很多时候，我们之所以愚蠢，就是因为我们太怕自己吃亏 。公共汽车快要到站了，售票员喊道：要在某某站下车的朋友们请准备好下车。很多人站起来，走向车门。这时，一个已经站了半天的人对他的同伴说：咱们找个空位子坐一会儿吧！他的同伴摇摇头，还坐什么呀？马上就要到了！这不是还没有到吗？不坐白不坐！这么说着，他向后面一个空位子走去。站在空位子旁边的乘客本来已经站了起来，见有人想坐自己的位子，马上又坐下了。旁边那些乘客见状，也都坐下了。就这样，站起来的一车人都回到了原来的位置。一直到车停稳了，那些人才都慌忙地站起来，涌向车门。在车门口堵作一团。你推我攘，乱作一团。这么一折腾，导致公共汽车比平时晚开了好几分钟。气得售票员直喊：你们刚才干什么了？大道理：很多时候，我们之所以愚蠢，就是因为我们太怕自己吃亏，而这种想法，又让我们的行为果然变得更加愚蠢。
很多时候，我们之所以愚蠢，就是因为我们太怕自己吃亏 。
Many times, we are stupid because we are too afraid of losing out.
很多时候，
hěn duō shí hòu
Many times.
很多时 (hěn duō shí) often
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
我们之所以愚蠢，
wǒ mén zhī suǒ yǐ yú chǔn
The reason we are stupid.
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
之所以 (zhī suǒ yǐ) the reason why
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
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
愚蠢 (yú chǔn) silly/stupid
愚 (yú) to be stupid/to cheat or deceive/me or I (modest)
蠢 (chǔn) stupid/sluggish/clumsy/to wiggle (of worms)/to move in a
就是因为我们太怕自己吃亏
jiù shì yīn wéi wǒ mén tài pà zì jǐ chī kuī
It is because we are too afraid to suffer
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
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
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
怕 (pà) to be afraid/to fear/to dread/to be unable to endure
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
吃亏 (chī kuī) to suffer losses/to come to grief/to lose out/to get the
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
亏 (kuī) deficiency/deficit/luckily/it's lucky that.../(often
公共汽车快要到站了，售票员喊道：要在某某站下车的朋友们请准备好下车。
When the bus was about to arrive, the conductor shouted: "If you want to get off at such-and-such station, please get ready to get off.
公共汽车快要到站了，
gōng gòng qì chē kuài yāo dào zhàn le
The bus is about to arrive.
公共汽车 (gōng gòng qì chē) bus/CL:輛|辆[liang4]班[ban1]
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
共 (gòng) common/general/to share/together/total/altogether/abbr. for
汽 (qì) steam/vapor
车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
快要 (kuài yāo) almost/nearly/almost all
快 (kuài) rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
站 (zhàn) station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
售票员喊道：
shòu piào yuán hǎn dào
The ticket agent shouted.
售票员 (shòu piào yuán) ticket seller
售 (shòu) to sell/to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
票 (piào) ticket/ballot/banknote/CL:張|张[zhang1]/person held for
员 (yuán) person/employee/member
喊道 (hǎn dào) to yell
喊 (hǎn) to yell/to shout/to call out for (a person)
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
要在某某站下车的朋友们请准备好下车。
yāo zài mǒu mǒu zhàn xià chē de péng yǒu mén qǐng zhǔn bèi hǎo xià chē
For those of you who are getting off at such-and-such station, please be ready to get off.
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
某某 (mǒu mǒu) so-and-so/such-and-such
某 (mǒu) some/a certain/sb or sth indefinite/such-and-such
某 (mǒu) some/a certain/sb or sth indefinite/such-and-such
站 (zhàn) station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
下车 (xià chē) to get off or out of (a bus train car etc)
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
朋友 (péng yǒu) friend/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
朋 (péng) friend
友 (yǒu) friend
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
请 (qǐng) to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)
准备 (zhǔn bèi) preparation/to prepare/to intend/to be about to/reserve
准 (zhǔn) to allow/to grant/in accordance with/in the light of
备 (bèi) to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
下车 (xià chē) to get off or out of (a bus train car etc)
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
很多人站起来，走向车门。
Many people stood up and walked to the car door.
很多人站起来，
hěn duō rén zhàn qǐ lái
Many people stand up and
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
站起来 (zhàn qǐ lái) to stand up
站 (zhàn) station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
走向车门。
zǒu xiàng chē mén
Walk towards the car door.
走向 (zǒu xiàng) direction/strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
车门 (chē mén) car door/door of bus railway carriage etc
车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
这时，一个已经站了半天的人对他的同伴说：咱们找个空位子坐一会儿吧！他的同伴摇摇头，还坐什么呀？马上就要到了！这不是还没有到吗？不坐白不坐！这么说着，他向后面一个空位子走去。
At this time, a person who has been standing for half a day said to his companion: Let's find an empty seat and sit for a while! His companion shook his head, "Why sit down? We're almost there! It's not here yet, is it? Let's sit down for nothing! So saying, he went to the back of an empty seat.
这时，
zhè shí
At this point, the
这时 (zhè shí) at this time/at this moment
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
一个已经站了半天的人对他的同伴说：
yī gě yǐ jīng zhàn le bàn tiān de rén duì tā de tóng bàn shuì
A man who had been standing for half a day said to his companion.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
已经 (yǐ jīng) already
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
站 (zhàn) station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
半天 (bàn tiān) half of the day/a long time/quite a while/midair
半 (bàn) half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
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
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
同伴 (tóng bàn) companion/comrade/fellow
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
伴 (bàn) partner/companion/comrade/associate/to accompany
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
咱们找个空位子坐一会儿吧！
zán mén zhǎo gě kōng wèi zǐ zuò yī huì ér bā
Let's find an empty seat and sit for a while!
咱们 (zán mén) we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s)
咱 (zán) see 咱[zan2]/I or me/we (including both the speaker and the
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
找 (zhǎo) to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
空位 (kōng wèi) empty place/room (for sb)
空 (kōng) empty/air/sky/in vain/to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
坐一会儿吧 --not found--
一会儿 (yī huì ér) a moment/a while/in a moment/now...now.../also pr. [yi1
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
吧 (bā) bar (loanword) (serving drinks or providing Internet access
他的同伴摇摇头，
tā de tóng bàn yáo yáo tóu
His companion shook his head and
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)
同伴 (tóng bàn) companion/comrade/fellow
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
伴 (bàn) partner/companion/comrade/associate/to accompany
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
还坐什么呀？
hái zuò shén me yā
What's the point of sitting?
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
坐什么呀 --not found--
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
呀 (yā) (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel expressing surprise
马上就要到了！
mǎ shǎng jiù yāo dào le
It's almost here!
马上 (mǎ shǎng) at once/right away/immediately/on horseback (i.e. by
马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
就要 (jiù yāo) will/shall/to be going to
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/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
这不是还没有到吗？
zhè bù shì hái méi yǒu dào má
It's not there yet?
这不 (zhè bù) (coll.) As a matter of fact ... (used to introduce evidence
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
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
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\
不坐白不坐！
bù zuò bái bù zuò
Do not sit for nothing!
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
坐白不坐 --not found--
白 (bái) white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain/clear/to make
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
坐 --not found--
这么说着，
zhè me shuì zhāo
Saying so.
这么 (zhè me) so much/this much/how much?/this way/like this
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
他向后面一个空位子走去。
tā xiàng hòu miàn yī gě kōng wèi zǐ zǒu qù
He walked toward an empty seat in the back.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
向后 (xiàng hòu) backward
向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
后 (hòu) empress/queen
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
空位 (kōng wèi) empty place/room (for sb)
空 (kōng) empty/air/sky/in vain/to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
走去 (zǒu qù) to walk over (to)
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
站在空位子旁边的乘客本来已经站了起来，见有人想坐自己的位子，马上又坐下了。
The passenger standing next to the empty seat had already stood up and immediately sat down again when he saw that someone wanted to sit in his seat.
站在空位子旁边的乘客本来已经站了起来，
zhàn zài kōng wèi zǐ páng biān de chéng kè běn lái yǐ jīng zhàn le qǐ lái
The passenger standing next to the empty seat had already stood up.
站 (zhàn) station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
空位 (kōng wèi) empty place/room (for sb)
空 (kōng) empty/air/sky/in vain/to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
旁边 (páng biān) lateral/side/to the side/beside
旁 (páng) beside/one side/other/side/self/the right-hand side of
边 (biān) side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
乘客 (chéng kè) passenger
乘 (chéng) to ride/to mount/to make use of/to avail oneself of/to take
客 (kè) customer/visitor/guest
本来 (běn lái) original/originally/at first/it goes without saying/of
本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
已经 (yǐ jīng) already
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
站 (zhàn) station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
起来 (qǐ lái) to stand up/to get up/also pr. [qi3 lai2]/(after a verb)
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
见有人想坐自己的位子，
jiàn yǒu rén xiǎng zuò zì jǐ de wèi zǐ
Seeing someone trying to take their seat.
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
有人 (yǒu rén) someone/people/anyone/there is someone there/occupied (as
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
坐自己的位子 --not found--
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)
位子 (wèi zǐ) place/seat
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
马上又坐下了。
mǎ shǎng yòu zuò xià le
Immediately sat down again.
马上 (mǎ shǎng) at once/right away/immediately/on horseback (i.e. by
马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
坐下 (zuò xià) to sit down
坐 (zuò) null
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
旁边那些乘客见状，也都坐下了。
Those passengers next to see the situation, also sat down.
旁边那些乘客见状，
páng biān nā xiē chéng kè jiàn zhuàng
Those passengers next to me saw the situation and
旁边 (páng biān) lateral/side/to the side/beside
旁 (páng) beside/one side/other/side/self/the right-hand side of
边 (biān) side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously
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
乘客 (chéng kè) passenger
乘 (chéng) to ride/to mount/to make use of/to avail oneself of/to take
客 (kè) customer/visitor/guest
见状 (jiàn zhuàng) upon seeing this .../in response ...
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
状 (zhuàng) accusation/suit/state/condition/strong/great/-shaped
也都坐下了。
yě dōu zuò xià le
All sat down as well.
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
坐下 (zuò xià) to sit down
坐 (zuò) null
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
就这样，站起来的一车人都回到了原来的位置。
With that, the carload of people who stood up went back to their original positions.
就这样，
jiù zhè yàng
Just like that.
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
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
站起来的一车人都回到了原来的位置。
zhàn qǐ lái de yī chē rén dōu huí dào le yuán lái de wèi zhì
The carload of people who stood up returned to their original positions.
站起来 (zhàn qǐ lái) to stand up
站 (zhàn) station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
回到 (huí dào) to return to
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
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)
位置 (wèi zhì) position/place/seat/CL:個|个[ge4]
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
置 (zhì) to install/to place/to put/to buy
一直到车停稳了，那些人才都慌忙地站起来，涌向车门。
It was only when the car stopped that the men all scrambled to their feet and surged to the door.
一直到车停稳了，
yī zhí dào chē tíng wěn le
All the way until the car was parked.
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
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
停 (tíng) to stop/to halt/to park (a car)
稳 (wěn) settled/steady/stable
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
那些人才都慌忙地站起来，
nā xiē rén cái dōu huāng máng de zhàn qǐ lái
Those talents are scrambling to their feet and
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
人才 (rén cái) talent/talented person/looks/attractive looks
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
慌忙 (huāng máng) in a great rush/in a flurry
慌 (huāng) to get panicky/to lose one's head/(coll.) (after 得)
忙 (máng) busy/hurriedly/to hurry/to rush
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
站起来 (zhàn qǐ lái) to stand up
站 (zhàn) station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
涌向车门。
chōng xiàng chē mén
Surge to the car door.
涌 (chōng) (used in place names)
向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
车门 (chē mén) car door/door of bus railway carriage etc
车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
在车门口堵作一团。
Blocked in front of the car.
在车门口堵作一团。
zài chē mén kǒu dǔ zuō yī tuán
Blocked in front of the car.
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
车门 (chē mén) car door/door of bus railway carriage etc
车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
门 (mén) gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening
口 (kǒu) mouth/classifier for things with mouths (people domestic
堵 (dǔ) to stop up/(to feel) stifled or suffocated/wall/classifier
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
团 (tuán) round/lump/ball/to roll into a ball/to gather/regiment
你推我攘，乱作一团。
You push and I push, and it's a mess.
你推我攘，
nǐ tuī wǒ rǎng
You push and I push.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
推 (tuī) to push/to cut/to refuse/to reject/to decline/to shirk
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
攘 (rǎng) to push up one's sleeves/to reject or resist/to seize/to
乱作一团。
luàn zuō yī tuán
It's a mess.
乱 (luàn) in confusion or disorder/in a confused state of mind
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
团 (tuán) round/lump/ball/to roll into a ball/to gather/regiment
这么一折腾，导致公共汽车比平时晚开了好几分钟。
Such a tussle caused the bus to run several minutes later than usual.
这么一折腾，
zhè me yī shé téng
With such a toss, the
这么 (zhè me) so much/this much/how much?/this way/like this
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
折腾 (shé téng) to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)/to repeat sth
折 (shé) to break (e.g. stick or bone)/a loss/to turn sth over/to
腾 (téng) to soar/to gallop/to prance/to turn over/to vacate/to clear
导致公共汽车比平时晚开了好几分钟。
dǎo zhì gōng gòng qì chē bǐ píng shí wǎn kāi le hǎo jī fēn zhōng
It caused the bus to run several minutes later than usual.
导致 (dǎo zhì) to lead to/to create/to cause/to bring about
导 (dǎo) to transmit/to lead/to guide/to conduct/to direct
致 (zhì) to send/to devote/to deliver/to cause/to convey
公共汽车 (gōng gòng qì chē) bus/CL:輛|辆[liang4]班[ban1]
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
共 (gòng) common/general/to share/together/total/altogether/abbr. for
汽 (qì) steam/vapor
车 (chē) car/vehicle/CL:輛|辆[liang4]/machine/to shape with a lathe
比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
平时 (píng shí) ordinarily/in normal times/in peacetime
平 (píng) flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
晚 (wǎn) evening/night/late
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
好几 (hǎo jī) several/quite a few
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
几 (jī) small table
分钟 (fēn zhōng) minute
分 (fēn) to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to
钟 (zhōng) clock/o'clock/time as measured in hours and minutes/bell
气得售票员直喊：你们刚才干什么了？大道理：很多时候，我们之所以愚蠢，就是因为我们太怕自己吃亏，而这种想法，又让我们的行为果然变得更加愚蠢。
Angry conductor straight shout: What did you just do? Big truth: Many times, we are stupid because we are too afraid of losing out on ourselves, and that thought, in turn, makes us act fruitfully more stupid.
气得售票员直喊：
qì dé shòu piào yuán zhí hǎn
The conductor was so angry that he shouted.
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
售票员 (shòu piào yuán) ticket seller
售 (shòu) to sell/to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
票 (piào) ticket/ballot/banknote/CL:張|张[zhang1]/person held for
员 (yuán) person/employee/member
直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
喊 (hǎn) to yell/to shout/to call out for (a person)
你们刚才干什么了？
nǐ mén gāng cái gān shén me le
What did you just do?
你们 (nǐ mén) you (plural)
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
刚才 (gāng cái) just now/a moment ago/(just) a moment ago
刚 (gāng) hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
干什么 (gān shén me) what are you doing?/what's he up to?
干 (gān) to concern/to interfere/shield/stem
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
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
很多时候，
hěn duō shí hòu
Many times.
很多时 (hěn duō shí) often
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
我们之所以愚蠢，
wǒ mén zhī suǒ yǐ yú chǔn
The reason we are stupid.
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
之所以 (zhī suǒ yǐ) the reason why
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
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
愚蠢 (yú chǔn) silly/stupid
愚 (yú) to be stupid/to cheat or deceive/me or I (modest)
蠢 (chǔn) stupid/sluggish/clumsy/to wiggle (of worms)/to move in a
就是因为我们太怕自己吃亏，
jiù shì yīn wéi wǒ mén tài pà zì jǐ chī kuī
It is because we are too afraid of losing out on ourselves.
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
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
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
怕 (pà) to be afraid/to fear/to dread/to be unable to endure
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
吃亏 (chī kuī) to suffer losses/to come to grief/to lose out/to get the
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
亏 (kuī) deficiency/deficit/luckily/it's lucky that.../(often
而这种想法，
ér zhè chóng xiǎng fǎ
And this idea that
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
想法 (xiǎng fǎ) way of thinking/opinion/notion/to think of a way (to do
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
又让我们的行为果然变得更加愚蠢。
yòu ràng wǒ mén de háng wéi guǒ rán biàn dé gēng jiā yú chǔn
Again, it makes our behavior fruitfully more foolish.
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
行为 (háng wéi) action/conduct/behavior/activity
行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
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
变得 (biàn dé) to become
变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
更加 (gēng jiā) more (than sth else)/even more
更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
加 (jiā) to add/plus/(used after an adverb such as 不 大 稍 etc and
愚蠢 (yú chǔn) silly/stupid
愚 (yú) to be stupid/to cheat or deceive/me or I (modest)
蠢 (chǔn) stupid/sluggish/clumsy/to wiggle (of worms)/to move in a