昆虫失踪记。有一天,黑猫警长接到了一个案子。这几天,有好几十只小昆虫失踪了。黑猫警长觉得事关重大,连忙带上灵鼻狗和侦查鹰一起到失踪的昆虫家中,了解情况。经过几天的调查,黑猫警长发现了一个疑点,这几十只失踪的昆虫都去过植物公园,黑猫警长思索了一下,想:这几十只失踪的昆虫都是在这个动植物公园里失踪的,看来所有疑点都是在动植公园,着可能是看能不能再这找到嫌疑人。可是,黑猫警长他们搜寻半天也没有找到疑点蛛丝马迹。天已经黑了,无法再进行搜寻,黑猫警长他们只能放弃,明天再来。回到家,黑猫警长又看了一次调查记录,又发现了一个疑点,所有的失踪昆虫都是在夜晚失踪的,也就是说疑犯在夜晚出现作案。于是黑猫警长赶紧叫醒灵敏狗和侦查鹰。到了动植公园,他们看见有一只昆虫正飞进动植公园的猪笼草地区。看到这里,黑猫警长已经有点眉目了,回到家,黑猫警长上网查了一下猪笼草的资料。看了资料,黑猫警长可以确定猪笼草就是此案的犯人。原来猪笼草可以发出一种特殊的味道引诱昆虫。昆虫一旦进入猪笼草内部就难逃毒手了。第二天,黑猫警长以涉嫌杀人的罪名拘捕了猪笼草,并把它定为禁区。

昆虫失踪记。
Missing Insects.

   昆虫失踪记。
   kūn chóng shī zōng jì
   Missing Insects.

      昆虫 (kūn chóng) insect/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]堆[dui1]
         昆 (kūn) descendant/elder brother/a style of Chinese poetry
         虫 (chóng) lower form of animal life including insects insect larvae
      失踪 (shī zōng) to be missing/to disappear/unaccounted for
         失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
         踪 (zōng) footprint/trace/tracks
      记 (jì) to record/to note/to memorize/to remember/mark/sign


有一天,黑猫警长接到了一个案子。
One day, the black cat sheriff received a case.

   有一天,
   yǒu yī tiān
   One day

      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

   黑猫警长接到了一个案子。
   hēi māo jǐng cháng jiē dào le yī gě àn zǐ
   Black Cat Sheriff received a case.

      黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
      猫 (māo) cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(dialect) to hide oneself/(coll.) modem
      警 (jǐng) to alert/to warn/police
      长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      接到 (jiē dào) to receive (letter etc)
         接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      个案 (gě àn) a case/an individual case/case-by-case
         个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
         案 (àn) (legal) case/incident/record/file/table
      子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11


这几天,有好几十只小昆虫失踪了。
In the past few days, dozens of small insects have gone missing.

   这几天,
   zhè jī tiān
   These days.

      这几天 (zhè jī tiān) the past few days
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         几 (jī) small table
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven

   有好几十只小昆虫失踪了。
   yǒu hǎo jī shí zhī xiǎo kūn chóng shī zōng le
   There are dozens of small insects missing.

      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      好几 (hǎo jī) several/quite a few
         好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
         几 (jī) small table
      十 (shí) ten/10
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
      昆虫 (kūn chóng) insect/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]堆[dui1]
         昆 (kūn) descendant/elder brother/a style of Chinese poetry
         虫 (chóng) lower form of animal life including insects insect larvae
      失踪 (shī zōng) to be missing/to disappear/unaccounted for
         失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
         踪 (zōng) footprint/trace/tracks
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed


黑猫警长觉得事关重大,连忙带上灵鼻狗和侦查鹰一起到失踪的昆虫家中,了解情况。
The black cat sheriff felt that the matter was important, and quickly took the spirit nose dog and scouting eagle together to the missing insects home, to understand the situation.

   黑猫警长觉得事关重大,
   hēi māo jǐng cháng jiào dé shì guān chóng dà
   Black cat sheriff felt that the matter is important.

      黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
      猫 (māo) cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(dialect) to hide oneself/(coll.) modem
      警 (jǐng) to alert/to warn/police
      长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      觉得 (jiào dé) to think/to feel
         觉 (jiào) a nap/a sleep/CL:場|场[chang2]/to feel/to find that/thinking
         得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
      事关 (shì guān) to concern/on (some topic)/about/concerning/to have
         事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
         关 (guān) mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to
      重大 (chóng dà) great/important/major/significant
         重 (chóng) to repeat/repetition/again/re-/classifier: layer/heavy
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest

   连忙带上灵鼻狗和侦查鹰一起到失踪的昆虫家中,
   lián máng dài shǎng líng bí gǒu hé zhēn chá yīng yī qǐ dào shī zōng de kūn chóng jiā zhōng
   Hastily took the spirit-nosed dog and scouting eagle together to the home of the missing insects.

      连忙 (lián máng) promptly/at once
         连 (lián) to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession
         忙 (máng) busy/hurriedly/to hurry/to rush
      带上 (dài shǎng) to take along with one
         带 (dài) band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL:條|条[tiao2]
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
      灵 (líng) quick/alert/efficacious/effective/to come true/spirit
      鼻 (bí) nose
      狗 (gǒu) dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
      和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
      侦查 (zhēn chá) to detect/to investigate
         侦 (zhēn) to scout/to spy/to detect
         查 (chá) to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to
      鹰 (yīng) eagle/falcon/hawk
      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
      到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      失踪 (shī zōng) to be missing/to disappear/unaccounted for
         失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
         踪 (zōng) footprint/trace/tracks
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      昆虫 (kūn chóng) insect/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]堆[dui1]
         昆 (kūn) descendant/elder brother/a style of Chinese poetry
         虫 (chóng) lower form of animal life including insects insect larvae
      家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
      中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during

   了解情况。
   le jiě qíng kuàng
   Get to know the situation.

      了解 (le jiě) to understand/to realize/to find out
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
         解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
      情况 (qíng kuàng) circumstances/state of affairs/situation
         情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
         况 (kuàng) moreover/situation


经过几天的调查,黑猫警长发现了一个疑点,这几十只失踪的昆虫都去过植物公园,黑猫警长思索了一下,想:这几十只失踪的昆虫都是在这个动植物公园里失踪的,看来所有疑点都是在动植公园,着可能是看能不能再这找到嫌疑人。
After a few days of investigation, the black cat sheriff found a suspicion, these dozens of missing insects have been to the plant park, the black cat sheriff thought for a while, thinking: these dozens of missing insects are missing in this plant and animal park, it seems that all the suspicions are in the plant and animal park, with the possibility of seeing if we can find the suspect again.

   经过几天的调查,
   jīng guō jī tiān de diào chá
   After a few days of investigation, 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)
      几天 (jī tiān) several days
         几 (jī) small table
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      调查 (diào chá) investigation/inquiry/to investigate/to survey/survey
         调 (diào) to transfer/to move (troops or cadres)/to investigate/to
         查 (chá) to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to

   黑猫警长发现了一个疑点,
   hēi māo jǐng cháng fā xiàn le yī gě yí diǎn
   The black cat sheriff found a suspicion that

      黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
      猫 (māo) cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(dialect) to hide oneself/(coll.) modem
      警 (jǐng) to alert/to warn/police
      长发 (cháng fā) long hair
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
         发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
      现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
      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
      疑点 (yí diǎn) a doubtful point
         疑 (yí) to doubt/to suspect
         点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to

   这几十只失踪的昆虫都去过植物公园,
   zhè jī shí zhī shī zōng de kūn chóng dōu qù guō zhí wù gōng yuán
   These dozens of missing insects have been to the Botanical Park.

      这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
      几 (jī) small table
      十 (shí) ten/10
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      失踪 (shī zōng) to be missing/to disappear/unaccounted for
         失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
         踪 (zōng) footprint/trace/tracks
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      昆虫 (kūn chóng) insect/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]堆[dui1]
         昆 (kūn) descendant/elder brother/a style of Chinese poetry
         虫 (chóng) lower form of animal life including insects insect larvae
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
      植物 (zhí wù) plant/vegetation/CL:種|种[zhong3]
         植 (zhí) to plant
         物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
      公园 (gōng yuán) park (for public recreation)/CL:個|个[ge4]座[zuo4]
         公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
         园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public

   黑猫警长思索了一下,
   hēi māo jǐng cháng sī suǒ le yī xià
   The black cat sheriff pondered for a moment that

      黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
      猫 (māo) cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(dialect) to hide oneself/(coll.) modem
      警 (jǐng) to alert/to warn/police
      长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      思索 (sī suǒ) to think deeply/to ponder
         思 (sī) to think/to consider
         索 (suǒ) to search/to demand/to ask/to exact/large rope/isolated
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      一下 (yī xià) (used after a verb) give it a go/to do (sth for a bit to
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of

   想:
   xiǎng
   Think.

      想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss

   这几十只失踪的昆虫都是在这个动植物公园里失踪的,
   zhè jī shí zhī shī zōng de kūn chóng dōu shì zài zhè gě dòng zhí wù gōng yuán lǐ shī zōng de
   These dozens of missing insects are missing from this flora and fauna park.

      这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
      几 (jī) small table
      十 (shí) ten/10
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      失踪 (shī zōng) to be missing/to disappear/unaccounted for
         失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
         踪 (zōng) footprint/trace/tracks
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      昆虫 (kūn chóng) insect/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]堆[dui1]
         昆 (kūn) descendant/elder brother/a style of Chinese poetry
         虫 (chóng) lower form of animal life including insects insect larvae
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      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
      动植物 (dòng zhí wù) plants and animals/flora and fauna
         动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
         植 (zhí) to plant
         物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
      公园 (gōng yuán) park (for public recreation)/CL:個|个[ge4]座[zuo4]
         公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
         园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
      里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
      失踪 (shī zōng) to be missing/to disappear/unaccounted for
         失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
         踪 (zōng) footprint/trace/tracks
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)

   看来所有疑点都是在动植公园,
   kān lái suǒ yǒu yí diǎn dōu shì zài dòng zhí gōng yuán
   It seems that all the suspicions are in the moving plant park that

      看来 (kān lái) apparently/it seems that
         看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      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
      疑点 (yí diǎn) a doubtful point
         疑 (yí) to doubt/to suspect
         点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
      植 (zhí) to plant
      公园 (gōng yuán) park (for public recreation)/CL:個|个[ge4]座[zuo4]
         公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
         园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public

   着可能是看能不能再这找到嫌疑人。
   zhāo kě néng shì kān néng bù néng zài zhè zhǎo dào xián yí rén
   It is possible to see if the suspect can be found here again.

      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      可能 (kě néng) might (happen)/possible/probable/possibility/probability
         可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
         能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
      能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      不能 (bù néng) cannot/must not/should not
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
      这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
      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
      嫌疑人 (xián yí rén) a suspect
         嫌 (xián) to dislike/suspicion/resentment/enmity/abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2
         疑 (yí) to doubt/to suspect
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]


可是,黑猫警长他们搜寻半天也没有找到疑点蛛丝马迹。
However, the black cat sheriff they searched half a day did not find suspicious traces.

   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

   黑猫警长他们搜寻半天也没有找到疑点蛛丝马迹。
   hēi māo jǐng cháng tā mén sōu xún bàn tiān yě méi yǒu zhǎo dào yí diǎn zhū sī mǎ jì
   Black Cat Sheriff they searched for half a day did not find suspicious traces.

      黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
      猫 (māo) cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(dialect) to hide oneself/(coll.) modem
      警 (jǐng) to alert/to warn/police
      长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/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
      搜寻 (sōu xún) to search/to look for
         搜 (sōu) to search
         寻 (xún) to search/to look for/to seek
      半天 (bàn tiān) half of the day/a long time/quite a while/midair
         半 (bàn) half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      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
      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
      疑点 (yí diǎn) a doubtful point
         疑 (yí) to doubt/to suspect
         点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
      蛛丝马迹 (zhū sī mǎ jì) lit. spider's thread and horse track/tiny hints (of a
         蛛 (zhū) spider
         丝 (sī) silk/thread/trace/(cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
         马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
         迹 (jì) footprint/mark/trace/vestige/sign/indication/Taiwan pr.


天已经黑了,无法再进行搜寻,黑猫警长他们只能放弃,明天再来。
It was already dark and the search could no longer be carried out, the black cat sheriff they had to give up and come back tomorrow.

   天已经黑了,
   tiān yǐ jīng hēi le
   It was already dark and

      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      已经 (yǐ jīng) already
         已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
         经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
      黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   无法再进行搜寻,
   mó fǎ zài jìn háng sōu xún
   Unable to conduct further searches.

      无法 (mó fǎ) unable/incapable
         无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
         法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
      再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
      进行 (jìn háng) to advance/to conduct/underway/in progress/to do/to carry
         进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
      搜寻 (sōu xún) to search/to look for
         搜 (sōu) to search
         寻 (xún) to search/to look for/to seek

   黑猫警长他们只能放弃,
   hēi māo jǐng cháng tā mén zhī néng fàng qì
   Black cat sheriff they can only give up, the

      黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
      猫 (māo) cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(dialect) to hide oneself/(coll.) modem
      警 (jǐng) to alert/to warn/police
      长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/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
      只能 (zhī néng) can only/obliged to do sth/to have no other choice
         只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
         能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      放弃 (fàng qì) to renounce/to abandon/to give up
         放 (fàng) to put/to place/to release/to free/to let go/to let out/to
         弃 (qì) to abandon/to relinquish/to discard/to throw away

   明天再来。
   míng tiān zài lái
   Come back tomorrow.

      明天 (míng tiān) tomorrow
         明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next


回到家,黑猫警长又看了一次调查记录,又发现了一个疑点,所有的失踪昆虫都是在夜晚失踪的,也就是说疑犯在夜晚出现作案。
Back home, the black cat sheriff looked at the investigation records again and found another suspicion, all the missing insects were missing at night, which means that the suspect appeared at night to commit the crime.

   回到家,
   huí dào jiā
   Back 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 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for

   黑猫警长又看了一次调查记录,
   hēi māo jǐng cháng yòu kān le yī cì diào chá jì lù
   The black cat sheriff looked at the investigation records once again, the

      黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
      猫 (māo) cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(dialect) to hide oneself/(coll.) modem
      警 (jǐng) to alert/to warn/police
      长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
      看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      一次 (yī cì) first/first time/once/(math.) linear (of degree one)
         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
      调查 (diào chá) investigation/inquiry/to investigate/to survey/survey
         调 (diào) to transfer/to move (troops or cadres)/to investigate/to
         查 (chá) to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to
      记录 (jì lù) to record/record (written account)/note-taker/record (in
         记 (jì) to record/to note/to memorize/to remember/mark/sign
         录 (lù) diary/record/to hit/to copy

   又发现了一个疑点,
   yòu fā xiàn le yī gě yí diǎn
   Another suspicion was found that

      又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
      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
      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
      疑点 (yí diǎn) a doubtful point
         疑 (yí) to doubt/to suspect
         点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to

   所有的失踪昆虫都是在夜晚失踪的,
   suǒ yǒu de shī zōng kūn chóng dōu shì zài yè wǎn shī zōng de
   All the missing insects disappeared at night.

      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)
      失踪 (shī zōng) to be missing/to disappear/unaccounted for
         失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
         踪 (zōng) footprint/trace/tracks
      昆虫 (kūn chóng) insect/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]堆[dui1]
         昆 (kūn) descendant/elder brother/a style of Chinese poetry
         虫 (chóng) lower form of animal life including insects insect larvae
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      夜晚 (yè wǎn) night/CL:個|个[ge4]
         夜 (yè) night
         晚 (wǎn) evening/night/late
      失踪 (shī zōng) to be missing/to disappear/unaccounted for
         失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
         踪 (zōng) footprint/trace/tracks
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)

   也就是说疑犯在夜晚出现作案。
   yě jiù shì shuì yí fàn zài yè wǎn chū xiàn zuō àn
   This means that the suspect appears to commit the crime at night.

      也就是说 (yě jiù shì shuì) in other words/that is to say/so/thus
         也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
         就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
         说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
      疑犯 (yí fàn) a suspect
         疑 (yí) to doubt/to suspect
         犯 (fàn) to violate/to offend/to assault/criminal/crime/to make a
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      夜晚 (yè wǎn) night/CL:個|个[ge4]
         夜 (yè) night
         晚 (wǎn) evening/night/late
      出现 (chū xiàn) to appear/to arise/to emerge/to show up
         出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
         现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
      作案 (zuō àn) to commit a crime
         作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
         案 (àn) (legal) case/incident/record/file/table


于是黑猫警长赶紧叫醒灵敏狗和侦查鹰。
So the black cat sheriff rushed to wake up sensitive dog and scouting eagle.

   于是黑猫警长赶紧叫醒灵敏狗和侦查鹰。
   yú shì hēi māo jǐng cháng gǎn jǐn jiào xǐng líng mǐn gǒu hé zhēn chá yīng
   So the black cat sheriff rushed to wake up sensitive dog and scouting eagle.

      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
      黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
      猫 (māo) cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(dialect) to hide oneself/(coll.) modem
      警 (jǐng) to alert/to warn/police
      长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      赶紧 (gǎn jǐn) hurriedly/without delay
         赶 (gǎn) to overtake/to catch up with/to hurry/to rush/to try to
         紧 (jǐn) tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short
      叫醒 (jiào xǐng) to awaken/to wake sb up/to rouse
         叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
         醒 (xǐng) to wake up/to be awake/to become aware/to sober up/to come
      灵敏 (líng mǐn) smart/clever/sensitive/keen/quick/sharp
         灵 (líng) quick/alert/efficacious/effective/to come true/spirit
         敏 (mǐn) quick/nimble/agile/clever/smart
      狗 (gǒu) dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1]條|条[tiao2]
      和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
      侦查 (zhēn chá) to detect/to investigate
         侦 (zhēn) to scout/to spy/to detect
         查 (chá) to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to
      鹰 (yīng) eagle/falcon/hawk


到了动植公园,他们看见有一只昆虫正飞进动植公园的猪笼草地区。
When they arrived at the animal plant park, they saw an insect flying into the hogweed area of the animal plant park.

   到了动植公园,
   dào le dòng zhí gōng yuán
   When we arrived at the park of the moving plant.

      到了 (dào le) at last/finally/in the end
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
      植 (zhí) to plant
      公园 (gōng yuán) park (for public recreation)/CL:個|个[ge4]座[zuo4]
         公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
         园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public

   他们看见有一只昆虫正飞进动植公园的猪笼草地区。
   tā mén kān jiàn yǒu yī zhī kūn chóng zhēng fēi jìn dòng zhí gōng yuán de zhū lóng cǎo de ōu
   They saw an insect flying into the hogweed area of the animal park.

      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
      看见 (kān jiàn) to see/to catch sight of
         看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
         见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
      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
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      昆虫 (kūn chóng) insect/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]堆[dui1]
         昆 (kūn) descendant/elder brother/a style of Chinese poetry
         虫 (chóng) lower form of animal life including insects insect larvae
      正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
      飞 (fēi) to fly
      进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
      动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
      植 (zhí) to plant
      公园 (gōng yuán) park (for public recreation)/CL:個|个[ge4]座[zuo4]
         公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
         园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      猪笼草 (zhū lóng cǎo) tropical pitcher plant (i.e. genus Nepenthes)
         猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]
         笼 (lóng) enclosing frame made of bamboo wire etc/cage/basket/steamer
         草 (cǎo) grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough
      地区 (de ōu) local/regional/district (not necessarily formal
         地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
         区 (ōu) area/region/district/small/distinguish/CL:個|个[ge4]


看到这里,黑猫警长已经有点眉目了,回到家,黑猫警长上网查了一下猪笼草的资料。
See here, the black cat sheriff has a bit of eyebrows, back home, the black cat sheriff go online to look up the information of the piggy bank.

   看到这里,
   kān dào zhè lǐ
   See here.

      看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
      到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      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

   黑猫警长已经有点眉目了,
   hēi māo jǐng cháng yǐ jīng yǒu diǎn méi mù le
   Black Cat Sheriff has been a bit of a frown.

      黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
      猫 (māo) cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(dialect) to hide oneself/(coll.) modem
      警 (jǐng) to alert/to warn/police
      长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      已经 (yǐ jīng) already
         已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
         经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
      有点 (yǒu diǎn) a little
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
         点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
      眉目 (méi mù) general facial appearance/features/arrangement/sequence of
         眉 (méi) eyebrow/upper margin
         目 (mù) eye/item/section/list/catalogue/table of contents/order
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   回到家,
   huí dào jiā
   Back 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 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for

   黑猫警长上网查了一下猪笼草的资料。
   hēi māo jǐng cháng shǎng wǎng chá le yī xià zhū lóng cǎo de zī liào
   Black cat sheriff googled the piggy bank.

      黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
      猫 (māo) cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(dialect) to hide oneself/(coll.) modem
      警 (jǐng) to alert/to warn/police
      长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      上网 (shǎng wǎng) to go online/to connect to the Internet/(of a document etc)
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
         网 (wǎng) net/network
      查 (chá) to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      一下 (yī xià) (used after a verb) give it a go/to do (sth for a bit to
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
      猪笼草 (zhū lóng cǎo) tropical pitcher plant (i.e. genus Nepenthes)
         猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]
         笼 (lóng) enclosing frame made of bamboo wire etc/cage/basket/steamer
         草 (cǎo) grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      资料 (zī liào) material/resources/data/information/profile (Internet)
         资 (zī) resources/capital/to provide/to supply/to support/money
         料 (liào) material/stuff/grain/feed/to expect/to anticipate/to guess


看了资料,黑猫警长可以确定猪笼草就是此案的犯人。
After reading the information, the black cat sheriff can be sure that the piggy bank is the culprit of the case.

   看了资料,
   kān le zī liào
   Having read the information.

      看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      资料 (zī liào) material/resources/data/information/profile (Internet)
         资 (zī) resources/capital/to provide/to supply/to support/money
         料 (liào) material/stuff/grain/feed/to expect/to anticipate/to guess

   黑猫警长可以确定猪笼草就是此案的犯人。
   hēi māo jǐng cháng kě yǐ què dìng zhū lóng cǎo jiù shì cǐ àn de fàn rén
   Black Cat Sheriff can determine the piggy bank is the culprit in this case.

      黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
      猫 (māo) cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(dialect) to hide oneself/(coll.) modem
      警 (jǐng) to alert/to warn/police
      长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      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
      确定 (què dìng) definite/certain/fixed/to fix (on sth)/to determine/to be
         确 (què) authenticated/solid/firm/real/true
         定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
      猪笼草 (zhū lóng cǎo) tropical pitcher plant (i.e. genus Nepenthes)
         猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]
         笼 (lóng) enclosing frame made of bamboo wire etc/cage/basket/steamer
         草 (cǎo) grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough
      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
      此 (cǐ) this/these
      案 (àn) (legal) case/incident/record/file/table
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      犯人 (fàn rén) convict/prisoner/criminal
         犯 (fàn) to violate/to offend/to assault/criminal/crime/to make a
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]


原来猪笼草可以发出一种特殊的味道引诱昆虫。
The original pigweed can emit a special smell to lure insects.

   原来猪笼草可以发出一种特殊的味道引诱昆虫。
   yuán lái zhū lóng cǎo kě yǐ fā chū yī chóng tè shū de wèi dào yǐn yòu kūn chóng
   The original pigweed can emit a special smell to lure insects.

      原来 (yuán lái) original/former/originally/formerly/at first/so actually as
         原 (yuán) former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      猪笼草 (zhū lóng cǎo) tropical pitcher plant (i.e. genus Nepenthes)
         猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]
         笼 (lóng) enclosing frame made of bamboo wire etc/cage/basket/steamer
         草 (cǎo) grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough
      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
      发出 (fā chū) to issue (an order decree etc)/to send out/to dispatch/to
         发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
         出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
      一种 (yī chóng) one kind of/one type of
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
      特殊 (tè shū) special/particular/unusual/extraordinary
         特 (tè) special/unique/distinguished/especially/unusual/very/abbr.
         殊 (shū) different/unique/special/very/(classical) to behead/to die
      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
      引诱 (yǐn yòu) to coerce (sb into doing sth bad)/to lure (into a trap)/to
         引 (yǐn) to draw (e.g. a bow)/to pull/to stretch sth/to extend/to
         诱 (yòu) to entice/to tempt
      昆虫 (kūn chóng) insect/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]堆[dui1]
         昆 (kūn) descendant/elder brother/a style of Chinese poetry
         虫 (chóng) lower form of animal life including insects insect larvae


昆虫一旦进入猪笼草内部就难逃毒手了。
Once the insects get inside the hogweed, it is difficult to escape from the poison.

   昆虫一旦进入猪笼草内部就难逃毒手了。
   kūn chóng yī dàn jìn rù zhū lóng cǎo nèi bù jiù nán táo dú shǒu le
   Once the insects get inside the hogweed, it is difficult to escape from the poison.

      昆虫 (kūn chóng) insect/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]堆[dui1]
         昆 (kūn) descendant/elder brother/a style of Chinese poetry
         虫 (chóng) lower form of animal life including insects insect larvae
      一旦 (yī dàn) in case (sth happens)/if/once (sth happens then...)/when/in
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         旦 (dàn) dawn/morning/daybreak/day/dan female roles in Chinese opera
      进入 (jìn rù) to enter/to join/to go into
         进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
         入 (rù) to enter/to go into/to join/to become a member of/to
      猪笼草 (zhū lóng cǎo) tropical pitcher plant (i.e. genus Nepenthes)
         猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]
         笼 (lóng) enclosing frame made of bamboo wire etc/cage/basket/steamer
         草 (cǎo) grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough
      内部 (nèi bù) interior/inside (part section)/internal
         内 (nèi) inside/inner/internal/within/interior
         部 (bù) ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      难 (nán) difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good
      逃 (táo) to escape/to run away/to flee
      毒手 (dú shǒu) deadly blow/vicious attack/treacherous assault
         毒 (dú) poison/to poison/poisonous/malicious/cruel/fierce/narcotics
         手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed


第二天,黑猫警长以涉嫌杀人的罪名拘捕了猪笼草,并把它定为禁区。
The next day, the black cat sheriff arrested the piggy bank on suspicion of murder and made it a restricted area.

   第二天,
   dì èr tiān
   The next day

      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

   黑猫警长以涉嫌杀人的罪名拘捕了猪笼草,
   hēi māo jǐng cháng yǐ shè xián shā rén de zuì míng jū bǔ le zhū lóng cǎo
   The black cat sheriff arrested the piggy bank on suspicion of murder.

      黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
      猫 (māo) cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(dialect) to hide oneself/(coll.) modem
      警 (jǐng) to alert/to warn/police
      长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
      涉嫌 (shè xián) to be a suspect (in a crime)/to be suspected of
         涉 (shè) to wade/to be involved/to concern/to experience/to enter
         嫌 (xián) to dislike/suspicion/resentment/enmity/abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2
      杀人 (shā rén) homicide/to murder/to kill (a person)
         杀 (shā) to kill/to murder/to attack/to weaken or reduce/to smart
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      罪名 (zuì míng) criminal charge/accusation
         罪 (zuì) guilt/crime/fault/blame/sin
         名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
      拘捕 (jū bǔ) to arrest
         拘 (jū) to capture/to restrain/to constrain/to adhere rigidly to
         捕 (bǔ) to catch/to seize/to capture
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      猪笼草 (zhū lóng cǎo) tropical pitcher plant (i.e. genus Nepenthes)
         猪 (zhū) hog/pig/swine/CL:口[kou3]頭|头[tou2]
         笼 (lóng) enclosing frame made of bamboo wire etc/cage/basket/steamer
         草 (cǎo) grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough

   并把它定为禁区。
   bīng bǎ tā dìng wéi jīn ōu
   and designate it as a no-go area.

      并把 (bīng bǎ) to include
         并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
         把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      它 (tā) it
      定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
      为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
      禁区 (jīn ōu) restricted area/forbidden region
         禁 (jīn) to endure/to prohibit/to forbid
         区 (ōu) area/region/district/small/distinguish/CL:個|个[ge4]