购买泥土。三个年轻人一同结伴外出，寻求发财机会。他们来到了以盛产苹果著称的辽南地区。在一个偏僻的山镇，他们发观了一种又红又大,味道香甜的苹果。由于地处山区，信息,交通都不发达，这种优质苹果仅在当地销售．售价非常便宜。第一个年轻人望着这些苹果，双目发亮。他立刻倾其所有，购买了10吨最好的苹果，运回家乡，以比原价高两倍的价格出售。然后又返回。购买，销售。这样往返数次，他成了家乡第一名万元户。第二个年轻人望着这些苹果，沉思片刻。他用了一半的钱，购买了100颗最好的苹果苗，运回家乡，承包了一片山坡，把果苗载种上。整整三年的时间，他精心看护果树，浇水罐溉，没有一分钱的收入。第三个年轻人望着这些苹果，凝眸深思。一连几天，他什么也不买，只是围着果园东走走，西看看。最后，他找到果园的主人。主人问他：你看好哪片苹果？想出多少钱？他笑着摇摇头，用手指指果树下面，说：我想买些泥土。主人一愣，接着摇摇头说：不，泥土不能卖。卖了还怎么长果。他弯腰在地上捧起满满一把泥土，恳求说：我只要这一把。请你卖给我吧。要多少钱都行。主人看着他，笑了：好吧，你给一块钱拿走吧。他带着这把泥土，返回家乡，把泥土送到农业科技研究所，化验分析出泥土的各种成份,湿度等。然后，他承包了一片荒山坡，用了整整三年的时间，开垦,培育出与那把泥土一样的土壤。然后，他在上面载种上苹果树苗。现在，10年过去了。这三位一同结伴外出寻求发财的年轻人命运迥然不同。第一位购买苹果的年轻人现在每年依然还要去购买苹果，运回来销售，但是因为当地信息和交通已经发达，竞争者太多，所以每年赚的钱很少，有时甚至不赚或者赔钱。第二位购买树苗的年轻人早己拥有自己的果园，但是因为土壤的不同，长出来的苹果较之有些迹色，但是仍然可以赚到相当的利润。第三位购买泥土的年轻人，也是最后拥有并收获苹果的人，他种植的苹果果大味美，和原来的苹果相比不差上下，每年秋天引来无数竞相购买者，总能卖到最好的价格。（林夕）成功提示：其实，这样的结果也很公平，在单位时间内，最先赚到钱的人赚钱也最多，但是把时间单位放大，排序正好相反。
购买泥土。
Buy clay.
购买泥土。
gòu mǎi ní tǔ
Buy clay.
购买 (gòu mǎi) to purchase/to buy
购 (gòu) to buy/to purchase
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
泥土 (ní tǔ) earth/soil/mud/clay
泥 (ní) mud/clay/paste/pulp/restrained
土 (tǔ) earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium
三个年轻人一同结伴外出，寻求发财机会。
The three young men went out together in a group, seeking opportunities to make a fortune.
三个年轻人一同结伴外出，
sān gě nián qīng rén yī tóng jiē bàn wài chū
Three young people went out together in a group.
三 (sān) three/3
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
年轻人 (nián qīng rén) young people/youngster
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
一同 (yī tóng) along/together
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
结伴 (jiē bàn) to go with sb/to form companionships
结 (jiē) (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)/Taiwan pr. [jie2]
伴 (bàn) partner/companion/comrade/associate/to accompany
外出 (wài chū) to go out/to go away (on a trip etc)
外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
寻求发财机会。
xún qiú fā cái jī huì
Seeking opportunities to make a fortune.
寻求 (xún qiú) to seek/to look for
寻 (xún) to search/to look for/to seek
求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
发财 (fā cái) to get rich
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
财 (cái) money/wealth/riches/property/valuables
机会 (jī huì) opportunity/chance/occasion/CL:個|个[ge4]
机 (jī) machine/engine/opportunity/intention/aircraft/pivot/crucial
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
他们来到了以盛产苹果著称的辽南地区。
They came to the Liaonan region, which is known for its abundance of apples.
他们来到了以盛产苹果著称的辽南地区。
tā mén lái dào le yǐ chéng chǎn píng guǒ zhù chèn de liáo nā de ōu
They came to the Liaonan region, which is known for its abundance of apples.
他们 (tā mén) they
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
来到 (lái dào) to come/to arrive
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
盛产 (chéng chǎn) to produce in abundance/to be rich in
盛 (chéng) to hold/to contain/to ladle/to pick up with a utensil
产 (chǎn) to give birth/to reproduce/to produce/product/resource
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
著称 (zhù chèn) to be widely known as
著 (zhù) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
称 (chèn) to fit/balanced/suitable/to weigh/to state/to name/name
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
辽 (liáo) short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁[Liao2 ning2] province/Liao or
南 (nā) south
地区 (de ōu) local/regional/district (not necessarily formal
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
区 (ōu) area/region/district/small/distinguish/CL:個|个[ge4]
在一个偏僻的山镇，他们发观了一种又红又大,味道香甜的苹果。
In a remote mountain town, they developed a red and large, sweet-tasting apple.
在一个偏僻的山镇，
zài yī gě piān pì de shān zhèn
In an isolated mountain town.
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
偏僻 (piān pì) remote/desolate/far from the city
偏 (piān) to lean/to slant/oblique/prejudiced/to deviate from average
僻 (pì) biased/low/rustic/secluded
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
镇 (zhèn) to press down/to calm/to subdue/to suppress/to guard
他们发观了一种又红又大,
tā mén fā guān le yī chóng yòu hóng yòu dà
They have developed a red and large,
他们 (tā mén) they
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
观 (guān) to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一种 (yī chóng) one kind of/one type of
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
红 (hóng) red/popular/revolutionary/bonus
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
味道香甜的苹果。
wèi dào xiāng tián de píng guǒ
Sweet-tasting apples.
味道 (wèi dào) flavor/smell/hint of
味 (wèi) taste/smell/classifier for drugs (in TCM)
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
香甜 (xiāng tián) fragrant and sweet/sound (sleep)
香 (xiāng) fragrant/sweet smelling/aromatic/savory or appetizing/(to
甜 (tián) sweet
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
由于地处山区，信息,交通都不发达，这种优质苹果仅在当地销售．售价非常便宜。
Due to the mountainous area, information and transportation are not developed, this kind of high-quality apples are only sold locally. The selling price is very cheap.
由于地处山区，
yóu yú de chǔ shān ōu
Due to its mountainous location, the
由于 (yóu yú) due to/as a result of/thanks to/owing to/since/because
由 (yóu) to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
地处 (de chǔ) to be located at/to be situated in
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
山区 (shān ōu) mountain area/CL:個|个[ge4]
山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
区 (ōu) area/region/district/small/distinguish/CL:個|个[ge4]
信息,
xìn xī
Information,
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
交通都不发达，
jiāo tōng dōu bù fā dá
The traffic is not even developed.
交通 (jiāo tōng) to be connected/traffic/transportation/communications
交 (jiāo) null
通 (tōng) to go through/to know well/(suffix) expert/to connect/to
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
发达 (fā dá) developed (country etc)/flourishing/to develop
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
达 (dá) to attain/to reach/to amount to/to communicate/eminent
这种优质苹果仅在当地销售．
zhè chóng yōu zhì píng guǒ jǐn zài dāng de xiāo shòu
This high-quality apple is only sold locally.
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
优质 (yōu zhì) excellent quality
优 (yōu) excellent/superior
质 (zhì) character/nature/quality/plain/to pawn/pledge/hostage/to
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
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
销售 (xiāo shòu) to sell/to market/sales (representative agreement etc)
销 (xiāo) to melt (metal)/to cancel or annul/to sell/to spend/to
售 (shòu) to sell/to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
售价非常便宜。
shòu jià fēi cháng biàn yí
The selling price is very cheap.
售价 (shòu jià) selling price
售 (shòu) to sell/to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
价 (jià) price/value/(chemistry) valence/great/good/middleman
非常 (fēi cháng) very/very much/unusual/extraordinary
非 (fēi) abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1] Africa/to not be/not/wrong
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
便宜 (biàn yí) convenient/cheap/inexpensive/small advantages/to let sb off
便 (biàn) plain/informal/suitable/convenient/opportune/to urinate or
宜 (yí) proper/should/suitable/appropriate
第一个年轻人望着这些苹果，双目发亮。
The first young man looked at the apples and his eyes glowed.
第一个年轻人望着这些苹果，
dì yī gě nián qīng rén wàng zhāo zhè xiē píng guǒ
The first young man looked at the apples and
第一 (dì yī) first/number one/primary
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
年轻人 (nián qīng rén) young people/youngster
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
望 (wàng) full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
这些 (zhè xiē) these
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
双目发亮。
shuāng mù fā liàng
The eyes glow.
双 (shuāng) two/double/pair/both/even (number)
目 (mù) eye/item/section/list/catalogue/table of contents/order
发亮 (fā liàng) to shine/shiny
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
亮 (liàng) bright/clear/resonant/to shine/to show/to reveal
他立刻倾其所有，购买了10吨最好的苹果，运回家乡，以比原价高两倍的价格出售。
He immediately poured everything he had into buying 10 tons of the best apples, shipping them back to his hometown and selling them for twice the original price.
他立刻倾其所有，
tā lì kè qīng qí suǒ yǒu
He immediately poured out all his
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
立刻 (lì kè) forthwith/immediate/prompt/promptly/straightway/thereupon
立 (lì) to stand/to set up/to establish/to lay down/to draw up/at
刻 (kè) quarter (hour)/moment/to carve/to engrave/to cut/oppressive
倾 (qīng) to overturn/to collapse/to lean/to tend/to incline/to pour
其所 (qí suǒ) its place/one's appointed place/the place for that
其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
购买了10吨最好的苹果，
gòu mǎi le ??? ??? dūn zuì hǎo de píng guǒ
Purchased 10 tons of the best apples that
购买 (gòu mǎi) to purchase/to buy
购 (gòu) to buy/to purchase
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
吨 (dūn) ton (loanword)/Taiwan pr. [dun4]
最好 (zuì hǎo) best/(you) had better (do what we suggest)
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
运回家乡，
yùn huí jiā xiāng
shipping back home.
运 (yùn) to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
回家 (huí jiā) to return home
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
乡 (xiāng) country or countryside/native place/home village or town
以比原价高两倍的价格出售。
yǐ bǐ yuán jià gāo liǎng bèi de jià gé chū shòu
Sold at twice the original price.
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
原 (yuán) former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source
价 (jià) price/value/(chemistry) valence/great/good/middleman
高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
两倍 (liǎng bèi) twice as much/double the amount
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
倍 (bèi) (two three etc) -fold/times (multiplier)/double/to increase
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
价格 (jià gé) price/CL:個|个[ge4]
价 (jià) price/value/(chemistry) valence/great/good/middleman
格 (gé) square/frame/rule/(legal) case/style/character/standard
出售 (chū shòu) to sell/to offer for sale/to put on the market
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
售 (shòu) to sell/to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
然后又返回。
Then return.
然后又返回。
rán hòu yòu fǎn huí
Then return.
然后 (rán hòu) after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
后 (hòu) empress/queen
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
返回 (fǎn huí) to return to/to come (or go) back
返 (fǎn) to return (to)
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
购买，销售。
Buy, sell.
购买，
gòu mǎi
Purchase.
购买 (gòu mǎi) to purchase/to buy
购 (gòu) to buy/to purchase
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
销售。
xiāo shòu
Sales.
销售 (xiāo shòu) to sell/to market/sales (representative agreement etc)
销 (xiāo) to melt (metal)/to cancel or annul/to sell/to spend/to
售 (shòu) to sell/to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
这样往返数次，他成了家乡第一名万元户。
After several round trips in this way, he became the first million dollar family in his hometown.
这样往返数次，
zhè yàng wǎng fǎn shǔ cì
Several times this way and back, the
这样 (zhè yàng) this kind of/so/this way/like this/such
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
往返 (wǎng fǎn) to go back and forth/to go to and fro/round trip
往 (wǎng) to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for
返 (fǎn) to return (to)
数 (shǔ) to count/to count as/to regard as/to enumerate (sb's
次 (cì) next in sequence/second/the second (day time etc)/secondary
他成了家乡第一名万元户。
tā chéng le jiā xiāng dì yī míng mò yuán hù
He became the first million dollar family in his hometown.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
成了 (chéng le) to be done/to be ready/that's enough!/that will do!
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
家乡 (jiā xiāng) hometown/native place/CL:個|个[ge4]
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
乡 (xiāng) country or countryside/native place/home village or town
第一 (dì yī) first/number one/primary
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
万元户 (mò yuán hù) household with savings or annual income of 10000 yuan or
万 (mò) see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
元 (yuán) currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)/first/original/primary
户 (hù) a household/door/family
第二个年轻人望着这些苹果，沉思片刻。
The second young man looked at the apples and pondered for a moment.
第二个年轻人望着这些苹果，
dì èr gě nián qīng rén wàng zhāo zhè xiē píng guǒ
The second young man looked at the apples and
第二 (dì èr) second/number two/next/secondary
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
年轻人 (nián qīng rén) young people/youngster
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
望 (wàng) full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
这些 (zhè xiē) these
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
沉思片刻。
chén sī piān kè
Contemplate for a moment.
沉思 (chén sī) to contemplate/to ponder/contemplation/meditation
沉 (chén) see 黑沉沉[hei1 chen1 chen1]/to submerge/to immerse/to sink/to
思 (sī) to think/to consider
片刻 (piān kè) short period of time/a moment
片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
刻 (kè) quarter (hour)/moment/to carve/to engrave/to cut/oppressive
他用了一半的钱，购买了100颗最好的苹果苗，运回家乡，承包了一片山坡，把果苗载种上。
He used half of the money to buy 100 of the best apple seedlings, shipped them back to his hometown, contracted a hillside, and planted the seedlings.
他用了一半的钱，
tā yòng le yī bàn de qián
He used half of the money that
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一半 (yī bàn) half
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
半 (bàn) half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
购买了100颗最好的苹果苗，
gòu mǎi le ??? ??? ??? kē zuì hǎo de píng guǒ miáo
Purchased 100 of the best apple seedlings.
购买 (gòu mǎi) to purchase/to buy
购 (gòu) to buy/to purchase
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
颗 (kē) classifier for small spheres pearls corn grains teeth
最好 (zuì hǎo) best/(you) had better (do what we suggest)
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
苗 (miáo) sprout
运回家乡，
yùn huí jiā xiāng
shipping back home.
运 (yùn) to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
回家 (huí jiā) to return home
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
乡 (xiāng) country or countryside/native place/home village or town
承包了一片山坡，
chéng bāo le yī piān shān pō
Contracted out a hillside.
承包 (chéng bāo) to contract/to undertake (a job)
承 (chéng) to bear/to carry/to hold/to continue/to undertake/to take
包 (bāo) to cover/to wrap/to hold/to include/to take charge of/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
山坡 (shān pō) hillside
山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
坡 (pō) slope/CL:個|个[ge4]/sloping/slanted
把果苗载种上。
bǎ guǒ miáo zǎi chóng shǎng
Put the fruit seedlings on the load.
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
苗 (miáo) sprout
载 (zǎi) to record in writing/to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
整整三年的时间，他精心看护果树，浇水罐溉，没有一分钱的收入。
For three whole years, he carefully looked after the fruit trees, watered and tanked irrigation, without earning a single penny.
整整三年的时间，
zhěng zhěng sān nián de shí jiān
For a full three years, the
整整 (zhěng zhěng) whole/full
整 (zhěng) exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order
整 (zhěng) exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order
三 (sān) three/3
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
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
他精心看护果树，
tā jīng xīn kān hù guǒ shù
He takes good care of the fruit trees.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
精心 (jīng xīn) with utmost care/fine/meticulous/detailed
精 (jīng) essence/extract/vitality/energy/semen/sperm/mythical goblin
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
看护 (kān hù) to nurse/to look after/to watch over/(old) hospital nurse
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
护 (hù) to protect
果树 (guǒ shù) fruit tree/CL:棵[ke1]
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
浇水罐溉，
jiāo shuǐ guàn gài
Watering cans for irrigation.
浇水 (jiāo shuǐ) to water (plants etc)
浇 (jiāo) to pour liquid/to irrigate (using waterwheel)/to water/to
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
罐 (guàn) can/jar/pot
溉 (gài) to irrigate
没有一分钱的收入。
méi yǒu yī fēn qián de shōu rù
Not a single penny of income.
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
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
分钱 (fēn qián) cent/penny
分 (fēn) to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
收入 (shōu rù) to take in/income/revenue/CL:筆|笔[bi3]個|个[ge4]
收 (shōu) to receive/to accept/to collect/to put away/to restrain/to
入 (rù) to enter/to go into/to join/to become a member of/to
第三个年轻人望着这些苹果，凝眸深思。
The third young man looked at the apples and stared at them in deep thought.
第三个年轻人望着这些苹果，
dì sān gě nián qīng rén wàng zhāo zhè xiē píng guǒ
A third young man looked at the apples and
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
三 (sān) three/3
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
年轻人 (nián qīng rén) young people/youngster
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
望 (wàng) full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
这些 (zhè xiē) these
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
凝眸深思。
níng móu shēn sī
Gaze deep in thought.
凝 (níng) to congeal/to concentrate attention/to stare
眸 (móu) pupil (of the eye)/eye
深思 (shēn sī) to ponder/to consider
深 (shēn) deep/depth/deeply/(of a color) dark/deep/rich
思 (sī) to think/to consider
一连几天，他什么也不买，只是围着果园东走走，西看看。
For several days in a row, he did not buy anything, just walk around the orchard east, west look.
一连几天，
yī lián jī tiān
For several days in a row, the
一连 (yī lián) in a row/in succession/running
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
连 (lián) to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession
几天 (jī tiān) several days
几 (jī) small table
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
他什么也不买，
tā shén me yě bù mǎi
He doesn't buy anything.
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
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
只是围着果园东走走，
zhī shì wéi zhāo guǒ yuán dōng zǒu zǒu
Just walking around the orchard east.
只是 (zhī shì) merely/simply/only/but
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
围 (wéi) to encircle/to surround/all around/to wear by wrapping
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
果园 (guǒ yuán) orchard
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
东 (dōng) east/host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)/landlord
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
西看看。
xī kān kān
Look west.
西 (xī) the West/abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]/Spanish/west
看看 (kān kān) to take a look at/to examine/to survey/(coll.) pretty soon
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
最后，他找到果园的主人。
Finally, he found the owner of the orchard.
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
他找到果园的主人。
tā zhǎo dào guǒ yuán de zhǔ rén
He found the owner of the orchard.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
找到 (zhǎo dào) to find
找 (zhǎo) to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
果园 (guǒ yuán) orchard
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
主人 (zhǔ rén) master/host/owner/CL:個|个[ge4]
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
主人问他：你看好哪片苹果？想出多少钱？他笑着摇摇头，用手指指果树下面，说：我想买些泥土。
The owner asked him: Which piece of apple do you like? How much do you want to pay? He smiled, shook his head, pointed his finger under the fruit tree and said: I want to buy some dirt.
主人问他：
zhǔ rén wèn tā
The master asked him.
主人 (zhǔ rén) master/host/owner/CL:個|个[ge4]
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
问 (wèn) to ask
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
你看好哪片苹果？
nǐ kān hǎo nǎ piān píng guǒ
Which apple slice do you like?
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
看好 (kān hǎo) optimistic (about the outcome)/bullish/to think highly of
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
哪 (nǎ) how/which/(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in
片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
想出多少钱？
xiǎng chū duō shǎo qián
How much do you want to pay?
想出 (xiǎng chū) to figure out/to work out (a solution etc)/to think up/to
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
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
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
他笑着摇摇头，
tā xiào zhāo yáo yáo tóu
He smiled and shook his head.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
摇 (yáo) to shake/to rock/to row/to crank
摇头 (yáo tóu) to shake one's head
摇 (yáo) to shake/to rock/to row/to crank
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
用手指指果树下面，
yòng shǒu zhǐ zhǐ guǒ shù xià miàn
Pointing with his finger under the fruit tree.
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
手指 (shǒu zhǐ) finger/CL:個|个[ge4]隻|只[zhi1]
手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
指 (zhǐ) finger/to point at or to/to indicate or refer to/to depend
指 (zhǐ) finger/to point at or to/to indicate or refer to/to depend
果树 (guǒ shù) fruit tree/CL:棵[ke1]
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
下面 (xià miàn) below/under/next/the following/also pr. [xia4 mian5]
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
说：
shuì
Says.
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
我想买些泥土。
wǒ xiǎng mǎi xiē ní tǔ
I want to buy some dirt.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
泥土 (ní tǔ) earth/soil/mud/clay
泥 (ní) mud/clay/paste/pulp/restrained
土 (tǔ) earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium
主人一愣，接着摇摇头说：不，泥土不能卖。
The owner was stunned, then shook his head and said: No, the clay can not be sold.
主人一愣，
zhǔ rén yī lèng
The master froze.
主人 (zhǔ rén) master/host/owner/CL:個|个[ge4]
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
愣 (lèng) to look distracted/to stare blankly/distracted/blank
接着摇摇头说：
jiē zhāo yáo yáo tóu shuì
Then he shook his head and said.
接着 (jiē zhāo) to catch and hold on/to continue/to go on to do sth/to
接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
摇 (yáo) to shake/to rock/to row/to crank
摇头 (yáo tóu) to shake one's head
摇 (yáo) to shake/to rock/to row/to crank
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
不，
bù
No.
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
泥土不能卖。
ní tǔ bù néng mài
The clay cannot be sold.
泥土 (ní tǔ) earth/soil/mud/clay
泥 (ní) mud/clay/paste/pulp/restrained
土 (tǔ) earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium
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
卖 (mài) to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt
卖了还怎么长果。
Sold how else to grow fruit.
卖了还怎么长果。
mài le hái zěn me cháng guǒ
Sold how else to grow fruit.
卖 (mài) to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
怎么 (zěn me) how?/what?/why?
怎 (zěn) how
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
他弯腰在地上捧起满满一把泥土，恳求说：我只要这一把。
He bent down and picked up a handful of dirt on the ground and pleaded, "I just want this handful.
他弯腰在地上捧起满满一把泥土，
tā wān yāo zài de shǎng pěng qǐ mǎn mǎn yī bǎ ní tǔ
He bent down and picked up a handful of dirt on the ground.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
弯腰 (wān yāo) to stoop
弯 (wān) to bend/bent/a bend/a turn (in the road etc)/CL:道[dao4]
腰 (yāo) waist/lower back/pocket/middle/loins
在地 (zài de) local
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
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
捧 (pěng) to clasp/to cup the hands/to hold up with both hands/to
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
满满 (mǎn mǎn) full/closely packed
满 (mǎn) Manchu ethnic group/to fill/full/filled/packed/fully
满 (mǎn) Manchu ethnic group/to fill/full/filled/packed/fully
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
泥土 (ní tǔ) earth/soil/mud/clay
泥 (ní) mud/clay/paste/pulp/restrained
土 (tǔ) earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium
恳求说：
kěn qiú shuì
Pleading.
恳求 (kěn qiú) to beg/to beseech/to entreat/entreaty
恳 (kěn) earnest
求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
我只要这一把。
wǒ zhī yāo zhè yī bǎ
I just need this one.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
只要 (zhī yāo) if only/so long as
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
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
请你卖给我吧。
Please sell it to me.
请你卖给我吧。
qǐng nǐ mài gěi wǒ bā
Please sell it to me.
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])
卖 (mài) to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
吧 (bā) bar (loanword) (serving drinks or providing Internet access
要多少钱都行。
Ask for as much money as you want.
要多少钱都行。
yāo duō shǎo qián dōu háng
Ask for as much money as you want.
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
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
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
主人看着他，笑了：好吧，你给一块钱拿走吧。
The master looked at him and smiled: Well, you give a dollar and take it away.
主人看着他，
zhǔ rén kān zhāo tā
The master looked at him and
主人 (zhǔ rén) master/host/owner/CL:個|个[ge4]
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
笑了：
xiào le
Laughed.
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
好吧，
hǎo bā
Well.
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
吧 (bā) bar (loanword) (serving drinks or providing Internet access
你给一块钱拿走吧。
nǐ gěi yī kuài qián ná zǒu bā
You give a dollar and take it away.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
一块 (yī kuài) one block/one piece/one (unit of money)/together/in the
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
块 (kuài) lump (of earth)/chunk/piece/classifier for pieces of cloth
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
拿走 (ná zǒu) to take away
拿 (ná) to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/(used in the
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
吧 (bā) bar (loanword) (serving drinks or providing Internet access
他带着这把泥土，返回家乡，把泥土送到农业科技研究所，化验分析出泥土的各种成份,湿度等。
He returned to his hometown with the clay and sent it to the Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology for laboratory analysis of the clay's various components and humidity.
他带着这把泥土，
tā dài zhāo zhè bǎ ní tǔ
He took this clay with him and
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
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
泥土 (ní tǔ) earth/soil/mud/clay
泥 (ní) mud/clay/paste/pulp/restrained
土 (tǔ) earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium
返回家乡，
fǎn huí jiā xiāng
Returning home.
返回 (fǎn huí) to return to/to come (or go) back
返 (fǎn) to return (to)
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
家乡 (jiā xiāng) hometown/native place/CL:個|个[ge4]
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
乡 (xiāng) country or countryside/native place/home village or town
把泥土送到农业科技研究所，
bǎ ní tǔ sòng dào nóng yè kē jì yán jiū suǒ
Sending the clay to the Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology.
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
泥土 (ní tǔ) earth/soil/mud/clay
泥 (ní) mud/clay/paste/pulp/restrained
土 (tǔ) earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium
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
农业 (nóng yè) agriculture/farming
农 (nóng) peasant/to farm/agriculture/diligent (old)/government field
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
科技 (kē jì) science and technology
科 (kē) branch of study/administrative section/division/field
技 (jì) skill
研究所 (yán jiū suǒ) research institute/graduate studies/graduate school
研 (yán) to grind/study/research
究 (jiū) after all/to investigate/to study carefully/Taiwan pr.
所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
化验分析出泥土的各种成份,
huà yàn fēn xī chū ní tǔ de gè chóng chéng fèn
Laboratory analysis of the various components of the clay,
化验 (huà yàn) chemical examination/to do a lab test
化 (huà) to make into/to change into/-ization/to ... -ize/to
验 (yàn) to examine/to test/to check
分析 (fēn xī) to analyze/analysis/CL:個|个[ge4]
分 (fēn) to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to
析 (xī) to separate/to divide/to analyze
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
泥土 (ní tǔ) earth/soil/mud/clay
泥 (ní) mud/clay/paste/pulp/restrained
土 (tǔ) earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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
成份 (chéng fèn) composition/make-up/ingredient/element/component/one's
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
份 (fèn) null
湿度等。
shī dù děng
Humidity, etc.
湿度 (shī dù) humidity level
湿 (shī) moist/wet
度 (dù) to pass/to spend (time)/measure/limit/extent/degree of
等 (děng) class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
然后，他承包了一片荒山坡，用了整整三年的时间，开垦,培育出与那把泥土一样的土壤。
Then, he contracted a barren hillside and spent three full years reclaiming and cultivating the same soil as that handful of clay.
然后，
rán hòu
Then.
然后 (rán hòu) after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
后 (hòu) empress/queen
他承包了一片荒山坡，
tā chéng bāo le yī piān huāng shān pō
He contracted a barren hillside.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
承包 (chéng bāo) to contract/to undertake (a job)
承 (chéng) to bear/to carry/to hold/to continue/to undertake/to take
包 (bāo) to cover/to wrap/to hold/to include/to take charge of/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
荒山 (huāng shān) desert mountain/barren hill
荒 (huāng) desolate/shortage/scarce/out of practice/absurd
山 (shān) mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuo4]
坡 (pō) slope/CL:個|个[ge4]/sloping/slanted
用了整整三年的时间，
yòng le zhěng zhěng sān nián de shí jiān
It took a full three years of
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
整整 (zhěng zhěng) whole/full
整 (zhěng) exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order
整 (zhěng) exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order
三 (sān) three/3
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
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
开垦,
kāi kěn
Reclamation,
开垦 (kāi kěn) to clear a wild area for cultivation/to put under the plow
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
垦 (kěn) to reclaim (land)/to cultivate
培育出与那把泥土一样的土壤。
péi yù chū yǔ nā bǎ ní tǔ yī yàng de tǔ rǎng
Cultivate the same soil as that handful of clay.
培育 (péi yù) to train/to breed
培 (péi) to bank up with earth/to cultivate (lit. or fig.)/to train
育 (yù) to have children/to raise or bring up/to educate
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
泥土 (ní tǔ) earth/soil/mud/clay
泥 (ní) mud/clay/paste/pulp/restrained
土 (tǔ) earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium
一样 (yī yàng) same/like/equal to/the same as/just like
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
土壤 (tǔ rǎng) soil
土 (tǔ) earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium
壤 (rǎng) soil/earth
然后，他在上面载种上苹果树苗。
Then, he planted apple saplings on it.
然后，
rán hòu
Then.
然后 (rán hòu) after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
后 (hòu) empress/queen
他在上面载种上苹果树苗。
tā zài shǎng miàn zǎi chóng shǎng píng guǒ shù miáo
He planted apple saplings on it.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
上面 (shǎng miàn) on top of/above-mentioned/also pr. [shang4 mian5]
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
载 (zǎi) to record in writing/to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
树苗 (shù miáo) sapling
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
苗 (miáo) sprout
现在，10年过去了。
Now, 10 years have passed.
现在，
xiàn zài
Now.
现在 (xiàn zài) now/at present/at the moment/modern/current/nowadays
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
10年过去了。
??? ??? nián guō qù le
10 years have passed.
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
过去 (guō qù) (in the) past/former/previous/to go over/to pass by/(verb
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
这三位一同结伴外出寻求发财的年轻人命运迥然不同。
The three young men who went out together in search of fortune had very different fates.
这三位一同结伴外出寻求发财的年轻人命运迥然不同。
zhè sān wèi yī tóng jiē bàn wài chū xún qiú fā cái de nián qīng rén mìng yùn jiǒng rán bù tóng
The three young men who went out together in search of fortune had very different fates.
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
三 (sān) three/3
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
一同 (yī tóng) along/together
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
结伴 (jiē bàn) to go with sb/to form companionships
结 (jiē) (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)/Taiwan pr. [jie2]
伴 (bàn) partner/companion/comrade/associate/to accompany
外出 (wài chū) to go out/to go away (on a trip etc)
外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
寻求 (xún qiú) to seek/to look for
寻 (xún) to search/to look for/to seek
求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
发财 (fā cái) to get rich
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
财 (cái) money/wealth/riches/property/valuables
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
年轻人 (nián qīng rén) young people/youngster
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
命运 (mìng yùn) fate/destiny/CL:個|个[ge4]
命 (mìng) life/fate/order or command/to assign a name title etc
运 (yùn) to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
迥然不同 (jiǒng rán bù tóng) widely different/utterly different
迥 (jiǒng) distant
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
第一位购买苹果的年轻人现在每年依然还要去购买苹果，运回来销售，但是因为当地信息和交通已经发达，竞争者太多，所以每年赚的钱很少，有时甚至不赚或者赔钱。
The first young man who bought the apples still goes back every year to buy them and ship them back to sell them, but because local information and transportation have been developed and there are too many competitors, they make little or sometimes no money or lose money every year.
第一位购买苹果的年轻人现在每年依然还要去购买苹果，
dì yī wèi gòu mǎi píng guǒ de nián qīng rén xiàn zài měi nián yī rán hái yāo qù gòu mǎi píng guǒ
The first young man who bought an apple still goes back to buy apples every year.
第一 (dì yī) first/number one/primary
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
购买 (gòu mǎi) to purchase/to buy
购 (gòu) to buy/to purchase
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
年轻人 (nián qīng rén) young people/youngster
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
现在 (xiàn zài) now/at present/at the moment/modern/current/nowadays
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
每年 (měi nián) every year/each year/yearly
每 (měi) each/every
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
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
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
购买 (gòu mǎi) to purchase/to buy
购 (gòu) to buy/to purchase
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
运回来销售，
yùn huí lái xiāo shòu
shipped back for sale.
运 (yùn) to move/to transport/to use/to apply/fortune/luck/fate
回来 (huí lái) to return/to come back
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
销售 (xiāo shòu) to sell/to market/sales (representative agreement etc)
销 (xiāo) to melt (metal)/to cancel or annul/to sell/to spend/to
售 (shòu) to sell/to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
但是因为当地信息和交通已经发达，
dàn shì yīn wéi dāng de xìn xī hé jiāo tōng yǐ jīng fā dá
But because local information and transportation have been developed, the
但是 (dàn shì) but/however
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
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
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
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
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
交通 (jiāo tōng) to be connected/traffic/transportation/communications
交 (jiāo) null
通 (tōng) to go through/to know well/(suffix) expert/to connect/to
已经 (yǐ jīng) already
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
发达 (fā dá) developed (country etc)/flourishing/to develop
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
达 (dá) to attain/to reach/to amount to/to communicate/eminent
竞争者太多，
jìng zhēng zhě tài duō
There are too many competitors.
竞争者 (jìng zhēng zhě) competitor
竞 (jìng) to compete/to contend/to struggle
争 (zhēng) to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
所以每年赚的钱很少，
suǒ yǐ měi nián zhuàn de qián hěn shǎo
So the money earned each year is very little.
所以 (suǒ yǐ) therefore/as a result/so/the reason why
所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
每年 (měi nián) every year/each year/yearly
每 (měi) each/every
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
赚 (zhuàn) to earn/to make a profit/to cheat/to swindle
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
少 (shǎo) few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom
有时甚至不赚或者赔钱。
yǒu shí shèn zhì bù zhuàn huò zhě péi qián
Sometimes they don't even make or lose money.
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
甚至 (shèn zhì) even/so much so that
甚 (shèn) what/very/extremely/any
至 (zhì) to arrive/most/to/until
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
赚 (zhuàn) to earn/to make a profit/to cheat/to swindle
或者 (huò zhě) or/possibly/maybe/perhaps
或 (huò) maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
赔钱 (péi qián) to lose money/to pay for damages
赔 (péi) to compensate for loss/to indemnify/to suffer a financial
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
第二位购买树苗的年轻人早己拥有自己的果园，但是因为土壤的不同，长出来的苹果较之有些迹色，但是仍然可以赚到相当的利润。
The second young man who bought the seedlings had his own orchard, but because of the difference in the soil, the apples were a little less than they should have been, but he still made a good profit.
第二位购买树苗的年轻人早己拥有自己的果园，
dì èr wèi gòu mǎi shù miáo de nián qīng rén zǎo jǐ yōng yǒu zì jǐ de guǒ yuán
The second young man who bought the saplings already had his own orchard.
第二位 (dì èr wèi) second place
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
购买 (gòu mǎi) to purchase/to buy
购 (gòu) to buy/to purchase
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
树苗 (shù miáo) sapling
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
苗 (miáo) sprout
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
年轻人 (nián qīng rén) young people/youngster
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
早 (zǎo) early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely
己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
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
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)
果园 (guǒ yuán) orchard
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
但是因为土壤的不同，
dàn shì yīn wéi tǔ rǎng de bù tóng
However, because of the difference in soil
但是 (dàn shì) but/however
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
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
土壤 (tǔ rǎng) soil
土 (tǔ) earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium
壤 (rǎng) soil/earth
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
不同 (bù tóng) different/distinct/not the same/not alike
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
长出来的苹果较之有些迹色，
cháng chū lái de píng guǒ jiào zhī yǒu xiē jì sè
The apples that grow out are a bit more stained than the
长出 (cháng chū) to sprout (leaves buds a beard etc)
长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
较 (jiào) to compare/to dispute/compared to/(before adj.) relatively
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
有些 (yǒu xiē) some/somewhat
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
迹 (jì) footprint/mark/trace/vestige/sign/indication/Taiwan pr.
色 (sè) color/CL:種|种[zhong3]/look/appearance/sex/color/dice
但是仍然可以赚到相当的利润。
dàn shì réng rán kě yǐ zhuàn dào xiāng dāng de lì rùn
But it is still possible to make a considerable profit.
但是 (dàn shì) but/however
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
仍然 (réng rán) still/yet
仍 (réng) still/yet/to remain
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
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
赚 (zhuàn) to earn/to make a profit/to cheat/to swindle
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
相当 (xiāng dāng) equivalent to/appropriate/considerably/to a certain extent
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
利润 (lì rùn) profits
利 (lì) sharp/favorable/advantage/benefit/profit/interest/to do
润 (rùn) to moisten/to lubricate/to embellish/moist/glossy/sleek
第三位购买泥土的年轻人，也是最后拥有并收获苹果的人，他种植的苹果果大味美，和原来的苹果相比不差上下，每年秋天引来无数竞相购买者，总能卖到最好的价格。
The third young man who bought the soil, and the last to own and harvest apples, grew apples that were so large and tasty that they were comparable to the original apples, attracting numerous bidders every fall and always fetching the best prices.
第三位购买泥土的年轻人，
dì sān wèi gòu mǎi ní tǔ de nián qīng rén
The third young man who bought the clay.
第三位 (dì sān wèi) third place
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
三 (sān) three/3
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
购买 (gòu mǎi) to purchase/to buy
购 (gòu) to buy/to purchase
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
泥土 (ní tǔ) earth/soil/mud/clay
泥 (ní) mud/clay/paste/pulp/restrained
土 (tǔ) earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
年轻人 (nián qīng rén) young people/youngster
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
也是最后拥有并收获苹果的人，
yě shì zuì hòu yōng yǒu bīng shōu huò píng guǒ de rén
and the last to own and harvest the apples.
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
最后 (zuì hòu) final/last/finally/ultimate
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
后 (hòu) empress/queen
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
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
收获 (shōu huò) to harvest/to reap/to gain/crop/harvest/profit/gain/bonus
收 (shōu) to receive/to accept/to collect/to put away/to restrain/to
获 (huò) to catch/to obtain/to capture/to reap/to harvest
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
他种植的苹果果大味美，
tā chóng zhí de píng guǒ guǒ dà wèi měi
The apples he grows are big and delicious.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
种植 (chóng zhí) to plant/to grow
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
植 (zhí) to plant
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
味 (wèi) taste/smell/classifier for drugs (in TCM)
美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
和原来的苹果相比不差上下，
hé yuán lái de píng guǒ xiāng bǐ bù chā shǎng xià
Compared with the original apple is not bad
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
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
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
苹果 (píng guǒ) apple/CL:個|个[ge4]顆|颗[ke1]
苹 (píng) (artemisia)/duckweed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
相比 (xiāng bǐ) to compare
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
不差 (bù chā) to not lack/not bad/OK
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
差 (chā) difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a
上下 (shǎng xià) up and down/top and bottom/old and new/length/about
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
每年秋天引来无数竞相购买者，
měi nián qiū tiān yǐn lái mó shǔ jìng xiāng gòu mǎi zhě
Every autumn, numerous bidders are attracted to buy them.
每年 (měi nián) every year/each year/yearly
每 (měi) each/every
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
秋天 (qiū tiān) autumn/CL:個|个[ge4]
秋 (qiū) autumn/fall/harvest time
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
引 (yǐn) to draw (e.g. a bow)/to pull/to stretch sth/to extend/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
无数 (mó shǔ) countless/numberless/innumerable
无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
数 (shǔ) to count/to count as/to regard as/to enumerate (sb's
竞相 (jìng xiāng) competitive/eagerly/to vie
竞 (jìng) to compete/to contend/to struggle
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
购买者 (gòu mǎi zhě) purchaser
购 (gòu) to buy/to purchase
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
总能卖到最好的价格。
zǒng néng mài dào zuì hǎo de jià gé
It always sells for the best price.
总能 (zǒng néng) total energy
总 (zǒng) always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
卖 (mài) to sell/to betray/to spare no effort/to show off or flaunt
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
最好 (zuì hǎo) best/(you) had better (do what we suggest)
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
价格 (jià gé) price/CL:個|个[ge4]
价 (jià) price/value/(chemistry) valence/great/good/middleman
格 (gé) square/frame/rule/(legal) case/style/character/standard
（林夕）成功提示：其实，这样的结果也很公平，在单位时间内，最先赚到钱的人赚钱也最多，但是把时间单位放大，排序正好相反。
(Lindsay) Success Tip: In fact, this is also a fair result, in the unit of time, the first to earn the most money also make the most money, but zoom in on the unit of time, the sort of the opposite.
林夕）
lín xī
(Lin Xi)
林 (lín) woods/forest/CL:片[pian4]/circle(s) (i.e. specific group of
夕 (xī) dusk/evening/Taiwan pr. [xi4]
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
其实，
qí shí
In fact, the
其实 (qí shí) actually/in fact/really
其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
这样的结果也很公平，
zhè yàng de jiē guǒ yě hěn gōng píng
This is a fair result, too.
这样 (zhè yàng) this kind of/so/this way/like this/such
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
公平 (gōng píng) fair/impartial
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
平 (píng) flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw
在单位时间内，
zài chán wèi shí jiān nèi
In the unit time, the
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
单位 (chán wèi) unit (of measure)/unit (group of people as a whole)/work
单 (chán) bill/list/form/single/only/sole/odd number/CL:個|个[ge4]
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
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
内 (nèi) inside/inner/internal/within/interior
最先赚到钱的人赚钱也最多，
zuì xiān zhuàn dào qián de rén zhuàn qián yě zuì duō
The first to earn the most money to make the most money, too
最先 (zuì xiān) (the) very first
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
先 (xiān) early/prior/former/in advance/first
赚 (zhuàn) to earn/to make a profit/to cheat/to swindle
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
赚钱 (zhuàn qián) to earn money/moneymaking
赚 (zhuàn) to earn/to make a profit/to cheat/to swindle
钱 (qián) coin/money/CL:筆|笔[bi3]/unit of weight one tenth of a tael
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
最多 (zuì duō) at most/maximum/greatest (amount)/maximal
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
但是把时间单位放大，
dàn shì bǎ shí jiān chán wèi fàng dà
But zooming in on units of time, the
但是 (dàn shì) but/however
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
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
单位 (chán wèi) unit (of measure)/unit (group of people as a whole)/work
单 (chán) bill/list/form/single/only/sole/odd number/CL:個|个[ge4]
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
放大 (fàng dà) to enlarge/to magnify
放 (fàng) to put/to place/to release/to free/to let go/to let out/to
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
排序正好相反。
pái xù zhēng hǎo xiāng fǎn
The sorting is exactly the opposite.
排序 (pái xù) to sort/to arrange in order
排 (pái) a row/a line/to set in order/to arrange/to line up/to
序 (xù) order/sequence/preface
正好 (zhēng hǎo) just (in time)/just right/just enough/to happen to/to
正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
相反 (xiāng fǎn) opposite/contrary
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
反 (fǎn) contrary/in reverse/inside out or upside down/to reverse/to