偷食的松鼠。丹尼是个成功的演说家和作家。他对鸟类特别感兴趣。丹尼的家在郊外，附近草木葱茏。为了方便观察鸟儿，他就在后院里装了个喂鸟器。可是就在当天傍晚的时候，一群松鼠弄翻了喂鸟器，不仅吃掉了鸟食，还把鸟儿也吓跑了。丹尼绞尽脑汁想尽各种办法让松鼠远离喂鸟器，但一点效果没有，松鼠依然会在你不注意的时候偷吃鸟食。一天，丹尼来到当地一家五金店买几颗螺丝，无意中他看见了一个新颖的喂鸟器防松鼠喂鸟器。这下应该万无一失了吧，丹尼用它替换下以前的那个喂鸟器。但天黑以前，这个防松鼠喂鸟器还是被松鼠光顾过了。丹尼气急败坏地拆下喂鸟器来到五金店要求退货。别着急，我会给你退货的。五金店的经理说，不过你要理解，这个世上可没有什么真正的防松鼠喂鸟器。丹尼惊奇地问：我们可以把人送到太空基地，可以在几秒钟之内把信息传到全球任何一个地方。难道我们最聪明的科学家和工程师都不能设计和制造出一个真正有效的喂鸟器，能够把www.rensheng5.com那种脑子只有豌豆大的啮齿类小动物阻挡在外吗。你说的很对。经理说，你是阻止不了松鼠的。丹尼好奇地问：是吗？请你告诉我为什么吧。经理向丹尼问道：你平均每天花多少时间让松鼠远离你的喂鸟器。丹尼想了一下，回答说：我记不太清楚，大概每天10到15分钟吧。和我猜的差不多，那位经理说，那你知道松鼠每天花多少时间来试图闯入你的喂鸟器吗？丹尼马上会意：松鼠醒着的每时每刻。后来我在一本关于动物的习性的书上发现原来松鼠在不睡觉的时候，98％的时间都用来寻找食物。成功提示：做的更好，不一定只能靠先进的技术和尖端的工具。抓住目标，心无旁骛地投入全部的时间同样会获得成功。
偷食的松鼠。
Squirrel stealing food.
偷食的松鼠。
tōu shí de sōng shǔ
Squirrel stealing food.
偷 (tōu) to steal/to pilfer/to snatch/thief/stealthily
食 (shí) to eat/food/animal feed/eclipse/to feed
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
丹尼是个成功的演说家和作家。
Danny is a successful speaker and writer.
丹尼是个成功的演说家和作家。
dān ní shì gě chéng gōng de yǎn shuì jiā hé zuō jiā
Danny is a successful speaker and writer.
丹尼 (dān ní) Danny (name)
丹 (dān) red/pellet/powder/cinnabar
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
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)
演说 (yǎn shuì) speech/to deliver a speech
演 (yǎn) to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
作家 (zuō jiā) author/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
他对鸟类特别感兴趣。
He is particularly interested in birds.
他对鸟类特别感兴趣。
tā duì niǎo lèi tè bié gǎn xīng qù
He is particularly interested in birds.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
鸟类 (niǎo lèi) birds
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
类 (lèi) kind/type/class/category/similar/like/to resemble
特别 (tè bié) especially/special/particular/unusual
特 (tè) special/unique/distinguished/especially/unusual/very/abbr.
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
感兴趣 (gǎn xīng qù) to be interested
感 (gǎn) to feel/to move/to touch/to affect/feeling/emotion/(suffix)
兴 (xīng) to rise/to flourish/to become popular/to start/to encourage
趣 (qù) interesting/to interest
丹尼的家在郊外，附近草木葱茏。
Danny's home is on the outskirts of the city, near the lush grass and trees.
丹尼的家在郊外，
dān ní de jiā zài jiāo wài
Danny's home is in the suburbs.
丹尼 (dān ní) Danny (name)
丹 (dān) red/pellet/powder/cinnabar
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
郊外 (jiāo wài) outskirts
郊 (jiāo) suburbs/outskirts
外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
附近草木葱茏。
fù jìn cǎo mù cōng lóng
The neighborhood is lush with grass and trees.
附近 (fù jìn) (in the) vicinity/nearby/neighboring/next to
附 (fù) to add/to attach/to be close to/to be attached
近 (jìn) near/close to/approximately
草木 (cǎo mù) vegetation/plants
草 (cǎo) grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough
木 (mù) tree/wood/coffin/wooden/simple/numb/one of the eight
葱茏 (cōng lóng) verdant and lush
葱 (cōng) scallion/green onion
茏 (lóng) Polygonum posumbu
为了方便观察鸟儿，他就在后院里装了个喂鸟器。
To make it easier to observe the birds, he installed a bird feeder in his backyard.
为了方便观察鸟儿，
wéi le fāng biàn guān chá niǎo ér
To facilitate the observation of the birds
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
方便 (fāng biàn) convenient/suitable/to facilitate/to make things easy
方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and
便 (biàn) plain/informal/suitable/convenient/opportune/to urinate or
观察 (guān chá) to observe/to watch/to survey/to examine/observation/view
观 (guān) to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept
察 (chá) short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]/to
鸟儿 (niǎo ér) bird
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
他就在后院里装了个喂鸟器。
tā jiù zài hòu yuàn lǐ zhuāng le gě wèi niǎo qì
He then installed a bird feeder in his backyard.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
在后 (zài hòu) behind
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
后 (hòu) empress/queen
院 (yuàn) courtyard/institution/CL:個|个[ge4]
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
装 (zhuāng) adornment/to adorn/dress/clothing/costume (of an actor in a
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
喂 (wèi) hello (when answering the phone)/hey/to feed (an animal
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
器 (qì) device/tool/utensil/CL:臺|台[tai2]
可是就在当天傍晚的时候，一群松鼠弄翻了喂鸟器，不仅吃掉了鸟食，还把鸟儿也吓跑了。
But later that evening, a group of squirrels overturned the bird feeder and not only ate the bird food, but also scared the birds away.
可是就在当天傍晚的时候，
kě shì jiù zài dāng tiān bàng wǎn de shí hòu
But then, in the evening of the same day
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 (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
当天 (dāng tiān) on that day/the same day
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
傍晚 (bàng wǎn) in the evening/when night falls/towards evening/at night
傍 (bàng) near/approaching/to depend on/(slang) to have an intimate
晚 (wǎn) evening/night/late
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)
一群松鼠弄翻了喂鸟器，
yī qún sōng shǔ lòng fān le wèi niǎo qì
A group of squirrels knocked over a bird feeder.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
群 (qún) group/crowd/flock herd pack etc
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
弄 (lòng) lane/alley/to do/to manage/to handle/to play with/to fool
翻 (fān) to turn over/to flip over/to overturn/to rummage through/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
喂 (wèi) hello (when answering the phone)/hey/to feed (an animal
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
器 (qì) device/tool/utensil/CL:臺|台[tai2]
不仅吃掉了鸟食，
bù jǐn chī diào le niǎo shí
Not only did they eat the bird food.
不仅 (bù jǐn) not only (this one)/not just (...) but also
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
吃掉 (chī diào) to eat up/to consume
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
掉 (diào) to fall/to drop/to lag behind/to lose/to go missing/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
食 (shí) to eat/food/animal feed/eclipse/to feed
还把鸟儿也吓跑了。
hái bǎ niǎo ér yě hè páo le
It also scared the birds away too.
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
鸟儿 (niǎo ér) bird
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
吓跑 (hè páo) to scare away
吓 (hè) to scare/to intimidate/to threaten/(interjection showing
跑 (páo) (of an animal) to paw (the ground)/to run/to run away/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
丹尼绞尽脑汁想尽各种办法让松鼠远离喂鸟器，但一点效果没有，松鼠依然会在你不注意的时候偷吃鸟食。
Danny racked his brain for ways to keep the squirrels away from the bird feeder, but to no avail, the squirrels would still steal the bird food when you weren't looking.
丹尼绞尽脑汁想尽各种办法让松鼠远离喂鸟器，
dān ní jiǎo jǐn nǎo zhī xiǎng jǐn gè chóng bàn fǎ ràng sōng shǔ yuǎn lí wèi niǎo qì
Danny racked his brain for ways to keep the squirrels away from the bird feeder.
丹尼 (dān ní) Danny (name)
丹 (dān) red/pellet/powder/cinnabar
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
绞尽脑汁 (jiǎo jǐn nǎo zhī) to rack one's brains
绞 (jiǎo) to twist (strands into a thread)/to entangle/to wring/to
尽 (jǐn) to the greatest extent/(when used before a noun of
脑 (nǎo) brain/mind/head/essence
汁 (zhī) juice
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
尽 (jǐn) to the greatest extent/(when used before a noun of
各种 (gè chóng) every kind of/all kinds of/various kinds
各 (gè) each/every
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
办法 (bàn fǎ) means/method/way (of doing sth)/CL:條|条[tiao2]個|个[ge4]
办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
远离 (yuǎn lí) to be far from/to keep away from
远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
离 (lí) mythical beast (archaic)
喂 (wèi) hello (when answering the phone)/hey/to feed (an animal
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
器 (qì) device/tool/utensil/CL:臺|台[tai2]
但一点效果没有，
dàn yī diǎn xiào guǒ méi yǒu
But there is no effect at all.
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
一点 (yī diǎn) a bit/a little/one dot/one point
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
效果 (xiào guǒ) result/effect/quality/CL:個|个[ge4]
效 (xiào) effect/efficacy/to imitate
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
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
松鼠依然会在你不注意的时候偷吃鸟食。
sōng shǔ yī rán huì zài nǐ bù zhù yì de shí hòu tōu chī niǎo shí
Squirrels will still steal bird food when you are not looking.
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
依然 (yī rán) still/as before
依 (yī) to depend on/to comply with or listen to sb/according to/in
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
不注意 (bù zhù yì) thoughtless/not pay attention to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
注 (zhù) to register/to annotate/note/comment
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
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)
偷吃 (tōu chī) to eat on the sly/to pilfer food/to be unfaithful
偷 (tōu) to steal/to pilfer/to snatch/thief/stealthily
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
食 (shí) to eat/food/animal feed/eclipse/to feed
一天，丹尼来到当地一家五金店买几颗螺丝，无意中他看见了一个新颖的喂鸟器防松鼠喂鸟器。
One day, Danny came to a local hardware store to buy a few screws, and inadvertently he saw a novel bird feeder anti-squirrel bird feeder.
一天，
yī tiān
One day.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
丹尼来到当地一家五金店买几颗螺丝，
dān ní lái dào dāng de yī jiā wǔ jīn diàn mǎi jī kē luó sī
Danny went to a local hardware store to buy a few screws.
丹尼 (dān ní) Danny (name)
丹 (dān) red/pellet/powder/cinnabar
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
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
当地 (dāng de) local
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
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
五金店 (wǔ jīn diàn) hardware store/ironmonger's store
五 (wǔ) five/5
金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
几 (jī) small table
颗 (kē) classifier for small spheres pearls corn grains teeth
螺丝 (luó sī) screw
螺 (luó) spiral shell/snail/conch
丝 (sī) silk/thread/trace/(cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
无意中他看见了一个新颖的喂鸟器防松鼠喂鸟器。
mó yì zhōng tā kān jiàn le yī gě xīn yǐng de wèi niǎo qì fáng sōng shǔ wèi niǎo qì
Inadvertently he saw a novel bird feeder anti-squirrel bird feeder.
无意中 (mó yì zhōng) accidentally/unintentionally/unexpectedly
无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
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
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
新颖 (xīn yǐng) lit. new bud/fig. new and original
新 (xīn) new/newly/meso- (chemistry)
颖 (yǐng) head of grain/husk/tip/point/clever/gifted/outstanding
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
喂 (wèi) hello (when answering the phone)/hey/to feed (an animal
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
器 (qì) device/tool/utensil/CL:臺|台[tai2]
防 (fáng) to protect/to defend/to guard against/to prevent
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
喂 (wèi) hello (when answering the phone)/hey/to feed (an animal
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
器 (qì) device/tool/utensil/CL:臺|台[tai2]
这下应该万无一失了吧，丹尼用它替换下以前的那个喂鸟器。
Now it should be foolproof, Danny used it to replace the previous bird feeder.
这下应该万无一失了吧，
zhè xià yīng gāi mò mó yī shī le bā
Now it should be foolproof, right?
这下 (zhè xià) this time
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
应该 (yīng gāi) ought to/should/must
应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
该 (gāi) should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be
万无一失 (mò mó yī shī) surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
万 (mò) see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
吧 (bā) bar (loanword) (serving drinks or providing Internet access
丹尼用它替换下以前的那个喂鸟器。
dān ní yòng tā tì huàn xià yǐ qián de nā gě wèi niǎo qì
Danny used it to replace the previous bird feeder.
丹尼 (dān ní) Danny (name)
丹 (dān) red/pellet/powder/cinnabar
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
它 (tā) it
替换 (tì huàn) to exchange/to replace/to substitute for/to switch
替 (tì) to substitute for/to take the place of/to replace/for/on
换 (huàn) to exchange/to change (clothes etc)/to substitute/to switch
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
以前 (yǐ qián) before/formerly/previous/ago
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
那个 (nā gě) that one/that thing/that (as opposed to this)/(used before
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
喂 (wèi) hello (when answering the phone)/hey/to feed (an animal
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
器 (qì) device/tool/utensil/CL:臺|台[tai2]
但天黑以前，这个防松鼠喂鸟器还是被松鼠光顾过了。
But before dark, this squirrel-proof bird feeder was still patronized by squirrels.
但天黑以前，
dàn tiān hēi yǐ qián
But before it gets dark.
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
天黑 (tiān hēi) to get dark/dusk
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
以前 (yǐ qián) before/formerly/previous/ago
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
这个防松鼠喂鸟器还是被松鼠光顾过了。
zhè gě fáng sōng shǔ wèi niǎo qì hái shì bèi sōng shǔ guāng gù guō le
This squirrel-proof bird feeder is still patronized by squirrels.
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
防 (fáng) to protect/to defend/to guard against/to prevent
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
喂 (wèi) hello (when answering the phone)/hey/to feed (an animal
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
器 (qì) device/tool/utensil/CL:臺|台[tai2]
还是 (hái shì) or/still/nevertheless/had better
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
光顾 (guāng gù) to visit (as a customer)
光 (guāng) light/ray/CL:道[dao4]/bright/only/merely/to use up
顾 (gù) to look after/to take into consideration/to attend to
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
丹尼气急败坏地拆下喂鸟器来到五金店要求退货。
Danny was furious and took down the bird feeder to the hardware store and asked for a refund.
丹尼气急败坏地拆下喂鸟器来到五金店要求退货。
dān ní qì jí bài huài de chāi xià wèi niǎo qì lái dào wǔ jīn diàn yāo qiú tuì huò
Danny was furious and took down the bird feeder and went to the hardware store to ask for a refund.
丹尼 (dān ní) Danny (name)
丹 (dān) red/pellet/powder/cinnabar
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
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
拆下 (chāi xià) to dismantle/to take apart
拆 (chāi) to tear open/to tear down/to tear apart/to open
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
喂 (wèi) hello (when answering the phone)/hey/to feed (an animal
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
器 (qì) device/tool/utensil/CL:臺|台[tai2]
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
五金店 (wǔ jīn diàn) hardware store/ironmonger's store
五 (wǔ) five/5
金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
要求 (yāo qiú) to request/to require/requirement/to stake a claim/to ask
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
退货 (tuì huò) to return merchandise/to withdraw a product
退 (tuì) to retreat/to decline/to move back/to withdraw
货 (huò) goods/money/commodity/CL:個|个[ge4]
别着急，我会给你退货的。
Don't worry, I'll give you a refund.
别着急，
bié zhāo jí
Don't rush.
别着急 (bié zhāo jí) Don't worry!
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
急 (jí) urgent/pressing/rapid/hurried/worried/to make (sb) anxious
我会给你退货的。
wǒ huì gěi nǐ tuì huò de
I will give you a refund.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
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])
退货 (tuì huò) to return merchandise/to withdraw a product
退 (tuì) to retreat/to decline/to move back/to withdraw
货 (huò) goods/money/commodity/CL:個|个[ge4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
五金店的经理说，不过你要理解，这个世上可没有什么真正的防松鼠喂鸟器。
The manager of the hardware store said, but you have to understand, there is no real squirrel-proof bird feeder in this world.
五金店的经理说，
wǔ jīn diàn de jīng lǐ shuì
The manager of the hardware store said that
五金店 (wǔ jīn diàn) hardware store/ironmonger's store
五 (wǔ) five/5
金 (jīn) gold/chemical element Au/generic term for lustrous and
店 (diàn) inn/shop/store/CL:家[jia1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
经理 (jīng lǐ) manager/director/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
不过你要理解，
bù guō nǐ yāo lǐ jiě
But you have to understand that
不过 (bù guō) only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
理解 (lǐ jiě) to comprehend/to understand/comprehension/understanding
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
这个世上可没有什么真正的防松鼠喂鸟器。
zhè gě shì shǎng kě méi yǒu shén me zhēn zhēng de fáng sōng shǔ wèi niǎo qì
There is no real squirrel-proof bird feeder in this world.
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
世上 (shì shǎng) on earth
世 (shì) life/age/generation/era/world/lifetime/epoch/descendant
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
没有什么 (méi yǒu shén me) it is nothing/there's nothing ... about it
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
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
真正 (zhēn zhēng) genuine/real/true/genuinely
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
防 (fáng) to protect/to defend/to guard against/to prevent
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
喂 (wèi) hello (when answering the phone)/hey/to feed (an animal
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
器 (qì) device/tool/utensil/CL:臺|台[tai2]
丹尼惊奇地问：我们可以把人送到太空基地，可以在几秒钟之内把信息传到全球任何一个地方。
Danny asked in amazement: We can send people to a space base and can send a message to any part of the globe in seconds.
丹尼惊奇地问：
dān ní jīng jī de wèn
Danny asked in amazement.
丹尼 (dān ní) Danny (name)
丹 (dān) red/pellet/powder/cinnabar
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
惊奇 (jīng jī) to be amazed/to be surprised/to wonder
惊 (jīng) to startle/to be frightened/to be scared/alarm
奇 (jī) odd (number)/strange/odd/weird/wonderful/surprisingly
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
问 (wèn) to ask
我们可以把人送到太空基地，
wǒ mén kě yǐ bǎ rén sòng dào tài kōng jī de
We can send people to space bases that
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
可以 (kě yǐ) can/may/possible/able to/not bad/pretty good
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
送 (sòng) to deliver/to carry/to give (as a present)/to present
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
太空 (tài kōng) outer space
太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
空 (kōng) empty/air/sky/in vain/to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space
基地 (jī de) base (of operations)/industrial or military base/al-Qaeda
基 (jī) base/foundation/basic/radical (chemistry)/(slang) gay
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
可以在几秒钟之内把信息传到全球任何一个地方。
kě yǐ zài jī miǎo zhōng zhī nèi bǎ xìn xī chuán dào quán qiú rén hé yī gě de fāng
Messages can be transmitted to any part of the globe in a matter of seconds.
可以 (kě yǐ) can/may/possible/able to/not bad/pretty good
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
几 (jī) small table
秒钟 (miǎo zhōng) (time) second
秒 (miǎo) second (unit of time)/arc second (angular measurement unit)
钟 (zhōng) clock/o'clock/time as measured in hours and minutes/bell
之内 (zhī nèi) inside/within
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
内 (nèi) inside/inner/internal/within/interior
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
信息 (xìn xī) information/news/message
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
息 (xī) breath/news/interest (on an investment or loan)/to cease/to
传 (chuán) to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
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
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
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
地方 (de fāng) region/regional (away from the central administration)
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and
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Couldn't our brightest scientists and engineers design and build a bird feeder that actually works.
难道 (nán dào) don't tell me .../could it be that...?
难 (nán) difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
聪明 (cōng míng) intelligent/clever/bright/smart/acute (of sight and
聪 (cōng) quick at hearing/wise/clever/sharp-witted/intelligent/acute
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
科学家 (kē xué jiā) scientist/CL:個|个[ge4]
科 (kē) branch of study/administrative section/division/field
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
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
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
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
设计 (shè jì) plan/design/to design/to plan/CL:個|个[ge4]
设 (shè) to set up/to arrange/to establish/to found/to display
计 (jì) to calculate/to compute/to count/to regard as important/to
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
制造 (zhì zào) to manufacture/to make
制 (zhì) to manufacture/to make
造 (zào) to make/to build/to manufacture/to invent/to fabricate/to
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
真正 (zhēn zhēng) genuine/real/true/genuinely
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
有效 (yǒu xiào) effective/in effect/valid
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
效 (xiào) effect/efficacy/to imitate
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
喂 (wèi) hello (when answering the phone)/hey/to feed (an animal
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
器 (qì) device/tool/utensil/CL:臺|台[tai2]
能够把www.
néng gòu bǎ ??? ??? ???
Able to put www.
能够 (néng gòu) to be capable of/to be able to/can
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
够 (gòu) enough (sufficient)/enough (too much)/(coll.) (before adj.)
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
www --not found--
ww --not found--
w --not found--
rensheng5.
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rensheng5.
rensheng5 --not found--
ensheng5 --not found--
nsheng5 --not found--
sheng5 --not found--
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eng5 --not found--
ng5 --not found--
g5 --not found--
com那种脑子只有豌豆大的啮齿类小动物阻挡在外吗。
??? ??? ??? nā chóng nǎo zǐ zhī yǒu wān dòu dà de niè chǐ lèi xiǎo dòng wù zǔ dǎng zài wài má
com kind of rodent with a brain the size of a pea blocked out?
com那种脑子只有豌豆大的啮齿类小动物阻挡在外吗 --not found--
om那种脑子只有豌豆大的啮齿类小动物阻挡在外吗 --not found--
m那种脑子只有豌豆大的啮齿类小动物阻挡在外吗 --not found--
那种 (nā chóng) that/that kind of/that sort of/that type of
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
脑子 (nǎo zǐ) brains/mind/CL:個|个[ge4]
脑 (nǎo) brain/mind/head/essence
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
豌豆 (wān dòu) pea (Pisum sativum)
豌 (wān) peas
豆 (dòu) bean/pea/CL:棵[ke1]粒[li4]/sacrificial vessel
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
啮齿类 (niè chǐ lèi) rodents (rat rabbit etc)
啮 (niè) to gnaw/to erode
齿 (chǐ) tooth/CL:顆|颗[ke1]
类 (lèi) kind/type/class/category/similar/like/to resemble
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
动物 (dòng wù) animal/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]個|个[ge4]
动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
阻挡 (zǔ dǎng) to stop/to resist/to obstruct
阻 (zǔ) to hinder/to block/to obstruct
挡 (dǎng) to resist/to obstruct/to hinder/to keep off/to block (a
在外 (zài wài) outer/excluded
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\
你说的很对。
You're absolutely right.
你说的很对。
nǐ shuì de hěn duì
You're absolutely right.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
经理说，你是阻止不了松鼠的。
You can't stop a squirrel, the manager said.
经理说，
jīng lǐ shuì
The manager said that
经理 (jīng lǐ) manager/director/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
你是阻止不了松鼠的。
nǐ shì zǔ zhǐ bù le sōng shǔ de
You can't stop a squirrel.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
阻止 (zǔ zhǐ) to prevent/to block
阻 (zǔ) to hinder/to block/to obstruct
止 (zhǐ) to stop/to prohibit/until/only
不了 (bù le) unable to/without end
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
丹尼好奇地问：是吗？请你告诉我为什么吧。
Danny asked curiously: Is that so? Please tell me why.
丹尼好奇地问：
dān ní hǎo jī de wèn
Danny asked curiously.
丹尼 (dān ní) Danny (name)
丹 (dān) red/pellet/powder/cinnabar
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
好奇 (hǎo jī) inquisitive/curious/inquisitiveness/curiosity
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
奇 (jī) odd (number)/strange/odd/weird/wonderful/surprisingly
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
问 (wèn) to ask
是吗？
shì má
Is that right?
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\
请你告诉我为什么吧。
qǐng nǐ gào sù wǒ wéi shén me bā
Please tell me why.
请 (qǐng) to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
告诉 (gào sù) to press charges/to file a complaint/to tell/to inform/to
告 (gào) to say/to tell/to announce/to report/to denounce/to file a
诉 (sù) to complain/to sue/to tell
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
为什么 (wéi shén me) why?/for what reason?
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
吧 (bā) bar (loanword) (serving drinks or providing Internet access
经理向丹尼问道：你平均每天花多少时间让松鼠远离你的喂鸟器。
The manager asked Danny: How much time do you spend on average each day keeping the squirrels away from your bird feeders.
经理向丹尼问道：
jīng lǐ xiàng dān ní wèn dào
The manager asked Danny.
经理 (jīng lǐ) manager/director/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
丹尼 (dān ní) Danny (name)
丹 (dān) red/pellet/powder/cinnabar
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
问道 (wèn dào) to ask the way/to ask
问 (wèn) to ask
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
你平均每天花多少时间让松鼠远离你的喂鸟器。
nǐ píng jūn měi tiān huā duō shǎo shí jiān ràng sōng shǔ yuǎn lí nǐ de wèi niǎo qì
The average amount of time you spend each day keeping squirrels away from your bird feeder.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
平均 (píng jūn) average/on average/evenly/in equal proportions
平 (píng) flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw
均 (jūn) equal/even/all/uniform
每天 (měi tiān) every day/everyday
每 (měi) each/every
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
多少 (duō shǎo) number/amount/somewhat/how much?/how many?/(phone number
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
少 (shǎo) few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom
时间 (shí jiān) time/period/CL:段[duan4]
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
远离 (yuǎn lí) to be far from/to keep away from
远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
离 (lí) mythical beast (archaic)
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
喂 (wèi) hello (when answering the phone)/hey/to feed (an animal
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
器 (qì) device/tool/utensil/CL:臺|台[tai2]
丹尼想了一下，回答说：我记不太清楚，大概每天10到15分钟吧。
Danny thought for a moment and replied: I don't remember too well, about 10 to 15 minutes a day.
丹尼想了一下，
dān ní xiǎng le yī xià
Danny thought for a moment.
丹尼 (dān ní) Danny (name)
丹 (dān) red/pellet/powder/cinnabar
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一下 (yī xià) (used after a verb) give it a go/to do (sth for a bit to
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
回答说：
huí dā shuì
In reply to.
回答 (huí dā) to reply/to answer/the answer/CL:個|个[ge4]
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
答 (dā) to answer/to agree/reply/answer/return/respond/echo
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
我记不太清楚，
wǒ jì bù tài qīng chǔ
I don't remember very well.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
记 (jì) to record/to note/to memorize/to remember/mark/sign
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
清楚 (qīng chǔ) clear/distinct/to understand thoroughly/to be clear about
清 (qīng) clear/distinct/quiet/just and honest/pure/to settle or
楚 (chǔ) distinct/clear/orderly/pain/suffering/deciduous bush used
大概每天10到15分钟吧。
dà gài měi tiān ??? ??? dào ??? ??? fēn zhōng bā
Probably 10 to 15 minutes a day.
大概 (dà gài) roughly/probably/rough/approximate/about/general idea
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
概 (gài) general/approximate
每天 (měi tiān) every day/everyday
每 (měi) each/every
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
分钟 (fēn zhōng) minute
分 (fēn) to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to
钟 (zhōng) clock/o'clock/time as measured in hours and minutes/bell
吧 (bā) bar (loanword) (serving drinks or providing Internet access
和我猜的差不多，那位经理说，那你知道松鼠每天花多少时间来试图闯入你的喂鸟器吗？丹尼马上会意：松鼠醒着的每时每刻。
As I guessed, the manager said, "Well, do you know how many hours a day squirrels spend trying to break into your bird feeders? Danny immediately understood: every moment that the squirrel is awake.
和我猜的差不多，
hé wǒ cāi de chā bù duō
It's pretty much what I guessed.
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
猜 (cāi) to guess
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
差不多 (chā bù duō) almost/nearly/more or less/about the same/good enough/not
差 (chā) difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
那位经理说，
nā wèi jīng lǐ shuì
That manager said.
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
经理 (jīng lǐ) manager/director/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
那你知道松鼠每天花多少时间来试图闯入你的喂鸟器吗？
nā nǐ zhī dào sōng shǔ měi tiān huā duō shǎo shí jiān lái shì tú chuǎng rù nǐ de wèi niǎo qì má
And do you know how many hours a day squirrels spend trying to break into your bird feeders?
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
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
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
每天 (měi tiān) every day/everyday
每 (měi) each/every
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
多少 (duō shǎo) number/amount/somewhat/how much?/how many?/(phone number
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
少 (shǎo) few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom
时间 (shí jiān) time/period/CL:段[duan4]
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
试图 (shì tú) to attempt/to try
试 (shì) to test/to try/experiment/examination/test
图 (tú) diagram/picture/drawing/chart/map/CL:張|张[zhang1]/to plan/to
闯入 (chuǎng rù) to intrude/to charge in/to gate-crash
闯 (chuǎng) to rush/to charge/to dash/to break through/to temper
入 (rù) to enter/to go into/to join/to become a member of/to
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
喂 (wèi) hello (when answering the phone)/hey/to feed (an animal
鸟 (niǎo) bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]/(dialect) to pay attention to
器 (qì) device/tool/utensil/CL:臺|台[tai2]
吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\
丹尼马上会意：
dān ní mǎ shǎng huì yì
Danny immediately understood.
丹尼 (dān ní) Danny (name)
丹 (dān) red/pellet/powder/cinnabar
尼 (ní) Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)
马上 (mǎ shǎng) at once/right away/immediately/on horseback (i.e. by
马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
会意 (huì yì) combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1]
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
松鼠醒着的每时每刻。
sōng shǔ xǐng zhāo de měi shí měi kè
The squirrel is awake every moment of the day.
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
醒 (xǐng) to wake up/to be awake/to become aware/to sober up/to come
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
每时每刻 (měi shí měi kè) at all times/at every moment
每 (měi) each/every
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
每 (měi) each/every
刻 (kè) quarter (hour)/moment/to carve/to engrave/to cut/oppressive
后来我在一本关于动物的习性的书上发现原来松鼠在不睡觉的时候，98％的时间都用来寻找食物。
Then I found out in a book about animal habits that squirrels spend 98% of their time looking for food when they are not sleeping.
后来我在一本关于动物的习性的书上发现原来松鼠在不睡觉的时候，
hòu lái wǒ zài yī běn guān yú dòng wù de xí xìng de shū shǎng fā xiàn yuán lái sōng shǔ zài bù shuì jiào de shí hòu
Later I found out in a book about animal habits that the original squirrel, when not sleeping
后来 (hòu lái) afterwards/later
后 (hòu) empress/queen
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
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
本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
关于 (guān yú) pertaining to/concerning/with regard to/about/a matter of
关 (guān) mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
动物 (dòng wù) animal/CL:隻|只[zhi1]群[qun2]個|个[ge4]
动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
习性 (xí xìng) character acquired through long habit/habits and properties
习 (xí) to practice/to study/habit
性 (xìng) nature/character/property/quality/attribute/sexuality/sex
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
书 (shū) abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]/book/letter/document
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
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
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
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
睡觉 (shuì jiào) to go to bed/to sleep
睡 (shuì) to sleep/to lie down
觉 (jiào) a nap/a sleep/CL:場|场[chang2]/to feel/to find that/thinking
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)
98％的时间都用来寻找食物。
??? ??? ??? de shí jiān dōu yòng lái xún zhǎo shí wù
98% of the time is spent looking for food.
％的时间都用来寻找食物 --not found--
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
时间 (shí jiān) time/period/CL:段[duan4]
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
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
寻找 (xún zhǎo) to seek/to look for
寻 (xún) to search/to look for/to seek
找 (zhǎo) to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to
食物 (shí wù) food/CL:種|种[zhong3]
食 (shí) to eat/food/animal feed/eclipse/to feed
物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
成功提示：做的更好，不一定只能靠先进的技术和尖端的工具。
Success Tip: Doing better doesn't have to depend only on advanced technology and cutting-edge tools.
成功提示：
chéng gōng dī shì
Success Tip.
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
提示 (dī shì) to point out/to remind (sb of sth)/to suggest/suggestion
提 (dī) to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put
示 (shì) to show/to reveal
做的更好，
zuò de gēng hǎo
Doing better.
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
不一定只能靠先进的技术和尖端的工具。
bù yī dìng zhī néng kào xiān jìn de jì shù hé jiān duān de gōng jù
It doesn't have to be only about advanced technology and cutting-edge tools.
不一定 (bù yī dìng) not necessarily/maybe
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
只能 (zhī néng) can only/obliged to do sth/to have no other choice
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
靠 (kào) to lean against or on/to stand by the side of/to come near
先进 (xiān jìn) advanced (technology)/to advance
先 (xiān) early/prior/former/in advance/first
进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
技术 (jì shù) technology/technique/skill
技 (jì) skill
术 (shù) method/technique/various genera of flowers of Asteracea
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
尖端 (jiān duān) sharp pointed end/the tip/the cusp/tip-top/most advanced
尖 (jiān) point (of needle)/sharp/shrewd/pointed
端 (duān) end/extremity/item/port/to hold sth level with both hands
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
工具 (gōng jù) tool/instrument/utensil/means (to achieve a goal etc)
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
具 (jù) tool/device/utensil/equipment/instrument/talent/ability/to
抓住目标，心无旁骛地投入全部的时间同样会获得成功。
Seizing the goal and devoting all your time to it without distractions will also lead to success.
抓住目标，
zhuā zhù mù biāo
Seize the target.
抓住 (zhuā zhù) to grab/to capture
抓 (zhuā) to grab/to catch/to arrest/to snatch/to scratch
住 (zhù) to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix
目标 (mù biāo) target/goal/objective/CL:個|个[ge4]
目 (mù) eye/item/section/list/catalogue/table of contents/order
标 (biāo) mark/sign/label/to mark with a symbol label lettering etc
心无旁骛地投入全部的时间同样会获得成功。
xīn mó páng wù de tóu rù quán bù de shí jiān tóng yàng huì huò dé chéng gōng
Dedicating your full time without distractions will also lead to success.
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
旁 (páng) beside/one side/other/side/self/the right-hand side of
骛 (wù) fast/greedy/run rapidly
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
投入 (tóu rù) to throw into/to put into/to throw oneself into/to
投 (tóu) to cast/to send/to throw oneself (into the river etc)/to
入 (rù) to enter/to go into/to join/to become a member of/to
全部 (quán bù) whole/entire/complete
全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
部 (bù) ministry/department/section/part/division/troops/board
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
时间 (shí jiān) time/period/CL:段[duan4]
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
同样 (tóng yàng) same/equal/equivalent
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
获得 (huò dé) to obtain/to receive/to get
获 (huò) to catch/to obtain/to capture/to reap/to harvest
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
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