忧郁的男子。一个神情抑郁的男子坐在咖啡厅角落的一张桌子旁,一个人闷闷地喝着咖啡。在他不远处的另一张桌子旁坐着一位老人,老人一直在关注着这个人。终于,老人走上前去,对这个人说:您一定遇上了什么难题,如果您愿意告诉我的话,我希望我可以帮助您。这个人看了老人一眼,冷冷地说:你帮不了我,我的问题太多了。老人掏出名片,递给他,接着说道:如果您相信我的话,我想带您去一个地方。这个人没有拒绝,随老人坐车来到了郊外。下车后,老人指着一排排的墓碑说:你看见了吗,只有躺在这里的人,才是没有问题的。哲理故事这个人的眉头开始松了,他把他的难处向老人娓娓道来大道理:有个人说过一句话很好人生是一个不断遇到问题,并不断解决问题的过程。没有问题的人生,是不存在的。只要你活着,问题就会接踵而来,只有解决问题,你才会快乐;只有解决问题,你才会幸福;只有解决问题,你才学会生活。

忧郁的男子。
Melancholy man.

   忧郁的男子。
   yōu yù de nán zǐ
   Melancholy man.

      忧郁 (yōu yù) sullen/depressed/melancholy/dejected
         忧 (yōu) to worry/to concern oneself with/worried/anxiety/sorrow
         郁 (yù) elegant
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      男子 (nán zǐ) a man/a male
         男 (nán) male/Baron lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11


一个神情抑郁的男子坐在咖啡厅角落的一张桌子旁,一个人闷闷地喝着咖啡。
A depressed-looking man sat at a table in the corner of the cafe, sullenly sipping his coffee alone.

   一个神情抑郁的男子坐在咖啡厅角落的一张桌子旁,
   yī gě shén qíng yì yù de nán zǐ zuò zài gā fēi tīng jiǎo là de yī zhāng zhuō zǐ páng
   A depressed looking man sat at a table in the corner of the cafe.

      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      神情 (shén qíng) look/expression
         神 (shén) God/abbr. for 神舟[Shen2 zhou1]/deity/soul/spirit/unusual
         情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
      抑郁 (yì yù) depressed/despondent/gloomy/depression
         抑 (yì) to restrain/to restrict/to keep down/or
         郁 (yù) elegant
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      男子 (nán zǐ) a man/a male
         男 (nán) male/Baron lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      坐在咖啡厅角落的一张桌子旁 --not found--
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      咖啡厅 (gā fēi tīng) coffee shop
         咖 (gā) coffee/class/grade
         啡 (fēi) (phonetic component)
         厅 (tīng) (reception) hall/living room/office/provincial government
      角落 (jiǎo là) nook/corner
         角 (jiǎo) angle/corner/horn/horn-shaped/unit of money equal to 0.1
         落 (là) to leave out/to be missing/to leave behind or forget to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      张 (zhāng) to open up/to spread/sheet of paper/classifier for flat
      桌子 (zhuō zǐ) table/desk/CL:張|张[zhang1]套[tao4]
         桌 (zhuō) table/desk/classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      旁 (páng) beside/one side/other/side/self/the right-hand side of

   一个人闷闷地喝着咖啡。
   yī gě rén mēn mēn de hē zhāo gā fēi
   A person sulkingly drinking coffee.

      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]
      闷 (mēn) stuffy/shut indoors/to smother/to cover tightly/bored
      闷 (mēn) stuffy/shut indoors/to smother/to cover tightly/bored
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      喝 (hē) to drink/My goodness!/to shout loudly
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      咖啡 (gā fēi) coffee (loanword)/CL:杯[bei1]
         咖 (gā) coffee/class/grade
         啡 (fēi) (phonetic component)


在他不远处的另一张桌子旁坐着一位老人,老人一直在关注着这个人。
Not far from him at another table sat an old man who kept an eye on the man.

   在他不远处的另一张桌子旁坐着一位老人,
   zài tā bù yuǎn chǔ de lìng yī zhāng zhuō zǐ páng zuò zhāo yī wèi lǎo rén
   Not far from him, at another table, sat an elderly man.

      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
      远处 (yuǎn chǔ) distant place
         远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
         处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      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
      张 (zhāng) to open up/to spread/sheet of paper/classifier for flat
      桌子 (zhuō zǐ) table/desk/CL:張|张[zhang1]套[tao4]
         桌 (zhuō) table/desk/classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      旁 (páng) beside/one side/other/side/self/the right-hand side of
      坐着一位老人 --not found--
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
      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]

   老人一直在关注着这个人。
   lǎo rén yī zhí zài guān zhù zhāo zhè gě rén
   The old man kept an eye on the man.

      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]
      一直 (yī zhí) straight (in a straight line)/continuously/always/from the
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      关注 (guān zhù) to pay attention to/to follow sth closely/to follow (on
         关 (guān) mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to
         注 (zhù) to register/to annotate/note/comment
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      这个 (zhè gě) this/this one
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]


终于,老人走上前去,对这个人说:您一定遇上了什么难题,如果您愿意告诉我的话,我希望我可以帮助您。
Finally, the old man went up to the man and said: You must have encountered some difficulty, if you are willing to tell me, I hope I can help you.

   终于,
   zhōng yú
   Finally.

      终于 (zhōng yú) at last/in the end/finally/eventually
         终 (zhōng) end/finish
         于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of

   老人走上前去,
   lǎo rén zǒu shǎng qián qù
   The old man walked up to the

      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]
      走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
      上前 (shǎng qián) to advance/to step forward
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
         前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
      去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed

   对这个人说:
   duì zhè gě rén shuì
   Say to this person.

      对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
      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
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   您一定遇上了什么难题,
   nín yī dìng yù shǎng le shén me nán tí
   You must have encountered some difficulties.

      您 (nín) you (courteous as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
      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
      遇 (yù) to meet/to encounter/to treat/to receive/opportunity/chance
      上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
      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
      难题 (nán tí) difficult problem
         难 (nán) difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good
         题 (tí) topic/problem for discussion/exam question/subject/to

   如果您愿意告诉我的话,
   rú guǒ nín yuàn yì gào sù wǒ de huà
   If you would like to tell me about it.

      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
      您 (nín) you (courteous as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
      愿意 (yuàn yì) to wish/to want/ready/willing (to do sth)
         愿 (yuàn) to hope/to wish/to desire/hoped-for/ready/willing
         意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
      告诉 (gào sù) to press charges/to file a complaint/to tell/to inform/to
         告 (gào) to say/to tell/to announce/to report/to denounce/to file a
         诉 (sù) to complain/to sue/to tell
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      的话 (de huà) if (coming after a conditional clause)
         的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
         话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words

   我希望我可以帮助您。
   wǒ xī wàng wǒ kě yǐ bāng zhù nín
   I hope I can help you.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      希望 (xī wàng) to wish for/to desire/hope/CL:個|个[ge4]
         希 (xī) null
         望 (wàng) full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      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
      帮助 (bāng zhù) assistance/aid/to help/to assist
         帮 (bāng) to help/to assist/to support/for sb (i.e. as a help)/hired
         助 (zhù) to help/to assist
      您 (nín) you (courteous as opposed to informal 你[ni3])


这个人看了老人一眼,冷冷地说:你帮不了我,我的问题太多了。
This man looked at the old man and said coldly: You can't help me, I have too many problems.

   这个人看了老人一眼,
   zhè gě rén kān le lǎo rén yī yǎn
   This man gave the old man a look 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
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      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]
      一眼 (yī yǎn) a glance/a quick look/a glimpse
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]

   冷冷地说:
   lěng lěng de shuì
   Coldly, he said.

      冷冷 (lěng lěng) coldly
         冷 (lěng) cold
         冷 (lěng) cold
      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

   你帮不了我,
   nǐ bāng bù le wǒ
   You can't help me.

      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      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

   我的问题太多了。
   wǒ de wèn tí tài duō le
   I have so many questions.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      问题 (wèn tí) question/problem/issue/topic/CL:個|个[ge4]
         问 (wèn) to ask
         题 (tí) topic/problem for discussion/exam question/subject/to
      太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
      多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed


老人掏出名片,递给他,接着说道:如果您相信我的话,我想带您去一个地方。
The old man took out his business card, handed it to him, and continued: If you believe me, I would like to take you to a place.

   老人掏出名片,
   lǎo rén tāo chū míng piān
   The old man pulled out his business card and

      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]
      掏出 (tāo chū) to fish out/to take out (from a pocket bag etc)
         掏 (tāo) to fish out (from pocket)/to scoop
         出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
      名片 (míng piān) (business) card
         名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
         片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice

   递给他,
   dì gěi tā
   handed to him.

      递 (dì) to hand over/to pass on sth/to gradually increase or
      给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or

   接着说道:
   jiē zhāo shuì dào
   Then said.

      接着 (jiē zhāo) to catch and hold on/to continue/to go on to do sth/to
         接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
         着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      说道 (shuì dào) to state/to say (the quoted words)/to discuss/reason
         说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
         道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality

   如果您相信我的话,
   rú guǒ nín xiāng xìn wǒ de huà
   If you take my word for it.

      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
      您 (nín) you (courteous as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
      相信 (xiāng xìn) to be convinced (that sth is true)/to believe/to accept sth
         相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
         信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      的话 (de huà) if (coming after a conditional clause)
         的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
         话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words

   我想带您去一个地方。
   wǒ xiǎng dài nín qù yī gě de fāng
   I would like to take you to a place.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
      带 (dài) band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL:條|条[tiao2]
      您 (nín) you (courteous as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
      去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      地方 (de fāng) region/regional (away from the central administration)
         地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
         方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and


这个人没有拒绝,随老人坐车来到了郊外。
The man did not refuse and followed the old man in his car to the outskirts.

   这个人没有拒绝,
   zhè gě rén méi yǒu jù jué
   This person did not refuse to

      这个 (zhè gě) this/this one
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      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
      拒绝 (jù jué) to refuse/to decline/to reject
         拒 (jù) to resist/to repel/to refuse
         绝 (jué) to cut short/extinct/to disappear/to vanish/absolutely/by

   随老人坐车来到了郊外。
   suí lǎo rén zuò chē lái dào le jiāo wài
   Followed the old man by car to the countryside.

      随 (suí) to follow/to comply with/varying according to.../to allow
      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]
      坐车 (zuò chē) to take the car bus train etc
         坐 (zuò) null
         车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
      来到 (lái dào) to come/to arrive
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      郊外 (jiāo wài) outskirts
         郊 (jiāo) suburbs/outskirts
         外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external


下车后,老人指着一排排的墓碑说:你看见了吗,只有躺在这里的人,才是没有问题的。
After getting off the bus, the old man pointed to the rows of tombstones and said: Do you see, only the people lying here are not a problem.

   下车后,
   xià chē hòu
   Get out of the car.

      下车 (xià chē) to get off or out of (a bus train car etc)
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
         车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
      后 (hòu) empress/queen

   老人指着一排排的墓碑说:
   lǎo rén zhǐ zhāo yī pái pái de mù bēi shuì
   The old man pointed to the rows of tombstones and said.

      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]
      指 (zhǐ) finger/to point at or to/to indicate or refer to/to depend
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      一排 (yī pái) row
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         排 (pái) a row/a line/to set in order/to arrange/to line up/to
      排 (pái) a row/a line/to set in order/to arrange/to line up/to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      墓碑 (mù bēi) gravestone/tombstone
         墓 (mù) grave/tomb/mausoleum
         碑 (bēi) a monument/an upright stone tablet/stele
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   你看见了吗,
   nǐ kān jiàn le má
   Did you see that.

      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      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
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\

   只有躺在这里的人,
   zhī yǒu tǎng zài zhè lǐ de rén
   Only the person lying here.

      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      躺 (tǎng) to recline/to lie down
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      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
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]

   才是没有问题的。
   cái shì méi yǒu wèn tí de
   Only then is there no problem.

      才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      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
      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
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)


哲理故事这个人的眉头开始松了,他把他的难处向老人娓娓道来大道理:有个人说过一句话很好人生是一个不断遇到问题,并不断解决问题的过程。
The philosophical story of this man's brow began to loosen, he put his difficulties to the old man to tell the avenue of reasoning: a man once said a very good life is a constant problem, and constantly solve the problem process.

   哲理故事这个人的眉头开始松了,
   zhé lǐ gù shì zhè gě rén de méi tóu kāi shǐ sōng le
   The philosophical story of the man whose brow began to loosen and

      哲理 (zhé lǐ) philosophic theory/philosophy
         哲 (zhé) wise/a sage
         理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
      故事 (gù shì) old practice/CL:個|个[ge4]/narrative/story/tale
         故 (gù) happening/instance/reason/cause/intentional/former/old
         事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
      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
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      眉头 (méi tóu) brows
         眉 (méi) eyebrow/upper margin
         头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
      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
      松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   他把他的难处向老人娓娓道来大道理:
   tā bǎ tā de nán chǔ xiàng lǎo rén wěi wěi dào lái dà dào lǐ
   He told the old man the truth about his difficulties.

      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      难处 (nán chǔ) trouble/difficulty/problem
         难 (nán) difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good
         处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
      向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
      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]
      娓 (wěi) active/comply with
      娓 (wěi) active/comply with
      道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      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

   有个人说过一句话很好人生是一个不断遇到问题,
   yǒu gě rén shuì guō yī gōu huà hěn hǎo rén shēng shì yī gě bù duàn yù dào wèn tí
   There is a good quote from a man who said that life is a constant encounter with problems.

      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      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]
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
      过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
      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
      很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
      好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
      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 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      不断 (bù duàn) unceasing/uninterrupted/continuous/constant
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         断 (duàn) to break/to snap/to cut off/to give up or abstain from sth
      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
      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

   并不断解决问题的过程。
   bīng bù duàn jiě jué wèn tí de guō chéng
   And the process of continuous problem solving.

      并不 (bīng bù) not at all/emphatically not
         并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
      断 (duàn) to break/to snap/to cut off/to give up or abstain from sth
      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
      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
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      过程 (guō chéng) course of events/process/CL:個|个[ge4]
         过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
         程 (chéng) rule/order/regulations/formula/journey/procedure/sequence


没有问题的人生,是不存在的。
A life without problems does not exist.

   没有问题的人生,
   méi yǒu wèn tí de rén shēng
   A life without problems.

      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
      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
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      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

   是不存在的。
   shì bù cún zài de
   is not available.

      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
      存在 (cún zài) to exist/to be/existence
         存 (cún) to exist/to deposit/to store/to keep/to survive
         在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)


只要你活着,问题就会接踵而来,只有解决问题,你才会快乐;只有解决问题,你才会幸福;只有解决问题,你才学会生活。
As long as you live, problems will come one after another; only by solving problems will you be happy; only by solving problems will you be happy; only by solving problems will you learn to live.

   只要你活着,
   zhī yāo nǐ huó zhāo
   As long as you live.

      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
      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      活着 (huó zhāo) alive
         活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
         着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to

   问题就会接踵而来,
   wèn tí jiù huì jiē zhǒng ér lái
   problems will ensue.

      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
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      接踵而来 (jiē zhǒng ér lái) to come one after the other
         接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
         踵 (zhǒng) to arrive/to follow/heel
         而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next

   只有解决问题,
   zhī yǒu jiě jué wèn tí
   Only by solving the problem.

      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      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
      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

   你才会快乐;
   nǐ cái huì kuài lè
   That you will be happy.

      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
      会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      快乐 (kuài lè) happy/merry
         快 (kuài) rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever
         乐 (lè) happy/cheerful/to laugh/music

   只有解决问题,
   zhī yǒu jiě jué wèn tí
   Only by solving the problem.

      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      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
      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

   你才会幸福;
   nǐ cái huì xìng fú
   That you will be happy.

      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
      会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      幸福 (xìng fú) happiness/happy/blessed
         幸 (xìng) fortunate/lucky
         福 (fú) good fortune/happiness/luck

   只有解决问题,
   zhī yǒu jiě jué wèn tí
   Only by solving the problem.

      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      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
      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

   你才学会生活。
   nǐ cái xué huì shēng huó
   You just learn to live.

      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      才学 (cái xué) talent and learning/scholarship
         才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
         学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
      会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      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