笨学生开创了新纪元。伟大的发明家爱迪生，小时候并不聪明，学习成绩经常在全班倒数第一，还总是爱问一些老师们很难回答的问题。教他的老师认为他是一个愚笨的,昏庸的蠢货，一些同学们也经常指着他的鼻子取笑他。一天，爱迪生又向老师发问了，他的问题惹怒了老师。于是，老师跑到校长那里狠狠地告了一状，随后开除了爱迪生。爱迪生自卑地哭了，跑回家去找妈妈。妈妈让爱迪生挺起胸膛，跟在她的身后，她要到学校去开除老师。来到学校后，她当着全体同学的面，义正词严地对老师和校长大声宣布：总有一天，我将向你们证明，没有笨学生，只有笨老师。你们才是真正的大笨蛋！说完，她带着爱迪生雄赳赳地离开了学校。这样，仅上了三个月小学的爱迪生，就被迫退学了。从此，他再也没有进过学校。回到家里，母亲对他说：从现在起，我就是你的老师。不过在我教你之前，我有两点要求：一是无论做什么事情，你必须坚持多思考,爱提问的好习惯；二是你必须刻苦学习。爱迪生激动地说：妈妈，您放心，别说两项要求，就是一百项要求，我也一定照做！母亲的做法给了他最大的自信。就从那一天起，爱迪生不再自卑了。他决心不辜负母亲的期望。按照母亲精心制定的计划，爱迪生从小学课程按部就班学起来。无论是严冬还是酷暑，他都天天坚持学习，从不贪玩。经过这位伟大母亲的教育，爱迪生成了举世闻名的伟大发明家。爱迪生先后发明了电灯,电报机,留声机,放映机,电影摄像机等等，他一生共有2500多项专利。正是这个被称老师为笨学生的人，开创了人类现代发明的新纪元。爱迪生去世后，美国人在晚上九点五十九分，全国熄灯一分钟，以纪念这位电灯的发明人。爱迪生去世后，美国总统胡佛噙满热泪，在他的葬礼上致词说：所有的美国人，所有在我们这个星球上的人，都是爱迪生的受惠者！教育哲理：在这个世界上，没有笨学生，只有笨老师。
笨学生开创了新纪元。
Dumb students have ushered in a new era.
笨学生开创了新纪元。
bèn xué shēng kāi chuāng le xīn jǐ yuán
Dumb students have ushered in a new era.
笨 (bèn) stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy
学生 (xué shēng) student/schoolchild
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
开创 (kāi chuāng) to initiate/to start/to found
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
创 (chuāng) a wound/cut/injury/trauma/to begin/to initiate/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
新纪元 (xīn jǐ yuán) New Age (movement)/new era/new epoch
新 (xīn) new/newly/meso- (chemistry)
纪 (jǐ) order/discipline/age/era/period/to chronicle
元 (yuán) currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)/first/original/primary
伟大的发明家爱迪生，小时候并不聪明，学习成绩经常在全班倒数第一，还总是爱问一些老师们很难回答的问题。
Edison, the great inventor, was not smart as a child, often at the bottom of the class in academic performance, but also always love to ask some teachers are difficult to answer the question.
伟大的发明家爱迪生，
wěi dà de fā míng jiā ài dí shēng
The great inventor Thomas Edison.
伟大 (wěi dà) huge/great/grand/worthy of the greatest admiration
伟 (wěi) big/large/great
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
发明家 (fā míng jiā) inventor
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
小时候并不聪明，
xiǎo shí hòu bīng bù cōng míng
Not smart as a kid.
小时候 (xiǎo shí hòu) in one's childhood
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
并不 (bīng bù) not at all/emphatically not
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
聪明 (cōng míng) intelligent/clever/bright/smart/acute (of sight and
聪 (cōng) quick at hearing/wise/clever/sharp-witted/intelligent/acute
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
学习成绩经常在全班倒数第一，
xué xí chéng jì jīng cháng zài quán bān dǎo shǔ dì yī
often at the bottom of the class in academic performance.
学习 (xué xí) to learn/to study
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
习 (xí) to practice/to study/habit
成绩 (chéng jì) achievement/performance records/grades
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
绩 (jì) to spin (hemp etc)/merit/accomplishment/Taiwan pr. [ji1]
经常 (jīng cháng) frequently/constantly/regularly/often/day-to-day/everyday
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
全班 (quán bān) the whole class
全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
倒数 (dǎo shǔ) to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)/to count down/from
倒 (dǎo) to fall/to collapse/to lie horizontally/to overthrow/to
数 (shǔ) to count/to count as/to regard as/to enumerate (sb's
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
还总是爱问一些老师们很难回答的问题。
hái zǒng shì ài wèn yī xiē lǎo shī mén hěn nán huí dā de wèn tí
And always love to ask questions that teachers have a hard time answering.
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
总是 (zǒng shì) always
总 (zǒng) always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
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爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
问 (wèn) to ask
一些 (yī xiē) some/a few/a little/(following an adjective) slightly ...er
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
难 (nán) difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good
回答 (huí dā) to reply/to answer/the answer/CL:個|个[ge4]
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
答 (dā) to answer/to agree/reply/answer/return/respond/echo
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
问题 (wèn tí) question/problem/issue/topic/CL:個|个[ge4]
问 (wèn) to ask
题 (tí) topic/problem for discussion/exam question/subject/to
教他的老师认为他是一个愚笨的,昏庸的蠢货，一些同学们也经常指着他的鼻子取笑他。
The teacher who taught him thought he was a stupid, dim-witted fool, and some of his classmates often pointed their noses at him and made fun of him.
教他的老师认为他是一个愚笨的,
jiāo tā de lǎo shī rèn wéi tā shì yī gě yú bèn de
The teacher who taught him thought he was a fool,
教 (jiāo) to teach/religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell
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)
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
认为 (rèn wéi) to believe/to think/to consider/to feel
认 (rèn) to recognize/to know/to admit
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
愚笨 (yú bèn) stupid/clumsy
愚 (yú) to be stupid/to cheat or deceive/me or I (modest)
笨 (bèn) stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
昏庸的蠢货，
hūn yōng de chǔn huò
Faint-hearted fools.
昏庸 (hūn yōng) muddleheaded
昏 (hūn) muddle-headed/twilight/to faint/to lose consciousness
庸 (yōng) ordinary/to use
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
蠢货 (chǔn huò) blockhead/idiot/dunce/moron/fool
蠢 (chǔn) stupid/sluggish/clumsy/to wiggle (of worms)/to move in a
货 (huò) goods/money/commodity/CL:個|个[ge4]
一些同学们也经常指着他的鼻子取笑他。
yī xiē tóng xué mén yě jīng cháng zhǐ zhāo tā de bí zǐ qǔ xiào tā
Some of his classmates also used to point at his nose and make fun of him.
一些 (yī xiē) some/a few/a little/(following an adjective) slightly ...er
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
同学 (tóng xué) to study at the same school/fellow student/classmate
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
经常 (jīng cháng) frequently/constantly/regularly/often/day-to-day/everyday
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
指 (zhǐ) finger/to point at or to/to indicate or refer to/to depend
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)
鼻子 (bí zǐ) nose/CL:個|个[ge4]隻|只[zhi1]
鼻 (bí) nose
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
取笑 (qǔ xiào) to tease/to make fun of
取 (qǔ) to take/to get/to choose/to fetch
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
一天，爱迪生又向老师发问了，他的问题惹怒了老师。
One day, Edison asked the teacher another question, and his question angered the teacher.
一天，
yī tiān
One day.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
爱迪生又向老师发问了，
ài dí shēng yòu xiàng lǎo shī fā wèn le
Edison asked his teacher another question.
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
发问 (fā wèn) to question/to ask/to raise a question
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
问 (wèn) to ask
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
他的问题惹怒了老师。
tā de wèn tí rě nù le lǎo shī
He angered the teacher with his questions.
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)
问题 (wèn tí) question/problem/issue/topic/CL:個|个[ge4]
问 (wèn) to ask
题 (tí) topic/problem for discussion/exam question/subject/to
惹怒 (rě nù) to provoke anger
惹 (rě) to provoke/to irritate/to vex/to stir up/to anger/to
怒 (nù) anger/fury/flourishing/vigorous
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
于是，老师跑到校长那里狠狠地告了一状，随后开除了爱迪生。
So the teacher ran to the principal and sued him severely, and then expelled Edison.
于是，
yú shì
Thus.
于是 (yú shì) thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
老师跑到校长那里狠狠地告了一状，
lǎo shī páo dào jiào cháng nā lǐ hěn hěn de gào le yī zhuàng
The teacher ran to the principal and told him off hard.
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
跑 (páo) (of an animal) to paw (the ground)/to run/to run away/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
校长 (jiào cháng) (college university) president/headmaster
校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
那里 (nā lǐ) there/that place/also written 那裡|那里/there/that place
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
狠狠 (hěn hěn) resolutely/firmly/ferociously/ruthlessly
狠 (hěn) null
狠 (hěn) null
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
告 (gào) to say/to tell/to announce/to report/to denounce/to file a
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
状 (zhuàng) accusation/suit/state/condition/strong/great/-shaped
随后开除了爱迪生。
suí hòu kāi chú le ài dí shēng
Edison was then fired.
随后 (suí hòu) soon after
随 (suí) to follow/to comply with/varying according to.../to allow
后 (hòu) empress/queen
开除 (kāi chú) to expel (a member of an organization)/to fire (an
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
除 (chú) to get rid of/to remove/to exclude/to eliminate/to wipe out
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
爱迪生自卑地哭了，跑回家去找妈妈。
Edison cried with low self-esteem and ran home to his mother.
爱迪生自卑地哭了，
ài dí shēng zì bēi de kū le
Edison cried with low self-esteem.
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
自卑 (zì bēi) feeling inferior/self-abased
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
卑 (bēi) low/base/vulgar/inferior/humble
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
哭 (kū) to cry/to weep
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
跑回家去找妈妈。
páo huí jiā qù zhǎo mā mā
Run home to mom.
跑 (páo) (of an animal) to paw (the ground)/to run/to run away/to
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
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
找 (zhǎo) to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to
妈妈 (mā mā) mama/mommy/mother/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
妈 (mā) ma/mom/mother
妈 (mā) ma/mom/mother
妈妈让爱迪生挺起胸膛，跟在她的身后，她要到学校去开除老师。
Mom told Edison to stick up her chest and follow her as she went to the school to fire the teacher.
妈妈让爱迪生挺起胸膛，
mā mā ràng ài dí shēng tǐng qǐ xiōng táng
Mom told Edison to stick up his chest.
妈妈 (mā mā) mama/mommy/mother/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
妈 (mā) ma/mom/mother
妈 (mā) ma/mom/mother
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
挺 (tǐng) straight/erect/to stick out (a part of the body)/to
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
胸膛 (xiōng táng) chest
胸 (xiōng) chest/bosom/heart/mind/thorax
膛 (táng) chest (of body)/hollow space/throat
跟在她的身后，
gēn zài tā de shēn hòu
Following in her footsteps.
跟 (gēn) heel/to follow closely/to go with/(of a woman) to marry sb
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
她 (tā) she
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
身后 (shēn hòu) posthumous/one's social background/behind the body
身 (shēn) body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the
后 (hòu) empress/queen
她要到学校去开除老师。
tā yāo dào xué jiào qù kāi chú lǎo shī
She is going to the school to fire the teacher.
她 (tā) she
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
学校 (xué jiào) school/CL:所[suo3]
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
开除 (kāi chú) to expel (a member of an organization)/to fire (an
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
除 (chú) to get rid of/to remove/to exclude/to eliminate/to wipe out
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
来到学校后，她当着全体同学的面，义正词严地对老师和校长大声宣布：总有一天，我将向你们证明，没有笨学生，只有笨老师。
When she came to the school, she announced to the teachers and the principal in front of all the students: "One day, I will prove to you that there are no dumb students, only dumb teachers.
来到学校后，
lái dào xué jiào hòu
After coming to school
来到 (lái dào) to come/to arrive
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
学校 (xué jiào) school/CL:所[suo3]
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
后 (hòu) empress/queen
她当着全体同学的面，
tā dāng zhāo quán tī tóng xué de miàn
She was in front of the whole class.
她 (tā) she
当着 (dāng zhāo) in front of/in the presence of
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
全体 (quán tī) all/entire
全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
体 (tī) body/form/style/system/substance/to experience/aspect
同学 (tóng xué) to study at the same school/fellow student/classmate
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
义正词严地对老师和校长大声宣布：
yì zhēng cí yán de duì lǎo shī hé jiào cháng dà shēng xuān bù
Righteously and loudly, he declared to the teachers and the principal.
义 (yì) justice/righteousness/meaning/foster (father etc)/adopted
正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
词 (cí) word/statement/speech/lyrics/CL:組|组[zu3]個|个[ge4]/a form of
严 (yán) tight (closely sealed)/stern/strict/rigorous/severe/father
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
校长 (jiào cháng) (college university) president/headmaster
校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
大声 (dà shēng) loud voice/in a loud voice/loudly
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
宣布 (xuān bù) to declare/to announce/to proclaim
宣 (xuān) to declare (publicly)/to announce
布 (bù) cloth/to declare/to announce/to spread/to make known
总有一天，
zǒng yǒu yī tiān
One of these days.
总有 (zǒng yǒu) inevitably there will be
总 (zǒng) always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general
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
我将向你们证明，
wǒ jiāng xiàng nǐ mén zhèng míng
I will prove to you that
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
将 (jiāng) will/shall/to use/to take/to checkmate/just a short while
向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
你们 (nǐ mén) you (plural)
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
证明 (zhèng míng) proof/certificate/identification/testimonial/CL:個|个[ge4]/to
证 (zhèng) null
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
没有笨学生，
méi yǒu bèn xué shēng
There are no dumb students.
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
笨 (bèn) stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy
学生 (xué shēng) student/schoolchild
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
只有笨老师。
zhī yǒu bèn lǎo shī
Only stupid teachers.
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
笨 (bèn) stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
你们才是真正的大笨蛋！说完，她带着爱迪生雄赳赳地离开了学校。
You are the real big idiots! Having said that, she led Edison majestically out of the school.
你们才是真正的大笨蛋！
nǐ mén cái shì zhēn zhēng de dà bèn dàn
You guys are the real big dummies!
你们 (nǐ mén) you (plural)
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
真正 (zhēn zhēng) genuine/real/true/genuinely
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
笨蛋 (bèn dàn) fool/idiot
笨 (bèn) stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy
蛋 (dàn) egg/CL:個|个[ge4]打[da2]/oval-shaped thing
说完，
shuì wán
Having said that
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
她带着爱迪生雄赳赳地离开了学校。
tā dài zhāo ài dí shēng xióng jiū jiū de lí kāi le xué jiào
She took Edison majestically out of school.
她 (tā) she
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
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
雄赳赳 (xióng jiū jiū) valiantly/gallantly
雄 (xióng) male/staminate/grand/imposing/powerful/mighty/person or
赳 (jiū) see 赳赳[jiu1 jiu1]
赳 (jiū) see 赳赳[jiu1 jiu1]
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
离开 (lí kāi) to depart/to leave
离 (lí) mythical beast (archaic)
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
学校 (xué jiào) school/CL:所[suo3]
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
这样，仅上了三个月小学的爱迪生，就被迫退学了。
In this way, Edison, who had attended elementary school for only three months, was forced to drop out of school.
这样，
zhè yàng
In this way
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
仅上了三个月小学的爱迪生，
jǐn shǎng le sān gě yuè xiǎo xué de ài dí shēng
Edison, who had attended elementary school for only three months.
仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
三 (sān) three/3
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
月 (yuè) moon/month/monthly/CL:個|个[ge4]輪|轮[lun2]
小学 (xiǎo xué) elementary school/primary school/CL:個|个[ge4]
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
就被迫退学了。
jiù bèi pǎi tuì xué le
It was then forced to drop out of school.
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
被迫 (bèi pǎi) to be compelled/to be forced
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
迫 (pǎi) to force/to compel/to approach or go towards/urgent
退学 (tuì xué) to quit school
退 (tuì) to retreat/to decline/to move back/to withdraw
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
从此，他再也没有进过学校。
Since then, he has never been in school.
从此，
cóng cǐ
From then on, the
从此 (cóng cǐ) from now on/since then/henceforth
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
此 (cǐ) this/these
他再也没有进过学校。
tā zài yě méi yǒu jìn guō xué jiào
He never entered the school again.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
再也 (zài yě) (not) any more
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
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
进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
学校 (xué jiào) school/CL:所[suo3]
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
回到家里，母亲对他说：从现在起，我就是你的老师。
When he returned home, his mother said to him, "From now on, I am your teacher.
回到家里，
huí dào jiā lǐ
Back at home.
回到 (huí dào) to return to
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
家里 (jiā lǐ) home
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
母亲对他说：
mǔ qīn duì tā shuì
The mother said to him.
母亲 (mǔ qīn) mother/also pr. [mu3 qin5]/CL:個|个[ge4]
母 (mǔ) mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals)
亲 (qīn) parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
从现在起，
cóng xiàn zài qǐ
From now on.
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
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
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
我就是你的老师。
wǒ jiù shì nǐ de lǎo shī
I am your teacher.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
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
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
不过在我教你之前，我有两点要求：一是无论做什么事情，你必须坚持多思考,爱提问的好习惯；二是你必须刻苦学习。
But before I teach you, I have two requirements: First, no matter what you do, you must adhere to the good habit of thinking more, love to ask questions; second, you must study hard.
不过在我教你之前，
bù guō zài wǒ jiāo nǐ zhī qián
But before I teach you.
不过 (bù guō) only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
教 (jiāo) to teach/religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
之前 (zhī qián) before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
我有两点要求：
wǒ yǒu liǎng diǎn yāo qiú
I have two requests.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
要求 (yāo qiú) to request/to require/requirement/to stake a claim/to ask
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
一是无论做什么事情，
yī shì mó lún zuò shén me shì qíng
One is that no matter what you do
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
无论 (mó lún) no matter what or how/regardless of whether...
无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
论 (lún) abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3] The Analects (of Confucius)
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
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
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
你必须坚持多思考,
nǐ bì xū jiān chí duō sī kǎo
You must insist on thinking more,
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
坚持 (jiān chí) to persevere with/to persist in/to insist on
坚 (jiān) strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute
持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
思考 (sī kǎo) to reflect on/to ponder over
思 (sī) to think/to consider
考 (kǎo) to check/to verify/to test/to examine/to take an exam/to
爱提问的好习惯；
ài dī wèn de hǎo xí guàn
Good habits of questioning.
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
提问 (dī wèn) to question/to quiz/to grill
提 (dī) to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put
问 (wèn) to ask
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
习惯 (xí guàn) habit/custom/usual practice/to be used to/CL:個|个[ge4]
习 (xí) to practice/to study/habit
惯 (guàn) accustomed to/used to/indulge/to spoil (a child)
二是你必须刻苦学习。
èr shì nǐ bì xū kè kǔ xué xí
Second, you must study hard.
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
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
刻苦学习 (kè kǔ xué xí) to study hard/assiduous
刻 (kè) quarter (hour)/moment/to carve/to engrave/to cut/oppressive
苦 (kǔ) bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
习 (xí) to practice/to study/habit
爱迪生激动地说：妈妈，您放心，别说两项要求，就是一百项要求，我也一定照做！母亲的做法给了他最大的自信。
Edison said excitedly: Mom, you do not worry, not to mention the two requirements, or a hundred requirements, I will do! His mother's approach gave him the greatest confidence.
爱迪生激动地说：
ài dí shēng jī dòng de shuì
Edison said excitedly.
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
激动 (jī dòng) to move emotionally/to stir up (emotions)/to excite
激 (jī) to arouse/to incite/to excite/to stimulate/sharp/fierce
动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/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
妈妈，
mā mā
Mother.
妈妈 (mā mā) mama/mommy/mother/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
妈 (mā) ma/mom/mother
妈 (mā) ma/mom/mother
您放心，
nín fàng xīn
You can rest assured that
您 (nín) you (courteous as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
放心 (fàng xīn) to feel relieved/to feel reassured/to be at ease
放 (fàng) to put/to place/to release/to free/to let go/to let out/to
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
别说两项要求，
bié shuì liǎng xiàng yāo qiú
Not to mention the two requirements.
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
项 (xiàng) back of neck/item/thing/term (in a mathematical formula)
要求 (yāo qiú) to request/to require/requirement/to stake a claim/to ask
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
就是一百项要求，
jiù shì yī bǎi xiàng yāo qiú
That's a hundred requirements that
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
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
百 (bǎi) hundred/numerous/all kinds of
项 (xiàng) back of neck/item/thing/term (in a mathematical formula)
要求 (yāo qiú) to request/to require/requirement/to stake a claim/to ask
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
我也一定照做！
wǒ yě yī dìng zhào zuò
I will do the same!
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
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
照 (zhào) according to/in accordance with/to shine/to illuminate/to
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
母亲的做法给了他最大的自信。
mǔ qīn de zuò fǎ gěi le tā zuì dà de zì xìn
His mother's approach gave him the greatest confidence.
母亲 (mǔ qīn) mother/also pr. [mu3 qin5]/CL:個|个[ge4]
母 (mǔ) mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals)
亲 (qīn) parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
做法 (zuò fǎ) way of handling sth/method for making/work method/recipe
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
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)
自信 (zì xìn) to have confidence in oneself/self-confidence
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
就从那一天起，爱迪生不再自卑了。
From that day on, Edison no longer had low self-esteem.
就从那一天起，
jiù cóng nā yī tiān qǐ
From that day onwards.
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
爱迪生不再自卑了。
ài dí shēng bù zài zì bēi le
Edison no longer has low self-esteem.
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
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
自卑 (zì bēi) feeling inferior/self-abased
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
卑 (bēi) low/base/vulgar/inferior/humble
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
他决心不辜负母亲的期望。
He was determined to live up to his mother's expectations.
他决心不辜负母亲的期望。
tā jué xīn bù gū fù mǔ qīn de jī wàng
He was determined to live up to his mother's expectations.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
决心 (jué xīn) determination/resolution/determined/firm and resolute/to
决 (jué) to decide/to determine/to execute (sb)/(of a dam etc) to
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
辜负 (gū fù) to fail to live up (to expectations)/unworthy (of trust)/to
辜 (gū) crime/sin
负 (fù) to bear/to carry (on one's back)/to turn one's back on/to
母亲 (mǔ qīn) mother/also pr. [mu3 qin5]/CL:個|个[ge4]
母 (mǔ) mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals)
亲 (qīn) parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
期望 (jī wàng) to have expectations/to earnestly hope/expectation/hope
期 (jī) a period of time/phase/stage/classifier for issues of a
望 (wàng) full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the
按照母亲精心制定的计划，爱迪生从小学课程按部就班学起来。
Following his mother's carefully laid out plan, Edison learned the elementary school curriculum step by step.
按照母亲精心制定的计划，
àn zhào mǔ qīn jīng xīn zhì dìng de jì huá
According to the mother's carefully laid out plan, the
按照 (àn zhào) according to/in accordance with/in the light of/on the
按 (àn) to press/to push/to leave aside or shelve/to control/to
照 (zhào) according to/in accordance with/to shine/to illuminate/to
母亲 (mǔ qīn) mother/also pr. [mu3 qin5]/CL:個|个[ge4]
母 (mǔ) mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals)
亲 (qīn) parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related
精心 (jīng xīn) with utmost care/fine/meticulous/detailed
精 (jīng) essence/extract/vitality/energy/semen/sperm/mythical goblin
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
制定 (zhì dìng) to draw up/to formulate
制 (zhì) to manufacture/to make
定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
计划 (jì huá) plan/project/program/to plan/to map out
计 (jì) to calculate/to compute/to count/to regard as important/to
划 (huá) to row/to paddle/profitable/worth (the effort)/it pays (to
爱迪生从小学课程按部就班学起来。
ài dí shēng cóng xiǎo xué kè chéng àn bù jiù bān xué qǐ lái
Edison learned from the elementary school curriculum in a step-by-step manner.
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
从小 (cóng xiǎo) from childhood/as a child
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
课程 (kè chéng) course/academic program/CL:堂[tang2]節|节[jie2]門|门[men2]
课 (kè) subject/course/CL:門|门[men2]/class/lesson
程 (chéng) rule/order/regulations/formula/journey/procedure/sequence
按部就班 (àn bù jiù bān) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working
按 (àn) to press/to push/to leave aside or shelve/to control/to
部 (bù) ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
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
无论是严冬还是酷暑，他都天天坚持学习，从不贪玩。
Whether it was a harsh winter or a hot summer, he kept studying every day and never played.
无论是严冬还是酷暑，
mó lún shì yán dōng hái shì kù shǔ
Whether it's a harsh winter or a hot summer.
无论 (mó lún) no matter what or how/regardless of whether...
无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
论 (lún) abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3] The Analects (of Confucius)
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
严冬 (yán dōng) severe winter
严 (yán) tight (closely sealed)/stern/strict/rigorous/severe/father
冬 (dōng) winter
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
酷暑 (kù shǔ) intense heat/extremely hot weather
酷 (kù) ruthless/strong (e.g. of wine)/(loanword) cool/hip
暑 (shǔ) heat/hot weather/summer heat
他都天天坚持学习，
tā dōu tiān tiān jiān chí xué xí
He kept studying every day.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
天天 (tiān tiān) every day
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
坚持 (jiān chí) to persevere with/to persist in/to insist on
坚 (jiān) strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute
持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
学习 (xué xí) to learn/to study
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
习 (xí) to practice/to study/habit
从不贪玩。
cóng bù tān wán
Never playful.
从不 (cóng bù) never
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
贪玩 (tān wán) to only want to have a good time/to just want to have fun
贪 (tān) to have a voracious desire for/to covet/greedy/corrupt
玩 (wán) to play/to have fun/to trifle with/toy/sth used for
经过这位伟大母亲的教育，爱迪生成了举世闻名的伟大发明家。
Through the education of this great mother, Edison became a world-famous great inventor.
经过这位伟大母亲的教育，
jīng guō zhè wèi wěi dà mǔ qīn de jiāo yù
After the education of this great mother, the
经过 (jīng guō) to pass/to go through/process/course/CL:個|个[ge4]
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
这位 (zhè wèi) this (person)
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
伟大 (wěi dà) huge/great/grand/worthy of the greatest admiration
伟 (wěi) big/large/great
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
母亲 (mǔ qīn) mother/also pr. [mu3 qin5]/CL:個|个[ge4]
母 (mǔ) mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals)
亲 (qīn) parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
教育 (jiāo yù) to educate/to teach/education
教 (jiāo) to teach/religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell
育 (yù) to have children/to raise or bring up/to educate
爱迪生成了举世闻名的伟大发明家。
ài dí shēng chéng le jǔ shì wén míng de wěi dà fā míng jiā
Edison became a world-famous great inventor.
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
成了 (chéng le) to be done/to be ready/that's enough!/that will do!
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
举世闻名 (jǔ shì wén míng) world-famous (idiom)
举 (jǔ) to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to
世 (shì) life/age/generation/era/world/lifetime/epoch/descendant
闻 (wén) to hear/news/well-known/famous/reputation/fame/to smell/to
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
伟大 (wěi dà) huge/great/grand/worthy of the greatest admiration
伟 (wěi) big/large/great
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
发明家 (fā míng jiā) inventor
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
爱迪生先后发明了电灯,电报机,留声机,放映机,电影摄像机等等，他一生共有2500多项专利。
Edison invented the electric lamp, telegraph, phonograph, projector, movie camera, etc. He had more than 2,500 patents in his lifetime.
爱迪生先后发明了电灯,
ài dí shēng xiān hòu fā míng le diàn dēng
Edison invented the electric light,
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
先后 (xiān hòu) early or late/priority/in succession/one after another
先 (xiān) early/prior/former/in advance/first
后 (hòu) empress/queen
发明 (fā míng) to invent/an invention/CL:個|个[ge4]
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
电灯 (diàn dēng) electric light/CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
电 (diàn) electric/electricity/electrical
灯 (dēng) lamp/light/lantern/CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
电报机,
diàn bào jī
Telegraph,
电报机 (diàn bào jī) telegraph
电 (diàn) electric/electricity/electrical
报 (bào) to announce/to inform/report/newspaper/recompense/revenge
机 (jī) machine/engine/opportunity/intention/aircraft/pivot/crucial
留声机,
liú shēng jī
Gramophone,
留声机 (liú shēng jī) gramophone/phonograph
留 (liú) to leave (a message etc)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
机 (jī) machine/engine/opportunity/intention/aircraft/pivot/crucial
放映机,
fàng yìng jī
Screening machine,
放映 (fàng yìng) to show (a movie)/to screen
放 (fàng) to put/to place/to release/to free/to let go/to let out/to
映 (yìng) to reflect (light)/to shine/to project (an image onto a
机 (jī) machine/engine/opportunity/intention/aircraft/pivot/crucial
电影摄像机等等，
diàn yǐng shè xiàng jī děng děng
Film cameras, etc.
电影 (diàn yǐng) movie/film/CL:部[bu4]片[pian4]幕[mu4]場|场[chang3]
电 (diàn) electric/electricity/electrical
影 (yǐng) picture/image/film/movie/photograph/reflection/shadow/trace
摄像机 (shè xiàng jī) video camera/CL:部[bu4]
摄 (shè) to take in/to absorb/to assimilate/to act for/to take a
像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
机 (jī) machine/engine/opportunity/intention/aircraft/pivot/crucial
等等 (děng děng) et cetera/and so on .../wait a minute!/hold on!
等 (děng) class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
等 (děng) class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
他一生共有2500多项专利。
tā yī shēng gòng yǒu ??? ??? ??? ??? duō xiàng zhuān lì
During his lifetime, he had more than 2,500 patents.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
一生 (yī shēng) all one's life/throughout one's life
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
共有 (gòng yǒu) to have altogether/in all
共 (gòng) common/general/to share/together/total/altogether/abbr. for
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
项 (xiàng) back of neck/item/thing/term (in a mathematical formula)
专利 (zhuān lì) patent/sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain
专 (zhuān) for a particular person occasion purpose/focused on one
利 (lì) sharp/favorable/advantage/benefit/profit/interest/to do
正是这个被称老师为笨学生的人，开创了人类现代发明的新纪元。
It was this man, who was called a stupid student by his teacher, who started a new era of modern human inventions.
正是这个被称老师为笨学生的人，
zhēng shì zhè gě bèi chèn lǎo shī wéi bèn xué shēng de rén
It was this person who was called a teacher a stupid student that
正是 (zhēng shì) (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
这个 (zhè gě) this/this one
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
称 (chèn) to fit/balanced/suitable/to weigh/to state/to name/name
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
笨 (bèn) stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy
学生 (xué shēng) student/schoolchild
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
开创了人类现代发明的新纪元。
kāi chuāng le rén lèi xiàn dài fā míng de xīn jǐ yuán
It opened a new era of modern human invention.
开创 (kāi chuāng) to initiate/to start/to found
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
创 (chuāng) a wound/cut/injury/trauma/to begin/to initiate/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
人类 (rén lèi) humanity/human race/mankind
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
类 (lèi) kind/type/class/category/similar/like/to resemble
现代 (xiàn dài) Hyundai South Korean company/modern times/modern age/modern
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
代 (dài) to substitute/to act on behalf of others/to replace
发明 (fā míng) to invent/an invention/CL:個|个[ge4]
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
新纪元 (xīn jǐ yuán) New Age (movement)/new era/new epoch
新 (xīn) new/newly/meso- (chemistry)
纪 (jǐ) order/discipline/age/era/period/to chronicle
元 (yuán) currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)/first/original/primary
爱迪生去世后，美国人在晚上九点五十九分，全国熄灯一分钟，以纪念这位电灯的发明人。
After Edison's death, Americans turned out the nation's lights for one minute at 9:59 p.m. to honor the inventor of the electric light.
爱迪生去世后，
ài dí shēng qù shì hòu
After Edison's death, the
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
去世 (qù shì) to pass away/to die
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
世 (shì) life/age/generation/era/world/lifetime/epoch/descendant
后 (hòu) empress/queen
美国人在晚上九点五十九分，
měi guó rén zài wǎn shǎng jiǔ diǎn wǔ shí jiǔ fēn
Americans at 9:59 p.m.
美国人 (měi guó rén) American/American person/American people/CL:個|个[ge4]
美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
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
九 (jiǔ) nine/9
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
五十 (wǔ shí) fifty
五 (wǔ) five/5
十 (shí) ten/10
九 (jiǔ) nine/9
分 (fēn) to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to
全国熄灯一分钟，
quán guó xī dēng yī fēn zhōng
National lights out for one minute.
全国 (quán guó) whole nation/nationwide/countrywide/national
全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
熄灯 (xī dēng) turn out the lights/lights out
熄 (xī) to extinguish/to put out (fire)/to quench/to stop burning
灯 (dēng) lamp/light/lantern/CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
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
以纪念这位电灯的发明人。
yǐ jǐ niàn zhè wèi diàn dēng de fā míng rén
In honor of the inventor of the electric light.
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
纪念 (jǐ niàn) to commemorate/to remember/CL:個|个[ge4]
纪 (jǐ) order/discipline/age/era/period/to chronicle
念 (niàn) to read/to study (a subject)/to attend (a school)/to read
这位 (zhè wèi) this (person)
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
电灯 (diàn dēng) electric light/CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
电 (diàn) electric/electricity/electrical
灯 (dēng) lamp/light/lantern/CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
发明人 (fā míng rén) inventor
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
爱迪生去世后，美国总统胡佛噙满热泪，在他的葬礼上致词说：所有的美国人，所有在我们这个星球上的人，都是爱迪生的受惠者！教育哲理：在这个世界上，没有笨学生，只有笨老师。
After Edison's death, U.S. President Hoover, with tears in his eyes, said in his funeral address: All Americans, all people on our planet, are the beneficiaries of Edison! Education philosophy: In this world, there are no stupid students, only stupid teachers.
爱迪生去世后，
ài dí shēng qù shì hòu
After Edison's death, the
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
去世 (qù shì) to pass away/to die
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
世 (shì) life/age/generation/era/world/lifetime/epoch/descendant
后 (hòu) empress/queen
美国总统胡佛噙满热泪，
měi guó zǒng tǒng hú fó qín mǎn rè lèi
With tears in his eyes, U.S. President Hoover
美国 (měi guó) United States/USA/US
美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
总统 (zǒng tǒng) president (of a country)
总 (zǒng) always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general
统 (tǒng) to gather/to unite/to unify/whole
胡佛 (hú fó) Hoover (name)/Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) US mining engineer
胡 (hú) non-Han people esp. from central Asia/reckless/outrageous
佛 (fó) Buddha/Buddhism
噙 (qín) to hold in (usually refers the mouth or eyes)
满 (mǎn) Manchu ethnic group/to fill/full/filled/packed/fully
热泪 (rè lèi) hot tears
热 (rè) to warm up/to heat up/hot (of weather)/heat/fervent
泪 (lèi) tears
在他的葬礼上致词说：
zài tā de zàng lǐ shǎng zhì cí shuì
Addressing his funeral, he said.
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
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)
葬礼 (zàng lǐ) burial/funeral
葬 (zàng) to bury (the dead)/to inter
礼 (lǐ) gift/rite/ceremony/CL:份[fen4]/propriety/etiquette/courtesy
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
致词 (zhì cí) to make a speech/to make some remarks
致 (zhì) to send/to devote/to deliver/to cause/to convey
词 (cí) word/statement/speech/lyrics/CL:組|组[zu3]個|个[ge4]/a form of
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
所有的美国人，
suǒ yǒu de měi guó rén
All Americans.
所有 (suǒ yǒu) all/to have/to possess/to own
所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
美国人 (měi guó rén) American/American person/American people/CL:個|个[ge4]
美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
所有在我们这个星球上的人，
suǒ yǒu zài wǒ mén zhè gě xīng qiú shǎng de rén
All those who are on our planet.
所有 (suǒ yǒu) all/to have/to possess/to own
所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
这个 (zhè gě) this/this one
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
星球 (xīng qiú) celestial body (e.g. planet satellite etc)/heavenly body
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
球 (qiú) ball/sphere/globe/CL:個|个[ge4]/ball game/match
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)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
都是爱迪生的受惠者！
dōu shì ài dí shēng de shòu huì zhě
All are beneficiaries of Edison!
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
爱迪生 (ài dí shēng) Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
迪 (dí) to enlighten
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
受惠 (shòu huì) to benefit/favored
受 (shòu) to receive/to accept/to suffer/subjected to/to bear/to
惠 (huì) favor/benefit/to bestow/(literary) benevolence/(honorific)
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
教育哲理：
jiāo yù zhé lǐ
Educational Philosophy.
教育 (jiāo yù) to educate/to teach/education
教 (jiāo) to teach/religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell
育 (yù) to have children/to raise or bring up/to educate
哲理 (zhé lǐ) philosophic theory/philosophy
哲 (zhé) wise/a sage
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
在这个世界上，
zài zhè gě shì jiè shǎng
In this world.
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
这个 (zhè gě) this/this one
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
世界 (shì jiè) world/CL:個|个[ge4]
世 (shì) life/age/generation/era/world/lifetime/epoch/descendant
界 (jiè) boundary/scope/extent/circles/group/kingdom (taxonomy)
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
没有笨学生，
méi yǒu bèn xué shēng
There are no dumb students.
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
笨 (bèn) stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy
学生 (xué shēng) student/schoolchild
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
只有笨老师。
zhī yǒu bèn lǎo shī
Only stupid teachers.
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
笨 (bèn) stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to