兽民大会。狼请求狮王派它出任羊圈的司令,狐狸极力帮忙,在狮王面前极力为它说情。但是狼在世上的名声太坏,狮王担心众兽说它徇私舞弊,为了堵住大家的嘴巴,它下令召集百兽来开会,问问大家狼的品质怎么样。命令立即执行,百兽应邀而来,在大会上依次把自己的意见说了出来。大会冠冕堂皇地收集了很多意见,但反对狼的话一句都没有。于是狼被任命为羊圈司令。可是,羊是怎么说的呢?它们不是应该也在会场吗?啊,不!它们被忘记了,尽管最需要被询问的恰恰是羊!寓言启示:无论推行什么样的规章制度,如果由无耻的人来执行,他们总能找到办法,按照他们的需要行事。

兽民大会。
The Assembly of the Beast People.

   兽民大会。
   shòu mín dà huì
   The Assembly of the Beast People.

      兽 (shòu) beast/animal/beastly/bestial
      民 (mín) the people/nationality/citizen
      大会 (dà huì) general assembly/general meeting/convention
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be


狼请求狮王派它出任羊圈的司令,狐狸极力帮忙,在狮王面前极力为它说情。
The wolf asked the lion king to send him to be the commander of the sheep pen, and the fox was extremely helpful and tried to intercede for him in front of the lion king.

   狼请求狮王派它出任羊圈的司令,
   láng qǐng qiú shī wáng pài tā chū rén yáng juān de sī líng
   The wolf asked the lion king to send him as the commander of the sheep pen.

      狼 (láng) wolf/CL:匹[pi3]隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
      请求 (qǐng qiú) to request/to ask/request/CL:個|个[ge4]
         请 (qǐng) to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)
         求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
      狮 (shī) lion
      王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
      派 (pài) clique/school/group/faction/to dispatch/to send/to assign
      它 (tā) it
      出任 (chū rén) to take up a post/to start in a new job
         出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
         任 (rén) to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office
      羊 (yáng) sheep/goat/CL:頭|头[tou2]隻|只[zhi1]
      圈 (juān) to confine/to lock up/to pen in/pen (pig)/a fold/circle
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      司令 (sī líng) commanding officer
         司 (sī) to take charge of/to manage/department (under a ministry)
         令 (líng) see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]/see 脊令[ji2 ling2]/classifier for a ream

   狐狸极力帮忙,
   hú lí jí lì bāng máng
   The fox was extremely helpful and

      狐狸 (hú lí) fox/fig. sly and treacherous person
         狐 (hú) fox
         狸 (lí) raccoon dog/fox-like animal
      极力 (jí lì) to make a supreme effort/at all costs
         极 (jí) extremely/pole (geography physics)/utmost/top
         力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
      帮忙 (bāng máng) to help/to lend a hand/to do a favor/to do a good turn
         帮 (bāng) to help/to assist/to support/for sb (i.e. as a help)/hired
         忙 (máng) busy/hurriedly/to hurry/to rush

   在狮王面前极力为它说情。
   zài shī wáng miàn qián jí lì wéi tā shuì qíng
   He tried his best to intercede for it in front of the Lion King.

      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      狮 (shī) lion
      王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
      面前 (miàn qián) in front of/facing/(in the) presence (of)
         面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
         前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
      极力 (jí lì) to make a supreme effort/at all costs
         极 (jí) extremely/pole (geography physics)/utmost/top
         力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
      为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
      它 (tā) it
      说情 (shuì qíng) to intercede/to plead for sb else
         说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
         情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation


但是狼在世上的名声太坏,狮王担心众兽说它徇私舞弊,为了堵住大家的嘴巴,它下令召集百兽来开会,问问大家狼的品质怎么样。
But the wolf's reputation in the world was so bad that the lion king was worried that all the beasts would say that he was playing favorites. In order to stop everyone's mouth, he ordered to call a meeting with all the beasts and ask them how the wolf's quality was.

   但是狼在世上的名声太坏,
   dàn shì láng zài shì shǎng de míng shēng tài huài
   But wolves have such a bad reputation in the world that

      但是 (dàn shì) but/however
         但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      狼 (láng) wolf/CL:匹[pi3]隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
      在世 (zài shì) to be alive
         在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
         世 (shì) life/age/generation/era/world/lifetime/epoch/descendant
      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)
      名声 (míng shēng) reputation
         名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
         声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
      太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
      坏 (huài) bad/spoiled/broken/to break down/(suffix) to the utmost

   狮王担心众兽说它徇私舞弊,
   shī wáng dān xīn zhòng shòu shuì tā xùn sī wǔ bì
   The lion king was worried that the beasts would say that he was playing favorites.

      狮 (shī) lion
      王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
      担心 (dān xīn) anxious/worried/uneasy/to worry/to be anxious
         担 (dān) to undertake/to carry/to shoulder/to take responsibility
         心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
      众 (zhòng) abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4] House of
      兽 (shòu) beast/animal/beastly/bestial
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
      它 (tā) it
      徇私舞弊 (xùn sī wǔ bì) to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom)
         徇 (xùn) null
         私 (sī) personal/private/selfish
         舞 (wǔ) to dance/to wield/to brandish
         弊 (bì) detriment/fraud/harm/defeat

   为了堵住大家的嘴巴,
   wéi le dǔ zhù dà jiā de zuǐ bā
   To keep everyone's mouth shut.

      为了 (wéi le) in order to/for the purpose of/so as to
         为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      堵住 (dǔ zhù) to block up
         堵 (dǔ) to stop up/(to feel) stifled or suffocated/wall/classifier
         住 (zhù) to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix
      大家 (dà jiā) everyone/influential family/great expert
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      嘴巴 (zuǐ bā) mouth/CL:張|张[zhang1]/slap in the face/CL:個|个[ge4]
         嘴 (zuǐ) mouth/beak/nozzle/spout (of teapot etc)
         巴 (bā) to long for/to wish/to cling to/to stick to/sth that sticks

   它下令召集百兽来开会,
   tā xià líng shào jí bǎi shòu lái kāi huì
   It ordered to call a meeting of all the animals.

      它 (tā) it
      下令 (xià líng) to give an order/to command
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
         令 (líng) see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]/see 脊令[ji2 ling2]/classifier for a ream
      召集 (shào jí) to convene/to gather
         召 (shào) to call together/to summon/to convene/temple or monastery
         集 (jí) to gather/to collect/collected works/classifier for
      百兽 (bǎi shòu) all creatures/every kind of animal
         百 (bǎi) hundred/numerous/all kinds of
         兽 (shòu) beast/animal/beastly/bestial
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      开会 (kāi huì) to hold a meeting/to attend a meeting
         开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
         会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be

   问问大家狼的品质怎么样。
   wèn wèn dà jiā láng de pǐn zhì zěn me yàng
   Ask people what the quality of the wolf is.

      问 (wèn) to ask
      问 (wèn) to ask
      大家 (dà jiā) everyone/influential family/great expert
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
      狼 (láng) wolf/CL:匹[pi3]隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      品质 (pǐn zhì) character/intrinsic quality (of a person)/quality (of a
         品 (pǐn) article/commodity/product/goods/kind/grade/rank/character
         质 (zhì) character/nature/quality/plain/to pawn/pledge/hostage/to
      怎么样 (zěn me yàng) how?/how about?/how was it?/how are things?
         怎 (zěn) how
         么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
         样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type


命令立即执行,百兽应邀而来,在大会上依次把自己的意见说了出来。
The order was carried out immediately, and a hundred beasts were invited to come and put their opinions in order in the assembly.

   命令立即执行,
   mìng líng lì jí zhí háng
   command is executed immediately.

      命令 (mìng líng) order/command/CL:道[dao4]個|个[ge4]
         命 (mìng) life/fate/order or command/to assign a name title etc
         令 (líng) see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]/see 脊令[ji2 ling2]/classifier for a ream
      立即 (lì jí) immediately
         立 (lì) to stand/to set up/to establish/to lay down/to draw up/at
         即 (jí) namely/that is/i.e./prompt/at once/at present/even if
      执行 (zhí háng) to implement/to carry out/to execute/to run
         执 (zhí) to execute (a plan)/to grasp
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to

   百兽应邀而来,
   bǎi shòu yīng yāo ér lái
   A hundred beasts were invited to

      百兽 (bǎi shòu) all creatures/every kind of animal
         百 (bǎi) hundred/numerous/all kinds of
         兽 (shòu) beast/animal/beastly/bestial
      应邀 (yīng yāo) at sb's invitation/on invitation
         应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
         邀 (yāo) to invite/to request/to intercept/to solicit/to seek
      而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next

   在大会上依次把自己的意见说了出来。
   zài dà huì shǎng yī cì bǎ zì jǐ de yì jiàn shuì le chū lái
   In the General Assembly, they put their opinions in turn.

      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      大会 (dà huì) general assembly/general meeting/convention
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
      依次 (yī cì) in order/in succession
         依 (yī) to depend on/to comply with or listen to sb/according to/in
         次 (cì) next in sequence/second/the second (day time etc)/secondary
      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      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
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      意见 (yì jiàn) idea/opinion/suggestion/objection/complaint
         意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
         见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      出来 (chū lái) to come out/to appear/to arise/(after a verb indicates
         出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next


大会冠冕堂皇地收集了很多意见,但反对狼的话一句都没有。
The conference crowned with a lot of opinions collected, but not a single word against the wolf.

   大会冠冕堂皇地收集了很多意见,
   dà huì guān miǎn táng huáng de shōu jí le hěn duō yì jiàn
   The General Assembly crowned the collection of many opinions that

      大会 (dà huì) general assembly/general meeting/convention
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      冠冕堂皇 (guān miǎn táng huáng) high-sounding/dignified/pompous (idiom)
         冠 (guān) hat/crown/crest/cap/to put on a hat/to be first/to dub
         冕 (miǎn) crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging
         堂 (táng) (main) hall/large room for a specific purpose/CL:間|间[jian1]
         皇 (huáng) null
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      收集 (shōu jí) to gather/to collect
         收 (shōu) to receive/to accept/to collect/to put away/to restrain/to
         集 (jí) to gather/to collect/collected works/classifier for
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
      多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
      意见 (yì jiàn) idea/opinion/suggestion/objection/complaint
         意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
         见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear

   但反对狼的话一句都没有。
   dàn fǎn duì láng de huà yī gōu dōu méi yǒu
   But not a single word against the wolf.

      但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
      反对 (fǎn duì) to fight against/to oppose/to be opposed to/opposition
         反 (fǎn) contrary/in reverse/inside out or upside down/to reverse/to
         对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
      狼 (láng) wolf/CL:匹[pi3]隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
      的话 (de huà) if (coming after a conditional clause)
         的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
         话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
      一句 (yī gōu) a line of verse/a sentence
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         句 (gōu) sentence/clause/phrase/classifier for phrases or lines of
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      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


于是狼被任命为羊圈司令。
So the wolf was appointed as the commander of the sheep pen.

   于是狼被任命为羊圈司令。
   yú shì láng bèi rén mìng wéi yáng juān sī líng
   So the wolf was appointed as the commander of the sheep pen.

      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
      狼 (láng) wolf/CL:匹[pi3]隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
      被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
      任命 (rén mìng) to appoint/(job) appointment/CL:紙|纸[zhi3]
         任 (rén) to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office
         命 (mìng) life/fate/order or command/to assign a name title etc
      为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
      羊 (yáng) sheep/goat/CL:頭|头[tou2]隻|只[zhi1]
      圈 (juān) to confine/to lock up/to pen in/pen (pig)/a fold/circle
      司令 (sī líng) commanding officer
         司 (sī) to take charge of/to manage/department (under a ministry)
         令 (líng) see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]/see 脊令[ji2 ling2]/classifier for a ream


可是,羊是怎么说的呢?它们不是应该也在会场吗?啊,不!它们被忘记了,尽管最需要被询问的恰恰是羊!寓言启示:无论推行什么样的规章制度,如果由无耻的人来执行,他们总能找到办法,按照他们的需要行事。
But what did the sheep say? Shouldn't they be at the venue too? Ah, no! They were forgotten, even though it was the sheep who needed to be questioned the most! The moral of the parable is that no matter what regulations are imposed, if they are enforced by shameless people, they will always find a way to act according to their needs.

   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

   羊是怎么说的呢?
   yáng shì zěn me shuì de ne
   What does the sheep say?

      羊 (yáng) sheep/goat/CL:頭|头[tou2]隻|只[zhi1]
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      怎么 (zěn me) how?/what?/why?
         怎 (zěn) how
         么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to

   它们不是应该也在会场吗?
   tā mén bù shì yīng gāi yě zài huì cháng má
   Shouldn't they also be at the venue?

      它们 (tā mén) they (for inanimate objects)
         它 (tā) it
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      不是 (bù shì) fault/blame/no/is not/not
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      应该 (yīng gāi) ought to/should/must
         应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
         该 (gāi) should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      会场 (huì cháng) meeting place/place where people gather/CL:個|个[ge4]
         会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
         场 (cháng) threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell
      吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\

   啊,
   ā
   Ah.

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

   不!
   
   No!

      不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no

   它们被忘记了,
   tā mén bèi wàng jì le
   they are forgotten.

      它们 (tā mén) they (for inanimate objects)
         它 (tā) it
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
      忘记 (wàng jì) to forget
         忘 (wàng) to forget/to overlook/to neglect
         记 (jì) to record/to note/to memorize/to remember/mark/sign
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   尽管最需要被询问的恰恰是羊!
   jǐn guǎn zuì xū yāo bèi xún wèn de qià qià shì yáng
   Although it is precisely the sheep that need to be questioned the most!

      尽管 (jǐn guǎn) despite/although/even though/in spite of/unhesitatingly/do
         尽 (jǐn) to the greatest extent/(when used before a noun of
         管 (guǎn) to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of
      最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
      需要 (xū yāo) to need/to want/to demand/to require/requirement/need
         需 (xū) to require/to need/to want/necessity/need
         要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
      被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
      询问 (xún wèn) to inquire
         询 (xún) to ask about/to inquire about
         问 (wèn) to ask
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      恰恰 (qià qià) exactly/just/precisely
         恰 (qià) exactly/just
         恰 (qià) exactly/just
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      羊 (yáng) sheep/goat/CL:頭|头[tou2]隻|只[zhi1]

   寓言启示:
   yù yán qǐ shì
   Parable of Inspiration.

      寓言 (yù yán) fable/CL:則|则[ze2]
         寓 (yù) to reside/to imply/to contain/residence
         言 (yán) words/speech/to say/to talk
      启示 (qǐ shì) to reveal/to enlighten/enlightenment/revelation
         启 (qǐ) Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3] reported founder of the Xia
         示 (shì) to show/to reveal

   无论推行什么样的规章制度,
   mó lún tuī háng shén me yàng de guī zhāng zhì dù
   No matter what regulations are introduced, the

      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)
      推行 (tuī háng) to put into effect/to carry out
         推 (tuī) to push/to cut/to refuse/to reject/to decline/to shirk
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
      什么样 (shén me yàng) what kind?/what sort?/what appearance?
         什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
         么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
         样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      规章 (guī zhāng) rule/regulation
         规 (guī) compass/a rule/regulation/to admonish/to plan/to scheme
         章 (zhāng) chapter/section/clause/movement (of symphony)/seal/badge
      制度 (zhì dù) system (e.g. political adminstrative etc)/institution
         制 (zhì) to manufacture/to make
         度 (dù) to pass/to spend (time)/measure/limit/extent/degree of

   如果由无耻的人来执行,
   rú guǒ yóu mó chǐ de rén lái zhí háng
   If performed by shameless people.

      如果 (rú guǒ) if/in case/in the event that
         如 (rú) as/as if/such as
         果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
      由 (yóu) to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due
      无耻 (mó chǐ) without any sense of shame/unembarrassed/shameless
         无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
         耻 (chǐ) shame/disgrace
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      执行 (zhí háng) to implement/to carry out/to execute/to run
         执 (zhí) to execute (a plan)/to grasp
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to

   他们总能找到办法,
   tā mén zǒng néng zhǎo dào bàn fǎ
   They always find a way to

      他们 (tā mén) they
         他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      总能 (zǒng néng) total energy
         总 (zǒng) always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general
         能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      找到 (zhǎo dào) to find
         找 (zhǎo) to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      办法 (bàn fǎ) means/method/way (of doing sth)/CL:條|条[tiao2]個|个[ge4]
         办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
         法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]

   按照他们的需要行事。
   àn zhào tā mén de xū yāo háng shì
   Act according to their needs.

      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
      他们 (tā mén) they
         他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      需要 (xū yāo) to need/to want/to demand/to require/requirement/need
         需 (xū) to require/to need/to want/necessity/need
         要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
      行事 (háng shì) to execute/to handle/behavior/action/conduct
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
         事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair