占星师。法国国王路易十一酷好占星学。他养了一名宫廷占星师，对他佩服万分。有一天，这名占星师预言宫中一名贵妇会在8天之内死亡。预言果然实现了，路易也吓坏了。他想，要不是占星师谋杀了贵妇以证明他的准确性，就是他太精于此道。他的法力威胁了路易本人，而不管是哪一种情况，这名占星师都得死。一天晚上路易召见占星师。在占星师到来之前，国王告诉埋伏的士兵们，一旦他给了暗号，就冲出来抓住占星师，把他从窗户上丢到数百尺下的地面上摔死。不久，占星师到了，在下达讯号之前，路易决定问他最后一个问题：你声称了解占星术，而且清楚别人的命运，那么告诉我你的命运如何，你能活多久？我会在陛下驾崩前3天去世。占星师回答。国王一直没有下达暗号。占星师的命不但保住了，而且在他有生之年国王不仅全力保护占星师，慷慨地赏赐他，还聘请高明的宫廷医生来照顾他的健康。最后占星师甚至比路易多活了好几年。大道理：将自己和他人捆在一起，当别人越来越依赖你的时候，无形中你就拥有了某种权力和自由，而这种权利和自由会进一步扩大你的社交圈，进而拥有更大的生存余地。
占星师。
Astrologer.
占星师。
zhān xīng shī
Astrologer.
占星师 (zhān xīng shī) astrologer
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
法国国王路易十一酷好占星学。
King Louis XI of France was a keen astrologer.
法国国王路易十一酷好占星学。
fǎ guó guó wáng lù yì shí yī kù hǎo zhān xīng xué
King Louis XI of France was a keen astrologer.
法国 (fǎ guó) France/French
法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
国王 (guó wáng) king/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
路易 (lù yì) Louis or Lewis (name)
路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
易 (yì) easy/amiable/to change/to exchange/prefix corresponding to
十一 (shí yī) eleven/11
十 (shí) ten/10
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
酷 (kù) ruthless/strong (e.g. of wine)/(loanword) cool/hip
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
占星学 (zhān xīng xué) astrology
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
他养了一名宫廷占星师，对他佩服万分。
He kept a court astrologer and admired him.
他养了一名宫廷占星师，
tā yǎng le yī míng gōng tíng zhān xīng shī
He kept a court astrologer that
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
养 (yǎng) to raise (animals)/to bring up (children)/to keep (pets)/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
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)
宫廷 (gōng tíng) court (of king or emperor)
宫 (gōng) palace/temple/castration (as corporal punishment)/first
廷 (tíng) palace courtyard
占星师 (zhān xīng shī) astrologer
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
对他佩服万分。
duì tā pèi fú mò fēn
Admire him a lot.
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
佩服 (pèi fú) to admire
佩 (pèi) to respect/to wear (belt etc)
服 (fú) clothes/dress/garment/to serve (in the military a prison
万分 (mò fēn) very much/extremely/one ten thousandth part
万 (mò) see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
分 (fēn) to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to
有一天，这名占星师预言宫中一名贵妇会在8天之内死亡。
One day, the astrologer predicted that a noblewoman in the palace would die within eight days.
有一天，
yǒu yī tiān
One day
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
这名占星师预言宫中一名贵妇会在8天之内死亡。
zhè míng zhān xīng shī yù yán gōng zhōng yī míng guì fù huì zài ??? tiān zhī nèi sǐ wáng
The astrologer predicted that a noblewoman in the palace would die within eight days.
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
占星师 (zhān xīng shī) astrologer
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
预言 (yù yán) to predict/prophecy
预 (yù) to advance/in advance/beforehand/to prepare
言 (yán) words/speech/to say/to talk
宫 (gōng) palace/temple/castration (as corporal punishment)/first
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
名贵 (míng guì) famous and valuable/rare/precious
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
贵 (guì) expensive/noble/precious/(honorific) your
妇 (fù) woman
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
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
之内 (zhī nèi) inside/within
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
内 (nèi) inside/inner/internal/within/interior
死亡 (sǐ wáng) to die/death
死 (sǐ) to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely
亡 (wáng) to die/to lose/to be gone/to flee/deceased
预言果然实现了，路易也吓坏了。
The prophecy did come true, and Louis was terrified.
预言果然实现了，
yù yán guǒ rán shí xiàn le
The prophecy has come true.
预言 (yù yán) to predict/prophecy
预 (yù) to advance/in advance/beforehand/to prepare
言 (yán) words/speech/to say/to talk
果然 (guǒ rán) really/sure enough/as expected/if indeed
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
实现 (shí xiàn) to achieve/to implement/to realize/to bring about
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
路易也吓坏了。
lù yì yě hè huài le
Louie was also terrified.
路易 (lù yì) Louis or Lewis (name)
路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
易 (yì) easy/amiable/to change/to exchange/prefix corresponding to
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
吓坏 (hè huài) to be really frightened
吓 (hè) to scare/to intimidate/to threaten/(interjection showing
坏 (huài) bad/spoiled/broken/to break down/(suffix) to the utmost
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
他想，要不是占星师谋杀了贵妇以证明他的准确性，就是他太精于此道。
Either the astrologer murdered the noblewoman to prove his accuracy, he thought, or he was too good at it.
他想，
tā xiǎng
He thought.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
要不是占星师谋杀了贵妇以证明他的准确性，
yāo bù shì zhān xīng shī móu shā le guì fù yǐ zhèng míng tā de zhǔn què xìng
Had not the astrologer murdered the noblewoman to prove his accuracy.
要不是 (yāo bù shì) if it were not for/but for
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
占星师 (zhān xīng shī) astrologer
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
谋杀 (móu shā) to murder/to assassinate/intentional homicide
谋 (móu) to plan/to seek/scheme
杀 (shā) to kill/to murder/to attack/to weaken or reduce/to smart
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
贵妇 (guì fù) upper-class woman/lady (old)
贵 (guì) expensive/noble/precious/(honorific) your
妇 (fù) woman
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
证明 (zhèng míng) proof/certificate/identification/testimonial/CL:個|个[ge4]/to
证 (zhèng) null
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
准确性 (zhǔn què xìng) accuracy
准 (zhǔn) to allow/to grant/in accordance with/in the light of
确 (què) authenticated/solid/firm/real/true
性 (xìng) nature/character/property/quality/attribute/sexuality/sex
就是他太精于此道。
jiù shì tā tài jīng yú cǐ dào
It's that he's too good at it.
就是 (jiù shì) (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
精于此道 (jīng yú cǐ dào) to be proficient in the area of/skilled in this field
精 (jīng) essence/extract/vitality/energy/semen/sperm/mythical goblin
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
此 (cǐ) this/these
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
他的法力威胁了路易本人，而不管是哪一种情况，这名占星师都得死。
His mana threatened Louis himself, and in either case, the astrologer had to die.
他的法力威胁了路易本人，
tā de fǎ lì wēi xié le lù yì běn rén
whose magical powers threatened Louis himself.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
法力 (fǎ lì) magic power
法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
威胁 (wēi xié) to threaten/to menace
威 (wēi) power/might/prestige
胁 (xié) flank (the side of one's torso)/to coerce/to threaten
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
路易 (lù yì) Louis or Lewis (name)
路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
易 (yì) easy/amiable/to change/to exchange/prefix corresponding to
本人 (běn rén) the person himself/I (humble form used in speeches)/oneself
本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
而不管是哪一种情况，
ér bù guǎn shì nǎ yī chóng qíng kuàng
And in either case, the
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
不管 (bù guǎn) not to be concerned/regardless of/no matter
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
管 (guǎn) to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
哪 (nǎ) how/which/(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in
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
情况 (qíng kuàng) circumstances/state of affairs/situation
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
况 (kuàng) moreover/situation
这名占星师都得死。
zhè míng zhān xīng shī dōu dé sǐ
This astrologer has to die.
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
占星师 (zhān xīng shī) astrologer
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
死 (sǐ) to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely
一天晚上路易召见占星师。
One evening Louis summoned an astrologer.
一天晚上路易召见占星师。
yī tiān wǎn shǎng lù yì shào jiàn zhān xīng shī
One evening Louis summoned an astrologer.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
晚上 (wǎn shǎng) evening/night/CL:個|个[ge4]/in the evening
晚 (wǎn) evening/night/late
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
路易 (lù yì) Louis or Lewis (name)
路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
易 (yì) easy/amiable/to change/to exchange/prefix corresponding to
召见 (shào jiàn) call in (one's subordinates)/summon (an envoy of a foreign
召 (shào) to call together/to summon/to convene/temple or monastery
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
占星师 (zhān xīng shī) astrologer
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
在占星师到来之前，国王告诉埋伏的士兵们，一旦他给了暗号，就冲出来抓住占星师，把他从窗户上丢到数百尺下的地面上摔死。
Before the astrologer arrived, the king told the soldiers in ambush to rush out and seize the astrologer once he gave the password, and throw him to his death from the window to the ground hundreds of feet below.
在占星师到来之前，
zài zhān xīng shī dào lái zhī qián
Before the arrival of the astrologer
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
占星师 (zhān xīng shī) astrologer
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
到来 (dào lái) to arrive/arrival/advent
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
之前 (zhī qián) before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
国王告诉埋伏的士兵们，
guó wáng gào sù mái fú de shì bīng mén
The king told the soldiers in ambush that
国王 (guó wáng) king/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
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
埋伏 (mái fú) to ambush/to lie in wait for/to lie low/ambush
埋 (mái) to bury/to blame
伏 (fú) to lean over/to fall (go down)/to hide (in ambush)/to
的士 (de shì) taxi (loanword)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
士 (shì) member of the senior ministerial class (old)/scholar (old)
兵 (bīng) soldiers/a force/an army/weapons/arms/military/warlike
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
一旦他给了暗号，
yī dàn tā gěi le àn háo
Once he gave the code word.
一旦 (yī dàn) in case (sth happens)/if/once (sth happens then...)/when/in
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
旦 (dàn) dawn/morning/daybreak/day/dan female roles in Chinese opera
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
暗号 (àn háo) secret signal (sign)/countersign/password
暗 (àn) dark/gloomy/hidden/secret/muddled/obscure/in the dark
号 (háo) roar/cry/CL:個|个[ge4]/ordinal number/day of a month/mark
就冲出来抓住占星师，
jiù chōng chū lái zhuā zhù zhān xīng shī
Then he rushed out and grabbed the astrologer.
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
冲出 (chōng chū) to rush out
冲 (chōng) (of water) to dash against/to mix with water/to infuse/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
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
占星师 (zhān xīng shī) astrologer
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
把他从窗户上丢到数百尺下的地面上摔死。
bǎ tā cóng chuāng hù shǎng diū dào shǔ bǎi chě xià de de miàn shǎng shuāi sǐ
Throw him from the window to the ground hundreds of feet below and drop him to his death.
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
窗户 (chuāng hù) window/CL:個|个[ge4]扇[shan4]
窗 (chuāng) shutter/window/CL:扇[shan4]
户 (hù) a household/door/family
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
丢 (diū) to lose/to put aside/to throw
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
数百 (shǔ bǎi) several hundred
数 (shǔ) to count/to count as/to regard as/to enumerate (sb's
百 (bǎi) hundred/numerous/all kinds of
尺 (chě) one of the characters used to represent a musical note in
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
地面 (de miàn) floor/ground/surface
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
摔死 (shuāi sǐ) to fall to one's death
摔 (shuāi) to throw down/to fall/to drop and break
死 (sǐ) to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely
不久，占星师到了，在下达讯号之前，路易决定问他最后一个问题：你声称了解占星术，而且清楚别人的命运，那么告诉我你的命运如何，你能活多久？我会在陛下驾崩前3天去世。
Soon, the astrologer arrived and before giving the signal, Louis decided to ask him one last question: You claim to know astrology and to know the destiny of others, so tell me what your fate is and how long you will live? I will die 3 days before the death of His Majesty.
不久，
bù jiǔ
Soon after
不久 (bù jiǔ) not long (after)/before too long/soon/soon after
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
久 (jiǔ) (long) time/(long) duration of time
占星师到了，
zhān xīng shī dào le
The astrologer has arrived.
占星师 (zhān xīng shī) astrologer
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
到了 (dào le) at last/finally/in the end
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
在下达讯号之前，
zài xià dá xùn háo zhī qián
Before giving the signal, the
在下 (zài xià) under/myself (humble)
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
达 (dá) to attain/to reach/to amount to/to communicate/eminent
讯号 (xùn háo) signal
讯 (xùn) to question/to ask/to interrogate/rapid/speedy/fast/news
号 (háo) roar/cry/CL:個|个[ge4]/ordinal number/day of a month/mark
之前 (zhī qián) before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
路易决定问他最后一个问题：
lù yì jué dìng wèn tā zuì hòu yī gě wèn tí
Louis decided to ask him one last question.
路易 (lù yì) Louis or Lewis (name)
路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
易 (yì) easy/amiable/to change/to exchange/prefix corresponding to
决定 (jué dìng) to decide (to do something)/to resolve/decision
决 (jué) to decide/to determine/to execute (sb)/(of a dam etc) to
定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
问 (wèn) to ask
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
最后 (zuì hòu) final/last/finally/ultimate
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
后 (hòu) empress/queen
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
问题 (wèn tí) question/problem/issue/topic/CL:個|个[ge4]
问 (wèn) to ask
题 (tí) topic/problem for discussion/exam question/subject/to
你声称了解占星术，
nǐ shēng chèn le jiě zhān xīng shù
You claim to know about astrology.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
声称 (shēng chèn) to claim/to state/to proclaim/to assert
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
称 (chèn) to fit/balanced/suitable/to weigh/to state/to name/name
了解 (le jiě) to understand/to realize/to find out
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
占星术 (zhān xīng shù) astrology
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
术 (shù) method/technique/various genera of flowers of Asteracea
而且清楚别人的命运，
ér qiě qīng chǔ bié rén de mìng yùn
And being aware of the fate of others.
而且 (ér qiě) (not only ...) but also/moreover/in addition/furthermore
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
且 (qiě) and/moreover/yet/for the time being/to be about to/both
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
别人 (bié rén) other people/others/other person
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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
那么告诉我你的命运如何，
nā me gào sù wǒ nǐ de mìng yùn rú hé
So tell me what your fate is.
那么 (nā me) like that/in that way/or so/so/so very much/about/in that
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
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
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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
如何 (rú hé) how/what way/what
如 (rú) as/as if/such as
何 (hé) what/how/why/which/carry
你能活多久？
nǐ néng huó duō jiǔ
How long will you live?
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
多久 (duō jiǔ) how long?
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
久 (jiǔ) (long) time/(long) duration of time
我会在陛下驾崩前3天去世。
wǒ huì zài bì xià jià bēng qián ??? tiān qù shì
I will die 3 days before His Majesty's death.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
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
陛下 (bì xià) Your Majesty/His or Her Majesty
陛 (bì) the steps to the throne
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
驾崩 (jià bēng) death of king or emperor/demise
驾 (jià) to harness/to draw (a cart etc)/to drive/to pilot/to sail
崩 (bēng) to collapse/to fall into ruins/death of king or emperor
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
去世 (qù shì) to pass away/to die
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
世 (shì) life/age/generation/era/world/lifetime/epoch/descendant
占星师回答。
The astrologer replied.
占星师回答。
zhān xīng shī huí dā
The astrologer replied.
占星师 (zhān xīng shī) astrologer
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/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
国王一直没有下达暗号。
The king never gave the code word.
国王一直没有下达暗号。
guó wáng yī zhí méi yǒu xià dá àn háo
The king never gave the code word.
国王 (guó wáng) king/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
一直 (yī zhí) straight (in a straight line)/continuously/always/from the
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
没有 (méi yǒu) haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
下达 (xià dá) to transmit down (a chain of command)/to pass down (to
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
达 (dá) to attain/to reach/to amount to/to communicate/eminent
暗号 (àn háo) secret signal (sign)/countersign/password
暗 (àn) dark/gloomy/hidden/secret/muddled/obscure/in the dark
号 (háo) roar/cry/CL:個|个[ge4]/ordinal number/day of a month/mark
占星师的命不但保住了，而且在他有生之年国王不仅全力保护占星师，慷慨地赏赐他，还聘请高明的宫廷医生来照顾他的健康。
Not only was the astrologer's life saved, but during his lifetime the king not only protected the astrologer with all his might and rewarded him generously, but also hired a highly skilled court physician to look after his health.
占星师的命不但保住了，
zhān xīng shī de mìng bù dàn bǎo zhù le
The astrologer's life was not only preserved, but
占星师 (zhān xīng shī) astrologer
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
命 (mìng) life/fate/order or command/to assign a name title etc
不但 (bù dàn) not only (... but also...)
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
保住 (bǎo zhù) to preserve/to save
保 (bǎo) Bulgaria/Bulgarian/abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]
住 (zhù) to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
而且在他有生之年国王不仅全力保护占星师，
ér qiě zài tā yǒu shēng zhī nián guó wáng bù jǐn quán lì bǎo hù zhān xīng shī
And not only did the king do his best to protect the astrologer during his lifetime.
而且 (ér qiě) (not only ...) but also/moreover/in addition/furthermore
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
且 (qiě) and/moreover/yet/for the time being/to be about to/both
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
国王 (guó wáng) king/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
不仅 (bù jǐn) not only (this one)/not just (...) but also
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
全力 (quán lì) with all one's strength/full strength/all-out (effort)
全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
保护 (bǎo hù) to protect/to defend/to safeguard/protection/CL:種|种[zhong3]
保 (bǎo) Bulgaria/Bulgarian/abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]
护 (hù) to protect
占星师 (zhān xīng shī) astrologer
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
慷慨地赏赐他，
kāng kǎi de shǎng cì tā
rewarding him generously.
慷慨 (kāng kǎi) vehement/fervent/generous/giving/liberal
慷 (kāng) generous/magnanimous
慨 (kǎi) indignant/generous/to sigh (with emotion)
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
赏赐 (shǎng cì) to bestow/to confer (a reward for service)/a reward
赏 (shǎng) to bestow (a reward)/to give (to an inferior)/to hand down
赐 (cì) to confer/to bestow/to grant
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
还聘请高明的宫廷医生来照顾他的健康。
hái pìn qǐng gāo míng de gōng tíng yī shēng lái zhào gù tā de jiàn kāng
Highly skilled court physicians were also hired to look after his health.
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
聘请 (pìn qǐng) to engage/to hire (a lawyer etc)
聘 (pìn) to engage (a teacher etc)/to hire/to betroth/betrothal gift
请 (qǐng) to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)
高明 (gāo míng) Gaoming district of Foshan city 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 shi4]
高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
宫廷 (gōng tíng) court (of king or emperor)
宫 (gōng) palace/temple/castration (as corporal punishment)/first
廷 (tíng) palace courtyard
医生 (yī shēng) doctor/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]名[ming2]
医 (yī) medical/medicine/doctor/to cure/to treat
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
照顾 (zhào gù) to take care of/to show consideration/to attend to/to look
照 (zhào) according to/in accordance with/to shine/to illuminate/to
顾 (gù) to look after/to take into consideration/to attend to
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
健康 (jiàn kāng) health/healthy
健 (jiàn) healthy/to invigorate/to strengthen/to be good at/to be
康 (kāng) healthy/peaceful/abundant
最后占星师甚至比路易多活了好几年。
In the end the astrologer even outlived Louis by several years.
最后占星师甚至比路易多活了好几年。
zuì hòu zhān xīng shī shèn zhì bǐ lù yì duō huó le hǎo jī nián
In the end the astrologer even outlived Louis by several years.
最后 (zuì hòu) final/last/finally/ultimate
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
后 (hòu) empress/queen
占星师 (zhān xīng shī) astrologer
占 (zhān) to observe/to divine/to take possession of/to occupy/to
星 (xīng) star/heavenly body/satellite/small amount
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
甚至 (shèn zhì) even/so much so that
甚 (shèn) what/very/extremely/any
至 (zhì) to arrive/most/to/until
比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
路易 (lù yì) Louis or Lewis (name)
路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
易 (yì) easy/amiable/to change/to exchange/prefix corresponding to
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
好几年 (hǎo jī nián) several years
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
几 (jī) small table
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
大道理：将自己和他人捆在一起，当别人越来越依赖你的时候，无形中你就拥有了某种权力和自由，而这种权利和自由会进一步扩大你的社交圈，进而拥有更大的生存余地。
The big truth: Binding yourself to others, as others become more and more dependent on you, invariably you have some kind of power and freedom, and this power and freedom will further expand your social circle, and thus have a greater margin of survival.
大道理：
dà dào lǐ
Big truth.
大道理 (dà dào lǐ) major principle/general truth/sermon (reproof)/bombastic
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
将自己和他人捆在一起，
jiāng zì jǐ hé tā rén kǔn zài yī qǐ
Binding themselves to others.
将 (jiāng) will/shall/to use/to take/to checkmate/just a short while
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
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
他人 (tā rén) another/sb else/other people
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
捆 (kǔn) a bunch/to tie together/bundle
在一起 (zài yī qǐ) together
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
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
当别人越来越依赖你的时候，
dāng bié rén yuè lái yuè yī lài nǐ de shí hòu
As others become more and more dependent on you.
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
别人 (bié rén) other people/others/other person
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
越来越 (yuè lái yuè) more and more
越 (yuè) generic word for peoples or states of south China or south
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
越 (yuè) generic word for peoples or states of south China or south
依赖 (yī lài) to depend on/to be dependent on
依 (yī) to depend on/to comply with or listen to sb/according to/in
赖 (lài) to depend on/to hang on in a place/bad/to renege (on
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
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)
无形中你就拥有了某种权力和自由，
mó xíng zhōng nǐ jiù yōng yǒu le mǒu chóng quán lì hé zì yóu
In effect, you have some kind of power and freedom.
无形中 (mó xíng zhōng) imperceptibly/virtually
无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
形 (xíng) to appear/to look/form/shape
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
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
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
某种 (mǒu chóng) some kind (of)
某 (mǒu) some/a certain/sb or sth indefinite/such-and-such
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
权力 (quán lì) power/authority
权 (quán) authority/power/right/(literary) to weigh/expedient
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
自由 (zì yóu) freedom/free/liberty/CL:個|个[ge4]
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
由 (yóu) to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due
而这种权利和自由会进一步扩大你的社交圈，
ér zhè chóng quán lì hé zì yóu huì jìn yī bù kuò dà nǐ de shè jiāo juān
And this right and freedom will further expand your social circle.
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
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
权利 (quán lì) power/right/privilege
权 (quán) authority/power/right/(literary) to weigh/expedient
利 (lì) sharp/favorable/advantage/benefit/profit/interest/to do
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
自由 (zì yóu) freedom/free/liberty/CL:個|个[ge4]
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
由 (yóu) to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
进一步 (jìn yī bù) one step further/to move forward a step/further onwards
进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
步 (bù) a step/a pace/walk/march/stages in a process/situation
扩大 (kuò dà) to expand/to enlarge/to broaden one's scope
扩 (kuò) to enlarge
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
社交 (shè jiāo) interaction/social contact
社 (shè) society/group/club/agency/(old) god of the land
交 (jiāo) null
圈 (juān) to confine/to lock up/to pen in/pen (pig)/a fold/circle
进而拥有更大的生存余地。
jìn ér yōng yǒu gēng dà de shēng cún yú de
In turn, it has a greater margin of survival.
进而 (jìn ér) and then (what follows next)
进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
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
更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
生存 (shēng cún) to exist/to survive
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
存 (cún) to exist/to deposit/to store/to keep/to survive
余地 (yú de) margin/leeway
余 (yú) extra/surplus/remaining/remainder after division/(following
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective