坦言失败的魅力。1928年，大作家沈从文被当时任中国公学校长的胡适聘为该校讲师。沈从文时年才26岁，学历只是小学毕业，闯入上海文坛的时间虽不长，但以充满灵气的飘逸散文而令人刮目相看，可谓大器早成，颇有名气。名气毕竟不是胆气。在他第一次走上讲台的时候，除了原班的学生之外，慕名而来听课的人也很多。面对台下座无虚席渴盼知识的学子，这位大作家竟然紧张得一句话也说不出来。过了好一会儿，他慢慢平静下来，并开始讲课。可原先准备好要讲授一个课时的内容，被他三下五除二仅仅在10分钟内就讲完了。同学们自然纳闷：这离下课时间还早呢，剩下的时间该怎么办？很有自知之明的沈从文，没有用天南海北地信口开河来硬撑面子，而是拿起粉笔在黑板上工工整整地写道：今天是我第一次上课，人很多，我害怕了。这句老实可爱的坦言失败的话刚刚写完，立刻引起同学们一阵善意和原谅的欢笑和掌声胡适深知沈从文的学识,潜力和为人，在听说这次讲课的经过后，不仅没有批评，反而不无幽默地说：沈从文的第一次上课成功了！（蒋光宇）大道理：坦言失败的真诚，当然不是随机应变的智慧，但它具有比智慧更加诱人的魅力。有些凭借随机应变的智慧难以收场的局面，坦言失败的真诚却能轻而易举地将其划上都能接受的句号。
坦言失败的魅力。
The fascination of confessing failure.
坦言失败的魅力。
tǎn yán shī bài de mèi lì
The fascination of confessing failure.
坦言 (tǎn yán) to say candidly/to acknowledge frankly
坦 (tǎn) flat/open-hearted/level/smooth
言 (yán) words/speech/to say/to talk
失败 (shī bài) to be defeated/to lose/to fail (e.g. experiments)/failure
失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
败 (bài) to defeat/to damage/to lose (to an opponent)/to fail/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
魅力 (mèi lì) charm/fascination/glamor/charisma
魅 (mèi) demon/magic/to charm
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
1928年，大作家沈从文被当时任中国公学校长的胡适聘为该校讲师。
In 1928, the great writer Shen Congwen was hired as a lecturer at the China Public School by Hu Shi, who was then the principal of the school.
1928年，
??? ??? ??? ??? nián
1928.
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
大作家沈从文被当时任中国公学校长的胡适聘为该校讲师。
dà zuō jiā shěn cóng wén bèi dāng shí rén zhōng guó gōng xué jiào cháng de hú shì pìn wéi gāi jiào jiǎng shī
The great writer Shen Congwen was hired as a lecturer at the China Public School by Hu Shi, who was the principal of the school at the time.
大作 (dà zuō) your work (book musical composition etc) (honorific)/to
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
沈从文 (shěn cóng wén) Shen Congwen (1902-1988) novelist
沈 (shěn) liquid/to pour
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
文 (wén) language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old)
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
当时 (dāng shí) then/at that time/while/at once/right away
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
任 (rén) to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office
中国 (zhōng guó) China
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
学校 (xué jiào) school/CL:所[suo3]
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
胡适 (hú shì) Hu Shi (1891-1962) original proponent of writing in
胡 (hú) non-Han people esp. from central Asia/reckless/outrageous
适 (shì) see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]
聘 (pìn) to engage (a teacher etc)/to hire/to betroth/betrothal gift
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
该 (gāi) should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be
校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
讲师 (jiǎng shī) instructor/lecturer
讲 (jiǎng) to speak/to explain/to negotiate/to emphasise/to be
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
沈从文时年才26岁，学历只是小学毕业，闯入上海文坛的时间虽不长，但以充满灵气的飘逸散文而令人刮目相看，可谓大器早成，颇有名气。
Shen Congwen was only 26 years old and had only graduated from elementary school. Although he had not been in the Shanghai literary scene for long, he was impressed by his ethereal prose, which was full of spirit and could be described as an early success and was quite famous.
沈从文时年才26岁，
shěn cóng wén shí nián cái ??? ??? suì
Shen Congwen was only 26 years old at the time.
沈从文 (shěn cóng wén) Shen Congwen (1902-1988) novelist
沈 (shěn) liquid/to pour
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
文 (wén) language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old)
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
岁 (suì) classifier for years (of age)/year/year (of crop harvests)
学历只是小学毕业，
xué lì zhī shì xiǎo xué bì yè
The education is only elementary school graduation.
学历 (xué lì) educational background/academic qualifications
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
历 (lì) calendar/to experience/to undergo/to pass through/all/each
只是 (zhī shì) merely/simply/only/but
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
小学 (xiǎo xué) elementary school/primary school/CL:個|个[ge4]
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
毕业 (bì yè) graduation/to graduate/to finish school
毕 (bì) the whole of/to finish/to complete/complete/full/finished
业 (yè) line of business/industry/occupation/job/employment/school
闯入上海文坛的时间虽不长，
chuǎng rù shǎng hǎi wén tán de shí jiān suī bù cháng
Although it has not been long since he broke into the Shanghai literary scene.
闯入 (chuǎng rù) to intrude/to charge in/to gate-crash
闯 (chuǎng) to rush/to charge/to dash/to break through/to temper
入 (rù) to enter/to go into/to join/to become a member of/to
上海 (shǎng hǎi) Shanghai municipality central east China abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4]
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
海 (hǎi) ocean/sea/CL:個|个[ge4]片[pian4]/great number of people or
文坛 (wén tán) literary circles
文 (wén) language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old)
坛 (tán) platform/rostrum/altar/earthen jar
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
虽 (suī) although/even though
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
但以充满灵气的飘逸散文而令人刮目相看，
dàn yǐ chōng mǎn líng qì de piāo yì sǎn wén ér líng rén guā mù xiāng kān
However, he is impressive for his ethereal prose, which is full of spirit.
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
充满 (chōng mǎn) full of/brimming with/very full/permeated
充 (chōng) to fill/to satisfy/to fulfill/to act in place of/substitute
满 (mǎn) Manchu ethnic group/to fill/full/filled/packed/fully
灵气 (líng qì) spiritual influence (of mountains etc)/cleverness
灵 (líng) quick/alert/efficacious/effective/to come true/spirit
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
飘逸 (piāo yì) graceful/elegant/to drift/to float
飘 (piāo) to float
逸 (yì) to escape/leisurely/outstanding
散文 (sǎn wén) prose/essay
散 (sǎn) scattered/loose/to come loose/to fall apart/leisurely
文 (wén) language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old)
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
令人 (líng rén) to cause one (to do sth)/to make one (angry delighted etc)
令 (líng) see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]/see 脊令[ji2 ling2]/classifier for a ream
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
刮目相看 (guā mù xiāng kān) to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth/to sit
刮 (guā) to scrape/to blow/to shave/to plunder/to extort
目 (mù) eye/item/section/list/catalogue/table of contents/order
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
可谓大器早成，
kě wèi dà qì zǎo chéng
It can be said to be a big tool to become early.
可谓 (kě wèi) it could even be said
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
谓 (wèi) to speak/to say/to name/to designate/meaning/sense
大器 (dà qì) very capable person/precious object
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
器 (qì) device/tool/utensil/CL:臺|台[tai2]
早 (zǎo) early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
颇有名气。
pō yǒu míng qì
It is quite famous.
颇 (pō) rather/quite/considerably/oblique/inclined/slanting/Taiwan
有名 (yǒu míng) famous/well-known
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
名气毕竟不是胆气。
Fame is not guts, after all.
名气毕竟不是胆气。
míng qì bì jìng bù shì dǎn qì
Fame is not guts, after all.
名气 (míng qì) reputation/fame
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
毕竟 (bì jìng) after all/all in all/when all is said and done/in the final
毕 (bì) the whole of/to finish/to complete/complete/full/finished
竟 (jìng) unexpectedly/actually/to go so far as to/indeed
不是 (bù shì) fault/blame/no/is not/not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
胆气 (dǎn qì) courageous/bold
胆 (dǎn) gall bladder/courage/guts/gall/inner container (e.g.
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
在他第一次走上讲台的时候，除了原班的学生之外，慕名而来听课的人也很多。
When he first stepped onto the podium, there were many admirers who came to listen to the lecture, in addition to students from his original class.
在他第一次走上讲台的时候，
zài tā dì yī cì zǒu shǎng jiǎng tāi de shí hòu
On his first walk to the podium, the
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
第一次 (dì yī cì) the first time/first/number one
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
次 (cì) next in sequence/second/the second (day time etc)/secondary
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
讲台 (jiǎng tāi) platform/rostrum/lectern/(teacher's) desk
讲 (jiǎng) to speak/to explain/to negotiate/to emphasise/to be
台 (tāi) desk/table/counter/Taiwan (abbr.)/platform/stage/terrace
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)
除了原班的学生之外，
chú le yuán bān de xué shēng zhī wài
In addition to the students in the original class, the
除了 (chú le) besides/apart from (... also...)/in addition to/except
除 (chú) to get rid of/to remove/to exclude/to eliminate/to wipe out
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
原 (yuán) former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source
班 (bān) team/class/squad/work shift/ranking/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
学生 (xué shēng) student/schoolchild
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
之外 (zhī wài) outside/excluding
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
慕名而来听课的人也很多。
mù míng ér lái tīng kè de rén yě hěn duō
There are also many people who come to listen to the classes.
慕名而来 (mù míng ér lái) to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom);
慕 (mù) to admire
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
听课 (tīng kè) to attend a class/to go to a lecture
听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
课 (kè) subject/course/CL:門|门[men2]/class/lesson
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
面对台下座无虚席渴盼知识的学子，这位大作家竟然紧张得一句话也说不出来。
Faced with a packed house of eager students, the writer was so nervous that he could not say a word.
面对台下座无虚席渴盼知识的学子，
miàn duì tāi xià zuò mó xū xí kě pàn zhī shí de xué zǐ
In the face of a packed house of students eager for knowledge.
面对 (miàn duì) to confront/to face
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
台下 (tāi xià) off the stage/in the audience
台 (tāi) desk/table/counter/Taiwan (abbr.)/platform/stage/terrace
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
座无虚席 (zuò mó xū xí) lit. a banquet with no empty seats/full house/capacity
座 (zuò) seat/base/stand/CL:個|个[ge4]/classifier for buildings
无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
虚 (xū) emptiness/void/abstract theory or guiding principles/empty
席 (xí) woven mat/seat/banquet/place in a democratic assembly
渴 (kě) thirsty
盼 (pàn) to hope for/to long for/to expect
知识 (zhī shí) knowledge/CL:門|门[men2]/intellectual
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
识 (shí) to know/knowledge/Taiwan pr. [shi4]/to record/to write a
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
学子 (xué zǐ) (literary) student/scholar
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
这位大作家竟然紧张得一句话也说不出来。
zhè wèi dà zuō jiā jìng rán jǐn zhāng dé yī gōu huà yě shuì bù chū lái
The great writer was so nervous that he couldn't say a word.
这位 (zhè wèi) this (person)
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
大作 (dà zuō) your work (book musical composition etc) (honorific)/to
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
竟然 (jìng rán) unexpectedly/to one's surprise/in spite of everything/in
竟 (jìng) unexpectedly/actually/to go so far as to/indeed
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
紧张 (jǐn zhāng) nervous/keyed up/intense/tense/strained/in short supply
紧 (jǐn) tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short
张 (zhāng) to open up/to spread/sheet of paper/classifier for flat
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
一句话 (yī gōu huà) in a word/in short
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
句 (gōu) sentence/clause/phrase/classifier for phrases or lines of
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
说不出 (shuì bù chū) unable to say
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
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
过了好一会儿，他慢慢平静下来，并开始讲课。
After a while, he slowly calmed down and began to lecture.
过了好一会儿，
guō le hǎo yī huì ér
After a good while, the
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
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
他慢慢平静下来，
tā màn màn píng jìng xià lái
He slowly calmed down and
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
慢慢 (màn màn) slowly
慢 (màn) slow
慢 (màn) slow
平静 (píng jìng) tranquil/undisturbed/serene
平 (píng) flat/level/equal/to tie (make the same score)/to draw
静 (jìng) still/calm/quiet/not moving
下来 (xià lái) to come down/(after verb of motion indicates motion down
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
并开始讲课。
bīng kāi shǐ jiǎng kè
And start lecturing.
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
开始 (kāi shǐ) to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[ge4]
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
始 (shǐ) to begin/to start/then/only then
讲课 (jiǎng kè) teach/lecture
讲 (jiǎng) to speak/to explain/to negotiate/to emphasise/to be
课 (kè) subject/course/CL:門|门[men2]/class/lesson
可原先准备好要讲授一个课时的内容，被他三下五除二仅仅在10分钟内就讲完了。
But what he had prepared to teach for one hour, he finished in just 10 minutes.
可原先准备好要讲授一个课时的内容，
kě yuán xiān zhǔn bèi hǎo yāo jiǎng shòu yī gě kè shí de nèi róng
You may be originally prepared to teach a class period of content.
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
原先 (yuán xiān) originally/original/former
原 (yuán) former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source
先 (xiān) early/prior/former/in advance/first
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
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
讲授 (jiǎng shòu) to lecture/to teach (a college course)
讲 (jiǎng) to speak/to explain/to negotiate/to emphasise/to be
授 (shòu) to teach/to instruct/to award/to give
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
课时 (kè shí) class/period
课 (kè) subject/course/CL:門|门[men2]/class/lesson
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
内容 (nèi róng) content/substance/details/CL:個|个[ge4]項|项[xiang4]
内 (nèi) inside/inner/internal/within/interior
容 (róng) to hold/to contain/to allow/to tolerate/appearance/look
被他三下五除二仅仅在10分钟内就讲完了。
bèi tā sān xià wǔ chú èr jǐn jǐn zài ??? ??? fēn zhōng nèi jiù jiǎng wán le
He finished it in just 10 minutes.
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
三下五除二 (sān xià wǔ chú èr) three set five remove two (abacus rule)/efficiently/quickly
三 (sān) three/3
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
五 (wǔ) five/5
除 (chú) to get rid of/to remove/to exclude/to eliminate/to wipe out
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
仅仅 (jǐn jǐn) barely/only/merely/only (this and nothing more)
仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
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
内 (nèi) inside/inner/internal/within/interior
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
讲 (jiǎng) to speak/to explain/to negotiate/to emphasise/to be
完了 (wán le) to be finished/to be done for/ruined/gone to the dogs/oh no
完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
同学们自然纳闷：这离下课时间还早呢，剩下的时间该怎么办？很有自知之明的沈从文，没有用天南海北地信口开河来硬撑面子，而是拿起粉笔在黑板上工工整整地写道：今天是我第一次上课，人很多，我害怕了。
The students naturally wondered: this is still early from the end of class time, the rest of the time to do? Shen Congwen, who was very self-aware, did not use the sky and the sea to make up his face, but picked up the chalk and wrote neatly on the blackboard: Today is my first class, there are many people, I am afraid.
同学们自然纳闷：
tóng xué mén zì rán nà mēn
The students naturally wondered.
同学 (tóng xué) to study at the same school/fellow student/classmate
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
自然 (zì rán) nature/natural/naturally
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
纳闷 (nà mēn) puzzled/bewildered
纳 (nà) to receive/to accept/to enjoy/to bring into/to pay (tax
闷 (mēn) stuffy/shut indoors/to smother/to cover tightly/bored
这离下课时间还早呢，
zhè lí xià kè shí jiān hái zǎo ne
It's still early for class to end.
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
离 (lí) mythical beast (archaic)
下课 (xià kè) to finish class/to get out of class
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
课 (kè) subject/course/CL:門|门[men2]/class/lesson
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
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
早 (zǎo) early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
剩下的时间该怎么办？
shèng xià de shí jiān gāi zěn me bàn
What to do with the rest of the time?
剩下 (shèng xià) to remain/left over
剩 (shèng) to remain/to be left/to have as remainder
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
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
该 (gāi) should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be
怎么办 (zěn me bàn) what's to be done
怎 (zěn) how
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
很有自知之明的沈从文，
hěn yǒu zì zhī zhī míng de shěn cóng wén
The very self-aware Shen Congwen, the
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
自知之明 (zì zhī zhī míng) knowing oneself (idiom)/self-knowledge
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
沈从文 (shěn cóng wén) Shen Congwen (1902-1988) novelist
沈 (shěn) liquid/to pour
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
文 (wén) language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old)
没有用天南海北地信口开河来硬撑面子，
méi yǒu yòng tiān nā hǎi běi de xìn kǒu kāi hé lái yìng chēng miàn zǐ
No hardening of face with the sky and the sea.
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
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
天南海北 (tiān nā hǎi běi) see 天南地北[tian1 nan2 di4 bei3]
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
南 (nā) south
海 (hǎi) ocean/sea/CL:個|个[ge4]片[pian4]/great number of people or
北 (běi) north/to be defeated (classical)
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
信口开河 (xìn kǒu kāi hé) to speak without thinking (idiom)/to blurt sth out
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
口 (kǒu) mouth/classifier for things with mouths (people domestic
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
河 (hé) river/CL:條|条[tiao2]道[dao4]
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
硬撑 (yìng chēng) to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity pain etc
硬 (yìng) hard/stiff/strong/firm/resolutely/doggedly/good (quality)
撑 (chēng) to support/to prop up/to push or move with a pole/to
面子 (miàn zǐ) outer surface/outside/honor/reputation/face (as in \losing
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
而是拿起粉笔在黑板上工工整整地写道：
ér shì ná qǐ fěn bǐ zài hēi bǎn shǎng gōng gōng zhěng zhěng de xiě dào
Instead, he picked up the chalk and neatly wrote on the blackboard.
而是 (ér shì) rather
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
拿起 (ná qǐ) to pick up
拿 (ná) to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/(used in the
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
粉笔 (fěn bǐ) chalk/CL:支[zhi1]段[duan4]
粉 (fěn) powder/cosmetic face powder/food prepared from starch
笔 (bǐ) pen/pencil/writing brush/to write or compose/the strokes of
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
黑板 (hēi bǎn) blackboard/CL:塊|块[kuai4]個|个[ge4]
黑 (hēi) abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
板 (bǎn) board/plank/plate/shutter/table tennis bat/clappers (music)
上工 (shǎng gōng) to go to work/to start work
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
工整 (gōng zhěng) fine work/carefully and neatly done
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
整 (zhěng) exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order
整地 (zhěng de) to prepare the soil (agriculture)
整 (zhěng) exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
写 (xiě) to write
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
今天是我第一次上课，
jīn tiān shì wǒ dì yī cì shǎng kè
Today was my first class.
今天 (jīn tiān) today/at the present/now
今 (jīn) today/modern/present/current/this/now
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
第一次 (dì yī cì) the first time/first/number one
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
次 (cì) next in sequence/second/the second (day time etc)/secondary
上课 (shǎng kè) to go to class/to attend class/to go to teach a class
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
课 (kè) subject/course/CL:門|门[men2]/class/lesson
人很多，
rén hěn duō
There were many people.
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
我害怕了。
wǒ hài pà le
I got scared.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
害怕 (hài pà) to be afraid/to be scared
害 (hài) to do harm to/to cause trouble to/harm/evil/calamity
怕 (pà) to be afraid/to fear/to dread/to be unable to endure
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
这句老实可爱的坦言失败的话刚刚写完，立刻引起同学们一阵善意和原谅的欢笑和掌声胡适深知沈从文的学识,潜力和为人，在听说这次讲课的经过后，不仅没有批评，反而不无幽默地说：沈从文的第一次上课成功了！（蒋光宇）大道理：坦言失败的真诚，当然不是随机应变的智慧，但它具有比智慧更加诱人的魅力。
This honest and lovely confession of failure just finished writing, and immediately caused a burst of kind and forgiving laughter and applause from the class Hu Shi, who knew Shen Congwen's knowledge, potential and person, after hearing about the lecture, not only did not criticize, but also said without humor: Shen Congwen's first class was a success! (Jiang Guangyu) The great truth: the sincerity of frank failure, of course, is not the wisdom of improvisation, but it has a more attractive charm than wisdom.
这句老实可爱的坦言失败的话刚刚写完，
zhè gōu lǎo shí kě ài de tǎn yán shī bài de huà gāng gāng xiě wán
This honest and lovely confession of defeat has just been written
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
句 (gōu) sentence/clause/phrase/classifier for phrases or lines of
老实 (lǎo shí) honest/sincere/well-behaved/open and guileless/naive
老 (lǎo) null
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
可爱 (kě ài) adorable/cute/lovely
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
坦言 (tǎn yán) to say candidly/to acknowledge frankly
坦 (tǎn) flat/open-hearted/level/smooth
言 (yán) words/speech/to say/to talk
失败 (shī bài) to be defeated/to lose/to fail (e.g. experiments)/failure
失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
败 (bài) to defeat/to damage/to lose (to an opponent)/to fail/to
的话 (de huà) if (coming after a conditional clause)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
刚刚 (gāng gāng) just recently/just a moment ago
刚 (gāng) hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly
刚 (gāng) hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly
写完 (xiě wán) to finish writing
写 (xiě) to write
完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
立刻引起同学们一阵善意和原谅的欢笑和掌声胡适深知沈从文的学识,
lì kè yǐn qǐ tóng xué mén yī zhèn shàn yì hé yuán liàng de huān xiào hé zhǎng shēng hú shì shēn zhī shěn cóng wén de xué shí
Immediately caused a burst of kind and forgiving laughter and applause from the students Hu Shi knew Shen Congwen's knowledge,
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
引起 (yǐn qǐ) to give rise to/to lead to/to cause/to arouse
引 (yǐn) to draw (e.g. a bow)/to pull/to stretch sth/to extend/to
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
同学 (tóng xué) to study at the same school/fellow student/classmate
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
一阵 (yī zhèn) a burst/a fit/a peal/a spell (period of time)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
阵 (zhèn) disposition of troops/wave/spate/burst/spell/short period
善意 (shàn yì) goodwill/benevolence/kindness
善 (shàn) good (virtuous)/benevolent/well-disposed/good at sth/to
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
原谅 (yuán liàng) to excuse/to forgive/to pardon
原 (yuán) former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source
谅 (liàng) to show understanding/to excuse/to presume/to expect
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
欢笑 (huān xiào) to laugh happily/a belly-laugh
欢 (huān) joyous/happy/pleased
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
掌声 (zhǎng shēng) applause/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
掌 (zhǎng) palm of the hand/sole of the foot/paw/horseshoe/to slap/to
声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
胡适 (hú shì) Hu Shi (1891-1962) original proponent of writing in
胡 (hú) non-Han people esp. from central Asia/reckless/outrageous
适 (shì) see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]
深知 (shēn zhī) to know well/to be fully aware of
深 (shēn) deep/depth/deeply/(of a color) dark/deep/rich
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
沈从文 (shěn cóng wén) Shen Congwen (1902-1988) novelist
沈 (shěn) liquid/to pour
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
文 (wén) language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
学识 (xué shí) erudition/scholarly knowledge
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
识 (shí) to know/knowledge/Taiwan pr. [shi4]/to record/to write a
潜力和为人，
qián lì hé wéi rén
potential and as a person.
潜力 (qián lì) potential/capacity
潜 (qián) hidden/secret/latent/to hide/to conceal/to submerge/to dive
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
为人 (wéi rén) to conduct oneself/behavior/conduct/personal character/for
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
在听说这次讲课的经过后，
zài tīng shuì zhè cì jiǎng kè de jīng guō hòu
After hearing about this lecture, the
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
听说 (tīng shuì) to hear (sth said)/one hears (that)/hearsay/listening and
听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
次 (cì) next in sequence/second/the second (day time etc)/secondary
讲课 (jiǎng kè) teach/lecture
讲 (jiǎng) to speak/to explain/to negotiate/to emphasise/to be
课 (kè) subject/course/CL:門|门[men2]/class/lesson
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
经过 (jīng guō) to pass/to go through/process/course/CL:個|个[ge4]
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
后 (hòu) empress/queen
不仅没有批评，
bù jǐn méi yǒu pī píng
Not only is there no criticism that
不仅 (bù jǐn) not only (this one)/not just (...) but also
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
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
批评 (pī píng) to criticize/criticism/CL:個|个[ge4]
批 (pī) to ascertain/to act on/to criticize/to pass on/classifier
评 (píng) to discuss/to comment/to criticize/to judge/to choose (by
反而不无幽默地说：
fǎn ér bù mó yōu mò de shuì
Instead, without humor, he said.
反而 (fǎn ér) instead/on the contrary/contrary (to expectations)
反 (fǎn) contrary/in reverse/inside out or upside down/to reverse/to
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
不无 (bù mó) not without
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
幽默 (yōu mò) (loanword) humor/humorous
幽 (yōu) remote/hidden away/secluded/serene/peaceful/to imprison/in
默 (mò) silent/to write from memory
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
沈从文的第一次上课成功了！
shěn cóng wén de dì yī cì shǎng kè chéng gōng le
Shen Congwen's first class was a success!
沈从文 (shěn cóng wén) Shen Congwen (1902-1988) novelist
沈 (shěn) liquid/to pour
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
文 (wén) language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
第一次 (dì yī cì) the first time/first/number one
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
次 (cì) next in sequence/second/the second (day time etc)/secondary
上课 (shǎng kè) to go to class/to attend class/to go to teach a class
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
课 (kè) subject/course/CL:門|门[men2]/class/lesson
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
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
蒋光宇）
jiǎng guāng yǔ
(Jiang Guangyu)
蒋光宇 --not found--
光 (guāng) light/ray/CL:道[dao4]/bright/only/merely/to use up
宇 (yǔ) room/universe
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
坦言失败的真诚，
tǎn yán shī bài de zhēn chéng
Confessing the sincerity of failure.
坦言 (tǎn yán) to say candidly/to acknowledge frankly
坦 (tǎn) flat/open-hearted/level/smooth
言 (yán) words/speech/to say/to talk
失败 (shī bài) to be defeated/to lose/to fail (e.g. experiments)/failure
失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
败 (bài) to defeat/to damage/to lose (to an opponent)/to fail/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
真诚 (zhēn chéng) true/sincere/genuine
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
诚 (chéng) sincere/authentic/really/truly
当然不是随机应变的智慧，
dāng rán bù shì suí jī yīng biàn de zhì huì
certainly not the wisdom of improvising.
当然 (dāng rán) only natural/as it should be/certainly/of course/without
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
不是 (bù shì) fault/blame/no/is not/not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
随机应变 (suí jī yīng biàn) to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic
随 (suí) to follow/to comply with/varying according to.../to allow
机 (jī) machine/engine/opportunity/intention/aircraft/pivot/crucial
应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
智慧 (zhì huì) wisdom/knowledge/intelligent/intelligence
智 (zhì) wisdom/knowledge
慧 (huì) intelligent
但它具有比智慧更加诱人的魅力。
dàn tā jù yǒu bǐ zhì huì gēng jiā yòu rén de mèi lì
But it has a more alluring appeal than wisdom.
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
它 (tā) it
具有 (jù yǒu) to have/to possess
具 (jù) tool/device/utensil/equipment/instrument/talent/ability/to
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
智慧 (zhì huì) wisdom/knowledge/intelligent/intelligence
智 (zhì) wisdom/knowledge
慧 (huì) intelligent
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
诱人 (yòu rén) attractive/alluring/captivating/to attract/to captivate
诱 (yòu) to entice/to tempt
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
魅力 (mèi lì) charm/fascination/glamor/charisma
魅 (mèi) demon/magic/to charm
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
有些凭借随机应变的智慧难以收场的局面，坦言失败的真诚却能轻而易举地将其划上都能接受的句号。
Situations that are difficult to end with improvised wisdom can easily be brought to an acceptable conclusion with the honesty of a frank statement of failure.
有些凭借随机应变的智慧难以收场的局面，
yǒu xiē píng jiè suí jī yīng biàn de zhì huì nán yǐ shōu cháng de jú miàn
Some situations that are difficult to close by virtue of the wisdom of improvisation
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
凭借 (píng jiè) to rely on/to depend on/by means of/thanks to/sth that one
凭 (píng) to lean against/to rely on/on the basis of/no matter (how
借 (jiè) to lend/to borrow/by means of/to take (an opportunity)
随机应变 (suí jī yīng biàn) to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic
随 (suí) to follow/to comply with/varying according to.../to allow
机 (jī) machine/engine/opportunity/intention/aircraft/pivot/crucial
应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
变 (biàn) to change/to become different/to transform/to vary
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
智慧 (zhì huì) wisdom/knowledge/intelligent/intelligence
智 (zhì) wisdom/knowledge
慧 (huì) intelligent
难以 (nán yǐ) hard to (predict imagine etc)
难 (nán) difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
收场 (shōu cháng) the end/an ending/to wind down/to conclude
收 (shōu) to receive/to accept/to collect/to put away/to restrain/to
场 (cháng) threshing floor/classifier for events and happenings: spell
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
局面 (jú miàn) aspect/phase/situation
局 (jú) office/situation/classifier for games: match set round etc
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
坦言失败的真诚却能轻而易举地将其划上都能接受的句号。
tǎn yán shī bài de zhēn chéng què néng qīng ér yì jǔ de jiāng qí huá shǎng dōu néng jiē shòu de gōu háo
The honesty of confessing failure can easily bring it to an acceptable conclusion.
坦言 (tǎn yán) to say candidly/to acknowledge frankly
坦 (tǎn) flat/open-hearted/level/smooth
言 (yán) words/speech/to say/to talk
失败 (shī bài) to be defeated/to lose/to fail (e.g. experiments)/failure
失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
败 (bài) to defeat/to damage/to lose (to an opponent)/to fail/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
真诚 (zhēn chéng) true/sincere/genuine
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
诚 (chéng) sincere/authentic/really/truly
却 (què) but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
轻而易举 (qīng ér yì jǔ) easy/with no difficulty
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
易 (yì) easy/amiable/to change/to exchange/prefix corresponding to
举 (jǔ) to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
将 (jiāng) will/shall/to use/to take/to checkmate/just a short while
其 (qí) his/her/its/their/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)
划 (huá) to row/to paddle/profitable/worth (the effort)/it pays (to
上都 (shǎng dōu) Shangdu also known as Xanadu summer capital of the Yuan
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
接受 (jiē shòu) to accept/to receive
接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
受 (shòu) to receive/to accept/to suffer/subjected to/to bear/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
句号 (gōu háo) full stop/period (punct.)
句 (gōu) sentence/clause/phrase/classifier for phrases or lines of
号 (háo) roar/cry/CL:個|个[ge4]/ordinal number/day of a month/mark