自私的王后 。古时候有一个园丁，他有一个很大的花园。花园里什么花草都有，但是只差一种没有，那就是樱桃树。而在这个国家里，仅有三棵樱桃树，都在王后的花园中。园丁一直都很想拥有樱桃树的种子，让它在花园里生长。但是王后的樱桃树很少有人见过，因为王后的花园都被很高的围墙围住。园丁考虑了一天又一天，于是给王后写了一封信，乞求她送给他一些樱桃树的种子。王后收到信后，没有给园丁种子，只给他回了一封信，老园丁接到信时头发都已经掉光了。王后在信里写道：既然你的花园里什么都有，缺棵樱桃树也是应该的。园丁不甘心，又给王后写了一封信去，王后过了很久才给他回了一封信：你已经很老了，你的花园里一直没有，何必偏又要有樱桃树呢？王后还是没有给园丁种子。园丁给王后写了最后一封信，他没有在要樱桃树的种子了，他告诉王后：也许你收到我的信时，我已经在天堂了。我也不需要樱桃树的种子了。一天，王后来到她的花园里，发现三棵樱桃树都枯萎了。后来，这个王国里再也没有樱桃树了。大道理：如果自己的举手之劳就能够让一个人生的愿望得以实现，我们又何乐而不为呢？不要像自私的皇后一样，最终还是失去自己的最爱，永远的失去了。
自私的王后 。
The selfish queen .
自私的王后
zì sī de wáng hòu
The Selfish Queen
自私 (zì sī) selfish/selfishness
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
私 (sī) personal/private/selfish
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
王后 (wáng hòu) queen/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
后 (hòu) empress/queen
古时候有一个园丁，他有一个很大的花园。
In ancient times, there was a gardener who had a large garden.
古时候有一个园丁，
gǔ shí hòu yǒu yī gě yuán dīng
In ancient times there was a gardener that
古时候 (gǔ shí hòu) in ancient times/in olden days
古 (gǔ) ancient/old/paleo-
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
园丁 (yuán dīng) gardener
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
丁 (dīng) fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
他有一个很大的花园。
tā yǒu yī gě hěn dà de huā yuán
He has a large garden.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
花园 (huā yuán) garden/CL:座[zuo4]個|个[ge4]
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
花园里什么花草都有，但是只差一种没有，那就是樱桃树。
There are all kinds of flowers and plants in the garden, but only one kind is missing, and that is the cherry tree.
花园里什么花草都有，
huā yuán lǐ shén me huā cǎo dōu yǒu
There are all kinds of flowers and plants in the garden.
花园 (huā yuán) garden/CL:座[zuo4]個|个[ge4]
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
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
花草 (huā cǎo) flowers and plants
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
草 (cǎo) grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
但是只差一种没有，
dàn shì zhī chā yī chóng méi yǒu
But only one kind of no.
但是 (dàn shì) but/however
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
差 (chā) difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a
一种 (yī chóng) one kind of/one type of
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
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
那就是樱桃树。
nā jiù shì yīng táo shù
That's the cherry tree.
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
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
樱桃 (yīng táo) cherry
樱 (yīng) cherry
桃 (táo) peach
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
而在这个国家里，仅有三棵樱桃树，都在王后的花园中。
And in this country there are only three cherry trees, all in the queen's garden.
而在这个国家里，
ér zài zhè gě guó jiā lǐ
And in this country.
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
这个 (zhè gě) this/this one
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
国家 (guó jiā) country/nation/state/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
仅有三棵樱桃树，
jǐn yǒu sān kē yīng táo shù
There are only three cherry trees.
仅 (jǐn) barely/only/merely
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
三 (sān) three/3
棵 (kē) classifier for trees cabbages plants etc
樱桃 (yīng táo) cherry
樱 (yīng) cherry
桃 (táo) peach
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
都在王后的花园中。
dōu zài wáng hòu de huā yuán zhōng
All in the Queen's garden.
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
王后 (wáng hòu) queen/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
后 (hòu) empress/queen
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
花园 (huā yuán) garden/CL:座[zuo4]個|个[ge4]
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
园丁一直都很想拥有樱桃树的种子，让它在花园里生长。
The gardener has always wanted to have the seeds of the cherry tree to grow in the garden.
园丁一直都很想拥有樱桃树的种子，
yuán dīng yī zhí dōu hěn xiǎng yōng yǒu yīng táo shù de chóng zǐ
The gardener always wanted to have the seeds of the cherry tree.
园丁 (yuán dīng) gardener
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
丁 (dīng) fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
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
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
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
樱桃 (yīng táo) cherry
樱 (yīng) cherry
桃 (táo) peach
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
种子 (chóng zǐ) seed/CL:顆|颗[ke1]粒[li4]
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
让它在花园里生长。
ràng tā zài huā yuán lǐ shēng cháng
Let it grow in the garden.
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
它 (tā) it
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
花园 (huā yuán) garden/CL:座[zuo4]個|个[ge4]
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
生长 (shēng cháng) to grow
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
但是王后的樱桃树很少有人见过，因为王后的花园都被很高的围墙围住。
But the queen's cherry trees are rarely seen, because the queen's gardens are enclosed by very high walls.
但是王后的樱桃树很少有人见过，
dàn shì wáng hòu de yīng táo shù hěn shǎo yǒu rén jiàn guō
But the Queen's cherry tree has rarely been seen.
但是 (dàn shì) but/however
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
王后 (wáng hòu) queen/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
后 (hòu) empress/queen
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
樱桃 (yīng táo) cherry
樱 (yīng) cherry
桃 (táo) peach
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
少有 (shǎo yǒu) rare/infrequent
少 (shǎo) few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
因为王后的花园都被很高的围墙围住。
yīn wéi wáng hòu de huā yuán dōu bèi hěn gāo de wéi qiáng wéi zhù
Because the Queen's gardens are enclosed by very high walls.
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
王后 (wáng hòu) queen/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
后 (hòu) empress/queen
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
花园 (huā yuán) garden/CL:座[zuo4]個|个[ge4]
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
围墙 (wéi qiáng) perimeter wall/fence/CL:道[dao4]
围 (wéi) to encircle/to surround/all around/to wear by wrapping
墙 (qiáng) wall/CL:面[mian4]堵[du3]
围住 (wéi zhù) to surround/to gird
围 (wéi) to encircle/to surround/all around/to wear by wrapping
住 (zhù) to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix
园丁考虑了一天又一天，于是给王后写了一封信，乞求她送给他一些樱桃树的种子。
The gardener thought about it day after day, and wrote a letter to the queen, begging her to send him some seeds for cherry trees.
园丁考虑了一天又一天，
yuán dīng kǎo lǜ le yī tiān yòu yī tiān
The gardener considers, day after day
园丁 (yuán dīng) gardener
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
丁 (dīng) fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
考虑 (kǎo lǜ) to think over/to consider/consideration
考 (kǎo) to check/to verify/to test/to examine/to take an exam/to
虑 (lǜ) to think over/to consider/anxiety
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
于是给王后写了一封信，
yú shì gěi wáng hòu xiě le yī fēng xìn
So a letter was written to the queen.
于是 (yú shì) thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
王后 (wáng hòu) queen/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
后 (hòu) empress/queen
写 (xiě) to write
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
封 (fēng) to confer/to grant/to bestow a title/to seal/classifier for
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
乞求她送给他一些樱桃树的种子。
qǐ qiú tā sòng gěi tā yī xiē yīng táo shù de chóng zǐ
Begged her to give him some cherry tree seeds.
乞求 (qǐ qiú) to beg
乞 (qǐ) to beg
求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
她 (tā) she
送给 (sòng gěi) to send/to give as a present
送 (sòng) to deliver/to carry/to give (as a present)/to present
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
一些 (yī xiē) some/a few/a little/(following an adjective) slightly ...er
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
樱桃 (yīng táo) cherry
樱 (yīng) cherry
桃 (táo) peach
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
种子 (chóng zǐ) seed/CL:顆|颗[ke1]粒[li4]
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
王后收到信后，没有给园丁种子，只给他回了一封信，老园丁接到信时头发都已经掉光了。
After the queen received the letter, she did not give the gardener seeds, but only gave him a letter back, and the old gardener received the letter when his hair had fallen out.
王后收到信后，
wáng hòu shōu dào xìn hòu
After the queen received the letter
王后 (wáng hòu) queen/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
后 (hòu) empress/queen
收到 (shōu dào) to receive
收 (shōu) to receive/to accept/to collect/to put away/to restrain/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
后 (hòu) empress/queen
没有给园丁种子，
méi yǒu gěi yuán dīng chóng zǐ
without giving seeds to the gardener.
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
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
园丁 (yuán dīng) gardener
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
丁 (dīng) fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
种子 (chóng zǐ) seed/CL:顆|颗[ke1]粒[li4]
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
只给他回了一封信，
zhī gěi tā huí le yī fēng xìn
Only one letter was sent back to him.
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
封 (fēng) to confer/to grant/to bestow a title/to seal/classifier for
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
老园丁接到信时头发都已经掉光了。
lǎo yuán dīng jiē dào xìn shí tóu fā dōu yǐ jīng diào guāng le
The old gardener's hair had fallen out when he received the letter.
老园丁接到信时头发都已经掉光了 --not found--
园丁 (yuán dīng) gardener
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
丁 (dīng) fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
接到 (jiē dào) to receive (letter etc)
接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
头发 (tóu fā) hair (on the head)
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
已经 (yǐ jīng) already
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
掉 (diào) to fall/to drop/to lag behind/to lose/to go missing/to
光 (guāng) light/ray/CL:道[dao4]/bright/only/merely/to use up
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
王后在信里写道：既然你的花园里什么都有，缺棵樱桃树也是应该的。
The queen wrote in her letter: Since you have everything in your garden, it's only right to lack a cherry tree.
王后在信里写道：
wáng hòu zài xìn lǐ xiě dào
In her letter, the queen wrote.
王后 (wáng hòu) queen/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
后 (hòu) empress/queen
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
写 (xiě) to write
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
既然你的花园里什么都有，
jì rán nǐ de huā yuán lǐ shén me dōu yǒu
Since you have everything in your garden.
既然 (jì rán) since/as/this being the case
既 (jì) already/since/both... (and...)
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
花园 (huā yuán) garden/CL:座[zuo4]個|个[ge4]
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
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
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
缺棵樱桃树也是应该的。
quē kē yīng táo shù yě shì yīng gāi de
The lack of a cherry tree is also deserved.
缺 (quē) deficiency/lack/scarce/vacant post/to run short of
棵 (kē) classifier for trees cabbages plants etc
樱桃 (yīng táo) cherry
樱 (yīng) cherry
桃 (táo) peach
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
应该的 (yīng gāi de) you're most welcome/sure thing!/I did what I was supposed
应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
该 (gāi) should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
园丁不甘心，又给王后写了一封信去，王后过了很久才给他回了一封信：你已经很老了，你的花园里一直没有，何必偏又要有樱桃树呢？王后还是没有给园丁种子。
The gardener was reluctant and wrote a letter to the queen, who wrote back to him after a long time: You are already very old, you have not been in your garden, why do you have to have cherry trees again? The queen still did not give seeds to the gardener.
园丁不甘心，
yuán dīng bù gān xīn
The gardener was reluctant to
园丁 (yuán dīng) gardener
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
丁 (dīng) fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
不甘心 (bù gān xīn) not reconciled to/not resigned to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
甘 (gān) sweet/willing
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
又给王后写了一封信去，
yòu gěi wáng hòu xiě le yī fēng xìn qù
And he wrote a letter to the queen.
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
王后 (wáng hòu) queen/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
后 (hòu) empress/queen
写 (xiě) to write
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
封 (fēng) to confer/to grant/to bestow a title/to seal/classifier for
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
王后过了很久才给他回了一封信：
wáng hòu guō le hěn jiǔ cái gěi tā huí le yī fēng xìn
It took the queen a long time to send him a letter back.
王后 (wáng hòu) queen/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
后 (hòu) empress/queen
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
久 (jiǔ) (long) time/(long) duration of time
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
封 (fēng) to confer/to grant/to bestow a title/to seal/classifier for
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
你已经很老了，
nǐ yǐ jīng hěn lǎo le
You are very old.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
已经 (yǐ jīng) already
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
老了 --not found--
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
你的花园里一直没有，
nǐ de huā yuán lǐ yī zhí méi yǒu
There has been no, in your garden.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
花园 (huā yuán) garden/CL:座[zuo4]個|个[ge4]
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
一直 (yī zhí) straight (in a straight line)/continuously/always/from the
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
没有 (méi yǒu) haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
何必偏又要有樱桃树呢？
hé bì piān yòu yāo yǒu yīng táo shù ne
Why is it necessary to have cherry trees again?
何必 (hé bì) there is no need/why should
何 (hé) what/how/why/which/carry
必 (bì) certainly/must/will/necessarily
偏 (piān) to lean/to slant/oblique/prejudiced/to deviate from average
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
要有 (yāo yǒu) to need/to require/must have
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
樱桃 (yīng táo) cherry
樱 (yīng) cherry
桃 (táo) peach
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
王后还是没有给园丁种子。
wáng hòu hái shì méi yǒu gěi yuán dīng chóng zǐ
The queen still did not give seeds to the gardener.
王后 (wáng hòu) queen/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
后 (hòu) empress/queen
还是 (hái shì) or/still/nevertheless/had better
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
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
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
园丁 (yuán dīng) gardener
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
丁 (dīng) fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
种子 (chóng zǐ) seed/CL:顆|颗[ke1]粒[li4]
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
园丁给王后写了最后一封信，他没有在要樱桃树的种子了，他告诉王后：也许你收到我的信时，我已经在天堂了。
The gardener wrote his last letter to the queen, he was not asking for the seeds of the cherry tree, he told the queen: Maybe I will be in heaven by the time you receive my letter.
园丁给王后写了最后一封信，
yuán dīng gěi wáng hòu xiě le zuì hòu yī fēng xìn
The gardener wrote his last letter to the queen.
园丁 (yuán dīng) gardener
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
丁 (dīng) fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
王后 (wáng hòu) queen/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
后 (hòu) empress/queen
写 (xiě) to write
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
最后 (zuì hòu) final/last/finally/ultimate
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
后 (hòu) empress/queen
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
封 (fēng) to confer/to grant/to bestow a title/to seal/classifier for
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
他没有在要樱桃树的种子了，
tā méi yǒu zài yāo yīng táo shù de chóng zǐ le
He's not asking for cherry tree seeds anymore.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
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
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
樱桃 (yīng táo) cherry
樱 (yīng) cherry
桃 (táo) peach
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
种子 (chóng zǐ) seed/CL:顆|颗[ke1]粒[li4]
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
他告诉王后：
tā gào sù wáng hòu
He told the Queen.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
告诉 (gào sù) to press charges/to file a complaint/to tell/to inform/to
告 (gào) to say/to tell/to announce/to report/to denounce/to file a
诉 (sù) to complain/to sue/to tell
王后 (wáng hòu) queen/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
后 (hòu) empress/queen
也许你收到我的信时，
yě xǔ nǐ shōu dào wǒ de xìn shí
Perhaps when you receive my letter.
也许 (yě xǔ) perhaps/maybe
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
许 (xǔ) to allow/to permit/to promise/to praise/somewhat/perhaps
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
收到 (shōu dào) to receive
收 (shōu) to receive/to accept/to collect/to put away/to restrain/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
信 (xìn) letter/mail/CL:封[feng1]/to trust/to believe/to profess
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
我已经在天堂了。
wǒ yǐ jīng zài tiān táng le
I'm already in heaven.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
已经 (yǐ jīng) already
已 (yǐ) already/to stop/then/afterwards
经 (jīng) classics/sacred book/scripture/to pass through/to undergo
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
天堂 (tiān táng) paradise/heaven
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
堂 (táng) (main) hall/large room for a specific purpose/CL:間|间[jian1]
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
我也不需要樱桃树的种子了。
I don't need the cherry tree seeds either.
我也不需要樱桃树的种子了。
wǒ yě bù xū yāo yīng táo shù de chóng zǐ le
I don't need the cherry tree seeds either.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
需要 (xū yāo) to need/to want/to demand/to require/requirement/need
需 (xū) to require/to need/to want/necessity/need
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
樱桃 (yīng táo) cherry
樱 (yīng) cherry
桃 (táo) peach
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
种子 (chóng zǐ) seed/CL:顆|颗[ke1]粒[li4]
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一天，王后来到她的花园里，发现三棵樱桃树都枯萎了。
One day, the queen came to her garden and found three cherry trees all withered.
一天，
yī tiān
One day.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
王后来到她的花园里，
wáng hòu lái dào tā de huā yuán lǐ
The queen came into her garden and
王后 (wáng hòu) queen/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
后 (hòu) empress/queen
来到 (lái dào) to come/to arrive
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
她 (tā) she
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
花园 (huā yuán) garden/CL:座[zuo4]個|个[ge4]
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
园 (yuán) land used for growing plants/site used for public
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
发现三棵樱桃树都枯萎了。
fā xiàn sān kē yīng táo shù dōu kū wěi le
Three cherry trees were found to be wilted.
发现 (fā xiàn) to find/to discover
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
三 (sān) three/3
棵 (kē) classifier for trees cabbages plants etc
樱桃 (yīng táo) cherry
樱 (yīng) cherry
桃 (táo) peach
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
枯萎 (kū wěi) to wilt/to wither/wilted/withered/drained/enervated
枯 (kū) dried up
萎 (wěi) to wither/to drop/to decline/spiritless/Taiwan pr. [wei1]
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
后来，这个王国里再也没有樱桃树了。
Later, there were no more cherry trees in this kingdom.
后来，
hòu lái
Later.
后来 (hòu lái) afterwards/later
后 (hòu) empress/queen
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
这个王国里再也没有樱桃树了。
zhè gě wáng guó lǐ zài yě méi yǒu yīng táo shù le
There are no more cherry trees in this kingdom.
这个 (zhè gě) this/this one
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
王国 (wáng guó) kingdom/realm
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
再也 (zài yě) (not) any more
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
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
樱桃 (yīng táo) cherry
樱 (yīng) cherry
桃 (táo) peach
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
大道理：如果自己的举手之劳就能够让一个人生的愿望得以实现，我们又何乐而不为呢？不要像自私的皇后一样，最终还是失去自己的最爱，永远的失去了。
Big truth: If our own hand can make a life's wish come true, why wouldn't we be happy to do it? Don't be like the selfish queen who ends up losing her favorites forever.
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
如果自己的举手之劳就能够让一个人生的愿望得以实现，
rú guǒ zì jǐ de jǔ shǒu zhī láo jiù néng gòu ràng yī gě rén shēng de yuàn wàng dé yǐ shí xiàn
If one's own hand can make a life wish come true.
如果 (rú guǒ) if/in case/in the event that
如 (rú) as/as if/such as
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
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)
举手之劳 (jǔ shǒu zhī láo) lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)/fig. a very
举 (jǔ) to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to
手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
劳 (láo) to toil/labor/laborer/to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
能够 (néng gòu) to be capable of/to be able to/can
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
够 (gòu) enough (sufficient)/enough (too much)/(coll.) (before adj.)
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
一个人 (yī gě rén) by oneself (without assistance)/alone (without company)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
愿望 (yuàn wàng) desire/wish
愿 (yuàn) to hope/to wish/to desire/hoped-for/ready/willing
望 (wàng) full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the
得以 (dé yǐ) able to/so that sb can/enabling/in order to/finally in a
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
实现 (shí xiàn) to achieve/to implement/to realize/to bring about
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
我们又何乐而不为呢？
wǒ mén yòu hé lè ér bù wéi ne
And why wouldn't we be happy about that?
我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
何乐而不为 (hé lè ér bù wéi) What can you have against it? (idiom)/We should do this./Go
何 (hé) what/how/why/which/carry
乐 (lè) happy/cheerful/to laugh/music
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
不要像自私的皇后一样，
bù yāo xiàng zì sī de huáng hòu yī yàng
Don't be like the selfish queen 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
像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
自私 (zì sī) selfish/selfishness
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
私 (sī) personal/private/selfish
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
皇后 (huáng hòu) empress/imperial consort
皇 (huáng) null
后 (hòu) empress/queen
一样 (yī yàng) same/like/equal to/the same as/just like
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
最终还是失去自己的最爱，
zuì zhōng hái shì shī qù zì jǐ de zuì ài
In the end, they lose their favorites.
最终 (zuì zhōng) final/ultimate
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
终 (zhōng) end/finish
还是 (hái shì) or/still/nevertheless/had better
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
失去 (shī qù) to lose
失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
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)
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
永远的失去了。
yǒng yuǎn de shī qù le
Lost forever.
永远 (yǒng yuǎn) forever/eternal
永 (yǒng) forever/always/perpetual
远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
失去 (shī qù) to lose
失 (shī) to lose/to miss/to fail
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed