or south
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
越 (yuè) generic word for peoples or states of south China or south
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
味道也不如从前，
wèi dào yě bù rú cóng qián
The taste is not as good as it used to be.
味道 (wèi dào) flavor/smell/hint of
味 (wèi) taste/smell/classifier for drugs (in TCM)
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
不如 (bù rú) not equal to/not as good as/inferior to/it would be better
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
如 (rú) as/as if/such as
从前 (cóng qián) previously/formerly/once upon a time
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
有几家虽然还和从前一样大，
yǒu jī jiā suī rán hái hé cóng qián yī yàng dà
A few of them are still as big as before, though
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
几 (jī) small table
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
虽然 (suī rán) although/even though/even if
虽 (suī) although/even though
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
从前 (cóng qián) previously/formerly/once upon a time
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
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
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
但价格已由过去每个5角钱涨到6角。
dàn jià gé yǐ yóu guō qù měi gě ??? jiǎo qián zhǎng dào ??? jiǎo
But the price has gone up from 50 cents to 60 cents each in the past.
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
价格 (jià gé) price/CL:個|个[ge4]
价 (jià) price/value/(chemistry) valence/great/good/middleman
格 (gé) square/frame/rule/(legal) case/style/character/standard
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
由 (yóu) to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due
过去 (guō qù) (in the) past/former/previous/to go over/to pass by/(verb
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
每 (měi) each/every
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
角 (jiǎo) angle/corner/horn/horn-shaped/unit of money equal to 0.1
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
涨到 (zhǎng dào) to go up/to rise
涨 (zhǎng) to rise (of prices rivers)/to swell/to distend
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
角 (jiǎo) angle/corner/horn/horn-shaped/unit of money equal to 0.1
有一次买饼，旁边一位中年人感叹说：现在做生意都是这样，开始时又便宜又好，饼也大，等到雇客多了,生意好了，不是饼越做越小，就是价格越来越高，只有拐弯处第一家那个饼店一直没变，饼还和从前一样大，味道一样好，怪不得许多人宁愿在那排队等，也不到旁边这些店来买。
Once to buy a cake, next to a middle-aged man lamented: now business is like this, when the beginning of cheap and good, the cake is also large, until the hired customers, business is good, either the cake is smaller and smaller, or the price is getting higher and higher, only the first cake store around the corner has not changed, the cake is still as big as before, the taste is as good, no wonder many people prefer to wait in line there, but not to buy these stores next to.
有一次买饼，
yǒu yī cì mǎi bǐng
There was a time when I bought a pie
有一次 (yǒu yī cì) once/once upon a time
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
次 (cì) next in sequence/second/the second (day time etc)/secondary
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
旁边一位中年人感叹说：
páng biān yī wèi zhōng nián rén gǎn tàn shuì
A middle-aged man next to me exclaimed.
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
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
中年 (zhōng nián) middle age
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
感叹 (gǎn tàn) to sigh (with feeling)/to lament
感 (gǎn) to feel/to move/to touch/to affect/feeling/emotion/(suffix)
叹 (tàn) to sigh/to exclaim
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
现在做生意都是这样，
xiàn zài zuò shēng yì dōu shì zhè yàng
It's all about doing business nowadays.
现在 (xiàn zài) now/at present/at the moment/modern/current/nowadays
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
做生意 (zuò shēng yì) to do business
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/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
开始时又便宜又好，
kāi shǐ shí yòu biàn yí yòu hǎo
Cheap and good at first.
开始 (kāi shǐ) to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[ge4]
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
始 (shǐ) to begin/to start/then/only then
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
便宜 (biàn yí) convenient/cheap/inexpensive/small advantages/to let sb off
便 (biàn) plain/informal/suitable/convenient/opportune/to urinate or
宜 (yí) proper/should/suitable/appropriate
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
饼也大，
bǐng yě dà
The pie is big, too.
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
等到雇客多了,
děng dào gù kè duō le
Wait until more customers are hired,
等到 (děng dào) to wait until/by the time when (sth is ready etc)
等 (děng) class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
雇 (gù) to employ/to hire/to rent
客 (kè) customer/visitor/guest
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
生意好了，
shēng yì hǎo le
Business is good.
生意 (shēng yì) life force/vitality/business/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
不是饼越做越小，
bù shì bǐng yuè zuò yuè xiǎo
Not the pie is getting smaller and smaller.
不是 (bù shì) fault/blame/no/is not/not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
越 (yuè) generic word for peoples or states of south China or south
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
越 (yuè) generic word for peoples or states of south China or south
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
就是价格越来越高，
jiù shì jià gé yuè lái yuè gāo
It is the price that is getting higher and higher
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
价格 (jià gé) price/CL:個|个[ge4]
价 (jià) price/value/(chemistry) valence/great/good/middleman
格 (gé) square/frame/rule/(legal) case/style/character/standard
越来越 (yuè lái yuè) more and more
越 (yuè) generic word for peoples or states of south China or south
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
越 (yuè) generic word for peoples or states of south China or south
高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
只有拐弯处第一家那个饼店一直没变，
zhī yǒu guǎi wān chǔ dì yī jiā nā gě bǐng diàn yī zhí méi biàn
Only the first bakery around the corner has remained the same.
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
拐弯处 (guǎi wān chǔ) corner/bend
拐 (guǎi) to turn (a corner etc)/to kidnap/to swindle/to
弯 (wān) to bend/bent/a bend/a turn (in the road etc)/CL:道[dao4]
处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
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
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
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
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
一直 (yī zhí) straight (in a straight line)/continuously/always/from the
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
饼还和从前一样大，
bǐng hái hé cóng qián yī yàng dà
The pie is still as big as it ever was.
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
从前 (cóng qián) previously/formerly/once upon a time
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
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
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
味道一样好，
wèi dào yī yàng hǎo
as good as it tastes.
味道 (wèi dào) flavor/smell/hint of
味 (wèi) taste/smell/classifier for drugs (in TCM)
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
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
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
怪不得许多人宁愿在那排队等，
guài bù dé xǔ duō rén níng yuàn zài nā pái duì děng
No wonder many people prefer to wait in line there.
怪不得 (guài bù dé) no wonder!/so that's why!
怪 (guài) bewildering/odd/strange/uncanny/devil/monster/to wonder at
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
许多 (xǔ duō) many/a lot of/much
许 (xǔ) to allow/to permit/to promise/to praise/somewhat/perhaps
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
宁愿 (níng yuàn) would rather/better
宁 (níng) to store/to stand/space between the door and the entrance
愿 (yuàn) to hope/to wish/to desire/hoped-for/ready/willing
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
排队 (pái duì) to line up
排 (pái) a row/a line/to set in order/to arrange/to line up/to
队 (duì) squadron/team/group/CL:個|个[ge4]
等 (děng) class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
也不到旁边这些店来买。
yě bù dào páng biān zhè xiē diàn lái mǎi
And not next to these stores to buy.
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
不到 (bù dào) not to arrive/not reaching/insufficient/less than
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
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
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
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
以后，我就又到第一家小饼店去买饼，饼还是和我第一次买时一样大，一样味香面软，一样吃一回，就想第二回。
Later, I went back to the first small bakery to buy biscuits, biscuits are still the same size as when I first bought them, the same flavor and softness, the same eat once, want a second time.
以后，
yǐ hòu
Later.
以后 (yǐ hòu) after/later/afterwards/following/later on/in the future
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
后 (hòu) empress/queen
我就又到第一家小饼店去买饼，
wǒ jiù yòu dào dì yī jiā xiǎo bǐng diàn qù mǎi bǐng
I went back to the first small bakery to buy biscuits.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
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
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
饼还是和我第一次买时一样大，
bǐng hái shì hé wǒ dì yī cì mǎi shí yī yàng dà
The pie is still as big as when I first bought it.
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
还是 (hái shì) or/still/nevertheless/had better
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
第一次 (dì yī cì) the first time/first/number one
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
次 (cì) next in sequence/second/the second (day time etc)/secondary
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
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
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
一样味香面软，
yī yàng wèi xiāng miàn ruǎn
The same flavorful and soft noodles.
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
味 (wèi) taste/smell/classifier for drugs (in TCM)
香 (xiāng) fragrant/sweet smelling/aromatic/savory or appetizing/(to
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
软 (ruǎn) soft/flexible
一样吃一回，
yī yàng chī yī huí
Eating the same once.
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
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
就想第二回。
jiù xiǎng dì èr huí
Just think about the second time.
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
第二 (dì èr) second/number two/next/secondary
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
前段时间，我因为单位有事，每天回家很晚，街上的店都打烊了，只有拐角处那家小饼店还亮着灯。
Some time ago, I had something to do with the unit, I came home very late every day, the stores on the street are closed, only the corner of the small bakery is still lit.
前段时间，
qián duàn shí jiān
Some time ago.
前段 (qián duàn) first part/front end/forepart/front segment/the preceding
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
段 (duàn) paragraph/section/segment/stage (of a process)/classifier
时间 (shí jiān) time/period/CL:段[duan4]
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
我因为单位有事，
wǒ yīn wéi chán wèi yǒu shì
I have something to do with my unit.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
因为 (yīn wéi) because/owing to/on account of
因 (yīn) cause/reason/because
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
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
有事 (yǒu shì) to be occupied with sth/to have sth on one's mind/there is
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
每天回家很晚，
měi tiān huí jiā hěn wǎn
Coming home late every day.
每天 (měi tiān) every day/everyday
每 (měi) each/every
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
回家 (huí jiā) to return home
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
晚 (wǎn) evening/night/late
街上的店都打烊了，
jiē shǎng de diàn dōu dá yáng le
The stores on the street are closed.
街上 (jiē shǎng) on the street/in town
街 (jiē) street/CL:條|条[tiao2]
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
打烊 (dá yáng) to close shop in the evening/also pr. [da3 yang2]
打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
烊 (yáng) molten/smelt
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
只有拐角处那家小饼店还亮着灯。
zhī yǒu guǎi jiǎo chǔ nā jiā xiǎo bǐng diàn hái liàng zhāo dēng
Only the small bakery on the corner was still lit.
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
拐角 (guǎi jiǎo) to turn a corner/corner
拐 (guǎi) to turn (a corner etc)/to kidnap/to swindle/to
角 (jiǎo) angle/corner/horn/horn-shaped/unit of money equal to 0.1
处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
亮 (liàng) bright/clear/resonant/to shine/to show/to reveal
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
灯 (dēng) lamp/light/lantern/CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
我有些奇怪，这么晚了，小饼店的人怎么还没休息，在里面做什么？有一天我又来买饼，正好人不多，因为常来，那三个南方兄妹都认识我了，我就和他们开玩笑说：晚上那么晚还不休息，在忙什么？是不是钱多的数不过来，要数到深夜？南方小妹快言快语地说：大姐，不瞒你说，现在每天卖饼的钱多得我们都没想到，当初我大哥带我们来的时候想做5,6年赚点钱，在郊区买一间房子，把父母都接来一起住。
I am a little strange, so late, how the small bakery people still have not rested, in the inside of what to do? One day I came back to buy cakes, it so happened that not many people, because often come, the three southern siblings know me, I joked with them: so late at night still not rest, what is busy? Is it too much money to count, to count late into the night? The younger southern sister said quickly: Sister, I'm not going to lie to you, the money from selling cakes every day is so much that we didn't expect, when my elder brother brought us here, he wanted to make some money for 5 or 6 years, to buy a house in the suburbs and bring his parents to live together.
我有些奇怪，
wǒ yǒu xiē jī guài
I was a little surprised that
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
有些 (yǒu xiē) some/somewhat
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
奇怪 (jī guài) strange/odd/to marvel/to be baffled
奇 (jī) odd (number)/strange/odd/weird/wonderful/surprisingly
怪 (guài) bewildering/odd/strange/uncanny/devil/monster/to wonder at
这么晚了，
zhè me wǎn le
It's so late.
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
晚 (wǎn) evening/night/late
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
小饼店的人怎么还没休息，
xiǎo bǐng diàn de rén zěn me hái méi xiū xī
Why haven't the people of the small bakery rested yet?
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
怎么 (zěn me) how?/what?/why?
怎 (zěn) how
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
休息 (xiū xī) rest/to rest
休 (xiū) to rest/to stop doing sth for a period of time/to cease
息 (xī) breath/news/interest (on an investment or loan)/to cease/to
在里面做什么？
zài lǐ miàn zuò shén me
What are you doing in there?
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
里面 (lǐ miàn) inside/interior/also pr. [li3 mian5]
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
什么 (shén me) what?/something/anything
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
有一天我又来买饼，
yǒu yī tiān wǒ yòu lái mǎi bǐng
One day I came back to buy some pancakes.
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
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
正好人不多，
zhēng hǎo rén bù duō
It just so happens that there are not many people.
正好 (zhēng hǎo) just (in time)/just right/just enough/to happen to/to
正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
因为常来，
yīn wéi cháng lái
For coming often.
因为 (yīn wéi) because/owing to/on account of
因 (yīn) cause/reason/because
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
那三个南方兄妹都认识我了，
nā sān gě nā fāng xiōng mèi dōu rèn shí wǒ le
The three southern siblings knew me.
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
三 (sān) three/3
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
南方 (nā fāng) south/the southern part of the country/the South
南 (nā) south
方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and
兄妹 (xiōng mèi) brother(s) and sister(s)
兄 (xiōng) elder brother
妹 (mèi) younger sister
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
认识 (rèn shí) to know/to recognize/to be familiar with/to get acquainted
认 (rèn) to recognize/to know/to admit
识 (shí) to know/knowledge/Taiwan pr. [shi4]/to record/to write a
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
我就和他们开玩笑说：
wǒ jiù hé tā mén kāi wán xiào shuì
I then joked with them and said.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
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
开玩笑 (kāi wán xiào) to play a joke/to make fun of/to joke
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
玩 (wán) to play/to have fun/to trifle with/toy/sth used for
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
晚上那么晚还不休息，
wǎn shǎng nā me wǎn hái bù xiū xī
It's so late at night and you still don't rest.
晚上 (wǎn shǎng) evening/night/CL:個|个[ge4]/in the evening
晚 (wǎn) evening/night/late
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
那么 (nā me) like that/in that way/or so/so/so very much/about/in that
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
晚 (wǎn) evening/night/late
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
不休 (bù xiū) endlessly/ceaselessly
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
休 (xiū) to rest/to stop doing sth for a period of time/to cease
息 (xī) breath/news/interest (on an investment or loan)/to cease/to
在忙什么？
zài máng shén me
What are you working on?
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
忙 (máng) busy/hurriedly/to hurry/to rush
什么 (shén me) what?/something/anything
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
是不是钱多的数不过来，
shì bù shì qián duō de shǔ bù guō lái
Is there too much money to count?
是不是 (shì bù shì) is or isn't/yes or no/whether or not
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
数不过来 (shǔ bù guō lái) can't manage to count/too many to count
数 (shǔ) to count/to count as/to regard as/to enumerate (sb's
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
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
要数到深夜？
yāo shǔ dào shēn yè
To count late into the night?
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
数 (shǔ) to count/to count as/to regard as/to enumerate (sb's
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
深夜 (shēn yè) very late at night
深 (shēn) deep/depth/deeply/(of a color) dark/deep/rich
夜 (yè) night
南方小妹快言快语地说：
nā fāng xiǎo mèi kuài yán kuài yǔ de shuì
The little southern sister is quick to say.
南方 (nā fāng) south/the southern part of the country/the South
南 (nā) south
方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and
小妹 (xiǎo mèi) little sister/girl/(Tw) young female employee working in a
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
妹 (mèi) younger sister
快 (kuài) rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever
言 (yán) words/speech/to say/to talk
快 (kuài) rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever
语 (yǔ) dialect/language/speech/to tell to
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
大姐，
dà jiě
Big Sister.
大姐 (dà jiě) big sister/elder sister/older sister (also polite term of
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
姐 (jiě) older sister
不瞒你说，
bù mán nǐ shuì
I won't lie to you.
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
瞒 (mán) to conceal from/to keep (sb) in the dark
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
现在每天卖饼的钱多得我们都没想到，
xiàn zài měi tiān mài bǐng de qián duō dé wǒ mén dōu méi xiǎng dào
Now we make more money every day from selling biscuits than we ever thought possible.
现在 (xiàn zài) now/at present/at the moment/modern/current/nowadays
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
每天 (měi tiān) every day/everyday
每 (měi) each/every
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
卖 (mài) to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
没想到 (méi xiǎng dào) didn't expect
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
当初我大哥带我们来的时候想做5,
dāng chū wǒ dà gē dài wǒ mén lái de shí hòu xiǎng zuò ???
When my elder brother brought us here he wanted to do 5,
当初 (dāng chū) at that time/originally
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
初 (chū) at first/(at the) beginning/first/junior/basic
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
大哥 (dà gē) eldest brother/big brother (polite address for a man of
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
哥 (gē) elder brother
带 (dài) band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL:條|条[tiao2]
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring 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)
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
6年赚点钱，
??? nián zhuàn diǎn qián
6 years to earn some money.
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
赚 (zhuàn) to earn/to make a profit/to cheat/to swindle
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
在郊区买一间房子，
zài jiāo ōu mǎi yī jiān fáng zǐ
Buy a house in the suburbs.
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
郊区 (jiāo ōu) suburban district/outskirts/suburbs/CL:個|个[ge4]
郊 (jiāo) suburbs/outskirts
区 (ōu) area/region/district/small/distinguish/CL:個|个[ge4]
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
房子 (fáng zǐ) house/building (single- or two-story)/apartment/room
房 (fáng) house/room/CL:間|间[jian1]/branch of an extended family
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
把父母都接来一起住。
bǎ fù mǔ dōu jiē lái yī qǐ zhù
Bring both parents to live with you.
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
父母 (fù mǔ) father and mother/parents
父 (fù) father
母 (mǔ) mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals)
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
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
住 (zhù) to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix
可现在才三年，赚的钱不仅可以给父母买房子，我大哥,二哥,我，我们每人都可以买上一间房子了，真是没想到呢？就靠卖饼，5角钱一个饼，没做别的？我听了，也很吃惊。
But now only three years, the money earned can not only buy a house for my parents, my big brother, my second brother, I, we can each buy a house, really did not expect it? I didn't expect that, but selling cakes for 50 cents a cake and doing nothing else? I was surprised to hear that.
可现在才三年，
kě xiàn zài cái sān nián
But it's only been three years now.
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
现在 (xiàn zài) now/at present/at the moment/modern/current/nowadays
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
三 (sān) three/3
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
赚的钱不仅可以给父母买房子，
zhuàn de qián bù jǐn kě yǐ gěi fù mǔ mǎi fáng zǐ
The money you earn will not only buy a house for your parents.
赚 (zhuàn) to earn/to make a profit/to cheat/to swindle
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
不仅 (bù jǐn) not only (this one)/not just (...) but also
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
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
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
父母 (fù mǔ) father and mother/parents
父 (fù) father
母 (mǔ) mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals)
买房 (mǎi fáng) to buy a house
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
房 (fáng) house/room/CL:間|间[jian1]/branch of an extended family
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
我大哥,
wǒ dà gē
My elder brother,
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
大哥 (dà gē) eldest brother/big brother (polite address for a man of
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
哥 (gē) elder brother
二哥,
èr gē
Ergo,
二哥 (èr gē) second brother
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
哥 (gē) elder brother
我，
wǒ
me.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
我们每人都可以买上一间房子了，
wǒ mén měi rén dōu kě yǐ mǎi shǎng yī jiān fáng zǐ le
We could each buy a house.
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
每人 (měi rén) each person/everybody/per person
每 (měi) each/every
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
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
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
房子 (fáng zǐ) house/building (single- or two-story)/apartment/room
房 (fáng) house/room/CL:間|间[jian1]/branch of an extended family
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
真是没想到呢？
zhēn shì méi xiǎng dào ne
What a surprise!
真是 (zhēn shì) indeed/truly/(coll.) (used to express disapproval annoyance
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
没想到 (méi xiǎng dào) didn't expect
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
就靠卖饼，
jiù kào mài bǐng
Just by selling pies.
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
靠 (kào) to lean against or on/to stand by the side of/to come near
卖 (mài) to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
5角钱一个饼，
??? jiǎo qián yī gě bǐng
50 cents a pie.
角 (jiǎo) angle/corner/horn/horn-shaped/unit of money equal to 0.1
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
没做别的？
méi zuò bié de
Not doing anything else?
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
别的 (bié de) else/other
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
我听了，
wǒ tīng le
I listened.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
也很吃惊。
yě hěn chī jīng
It was also surprising.
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
吃惊 (chī jīng) to be startled/to be shocked/to be amazed
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
惊 (jīng) to startle/to be frightened/to be scared/alarm
是的，就卖饼。
Yes, just sell the pie.
是的，
shì de
Yes.
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
就卖饼。
jiù mài bǐng
Just sell the pie.
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
卖 (mài) to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
三人中年纪最大的大哥说：我父亲做了一辈子的饼，他把手艺传给我的时候，就告诉我做饼的面一定要头天晚上发6个小时，第二天早晨起来再揉上两小时，油,盐,芝麻等调料都按一定比例配好，二两一个，按每个赚5分就行，合订好价，开店后就要保持不变。
The oldest brother of the three said: my father did a lifetime of cakes, he passed on his craft to me when I told me to do the cakes must be the first night six hours of flour, the next morning up and then knead for two hours, oil, salt, sesame and other seasonings in a certain proportion, two or two a, according to each earning 5 cents on the line, combined with a good price, after the opening of the store to keep the same.
三人中年纪最大的大哥说：
sān rén zhōng nián jǐ zuì dà de dà gē shuì
The oldest brother of the three said.
三 (sān) three/3
人中 (rén zhōng) philtrum/infranasal depression/the \human center\
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
年纪 (nián jǐ) age/CL:把[ba3]個|个[ge4]
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
纪 (jǐ) order/discipline/age/era/period/to chronicle
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)
大哥 (dà gē) eldest brother/big brother (polite address for a man of
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
哥 (gē) elder brother
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
我父亲做了一辈子的饼，
wǒ fù qīn zuò le yī bèi zǐ de bǐng
My father has been making pies all his life.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
父亲 (fù qīn) father/also pr. [fu4 qin5]/CL:個|个[ge4]
父 (fù) father
亲 (qīn) parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一辈子 (yī bèi zǐ) (for) a lifetime
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
辈 (bèi) lifetime/generation/group of people/class/classifier for
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
他把手艺传给我的时候，
tā bǎ shǒu yì chuán gěi wǒ de shí hòu
When he passed on his craft to me.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
把手 (bǎ shǒu) to shake hands/handle/grip/knob
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
艺 (yì) skill/art
传给 (chuán gěi) to pass on to/to transfer to/to hand on to/to pass to (in
传 (chuán) to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
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)
就告诉我做饼的面一定要头天晚上发6个小时，
jiù gào sù wǒ zuò bǐng de miàn yī dìng yāo tóu tiān wǎn shǎng fā ??? gě xiǎo shí
I was told that the dough for the pancakes must rise for 6 hours on the first night.
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
告诉 (gào sù) to press charges/to file a complaint/to tell/to inform/to
告 (gào) to say/to tell/to announce/to report/to denounce/to file a
诉 (sù) to complain/to sue/to tell
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
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
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
晚上 (wǎn shǎng) evening/night/CL:個|个[ge4]/in the evening
晚 (wǎn) evening/night/late
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
小时 (xiǎo shí) hour/CL:個|个[ge4]
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
第二天早晨起来再揉上两小时，
dì èr tiān zǎo chén qǐ lái zài róu shǎng liǎng xiǎo shí
Get up the next morning and knead for two hours.
第二天 (dì èr tiān) next day/the morrow
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
早晨 (zǎo chén) early morning/CL:個|个[ge4]
早 (zǎo) early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely
晨 (chén) morning/dawn/daybreak
起来 (qǐ lái) to stand up/to get up/also pr. [qi3 lai2]/(after a verb)
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
揉 (róu) to knead/to massage/to rub
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
小时 (xiǎo shí) hour/CL:個|个[ge4]
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
油,
yóu
Oil,
油 (yóu) oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil paint or varnish
盐,
yán
Salt,
盐 (yán) salt/CL:粒[li4]
芝麻等调料都按一定比例配好，
zhī má děng diào liào dōu àn yī dìng bǐ lì pèi hǎo
Sesame seeds and other seasonings are prepared in a certain proportion.
芝麻 (zhī má) sesame (seed)
芝 (zhī) Zoysia pungens
麻 (má) generic name for hemp flax etc/hemp or flax fiber for
等 (děng) class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
调料 (diào liào) condiment/seasoning/flavoring
调 (diào) to transfer/to move (troops or cadres)/to investigate/to
料 (liào) material/stuff/grain/feed/to expect/to anticipate/to guess
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
按 (àn) to press/to push/to leave aside or shelve/to control/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
比例 (bǐ lì) proportion/scale
比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
例 (lì) example/precedent/rule/case/instance
配 (pèi) to join/to fit/to mate/to mix/to match/to deserve/to make
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
二两一个，
èr liǎng yī gě
Two taels a piece.
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
按每个赚5分就行，
àn měi gě zhuàn ??? fēn jiù háng
Just earn 5 cents for each one.
按 (àn) to press/to push/to leave aside or shelve/to control/to
每 (měi) each/every
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
赚 (zhuàn) to earn/to make a profit/to cheat/to swindle
分 (fēn) to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
合订好价，
gě dìng hǎo jià
Good price for joint booking.
合 (gě) 100 ml/one-tenth of a peck/measure for dry grain equal to
订 (dìng) to agree/to conclude/to draw up/to subscribe to (a
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
价 (jià) price/value/(chemistry) valence/great/good/middleman
开店后就要保持不变。
kāi diàn hòu jiù yāo bǎo chí bù biàn
It has to stay the same after opening the store.
开店 (kāi diàn) to open shop
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
后 (hòu) empress/queen
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
保持 (bǎo chí) to keep/to maintain/to hold/to preserve
保 (bǎo) Bulgaria/Bulgarian/abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]
持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
记住：不管遇到什么情况，都要让雇客买的每个饼都要和第一个饼一样大，一样的味道，一样的价格。
Remember: no matter what the situation is, make sure that each pie bought by the hired customer is as big as the first one, with the same taste and the same price.
记住：
jì zhù
Remember.
记住 (jì zhù) to remember/to bear in mind/to learn by heart
记 (jì) to record/to note/to memorize/to remember/mark/sign
住 (zhù) to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix
不管遇到什么情况，
bù guǎn yù dào shén me qíng kuàng
No matter what the situation is.
不管 (bù guǎn) not to be concerned/regardless of/no matter
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
管 (guǎn) to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of
遇到 (yù dào) to meet/to run into/to come across
遇 (yù) to meet/to encounter/to treat/to receive/opportunity/chance
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
什么 (shén me) what?/something/anything
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
情况 (qíng kuàng) circumstances/state of affairs/situation
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
况 (kuàng) moreover/situation
都要让雇客买的每个饼都要和第一个饼一样大，
dōu yāo ràng gù kè mǎi de měi gě bǐng dōu yāo hé dì yī gě bǐng yī yàng dà
All to make the hired customer buy each cake to be the same size as the first cake.
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
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
雇 (gù) to employ/to hire/to rent
客 (kè) customer/visitor/guest
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
每 (měi) each/every
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
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
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
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
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
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
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
一样的味道，
yī yàng de wèi dào
The same taste that
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
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
味道 (wèi dào) flavor/smell/hint of
味 (wèi) taste/smell/classifier for drugs (in TCM)
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
一样的价格。
yī yàng de jià gé
Same price.
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
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
价格 (jià gé) price/CL:個|个[ge4]
价 (jià) price/value/(chemistry) valence/great/good/middleman
格 (gé) square/frame/rule/(legal) case/style/character/standard
只要还有一分钱可赚，就要一直保持不变！（林夕）大道理：商家常言市场变化快而自己应变不及，而这家小饼店的成功，就是保持不变。
As long as there is still a penny to earn, we must always keep the same! (Lindsay) The big theory: businessmen often say that the market changes quickly and they are not able to adapt, and the success of this small bakery, is to remain the same.
只要还有一分钱可赚，
zhī yāo hái yǒu yī fēn qián kě zhuàn
As long as there is still a penny to be earned.
只要 (zhī yāo) if only/so long as
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
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
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
分钱 (fēn qián) cent/penny
分 (fēn) to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
赚 (zhuàn) to earn/to make a profit/to cheat/to swindle
就要一直保持不变！
jiù yāo yī zhí bǎo chí bù biàn
Just keep it the same all the time!
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
一直 (yī zhí) straight (in a straight line)/continuously/always/from the
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
保持 (bǎo chí) to keep/to maintain/to hold/to preserve
保 (bǎo) Bulgaria/Bulgarian/abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]
持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
林夕）
lín xī
(Lin Xi)
林 (lín) woods/forest/CL:片[pian4]/circle(s) (i.e. specific group of
夕 (xī) dusk/evening/Taiwan pr. [xi4]
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
商家常言市场变化快而自己应变不及，
shāng jiā cháng yán shì cháng biàn huà kuài ér zì jǐ yīng biàn bù jí
Businesses often say that the market is changing fast and they are not able to adapt to it.
商家 (shāng jiā) merchant/business/enterprise
商 (shāng) commerce/merchant/dealer/to consult/2nd note in pentatonic
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
常言 (cháng yán) common saying
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
言 (yán) words/speech/to say/to talk
市场 (shì cháng) marketplace/market (also in abstract)
市 (shì) market/city/CL:個|个[ge4]
场 (cháng) threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell
变化 (biàn huà) change/variation/to change/to vary/CL:個|个[ge4]
变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
化 (huà) to make into/to change into/-ization/to ... -ize/to
快 (kuài) rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
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
应变 (yīng biàn) to meet a contingency/to adapt oneself to changes
应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
不及 (bù jí) to fall short of/not as good as/too late
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
及 (jí) and/to reach/up to/in time for
而这家小饼店的成功，
ér zhè jiā xiǎo bǐng diàn de chéng gōng
And the success of this small bakery, the
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
饼 (bǐng) round flat cake/cookie/cake/pastry/CL:張|张[zhang1]
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
成功 (chéng gōng) Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
功 (gōng) meritorious deed or service/achievement/result/service
就是保持不变。
jiù shì bǎo chí bù biàn
It just stays the same.
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
保持 (bǎo chí) to keep/to maintain/to hold/to preserve
保 (bǎo) Bulgaria/Bulgarian/abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]
持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
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