登上擎天峰的猴子。在郁郁葱葱连绵不断的崇山峻岭之中,有一座直冲云霄的山峰,就像一把擎天的利剑,人称擎天峰。征服擎天峰一直是众多登山勇士的梦想。经过一代又一代登山勇士的努力,擎天峰终于被踩在了脚下。众多猴子受到了登山勇士的鼓舞,每年都要举行一次攀登擎天峰的体育竞赛。起初,参加竞赛活动的猴子很多,观看竞赛活动的猴子更多,并热火朝天地鼓劲加油。年复一年,却从来没有任何一只猴子登上顶峰。猴群中一位极有威望的长者说:人,是宇宙之精华,是万物之主宰。尽管人有时比我们猴子爬得还低,但我们猴子永远爬不到人那样高。人就好比是鹰,我们猴子就好比是鸡。鹰有时候比鸡飞得还低,但鸡永远也飞不到鹰那样高。众多猴子越来越相信,任何猴子都不可能登上擎天峰。登上擎天峰肯定不行!我们不能再做力所不能及的蠢事了!在这种舆论氛围的压力下,除了一只猴子还在坚持之外,其它的猴子开始泄气了,陆续退出了比赛,陆续承认了自己的失败。最后,正是那只屡败屡战的猴子创造了奇迹,登上了擎天峰!其它猴子都很想知道它究竟是怎么成功的,结果它们意外地发现:这只猴子原来是个聋子!大道理:不要迷信那些习惯消极看问题的权威,因为那样只会打击你所拥有的激情!常想想读过的或听过的励志话语,始终保持你积极乐观,昂扬向上的斗志!记住马克思引用过佛罗伦萨诗人但丁的一句话:走自己的路,让别人去说吧!

登上擎天峰的猴子。
Climbing the monkeys on Optimist Peak.

   登上擎天峰的猴子。
   dēng shǎng qíng tiān fēng de hóu zǐ
   Climbing the monkeys on Optimist Peak.

      登上 (dēng shǎng) to climb over/to ascend onto/to mount
         登 (dēng) to scale (a height)/to ascend/to mount/to publish or record
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
      擎 (qíng) to raise (hand)
      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      峰 (fēng) (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11


在郁郁葱葱连绵不断的崇山峻岭之中,有一座直冲云霄的山峰,就像一把擎天的利剑,人称擎天峰。
In the midst of the lush and rolling mountains, there is a mountain that rises to the clouds, just like a sword in the sky, known as the Peak of the Sky.

   在郁郁葱葱连绵不断的崇山峻岭之中,
   zài yù yù cōng cōng lián mián bù duàn de chóng shān jùn lǐng zhī zhōng
   In the midst of lush rolling hills and mountains

      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      郁郁葱葱 (yù yù cōng cōng) verdant and lush (idiom)
         郁 (yù) elegant
         郁 (yù) elegant
         葱 (cōng) scallion/green onion
         葱 (cōng) scallion/green onion
      连绵 (lián mián) continuous/unbroken/uninterrupted/extending forever into
         连 (lián) to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession
         绵 (mián) silk floss/continuous/soft/weak/mild-mannered (dialect)
      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
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      崇山峻岭 (chóng shān jùn lǐng) towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)
         崇 (chóng) high/sublime/lofty/to esteem/to worship
         山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
         峻 (jùn) (of mountains) high/harsh or severe
         岭 (lǐng) mountain range/mountain ridge
      之中 (zhī zhōng) inside/among/in the midst of (doing sth)/during
         之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
         中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during

   有一座直冲云霄的山峰,
   yǒu yī zuò zhí chōng yún xiāo de shān fēng
   There is a mountain that rises straight up to the clouds.

      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
      座 (zuò) seat/base/stand/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier for buildings
      直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
      冲 (chōng) (of water) to dash against/to mix with water/to infuse/to
      云霄 (yún xiāo) Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1] Fujian/(the)
         云 (yún) (classical) to say
         霄 (xiāo) firmament/heaven
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      山峰 (shān fēng) (mountain) peak
         山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
         峰 (fēng) (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit

   就像一把擎天的利剑,
   jiù xiàng yī bǎ qíng tiān de lì jiàn
   Like a sword in the sky.

      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
      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
      擎 (qíng) to raise (hand)
      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      利剑 (lì jiàn) sharp sword
         利 (lì) sharp/favorable/advantage/benefit/profit/interest/to do
         剑 (jiàn) double-edged sword/CL:口[kou3]把[ba3]/classifier for blows of

   人称擎天峰。
   rén chèn qíng tiān fēng
   It is known as Prime Peak.

      人称 (rén chèn) person (first person second person etc in grammar)/called
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
         称 (chèn) to fit/balanced/suitable/to weigh/to state/to name/name
      擎 (qíng) to raise (hand)
      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      峰 (fēng) (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit


征服擎天峰一直是众多登山勇士的梦想。
It has always been the dream of many mountaineers to conquer Dynae Peak.

   征服擎天峰一直是众多登山勇士的梦想。
   zhēng fú qíng tiān fēng yī zhí shì zhòng duō dēng shān yǒng shì de mèng xiǎng
   It has always been the dream of many mountaineers to conquer Dynae Peak.

      征服 (zhēng fú) to conquer/to subdue/to vanquish
         征 (zhēng) journey/trip/expedition/to go on long campaign/to attack
         服 (fú) clothes/dress/garment/to serve (in the military a prison
      擎 (qíng) to raise (hand)
      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      峰 (fēng) (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit
      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
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      众多 (zhòng duō) numerous
         众 (zhòng) abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4] House of
         多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
      登山 (dēng shān) to climb a mountain/climbing/mountaineering
         登 (dēng) to scale (a height)/to ascend/to mount/to publish or record
         山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
      勇士 (yǒng shì) a warrior/a brave person
         勇 (yǒng) brave
         士 (shì) member of the senior ministerial class (old)/scholar (old)
      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


经过一代又一代登山勇士的努力,擎天峰终于被踩在了脚下。
After generations of climbing warriors' efforts, Optimus Peak was finally stepped on.

   经过一代又一代登山勇士的努力,
   jīng guō yī dài yòu yī dài dēng shān yǒng shì de nǔ lì
   Through the efforts of generations of mountaineering warriors, the

      经过 (jīng guō) to pass/to go through/process/course/CL:個|个[ge4]
         经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
         过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
      一代 (yī dài) generation
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         代 (dài) to substitute/to act on behalf of others/to replace
      又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
      一代 (yī dài) generation
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         代 (dài) to substitute/to act on behalf of others/to replace
      登山 (dēng shān) to climb a mountain/climbing/mountaineering
         登 (dēng) to scale (a height)/to ascend/to mount/to publish or record
         山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
      勇士 (yǒng shì) a warrior/a brave person
         勇 (yǒng) brave
         士 (shì) member of the senior ministerial class (old)/scholar (old)
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      努力 (nǔ lì) great effort/to strive/to try hard
         努 (nǔ) to exert/to strive
         力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously

   擎天峰终于被踩在了脚下。
   qíng tiān fēng zhōng yú bèi cǎi zài le jiǎo xià
   Prime Peak was finally trampled underfoot.

      擎 (qíng) to raise (hand)
      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      峰 (fēng) (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit
      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
      被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
      踩 (cǎi) to step on/to tread/to stamp/to press a pedal/to pedal (a
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      脚下 (jiǎo xià) under the foot
         脚 (jiǎo) foot/leg (of an animal or an object)/base (of an object)
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of


众多猴子受到了登山勇士的鼓舞,每年都要举行一次攀登擎天峰的体育竞赛。
Numerous monkeys are inspired by the climbing warriors and hold an annual sporting competition to climb Optimist Peak.

   众多猴子受到了登山勇士的鼓舞,
   zhòng duō hóu zǐ shòu dào le dēng shān yǒng shì de gǔ wǔ
   Numerous monkeys were inspired by the climbing warriors and

      众多 (zhòng duō) numerous
         众 (zhòng) abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4] House of
         多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      受到 (shòu dào) to receive (praise an education punishment etc)/to be ...ed
         受 (shòu) to receive/to accept/to suffer/subjected to/to bear/to
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      登山 (dēng shān) to climb a mountain/climbing/mountaineering
         登 (dēng) to scale (a height)/to ascend/to mount/to publish or record
         山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
      勇士 (yǒng shì) a warrior/a brave person
         勇 (yǒng) brave
         士 (shì) member of the senior ministerial class (old)/scholar (old)
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      鼓舞 (gǔ wǔ) heartening (news)/to boost (morale)/CL:個|个[ge4]
         鼓 (gǔ) drum/CL:通[tong4]面[mian4]/to drum/to strike/to rouse/to
         舞 (wǔ) to dance/to wield/to brandish

   每年都要举行一次攀登擎天峰的体育竞赛。
   měi nián dōu yāo jǔ háng yī cì pān dēng qíng tiān fēng de tī yù jìng sài
   A sports competition to climb Optimist Peak is held once a year.

      每年 (měi nián) every year/each year/yearly
         每 (měi) each/every
         年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
      举行 (jǔ háng) to hold (a meeting ceremony etc)
         举 (jǔ) to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
      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
      攀登 (pān dēng) to climb/to pull oneself up/to clamber/to scale/fig. to
         攀 (pān) to climb (by pulling oneself up)/to implicate/to claim
         登 (dēng) to scale (a height)/to ascend/to mount/to publish or record
      擎 (qíng) to raise (hand)
      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      峰 (fēng) (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      体育 (tī yù) sports/physical education
         体 (tī) body/form/style/system/substance/to experience/aspect
         育 (yù) to have children/to raise or bring up/to educate
      竞赛 (jìng sài) race/competition/CL:個|个[ge4]
         竞 (jìng) to compete/to contend/to struggle
         赛 (sài) to compete/competition/match/to surpass/better than


起初,参加竞赛活动的猴子很多,观看竞赛活动的猴子更多,并热火朝天地鼓劲加油。
At first, there were many monkeys participating in the competition and even more watching and cheering enthusiastically.

   起初,
   qǐ chū
   At first.

      起初 (qǐ chū) originally/at first/at the outset
         起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
         初 (chū) at first/(at the) beginning/first/junior/basic

   参加竞赛活动的猴子很多,
   cān jiā jìng sài huó dòng de hóu zǐ hěn duō
   There were many monkeys participating in the competition.

      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
      竞赛 (jìng sài) race/competition/CL:個|个[ge4]
         竞 (jìng) to compete/to contend/to struggle
         赛 (sài) to compete/competition/match/to surpass/better than
      活动 (huó dòng) to exercise/to move about/to operate/to use connections
         活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
         动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
      多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to

   观看竞赛活动的猴子更多,
   guān kān jìng sài huó dòng de hóu zǐ gēng duō
   More monkeys watching the competition.

      观看 (guān kān) to watch/to view
         观 (guān) to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept
         看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
      竞赛 (jìng sài) race/competition/CL:個|个[ge4]
         竞 (jìng) to compete/to contend/to struggle
         赛 (sài) to compete/competition/match/to surpass/better than
      活动 (huó dòng) to exercise/to move about/to operate/to use connections
         活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
         动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
      多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to

   并热火朝天地鼓劲加油。
   bīng rè huǒ cháo tiān de gǔ jìn jiā yóu
   And hot and cheerful.

      并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
      热火朝天 (rè huǒ cháo tiān) in full swing (idiom)/(in a) frenzy/buzzing with activity
         热 (rè) to warm up/to heat up/hot (of weather)/heat/fervent
         火 (huǒ) fire/urgent/ammunition/fiery or flaming/internal heat
         朝 (cháo) abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea/imperial or royal court
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      鼓 (gǔ) drum/CL:通[tong4]面[mian4]/to drum/to strike/to rouse/to
      劲 (jìn) strength/energy/enthusiasm/spirit/mood/expression/interest
      加油 (jiā yóu) to add oil/to top up with gas/to refuel/to accelerate/to
         加 (jiā) to add/plus/(used after an adverb such as 不 大 稍 etc and
         油 (yóu) oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil paint or varnish


年复一年,却从来没有任何一只猴子登上顶峰。
Year after year, no monkey has ever reached the top.

   年复一年,
   nián fù yī nián
   Year after year.

      年复一年 (nián fù yī nián) over the years/year after year
         年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
         复 (fù) to go and return/to return/to resume/to return to a normal
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]

   却从来没有任何一只猴子登上顶峰。
   què cóng lái méi yǒu rén hé yī zhī hóu zǐ dēng shǎng dǐng fēng
   Yet no monkey has ever reached the top.

      却 (què) but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat
      从来没有 (cóng lái méi yǒu) have never/never before
         从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
         没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      任何 (rén hé) any/whatever/whichever/whatsoever
         任 (rén) to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office
         何 (hé) what/how/why/which/carry
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      登上 (dēng shǎng) to climb over/to ascend onto/to mount
         登 (dēng) to scale (a height)/to ascend/to mount/to publish or record
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
      顶峰 (dǐng fēng) peak/summit/fig. high point/masterpiece
         顶 (dǐng) apex/crown of the head/top/roof/most/to carry on the head
         峰 (fēng) (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit


猴群中一位极有威望的长者说:人,是宇宙之精华,是万物之主宰。
A highly respected elder among the monkeys said: Man, the essence of the universe, is the master of all things.

   猴群中一位极有威望的长者说:
   hóu qún zhōng yī wèi jí yǒu wēi wàng de cháng zhě shuì
   A highly respected elder in the monkey group said.

      猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
      群 (qún) group/crowd/flock herd pack etc
      中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
      极 (jí) extremely/pole (geography physics)/utmost/top
      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      威望 (wēi wàng) prestige
         威 (wēi) power/might/prestige
         望 (wàng) full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      长者 (cháng zhě) senior/older person
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
         者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   人,
   rén
   People.

      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]

   是宇宙之精华,
   shì yǔ zhòu zhī jīng huá
   is the essence of the universe.

      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      宇宙 (yǔ zhòu) universe/cosmos
         宇 (yǔ) room/universe
         宙 (zhòu) eternity/(geology) eon
      之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
      精华 (jīng huá) best feature/most important part of an object/quintessence
         精 (jīng) essence/extract/vitality/energy/semen/sperm/mythical goblin
         华 (huá) abbr. for China/magnificent/splendid/flowery

   是万物之主宰。
   shì mò wù zhī zhǔ zǎi
   It is the master of all things.

      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      万物 (mò wù) all living things
         万 (mò) see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
         物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
      之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
      主宰 (zhǔ zǎi) to dominate/to rule/to dictate/master
         主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
         宰 (zǎi) to slaughter livestock/to govern or rule/to cheat customers


尽管人有时比我们猴子爬得还低,但我们猴子永远爬不到人那样高。
Although people sometimes climb lower than we monkeys, we monkeys can never climb as high as people.

   尽管人有时比我们猴子爬得还低,
   jǐn guǎn rén yǒu shí bǐ wǒ mén hóu zǐ pá dé hái dī
   Although people sometimes climb lower than we monkeys.

      尽管 (jǐn guǎn) despite/although/even though/in spite of/unhesitatingly/do
         尽 (jǐn) to the greatest extent/(when used before a noun of
         管 (guǎn) to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      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
      比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
      得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
      还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
      低 (dī) low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down

   但我们猴子永远爬不到人那样高。
   dàn wǒ mén hóu zǐ yǒng yuǎn pá bù dào rén nā yàng gāo
   But we monkeys can never climb as high as people.

      但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      永远 (yǒng yuǎn) forever/eternal
         永 (yǒng) forever/always/perpetual
         远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
      爬 (pá) to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up
      不到 (bù dào) not to arrive/not reaching/insufficient/less than
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      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
      高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)


人就好比是鹰,我们猴子就好比是鸡。
Man is like a hawk, and we monkeys are like chickens.

   人就好比是鹰,
   rén jiù hǎo bǐ shì yīng
   A man is like an eagle.

      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      好比 (hǎo bǐ) to be just like/can be compared to
         好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
         比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      鹰 (yīng) eagle/falcon/hawk

   我们猴子就好比是鸡。
   wǒ mén hóu zǐ jiù hǎo bǐ shì jī
   We monkeys are like chickens.

      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      好比 (hǎo bǐ) to be just like/can be compared to
         好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
         比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      鸡 (jī) fowl/chicken/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) prostitute


鹰有时候比鸡飞得还低,但鸡永远也飞不到鹰那样高。
The eagle sometimes flies lower than the chicken, but the chicken can never fly as high as the eagle.

   鹰有时候比鸡飞得还低,
   yīng yǒu shí hòu bǐ jī fēi dé hái dī
   The eagle sometimes flies lower than the chicken.

      鹰 (yīng) eagle/falcon/hawk
      有时候 (yǒu shí hòu) sometimes
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
         时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
         候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
      比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
      鸡 (jī) fowl/chicken/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) prostitute
      飞 (fēi) to fly
      得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
      还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
      低 (dī) low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down

   但鸡永远也飞不到鹰那样高。
   dàn jī yǒng yuǎn yě fēi bù dào yīng nā yàng gāo
   But the chicken will never fly as high as the eagle.

      但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
      鸡 (jī) fowl/chicken/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) prostitute
      永远 (yǒng yuǎn) forever/eternal
         永 (yǒng) forever/always/perpetual
         远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      飞 (fēi) to fly
      不到 (bù dào) not to arrive/not reaching/insufficient/less than
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      鹰 (yīng) eagle/falcon/hawk
      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
      高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)


众多猴子越来越相信,任何猴子都不可能登上擎天峰。
Numerous monkeys are becoming more and more convinced that it is impossible for any monkey to climb the Prime Peak.

   众多猴子越来越相信,
   zhòng duō hóu zǐ yuè lái yuè xiāng xìn
   Numerous monkeys are increasingly convinced that

      众多 (zhòng duō) numerous
         众 (zhòng) abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4] House of
         多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      越来越 (yuè lái yuè) more and more
         越 (yuè) generic word for peoples or states of south China or south
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
         越 (yuè) generic word for peoples or states of south China or south
      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

   任何猴子都不可能登上擎天峰。
   rén hé hóu zǐ dōu bù kě néng dēng shǎng qíng tiān fēng
   It is impossible for any monkey to climb Optimus Prime.

      任何 (rén hé) any/whatever/whichever/whatsoever
         任 (rén) to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office
         何 (hé) what/how/why/which/carry
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      不可能 (bù kě néng) impossible/cannot/not able
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
         能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      登上 (dēng shǎng) to climb over/to ascend onto/to mount
         登 (dēng) to scale (a height)/to ascend/to mount/to publish or record
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
      擎 (qíng) to raise (hand)
      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      峰 (fēng) (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit


登上擎天峰肯定不行!我们不能再做力所不能及的蠢事了!在这种舆论氛围的压力下,除了一只猴子还在坚持之外,其它的猴子开始泄气了,陆续退出了比赛,陆续承认了自己的失败。
Climbing Optimus Prime is definitely not an option! We can't do any more stupid things beyond our power! Under the pressure of this atmosphere of public opinion, except for one monkey who was still holding on, the other monkeys began to get discouraged and withdrew from the competition one after another, admitting their defeat one after another.

   登上擎天峰肯定不行!
   dēng shǎng qíng tiān fēng kěn dìng bù háng
   Climbing to the Peak of Prime definitely won't work!

      登上 (dēng shǎng) to climb over/to ascend onto/to mount
         登 (dēng) to scale (a height)/to ascend/to mount/to publish or record
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
      擎 (qíng) to raise (hand)
      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      峰 (fēng) (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit
      肯定 (kěn dìng) to be certain/to be positive/assuredly/definitely/to give
         肯 (kěn) to agree/to consent/to be ready (to do sth)/willing
         定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
      不行 (bù háng) won't do/be out of the question/be no good/not work/not be
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to

   我们不能再做力所不能及的蠢事了!
   wǒ mén bù néng zài zuò lì suǒ bù néng jí de chǔn shì le
   We can no longer do stupid things that are beyond our power!

      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      不能 (bù néng) cannot/must not/should not
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
      做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
      力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
      所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
      不能 (bù néng) cannot/must not/should not
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      及 (jí) and/to reach/up to/in time for
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      蠢事 (chǔn shì) folly
         蠢 (chǔn) stupid/sluggish/clumsy/to wiggle (of worms)/to move in a
         事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   在这种舆论氛围的压力下,
   zài zhè chóng yú lún fēn wéi de yā lì xià
   Under the pressure of this climate of public opinion, the

      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      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
      舆论 (yú lún) public opinion
         舆 (yú) carriage/sedan chair/world
         论 (lún) abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3] The Analects (of Confucius)
      氛围 (fēn wéi) ambience/atmosphere
         氛 (fēn) miasma/vapor
         围 (wéi) to encircle/to surround/all around/to wear by wrapping
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      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
      下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of

   除了一只猴子还在坚持之外,
   chú le yī zhī hóu zǐ hái zài jiān chí zhī wài
   Except for one monkey who is still hanging on.

      除了 (chú le) besides/apart from (... also...)/in addition to/except
         除 (chú) to get rid of/to remove/to exclude/to eliminate/to wipe out
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      坚持 (jiān chí) to persevere with/to persist in/to insist on
         坚 (jiān) strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute
         持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
      之外 (zhī wài) outside/excluding
         之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
         外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external

   其它的猴子开始泄气了,
   qí tā de hóu zǐ kāi shǐ xiè qì le
   The other monkeys began to deflate and

      其它 (qí tā) other/the others/else/other than it/in addition to the
         其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
         它 (tā) it
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      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
      泄气 (xiè qì) to leak (gas)/to be discouraged/to despair/(disparaging)
         泄 (xiè) to leak (of water or gas)/to drip/to drain/to discharge/to
         气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   陆续退出了比赛,
   liù xù tuì chū le bǐ sài
   Land withdrew from the competition.

      陆续 (liù xù) in turn/successively/one after the other/bit by bit
         陆 (liù) six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)/shore/land/continent
         续 (xù) to continue/to replenish
      退出 (tuì chū) to withdraw/to abort/to quit/to log out (computing)
         退 (tuì) to retreat/to decline/to move back/to withdraw
         出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      比赛 (bǐ sài) competition (sports etc)/match/CL:場|场[chang3]次[ci4]/to
         比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
         赛 (sài) to compete/competition/match/to surpass/better than

   陆续承认了自己的失败。
   liù xù chéng rèn le zì jǐ de shī bài
   Lu has admitted his failures one after another.

      陆续 (liù xù) in turn/successively/one after the other/bit by bit
         陆 (liù) six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)/shore/land/continent
         续 (xù) to continue/to replenish
      承认 (chéng rèn) to admit/to concede/to recognize/recognition (diplomatic
         承 (chéng) to bear/to carry/to hold/to continue/to undertake/to take
         认 (rèn) to recognize/to know/to admit
      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)
      失败 (shī bài) to be defeated/to lose/to fail (e.g. experiments)/failure
         失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
         败 (bài) to defeat/to damage/to lose (to an opponent)/to fail/to


最后,正是那只屡败屡战的猴子创造了奇迹,登上了擎天峰!其它猴子都很想知道它究竟是怎么成功的,结果它们意外地发现:这只猴子原来是个聋子!大道理:不要迷信那些习惯消极看问题的权威,因为那样只会打击你所拥有的激情!常想想读过的或听过的励志话语,始终保持你积极乐观,昂扬向上的斗志!记住马克思引用过佛罗伦萨诗人但丁的一句话:走自己的路,让别人去说吧!。
In the end, it was the same monkey who failed repeatedly to perform a miracle and climbed to the peak of Prime! All the other monkeys wanted to know how he had succeeded, but they found out by surprise that the monkey was deaf! The big truth: Don't believe in authorities who are used to looking at things negatively, because that will only dampen the passion you have! Always think about the inspirational words you have read or heard, and always keep your positive, upbeat spirit! Remember what Marx quoted from the Florentine poet Dante: Go your own way, let others talk!

   最后,
   zuì hòu
   Finally.

      最后 (zuì hòu) final/last/finally/ultimate
         最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
         后 (hòu) empress/queen

   正是那只屡败屡战的猴子创造了奇迹,
   zhēng shì nā zhī lǚ bài lǚ zhàn de hóu zǐ chuāng zào le jī jì
   It is the monkey who has failed repeatedly to perform miracles.

      正是 (zhēng shì) (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
         正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      屡败屡战 (lǚ bài lǚ zhàn) to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)
         屡 (lǚ) time and again/repeatedly/frequently
         败 (bài) to defeat/to damage/to lose (to an opponent)/to fail/to
         屡 (lǚ) time and again/repeatedly/frequently
         战 (zhàn) to fight/fight/war/battle
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      创造 (chuāng zào) to create/to bring about/to produce/to set (a record)
         创 (chuāng) a wound/cut/injury/trauma/to begin/to initiate/to
         造 (zào) to make/to build/to manufacture/to invent/to fabricate/to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      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.

   登上了擎天峰!
   dēng shǎng le qíng tiān fēng
   Climbing to the peak of Prime!

      登上 (dēng shǎng) to climb over/to ascend onto/to mount
         登 (dēng) to scale (a height)/to ascend/to mount/to publish or record
         上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      擎 (qíng) to raise (hand)
      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      峰 (fēng) (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit

   其它猴子都很想知道它究竟是怎么成功的,
   qí tā hóu zǐ dōu hěn xiǎng zhī dào tā jiū jìng shì zěn me chéng gōng de
   The other monkeys were curious to know exactly how it had succeeded.

      其它 (qí tā) other/the others/else/other than it/in addition to the
         其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
         它 (tā) it
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
      想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
      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
      它 (tā) it
      究竟 (jiū jìng) to go to the bottom of a matter/after all/when all is said
         究 (jiū) after all/to investigate/to study carefully/Taiwan pr.
         竟 (jìng) unexpectedly/actually/to go so far as to/indeed
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      怎么 (zěn me) how?/what?/why?
         怎 (zěn) how
         么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
      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
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)

   结果它们意外地发现:
   jiē guǒ tā mén yì wài de fā xiàn
   As a result they unexpectedly found.

      结果 (jiē guǒ) to bear fruit/CL:個|个[ge4]/outcome/result/conclusion/in the
         结 (jiē) (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)/Taiwan pr. [jie2]
         果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
      它们 (tā mén) they (for inanimate objects)
         它 (tā) it
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      意外 (yì wài) unexpected/accident/mishap/CL:個|个[ge4]
         意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
         外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      发现 (fā xiàn) to find/to discover
         发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
         现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current

   这只猴子原来是个聋子!
   zhè zhī hóu zǐ yuán lái shì gě lóng zǐ
   This monkey turned out to be deaf!

      这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      猴子 (hóu zǐ) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         猴 (hóu) monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      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
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      聋子 (lóng zǐ) deaf person
         聋 (lóng) deaf
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11

   大道理:
   dà dào lǐ
   Big truth.

      大道理 (dà dào lǐ) major principle/general truth/sermon (reproof)/bombastic
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
         理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order

   不要迷信那些习惯消极看问题的权威,
   bù yāo mí xìn nā xiē xí guàn xiāo jí kān wèn tí de quán wēi
   Do not believe in authorities who are used to looking at things negatively.

      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
      迷信 (mí xìn) superstition/to have a superstitious belief (in sth)
         迷 (mí) to bewilder/crazy about/fan/enthusiast/lost/confused
         信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
      那些 (nā xiē) those
         那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
         些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
      习惯 (xí guàn) habit/custom/usual practice/to be used to/CL:個|个[ge4]
         习 (xí) to practice/to study/habit
         惯 (guàn) accustomed to/used to/indulge/to spoil (a child)
      消极 (xiāo jí) negative/passive/inactive
         消 (xiāo) to disappear/to vanish/to eliminate/to spend (time)/have to
         极 (jí) extremely/pole (geography physics)/utmost/top
      看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/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)
      权威 (quán wēi) authority/authoritative/power and prestige
         权 (quán) authority/power/right/(literary) to weigh/expedient
         威 (wēi) power/might/prestige

   因为那样只会打击你所拥有的激情!
   yīn wéi nā yàng zhī huì dá jī nǐ suǒ yōng yǒu de jī qíng
   Because that will only strike the passion you have!

      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
      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
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      打击 (dá jī) to hit/to strike/to attack/to crack down on sth/blow
         打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
         击 (jī) to hit/to strike/to break/Taiwan pr. [ji2]
      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
      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
      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

   常想想读过的或听过的励志话语,
   cháng xiǎng xiǎng dòu guō de huò tīng guō de lì zhì huà yǔ
   Think often about the inspirational words that you have read or heard.

      常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
      想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
      想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
      读 (dòu) comma/phrase marked by pause/to read/to study/reading of
      过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      或 (huò) maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or
      听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
      过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      励志 (lì zhì) to encourage/encouragement
         励 (lì) to encourage/to urge
         志 (zhì) aspiration/ambition/the will
      话语 (huà yǔ) words/speech/utterance/discourse
         话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
         语 (yǔ) dialect/language/speech/to tell to

   始终保持你积极乐观,
   shǐ zhōng bǎo chí nǐ jī jí lè guān
   Always keep your optimism,

      始终 (shǐ zhōng) from beginning to end/all along
         始 (shǐ) to begin/to start/then/only then
         终 (zhōng) end/finish
      保持 (bǎo chí) to keep/to maintain/to hold/to preserve
         保 (bǎo) Bulgaria/Bulgarian/abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]
         持 (chí) to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to
      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      积极 (jī jí) active/energetic/vigorous/positive (outlook)/proactive
         积 (jī) to amass/to accumulate/to store/measured quantity (such as
         极 (jí) extremely/pole (geography physics)/utmost/top
      乐观 (lè guān) optimistic/hopeful
         乐 (lè) happy/cheerful/to laugh/music
         观 (guān) to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept

   昂扬向上的斗志!
   áng yáng xiàng shǎng de dǒu zhì
   Upward and upward fighting spirit!

      昂扬 (áng yáng) elated/high-spirited/uplifting (music)
         昂 (áng) to lift/to raise/to raise one's head/high/high spirits
         扬 (yáng) to raise/to hoist/the action of tossing or winnowing
      向上 (xiàng shǎng) upward/up/to advance/to try to improve oneself/to make
         向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
         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)
      斗志 (dǒu zhì) will to fight/fighting spirit
         斗 (dǒu) abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]
         志 (zhì) aspiration/ambition/the will

   记住马克思引用过佛罗伦萨诗人但丁的一句话:
   jì zhù mǎ kè sī yǐn yòng guō fó luó lún sà shī rén dàn dīng de yī gōu huà
   Remember that Marx quoted the Florentine poet Dante.

      记住 (jì zhù) to remember/to bear in mind/to learn by heart
         记 (jì) to record/to note/to memorize/to remember/mark/sign
         住 (zhù) to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix
      马克思 (mǎ kè sī) Marx (name)
         马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
         克 (kè) to be able to/to subdue/to restrain/to overcome/gram
         思 (sī) to think/to consider
      引用 (yǐn yòng) to quote/to cite/to recommend/to appoint/(computing)
         引 (yǐn) to draw (e.g. a bow)/to pull/to stretch sth/to extend/to
         用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
      过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
      佛罗伦萨 (fó luó lún sà) Florence city in Italy
         佛 (fó) Buddha/Buddhism
         罗 (luó) gauze/to collect/to gather/to catch/to sift
         伦 (lún) human relationship/order/coherence
         萨 (sà) null
      诗人 (shī rén) bard/poet
         诗 (shī) abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] the Book of Songs/poem
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      但丁 (dàn dīng) Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Italian poet author of the
         但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
         丁 (dīng) fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
      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

   走自己的路,
   zǒu zì jǐ de lù
   Go your own way.

      走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
      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)
      路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind

   让别人去说吧!
   ràng bié rén qù shuì bā
   Let others talk!

      让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
      别人 (bié rén) other people/others/other person
         别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
      吧 (bā) bar (loanword) (serving drinks or providing Internet access