两个文学社 。在美国的一所大学里有两个文学社团，一个叫扼杀者，另一个叫讨论者。扼杀者成立的早些，是由一些爱好文学的男生组成。他们对英语有着超常的理解能力和文学创作天赋。他们是诗人,小说家,散文家。他们定期聚在一起，互相阅读作品，然后再做批评。他们十分挑剔，任何细小的毛病或有与自己不相符合的观点他们都要妄加指责，然后大肆争执。女生见他们挺火，就成立了自己的讨论者。她们在聚会时，也互相阅读作品，但批评很少，有也是和风细雨的，令人积极向上的。更多的是互相鼓励，哪怕是微不足道的一点努力也会得到肯定。二十年后，学校对两个社团的人进行调查，结果发现他（她）们在文学方面的成就是天壤之别。扼杀者中没有一个取得突出的文学成就，而讨论者中出现了六个或更多的作家，有一些甚至闻名全国，比如西点二年生的玛乔里？罗丽丝。大道理：扼杀者相互扼杀，讨论者相互提携。在生活中，朋友之间，家人之间，同事之间都要以一种讨论者的态度互相对待，既能使气氛融洽，又能共同进步。
两个文学社 。
Two literary societies .
两个文学社
liǎng gě wén xué shè
Two literary clubs
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
文学 (wén xué) literature/CL:種|种[zhong3]
文 (wén) language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old)
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
社 (shè) society/group/club/agency/(old) god of the land
在美国的一所大学里有两个文学社团，一个叫扼杀者，另一个叫讨论者。
There are two literary societies at a university in the United States, one called the Stranglers and the other called the Discussants.
在美国的一所大学里有两个文学社团，
zài měi guó de yī suǒ dà xué lǐ yǒu liǎng gě wén xué shè tuán
There are two literary societies in a university in the United States.
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
美国 (měi guó) United States/USA/US
美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
大学 (dà xué) the Great Learning one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
文学 (wén xué) literature/CL:種|种[zhong3]
文 (wén) language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old)
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
社团 (shè tuán) association/society/group/union/club/organization
社 (shè) society/group/club/agency/(old) god of the land
团 (tuán) round/lump/ball/to roll into a ball/to gather/regiment
一个叫扼杀者，
yī gě jiào è shā zhě
One is called a choke artist.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
扼杀 (è shā) to strangle/to throttle
扼 (è) to grip forcefully/to clutch at/to guard/to control/to hold
杀 (shā) to kill/to murder/to attack/to weaken or reduce/to smart
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
另一个叫讨论者。
lìng yī gě jiào tǎo lún zhě
Another one is called discussant.
另一 (lìng yī) another/the other
另 (lìng) other/another/separate/separately
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
讨论 (tǎo lún) to discuss/to talk over/CL:個|个[ge4]
讨 (tǎo) to invite/to provoke/to demand or ask for/to send armed
论 (lún) abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3] The Analects (of Confucius)
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
扼杀者成立的早些，是由一些爱好文学的男生组成。
The stiflers were formed earlier and were made up of some boys who loved literature.
扼杀者成立的早些，
è shā zhě chéng lì de zǎo xiē
Chokers were established earlier.
扼杀 (è shā) to strangle/to throttle
扼 (è) to grip forcefully/to clutch at/to guard/to control/to hold
杀 (shā) to kill/to murder/to attack/to weaken or reduce/to smart
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
成立 (chéng lì) to establish/to set up/to be tenable/to hold water
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
立 (lì) to stand/to set up/to establish/to lay down/to draw up/at
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
早些 (zǎo xiē) a bit earlier
早 (zǎo) early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
是由一些爱好文学的男生组成。
shì yóu yī xiē ài hǎo wén xué de nán shēng zǔ chéng
It is composed of some boys who love literature.
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
由 (yóu) to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due
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
爱好 (ài hǎo) to like/to take pleasure in/keen on/fond of/interest/hobby
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
文学 (wén xué) literature/CL:種|种[zhong3]
文 (wén) language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old)
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
男生 (nán shēng) schoolboy/male student/boy/guy (young adult male)
男 (nán) male/Baron lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
组成 (zǔ chéng) to form/to make up/to constitute
组 (zǔ) to form/to organize/group/team/classifier for sets series
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
他们对英语有着超常的理解能力和文学创作天赋。
They have an exceptional understanding of the English language and a flair for literary creation.
他们对英语有着超常的理解能力和文学创作天赋。
tā mén duì yīng yǔ yǒu zhāo chāo cháng de lǐ jiě néng lì hé wén xué chuāng zuō tiān fù
They have an exceptional understanding of the English language and a flair for literary creation.
他们 (tā mén) they
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
英语 (yīng yǔ) English (language)
英 (yīng) United Kingdom/British/England/English/abbr. for
语 (yǔ) dialect/language/speech/to tell to
有着 (yǒu zhāo) to have/to possess
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
超 (chāo) to exceed/to overtake/to surpass/to transcend/to pass/to
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
理解 (lǐ jiě) to comprehend/to understand/comprehension/understanding
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
能力 (néng lì) capability/ability/CL:個|个[ge4]
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
文学 (wén xué) literature/CL:種|种[zhong3]
文 (wén) language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old)
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
创作 (chuāng zuō) to create/to produce/to write/creative work/creation
创 (chuāng) a wound/cut/injury/trauma/to begin/to initiate/to
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
天赋 (tiān fù) gift/innate skill
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
赋 (fù) poetic essay/taxation/to bestow on/to endow with
他们是诗人,小说家,散文家。
They are poets, novelists, and essayists.
他们是诗人,
tā mén shì shī rén
They are poets,
他们 (tā mén) they
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
诗人 (shī rén) bard/poet
诗 (shī) abbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1] the Book of Songs/poem
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
小说家,
xiǎo shuì jiā
Novelist,
小说家 (xiǎo shuì jiā) School of Minor-talks one of the Hundred Schools of Thought
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
散文家。
sǎn wén jiā
Essayist.
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)
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
他们定期聚在一起，互相阅读作品，然后再做批评。
They get together regularly to read each other's work and then do their critiques.
他们定期聚在一起，
tā mén dìng jī jù zài yī qǐ
They get together regularly and
他们 (tā mén) they
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
定期 (dìng jī) at set dates/at regular intervals/periodic/limited to a
定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
期 (jī) a period of time/phase/stage/classifier for issues of a
聚在一起 (jù zài yī qǐ) to get together
聚 (jù) to congregate/to assemble/to mass/to gather together/to
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
互相阅读作品，
hù xiāng yuè dòu zuō pǐn
reading each other's works.
互相 (hù xiāng) each other/mutually/mutual
互 (hù) mutual
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
阅读 (yuè dòu) to read/reading
阅 (yuè) to inspect/to review/to read/to peruse/to go through/to
读 (dòu) comma/phrase marked by pause/to read/to study/reading of
作品 (zuō pǐn) work (of art)/opus/CL:部[bu4]篇[pian1]
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
品 (pǐn) article/commodity/product/goods/kind/grade/rank/character
然后再做批评。
rán hòu zài zuò pī píng
Then do the criticism.
然后 (rán hòu) after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
后 (hòu) empress/queen
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
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
他们十分挑剔，任何细小的毛病或有与自己不相符合的观点他们都要妄加指责，然后大肆争执。
They are very picky, any small fault or have a point of view that does not match their own they will presume to accuse, and then a big argument.
他们十分挑剔，
tā mén shí fēn tiāo tī
They are very picky and
他们 (tā mén) they
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
十分 (shí fēn) very/completely/utterly/extremely/absolutely/hundred
十 (shí) ten/10
分 (fēn) to divide/to separate/to distribute/to allocate/to
挑剔 (tiāo tī) picky/fussy
挑 (tiāo) to carry on a shoulder pole/to choose/to pick/to nitpick/to
剔 (tī) to scrape the meat from bones/to pick (teeth etc)/to weed
任何细小的毛病或有与自己不相符合的观点他们都要妄加指责，
rén hé xì xiǎo de máo bìng huò yǒu yǔ zì jǐ bù xiāng fú gě de guān diǎn tā mén dōu yāo wàng jiā zhǐ zé
They are ready to accuse of any minor fault or opinion that is not in line with their own.
任何 (rén hé) any/whatever/whichever/whatsoever
任 (rén) to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office
何 (hé) what/how/why/which/carry
细小 (xì xiǎo) tiny/fine/minute
细 (xì) thin or slender/finely particulate/thin and soft/fine
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
毛病 (máo bìng) fault/defect/shortcomings/ailment/CL:個|个[ge4]
毛 (máo) hair/feather/down/wool/mildew/mold/coarse or semifinished
病 (bìng) illness/CL:場|场[chang2]/disease/to fall ill/defect
或 (huò) maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
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
不相符 (bù xiāng fú) not in harmony
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
符 (fú) mark/sign/talisman/to seal/to correspond to/tally/symbol
合 (gě) 100 ml/one-tenth of a peck/measure for dry grain equal to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
观点 (guān diǎn) point of view/viewpoint/standpoint/CL:個|个[ge4]
观 (guān) to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
他们 (tā mén) they
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
妄 (wàng) absurd/fantastic/presumptuous/rash
加 (jiā) to add/plus/(used after an adverb such as 不 大 稍 etc and
指责 (zhǐ zé) to criticize/to find fault with/to denounce
指 (zhǐ) finger/to point at or to/to indicate or refer to/to depend
责 (zé) duty/responsibility/to reproach/to blame
然后大肆争执。
rán hòu dà sì zhēng zhí
Then there was a big argument.
然后 (rán hòu) after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
后 (hòu) empress/queen
大肆 (dà sì) wantonly/without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
肆 (sì) four (banker's anti-fraud numeral)/unrestrained/wanton
争执 (zhēng zhí) to dispute/to disagree/to argue opinionatedly/to wrangle
争 (zhēng) to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or
执 (zhí) to execute (a plan)/to grasp
女生见他们挺火，就成立了自己的讨论者。
When the girls saw they were pretty hot, they set up their own discussants.
女生见他们挺火，
nǚ shēng jiàn tā mén tǐng huǒ
The girl saw that they were quite hot.
女生 (nǚ shēng) schoolgirl/female student/girl
女 (nǚ) female/woman/daughter
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
他们 (tā mén) they
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
挺 (tǐng) straight/erect/to stick out (a part of the body)/to
火 (huǒ) fire/urgent/ammunition/fiery or flaming/internal heat
就成立了自己的讨论者。
jiù chéng lì le zì jǐ de tǎo lún zhě
Just set up your own discussant.
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
成立 (chéng lì) to establish/to set up/to be tenable/to hold water
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
立 (lì) to stand/to set up/to establish/to lay down/to draw up/at
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
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)
讨论 (tǎo lún) to discuss/to talk over/CL:個|个[ge4]
讨 (tǎo) to invite/to provoke/to demand or ask for/to send armed
论 (lún) abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3] The Analects (of Confucius)
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
她们在聚会时，也互相阅读作品，但批评很少，有也是和风细雨的，令人积极向上的。
They also read each other's work when they meet, but criticism is rare, and what there is is also peaceful and positive.
她们在聚会时，
tā mén zài jù huì shí
When they were at the party, the
她们 (tā mén) they/them (for females)
她 (tā) she
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
聚会 (jù huì) party/gathering/to meet/to get together
聚 (jù) to congregate/to assemble/to mass/to gather together/to
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
也互相阅读作品，
yě hù xiāng yuè dòu zuō pǐn
read each other's works, too.
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
互相 (hù xiāng) each other/mutually/mutual
互 (hù) mutual
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
阅读 (yuè dòu) to read/reading
阅 (yuè) to inspect/to review/to read/to peruse/to go through/to
读 (dòu) comma/phrase marked by pause/to read/to study/reading of
作品 (zuō pǐn) work (of art)/opus/CL:部[bu4]篇[pian1]
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
品 (pǐn) article/commodity/product/goods/kind/grade/rank/character
但批评很少，
dàn pī píng hěn shǎo
But criticism is rare.
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
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
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
少 (shǎo) few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom
有也是和风细雨的，
yǒu yě shì hé fēng xì yǔ de
There is also a gentle breeze and
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
和风 (hé fēng) (Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc)/breeze
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
风 (fēng) wind/news/style/custom/manner/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]絲|丝[si1]
细雨 (xì yǔ) fine rain/drizzle/poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐
细 (xì) thin or slender/finely particulate/thin and soft/fine
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
令人积极向上的。
líng rén jī jí xiàng shǎng de
Positive.
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]
积极 (jī jí) active/energetic/vigorous/positive (outlook)/proactive
积 (jī) to amass/to accumulate/to store/measured quantity (such as
极 (jí) extremely/pole (geography physics)/utmost/top
向上 (xiàng shǎng) upward/up/to advance/to try to improve oneself/to make
向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
更多的是互相鼓励，哪怕是微不足道的一点努力也会得到肯定。
It's more about encouraging each other and getting recognition for even the smallest of efforts.
更多的是互相鼓励，
gēng duō de shì hù xiāng gǔ lì
It's more about encouraging each other to
更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
互相 (hù xiāng) each other/mutually/mutual
互 (hù) mutual
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
鼓励 (gǔ lì) to encourage
鼓 (gǔ) drum/CL:通[tong4]面[mian4]/to drum/to strike/to rouse/to
励 (lì) to encourage/to urge
哪怕是微不足道的一点努力也会得到肯定。
nǎ pà shì wēi bù zú dào de yī diǎn nǔ lì yě huì dé dào kěn dìng
Even the smallest of efforts will be recognized.
哪怕 (nǎ pà) even/even if/even though/no matter how
哪 (nǎ) how/which/(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in
怕 (pà) to be afraid/to fear/to dread/to be unable to endure
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
微不足道 (wēi bù zú dào) negligible/insignificant
微 (wēi) tiny/miniature/slightly/profound/abtruse/to decline/one
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
足 (zú) excessive/foot/to be sufficient/ample
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
一点 (yī diǎn) a bit/a little/one dot/one point
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
努力 (nǔ lì) great effort/to strive/to try hard
努 (nǔ) to exert/to strive
力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
得到 (dé dào) to get/to obtain/to receive
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
肯定 (kěn dìng) to be certain/to be positive/assuredly/definitely/to give
肯 (kěn) to agree/to consent/to be ready (to do sth)/willing
定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
二十年后，学校对两个社团的人进行调查，结果发现他（她）们在文学方面的成就是天壤之别。
Twenty years later, the school conducted a survey of people from both clubs and found that his/her achievements in literature were worlds apart.
二十年后，
èr shí nián hòu
Twenty years later
二十 (èr shí) twenty/20
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
十 (shí) ten/10
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
后 (hòu) empress/queen
学校对两个社团的人进行调查，
xué jiào duì liǎng gě shè tuán de rén jìn háng diào chá
The school conducted a survey of people from both clubs that
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
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
社团 (shè tuán) association/society/group/union/club/organization
社 (shè) society/group/club/agency/(old) god of the land
团 (tuán) round/lump/ball/to roll into a ball/to gather/regiment
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
进行 (jìn háng) to advance/to conduct/underway/in progress/to do/to carry
进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
行 (háng) row/line/commercial firm/line of business/profession/to
调查 (diào chá) investigation/inquiry/to investigate/to survey/survey
调 (diào) to transfer/to move (troops or cadres)/to investigate/to
查 (chá) to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to
结果发现他（
jiē guǒ fā xiàn tā
It turns out that he (
结果 (jiē guǒ) to bear fruit/CL:個|个[ge4]/outcome/result/conclusion/in the
结 (jiē) (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)/Taiwan pr. [jie2]
果 (guǒ) fruit/result/resolute/indeed/if really
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
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
她）
tā
(She)
她 (tā) she
们在文学方面的成就是天壤之别。
mén zài wén xué fāng miàn de chéng jiù shì tiān rǎng zhī bié
Their literary achievements are worlds apart.
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
文学 (wén xué) literature/CL:種|种[zhong3]
文 (wén) language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old)
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
方面 (fāng miàn) respect/aspect/field/side/CL:個|个[ge4]
方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
成就 (chéng jiù) accomplishment/success/achievement/CL:個|个[ge4]/to achieve
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
天壤之别 (tiān rǎng zhī bié) lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)/fig. night and
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
壤 (rǎng) soil/earth
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
扼杀者中没有一个取得突出的文学成就，而讨论者中出现了六个或更多的作家，有一些甚至闻名全国，比如西点二年生的玛乔里？罗丽丝。
None of the stiflers achieved outstanding literary success, while six or more writers emerged from the discussants, some of whom are even nationally known, such as West Point sophomore Marjorie? Rolis.
扼杀者中没有一个取得突出的文学成就，
è shā zhě zhōng méi yǒu yī gě qǔ dé tū chū de wén xué chéng jiù
None of the stiflers achieved outstanding literary success.
扼杀 (è shā) to strangle/to throttle
扼 (è) to grip forcefully/to clutch at/to guard/to control/to hold
杀 (shā) to kill/to murder/to attack/to weaken or reduce/to smart
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
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
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
取得 (qǔ dé) to acquire/to get/to obtain
取 (qǔ) to take/to get/to choose/to fetch
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
突出 (tū chū) prominent/outstanding/to give prominence to/to protrude/to
突 (tū) to dash/to move forward quickly/to bulge/to protrude/to
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
文学 (wén xué) literature/CL:種|种[zhong3]
文 (wén) language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old)
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
成就 (chéng jiù) accomplishment/success/achievement/CL:個|个[ge4]/to achieve
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
而讨论者中出现了六个或更多的作家，
ér tǎo lún zhě zhōng chū xiàn le liù gě huò gēng duō de zuō jiā
and six or more writers emerged among the discussants.
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
讨论 (tǎo lún) to discuss/to talk over/CL:個|个[ge4]
讨 (tǎo) to invite/to provoke/to demand or ask for/to send armed
论 (lún) abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3] The Analects (of Confucius)
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
出现 (chū xiàn) to appear/to arise/to emerge/to show up
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
现 (xiàn) to appear/present/now/existing/current
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
六 (liù) six/6
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
或 (huò) maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or
更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
作家 (zuō jiā) author/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
有一些甚至闻名全国，
yǒu yī xiē shèn zhì wén míng quán guó
Some of them are even known nationwide.
有一些 (yǒu yī xiē) somewhat/rather/some
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
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
甚至 (shèn zhì) even/so much so that
甚 (shèn) what/very/extremely/any
至 (zhì) to arrive/most/to/until
闻名 (wén míng) well-known/famous/renowned/eminent
闻 (wén) to hear/news/well-known/famous/reputation/fame/to smell/to
名 (míng) name/noun (part of speech)/place (e.g. among winners)
全国 (quán guó) whole nation/nationwide/countrywide/national
全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
比如西点二年生的玛乔里？
bǐ rú xī diǎn èr nián shēng de mǎ qiáo lǐ
For example, Marjorie, a second-year West Point student?
比如 (bǐ rú) for example/for instance/such as
比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
如 (rú) as/as if/such as
西点 (xī diǎn) West Point US military academy in New York/Western-style
西 (xī) the West/abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]/Spanish/west
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
二年生 (èr nián shēng) biennial (botany)
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
玛 (mǎ) agate/cornelian
乔 (qiáo) tall
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
罗丽丝。
luó lí sī
Loris.
罗 (luó) gauze/to collect/to gather/to catch/to sift
丽 (lí) Korea/beautiful
丝 (sī) silk/thread/trace/(cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
大道理：扼杀者相互扼杀，讨论者相互提携。
The big truth: Chokers choke each other, discussers lift each other up.
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
扼杀者相互扼杀，
è shā zhě xiāng hù è shā
Stiflers stifle each other.
扼杀 (è shā) to strangle/to throttle
扼 (è) to grip forcefully/to clutch at/to guard/to control/to hold
杀 (shā) to kill/to murder/to attack/to weaken or reduce/to smart
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
相互 (xiāng hù) each other/mutual
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
互 (hù) mutual
扼杀 (è shā) to strangle/to throttle
扼 (è) to grip forcefully/to clutch at/to guard/to control/to hold
杀 (shā) to kill/to murder/to attack/to weaken or reduce/to smart
讨论者相互提携。
tǎo lún zhě xiāng hù dī xié
Discussants lift each other up.
讨论 (tǎo lún) to discuss/to talk over/CL:個|个[ge4]
讨 (tǎo) to invite/to provoke/to demand or ask for/to send armed
论 (lún) abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3] The Analects (of Confucius)
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
相互 (xiāng hù) each other/mutual
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
互 (hù) mutual
提携 (dī xié) to lead by the hand/to guide/to support
提 (dī) to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put
携 (xié) to carry/to take along/to bring along/to hold (hands)/also
在生活中，朋友之间，家人之间，同事之间都要以一种讨论者的态度互相对待，既能使气氛融洽，又能共同进步。
In life, friends, family members and colleagues should treat each other with a discussant's attitude, which can make the atmosphere harmonious and make progress together.
在生活中，
zài shēng huó zhōng
In life
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
生活 (shēng huó) life/activity/to live/livelihood
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
朋友之间，
péng yǒu zhī jiān
Between friends.
朋友 (péng yǒu) friend/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
朋 (péng) friend
友 (yǒu) friend
之间 (zhī jiān) between/among/inter-
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
家人之间，
jiā rén zhī jiān
between family members.
家人 (jiā rén) household/(one's) family
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
之间 (zhī jiān) between/among/inter-
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
同事之间都要以一种讨论者的态度互相对待，
tóng shì zhī jiān dōu yāo yǐ yī chóng tǎo lún zhě de tài dù hù xiāng duì dāi
Colleagues have to treat each other with a discussant attitude.
同事 (tóng shì) colleague/co-worker/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
之间 (zhī jiān) between/among/inter-
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
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
讨论 (tǎo lún) to discuss/to talk over/CL:個|个[ge4]
讨 (tǎo) to invite/to provoke/to demand or ask for/to send armed
论 (lún) abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3] The Analects (of Confucius)
者 (zhě) (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun)
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
态度 (tài dù) manner/bearing/attitude/approach/CL:個|个[ge4]
态 (tài) (bound form)/appearance/shape/form/state/attitude/(grammar)
度 (dù) to pass/to spend (time)/measure/limit/extent/degree of
互相 (hù xiāng) each other/mutually/mutual
互 (hù) mutual
相 (xiāng) each other/one another/mutually/fret on the neck of a pipa
对待 (duì dāi) to treat/treatment
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
待 (dāi) to stay/to wait/to treat/to deal with/to need/going to (do
既能使气氛融洽，
jì néng shǐ qì fēn róng qià
Both make the atmosphere cordial and
既 (jì) already/since/both... (and...)
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
使 (shǐ) to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to
气氛 (qì fēn) atmosphere/mood
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
氛 (fēn) miasma/vapor
融洽 (róng qià) harmonious/friendly relations/on good terms with one
融 (róng) to melt/to thaw/to blend/to merge/to be in harmony
洽 (qià) accord/to make contact/to agree/to consult with/extensive
又能共同进步。
yòu néng gòng tóng jìn bù
Again, we can progress together.
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
共同 (gòng tóng) common/joint/jointly/together/collaborative
共 (gòng) common/general/to share/together/total/altogether/abbr. for
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
进步 (jìn bù) progress/improvement/to improve/to progress/CL:個|个[ge4]
进 (jìn) to go forward/to advance/to go in/to enter/to put in/to
步 (bù) a step/a pace/walk/march/stages in a process/situation