小丑的病。有一个人去看医生，他对医生说：我常睡不着，心中充满了各式各样的忧虑和烦恼。医生经过详细检查后，发现这人并没有任何问题，只不过是情绪低落而已。因此，医生建议他需要多休息，并可以去看看马戏团表演。医生说：城里刚来的马戏团表演很精彩，特别是那个小丑非常出色，他一定能使你发笑，让你忘掉烦恼。病人无奈地说：没有用的，他帮不了我。因为我正是那个小丑。大道理：惟有穿鞋的人才知道鞋的哪一处挤脚。没有人能真正了解我们的心，惟有多多地自我观照才有可能对自己有更多的认识，也才真正明白，只有自己才是自己最好的帮手。
小丑的病。
Joker's disease.
小丑的病。
xiǎo chǒu de bìng
Clown's disease.
小丑 (xiǎo chǒu) clown
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
丑 (chǒu) clown/2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m. 12th solar month (6th
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
病 (bìng) illness/CL:場|场[chang2]/disease/to fall ill/defect
有一个人去看医生，他对医生说：我常睡不着，心中充满了各式各样的忧虑和烦恼。
A man went to a doctor and said to him, "I often cannot sleep, and my heart is full of all kinds of worries and troubles.
有一个人去看医生，
yǒu yī gě rén qù kān yī shēng
There was a man who went to the doctor and
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
一个人 (yī gě rén) by oneself (without assistance)/alone (without company)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
医生 (yī shēng) doctor/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
医 (yī) medical/medicine/doctor/to cure/to treat
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
他对医生说：
tā duì yī shēng shuì
He said to the doctor.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
医生 (yī shēng) doctor/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
医 (yī) medical/medicine/doctor/to cure/to treat
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
我常睡不着，
wǒ cháng shuì bù zhāo
I often can't sleep.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
睡 (shuì) to sleep/to lie down
不着 (bù zhāo) no need/need not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
心中充满了各式各样的忧虑和烦恼。
xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le gè shì gè yàng de yōu lǜ hé fán nǎo
The mind is filled with all kinds of worries and troubles.
心中 (xīn zhōng) central point/in one's thoughts/in one's heart
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
充满 (chōng mǎn) full of/brimming with/very full/permeated
充 (chōng) to fill/to satisfy/to fulfill/to act in place of/substitute
满 (mǎn) Manchu ethnic group/to fill/full/filled/packed/fully
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
各式各样 (gè shì gè yàng) (of) all kinds and sorts/various
各 (gè) each/every
式 (shì) type/form/pattern/style
各 (gè) each/every
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
忧虑 (yōu lǜ) to worry/anxiety (about)
忧 (yōu) to worry/to concern oneself with/worried/anxiety/sorrow
虑 (lǜ) to think over/to consider/anxiety
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
烦恼 (fán nǎo) to be worried/to be distressed/worries
烦 (fán) to feel vexed/to bother/to trouble/superfluous and
恼 (nǎo) to get angry
医生经过详细检查后，发现这人并没有任何问题，只不过是情绪低落而已。
After a detailed examination, the doctor found that there was nothing wrong with the man, except that he was depressed.
医生经过详细检查后，
yī shēng jīng guō xiáng xì jiǎn chá hòu
After a detailed examination, the doctor
医生 (yī shēng) doctor/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
医 (yī) medical/medicine/doctor/to cure/to treat
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
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)
详细 (xiáng xì) detailed/in detail/minute
详 (xiáng) detailed/comprehensive
细 (xì) thin or slender/finely particulate/thin and soft/fine
检查 (jiǎn chá) inspection/to examine/to inspect/CL:次[ci4]
检 (jiǎn) to check/to examine/to inspect/to exercise restraint
查 (chá) to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to
后 (hòu) empress/queen
发现这人并没有任何问题，
fā xiàn zhè rén bīng méi yǒu rén hé wèn tí
found that there was nothing wrong with this person.
发现 (fā xiàn) to find/to discover
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
没有 (méi yǒu) haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
任何 (rén hé) any/whatever/whichever/whatsoever
任 (rén) to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office
何 (hé) what/how/why/which/carry
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
只不过是情绪低落而已。
zhī bù guō shì qíng xù dī là ér yǐ
It's just a low mood.
只不过 (zhī bù guō) only/merely/nothing but/no more than/it's just that ...
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
情绪 (qíng xù) mood/state of mind/moodiness/CL:種|种[zhong3]
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
绪 (xù) beginnings/clues/mental state/thread
低落 (dī là) downcast/gloomy/to decline
低 (dī) low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down
落 (là) to leave out/to be missing/to leave behind or forget to
而已 (ér yǐ) that's all/nothing more
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
因此，医生建议他需要多休息，并可以去看看马戏团表演。
Therefore, the doctor suggested that he needed more rest and could go see a circus show.
因此，
yīn cǐ
Therefore
因此 (yīn cǐ) thus/consequently/as a result
因 (yīn) cause/reason/because
此 (cǐ) this/these
医生建议他需要多休息，
yī shēng jiàn yì tā xū yāo duō xiū xī
The doctor advised him that he needed more rest.
医生 (yī shēng) doctor/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
医 (yī) medical/medicine/doctor/to cure/to treat
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
建议 (jiàn yì) to propose/to suggest/to recommend/proposal/suggestion
建 (jiàn) to establish/to found/to set up/to build/to construct
议 (yì) to comment on/to discuss/to suggest
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
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
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
休息 (xiū xī) rest/to rest
休 (xiū) to rest/to stop doing sth for a period of time/to cease
息 (xī) breath/news/interest (on an investment or loan)/to cease/to
并可以去看看马戏团表演。
bīng kě yǐ qù kān kān mǎ xì tuán biǎo yǎn
And you can go see the circus show.
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
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
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
看看 (kān kān) to take a look at/to examine/to survey/(coll.) pretty soon
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
马戏团 (mǎ xì tuán) circus
马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
戏 (xì) trick/drama/play/show/CL:齣|出[chu1]場|场[chang3]臺|台[tai2]
团 (tuán) round/lump/ball/to roll into a ball/to gather/regiment
表演 (biǎo yǎn) play/show/performance/exhibition/to perform/to act/to
表 (biǎo) exterior surface/family relationship via females/to show
演 (yǎn) to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act
医生说：城里刚来的马戏团表演很精彩，特别是那个小丑非常出色，他一定能使你发笑，让你忘掉烦恼。
The doctor said: the circus show that just came to town is wonderful, especially the clown is very good, he can certainly make you laugh and make you forget your troubles.
医生说：
yī shēng shuì
The doctor said.
医生 (yī shēng) doctor/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
医 (yī) medical/medicine/doctor/to cure/to treat
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
城里刚来的马戏团表演很精彩，
chéng lǐ gāng lái de mǎ xì tuán biǎo yǎn hěn jīng cǎi
The circus that just came to town had a great show.
城 (chéng) city walls/city/town/CL:座[zuo4]道[dao4]個|个[ge4]
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
刚 (gāng) hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
马戏团 (mǎ xì tuán) circus
马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
戏 (xì) trick/drama/play/show/CL:齣|出[chu1]場|场[chang3]臺|台[tai2]
团 (tuán) round/lump/ball/to roll into a ball/to gather/regiment
表演 (biǎo yǎn) play/show/performance/exhibition/to perform/to act/to
表 (biǎo) exterior surface/family relationship via females/to show
演 (yǎn) to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
精彩 (jīng cǎi) wonderful/marvelous/brilliant
精 (jīng) essence/extract/vitality/energy/semen/sperm/mythical goblin
彩 (cǎi) (bright) color/variety/applause/applaud/lottery prize
特别是那个小丑非常出色，
tè bié shì nā gě xiǎo chǒu fēi cháng chū sè
Especially that clown was excellent.
特别 (tè bié) especially/special/particular/unusual
特 (tè) special/unique/distinguished/especially/unusual/very/abbr.
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
那个 (nā gě) that one/that thing/that (as opposed to this)/(used before
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
小丑 (xiǎo chǒu) clown
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
丑 (chǒu) clown/2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m. 12th solar month (6th
非常 (fēi cháng) very/very much/unusual/extraordinary
非 (fēi) abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1] Africa/to not be/not/wrong
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
出色 (chū sè) remarkable/outstanding
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
色 (sè) color/CL:種|种[zhong3]/look/appearance/sex/color/dice
他一定能使你发笑，
tā yī dìng néng shǐ nǐ fā xiào
He must be able to make you laugh.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
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
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
使 (shǐ) to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
发笑 (fā xiào) to burst out laughing/to laugh
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
让你忘掉烦恼。
ràng nǐ wàng diào fán nǎo
To make you forget your troubles.
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
忘掉 (wàng diào) to forget
忘 (wàng) to forget/to overlook/to neglect
掉 (diào) to fall/to drop/to lag behind/to lose/to go missing/to
烦恼 (fán nǎo) to be worried/to be distressed/worries
烦 (fán) to feel vexed/to bother/to trouble/superfluous and
恼 (nǎo) to get angry
病人无奈地说：没有用的，他帮不了我。
The patient said helplessly: It's useless, he can't help me.
病人无奈地说：
bìng rén mó nài de shuì
The patient said helplessly.
病人 (bìng rén) sick person/patient/invalid/CL:個|个[ge4]
病 (bìng) illness/CL:場|场[chang2]/disease/to fall ill/defect
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
无奈 (mó nài) helpless/without choice/for lack of better option
无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
奈 (nài) how can one help
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
没有用的，
méi yǒu yòng de
It's not working.
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
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
他帮不了我。
tā bāng bù le wǒ
He can't help me.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
帮 (bāng) to help/to assist/to support/for sb (i.e. as a help)/hired
不了 (bù le) unable to/without end
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
因为我正是那个小丑。
Because I am exactly that clown.
因为我正是那个小丑。
yīn wéi wǒ zhēng shì nā gě xiǎo chǒu
Because I am exactly that clown.
因为 (yīn wéi) because/owing to/on account of
因 (yīn) cause/reason/because
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
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
那个 (nā gě) that one/that thing/that (as opposed to this)/(used before
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
小丑 (xiǎo chǒu) clown
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
丑 (chǒu) clown/2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m. 12th solar month (6th
大道理：惟有穿鞋的人才知道鞋的哪一处挤脚。
The big truth: Only those who wear shoes know which part of the shoe is cramped.
大道理：
dà dào lǐ
Big truth.
大道理 (dà dào lǐ) major principle/general truth/sermon (reproof)/bombastic
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
惟有穿鞋的人才知道鞋的哪一处挤脚。
wéi yǒu chuān xié de rén cái zhī dào xié de nǎ yī chǔ jǐ jiǎo
The only person who knows where the shoe is squeezed is the person wearing the shoe.
惟 (wéi) -ism/only
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
穿 (chuān) to wear/to put on/to dress/to bore through/to pierce/to
鞋 (xié) shoe/CL:雙|双[shuang1]隻|只[zhi1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
人才 (rén cái) talent/talented person/looks/attractive looks
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
知道 (zhī dào) to know/to become aware of/also pr. [zhi1 dao5]
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
鞋 (xié) shoe/CL:雙|双[shuang1]隻|只[zhi1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
哪 (nǎ) how/which/(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
挤 (jǐ) to crowd in/to cram in/to force others aside/to press/to
脚 (jiǎo) foot/leg (of an animal or an object)/base (of an object)
没有人能真正了解我们的心，惟有多多地自我观照才有可能对自己有更多的认识，也才真正明白，只有自己才是自己最好的帮手。
No one can really understand our heart, but only by looking at ourselves more often can we know more about ourselves and truly understand that only we are our best helper.
没有人能真正了解我们的心，
méi yǒu rén néng zhēn zhēng le jiě wǒ mén de xīn
No one can really know our hearts.
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
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
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
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
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
惟有多多地自我观照才有可能对自己有更多的认识，
wéi yǒu duō duō de zì wǒ guān zhào cái yǒu kě néng duì zì jǐ yǒu gēng duō de rèn shí
The only way to know more about yourself is to look at yourself more often.
惟 (wéi) -ism/only
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
多多 (duō duō) many/much/a lot/lots and lots/more/even more
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
自我 (zì wǒ) self-/ego (psychology)
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
观 (guān) to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept
照 (zhào) according to/in accordance with/to shine/to illuminate/to
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
有可能 (yǒu kě néng) possible/probable/possibly/probably/may/might
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
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
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
自己 (zì jǐ) oneself/one's own
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
认识 (rèn shí) to know/to recognize/to be familiar with/to get acquainted
认 (rèn) to recognize/to know/to admit
识 (shí) to know/knowledge/Taiwan pr. [shi4]/to record/to write a
也才真正明白，
yě cái zhēn zhēng míng bái
Only then did I truly understand that
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
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
明白 (míng bái) clear/obvious/unequivocal/to understand/to realize
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
白 (bái) white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain/clear/to make
只有自己才是自己最好的帮手。
zhī yǒu zì jǐ cái shì zì jǐ zuì hǎo de bāng shǒu
Only you are your own best helper.
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
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
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
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
最好 (zuì hǎo) best/(you) had better (do what we suggest)
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
帮手 (bāng shǒu) helper/assistant
帮 (bāng) to help/to assist/to support/for sb (i.e. as a help)/hired
手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of