一把椅子的问候。有一个出生在密西西湖畔的乡下女孩，她从小的理想就是要当一名全世界都知道的歌星，于是，她带着梦想来到了纽约。初到纽约闯荡时生活非常拮据，常常因为拖欠房租而遭受房东的责难，为了实现这个梦想，她白天学习声乐，晚上就在一个小餐厅里当服务生。那天，一个面容憔悴,神情凄苦的老人，为躲避外面的狂风走进餐厅。所有的人都漠视他，甚至有人因为老人的寒酸要赶他出门。只有她动了恻隐之心，她知道，在美国有很多老人晚年都很孤独凄苦，于是，她搬了一把软椅让老人休息，并为他要了杯饮料，当然，饮料钱要算在女孩子的帐上。为了让老人开心，她还专门给老人唱了一首美国乡村歌曲，并热情邀请他参加她和朋友们的聚会。渐渐地，老人的心情舒畅起来。两个月后的一天，女孩收到老人的一封加急邮件，邮件里面装有一串钥匙和一张巨额支票，看到这些东西女孩惊愕万分。信的内容如下：孩子，我年轻的时候收养了3个越南孤儿，为此一直没有结婚。可当我含辛茹苦地教育他们长大成人并扶持他们建立了自己的事业后，他们却抛弃了我这个养父。我退休前在一家公司当工程师，有着丰厚的收入，但钱对我这个历尽沧桑,将要入土的老人毫无意义，我需要的是亲人的爱与温暖。孩子，只有你给过我这种金钱难买的感觉。现在，我已回到乡下落叶归根，我要把这一生的积蓄和房子都留给你，希望这些钱能帮助你实现你的梦想。女孩心潮澎湃，久久难以平静，为了告慰老人，她用这笔钱做了一张音乐专辑，随即这张唱片风靡全球，她就是当今世界乐坛久负盛名的歌星－－麦当娜。生活常常就是这样，当你在举手投足之间撒下一颗颗关爱的种子，有一天，当它成长为参天大树并为你带来丰硕的果实时，你才会恍然大悟，原来，你赋予他人的慈爱和真诚并不需要很昂贵的付出，有时只要像搬动一把椅子那样简单。
一把椅子的问候。
A greeting from a chair.
一把椅子的问候。
yī bǎ yī zǐ de wèn hòu
A greeting from a chair.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
椅子 (yī zǐ) chair/CL:把[ba3]套[tao4]
椅 (yī) chair
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
问候 (wèn hòu) to give one's respects/to send a greeting/(fig.) (coll.) to
问 (wèn) to ask
候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
有一个出生在密西西湖畔的乡下女孩，她从小的理想就是要当一名全世界都知道的歌星，于是，她带着梦想来到了纽约。
There was a country girl born on the shores of Lake Mississippi, her childhood ambition was to be a singer known all over the world, so she came to New York with her dream.
有一个出生在密西西湖畔的乡下女孩，
yǒu yī gě chū shēng zài mì xī xī hú pàn de xiāng xià nǚ hái
There was a country girl born on the shores of Lake Mississippi.
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
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
出生 (chū shēng) to be born
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
密 (mì) secret/confidential/close/thick/dense
西西 (xī xī) cubic centimeter (cc) (loanword)
西 (xī) the West/abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]/Spanish/west
西 (xī) the West/abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]/Spanish/west
湖畔 (hú pàn) lakeside
湖 (hú) lake/CL:個|个[ge4]片[pian4]
畔 (pàn) edge/side/boundary/bank (of a river etc)/shore
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
乡下 (xiāng xià) countryside/rural area/CL:個|个[ge4]
乡 (xiāng) country or countryside/native place/home village or town
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
女孩 (nǚ hái) girl/lass
女 (nǚ) female/woman/daughter
孩 (hái) child
她从小的理想就是要当一名全世界都知道的歌星，
tā cóng xiǎo de lǐ xiǎng jiù shì yāo dāng yī míng quán shì jiè dōu zhī dào de gē xīng
She grew up with the ambition to be a singer known all over the world.
她 (tā) she
从小 (cóng xiǎo) from childhood/as a child
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
理想 (lǐ xiǎng) an ideal/a dream/ideal/perfect
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
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
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
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)
全世界 (quán shì jiè) worldwide/entire world
全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
世 (shì) life/age/generation/era/world/lifetime/epoch/descendant
界 (jiè) boundary/scope/extent/circles/group/kingdom (taxonomy)
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
知道 (zhī dào) to know/to become aware of/also pr. [zhi1 dao5]
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
歌星 (gē xīng) singing star/famous singer
歌 (gē) song/CL:支[zhi1]首[shou3]/to sing
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
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
她带着梦想来到了纽约。
tā dài zhāo mèng xiǎng lái dào le niǔ yāo
She came to New York with a dream.
她 (tā) she
带 (dài) band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL:條|条[tiao2]
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
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
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
纽约 (niǔ yāo) New York
纽 (niǔ) to turn/to wrench/button/nu (Greek letter Νν)
约 (yāo) to weigh in a balance or on a scale/to make an appointment
初到纽约闯荡时生活非常拮据，常常因为拖欠房租而遭受房东的责难，为了实现这个梦想，她白天学习声乐，晚上就在一个小餐厅里当服务生。
When she first arrived in New York City, she was living on a shoestring, often suffering from landlord's reprimand because of rent arrears. In order to realize this dream, she studied vocal music during the day and worked as a waitress in a small restaurant at night.
初到纽约闯荡时生活非常拮据，
chū dào niǔ yāo chuǎng dàng shí shēng huó fēi cháng jié jū
When I first arrived in New York City, I was living on a shoestring.
初 (chū) at first/(at the) beginning/first/junior/basic
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
纽约 (niǔ yāo) New York
纽 (niǔ) to turn/to wrench/button/nu (Greek letter Νν)
约 (yāo) to weigh in a balance or on a scale/to make an appointment
闯荡 (chuǎng dàng) to leave home to make one's way in the world/to leave the
闯 (chuǎng) to rush/to charge/to dash/to break through/to temper
荡 (dàng) to wash/to squander/to sweep away/to move/to shake
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
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
非常 (fēi cháng) very/very much/unusual/extraordinary
非 (fēi) abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1] Africa/to not be/not/wrong
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
拮据 (jié jū) hard pressed for money/in financial straits
拮 (jié) antagonistic/laboring hard/pressed
据 (jū) see 拮据[jie2 ju1]
常常因为拖欠房租而遭受房东的责难，
cháng cháng yīn wéi tuō qiàn fáng zū ér zāo shòu fáng dōng de zé nán
often suffer from landlord's reprimand because of late payment of rent.
常常 (cháng cháng) frequently/often
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
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
拖欠 (tuō qiàn) in arrears/behind in payments/to default on one's debts
拖 (tuō) to drag/to tow/to trail/to hang down/to mop (the floor)/to
欠 (qiàn) deficient/to owe/to lack/yawn
房租 (fáng zū) rent for a room or house
房 (fáng) house/room/CL:間|间[jian1]/branch of an extended family
租 (zū) to hire/to rent/to charter/to rent out/to lease out/rent
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
遭受 (zāo shòu) to suffer/to sustain (loss misfortune)
遭 (zāo) to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)/classifier for
受 (shòu) to receive/to accept/to suffer/subjected to/to bear/to
房东 (fáng dōng) landlord
房 (fáng) house/room/CL:間|间[jian1]/branch of an extended family
东 (dōng) east/host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)/landlord
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
责难 (zé nán) to censure
责 (zé) duty/responsibility/to reproach/to blame
难 (nán) difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good
为了实现这个梦想，
wéi le shí xiàn zhè gě mèng xiǎng
In order to realize this dream, the
为了 (wéi le) in order to/for the purpose of/so as to
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
实现 (shí xiàn) to achieve/to implement/to realize/to bring about
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
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
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
她白天学习声乐，
tā bái tiān xué xí shēng lè
She studies vocal music during the day.
她 (tā) she
白天 (bái tiān) daytime/during the day/day/CL:個|个[ge4]
白 (bái) white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain/clear/to make
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
学习 (xué xí) to learn/to study
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
习 (xí) to practice/to study/habit
声乐 (shēng lè) vocal music
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
乐 (lè) happy/cheerful/to laugh/music
晚上就在一个小餐厅里当服务生。
wǎn shǎng jiù zài yī gě xiǎo cān tīng lǐ dāng fú wù shēng
In the evening, he worked as a waiter in a small restaurant.
晚上 (wǎn shǎng) evening/night/CL:個|个[ge4]/in the evening
晚 (wǎn) evening/night/late
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
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
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
餐厅 (cān tīng) dining hall/dining room/restaurant/CL:間|间[jian1]家[jia1]
餐 (cān) meal/to eat/classifier for meals
厅 (tīng) (reception) hall/living room/office/provincial government
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
服务生 (fú wù shēng) server (at a restaurant)
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
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
那天，一个面容憔悴,神情凄苦的老人，为躲避外面的狂风走进餐厅。
That day, an old man with a haggard face and a miserable look came into the restaurant to escape from the fierce wind outside.
那天，
nā tiān
That day.
那天 (nā tiān) that day/the other day
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
一个面容憔悴,
yī gě miàn róng qiáo cuì
A haggard face,
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
面容 (miàn róng) appearance/facial features
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
容 (róng) to hold/to contain/to allow/to tolerate/appearance/look
憔悴 (qiáo cuì) wan and sallow/thin and pallid/haggard/(of plants) withered
憔 (qiáo) haggard
悴 (cuì) haggard/sad/downcast/distressed
神情凄苦的老人，
shén qíng qī kǔ de lǎo rén
The old man with a miserable look on his face.
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
凄苦 (qī kǔ) bleak/miserable
凄 (qī) intense cold/frigid/dismal/grim/bleak/sad/mournful/also
苦 (kǔ) bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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]
为躲避外面的狂风走进餐厅。
wéi duǒ bì wài miàn de kuáng fēng zǒu jìn cān tīng
Walked into the restaurant to escape the fierce wind outside.
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
躲避 (duǒ bì) to hide/to evade/to dodge/to take shelter/to avoid
躲 (duǒ) to hide/to dodge/to avoid
避 (bì) to avoid/to shun/to flee/to escape/to keep away from/to
外面 (wài miàn) outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)/surface
外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
狂风 (kuáng fēng) gale/squall/whole gale (meteorology)
狂 (kuáng) mad/wild/violent
风 (fēng) wind/news/style/custom/manner/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]絲|丝[si1]
走进 (zǒu jìn) to enter
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
餐厅 (cān tīng) dining hall/dining room/restaurant/CL:間|间[jian1]家[jia1]
餐 (cān) meal/to eat/classifier for meals
厅 (tīng) (reception) hall/living room/office/provincial government
所有的人都漠视他，甚至有人因为老人的寒酸要赶他出门。
All people ignored him, and some even wanted to kick him out because of the old man's shabbiness.
所有的人都漠视他，
suǒ yǒu de rén dōu mò shì tā
All the people ignore him.
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)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
漠视 (mò shì) to ignore/to neglect/to treat with contempt
漠 (mò) desert/unconcerned
视 (shì) to look at/to regard/to inspect
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
甚至有人因为老人的寒酸要赶他出门。
shèn zhì yǒu rén yīn wéi lǎo rén de hán suān yāo gǎn tā chū mén
Some people even want to kick the old man out because of his shabbiness.
甚至 (shèn zhì) even/so much so that
甚 (shèn) what/very/extremely/any
至 (zhì) to arrive/most/to/until
有人 (yǒu rén) someone/people/anyone/there is someone there/occupied (as
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
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
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]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
寒酸 (hán suān) wretched/poverty-stricken/unpresentable (for clothing gifts
寒 (hán) cold/poor/to tremble
酸 (suān) sour/tart/sick at heart/grieved/sore/aching/pedantic
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
赶 (gǎn) to overtake/to catch up with/to hurry/to rush/to try to
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
出门 (chū mén) to go out/to leave home/to go on a journey/away from home
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
只有她动了恻隐之心，她知道，在美国有很多老人晚年都很孤独凄苦，于是，她搬了一把软椅让老人休息，并为他要了杯饮料，当然，饮料钱要算在女孩子的帐上。
Only she moved a compassionate heart, she knew that in the United States there are many old people are lonely and miserable in their old age, so she moved a soft chair for the old man to rest, and asked for a drink for him, of course, the drink money to be counted on the girl's account.
只有她动了恻隐之心，
zhī yǒu tā dòng le cè yǐn zhī xīn
Only she was moved with compassion.
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
她 (tā) she
动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
恻隐之心 (cè yǐn zhī xīn) compassion
恻 (cè) sorrowful
隐 (yǐn) secret/hidden/concealed/(prefix) crypto-/to lean upon
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
她知道，
tā zhī dào
She knows that
她 (tā) she
知道 (zhī dào) to know/to become aware of/also pr. [zhi1 dao5]
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
在美国有很多老人晚年都很孤独凄苦，
zài měi guó yǒu hěn duō lǎo rén wǎn nián dōu hěn gū dú qī kǔ
There are many elderly people in the United States who are lonely and miserable in their old age.
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
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]
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (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]
晚年 (wǎn nián) one's later years
晚 (wǎn) evening/night/late
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
孤独 (gū dú) lonely/solitary
孤 (gū) lone/lonely
独 (dú) alone/independent/single/sole/only
凄苦 (qī kǔ) bleak/miserable
凄 (qī) intense cold/frigid/dismal/grim/bleak/sad/mournful/also
苦 (kǔ) bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to
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
她搬了一把软椅让老人休息，
tā bān le yī bǎ ruǎn yī ràng lǎo rén xiū xī
She moved a soft chair for the old man to rest on.
她 (tā) she
搬 (bān) to move (i.e. relocate oneself)/to move (sth relatively
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
软 (ruǎn) soft/flexible
椅 (yī) chair
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/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]
休息 (xiū xī) rest/to rest
休 (xiū) to rest/to stop doing sth for a period of time/to cease
息 (xī) breath/news/interest (on an investment or loan)/to cease/to
并为他要了杯饮料，
bīng wéi tā yāo le bēi yǐn liào
and asked for a drink for him.
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
杯 (bēi) cup/trophy cup/classifier for certain containers of
饮料 (yǐn liào) drink/beverage
饮 (yǐn) to drink/to give (animals) water to drink
料 (liào) material/stuff/grain/feed/to expect/to anticipate/to guess
当然，
dāng rán
Of course.
当然 (dāng rán) only natural/as it should be/certainly/of course/without
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
饮料钱要算在女孩子的帐上。
yǐn liào qián yāo suàn zài nǚ hái zǐ de zhàng shǎng
The drink money should be counted on the girl's account.
饮料 (yǐn liào) drink/beverage
饮 (yǐn) to drink/to give (animals) water to drink
料 (liào) material/stuff/grain/feed/to expect/to anticipate/to guess
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
算 (suàn) to regard as/to figure/to calculate/to compute
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
女孩子 (nǚ hái zǐ) girl
女 (nǚ) female/woman/daughter
孩 (hái) child
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
帐上 --not found--
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
为了让老人开心，她还专门给老人唱了一首美国乡村歌曲，并热情邀请他参加她和朋友们的聚会。
To make the old man happy, she also sang an American country song to him and warmly invited him to a party with her and her friends.
为了让老人开心，
wéi le ràng lǎo rén kāi xīn
To make the elderly happy.
为了 (wéi le) in order to/for the purpose of/so as to
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/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]
开心 (kāi xīn) to feel happy/to rejoice/to have a great time/to make fun
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
她还专门给老人唱了一首美国乡村歌曲，
tā hái zhuān mén gěi lǎo rén chàng le yī shǒu měi guó xiāng cūn gē qū
She also sang an American country song to the old man, specifically
她 (tā) she
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
专门 (zhuān mén) specialist/specialized/customized
专 (zhuān) for a particular person occasion purpose/focused on one
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
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]
唱 (chàng) to sing/to call loudly/to chant
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
首 (shǒu) head/chief/first (occasion thing etc)/classifier for poems
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]
乡村 (xiāng cūn) rustic/village/countryside
乡 (xiāng) country or countryside/native place/home village or town
村 (cūn) village
歌曲 (gē qū) song
歌 (gē) song/CL:支[zhi1]首[shou3]/to sing
曲 (qū) bent/crooked/wrong/tune/song/CL:支[zhi1]
并热情邀请他参加她和朋友们的聚会。
bīng rè qíng yāo qǐng tā cān jiā tā hé péng yǒu mén de jù huì
and warmly invited him to a party with her and her friends.
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
热情 (rè qíng) cordial/enthusiastic/passion/passionate/passionately
热 (rè) to warm up/to heat up/hot (of weather)/heat/fervent
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
邀请 (yāo qǐng) to invite/invitation/CL:個|个[ge4]
邀 (yāo) to invite/to request/to intercept/to solicit/to seek
请 (qǐng) to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
参加 (cān jiā) to participate/to take part/to join
参 (cān) to take part in/to participate/to join/to attend/to counsel
加 (jiā) to add/plus/(used after an adverb such as 不 大 稍 etc and
她 (tā) she
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
朋友 (péng yǒu) friend/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
朋 (péng) friend
友 (yǒu) friend
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
聚会 (jù huì) party/gathering/to meet/to get together
聚 (jù) to congregate/to assemble/to mass/to gather together/to
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
渐渐地，老人的心情舒畅起来。
Gradually, the old man's mood soothed.
渐渐地，
jiàn jiàn de
Gradually
渐渐 (jiàn jiàn) gradually
渐 (jiàn) to imbue/gradual/gradually
渐 (jiàn) to imbue/gradual/gradually
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
老人的心情舒畅起来。
lǎo rén de xīn qíng shū chàng qǐ lái
The old man's mood soothed up.
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]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
心情 (xīn qíng) mood/frame of mind/CL:個|个[ge4]
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
舒畅 (shū chàng) happy/entirely free from worry
舒 (shū) to stretch/to unfold/to relax/leisurely
畅 (chàng) free/unimpeded/smooth/at ease/free from worry/fluent
起来 (qǐ lái) to stand up/to get up/also pr. [qi3 lai2]/(after a verb)
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
两个月后的一天，女孩收到老人的一封加急邮件，邮件里面装有一串钥匙和一张巨额支票，看到这些东西女孩惊愕万分。
One day, two months later, the girl received an expedited mail from the old man, which contained a set of keys and a huge check, and the girl was shocked to see these things.
两个月后的一天，
liǎng gě yuè hòu de yī tiān
One day, two months later
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
月 (yuè) moon/month/monthly/CL:個|个[ge4]輪|轮[lun2]
后 (hòu) empress/queen
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
女孩收到老人的一封加急邮件，
nǚ hái shōu dào lǎo rén de yī fēng jiā jí yóu jiàn
The girl received an expedited email from the old man that
女孩 (nǚ hái) girl/lass
女 (nǚ) female/woman/daughter
孩 (hái) child
收到 (shōu dào) to receive
收 (shōu) to receive/to accept/to collect/to put away/to restrain/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
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]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
封 (fēng) to confer/to grant/to bestow a title/to seal/classifier for
加急 (jiā jí) to become more urgent/more rapid/urgent/to handle a matter
加 (jiā) to add/plus/(used after an adverb such as 不 大 稍 etc and
急 (jí) urgent/pressing/rapid/hurried/worried/to make (sb) anxious
邮件 (yóu jiàn) mail/post/email
邮 (yóu) post (office)/mail
件 (jiàn) item/component/classifier for events things clothes etc
邮件里面装有一串钥匙和一张巨额支票，
yóu jiàn lǐ miàn zhuāng yǒu yī chuàn yào chí hé yī zhāng jù é zhī piào
The mail contained a set of keys and a large check for
邮件 (yóu jiàn) mail/post/email
邮 (yóu) post (office)/mail
件 (jiàn) item/component/classifier for events things clothes etc
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
装有 (zhuāng yǒu) fitted with
装 (zhuāng) adornment/to adorn/dress/clothing/costume (of an actor in a
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
串 (chuàn) to string together/to skewer/to connect wrongly/to gang up
钥匙 (yào chí) key/CL:把[ba3]
钥 (yào) key/also pr. [yao4]
匙 (chí) spoon
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
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
巨额 (jù é) large sum (of money)/a huge amount
巨 (jù) very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic
额 (é) forehead/horizontal tablet or inscribed board/specified
支票 (zhī piào) check (bank)/cheque/CL:本[ben3]
支 (zhī) to support/to sustain/to erect/to raise/branch/division/to
票 (piào) ticket/ballot/banknote/CL:張|张[zhang1]/person held for
看到这些东西女孩惊愕万分。
kān dào zhè xiē dōng xī nǚ hái jīng è mò fēn
The girl was stunned to see these things.
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
这些 (zhè xiē) these
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
东西 (dōng xī) east and west/thing/stuff/person/CL:個|个[ge4]件[jian4]
东 (dōng) east/host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)/landlord
西 (xī) the West/abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]/Spanish/west
女孩 (nǚ hái) girl/lass
女 (nǚ) female/woman/daughter
孩 (hái) child
惊愕 (jīng è) to stun/to shock and amaze/stupefied/astonishment
惊 (jīng) to startle/to be frightened/to be scared/alarm
愕 (è) startled
万分 (mò fēn) very much/extremely/one ten thousandth part
万 (mò) see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
分 (fēn) to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to
信的内容如下：孩子，我年轻的时候收养了3个越南孤儿，为此一直没有结婚。
The letter reads as follows: Son, I adopted three Vietnamese orphans when I was young and never married for that reason.
信的内容如下：
xìn de nèi róng rú xià
The letter reads as follows.
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
内容 (nèi róng) content/substance/details/CL:個|个[ge4]項|项[xiang4]
内 (nèi) inside/inner/internal/within/interior
容 (róng) to hold/to contain/to allow/to tolerate/appearance/look
如下 (rú xià) as follows
如 (rú) as/as if/such as
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
孩子，
hái zǐ
Child.
孩子 (hái zǐ) child
孩 (hái) child
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
我年轻的时候收养了3个越南孤儿，
wǒ nián qīng de shí hòu shōu yǎng le ??? gě yuè nā gū ér
I adopted 3 Vietnamese orphans when I was young.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
年轻 (nián qīng) young
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
时候 (shí hòu) time/length of time/moment/period
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
收养 (shōu yǎng) to take in and care for (an elderly person a dog etc)/to
收 (shōu) to receive/to accept/to collect/to put away/to restrain/to
养 (yǎng) to raise (animals)/to bring up (children)/to keep (pets)/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
越南 (yuè nā) Vietnam/Vietnamese
越 (yuè) generic word for peoples or states of south China or south
南 (nā) south
孤儿 (gū ér) orphan
孤 (gū) lone/lonely
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
为此一直没有结婚。
wéi cǐ yī zhí méi yǒu jiē hūn
For this reason never got married.
为此 (wéi cǐ) for this reason/with regards to this/in this respect/in
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
此 (cǐ) this/these
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
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
结婚 (jiē hūn) to marry/to get married/CL:次[ci4]
结 (jiē) (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)/Taiwan pr. [jie2]
婚 (hūn) to marry/marriage/wedding/to take a wife
可当我含辛茹苦地教育他们长大成人并扶持他们建立了自己的事业后，他们却抛弃了我这个养父。
But after I had worked so hard to raise them and support them in building their careers, they abandoned me as their adoptive father.
可当我含辛茹苦地教育他们长大成人并扶持他们建立了自己的事业后，
kě dāng wǒ hán xīn rú kǔ de jiāo yù tā mén cháng dà chéng rén bīng fú chí tā mén jiàn lì le zì jǐ de shì yè hòu
But after I had worked so hard to educate them and support them in building their own businesses, I was able to make a difference.
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
含辛茹苦 (hán xīn rú kǔ) to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
含 (hán) to keep/to contain/to suck (keep in your mouth without
辛 (xīn) (of taste) hot or pungent/hard/laborious/suffering/eighth
茹 (rú) to eat/(extended meaning) to endure/putrid smell/vegetables
苦 (kǔ) bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
教育 (jiāo yù) to educate/to teach/education
教 (jiāo) to teach/religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell
育 (yù) to have children/to raise or bring up/to educate
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
长大 (cháng dà) to grow up
长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
成人 (chéng rén) adult
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
扶持 (fú chí) to help/to assist
扶 (fú) to support with the hand/to help sb up/to support oneself
持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/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
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
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)
事业 (shì yè) undertaking/project/activity/(charitable political or
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
后 (hòu) empress/queen
他们却抛弃了我这个养父。
tā mén què pāo qì le wǒ zhè gě yǎng fù
Instead, they abandoned me as an adoptive father.
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
却 (què) but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat
抛弃 (pāo qì) to abandon/to discard/to renounce/to dump (sb)
抛 (pāo) to throw/to toss/to fling/to cast/to abandon
弃 (qì) to abandon/to relinquish/to discard/to throw away
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
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
养父 (yǎng fù) foster father/adoptive father
养 (yǎng) to raise (animals)/to bring up (children)/to keep (pets)/to
父 (fù) father
我退休前在一家公司当工程师，有着丰厚的收入，但钱对我这个历尽沧桑,将要入土的老人毫无意义，我需要的是亲人的爱与温暖。
Before I retired, I worked as an engineer in a company and had a good income, but money meant nothing to me, an old man who was going to be buried after all the changes.
我退休前在一家公司当工程师，
wǒ tuì xiū qián zài yī jiā gōng sī dāng gōng chéng shī
I worked as an engineer in a company before I retired.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
退休 (tuì xiū) to retire/retirement (from work)
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
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
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)
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
工程师 (gōng chéng shī) engineer/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
程 (chéng) rule/order/regulations/formula/journey/procedure/sequence
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
有着丰厚的收入，
yǒu zhāo fēng hòu de shōu rù
with a good income.
有着 (yǒu zhāo) to have/to possess
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
丰厚 (fēng hòu) generous/ample
丰 (fēng) abundant/plentiful/fertile/plump/great
厚 (hòu) thick/deep or profound/kind/generous/rich or strong in
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
收入 (shōu rù) to take in/income/revenue/CL:筆|笔[bi3]個|个[ge4]
收 (shōu) to receive/to accept/to collect/to put away/to restrain/to
入 (rù) to enter/to go into/to join/to become a member of/to
但钱对我这个历尽沧桑,
dàn qián duì wǒ zhè gě lì jǐn cāng sāng
But money to me, a man who has been through the ages,
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
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
历尽沧桑 (lì jǐn cāng sāng) to have been through the hardships of life/to have been
历 (lì) calendar/to experience/to undergo/to pass through/all/each
尽 (jǐn) to the greatest extent/(when used before a noun of
沧 (cāng) blue-green or azure (of water)/vast (of water)/cold
桑 (sāng) mulberry tree
将要入土的老人毫无意义，
jiāng yāo rù tǔ de lǎo rén háo mó yì yì
The old man who is going to be buried is meaningless.
将要 (jiāng yāo) will/shall/to be going to
将 (jiāng) will/shall/to use/to take/to checkmate/just a short while
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
入土 (rù tǔ) to bury/buried/interred
入 (rù) to enter/to go into/to join/to become a member of/to
土 (tǔ) earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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]
毫无 (háo mó) not in the least/to completely lack
毫 (háo) hair/drawing brush/(in the) least/one thousandth/currency
无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
意义 (yì yì) sense/meaning/significance/importance/CL:個|个[ge4]
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
义 (yì) justice/righteousness/meaning/foster (father etc)/adopted
我需要的是亲人的爱与温暖。
wǒ xū yāo de shì qīn rén de ài yǔ wēn nuǎn
What I need is the love and warmth of my loved ones.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
需要 (xū yāo) to need/to want/to demand/to require/requirement/need
需 (xū) to require/to need/to want/necessity/need
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
亲人 (qīn rén) one's close relatives
亲 (qīn) parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
温暖 (wēn nuǎn) warm
温 (wēn) null
暖 (nuǎn) warm/to warm
孩子，只有你给过我这种金钱难买的感觉。
Boy, only you have ever given me that feeling that money can't buy.
孩子，
hái zǐ
Child.
孩子 (hái zǐ) child
孩 (hái) child
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
只有你给过我这种金钱难买的感觉。
zhī yǒu nǐ gěi guō wǒ zhè chóng jīn qián nán mǎi de gǎn jiào
Only you have ever given me this feeling that money can't buy.
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
这种 (zhè chóng) this/this kind of/this sort of/this type of
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
金钱 (jīn qián) money/currency
金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
难 (nán) difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
感觉 (gǎn jiào) to feel/to become aware of/feeling/sense/perception
感 (gǎn) to feel/to move/to touch/to affect/feeling/emotion/(suffix)
觉 (jiào) a nap/a sleep/CL:場|场[chang2]/to feel/to find that/thinking
现在，我已回到乡下落叶归根，我要把这一生的积蓄和房子都留给你，希望这些钱能帮助你实现你的梦想。
Now that I have returned to the countryside to return to my roots, I am leaving you my life savings and house, hoping that the money will help you achieve your dreams.
现在，
xiàn zài
Now.
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
我已回到乡下落叶归根，
wǒ yǐ huí dào xiāng xià là xié guī gēn
I have returned to the countryside to return to my roots.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
回到 (huí dào) to return to
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
乡下 (xiāng xià) countryside/rural area/CL:個|个[ge4]
乡 (xiāng) country or countryside/native place/home village or town
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
落叶归根 (là xié guī gēn) Getting Home 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by
落 (là) to leave out/to be missing/to leave behind or forget to
叶 (xié) to be in harmony
归 (guī) to return/to go back to/to give back to/(of a
根 (gēn) root/basis/classifier for long slender objects e.g.
我要把这一生的积蓄和房子都留给你，
wǒ yāo bǎ zhè yī shēng de jī xù hé fáng zǐ dōu liú gěi nǐ
I'm leaving you my life savings and my house.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
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
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
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)
积蓄 (jī xù) to save/to put aside/savings
积 (jī) to amass/to accumulate/to store/measured quantity (such as
蓄 (xù) to store up/to grow (e.g. a beard)/to entertain (ideas)
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
房子 (fáng zǐ) house/building (single- or two-story)/apartment/room
房 (fáng) house/room/CL:間|间[jian1]/branch of an extended family
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
留给 (liú gěi) to set aside for
留 (liú) to leave (a message etc)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
希望这些钱能帮助你实现你的梦想。
xī wàng zhè xiē qián néng bāng zhù nǐ shí xiàn nǐ de mèng xiǎng
I hope this money will help you achieve your dreams.
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
这些 (zhè xiē) these
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
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
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
实现 (shí xiàn) to achieve/to implement/to realize/to bring about
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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
女孩心潮澎湃，久久难以平静，为了告慰老人，她用这笔钱做了一张音乐专辑，随即这张唱片风靡全球，她就是当今世界乐坛久负盛名的歌星－－麦当娜。
The girl's heart was overwhelmed, it was difficult to calm for a long time, in order to comfort the old man, she used the money to make a music album, and then this record became popular around the world, she is now the world's music world long-known singer - Madonna.
女孩心潮澎湃，
nǚ hái xīn cháo péng pài
The girl's heart was pounding and
女孩 (nǚ hái) girl/lass
女 (nǚ) female/woman/daughter
孩 (hái) child
心潮澎湃 (xīn cháo péng pài) to be overwhelmed by emotions
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
潮 (cháo) tide/current/damp/moist/humid
澎 (péng) sound of waves
湃 (pài) sound of waves
久久难以平静，
jiǔ jiǔ nán yǐ píng jìng
It is difficult to calm down for a long time.
久久 (jiǔ jiǔ) for a very long time
久 (jiǔ) (long) time/(long) duration of time
久 (jiǔ) (long) time/(long) duration of time
难以 (nán yǐ) hard to (predict imagine etc)
难 (nán) difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
平静 (píng jìng) tranquil/undisturbed/serene
平 (píng) flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw
静 (jìng) still/calm/quiet/not moving
为了告慰老人，
wéi le gào wèi lǎo rén
To console the elderly.
为了 (wéi le) in order to/for the purpose of/so as to
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
告 (gào) to say/to tell/to announce/to report/to denounce/to file a
慰 (wèi) to comfort/to console/to reassure
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]
她用这笔钱做了一张音乐专辑，
tā yòng zhè bǐ qián zuò le yī zhāng yīn lè zhuān jí
She used the money to make a music album that
她 (tā) she
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
笔 (bǐ) pen/pencil/writing brush/to write or compose/the strokes of
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
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
音乐 (yīn lè) music/CL:張|张[zhang1]曲[qu3]段[duan4]
音 (yīn) sound/noise/note (of musical scale)/tone/news/syllable
乐 (lè) happy/cheerful/to laugh/music
专辑 (zhuān jí) album/record (music)/special collection of printed or
专 (zhuān) for a particular person occasion purpose/focused on one
辑 (jí) to gather up/to collect/to edit/to compile
随即这张唱片风靡全球，
suí jí zhè zhāng chàng piān fēng mí quán qiú
The record then became a worldwide sensation.
随即 (suí jí) immediately/presently/following which
随 (suí) to follow/to comply with/varying according to.../to allow
即 (jí) namely/that is/i.e./prompt/at once/at present/even if
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
张 (zhāng) to open up/to spread/sheet of paper/classifier for flat
唱片 (chàng piān) gramophone record/LP/music CD/musical album/CL:張|张[zhang1]
唱 (chàng) to sing/to call loudly/to chant
片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
风靡 (fēng mí) fashionable/popular
风 (fēng) wind/news/style/custom/manner/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]絲|丝[si1]
靡 (mí) to waste (money)/extravagant/go with fashion/not
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
她就是当今世界乐坛久负盛名的歌星－－麦当娜。
tā jiù shì dāng jīn shì jiè lè tán jiǔ fù chéng míng de gē xīng ??? ??? mài dāng nà
She is the long-established singer of today's world music scene - Madonna.
她 (tā) she
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
当今 (dāng jīn) current/present/now/nowadays
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
今 (jīn) today/modern/present/current/this/now
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)
乐坛 (lè tán) music circles/music world
乐 (lè) happy/cheerful/to laugh/music
坛 (tán) platform/rostrum/altar/earthen jar
久负盛名 (jiǔ fù chéng míng) seasoned/honed to perfection over centuries/special reserve
久 (jiǔ) (long) time/(long) duration of time
负 (fù) to bear/to carry (on one's back)/to turn one's back on/to
盛 (chéng) to hold/to contain/to ladle/to pick up with a utensil
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
歌星 (gē xīng) singing star/famous singer
歌 (gē) song/CL:支[zhi1]首[shou3]/to sing
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
－－麦当娜 --not found--
－麦当娜 --not found--
麦当娜 (mài dāng nà) Madonna (1958-) US pop singer
麦 (mài) wheat/barley/oats
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
娜 (nà) (phonetic na)/used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜[An1
生活常常就是这样，当你在举手投足之间撒下一颗颗关爱的种子，有一天，当它成长为参天大树并为你带来丰硕的果实时，你才会恍然大悟，原来，你赋予他人的慈爱和真诚并不需要很昂贵的付出，有时只要像搬动一把椅子那样简单。
Life is often like this. When you sow a seed of care between your hands and feet, and one day it grows into a big tree and brings you fruitful results, you will realize that the love and sincerity you give to others does not need to be very expensive, sometimes it is as simple as moving a chair.
生活常常就是这样，
shēng huó cháng cháng jiù shì zhè yàng
Life is often like this.
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
常常 (cháng cháng) frequently/often
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
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
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
当你在举手投足之间撒下一颗颗关爱的种子，
dāng nǐ zài jǔ shǒu tóu zú zhī jiān sā xià yī kē kē guān ài de chóng zǐ
When you sow a seed of care between your hands and feet.
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
举手投足 (jǔ shǒu tóu zú) one's every movement (idiom)/comportment/gestures
举 (jǔ) to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to
手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
投 (tóu) to cast/to send/to throw oneself (into the river etc)/to
足 (zú) excessive/foot/to be sufficient/ample
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
撒 (sā) to let go/to cast/to let loose/to discharge/to give
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
颗 (kē) classifier for small spheres pearls corn grains teeth
颗 (kē) classifier for small spheres pearls corn grains teeth
关爱 (guān ài) to show concern and care for
关 (guān) mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to
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)
种子 (chóng zǐ) seed/CL:顆|颗[ke1]粒[li4]
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
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
当它成长为参天大树并为你带来丰硕的果实时，
dāng tā chéng cháng wéi cān tiān dà shù bīng wéi nǐ dài lái fēng shuò de guǒ shí shí
When it grows into a big tree and brings you fruitful
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
它 (tā) it
成长 (chéng cháng) to mature/to grow/growth
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
参天 (cān tiān) reach high to the sky/tall/of great height
参 (cān) to take part in/to participate/to join/to attend/to counsel
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
大树 (dà shù) Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
带来 (dài lái) to bring/to bring about/to produce
带 (dài) band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL:條|条[tiao2]
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
丰硕 (fēng shuò) plentiful/substantial/rich (in resources etc)
丰 (fēng) abundant/plentiful/fertile/plump/great
硕 (shuò) large/big
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
果实 (guǒ shí) fruit (produced by a plant)/(fig.) fruits (of success etc)
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
你才会恍然大悟，
nǐ cái huì huǎng rán dà wù
It is only then that it dawns on you that
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
恍然大悟 (huǎng rán dà wù) to suddenly realize/to suddenly see the light
恍 (huǎng) disappointed/flurried/indistinct
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
悟 (wù) to comprehend/to apprehend/to become aware
原来，
yuán lái
Originally, the
原来 (yuán lái) original/former/originally/formerly/at first/so actually as
原 (yuán) former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
你赋予他人的慈爱和真诚并不需要很昂贵的付出，
nǐ fù yú tā rén de cí ài hé zhēn chéng bīng bù xū yāo hěn áng guì de fù chū
The love and sincerity you bestow on others does not need to be expensive to give.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
赋予 (fù yú) to assign/to entrust (a task)/to give/to bestow
赋 (fù) poetic essay/taxation/to bestow on/to endow with
予 (yú) (archaic) I/me/to give
他人 (tā rén) another/sb else/other people
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
慈爱 (cí ài) love/devotion (to children)/affection esp. towards children
慈 (cí) compassionate/gentle/merciful/kind/humane
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
真诚 (zhēn chéng) true/sincere/genuine
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
诚 (chéng) sincere/authentic/really/truly
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
需要 (xū yāo) to need/to want/to demand/to require/requirement/need
需 (xū) to require/to need/to want/necessity/need
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
昂贵 (áng guì) expensive/costly
昂 (áng) to lift/to raise/to raise one's head/high/high spirits
贵 (guì) expensive/noble/precious/(honorific) your
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
付出 (fù chū) to pay/to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
付 (fù) to pay/to hand over to/classifier for pairs or sets of
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
有时只要像搬动一把椅子那样简单。
yǒu shí zhī yāo xiàng bān dòng yī bǎ yī zǐ nā yàng jiǎn chán
Sometimes it's as simple as moving a chair.
有时 (yǒu shí) sometimes/now and then
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
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
像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
搬动 (bān dòng) to move (sth around)/to move house
搬 (bān) to move (i.e. relocate oneself)/to move (sth relatively
动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
椅子 (yī zǐ) chair/CL:把[ba3]套[tao4]
椅 (yī) chair
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
那样 (nā yàng) that kind/that sort
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
简单 (jiǎn chán) simple/not complicated
简 (jiǎn) simple/uncomplicated/letter/to choose/to select/bamboo
单 (chán) bill/list/form/single/only/sole/odd number/CL:個|个[ge4]