你被解雇了。这一天，49岁的伯尼。马库斯像往常一样，拎着心爱的公文包去公司上班。在二十多年的职业生涯中，他勤勤恳恳，兢兢业业，才坐到今天职业经理人的位置上，其中充满了艰辛困苦。他只要再这样工作11年，就可以安安稳稳的拿到退休金了。可是，他万万没有想到，这天将是他在公司工作的最后一天。你被解雇了。为什么？我犯了什么错？他凉讶,疑惑地问。不，你没有过错，公司发展不景气，董事会决定裁员，仅此而已。是的，仅此而已。他在一夜之间，从一名受人尊敬的公司经理成了名在街头流浪的失业者。和所有的失业者一样，繁重的家庭开支迫使伯尼。马库斯必须找到生活来源。那段日子，他常常去洛杉矶家街头咖啡店，一坐就是几小时，化解内心的痛苦,迷茫和巨大的精神压力。有一天，他遇到了自己的老朋友和他一样,同是经理人现在也同样遭到解雇的亚瑟。布兰克。两个人互相安慰，一起寻求解决的办法。为什么我们不自己创办一家公司呢。这个念头像火苗一样，在伯尼。马库斯心中一闪，点燃了压抑在心中的激情和梦想。于是，两个人就在这间咖啡店里，策划建立新的家居仓储公司。两位失业的经理人为企业制定了一份发展规划和个拥有最低价格,最优选择,最好服务的制胜理念，并制定出使这一优秀理念在企业发展中得以成功实践的套管理制度，然后就开始着手创办企业。时值公元1978年春天。这就是后来闻名全球的美国家居仓储公司。他们用了20年的时间，把一家名不见经传的小公司发展成为拥有775家店,15万名员工,年销售额300亿美元的世界500强企业。成为全球零售业发展史中上的一个奇迹。奇迹始于20年前的一句话：你被解雇了。是的，你被解雇了是我们每个人在人生旅途中最不愿听到的句话，但正是这句话，改变了伯尼。马库斯和亚瑟。布兰克两个人的一生的命运。如果不是被解雇，他们无论如何也不会想到要创办美国家居仓储公司；如果不是被解雇，他们无论如何也不会跻身世界500强；如果不是被解雇，他们俩个现在只是靠每月领退休金度日的垂暮老人。人生启示：人生是一次长途旅行，它的美妙之处就是未知，你不知道未来会发生什么。所以，当扇门对你关上，你千万不要把自己也关在里面。因为世界上不止一扇门。定还有另一扇门，你要做的就是去寻找并打开这扇门！
你被解雇了。
You're fired.
你被解雇了。
nǐ bèi jiě gù le
You're fired.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
解雇 (jiě gù) to fire/to sack/to dismiss/to terminate employment
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
雇 (gù) to employ/to hire/to rent
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
这一天，49岁的伯尼。
On this day, 49-year-old Bernie.
这一天，
zhè yī tiān
On this day
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
49岁的伯尼。
??? ??? suì de bǎi ní
Bernie, 49.
岁 (suì) classifier for years (of age)/year/year (of crop harvests)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
伯 (bǎi) one hundred (old)/father's elder brother/senior/paternal
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
马库斯像往常一样，拎着心爱的公文包去公司上班。
Marcus went to work as usual, carrying his beloved briefcase.
马库斯像往常一样，
mǎ kù sī xiàng wǎng cháng yī yàng
Marcus, as usual.
马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
库 (kù) warehouse/storehouse/(file) library
斯 (sī) Slovakia/Slovak/abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]/(phonetic)
像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
往常 (wǎng cháng) habitually (in the past)/as one used to do formerly/as it
往 (wǎng) to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
一样 (yī yàng) same/like/equal to/the same as/just like
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
拎着心爱的公文包去公司上班。
līn zhāo xīn ài de gōng wén bāo qù gōng sī shǎng bān
Carry your beloved briefcase to work.
拎 (līn) to lift/to carry in one's hand/Taiwan pr. [ling1]
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
心爱 (xīn ài) beloved
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
公文包 (gōng wén bāo) briefcase/attaché case
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
文 (wén) language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old)
包 (bāo) to cover/to wrap/to hold/to include/to take charge of/to
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
公司 (gōng sī) (business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
司 (sī) to take charge of/to manage/department (under a ministry)
上班 (shǎng bān) to go to work/to be on duty/to start work/to go to the
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
在二十多年的职业生涯中，他勤勤恳恳，兢兢业业，才坐到今天职业经理人的位置上，其中充满了艰辛困苦。
In his career of more than twenty years, he has worked diligently and conscientiously to reach his current position as a professional manager, which is full of hardships and difficulties.
在二十多年的职业生涯中，
zài èr shí duō nián de zhí yè shēng yá zhōng
In a career spanning more than two decades
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
二十多 (èr shí duō) over 20
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
十 (shí) ten/10
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
职业 (zhí yè) occupation/profession/vocation/professional
职 (zhí) office/duty
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
生涯 (shēng yá) career/life (way in which sb lives)/period of one's life
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
涯 (yá) border/horizon/shore
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
他勤勤恳恳，
tā qín qín kěn kěn
He is diligent and conscientious.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
勤勤恳恳 (qín qín kěn kěn) industrious and conscientious/assiduous
勤 (qín) diligent/industrious/hardworking/frequent/regular/constant
勤 (qín) diligent/industrious/hardworking/frequent/regular/constant
恳 (kěn) earnest
恳 (kěn) earnest
兢兢业业，
jīng jīng yè yè
conscientiousness.
兢兢业业 (jīng jīng yè yè) cautious and conscientious
兢 (jīng) to be fearful/apprehensive
兢 (jīng) to be fearful/apprehensive
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
才坐到今天职业经理人的位置上，
cái zuò dào jīn tiān zhí yè jīng lǐ rén de wèi zhì shǎng
before sitting in the position of a professional manager today.
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
坐到今天职业经理人的位置上 --not found--
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
今天 (jīn tiān) today/at the present/now
今 (jīn) today/modern/present/current/this/now
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
职业 (zhí yè) occupation/profession/vocation/professional
职 (zhí) office/duty
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
经理 (jīng lǐ) manager/director/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
位置 (wèi zhì) position/place/seat/CL:個|个[ge4]
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
置 (zhì) to install/to place/to put/to buy
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
其中充满了艰辛困苦。
qí zhōng chōng mǎn le jiān xīn kùn kǔ
It is full of hardships and difficulties.
其中 (qí zhōng) among/in/included among these
其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
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
艰辛 (jiān xīn) hardships/arduous/difficult
艰 (jiān) difficult/hard/hardship
辛 (xīn) (of taste) hot or pungent/hard/laborious/suffering/eighth
困苦 (kùn kǔ) deprivation/distressed/miserable
困 (kùn) to trap/to surround/hard-pressed/stranded/destitute
苦 (kǔ) bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to
他只要再这样工作11年，就可以安安稳稳的拿到退休金了。
He only needs to work like this for another 11 years and then he will be able to get his pension in peace.
他只要再这样工作11年，
tā zhī yāo zài zhè yàng gōng zuō ??? ??? nián
He just needs to work like this for another 11 years.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
只要 (zhī yāo) if only/so long as
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
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
工作 (gōng zuō) to work/(of a machine) to operate/job/work/task
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
就可以安安稳稳的拿到退休金了。
jiù kě yǐ ān ān wěn wěn de ná dào tuì xiū jīn le
Then you can get your pension in peace.
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
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
安 (ān) content/calm/still/quiet/safe/secure/in good health/to find
安稳 (ān wěn) smooth and steady
安 (ān) content/calm/still/quiet/safe/secure/in good health/to find
稳 (wěn) settled/steady/stable
稳 (wěn) settled/steady/stable
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
拿 (ná) to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/(used in the
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
退休金 (tuì xiū jīn) retirement pay/pension
退 (tuì) to retreat/to decline/to move back/to withdraw
休 (xiū) to rest/to stop doing sth for a period of time/to cease
金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
可是，他万万没有想到，这天将是他在公司工作的最后一天。
However, he never expected that this day would be his last day working in the company.
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
他万万没有想到，
tā mò mò méi yǒu xiǎng dào
He never expected that
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
万万 (mò mò) absolutely/wholly
万 (mò) see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
万 (mò) see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
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
想到 (xiǎng dào) to think of/to call to mind/to anticipate
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
这天将是他在公司工作的最后一天。
zhè tiān jiāng shì tā zài gōng sī gōng zuō de zuì hòu yī tiān
This day will be his last day working for the company.
这天 (zhè tiān) today/this day
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
将 (jiāng) will/shall/to use/to take/to checkmate/just a short while
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
公司 (gōng sī) (business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
司 (sī) to take charge of/to manage/department (under a ministry)
工作 (gōng zuō) to work/(of a machine) to operate/job/work/task
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
最后一天 (zuì hòu yī tiān) final day
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
后 (hòu) empress/queen
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
你被解雇了。
You're fired.
你被解雇了。
nǐ bèi jiě gù le
You're fired.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
解雇 (jiě gù) to fire/to sack/to dismiss/to terminate employment
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
雇 (gù) to employ/to hire/to rent
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
为什么？我犯了什么错？他凉讶,疑惑地问。
Why? What did I do wrong? He was surprised and puzzled.
为什么？
wéi shén me
Why?
为什么 (wéi shén me) why?/for what reason?
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
我犯了什么错？
wǒ fàn le shén me cuò
What mistake have I made?
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
犯 (fàn) to violate/to offend/to assault/criminal/crime/to make a
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
什么 (shén me) what?/something/anything
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
错 (cuò) mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish
他凉讶,
tā liáng yà
He was surprised,
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
凉 (liáng) the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms namely: Former Liang
讶 (yà) astounded
疑惑地问。
yí huò de wèn
Asked suspiciously.
疑惑 (yí huò) to doubt/to distrust/unconvincing/to puzzle over/misgivings
疑 (yí) to doubt/to suspect
惑 (huò) to confuse/to be puzzled
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
问 (wèn) to ask
不，你没有过错，公司发展不景气，董事会决定裁员，仅此而已。
No, you are not at fault, the company is in a slump and the board decided to lay off staff, that's all.
不，
bù
No.
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
你没有过错，
nǐ méi yǒu guō cuò
You are not at fault.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
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
过错 (guō cuò) mistake/fault/responsibility (for a fault)
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
错 (cuò) mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish
公司发展不景气，
gōng sī fā zhǎn bù jǐng qì
The company is in a slump.
公司 (gōng sī) (business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
司 (sī) to take charge of/to manage/department (under a ministry)
发展 (fā zhǎn) development/growth/to develop/to grow/to expand
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
展 (zhǎn) to spread out/to open up/to exhibit/to put into effect/to
不景气 (bù jǐng qì) slack/in a slump
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
景 (jǐng) bright/circumstance/scenery
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
董事会决定裁员，
dǒng shì huì jué dìng cái yuán
The Board of Directors decided to lay off employees.
董事会 (dǒng shì huì) board of directors
董 (dǒng) to supervise/to direct/director
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
决定 (jué dìng) to decide (to do something)/to resolve/decision
决 (jué) to decide/to determine/to execute (sb)/(of a dam etc) to
定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
裁员 (cái yuán) to cut staff/to lay off employees
裁 (cái) to cut out (as a dress)/to cut/to trim/to reduce/to
员 (yuán) person/employee/member
仅此而已。
jǐn cǐ ér yǐ
That's all.
仅此而已 (jǐn cǐ ér yǐ) that's all/just this and nothing more
仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
此 (cǐ) this/these
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
是的，仅此而已。
Yes, that's all.
是的，
shì de
Yes.
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
仅此而已。
jǐn cǐ ér yǐ
That's all.
仅此而已 (jǐn cǐ ér yǐ) that's all/just this and nothing more
仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
此 (cǐ) this/these
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
他在一夜之间，从一名受人尊敬的公司经理成了名在街头流浪的失业者。
Overnight, he went from being a respected company manager to an unemployed man living on the streets.
他在一夜之间，
tā zài yī yè zhī jiān
He was, overnight
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
夜 (yè) night
之间 (zhī jiān) between/among/inter-
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
从一名受人尊敬的公司经理成了名在街头流浪的失业者。
cóng yī míng shòu rén zūn jìng de gōng sī jīng lǐ chéng le míng zài jiē tóu liú làng de shī yè zhě
From a respected company manager to an unemployed man living on the streets.
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
受 (shòu) to receive/to accept/to suffer/subjected to/to bear/to
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
尊敬 (zūn jìng) to respect/to revere
尊 (zūn) senior/of a senior generation/to honor/to respect/honorific
敬 (jìng) to respect/to venerate/to salute/to offer
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
公司 (gōng sī) (business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
司 (sī) to take charge of/to manage/department (under a ministry)
经理 (jīng lǐ) manager/director/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
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
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
街头 (jiē tóu) street
街 (jiē) street/CL:條|条[tiao2]
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
流浪 (liú làng) to drift about/to wander/to roam/nomadic/homeless/unsettled
流 (liú) to flow/to disseminate/to circulate or spread/to move or
浪 (làng) wave/breaker/unrestrained/dissipated/to stroll/to ramble
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
失业者 (shī yè zhě) an unemployed person
失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
和所有的失业者一样，繁重的家庭开支迫使伯尼。
Like all unemployed people, the heavy household expenses forced Bernie.
和所有的失业者一样，
hé suǒ yǒu de shī yè zhě yī yàng
Like all unemployed people.
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
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)
失业者 (shī yè zhě) an unemployed person
失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
一样 (yī yàng) same/like/equal to/the same as/just like
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
繁重的家庭开支迫使伯尼。
fán chóng de jiā tíng kāi zhī pǎi shǐ bǎi ní
Heavy household expenses forced Bernie.
繁重 (fán chóng) heavy/burdensome/heavy-duty/arduous/onerous
繁 (fán) complicated/many/in great numbers/abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3]
重 (chóng) to repeat/repetition/again/re-/classifier: layer/heavy
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
家庭 (jiā tíng) family/household/CL:戶|户[hu4]個|个[ge4]
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
庭 (tíng) main hall/front courtyard/law court
开支 (kāi zhī) expenditures/expenses/CL:筆|笔[bi3] 項|项[xiang4]/to spend
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
支 (zhī) to support/to sustain/to erect/to raise/branch/division/to
迫使 (pǎi shǐ) to force/to compel
迫 (pǎi) to force/to compel/to approach or go towards/urgent
使 (shǐ) to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to
伯 (bǎi) one hundred (old)/father's elder brother/senior/paternal
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
马库斯必须找到生活来源。
Marcus had to find a source of livelihood.
马库斯必须找到生活来源。
mǎ kù sī bì xū zhǎo dào shēng huó lái yuán
Marcus had to find a source of livelihood.
马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
库 (kù) warehouse/storehouse/(file) library
斯 (sī) Slovakia/Slovak/abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]/(phonetic)
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
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
生活 (shēng huó) life/activity/to live/livelihood
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
来源 (lái yuán) source (of information etc)/origin
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
源 (yuán) root/source/origin
那段日子，他常常去洛杉矶家街头咖啡店，一坐就是几小时，化解内心的痛苦,迷茫和巨大的精神压力。
In those days, he used to go to a street coffee shop in Los Angeles and sit there for hours to relieve his pain, confusion and great mental stress.
那段日子，
nā duàn rì zǐ
Those days.
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
段 (duàn) paragraph/section/segment/stage (of a process)/classifier
日子 (rì zǐ) day/a (calendar) date/days of one's life
日 (rì) abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3] Japan/sun/day/date day of the month
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
他常常去洛杉矶家街头咖啡店，
tā cháng cháng qù luò shā jī jiā jiē tóu gā fēi diàn
He often went to Los Angeles street coffee shops.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
常常 (cháng cháng) frequently/often
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
洛杉矶 (luò shā jī) Los Angeles California
洛 (luò) null
杉 (shā) China fir/Cunninghamia lanceolata/also pr. [sha1]
矶 (jī) breakwater/jetty
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
街头 (jiē tóu) street
街 (jiē) street/CL:條|条[tiao2]
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
咖啡店 (gā fēi diàn) café/coffee shop
咖 (gā) coffee/class/grade
啡 (fēi) (phonetic component)
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
一坐就是几小时，
yī zuò jiù shì jī xiǎo shí
Sitting for a few hours.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
坐就是几小时 --not found--
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
几 (jī) small table
小时 (xiǎo shí) hour/CL:個|个[ge4]
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
化解内心的痛苦,
huà jiě nèi xīn de tòng kǔ
Relieving inner pain,
化解 (huà jiě) to dissolve/to resolve (contradictions)/to dispel (doubts)
化 (huà) to make into/to change into/-ization/to ... -ize/to
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
内心 (nèi xīn) heart/innermost being/(math.) incenter
内 (nèi) inside/inner/internal/within/interior
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
痛苦 (tòng kǔ) pain/suffering/painful/CL:個|个[ge4]
痛 (tòng) ache/pain/sorrow/deeply/thoroughly
苦 (kǔ) bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to
迷茫和巨大的精神压力。
mí máng hé jù dà de jīng shén yā lì
Confusion and great mental stress.
迷茫 (mí máng) vast and indistinct/perplexed/bewildered/at a loss
迷 (mí) to bewilder/crazy about/fan/enthusiast/lost/confused
茫 (máng) vast with no clear boundary/fig. hazy/indistinct/unclear
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
巨大 (jù dà) huge/immense/very large/tremendous/gigantic/enormous
巨 (jù) very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
精神 (jīng shén) spirit/mind/consciousness/thought/mental/psychological
精 (jīng) essence/extract/vitality/energy/semen/sperm/mythical goblin
神 (shén) God/abbr. for 神舟[Shen2 zhou1]/deity/soul/spirit/unusual
压力 (yā lì) pressure
压 (yā) to press/to push down/to keep under (control)/pressure/see
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
有一天，他遇到了自己的老朋友和他一样,同是经理人现在也同样遭到解雇的亚瑟。
One day, he met his old friend Arthur, who, like him, was also a manager and was now also fired.
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
他遇到了自己的老朋友和他一样,
tā yù dào le zì jǐ de lǎo péng yǒu hé tā yī yàng
He met his old friend who was just like him,
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
遇到 (yù dào) to meet/to run into/to come across
遇 (yù) to meet/to encounter/to treat/to receive/opportunity/chance
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
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)
老朋友 (lǎo péng yǒu) old friend/(slang) period/menstruation
老 (lǎo) null
朋 (péng) friend
友 (yǒu) friend
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
一样 (yī yàng) same/like/equal to/the same as/just like
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
同是经理人现在也同样遭到解雇的亚瑟。
tóng shì jīng lǐ rén xiàn zài yě tóng yàng zāo dào jiě gù de yà sè
Arthur, who is also a manager and has now been fired as well.
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
经理 (jīng lǐ) manager/director/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
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
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
同样 (tóng yàng) same/equal/equivalent
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
遭到 (zāo dào) to suffer/to meet with (sth unfortunate)
遭 (zāo) to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)/classifier for
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
解雇 (jiě gù) to fire/to sack/to dismiss/to terminate employment
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
雇 (gù) to employ/to hire/to rent
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
亚瑟 (yà sè) Arthur (name)
亚 (yà) Asia/Asian/Taiwan pr. [Ya3]/second/next to/inferior/sub-
瑟 (sè) a type of standing harp smaller than konghou 箜篌 with 5-25
布兰克。
Blank.
布兰克。
bù lán kè
Blank.
布 (bù) cloth/to declare/to announce/to spread/to make known
兰克 (lán kè) Rank (name)/Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886) important German
兰 (lán) orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)/fragrant thoroughwort
克 (kè) to be able to/to subdue/to restrain/to overcome/gram
两个人互相安慰，一起寻求解决的办法。
The two people comforted each other and sought solutions together.
两个人互相安慰，
liǎng gě rén hù xiāng ān wèi
Two people comforting each other.
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
个人 (gě rén) individual/personal/oneself
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
互相 (hù xiāng) each other/mutually/mutual
互 (hù) mutual
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
安慰 (ān wèi) to comfort/to console/CL:個|个[ge4]
安 (ān) content/calm/still/quiet/safe/secure/in good health/to find
慰 (wèi) to comfort/to console/to reassure
一起寻求解决的办法。
yī qǐ xún qiú jiě jué de bàn fǎ
Seek solutions together.
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
寻求 (xún qiú) to seek/to look for
寻 (xún) to search/to look for/to seek
求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
解决 (jiě jué) to settle (a dispute)/to resolve/to solve/to dispose of/to
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
决 (jué) to decide/to determine/to execute (sb)/(of a dam etc) to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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]
为什么我们不自己创办一家公司呢。
Why don't we start a company of our own.
为什么我们不自己创办一家公司呢。
wéi shén me wǒ mén bù zì jǐ chuāng bàn yī jiā gōng sī ne
Why don't we start a company of our own.
为什么 (wéi shén me) why?/for what reason?
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
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
创办 (chuāng bàn) to establish/to found/to launch
创 (chuāng) a wound/cut/injury/trauma/to begin/to initiate/to
办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
一家 (yī jiā) the whole family/the same family/the family ... (when
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
公司 (gōng sī) (business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
司 (sī) to take charge of/to manage/department (under a ministry)
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
这个念头像火苗一样，在伯尼。
This thought was like a fire in Bernie.
这个念头像火苗一样，
zhè gě niàn tóu xiàng huǒ miáo yī yàng
This thought was like a fire that
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
念头 (niàn tóu) thought/idea/intention
念 (niàn) to read/to study (a subject)/to attend (a school)/to read
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
火苗 (huǒ miáo) flame
火 (huǒ) fire/urgent/ammunition/fiery or flaming/internal heat
苗 (miáo) sprout
一样 (yī yàng) same/like/equal to/the same as/just like
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
在伯尼。
zài bǎi ní
In Bernie.
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
伯 (bǎi) one hundred (old)/father's elder brother/senior/paternal
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
马库斯心中一闪，点燃了压抑在心中的激情和梦想。
A flash in Marcus's heart ignited the passion and dreams repressed in his heart.
马库斯心中一闪，
mǎ kù sī xīn zhōng yī shǎn
Marcus had a flash in his mind that
马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
库 (kù) warehouse/storehouse/(file) library
斯 (sī) Slovakia/Slovak/abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]/(phonetic)
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
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
闪 (shǎn) to dodge/to duck out of the way/to beat it/shaken (by a
点燃了压抑在心中的激情和梦想。
diǎn rán le yā yì zài xīn zhōng de jī qíng hé mèng xiǎng
It ignites the passion and dreams that are suppressed in the heart.
点燃 (diǎn rán) to ignite/to set on fire/aflame
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
燃 (rán) to burn/to ignite/to light/fig. to spark off (hopes)/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
压抑 (yā yì) to constrain or repress emotions/oppressive/stifling
压 (yā) to press/to push down/to keep under (control)/pressure/see
抑 (yì) to restrain/to restrict/to keep down/or
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
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
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
激情 (jī qíng) passion/fervor/enthusiasm/strong emotion
激 (jī) to arouse/to incite/to excite/to stimulate/sharp/fierce
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
梦想 (mèng xiǎng) (fig.) to dream of/dream
梦 (mèng) dream/CL:場|场[chang2]個|个[ge4]/(bound form) to dream
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
于是，两个人就在这间咖啡店里，策划建立新的家居仓储公司。
So the two men planned the establishment of a new home storage company in this coffee shop.
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
两个人就在这间咖啡店里，
liǎng gě rén jiù zài zhè jiān gā fēi diàn lǐ
Two people are in this coffee shop.
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
个人 (gě rén) individual/personal/oneself
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
咖啡店 (gā fēi diàn) café/coffee shop
咖 (gā) coffee/class/grade
啡 (fēi) (phonetic component)
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
策划建立新的家居仓储公司。
cè huá jiàn lì xīn de jiā jū cāng chǔ gōng sī
Planning to establish a new home storage company.
策划 (cè huá) to plot/to scheme/to bring about/to engineer/planning
策 (cè) policy/plan/scheme/bamboo slip for writing (old)/to whip (a
划 (huá) to row/to paddle/profitable/worth (the effort)/it pays (to
建立 (jiàn lì) to establish/to set up/to found
建 (jiàn) to establish/to found/to set up/to build/to construct
立 (lì) to stand/to set up/to establish/to lay down/to draw up/at
新 (xīn) new/newly/meso- (chemistry)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
家居 (jiā jū) home/residence/to stay at home (unemployed)
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
居 (jū) (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting
仓储 (cāng chǔ) to store in a warehouse
仓 (cāng) barn/granary/storehouse/cabin/hold (in ship)
储 (chǔ) to store/to save/to have in reserve/heir/Taiwan pr. [chu2]
公司 (gōng sī) (business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
司 (sī) to take charge of/to manage/department (under a ministry)
两位失业的经理人为企业制定了一份发展规划和个拥有最低价格,最优选择,最好服务的制胜理念，并制定出使这一优秀理念在企业发展中得以成功实践的套管理制度，然后就开始着手创办企业。
The two unemployed managers created a development plan and a winning philosophy of lowest price, best choice and best service, and developed a management system to make this excellent philosophy a success in the development of the business, and then set out to start the business.
两位失业的经理人为企业制定了一份发展规划和个拥有最低价格,
liǎng wèi shī yè de jīng lǐ rén wéi qǐ yè zhì dìng le yī fèn fā zhǎn guī huá hé gě yōng yǒu zuì dī jià gé
Two unemployed managers created a development plan for the business and a minimum price for personal ownership,
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
失业 (shī yè) unemployment/to lose one's job
失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
经理 (jīng lǐ) manager/director/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
人为 (rén wéi) artificial/man-made/having human cause or origin/human
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
企业 (qǐ yè) company/firm/enterprise/corporation/CL:家[jia1]
企 (qǐ) to plan a project/to stand on tiptoe/Taiwan pr. [qi4]/abbr.
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
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
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
份发展规划和个拥有最低价格 --not found--
发展 (fā zhǎn) development/growth/to develop/to grow/to expand
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
展 (zhǎn) to spread out/to open up/to exhibit/to put into effect/to
规划 (guī huá) to plan (how to do sth)/planning/plan/program
规 (guī) compass/a rule/regulation/to admonish/to plan/to scheme
划 (huá) to row/to paddle/profitable/worth (the effort)/it pays (to
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
拥有 (yōng yǒu) to have/to possess
拥 (yōng) to hold/to embrace/to wrap around/to gather around (sb)/to
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
低价 (dī jià) low price
低 (dī) low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down
价 (jià) price/value/(chemistry) valence/great/good/middleman
格 (gé) square/frame/rule/(legal) case/style/character/standard
最优选择,
zuì yōu xuǎn zé
The best choice,
最优 (zuì yōu) optimal/optimum
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
优 (yōu) excellent/superior
选择 (xuǎn zé) to select/to pick/choice/option/alternative
选 (xuǎn) to choose/to pick/to select/to elect
择 (zé) to select/to choose/to pick over/to pick out/to
最好服务的制胜理念，
zuì hǎo fú wù de zhì shèng lǐ niàn
The winning concept of the best service.
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
服务 (fú wù) to serve/service/CL:項|项[xiang4]
服 (fú) clothes/dress/garment/to serve (in the military a prison
务 (wù) affair/business/matter/to be engaged in/to attend to/by all
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
制 (zhì) to manufacture/to make
胜 (shèng) victory/success/to beat/to defeat/to surpass/victorious
理念 (lǐ niàn) idea/concept/philosophy/theory
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
念 (niàn) to read/to study (a subject)/to attend (a school)/to read
并制定出使这一优秀理念在企业发展中得以成功实践的套管理制度，
bīng zhì dìng chū shǐ zhè yī yōu xiù lǐ niàn zài qǐ yè fā zhǎn zhōng dé yǐ chéng gōng shí jiàn de tào guǎn lǐ zhì dù
and develop a set of management systems that will enable this excellent concept to be successfully practiced in the development of the company.
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
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
出使 (chū shǐ) to go abroad as ambassador/to be sent on a diplomatic
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
使 (shǐ) to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
优秀 (yōu xiù) outstanding/excellent
优 (yōu) excellent/superior
秀 (xiù) handsome/refined/elegant/graceful/superior/show (loanword)
理念 (lǐ niàn) idea/concept/philosophy/theory
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
念 (niàn) to read/to study (a subject)/to attend (a school)/to read
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
企业 (qǐ yè) company/firm/enterprise/corporation/CL:家[jia1]
企 (qǐ) to plan a project/to stand on tiptoe/Taiwan pr. [qi4]/abbr.
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
发展中 (fā zhǎn zhōng) developing/under development/in the pipeline
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
展 (zhǎn) to spread out/to open up/to exhibit/to put into effect/to
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
得以 (dé yǐ) able to/so that sb can/enabling/in order to/finally in a
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
成功 (chéng gōng) Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
功 (gōng) meritorious deed or service/achievement/result/service
实践 (shí jiàn) practice/to put into practice/to live up to (a promise)/to
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
践 (jiàn) to fulfill (a promise)/to tread/to walk
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
套管 (tào guǎn) pipe casing
套 (tào) to cover/to encase/cover/sheath/to overlap/to interleave/to
管 (guǎn) to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
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
然后就开始着手创办企业。
rán hòu jiù kāi shǐ zhāo shǒu chuāng bàn qǐ yè
Then it was time to start the business.
然后 (rán hòu) after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
后 (hòu) empress/queen
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
开始 (kāi shǐ) to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[ge4]
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
始 (shǐ) to begin/to start/then/only then
着手 (zhāo shǒu) to put one's hand to it/to start out on a task/to set out
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
创办 (chuāng bàn) to establish/to found/to launch
创 (chuāng) a wound/cut/injury/trauma/to begin/to initiate/to
办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
企业 (qǐ yè) company/firm/enterprise/corporation/CL:家[jia1]
企 (qǐ) to plan a project/to stand on tiptoe/Taiwan pr. [qi4]/abbr.
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
时值公元1978年春天。
It was the spring of 1978 AD.
时值公元1978年春天。
shí zhí gōng yuán ??? ??? ??? ??? nián chūn tiān
It was the spring of 1978 AD.
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
值 (zhí) value/(to be) worth/to happen to/to be on duty
公元 (gōng yuán) CE (Common Era)/Christian Era/AD (Anno Domini)
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
元 (yuán) currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)/first/original/primary
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
春天 (chūn tiān) spring (season)/CL:個|个[ge4]
春 (chūn) spring (season)/gay/joyful/youthful/love/lust/life
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
这就是后来闻名全球的美国家居仓储公司。
This was the American Home Storage Company that became known worldwide.
这就是后来闻名全球的美国家居仓储公司。
zhè jiù shì hòu lái wén míng quán qiú de měi guó jiā jū cāng chǔ gōng sī
This was the American Home Storage Company that became known worldwide.
这就 (zhè jiù) immediately/at once
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
后来 (hòu lái) afterwards/later
后 (hòu) empress/queen
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
闻名 (wén míng) well-known/famous/renowned/eminent
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)
全球 (quán qiú) entire/total/global/the (whole) world/worldwide
全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
球 (qiú) ball/sphere/globe/CL:個|个[ge4]/ball game/match
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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]
家居 (jiā jū) home/residence/to stay at home (unemployed)
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
居 (jū) (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting
仓储 (cāng chǔ) to store in a warehouse
仓 (cāng) barn/granary/storehouse/cabin/hold (in ship)
储 (chǔ) to store/to save/to have in reserve/heir/Taiwan pr. [chu2]
公司 (gōng sī) (business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
司 (sī) to take charge of/to manage/department (under a ministry)
他们用了20年的时间，把一家名不见经传的小公司发展成为拥有775家店,15万名员工,年销售额300亿美元的世界500强企业。
It took them 20 years to grow a small, unknown company into a Fortune 500 company with 775 stores, 150,000 employees, and $30 billion in annual sales.
他们用了20年的时间，
tā mén yòng le ??? ??? nián de shí jiān
It took them 20 years 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
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
时间 (shí jiān) time/period/CL:段[duan4]
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
把一家名不见经传的小公司发展成为拥有775家店,
bǎ yī jiā míng bù jiàn jīng chuán de xiǎo gōng sī fā zhǎn chéng wéi yōng yǒu ??? ??? ??? jiā diàn
Growing a small, unknown company into a company with 775 stores,
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
一家 (yī jiā) the whole family/the same family/the family ... (when
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
名不见经传 (míng bù jiàn jīng chuán) (lit.) name not encountered in the classics/unknown
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
传 (chuán) to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
公司 (gōng sī) (business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
司 (sī) to take charge of/to manage/department (under a ministry)
发展 (fā zhǎn) development/growth/to develop/to grow/to expand
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
展 (zhǎn) to spread out/to open up/to exhibit/to put into effect/to
成为 (chéng wéi) to become/to turn into
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
拥有 (yōng yǒu) to have/to possess
拥 (yōng) to hold/to embrace/to wrap around/to gather around (sb)/to
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
15万名员工,
??? ??? mò míng yuán gōng
150,000 employees,
万名 (mò míng) all names
万 (mò) see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
员工 (yuán gōng) staff/personnel/employee
员 (yuán) person/employee/member
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
年销售额300亿美元的世界500强企业。
nián xiāo shòu é ??? ??? ??? yì měi yuán de shì jiè ??? ??? ??? jiàng qǐ yè
A Fortune 500 company with annual sales of $30 billion.
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
销售额 (xiāo shòu é) sales figure/total income from sales/turnover
销 (xiāo) to melt (metal)/to cancel or annul/to sell/to spend/to
售 (shòu) to sell/to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
额 (é) forehead/horizontal tablet or inscribed board/specified
亿 (yì) 100 million
美元 (měi yuán) American dollar/US dollar
美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
元 (yuán) currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)/first/original/primary
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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)
强 (jiàng) stubborn/unyielding/strong/powerful/better/slightly more
企业 (qǐ yè) company/firm/enterprise/corporation/CL:家[jia1]
企 (qǐ) to plan a project/to stand on tiptoe/Taiwan pr. [qi4]/abbr.
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
成为全球零售业发展史中上的一个奇迹。
It has become a miracle in the history of global retail development.
成为全球零售业发展史中上的一个奇迹。
chéng wéi quán qiú líng shòu yè fā zhǎn shǐ zhōng shǎng de yī gě jī jì
It has become a miracle in the history of global retail development.
成为 (chéng wéi) to become/to turn into
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
全球 (quán qiú) entire/total/global/the (whole) world/worldwide
全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
球 (qiú) ball/sphere/globe/CL:個|个[ge4]/ball game/match
零售 (líng shòu) to retail/to sell individually or in small quantities
零 (líng) zero/nought/zero sign/fractional/fragmentary/odd (of
售 (shòu) to sell/to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
发展 (fā zhǎn) development/growth/to develop/to grow/to expand
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
展 (zhǎn) to spread out/to open up/to exhibit/to put into effect/to
史 (shǐ) history/annals/title of an official historian in ancient
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
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)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
奇迹 (jī jì) miracle/miraculous/wonder/marvel
奇 (jī) odd (number)/strange/odd/weird/wonderful/surprisingly
迹 (jì) footprint/mark/trace/vestige/sign/indication/Taiwan pr.
奇迹始于20年前的一句话：你被解雇了。
The miracle began 20 years ago with the words: You're fired.
奇迹始于20年前的一句话：
jī jì shǐ yú ??? ??? nián qián de yī gōu huà
The miracle began 20 years ago with the words.
奇迹 (jī jì) miracle/miraculous/wonder/marvel
奇 (jī) odd (number)/strange/odd/weird/wonderful/surprisingly
迹 (jì) footprint/mark/trace/vestige/sign/indication/Taiwan pr.
始 (shǐ) to begin/to start/then/only then
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
年前 (nián qián) before the end of the year/before the new year
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
一句话 (yī gōu huà) in a word/in short
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
句 (gōu) sentence/clause/phrase/classifier for phrases or lines of
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
你被解雇了。
nǐ bèi jiě gù le
You're fired.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
解雇 (jiě gù) to fire/to sack/to dismiss/to terminate employment
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
雇 (gù) to employ/to hire/to rent
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
是的，你被解雇了是我们每个人在人生旅途中最不愿听到的句话，但正是这句话，改变了伯尼。
Yes, you're fired is the last sentence we all want to hear on our journey through life, but it was that sentence that changed Bernie.
是的，
shì de
Yes.
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
你被解雇了是我们每个人在人生旅途中最不愿听到的句话，
nǐ bèi jiě gù le shì wǒ mén měi gě rén zài rén shēng lǚ tú zhōng zuì bù yuàn tīng dào de gōu huà
You're fired is the last sentence we all want to hear in our life journey.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
解雇 (jiě gù) to fire/to sack/to dismiss/to terminate employment
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
雇 (gù) to employ/to hire/to rent
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
每个人 (měi gě rén) everybody/everyone
每 (měi) each/every
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
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
人生 (rén shēng) life (one's time on earth)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
旅途 (lǚ tú) journey/trip
旅 (lǚ) trip/travel/to travel/brigade (army)
途 (tú) way/route/road
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
不愿 (bù yuàn) unwilling/unwillingness
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
愿 (yuàn) to hope/to wish/to desire/hoped-for/ready/willing
听到 (tīng dào) to hear
听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
句 (gōu) sentence/clause/phrase/classifier for phrases or lines of
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
但正是这句话，
dàn zhēng shì zhè gōu huà
But it is this phrase that
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
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 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
句 (gōu) sentence/clause/phrase/classifier for phrases or lines of
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
改变了伯尼。
gǎi biàn le bǎi ní
Changed Bernie.
改变 (gǎi biàn) to change/to alter/to transform
改 (gǎi) to change/to alter/to transform/to correct
变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
伯 (bǎi) one hundred (old)/father's elder brother/senior/paternal
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
马库斯和亚瑟。
Marcus and Arthur.
马库斯和亚瑟。
mǎ kù sī hé yà sè
Marcus and Arthur.
马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
库 (kù) warehouse/storehouse/(file) library
斯 (sī) Slovakia/Slovak/abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]/(phonetic)
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
亚瑟 (yà sè) Arthur (name)
亚 (yà) Asia/Asian/Taiwan pr. [Ya3]/second/next to/inferior/sub-
瑟 (sè) a type of standing harp smaller than konghou 箜篌 with 5-25
布兰克两个人的一生的命运。
Blank the fate of two people's lives.
布兰克两个人的一生的命运。
bù lán kè liǎng gě rén de yī shēng de mìng yùn
Blank the fate of two people's lives.
布 (bù) cloth/to declare/to announce/to spread/to make known
兰克 (lán kè) Rank (name)/Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886) important German
兰 (lán) orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)/fragrant thoroughwort
克 (kè) to be able to/to subdue/to restrain/to overcome/gram
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
个人 (gě rén) individual/personal/oneself
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
命运 (mìng yùn) fate/destiny/CL:個|个[ge4]
命 (mìng) life/fate/order or command/to assign a name title etc
运 (yùn) to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
如果不是被解雇，他们无论如何也不会想到要创办美国家居仓储公司；如果不是被解雇，他们无论如何也不会跻身世界500强；如果不是被解雇，他们俩个现在只是靠每月领退休金度日的垂暮老人。
If they hadn't been fired, they would never have thought of starting American Home Storage; if they hadn't been fired, they would never have been among the Fortune 500; if they hadn't been fired, both of them would now be dying old men living on their monthly pensions.
如果不是被解雇，
rú guǒ bù shì bèi jiě gù
If not dismissed.
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
不是 (bù shì) fault/blame/no/is not/not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
解雇 (jiě gù) to fire/to sack/to dismiss/to terminate employment
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
雇 (gù) to employ/to hire/to rent
他们无论如何也不会想到要创办美国家居仓储公司；
tā mén mó lún rú hé yě bù huì xiǎng dào yāo chuāng bàn měi guó jiā jū cāng chǔ gōng sī
they would not have thought of starting American Home Storage in any way.
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
无论如何 (mó lún rú hé) whatever the case/in any event/no matter what/by all
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)
如 (rú) as/as if/such as
何 (hé) what/how/why/which/carry
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
不会 (bù huì) improbable/unlikely/will not (act happen etc)/not able/not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
想到 (xiǎng dào) to think of/to call to mind/to anticipate
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
创办 (chuāng bàn) to establish/to found/to launch
创 (chuāng) a wound/cut/injury/trauma/to begin/to initiate/to
办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
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]
家居 (jiā jū) home/residence/to stay at home (unemployed)
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
居 (jū) (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting
仓储 (cāng chǔ) to store in a warehouse
仓 (cāng) barn/granary/storehouse/cabin/hold (in ship)
储 (chǔ) to store/to save/to have in reserve/heir/Taiwan pr. [chu2]
公司 (gōng sī) (business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
司 (sī) to take charge of/to manage/department (under a ministry)
如果不是被解雇，
rú guǒ bù shì bèi jiě gù
If not dismissed.
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
不是 (bù shì) fault/blame/no/is not/not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
解雇 (jiě gù) to fire/to sack/to dismiss/to terminate employment
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
雇 (gù) to employ/to hire/to rent
他们无论如何也不会跻身世界500强；
tā mén mó lún rú hé yě bù huì jī shēn shì jiè ??? ??? ??? jiàng
They will not be among the top 500 in the world in any case.
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
无论如何 (mó lún rú hé) whatever the case/in any event/no matter what/by all
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)
如 (rú) as/as if/such as
何 (hé) what/how/why/which/carry
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
不会 (bù huì) improbable/unlikely/will not (act happen etc)/not able/not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
跻身 (jī shēn) to rise (in society)
跻 (jī) to go up (esp. in rank)/to rise/to ascend
身 (shēn) body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the
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)
强 (jiàng) stubborn/unyielding/strong/powerful/better/slightly more
如果不是被解雇，
rú guǒ bù shì bèi jiě gù
If not dismissed.
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
不是 (bù shì) fault/blame/no/is not/not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
解雇 (jiě gù) to fire/to sack/to dismiss/to terminate employment
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
雇 (gù) to employ/to hire/to rent
他们俩个现在只是靠每月领退休金度日的垂暮老人。
tā mén liǎ gě xiàn zài zhī shì kào měi yuè lǐng tuì xiū jīn dù rì de chuí mù lǎo rén
Both of them are now just old people living on their monthly pensions.
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
俩 (liǎ) two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个)/both/some
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
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
只是 (zhī shì) merely/simply/only/but
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
靠 (kào) to lean against or on/to stand by the side of/to come near
每月 (měi yuè) each month
每 (měi) each/every
月 (yuè) moon/month/monthly/CL:個|个[ge4]輪|轮[lun2]
领 (lǐng) neck/collar/to lead/to receive/classifier for clothes mats
退休金 (tuì xiū jīn) retirement pay/pension
退 (tuì) to retreat/to decline/to move back/to withdraw
休 (xiū) to rest/to stop doing sth for a period of time/to cease
金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
度日 (dù rì) to pass one's days/to scratch out a difficult meager
度 (dù) to pass/to spend (time)/measure/limit/extent/degree of
日 (rì) abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3] Japan/sun/day/date day of the month
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
垂 (chuí) to hang (down)/droop/dangle/bend down/hand down/bequeath
暮 (mù) evening/sunset
老人 (lǎo rén) old man or woman/the elderly/one's aged parents or
老 (lǎo) null
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
人生启示：人生是一次长途旅行，它的美妙之处就是未知，你不知道未来会发生什么。
Life lesson: Life is a long journey, the beauty of it is the unknown, you don't know what will happen in the future.
人生启示：
rén shēng qǐ shì
Life Lessons.
人生 (rén shēng) life (one's time on earth)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
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
人生是一次长途旅行，
rén shēng shì yī cì cháng tú lǚ háng
Life is a long journey.
人生 (rén shēng) life (one's time on earth)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
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
长途 (cháng tú) long distance
长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
途 (tú) way/route/road
旅行 (lǚ háng) to travel/journey/trip/CL:趟[tang4]次[ci4]個|个[ge4]
旅 (lǚ) trip/travel/to travel/brigade (army)
行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
它的美妙之处就是未知，
tā de měi miào zhī chǔ jiù shì wèi zhī
The beauty of it is the unknown.
它 (tā) it
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
美妙 (měi miào) beautiful/wonderful/splendid
美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
妙 (miào) clever/wonderful
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
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
未知 (wèi zhī) unknown
未 (wèi) not yet/did not/have not/not/8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m.
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
你不知道未来会发生什么。
nǐ bù zhī dào wèi lái huì fā shēng shén me
You don't know what's going to happen in the future.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
不知 (bù zhī) not to know/unaware/unknowingly/fig. not to admit (defeat
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
未来 (wèi lái) future/tomorrow/CL:個|个[ge4]/approaching/coming/pending
未 (wèi) not yet/did not/have not/not/8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m.
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
发生 (fā shēng) to happen/to occur/to take place/to break out
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
什么 (shén me) what?/something/anything
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
所以，当扇门对你关上，你千万不要把自己也关在里面。
So, when a door closes on you, you must not close yourself in it too.
所以，
suǒ yǐ
So.
所以 (suǒ yǐ) therefore/as a result/so/the reason why
所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
当扇门对你关上，
dāng shān mén duì nǐ guān shǎng
When a door closes on you.
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
扇 (shān) to fan/to slap sb on the face/fan/sliding hinged or
门对 (mén duì) couplet (hung on each side of the door frame)
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
关上 (guān shǎng) to close (a door)/to turn off (light electrical equipment
关 (guān) mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
你千万不要把自己也关在里面。
nǐ qiān mò bù yāo bǎ zì jǐ yě guān zài lǐ miàn
You must not lock yourself in as well.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
千万 (qiān mò) ten million/countless/many/one must by all means
千 (qiān) thousand
万 (mò) see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
不要 (bù yāo) don't!/must not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
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
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
关 (guān) mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
里面 (lǐ miàn) inside/interior/also pr. [li3 mian5]
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
因为世界上不止一扇门。
Because there is more than one door in the world.
因为世界上不止一扇门。
yīn wéi shì jiè shǎng bù zhǐ yī shān mén
Because there is more than one door in the world.
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
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
不止 (bù zhǐ) incessantly/without end/more than/not limited to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
止 (zhǐ) to stop/to prohibit/until/only
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
扇 (shān) to fan/to slap sb on the face/fan/sliding hinged or
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
定还有另一扇门，你要做的就是去寻找并打开这扇门！。
There must be another door, all you have to do is to find and open this door!
定还有另一扇门，
dìng hái yǒu lìng yī shān mén
There must be another door.
定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
还有 (hái yǒu) furthermore/in addition/still/also
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
另一 (lìng yī) another/the other
另 (lìng) other/another/separate/separately
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
扇 (shān) to fan/to slap sb on the face/fan/sliding hinged or
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
你要做的就是去寻找并打开这扇门！
nǐ yāo zuò de jiù shì qù xún zhǎo bīng dá kāi zhè shān mén
All you have to do is to find and open this door!
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
寻找 (xún zhǎo) to seek/to look for
寻 (xún) to search/to look for/to seek
找 (zhǎo) to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
打开 (dá kāi) to open/to show (a ticket)/to turn on/to switch on
打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
扇 (shān) to fan/to slap sb on the face/fan/sliding hinged or
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening