野鸭飞走了。一个猎人准备去打猎，他带着猎枪,弹药和准备用来装猎物的袋子。出门前家人都劝他把弹药先装好，可是他不理会，说看见了猎物后再装也来得及。说完就出发了。当他来到一个湖边时，看到一大群野鸭正在湖面上嬉戏。他心里高兴极了，心想着要是一枪打去，至少也得打中七八只野鸭。于是他赶紧往猎枪里填装弹药，可是，就在这个时候，一只野鸭发现了他并发出一声叫喊，所有的野鸭都扑腾着飞了起来，朝着树林上空飞走。猎人拎起刚装好弹药的猎枪就开始追，他穿沿着曲折的小径，奔跑着穿过树林，可是，鸭群早就不见了踪影。他气急败坏地蹲在了地上。猎人想在树林里找点别的猎物，可是他什么也没发现。此时的他已经饥肠辘辘，没有力气了，正在他准备往回走的时候，老天又下起大雨。结果猎人拖着疲惫的不,被雨水淋透的身体，双手空空地回到家中。大道理：能否顺利地完成一件事情，往往取决于是不是有充分地准备。临阵磨枪，只会功亏一篑。
野鸭飞走了。
The mallard flew away.
野鸭飞走了。
yě yā fēi zǒu le
The mallard flew away.
野鸭 (yě yā) wild duck/mallard (Anas platyrhyncha)
野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
鸭 (yā) duck/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) male prostitute
飞 (fēi) to fly
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一个猎人准备去打猎，他带着猎枪,弹药和准备用来装猎物的袋子。
A hunter prepares to go hunting, he takes a hunting rifle, ammunition and a bag ready to be used for prey.
一个猎人准备去打猎，
yī gě liè rén zhǔn bèi qù dá liè
A hunter prepares to go hunting.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
猎人 (liè rén) hunter
猎 (liè) hunting
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
准备 (zhǔn bèi) preparation/to prepare/to intend/to be about to/reserve
准 (zhǔn) to allow/to grant/in accordance with/in the light of
备 (bèi) to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
打猎 (dá liè) to go hunting
打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
猎 (liè) hunting
他带着猎枪,
tā dài zhāo liè qiāng
He was armed with a shotgun,
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
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
猎枪 (liè qiāng) hunting gun/shotgun
猎 (liè) hunting
枪 (qiāng) gun/firearm/rifle/spear/thing with shape or function
弹药和准备用来装猎物的袋子。
dàn yào hé zhǔn bèi yòng lái zhuāng liè wù de dài zǐ
Ammunition and bags prepared to hold the game.
弹药 (dàn yào) ammunition
弹 (dàn) crossball/bullet/shot/shell/ball/to pluck (a string)/to
药 (yào) medicine/drug/substance used for a specific purpose (e.g.
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
准备 (zhǔn bèi) preparation/to prepare/to intend/to be about to/reserve
准 (zhǔn) to allow/to grant/in accordance with/in the light of
备 (bèi) to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip
用来 (yòng lái) to be used for
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
装 (zhuāng) adornment/to adorn/dress/clothing/costume (of an actor in a
猎物 (liè wù) prey
猎 (liè) hunting
物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
袋子 (dài zǐ) bag
袋 (dài) pouch/bag/sack/pocket
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
出门前家人都劝他把弹药先装好，可是他不理会，说看见了猎物后再装也来得及。
Before leaving home, his family advised him to load the ammunition first, but he ignored it, saying that it was too late to load after seeing the prey.
出门前家人都劝他把弹药先装好，
chū mén qián jiā rén dōu quàn tā bǎ dàn yào xiān zhuāng hǎo
He was advised by his family to load his ammunition before going out.
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
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
家人 (jiā rén) household/(one's) family
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
劝 (quàn) to advise/to urge/to try to persuade/to exhort/to console
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
弹药 (dàn yào) ammunition
弹 (dàn) crossball/bullet/shot/shell/ball/to pluck (a string)/to
药 (yào) medicine/drug/substance used for a specific purpose (e.g.
先 (xiān) early/prior/former/in advance/first
装 (zhuāng) adornment/to adorn/dress/clothing/costume (of an actor in a
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
可是他不理会，
kě shì tā bù lǐ huì
But he ignored that
可是 (kě shì) but/however/(used for emphasis) indeed
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
不理 (bù lǐ) to refuse to acknowledge/to pay no attention to/to take no
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
说看见了猎物后再装也来得及。
shuì kān jiàn le liè wù hòu zài zhuāng yě lái dé jí
Say it's not too late to pretend after you see the prey.
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
看见 (kān jiàn) to see/to catch sight of
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
猎物 (liè wù) prey
猎 (liè) hunting
物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
后 (hòu) empress/queen
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
装 (zhuāng) adornment/to adorn/dress/clothing/costume (of an actor in a
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
来得及 (lái dé jí) there's still time/able to do sth in time
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
及 (jí) and/to reach/up to/in time for
说完就出发了。
After saying that, they set off.
说完就出发了。
shuì wán jiù chū fā le
After saying that, they set off.
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
出发 (chū fā) to set off/to start (on a journey)
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
当他来到一个湖边时，看到一大群野鸭正在湖面上嬉戏。
When he came to a lake, he saw a large flock of wild ducks playing on the lake.
当他来到一个湖边时，
dāng tā lái dào yī gě hú biān shí
When he came to a lake, the
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
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
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
湖边 (hú biān) lakeside
湖 (hú) lake/CL:個|个[ge4]片[pian4]
边 (biān) side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
看到一大群野鸭正在湖面上嬉戏。
kān dào yī dà qún yě yā zhēng zài hú miàn shǎng xī xì
A large flock of wild ducks was seen playing on the lake.
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
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
群 (qún) group/crowd/flock herd pack etc
野鸭 (yě yā) wild duck/mallard (Anas platyrhyncha)
野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
鸭 (yā) duck/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) male prostitute
正在 (zhēng zài) just at (that time)/right in (that place)/right in the
正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
湖 (hú) lake/CL:個|个[ge4]片[pian4]
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
嬉戏 (xī xì) to frolic/fun/a romp
嬉 (xī) amusement
戏 (xì) trick/drama/play/show/CL:齣|出[chu1]場|场[chang3]臺|台[tai2]
他心里高兴极了，心想着要是一枪打去，至少也得打中七八只野鸭。
He was so happy, thinking that if a shot goes, at least seven or eight ducks must be hit.
他心里高兴极了，
tā xīn lǐ gāo xīng jí le
He was so happy in his heart that
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
心里 (xīn lǐ) chest/heart/mind
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
高兴 (gāo xīng) happy/glad/willing (to do sth)/in a cheerful mood
高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
兴 (xīng) to rise/to flourish/to become popular/to start/to encourage
极了 (jí le) extremely/exceedingly
极 (jí) extremely/pole (geography physics)/utmost/top
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
心想着要是一枪打去，
xīn xiǎng zhāo yāo shì yī qiāng dá qù
I thought that if I shot it, I would be able to get it.
心想 (xīn xiǎng) to think to oneself/to think/to assume
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
要是 (yāo shì) (coll.) if
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
枪 (qiāng) gun/firearm/rifle/spear/thing with shape or function
打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
至少也得打中七八只野鸭。
zhì shǎo yě dé dá zhōng qī bā zhī yě yā
At least seven or eight mallards must have been hit as well.
至少 (zhì shǎo) at least/(to say the) least
至 (zhì) to arrive/most/to/until
少 (shǎo) few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
打中 (dá zhōng) to hit (a target)
打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
七 (qī) seven/7
八 (bā) eight/8
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
野鸭 (yě yā) wild duck/mallard (Anas platyrhyncha)
野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
鸭 (yā) duck/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) male prostitute
于是他赶紧往猎枪里填装弹药，可是，就在这个时候，一只野鸭发现了他并发出一声叫喊，所有的野鸭都扑腾着飞了起来，朝着树林上空飞走。
So he hurriedly filled his shotgun with ammunition, but, just then, a mallard spotted him and let out a cry, and all the mallards fluttered up and flew away toward the woods.
于是他赶紧往猎枪里填装弹药，
yú shì tā gǎn jǐn wǎng liè qiāng lǐ tián zhuāng dàn yào
So he hurried to fill the shotgun with ammunition.
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
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
赶紧 (gǎn jǐn) hurriedly/without delay
赶 (gǎn) to overtake/to catch up with/to hurry/to rush/to try to
紧 (jǐn) tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short
往 (wǎng) to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for
猎枪 (liè qiāng) hunting gun/shotgun
猎 (liè) hunting
枪 (qiāng) gun/firearm/rifle/spear/thing with shape or function
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
填 (tián) to fill or stuff/(of a form etc) to fill in
装弹 (zhuāng dàn) to charge (ammunition into gun)/to load
装 (zhuāng) adornment/to adorn/dress/clothing/costume (of an actor in a
弹 (dàn) crossball/bullet/shot/shell/ball/to pluck (a string)/to
药 (yào) medicine/drug/substance used for a specific purpose (e.g.
可是，
kě shì
But.
可是 (kě shì) but/however/(used for emphasis) indeed
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
就在这个时候，
jiù zài zhè gě shí hòu
It was at this time that
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
这个 (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
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)
一只野鸭发现了他并发出一声叫喊，
yī zhī yě yā fā xiàn le tā bīng fā chū yī shēng jiào hǎn
A mallard duck spotted him and let out a cry.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
野鸭 (yě yā) wild duck/mallard (Anas platyrhyncha)
野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
鸭 (yā) duck/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) male prostitute
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
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
并发 (bīng fā) to be complicated by/to erupt simultaneously
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
一声 (yī shēng) first tone in Mandarin (high level tone)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
叫喊 (jiào hǎn) exclamation/outcry/shout/yell
叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
喊 (hǎn) to yell/to shout/to call out for (a person)
所有的野鸭都扑腾着飞了起来，
suǒ yǒu de yě yā dōu pū téng zhāo fēi le qǐ lái
All the mallards fluttered and took flight.
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)
野鸭 (yě yā) wild duck/mallard (Anas platyrhyncha)
野 (yě) field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/feral
鸭 (yā) duck/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) male prostitute
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
扑腾 (pū téng) (onom.) thud/flutter/flop
扑 (pū) to throw oneself at/to pounce on/to devote one's energies
腾 (téng) to soar/to gallop/to prance/to turn over/to vacate/to clear
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
飞 (fēi) to fly
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
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
朝着树林上空飞走。
cháo zhāo shù lín shǎng kōng fēi zǒu
Fly away towards the over the woods.
朝着 (cháo zhāo) facing/advancing (towards)
朝 (cháo) abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea/imperial or royal court
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
树林 (shù lín) Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4] Taiwan
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
林 (lín) woods/forest/CL:片[pian4]/circle(s) (i.e. specific group of
上空 (shǎng kōng) overhead/in the sky
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
空 (kōng) empty/air/sky/in vain/to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space
飞 (fēi) to fly
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
猎人拎起刚装好弹药的猎枪就开始追，他穿沿着曲折的小径，奔跑着穿过树林，可是，鸭群早就不见了踪影。
The hunter picked up just loaded shotgun and began to chase, he wore along the winding path, running through the woods, but the ducks had long since disappeared.
猎人拎起刚装好弹药的猎枪就开始追，
liè rén līn qǐ gāng zhuāng hǎo dàn yào de liè qiāng jiù kāi shǐ zhuī
The hunter picked up the shotgun just loaded with ammunition and began to chase.
猎人 (liè rén) hunter
猎 (liè) hunting
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
拎起 (līn qǐ) to pick up (from the ground with one's hands)
拎 (līn) to lift/to carry in one's hand/Taiwan pr. [ling1]
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
刚 (gāng) hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly
装 (zhuāng) adornment/to adorn/dress/clothing/costume (of an actor in a
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
弹药 (dàn yào) ammunition
弹 (dàn) crossball/bullet/shot/shell/ball/to pluck (a string)/to
药 (yào) medicine/drug/substance used for a specific purpose (e.g.
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
猎枪 (liè qiāng) hunting gun/shotgun
猎 (liè) hunting
枪 (qiāng) gun/firearm/rifle/spear/thing with shape or function
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
开始 (kāi shǐ) to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[ge4]
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
始 (shǐ) to begin/to start/then/only then
追 (zhuī) to sculpt/to carve/musical instrument (old)/to chase after
他穿沿着曲折的小径，
tā chuān yán zhāo qū shé de xiǎo jìng
He wore along the winding paths that
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
穿 (chuān) to wear/to put on/to dress/to bore through/to pierce/to
沿着 (yán zhāo) to go along/to follow
沿 (yán) along/to follow (a line tradition etc)/to carry on/to trim
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
曲折 (qū shé) winding/(fig.) complicated
曲 (qū) bent/crooked/wrong/tune/song/CL:支[zhi1]
折 (shé) to break (e.g. stick or bone)/a loss/to turn sth over/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
小径 (xiǎo jìng) alley
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
径 (jìng) footpath/track/diameter/straight/directly
奔跑着穿过树林，
bēn páo zhāo chuān guō shù lín
running through the woods.
奔跑 (bēn páo) to run
奔 (bēn) to hurry/to rush/to run quickly/to elope/to go to/to head
跑 (páo) (of an animal) to paw (the ground)/to run/to run away/to
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
穿过 (chuān guō) to pass through
穿 (chuān) to wear/to put on/to dress/to bore through/to pierce/to
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
树林 (shù lín) Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4] Taiwan
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
林 (lín) woods/forest/CL:片[pian4]/circle(s) (i.e. specific group of
可是，
kě shì
But.
可是 (kě shì) but/however/(used for emphasis) indeed
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
鸭群早就不见了踪影。
yā qún zǎo jiù bù jiàn le zōng yǐng
The duck flock is long gone.
鸭 (yā) duck/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) male prostitute
群 (qún) group/crowd/flock herd pack etc
早就 (zǎo jiù) already at an earlier time
早 (zǎo) early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
不见 (bù jiàn) not to see/not to meet/to have disappeared/to be missing
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
踪影 (zōng yǐng) trace/vestige/presence
踪 (zōng) footprint/trace/tracks
影 (yǐng) picture/image/film/movie/photograph/reflection/shadow/trace
他气急败坏地蹲在了地上。
He squatted on the ground in exasperation.
他气急败坏地蹲在了地上。
tā qì jí bài huài de dūn zài le de shǎng
He squatted on the ground in exasperation.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
气急败坏 (qì jí bài huài) flustered and exasperated/utterly discomfited
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
急 (jí) urgent/pressing/rapid/hurried/worried/to make (sb) anxious
败 (bài) to defeat/to damage/to lose (to an opponent)/to fail/to
坏 (huài) bad/spoiled/broken/to break down/(suffix) to the utmost
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
蹲 (dūn) to crouch/to squat/to stay (somewhere)
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
地上 (de shǎng) on the ground/on the floor
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
猎人想在树林里找点别的猎物，可是他什么也没发现。
The hunter tried to find some other prey in the woods, but he found nothing.
猎人想在树林里找点别的猎物，
liè rén xiǎng zài shù lín lǐ zhǎo diǎn bié de liè wù
The hunter wants to find some other prey in the woods.
猎人 (liè rén) hunter
猎 (liè) hunting
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
树林 (shù lín) Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4] Taiwan
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
林 (lín) woods/forest/CL:片[pian4]/circle(s) (i.e. specific group of
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
找 (zhǎo) to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
别的 (bié de) else/other
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
猎物 (liè wù) prey
猎 (liè) hunting
物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
可是他什么也没发现。
kě shì tā shén me yě méi fā xiàn
But he didn't find anything.
可是 (kě shì) but/however/(used for emphasis) indeed
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
什么 (shén me) what?/something/anything
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
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
此时的他已经饥肠辘辘，没有力气了，正在他准备往回走的时候，老天又下起大雨。
At this time, he was already hungry, no strength, is he was ready to go back when the heavens and heavy rain.
此时的他已经饥肠辘辘，
cǐ shí de tā yǐ jīng jī cháng lù lù
At this point he was hungry and
此时 (cǐ shí) now/this moment
此 (cǐ) this/these
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
已经 (yǐ jīng) already
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
饥肠辘辘 (jī cháng lù lù) stomach rumbling with hunger
饥 (jī) hungry
肠 (cháng) intestines
辘 (lù) windlass
辘 (lù) windlass
没有力气了，
méi yǒu lì qì le
No more strength.
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
力气 (lì qì) strength/CL:把[ba3]
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
正在他准备往回走的时候，
zhēng zài tā zhǔn bèi wǎng huí zǒu de shí hòu
As he was preparing to walk back to the
正在 (zhēng zài) just at (that time)/right in (that place)/right in the
正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
准备 (zhǔn bèi) preparation/to prepare/to intend/to be about to/reserve
准 (zhǔn) to allow/to grant/in accordance with/in the light of
备 (bèi) to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip
往 (wǎng) to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
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)
老天又下起大雨。
lǎo tiān yòu xià qǐ dà yǔ
It was raining heavily again.
老天 (lǎo tiān) God/Heavens
老 (lǎo) null
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
大雨 (dà yǔ) heavy rain/CL:場|场[chang2]
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
结果猎人拖着疲惫的不,被雨水淋透的身体，双手空空地回到家中。
As a result, the hunter returned home with his hands empty, dragging his tired, rain-soaked body.
结果猎人拖着疲惫的不,
jiē guǒ liè rén tuō zhāo pí bèi de bù
As a result, the hunter dragged a tired not ,
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
猎人 (liè rén) hunter
猎 (liè) hunting
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
拖 (tuō) to drag/to tow/to trail/to hang down/to mop (the floor)/to
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
疲惫 (pí bèi) beaten/exhausted/tired
疲 (pí) weary
惫 (bèi) exhausted
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
被雨水淋透的身体，
bèi yǔ shuǐ lín tòu de shēn tī
The body drenched by rain.
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
雨水 (yǔ shuǐ) Yushui or Rain Water 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
淋 (lín) to sprinkle/to drip/to pour/to drench/to filter/to strain
透 (tòu) to penetrate/to pass through/thoroughly/completely
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
身体 (shēn tī) the body/one's health/CL:具[ju4]個|个[ge4]/in person
身 (shēn) body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the
体 (tī) body/form/style/system/substance/to experience/aspect
双手空空地回到家中。
shuāng shǒu kōng kōng de huí dào jiā zhōng
Return home with both hands empty.
双手 (shuāng shǒu) both hands
双 (shuāng) two/double/pair/both/even (number)
手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
空空 (kōng kōng) empty/vacuous/nothing/vacant/in vain/all for nothing
空 (kōng) empty/air/sky/in vain/to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space
空 (kōng) empty/air/sky/in vain/to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
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
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
大道理：能否顺利地完成一件事情，往往取决于是不是有充分地准备。
The big truth: the ability to accomplish something successfully often depends on being adequately prepared.
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
能否顺利地完成一件事情，
néng fǒu shùn lì de wán chéng yī jiàn shì qíng
The ability to accomplish something successfully that
能否 (néng fǒu) whether or not/can it or can't it/is it possible?
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
否 (fǒu) to negate/to deny/not/clogged/evil
顺利 (shùn lì) smoothly/without a hitch
顺 (shùn) to obey/to follow/to arrange/to make reasonable/along
利 (lì) sharp/favorable/advantage/benefit/profit/interest/to do
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
完成 (wán chéng) to complete/to accomplish
完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
件 (jiàn) item/component/classifier for events things clothes etc
事情 (shì qíng) affair/matter/thing/business/CL:件[jian4]樁|桩[zhuang1]
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
往往取决于是不是有充分地准备。
wǎng wǎng qǔ jué yú shì bù shì yǒu chōng fēn de zhǔn bèi
It often depends on being well prepared.
往往 (wǎng wǎng) usually/in many cases/more often than not
往 (wǎng) to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for
往 (wǎng) to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for
取决 (qǔ jué) to depend upon/to hinge upon
取 (qǔ) to take/to get/to choose/to fetch
决 (jué) to decide/to determine/to execute (sb)/(of a dam etc) to
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
不是 (bù shì) fault/blame/no/is not/not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
充分 (chōng fēn) ample/sufficient/adequate/full/fully/to the full
充 (chōng) to fill/to satisfy/to fulfill/to act in place of/substitute
分 (fēn) to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
准备 (zhǔn bèi) preparation/to prepare/to intend/to be about to/reserve
准 (zhǔn) to allow/to grant/in accordance with/in the light of
备 (bèi) to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip
临阵磨枪，只会功亏一篑。
If you're not ready to go, you'll only lose everything.
临阵磨枪，
lín zhèn mó qiāng
Pre-arrival.
临阵 (lín zhèn) just before the battle/to approach the front line
临 (lín) to face/to overlook/to arrive/to be (just) about to/just
阵 (zhèn) disposition of troops/wave/spate/burst/spell/short period
磨 (mó) to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die
枪 (qiāng) gun/firearm/rifle/spear/thing with shape or function
只会功亏一篑。
zhī huì gōng kuī yī kuì
It will only be a lost cause.
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
功亏一篑 (gōng kuī yī kuì) lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
功 (gōng) meritorious deed or service/achievement/result/service
亏 (kuī) deficiency/deficit/luckily/it's lucky that.../(often
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
篑 (kuì) basket for carrying soil