三个博士兄弟。有三个兄弟都是博士,并且同在美国太空总署从事太空研究工作。当大家在母亲家中聚餐完毕后,母亲把餐桌清理干净,他们便在桌上绘制图表,又讨论登陆月球和建立太空站的问题。一个媳妇在厨房洗碗时说:他们三人谈个不休,尽是我们不能想像的事,听着就会让人觉得自己很笨吗?老母亲却讲了一段话,才使大家恢复自信。她说:我起先也觉得自己笨,可是后来想起去年秋天,他们三人花了整个下午才把家里的纱窗装好,我就不再那么想了。哲理启示:每个人都有专长,也都有弱点,不要被那些唬人的学问吓倒了,你本身的专长在别人眼中也是了不得的本领。为自己拥有的专长兴奋吧,那也是别人羡慕的资本呢。

三个博士兄弟。
Three PhD brothers.

   三个博士兄弟。
   sān gě bó shì xiōng dì
   Three PhD brothers.

      三 (sān) three/3
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      博士 (bó shì) doctor/court academician (in feudal China)/Ph.D.
         博 (bó) extensive/ample/rich/obtain/aim/to win/to get/plentiful/to
         士 (shì) member of the senior ministerial class (old)/scholar (old)
      兄弟 (xiōng dì) brothers/younger brother/CL:個|个[ge4]/I me (humble term used
         兄 (xiōng) elder brother
         弟 (dì) younger brother/junior male/I (modest word in letter)


有三个兄弟都是博士,并且同在美国太空总署从事太空研究工作。
Three brothers, all with PhDs, are working together in space research at NASA.

   有三个兄弟都是博士,
   yǒu sān gě xiōng dì dōu shì bó shì
   With three brothers, all with Ph.

      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      三 (sān) three/3
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      兄弟 (xiōng dì) brothers/younger brother/CL:個|个[ge4]/I me (humble term used
         兄 (xiōng) elder brother
         弟 (dì) younger brother/junior male/I (modest word in letter)
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      博士 (bó shì) doctor/court academician (in feudal China)/Ph.D.
         博 (bó) extensive/ample/rich/obtain/aim/to win/to get/plentiful/to
         士 (shì) member of the senior ministerial class (old)/scholar (old)

   并且同在美国太空总署从事太空研究工作。
   bīng qiě tóng zài měi guó tài kōng zǒng shǔ cóng shì tài kōng yán jiū gōng zuō
   He also works in space research at NASA.

      并且 (bīng qiě) and/besides/moreover/furthermore/in addition
         并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
         且 (qiě) and/moreover/yet/for the time being/to be about to/both
      同在 (tóng zài) to be with
         同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
         在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      美国 (měi guó) United States/USA/US
         美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
         国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
      太空 (tài kōng) outer space
         太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
         空 (kōng) empty/air/sky/in vain/to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space
      总署 (zǒng shǔ) general office
         总 (zǒng) always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general
         署 (shǔ) office/bureau/to sign/to arrange
      从事 (cóng shì) to go for/to engage in/to undertake/to deal with/to handle
         从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
         事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
      太空 (tài kōng) outer space
         太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
         空 (kōng) empty/air/sky/in vain/to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space
      研究 (yán jiū) research/a study/CL:項|项[xiang4]/to research/to look into
         研 (yán) to grind/study/research
         究 (jiū) after all/to investigate/to study carefully/Taiwan pr.
      工作 (gōng zuō) to work/(of a machine) to operate/job/work/task
         工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
         作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance


当大家在母亲家中聚餐完毕后,母亲把餐桌清理干净,他们便在桌上绘制图表,又讨论登陆月球和建立太空站的问题。
When the group finished gathering at their mother's home and she cleared the table, they drew diagrams on the table and discussed landing on the moon and building a space station again.

   当大家在母亲家中聚餐完毕后,
   dāng dà jiā zài mǔ qīn jiā zhōng jù cān wán bì hòu
   When the group finished gathering at the mother's house for dinner, the

      当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
      大家 (dà jiā) everyone/influential family/great expert
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      母亲 (mǔ qīn) mother/also pr. [mu3 qin5]/CL:個|个[ge4]
         母 (mǔ) mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals)
         亲 (qīn) parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related
      家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
      中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
      聚餐 (jù cān) communal meal/formal dinner of club or group
         聚 (jù) to congregate/to assemble/to mass/to gather together/to
         餐 (cān) meal/to eat/classifier for meals
      完毕 (wán bì) to finish/to end/to complete
         完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
         毕 (bì) the whole of/to finish/to complete/complete/full/finished
      后 (hòu) empress/queen

   母亲把餐桌清理干净,
   mǔ qīn bǎ cān zhuō qīng lǐ gān jìng
   Mother cleared the table and

      母亲 (mǔ qīn) mother/also pr. [mu3 qin5]/CL:個|个[ge4]
         母 (mǔ) mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals)
         亲 (qīn) parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related
      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      餐桌 (cān zhuō) dining table/dinner table
         餐 (cān) meal/to eat/classifier for meals
         桌 (zhuō) table/desk/classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
      清理 (qīng lǐ) to clear up/to tidy up/to dispose of
         清 (qīng) clear/distinct/quiet/just and honest/pure/to settle or
         理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
      干净 (gān jìng) clean/neat
         干 (gān) to concern/to interfere/shield/stem
         净 (jìng) clean/completely/only/net (income exports etc)/(Chinese

   他们便在桌上绘制图表,
   tā mén biàn zài zhuō shǎng huì zhì tú biǎo
   They then drew charts on the table and

      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
      便 (biàn) plain/informal/suitable/convenient/opportune/to urinate or
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      桌 (zhuō) table/desk/classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
      上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
      绘制 (huì zhì) to draw/to draft
         绘 (huì) to draw/to paint
         制 (zhì) to manufacture/to make
      图表 (tú biǎo) chart/diagram
         图 (tú) diagram/picture/drawing/chart/map/CL:張|张[zhang1]/to plan/to
         表 (biǎo) exterior surface/family relationship via females/to show

   又讨论登陆月球和建立太空站的问题。
   yòu tǎo lún dēng liù yuè qiú hé jiàn lì tài kōng zhàn de wèn tí
   Another discussion on landing on the moon and establishing a space station.

      又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
      讨论 (tǎo lún) to discuss/to talk over/CL:個|个[ge4]
         讨 (tǎo) to invite/to provoke/to demand or ask for/to send armed
         论 (lún) abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3] The Analects (of Confucius)
      登陆月球 (dēng liù yuè qiú) moon landing/to land on the moon
         登 (dēng) to scale (a height)/to ascend/to mount/to publish or record
         陆 (liù) six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)/shore/land/continent
         月 (yuè) moon/month/monthly/CL:個|个[ge4]輪|轮[lun2]
         球 (qiú) ball/sphere/globe/CL:個|个[ge4]/ball game/match
      和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
      建立 (jiàn lì) to establish/to set up/to found
         建 (jiàn) to establish/to found/to set up/to build/to construct
         立 (lì) to stand/to set up/to establish/to lay down/to draw up/at
      太空站 (tài kōng zhàn) space station
         太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
         空 (kōng) empty/air/sky/in vain/to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space
         站 (zhàn) station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      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


一个媳妇在厨房洗碗时说:他们三人谈个不休,尽是我们不能想像的事,听着就会让人觉得自己很笨吗?老母亲却讲了一段话,才使大家恢复自信。
A daughter-in-law was washing dishes in the kitchen when she said, "The three of them talk endlessly about things we can't imagine, does it make you feel stupid just listening to them? But the old mother said something that restored everyone's confidence.

   一个媳妇在厨房洗碗时说:
   yī gě xí fù zài chú fáng xǐ wǎn shí shuì
   A daughter-in-law washing dishes in the kitchen said.

      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      媳妇 (xí fù) daughter-in-law/wife (of a younger man)/young married woman
         媳 (xí) daughter-in-law
         妇 (fù) woman
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      厨房 (chú fáng) kitchen/CL:間|间[jian1]
         厨 (chú) kitchen
         房 (fáng) house/room/CL:間|间[jian1]/branch of an extended family
      洗碗 (xǐ wǎn) to wash the dishes
         洗 (xǐ) to wash/to bathe/to develop (photo)
         碗 (wǎn) bowl/cup/CL:隻|只[zhi1]個|个[ge4]
      时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   他们三人谈个不休,
   tā mén sān rén tán gě bù xiū
   The three of them talked endlessly.

      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
      三 (sān) three/3
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      谈 (tán) to speak/to talk/to converse/to chat/to discuss
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      不休 (bù xiū) endlessly/ceaselessly
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         休 (xiū) to rest/to stop doing sth for a period of time/to cease

   尽是我们不能想像的事,
   jǐn shì wǒ mén bù néng xiǎng xiàng de shì
   It's all things we can't imagine.

      尽是 (jǐn shì) to be full of/completely
         尽 (jǐn) to the greatest extent/(when used before a noun of
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      不能 (bù néng) cannot/must not/should not
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      想像 (xiǎng xiàng) to imagine/to conceive of/to visualize/imagination
         想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
         像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair

   听着就会让人觉得自己很笨吗?
   tīng zhāo jiù huì ràng rén jiào dé zì jǐ hěn bèn má
   Does it make you feel stupid just by listening to it?

      听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      觉得 (jiào dé) to think/to feel
         觉 (jiào) a nap/a sleep/CL:場|场[chang2]/to feel/to find that/thinking
         得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
      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
      很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
      笨 (bèn) stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy
      吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\

   老母亲却讲了一段话,
   lǎo mǔ qīn què jiǎng le yī duàn huà
   Instead, the old mother spoke a passage that

      老母亲却讲了一段话 --not found--
      母亲 (mǔ qīn) mother/also pr. [mu3 qin5]/CL:個|个[ge4]
         母 (mǔ) mother/elderly female relative/origin/source/(of animals)
         亲 (qīn) parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related
      却 (què) but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat
      讲 (jiǎng) to speak/to explain/to negotiate/to emphasise/to be
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      段 (duàn) paragraph/section/segment/stage (of a process)/classifier
      话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words

   才使大家恢复自信。
   cái shǐ dà jiā huī fù zì xìn
   It took a while to restore everyone's confidence.

      才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
      使 (shǐ) to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to
      大家 (dà jiā) everyone/influential family/great expert
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
      恢复 (huī fù) to reinstate/to resume/to restore/to recover/to regain/to
         恢 (huī) to restore/to recover/great
         复 (fù) to go and return/to return/to resume/to return to a normal
      自信 (zì xìn) to have confidence in oneself/self-confidence
         自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
         信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess


她说:我起先也觉得自己笨,可是后来想起去年秋天,他们三人花了整个下午才把家里的纱窗装好,我就不再那么想了。
She said: I felt stupid at first, but then I stopped thinking that way when I remembered that last fall it took the three of them an entire afternoon to put up the screens in the house.

   她说:
   tā shuì
   She said.

      她 (tā) she
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   我起先也觉得自己笨,
   wǒ qǐ xiān yě jiào dé zì jǐ bèn
   I also felt stupid at first.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      起先 (qǐ xiān) at first/in the beginning
         起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
         先 (xiān) early/prior/former/in advance/first
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      觉得 (jiào dé) to think/to feel
         觉 (jiào) a nap/a sleep/CL:場|场[chang2]/to feel/to find that/thinking
         得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
      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
      笨 (bèn) stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy

   可是后来想起去年秋天,
   kě shì hòu lái xiǎng qǐ qù nián qiū tiān
   But then I remembered that last fall

      可是 (kě shì) but/however/(used for emphasis) indeed
         可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      后来 (hòu lái) afterwards/later
         后 (hòu) empress/queen
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      想起 (xiǎng qǐ) to recall/to think of/to call to mind
         想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
         起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
      去年 (qù nián) last year
         去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
         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

   他们三人花了整个下午才把家里的纱窗装好,
   tā mén sān rén huā le zhěng gě xià wǔ cái bǎ jiā lǐ de shā chuāng zhuāng hǎo
   It took the three of them all afternoon to get the screens installed in their home.

      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
      三 (sān) three/3
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      整个 (zhěng gě) whole/entire/total
         整 (zhěng) exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order
         个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      下午 (xià wǔ) afternoon/CL:個|个[ge4]/p.m.
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
         午 (wǔ) 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. noon 5th solar month
      才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      家里 (jiā lǐ) home
         家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
         里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      纱窗 (shā chuāng) screen window
         纱 (shā) cotton yarn/muslin
         窗 (chuāng) shutter/window/CL:扇[shan4]
      装 (zhuāng) adornment/to adorn/dress/clothing/costume (of an actor in a
      好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating

   我就不再那么想了。
   wǒ jiù bù zài nā me xiǎng le
   I just don't think about it that way anymore.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      不再 (bù zài) no more/no longer
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
      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
      想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed


哲理启示:每个人都有专长,也都有弱点,不要被那些唬人的学问吓倒了,你本身的专长在别人眼中也是了不得的本领。
Philosophical inspiration: everyone has expertise and weaknesses, do not be intimidated by those who bluff learning, your own expertise in the eyes of others is also a great skill.

   哲理启示:
   zhé lǐ qǐ shì
   Philosophical Insights.

      哲理 (zhé lǐ) philosophic theory/philosophy
         哲 (zhé) wise/a sage
         理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
      启示 (qǐ shì) to reveal/to enlighten/enlightenment/revelation
         启 (qǐ) Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3] reported founder of the Xia
         示 (shì) to show/to reveal

   每个人都有专长,
   měi gě rén dōu yǒu zhuān cháng
   Everyone has a specialty.

      每个人 (měi gě rén) everybody/everyone
         每 (měi) each/every
         个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
         人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      专长 (zhuān cháng) specialty/special knowledge or ability
         专 (zhuān) for a particular person occasion purpose/focused on one
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to

   也都有弱点,
   yě dōu yǒu ruò diǎn
   All have weaknesses, too.

      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      弱点 (ruò diǎn) weak point/failing
         弱 (ruò) weak/feeble/young/inferior/(following a decimal or
         点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to

   不要被那些唬人的学问吓倒了,
   bù yāo bèi nā xiē hǔ rén de xué wèn hè dǎo le
   Don't be intimidated by all the bluffing and learning that

      不要 (bù yāo) don't!/must not
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
      被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
      那些 (nā xiē) those
         那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
         些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
      唬 (hǔ) a tiger's roar/to scare
      人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      学问 (xué wèn) learning/knowledge/CL:個|个[ge4]
         学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
         问 (wèn) to ask
      吓倒 (hè dǎo) to be frightened
         吓 (hè) to scare/to intimidate/to threaten/(interjection showing
         倒 (dǎo) to fall/to collapse/to lie horizontally/to overthrow/to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   你本身的专长在别人眼中也是了不得的本领。
   nǐ běn shēn de zhuān cháng zài bié rén yǎn zhōng yě shì le bù dé de běn lǐng
   Your own expertise is also a great skill in the eyes of others.

      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      本身 (běn shēn) itself/in itself/per se
         本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
         身 (shēn) body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      专长 (zhuān cháng) specialty/special knowledge or ability
         专 (zhuān) for a particular person occasion purpose/focused on one
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      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]
      眼中 (yǎn zhōng) in one's eyes
         眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
         中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      不得 (bù dé) must not/may not/not to be allowed/cannot
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      本领 (běn lǐng) skill/ability/capability/CL:項|项[xiang4]個|个[ge4]
         本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
         领 (lǐng) neck/collar/to lead/to receive/classifier for clothes mats


为自己拥有的专长兴奋吧,那也是别人羡慕的资本呢。
Be excited about the expertise you have, it is also the capital that others envy.

   为自己拥有的专长兴奋吧,
   wéi zì jǐ yōng yǒu de zhuān cháng xīng fèn bā
   Be excited about the expertise you have.

      为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
      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
      拥有 (yōng yǒu) to have/to possess
         拥 (yōng) to hold/to embrace/to wrap around/to gather around (sb)/to
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      专长 (zhuān cháng) specialty/special knowledge or ability
         专 (zhuān) for a particular person occasion purpose/focused on one
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      兴奋 (xīng fèn) excited/excitement/(physiology) excitation
         兴 (xīng) to rise/to flourish/to become popular/to start/to encourage
         奋 (fèn) to exert oneself (bound form)
      吧 (bā) bar (loanword) (serving drinks or providing Internet access

   那也是别人羡慕的资本呢。
   nā yě shì bié rén xiàn mù de zī běn ne
   That is also the capital that others envy.

      那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
      也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
      是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      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]
      羡慕 (xiàn mù) to envy/to admire
         羡 (xiàn) to envy
         慕 (mù) to admire
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      资本 (zī běn) capital (economics)
         资 (zī) resources/capital/to provide/to supply/to support/money
         本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
      呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to