小水泡簪花。在很久以前，国王有一位美丽的公主。国王十分宠爱她，视为掌上明珠。公主提出的任何要求，国王总是百依百顺,言听计从。就这样，公主宛如温室中高贵的花朵一般，被精心呵护，娇生惯养。有一天，下起了倾盆大雨，屋外凹陷的地方积满了雨水，形成一滩滩的水洼。雨滴落在水洼里，生出了一颗颗圆润剔透,色彩斑斓的小水泡。公主看见这些小水泡，立刻被深深地吸引，心里想：要是能用这些小水泡做成簪花，别在秀美的头发上，那该是多么赏心悦目的事情啊！于是，公主跑到了国王跟前，请求父王派人用小水泡做成簪花。国王听后，哭笑不得地说：哈！哈！我的宝贝女儿，小水泡是那么柔弱的东西，人怎么能拿得起来，又怎么可以做成簪花呢？公主任性地说：我不管！如果父王不给我用小水泡做成的簪花，我就马上死在您的面前！国王拿公主没办法，只好募集了全国一流的能工巧匠，向他们下了一道命令：务必想方设法用小水泡做成簪花，别在公主头上。如果办不到，就立刻斩首！工匠们听了这番话，脸色吓得发白。不过，这时候有一位老工匠站了出来，自告奋勇地请求完成这个任务。国王高兴极了，立刻把好消息告诉了公主：女儿啊！今天有位老工匠，说能用小水泡给你做成簪花，要不要去见识见识啊？真的吗？太好了！公主简直按捺不住自己的喜悦。到了老工匠取小水泡那天，国王和公主屏气凝神地在一旁仔细观看。这时候，老工匠说话了：启禀陛下，老朽的眼睛实在是花得不轻，又不知道公主喜爱什么样的小水泡，可否劳烦公主亲自来选取，以便我加工雕琢呢？公主一听，二话不说，立刻在水中挑选满意的小水泡。可是，她很快发现，每当手指轻轻触碰到小水泡时，小水泡就立刻破灭了。公主不死心，一试再试，最终还是没有捡起一个小水泡。耗费了大半天的工夫，公主觉得疲倦了，有所醒悟地对国王说：父王，女儿终于明白了，小水泡是根本拿不起来的东西。只有像我这般愚痴的人，才会为了得到它而煞费苦心啊！此时老工匠笑了，称赞公主是个知错能改的孩子。国王纳闷地问老工匠：既然你明知道小水泡拿不起来，更做不成簪花，可为什么非要公主帮你选小水泡呢？老工匠说：解铃还得系铃人。年轻人最有梦想的权利，但除了实践之外，没有任何别的办法可以识别梦想的对错。年轻人成熟的过程，也就是梦想被不断地实现或戳穿的过程。（蒋光宇）教育哲理：每个孩子都拥有美丽的梦想，但有些梦想是不切合实际，非常幼稚的。这时，惟有让他亲自去实践，才能使他认识到自己的幼稚，使他逐渐成熟。
小水泡簪花。
Small water bubble hairpin.
小水泡簪花。
xiǎo shuǐ pāo zān huā
Small water bubble hairpin.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
簪 (zān) hairpin
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
在很久以前，国王有一位美丽的公主。
A long time ago, the king had a beautiful princess.
在很久以前，
zài hěn jiǔ yǐ qián
A long time ago.
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
久 (jiǔ) (long) time/(long) duration of time
以前 (yǐ qián) before/formerly/previous/ago
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
国王有一位美丽的公主。
guó wáng yǒu yī wèi měi lí de gōng zhǔ
The king had a beautiful princess.
国王 (guó wáng) king/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
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
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
美丽 (měi lí) beautiful
美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
丽 (lí) Korea/beautiful
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
国王十分宠爱她，视为掌上明珠。
The king loved her very much and regarded her as the jewel of his heart.
国王十分宠爱她，
guó wáng shí fēn chǒng ài tā
The king was very fond of her.
国王 (guó wáng) king/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
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
宠爱 (chǒng ài) to dote on sb
宠 (chǒng) to love/to pamper/to spoil/to favor
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
她 (tā) she
视为掌上明珠。
shì wéi zhǎng shǎng míng zhū
Considered a jewel in the palm of your hand.
视为 (shì wéi) to view as/to see as/to consider to be/to deem
视 (shì) to look at/to regard/to inspect
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
掌上明珠 (zhǎng shǎng míng zhū) lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)/fig. beloved person (esp.
掌 (zhǎng) palm of the hand/sole of the foot/paw/horseshoe/to slap/to
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
珠 (zhū) bead/pearl/CL:粒[li4]顆|颗[ke1]
公主提出的任何要求，国王总是百依百顺,言听计从。
The king always complied with any request made by the princess, and always obeyed.
公主提出的任何要求，
gōng zhǔ dī chū de rén hé yāo qiú
any request made by the princess.
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
提出 (dī chū) to raise (an issue)/to propose/to put forward/to suggest/to
提 (dī) to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put
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)
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
要求 (yāo qiú) to request/to require/requirement/to stake a claim/to ask
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
国王总是百依百顺,
guó wáng zǒng shì bǎi yī bǎi shùn
The king is always obedient,
国王 (guó wáng) king/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
总是 (zǒng shì) always
总 (zǒng) always/to assemble/gather/total/overall/head/chief/general
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
百依百顺 (bǎi yī bǎi shùn) docile and obedient/all obedience
百 (bǎi) hundred/numerous/all kinds of
依 (yī) to depend on/to comply with or listen to sb/according to/in
百 (bǎi) hundred/numerous/all kinds of
顺 (shùn) to obey/to follow/to arrange/to make reasonable/along
言听计从。
yán tīng jì cóng
Listen and obey.
言听计从 (yán tīng jì cóng) to see hear and obey (idiom); to take advice/to take sb at
言 (yán) words/speech/to say/to talk
听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
计 (jì) to calculate/to compute/to count/to regard as important/to
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
就这样，公主宛如温室中高贵的花朵一般，被精心呵护，娇生惯养。
In this way, the princess is like a noble flower in the greenhouse, being well cared for, pampered and spoiled.
就这样，
jiù zhè yàng
Just like that.
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
这样 (zhè yàng) this kind of/so/this way/like this/such
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
公主宛如温室中高贵的花朵一般，
gōng zhǔ wǎn rú wēn shì zhōng gāo guì de huā duǒ yī bān
The princess is like a noble flower in a hothouse.
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
宛如 (wǎn rú) to be just like
宛 (wǎn) winding/as if
如 (rú) as/as if/such as
温室 (wēn shì) greenhouse
温 (wēn) null
室 (shì) room/work unit/grave/scabbard/family or clan/one of the 28
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
高贵 (gāo guì) grandeur/noble
高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
贵 (guì) expensive/noble/precious/(honorific) your
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
花朵 (huā duǒ) flower
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
朵 (duǒ) flower/earlobe/fig. item on both sides/classifier for
一般 (yī bān) same/ordinary/so-so/common/general/generally/in general
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
般 (bān) sort/kind/class/way/manner/see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]
被精心呵护，
bèi jīng xīn hē hù
being well cared for.
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
精心 (jīng xīn) with utmost care/fine/meticulous/detailed
精 (jīng) essence/extract/vitality/energy/semen/sperm/mythical goblin
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
呵护 (hē hù) to bless/to cherish/to take good care of/to conserve
呵 (hē) expel breath/my goodness
护 (hù) to protect
娇生惯养。
jiāo shēng guàn yǎng
Spoiled.
娇生惯养 (jiāo shēng guàn yǎng) pampered and spoiled since childhood
娇 (jiāo) lovable/pampered/tender/delicate/frail
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
惯 (guàn) accustomed to/used to/indulge/to spoil (a child)
养 (yǎng) to raise (animals)/to bring up (children)/to keep (pets)/to
有一天，下起了倾盆大雨，屋外凹陷的地方积满了雨水，形成一滩滩的水洼。
One day, there was a downpour of rain, and the depression outside the house was filled with rainwater, forming a puddle of water.
有一天，
yǒu yī tiān
One day
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
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
下起了倾盆大雨，
xià qǐ le qīng pén dà yǔ
It was pouring rain.
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
倾盆大雨 (qīng pén dà yǔ) a downpour/rain bucketing down/fig. to be overwhelmed (with
倾 (qīng) to overturn/to collapse/to lean/to tend/to incline/to pour
盆 (pén) basin/flower pot/unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
屋外凹陷的地方积满了雨水，
wū wài āo xiàn de de fāng jī mǎn le yǔ shuǐ
The recessed area outside the house was filled with rainwater and
屋外 (wū wài) outside the room
屋 (wū) house/room/CL:間|间[jian1]個|个[ge4]
外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
凹陷 (āo xiàn) to cave in/hollow/sunken/depressed
凹 (āo) depressed/sunken/indented/concave/female (connector etc)
陷 (xiàn) pitfall/trap/to get stuck/to sink/to cave in/to frame
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
地方 (de fāng) region/regional (away from the central administration)
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and
积 (jī) to amass/to accumulate/to store/measured quantity (such as
满 (mǎn) Manchu ethnic group/to fill/full/filled/packed/fully
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
雨水 (yǔ shuǐ) Yushui or Rain Water 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
形成一滩滩的水洼。
xíng chéng yī tān tān de shuǐ wā
A puddle of water forms.
形成 (xíng chéng) to form/to take shape
形 (xíng) to appear/to look/form/shape
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
滩 (tān) beach/shoal/rapids/CL:片[pian4]/classifier for liquids: pool
滩 (tān) beach/shoal/rapids/CL:片[pian4]/classifier for liquids: pool
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
水洼 (shuǐ wā) puddle
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
洼 (wā) depression/sunken/swamp
雨滴落在水洼里，生出了一颗颗圆润剔透,色彩斑斓的小水泡。
The raindrops fell in the puddle, giving birth to a round, clear, colorful little blisters.
雨滴落在水洼里，
yǔ dī là zài shuǐ wā lǐ
Raindrops falling in puddles of water.
雨滴 (yǔ dī) raindrop
雨 (yǔ) rain/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]場|场[chang2]/to rain/(of rain snow etc) to
滴 (dī) a drop/to drip
落 (là) to leave out/to be missing/to leave behind or forget to
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
水洼 (shuǐ wā) puddle
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
洼 (wā) depression/sunken/swamp
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
生出了一颗颗圆润剔透,
shēng chū le yī kē kē yuán rùn tī tòu
A round and clear piece is born,
生出 (shēng chū) to give birth/to grow (whiskers etc)/to generate/to produce
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
颗 (kē) classifier for small spheres pearls corn grains teeth
颗 (kē) classifier for small spheres pearls corn grains teeth
圆润 (yuán rùn) mellow and full/suave/smooth and round/rich (in voice)
圆 (yuán) circle/round/circular/spherical/(of the moon) full/unit of
润 (rùn) to moisten/to lubricate/to embellish/moist/glossy/sleek
剔透 (tī tòu) pure and limpid/(of a person) quick-witted
剔 (tī) to scrape the meat from bones/to pick (teeth etc)/to weed
透 (tòu) to penetrate/to pass through/thoroughly/completely
色彩斑斓的小水泡。
sè cǎi bān lán de xiǎo shuǐ pāo
Colorful little blisters.
色彩 (sè cǎi) tint/coloring/coloration/(fig.) flavor/character
色 (sè) color/CL:種|种[zhong3]/look/appearance/sex/color/dice
彩 (cǎi) (bright) color/variety/applause/applaud/lottery prize
斑斓 (bān lán) gorgeous/brightly colored/multi-colored
斑 (bān) spot/colored patch/stripe/spotted/striped/variegated
斓 (lán) see 斑斕|斑斓[ban1 lan2]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
公主看见这些小水泡，立刻被深深地吸引，心里想：要是能用这些小水泡做成簪花，别在秀美的头发上，那该是多么赏心悦目的事情啊！于是，公主跑到了国王跟前，请求父王派人用小水泡做成簪花。
When the princess saw these little bubbles, she was immediately fascinated and thought to herself, "How delightful it would be if I could make hairpins out of these little bubbles and put them in my beautiful hair! So the princess ran to the king and asked his father to send someone to make hairpins out of the little bubbles.
公主看见这些小水泡，
gōng zhǔ kān jiàn zhè xiē xiǎo shuǐ pāo
The princess saw these little blisters and
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
看见 (kān jiàn) to see/to catch sight of
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
这些 (zhè xiē) these
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
立刻被深深地吸引，
lì kè bèi shēn shēn de xī yǐn
Immediately captivated by the
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
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
深深 (shēn shēn) deep/profound
深 (shēn) deep/depth/deeply/(of a color) dark/deep/rich
深 (shēn) deep/depth/deeply/(of a color) dark/deep/rich
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
吸引 (xī yǐn) to attract (interest investment etc)/CL:個|个[ge4]
吸 (xī) to breathe/to suck in/to absorb/to inhale
引 (yǐn) to draw (e.g. a bow)/to pull/to stretch sth/to extend/to
心里想：
xīn lǐ xiǎng
Thought to myself.
心里 (xīn lǐ) chest/heart/mind
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
要是能用这些小水泡做成簪花，
yāo shì néng yòng zhè xiē xiǎo shuǐ pāo zuò chéng zān huā
If we could make hairpins out of these little blisters.
要是 (yāo shì) (coll.) if
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
这些 (zhè xiē) these
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
些 (xiē) classifier indicating a small amount or small number
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
簪 (zān) hairpin
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
别在秀美的头发上，
bié zài xiù měi de tóu fā shǎng
Pinned on the beautiful hair.
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
秀美 (xiù měi) elegant/graceful
秀 (xiù) handsome/refined/elegant/graceful/superior/show (loanword)
美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
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
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
那该是多么赏心悦目的事情啊！
nā gāi shì duō me shǎng xīn yuè mù de shì qíng ā
What a treat for the eyes that would be!
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
该 (gāi) should/ought to/probably/must be/to deserve/to owe/to be
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
多么 (duō me) how (wonderful etc)/what (a great idea etc)/however
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
赏心悦目 (shǎng xīn yuè mù) warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom)/pleasing
赏 (shǎng) to bestow (a reward)/to give (to an inferior)/to hand down
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
悦 (yuè) pleased
目 (mù) eye/item/section/list/catalogue/table of contents/order
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
事情 (shì qíng) affair/matter/thing/business/CL:件[jian4]樁|桩[zhuang1]
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
情 (qíng) feeling/emotion/passion/situation
啊 (ā) interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing
于是，
yú shì
Thus.
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
公主跑到了国王跟前，
gōng zhǔ páo dào le guó wáng gēn qián
The princess ran to the king and
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
跑 (páo) (of an animal) to paw (the ground)/to run/to run away/to
到了 (dào le) at last/finally/in the end
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
国王 (guó wáng) king/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
跟前 (gēn qián) the front (of)/(in) front/(in) sb's presence/just before (a
跟 (gēn) heel/to follow closely/to go with/(of a woman) to marry sb
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
请求父王派人用小水泡做成簪花。
qǐng qiú fù wáng pài rén yòng xiǎo shuǐ pāo zuò chéng zān huā
I asked my father to send someone to make hairpins with small water bubbles.
请求 (qǐng qiú) to request/to ask/request/CL:個|个[ge4]
请 (qǐng) to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)
求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
父 (fù) father
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
派 (pài) clique/school/group/faction/to dispatch/to send/to assign
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
簪 (zān) hairpin
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
国王听后，哭笑不得地说：哈！哈！我的宝贝女儿，小水泡是那么柔弱的东西，人怎么能拿得起来，又怎么可以做成簪花呢？公主任性地说：我不管！如果父王不给我用小水泡做成的簪花，我就马上死在您的面前！国王拿公主没办法，只好募集了全国一流的能工巧匠，向他们下了一道命令：务必想方设法用小水泡做成簪花，别在公主头上。
After hearing this, the king said with tears of laughter: Ha! Ha! My dear daughter, the little bubble is so soft, how can a person hold it, and how can it be made into a hairpin? The princess said capriciously: I don't care! If my father does not give me a hairpin made of water bubbles, I will die right in front of you! The king had no choice but to recruit the best craftsmen in the country and gave them an order to make a hairpin out of a small water bubble and put it on the princess' head.
国王听后，
guó wáng tīng hòu
After hearing this, the king
国王 (guó wáng) king/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
后 (hòu) empress/queen
哭笑不得地说：
kū xiào bù dé de shuì
Crying and laughing, he said.
哭笑不得 (kū xiào bù dé) lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)/both funny
哭 (kū) to cry/to weep
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
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
哈！
hā
Ha!
哈 (hā) abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦|哈萨克斯坦[Ha1 sa4 ke4 si1 tan3] Kazakhstan
哈！
hā
Ha!
哈 (hā) abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦|哈萨克斯坦[Ha1 sa4 ke4 si1 tan3] Kazakhstan
我的宝贝女儿，
wǒ de bǎo bèi nǚ ér
My baby girl.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
宝贝 (bǎo bèi) treasured object/treasure/darling/baby/cowry
宝 (bǎo) jewel/gem/treasure/precious
贝 (bèi) cowrie/shellfish/currency (archaic)
女儿 (nǚ ér) daughter
女 (nǚ) female/woman/daughter
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
小水泡是那么柔弱的东西，
xiǎo shuǐ pāo shì nā me róu ruò de dōng xī
Little blisters are such tender things that
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
那么 (nā me) like that/in that way/or so/so/so very much/about/in that
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
柔弱 (róu ruò) weak/delicate
柔 (róu) soft/flexible/supple/yielding/rho (Greek letter Ρρ)
弱 (ruò) weak/feeble/young/inferior/(following a decimal or
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
东西 (dōng xī) east and west/thing/stuff/person/CL:個|个[ge4]件[jian4]
东 (dōng) east/host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)/landlord
西 (xī) the West/abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]/Spanish/west
人怎么能拿得起来，
rén zěn me néng ná dé qǐ lái
How can people hold it up.
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
怎么 (zěn me) how?/what?/why?
怎 (zěn) how
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
拿 (ná) to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/(used in the
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
起来 (qǐ lái) to stand up/to get up/also pr. [qi3 lai2]/(after a verb)
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
又怎么可以做成簪花呢？
yòu zěn me kě yǐ zuò chéng zān huā ne
And how can it be made into a hairpin?
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
怎么 (zěn me) how?/what?/why?
怎 (zěn) how
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
可以 (kě yǐ) can/may/possible/able to/not bad/pretty good
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
簪 (zān) hairpin
花呢 (huā ne) tweed/checkered cloth
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
公主任性地说：
gōng zhǔ rén xìng de shuì
The princess capriciously said.
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
任性 (rén xìng) willful/headstrong/unruly
任 (rén) to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office
性 (xìng) nature/character/property/quality/attribute/sexuality/sex
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
我不管！
wǒ bù guǎn
I don't care!
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
不管 (bù guǎn) not to be concerned/regardless of/no matter
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
管 (guǎn) to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of
如果父王不给我用小水泡做成的簪花，
rú guǒ fù wáng bù gěi wǒ yòng xiǎo shuǐ pāo zuò chéng de zān huā
If Father does not give me a hairpin made of small water bubbles.
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
父 (fù) father
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
簪 (zān) hairpin
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
我就马上死在您的面前！
wǒ jiù mǎ shǎng sǐ zài nín de miàn qián
I will die right in front of you!
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
马上 (mǎ shǎng) at once/right away/immediately/on horseback (i.e. by
马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
死 (sǐ) to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
您 (nín) you (courteous as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
面前 (miàn qián) in front of/facing/(in the) presence (of)
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
国王拿公主没办法，
guó wáng ná gōng zhǔ méi bàn fǎ
The king could not do anything about the princess.
国王 (guó wáng) king/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
拿 (ná) to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/(used in the
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
没办法 (méi bàn fǎ) there is nothing to be done/one can't do anything about it
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
只好募集了全国一流的能工巧匠，
zhī hǎo mù jí le quán guó yī liú de néng gōng qiǎo jiàng
Only the first-class skilled craftsmen of the country were recruited.
只好 (zhī hǎo) without any better option/to have to/to be forced to
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
募集 (mù jí) to raise/to collect
募 (mù) canvass for contributions/to recruit/to collect/to raise
集 (jí) to gather/to collect/collected works/classifier for
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
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]
一流 (yī liú) top quality/front ranking
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
流 (liú) to flow/to disseminate/to circulate or spread/to move or
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
巧匠 (qiǎo jiàng) skilled workman
巧 (qiǎo) opportunely/coincidentally/as it happens/skillful/timely
匠 (jiàng) craftsman
向他们下了一道命令：
xiàng tā mén xià le yī dào mìng líng
An order was given to them.
向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/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
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
一道 (yī dào) together
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
命令 (mìng líng) order/command/CL:道[dao4]個|个[ge4]
命 (mìng) life/fate/order or command/to assign a name title etc
令 (líng) see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]/see 脊令[ji2 ling2]/classifier for a ream
务必想方设法用小水泡做成簪花，
wù bì xiǎng fāng shè fǎ yòng xiǎo shuǐ pāo zuò chéng zān huā
Be sure to find ways to make hairpins with small water bubbles.
务必 (wù bì) must/to need to/to be sure to
务 (wù) affair/business/matter/to be engaged in/to attend to/by all
必 (bì) certainly/must/will/necessarily
想方设法 (xiǎng fāng shè fǎ) to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and
设 (shè) to set up/to arrange/to establish/to found/to display
法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
簪 (zān) hairpin
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
别在公主头上。
bié zài gōng zhǔ tóu shǎng
Not on the head of the princess.
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
头上 (tóu shǎng) overhead/above
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
如果办不到，就立刻斩首！工匠们听了这番话，脸色吓得发白。
If you can't do it, you will be beheaded immediately! When the craftsmen heard these words, their faces turned white with fear.
如果办不到，
rú guǒ bàn bù dào
If this is not possible, the
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
办不到 (bàn bù dào) impossible/can't be done/no can do/unable to accomplish
办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
就立刻斩首！
jiù lì kè zhǎn shǒu
Just behead them immediately!
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
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
斩首 (zhǎn shǒu) to behead
斩 (zhǎn) to behead (as form of capital punishment)/to chop
首 (shǒu) head/chief/first (occasion thing etc)/classifier for poems
工匠们听了这番话，
gōng jiàng mén tīng le zhè fān huà
The craftsmen listened to these words and
工匠 (gōng jiàng) artisan/smith
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
匠 (jiàng) craftsman
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
番 (fān) foreign (non-Chinese)/barbarian/classifier for occurrences
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
脸色吓得发白。
liǎn sè hè dé fā bái
The face was white with fear.
脸色 (liǎn sè) complexion/look
脸 (liǎn) face/CL:張|张[zhang1]個|个[ge4]
色 (sè) color/CL:種|种[zhong3]/look/appearance/sex/color/dice
吓 (hè) to scare/to intimidate/to threaten/(interjection showing
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
发白 (fā bái) to turn pale/to lose color/to go white
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
白 (bái) white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain/clear/to make
不过，这时候有一位老工匠站了出来，自告奋勇地请求完成这个任务。
However, at this time an old craftsman stepped forward and volunteered to complete this task.
不过，
bù guō
However.
不过 (bù guō) only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
这时候有一位老工匠站了出来，
zhè shí hòu yǒu yī wèi lǎo gōng jiàng zhàn le chū lái
At this point an old craftsman stepped forward and
这时 (zhè shí) at this time/at this moment
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
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
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
老工匠站了出来 --not found--
工匠 (gōng jiàng) artisan/smith
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
匠 (jiàng) craftsman
站 (zhàn) station/to stand/to halt/to stop/branch of a company or
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
出来 (chū lái) to come out/to appear/to arise/(after a verb indicates
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
自告奋勇地请求完成这个任务。
zì gào fèn yǒng de qǐng qiú wán chéng zhè gě rén wù
volunteered for this task.
自告奋勇 (zì gào fèn yǒng) to volunteer for/to offer to undertake
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
告 (gào) to say/to tell/to announce/to report/to denounce/to file a
奋 (fèn) to exert oneself (bound form)
勇 (yǒng) brave
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
请求 (qǐng qiú) to request/to ask/request/CL:個|个[ge4]
请 (qǐng) to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)
求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
完成 (wán chéng) to complete/to accomplish
完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
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
任务 (rén wù) mission/assignment/task/duty/role/CL:項|项[xiang4]個|个[ge4]
任 (rén) to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office
务 (wù) affair/business/matter/to be engaged in/to attend to/by all
国王高兴极了，立刻把好消息告诉了公主：女儿啊！今天有位老工匠，说能用小水泡给你做成簪花，要不要去见识见识啊？真的吗？太好了！公主简直按捺不住自己的喜悦。
The king was overjoyed and immediately told the princess the good news: "My daughter! Today, there is an old craftsman who said he can make a hairpin for you with a small water bubble. Really? That's great! The princess could not hold back her joy.
国王高兴极了，
guó wáng gāo xīng jí le
The king was overjoyed and
国王 (guó wáng) king/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
高兴 (gāo xīng) happy/glad/willing (to do sth)/in a cheerful mood
高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
兴 (xīng) to rise/to flourish/to become popular/to start/to encourage
极了 (jí le) extremely/exceedingly
极 (jí) extremely/pole (geography physics)/utmost/top
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
立刻把好消息告诉了公主：
lì kè bǎ hǎo xiāo xī gào sù le gōng zhǔ
Immediately, the princess was told the good news that
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
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
消息 (xiāo xī) news/information/CL:條|条[tiao2]
消 (xiāo) to disappear/to vanish/to eliminate/to spend (time)/have to
息 (xī) breath/news/interest (on an investment or loan)/to cease/to
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
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
女儿啊！
nǚ ér ā
Daughter!
女儿 (nǚ ér) daughter
女 (nǚ) female/woman/daughter
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
啊 (ā) interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing
今天有位老工匠，
jīn tiān yǒu wèi lǎo gōng jiàng
There is an old craftsman today that
今天 (jīn tiān) today/at the present/now
今 (jīn) today/modern/present/current/this/now
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
位 (wèi) position/location/place/seat/classifier for people
老工匠 --not found--
工匠 (gōng jiàng) artisan/smith
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
匠 (jiàng) craftsman
说能用小水泡给你做成簪花，
shuì néng yòng xiǎo shuǐ pāo gěi nǐ zuò chéng zān huā
He said he could make a hairpin for you with a small water bubble.
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
簪 (zān) hairpin
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
要不要去见识见识啊？
yāo bù yāo qù jiàn shí jiàn shí ā
Do you want to go to see it?
要不 (yāo bù) otherwise/or else/how about...?/either... (or...)
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
见识 (jiàn shí) to gain first-hand knowledge of sth/to experience for
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
识 (shí) to know/knowledge/Taiwan pr. [shi4]/to record/to write a
见识 (jiàn shí) to gain first-hand knowledge of sth/to experience for
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
识 (shí) to know/knowledge/Taiwan pr. [shi4]/to record/to write a
啊 (ā) interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing
真的吗？
zhēn de má
Really?
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\
太好了！
tài hǎo le
Great!
太好了 (tài hǎo le) very good
太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
公主简直按捺不住自己的喜悦。
gōng zhǔ jiǎn zhí àn nà bù zhù zì jǐ de xǐ yuè
The princess simply could not hold back her joy.
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
简直 (jiǎn zhí) simply/at all/practically
简 (jiǎn) simple/uncomplicated/letter/to choose/to select/bamboo
直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
按捺不住 (àn nà bù zhù) to be unable to hold back
按 (àn) to press/to push/to leave aside or shelve/to control/to
捺 (nà) (downwards-right concave character stroke)/press down
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
住 (zhù) to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop/(suffix
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)
喜悦 (xǐ yuè) happy/joyous
喜 (xǐ) to be fond of/to like/to enjoy/to be happy/to feel pleased
悦 (yuè) pleased
到了老工匠取小水泡那天，国王和公主屏气凝神地在一旁仔细观看。
The day the old craftsman took the small blisters, the king and the princess watched with bated breath.
到了老工匠取小水泡那天，
dào le lǎo gōng jiàng qǔ xiǎo shuǐ pāo nā tiān
By the day the old craftsman took the small blisters
到了 (dào le) at last/finally/in the end
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
老工匠取小水泡那天 --not found--
工匠 (gōng jiàng) artisan/smith
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
匠 (jiàng) craftsman
取 (qǔ) to take/to get/to choose/to fetch
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
那天 (nā tiān) that day/the other day
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
国王和公主屏气凝神地在一旁仔细观看。
guó wáng hé gōng zhǔ bǐng qì níng shén de zài yī páng zǎi xì guān kān
The king and the princess watched carefully with bated breath from the sidelines.
国王 (guó wáng) king/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
屏气 (bǐng qì) to hold one's breath
屏 (bǐng) see 屏營|屏营[bing1 ying2]/to get rid of/to put aside/to reject
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
凝神 (níng shén) with rapt attention
凝 (níng) to congeal/to concentrate attention/to stare
神 (shén) God/abbr. for 神舟[Shen2 zhou1]/deity/soul/spirit/unusual
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
一旁 (yī páng) aside/to the side of
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
旁 (páng) beside/one side/other/side/self/the right-hand side of
仔细 (zǎi xì) careful/attentive/cautious
仔 (zǎi) see 仔肩[zi1 jian1]/meticulous/(of domestic animals or fowls)
细 (xì) thin or slender/finely particulate/thin and soft/fine
观看 (guān kān) to watch/to view
观 (guān) to look at/to watch/to observe/to behold/to advise/concept
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
这时候，老工匠说话了：启禀陛下，老朽的眼睛实在是花得不轻，又不知道公主喜爱什么样的小水泡，可否劳烦公主亲自来选取，以便我加工雕琢呢？公主一听，二话不说，立刻在水中挑选满意的小水泡。
At this time, the old craftsman spoke: Your Majesty, the eyes of the old man is really spendy, and I do not know what kind of small bubbles the princess likes, can I ask the princess personally to choose, so that I can process carved it? The princess heard, without saying a word, immediately in the water to select a satisfactory small bubble.
这时候，
zhè shí hòu
At this time.
这时 (zhè shí) at this time/at this moment
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
候 (hòu) to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old)
老工匠说话了：
lǎo gōng jiàng shuì huà le
The old craftsman spoke up.
老工匠说话了 --not found--
工匠 (gōng jiàng) artisan/smith
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
匠 (jiàng) craftsman
说话 (shuì huà) to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
启禀陛下，
qǐ bǐng bì xià
Your Majesty.
启 (qǐ) Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3] reported founder of the Xia
禀 (bǐng) to make a report (to a superior)/to give/to endow/to
陛下 (bì xià) Your Majesty/His or Her Majesty
陛 (bì) the steps to the throne
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
老朽的眼睛实在是花得不轻，
lǎo xiǔ de yǎn jīng shí zài shì huā dé bù qīng
The old man's eyes are really spent.
老朽的眼睛实在是花得不轻 --not found--
朽 (xiǔ) rotten
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
眼睛 (yǎn jīng) eye/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
睛 (jīng) eye/eyeball
实在 (shí zài) really/actually/indeed/true/real/honest/dependable
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
又不知道公主喜爱什么样的小水泡，
yòu bù zhī dào gōng zhǔ xǐ ài shén me yàng de xiǎo shuǐ pāo
And I don't know what kind of small blisters the princess likes.
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
不知 (bù zhī) not to know/unaware/unknowingly/fig. not to admit (defeat
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
喜爱 (xǐ ài) to like/to love/to be fond of/favorite
喜 (xǐ) to be fond of/to like/to enjoy/to be happy/to feel pleased
爱 (ài) to love/to be fond of/to like/affection/to be inclined (to
什么样 (shén me yàng) what kind?/what sort?/what appearance?
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
可否劳烦公主亲自来选取，
kě fǒu láo fán gōng zhǔ qīn zì lái xuǎn qǔ
Could you please come and choose them yourself?
可否 (kě fǒu) is it possible or not?
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
否 (fǒu) to negate/to deny/not/clogged/evil
劳烦 (láo fán) to inconvenience/to trouble (sb with a request)
劳 (láo) to toil/labor/laborer/to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
烦 (fán) to feel vexed/to bother/to trouble/superfluous and
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
亲自 (qīn zì) personally/in person/oneself
亲 (qīn) parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
选取 (xuǎn qǔ) to choose
选 (xuǎn) to choose/to pick/to select/to elect
取 (qǔ) to take/to get/to choose/to fetch
以便我加工雕琢呢？
yǐ biàn wǒ jiā gōng diāo zhuó ne
So that I can work on the carving?
以便 (yǐ biàn) so that/so as to/in order to
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
便 (biàn) plain/informal/suitable/convenient/opportune/to urinate or
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
加工 (jiā gōng) to process/processing/working (of machinery)
加 (jiā) to add/plus/(used after an adverb such as 不 大 稍 etc and
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
雕琢 (diāo zhuó) to sculpt/to carve (jade)/ornate artwork/overly elaborate
雕 (diāo) to carve/to engrave/shrewd/bird of prey
琢 (zhuó) to cut (gems)/see 琢磨[zuo2 mo5]
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
公主一听，
gōng zhǔ yī tīng
When the princess heard that
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
二话不说，
èr huà bù shuì
Without further ado.
二话不说 (èr huà bù shuì) not saying anything further (idiom); not raising any
二 (èr) two/2/(Beijing dialect) stupid
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
立刻在水中挑选满意的小水泡。
lì kè zài shuǐ zhōng tiāo xuǎn mǎn yì de xiǎo shuǐ pāo
Immediately pick the small satisfactory blisters in the water.
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
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
挑选 (tiāo xuǎn) to choose/to select
挑 (tiāo) to carry on a shoulder pole/to choose/to pick/to nitpick/to
选 (xuǎn) to choose/to pick/to select/to elect
满意 (mǎn yì) satisfied/pleased/to one's satisfaction
满 (mǎn) Manchu ethnic group/to fill/full/filled/packed/fully
意 (yì) Italy/Italian/abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]/idea/meaning
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
可是，她很快发现，每当手指轻轻触碰到小水泡时，小水泡就立刻破灭了。
However, she soon found that whenever her fingers gently touched the small blisters, they immediately burst.
可是，
kě shì
But.
可是 (kě shì) but/however/(used for emphasis) indeed
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
她很快发现，
tā hěn kuài fā xiàn
She soon discovered that
她 (tā) she
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
快 (kuài) rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever
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
每当手指轻轻触碰到小水泡时，
měi dāng shǒu zhǐ qīng qīng chù pèng dào xiǎo shuǐ pāo shí
Whenever a finger gently touches a small blister
每当 (měi dāng) whenever/every time/on every
每 (měi) each/every
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
手指 (shǒu zhǐ) finger/CL:個|个[ge4]隻|只[zhi1]
手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
指 (zhǐ) finger/to point at or to/to indicate or refer to/to depend
轻轻 (qīng qīng) lightly/softly
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
触碰 (chù pèng) to touch/(fig.) to touch on (a matter)
触 (chù) to touch/to make contact with sth/to stir up sb's emotions
碰 (pèng) to touch/to meet with/to bump
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
小水泡就立刻破灭了。
xiǎo shuǐ pāo jiù lì kè pò miè le
The small blisters then immediately burst.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
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
破灭 (pò miè) to be shattered/to be annihilated (of hope illusions etc)
破 (pò) broken/damaged/worn out/lousy/rotten/to break split or
灭 (miè) to extinguish or put out/to go out (of a fire etc)/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
公主不死心，一试再试，最终还是没有捡起一个小水泡。
The princess was undeterred and tried again and again, but eventually failed to pick up a small blister.
公主不死心，
gōng zhǔ bù sǐ xīn
The princess is not dead.
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
不死心 (bù sǐ xīn) unwilling to give up/unresigned
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
死 (sǐ) to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
一试再试，
yī shì zài shì
Try and try again.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
试 (shì) to test/to try/experiment/examination/test
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
试 (shì) to test/to try/experiment/examination/test
最终还是没有捡起一个小水泡。
zuì zhōng hái shì méi yǒu jiǎn qǐ yī gě xiǎo shuǐ pāo
In the end, it didn't pick up a single small blister.
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
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
捡 (jiǎn) to pick up/to collect/to gather
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
耗费了大半天的工夫，公主觉得疲倦了，有所醒悟地对国王说：父王，女儿终于明白了，小水泡是根本拿不起来的东西。
After spending most of the day's work, the princess felt tired and said to the king with a wake-up call: Father, my daughter finally understood that the small bubble is simply not to pick up the thing.
耗费了大半天的工夫，
hào fèi le dà bàn tiān de gōng fū
It took most of the day's work.
耗费 (hào fèi) to waste/to spend/to consume/to squander
耗 (hào) to waste/to spend/to consume/to squander/news/(coll.) to
费 (fèi) to cost/to spend/fee/wasteful/expenses
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
大半 (dà bàn) more than half/greater part/most/probably/most likely
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
半 (bàn) half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
工夫 (gōng fū) (old) laborer/period of time (may be months or mere
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
夫 (fū) husband/man/manual worker/conscripted laborer (old)
公主觉得疲倦了，
gōng zhǔ jiào dé pí juàn le
The princess felt tired and
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
觉得 (jiào dé) to think/to feel
觉 (jiào) a nap/a sleep/CL:場|场[chang2]/to feel/to find that/thinking
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
疲倦 (pí juàn) to tire/tired
疲 (pí) weary
倦 (juàn) tired
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
有所醒悟地对国王说：
yǒu suǒ xǐng wù de duì guó wáng shuì
With a sense of awareness, he said to the king.
有所 (yǒu suǒ) somewhat/to some extent
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
所 (suǒ) actually/place/classifier for houses small buildings
醒悟 (xǐng wù) to come to oneself/to come to realize/to come to see the
醒 (xǐng) to wake up/to be awake/to become aware/to sober up/to come
悟 (wù) to comprehend/to apprehend/to become aware
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
国王 (guó wáng) king/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
父王，
fù wáng
Father.
父 (fù) father
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
女儿终于明白了，
nǚ ér zhōng yú míng bái le
My daughter finally understood that
女儿 (nǚ ér) daughter
女 (nǚ) female/woman/daughter
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
终于 (zhōng yú) at last/in the end/finally/eventually
终 (zhōng) end/finish
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
明白 (míng bái) clear/obvious/unequivocal/to understand/to realize
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
白 (bái) white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain/clear/to make
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
小水泡是根本拿不起来的东西。
xiǎo shuǐ pāo shì gēn běn ná bù qǐ lái de dōng xī
A small blister is something that simply cannot be picked up.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
根本 (gēn běn) fundamental/basic/root/simply/absolutely (not)/(not) at all
根 (gēn) root/basis/classifier for long slender objects e.g.
本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
拿 (ná) to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/(used in the
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
起来 (qǐ lái) to stand up/to get up/also pr. [qi3 lai2]/(after a verb)
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
东西 (dōng xī) east and west/thing/stuff/person/CL:個|个[ge4]件[jian4]
东 (dōng) east/host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)/landlord
西 (xī) the West/abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]/Spanish/west
只有像我这般愚痴的人，才会为了得到它而煞费苦心啊！此时老工匠笑了，称赞公主是个知错能改的孩子。
Only a foolish person like me would go to such great lengths to get it! At this point the old craftsman laughed and praised the princess as a child who knew her mistakes and could change them.
只有像我这般愚痴的人，
zhī yǒu xiàng wǒ zhè bān yú chī de rén
Only a foolish person like me.
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
这般 (zhè bān) like this/this way
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
般 (bān) sort/kind/class/way/manner/see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]
愚 (yú) to be stupid/to cheat or deceive/me or I (modest)
痴 (chī) imbecile/sentimental/stupid/foolish/silly
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
才会为了得到它而煞费苦心啊！
cái huì wéi le dé dào tā ér shā fèi kǔ xīn ā
It's the only way to get it!
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
为了 (wéi le) in order to/for the purpose of/so as to
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
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
它 (tā) it
而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
煞费苦心 (shā fèi kǔ xīn) to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking/at the cost
煞 (shā) fiend/demon/very/(Tw) SARS (loanword)
费 (fèi) to cost/to spend/fee/wasteful/expenses
苦 (kǔ) bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to
心 (xīn) heart/mind/intention/center/core/CL:顆|颗[ke1]個|个[ge4]
啊 (ā) interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing
此时老工匠笑了，
cǐ shí lǎo gōng jiàng xiào le
At this point the old craftsman laughed and
此时 (cǐ shí) now/this moment
此 (cǐ) this/these
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
老工匠笑了 --not found--
工匠 (gōng jiàng) artisan/smith
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
匠 (jiàng) craftsman
笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
称赞公主是个知错能改的孩子。
chèn zàn gōng zhǔ shì gě zhī cuò néng gǎi de hái zǐ
The princess was praised as a child who knew her mistakes and could change them.
称赞 (chèn zàn) to praise/to acclaim/to commend/to compliment
称 (chèn) to fit/balanced/suitable/to weigh/to state/to name/name
赞 (zàn) to patronize/to support/to praise/(Internet slang) to like
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
知错能改 (zhī cuò néng gǎi) to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
错 (cuò) mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
改 (gǎi) to change/to alter/to transform/to correct
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
孩子 (hái zǐ) child
孩 (hái) child
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
国王纳闷地问老工匠：既然你明知道小水泡拿不起来，更做不成簪花，可为什么非要公主帮你选小水泡呢？老工匠说：解铃还得系铃人。
The king asked the old craftsman in wonder: Since you know that the small bubble can not hold, more can not do hairpin, but why do you have to help the princess choose a small bubble? The old craftsman said: "You have to untie the bell.
国王纳闷地问老工匠：
guó wáng nà mēn de wèn lǎo gōng jiàng
The king asked the old craftsman in wonder.
国王 (guó wáng) king/CL:個|个[ge4]
国 (guó) country/nation/state/national/CL:個|个[ge4]
王 (wáng) king or monarch/best or strongest of its type/grand/great
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
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
问 (wèn) to ask
老工匠 --not found--
工匠 (gōng jiàng) artisan/smith
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
匠 (jiàng) craftsman
既然你明知道小水泡拿不起来，
jì rán nǐ míng zhī dào xiǎo shuǐ pāo ná bù qǐ lái
Since you know full well that small blisters cannot be picked up
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])
明知 (míng zhī) to be fully aware of/to know perfectly well
明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
拿 (ná) to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/(used in the
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
起来 (qǐ lái) to stand up/to get up/also pr. [qi3 lai2]/(after a verb)
起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
更做不成簪花，
gēng zuò bù chéng zān huā
Not to mention the hairpin.
更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
不成 (bù chéng) won't do/unable to/(at the end of a rhetorical question)
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
簪 (zān) hairpin
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
可为什么非要公主帮你选小水泡呢？
kě wéi shén me fēi yāo gōng zhǔ bāng nǐ xuǎn xiǎo shuǐ pāo ne
But why must the princess help you choose a small blister?
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
为什么 (wéi shén me) why?/for what reason?
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
非要 (fēi yāo) to want absolutely/to insist on (doing something)
非 (fēi) abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1] Africa/to not be/not/wrong
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
公主 (gōng zhǔ) princess
公 (gōng) public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high
主 (zhǔ) owner/master/host/individual or party concerned/God/Lord
帮 (bāng) to help/to assist/to support/for sb (i.e. as a help)/hired
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
选 (xuǎn) to choose/to pick/to select/to elect
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
水泡 (shuǐ pāo) bubble/blister
水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
泡 (pāo) puffed/swollen/spongy/small lake (esp. in place names)
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
老工匠说：
lǎo gōng jiàng shuì
The old craftsman said.
老工匠说 --not found--
工匠 (gōng jiàng) artisan/smith
工 (gōng) work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
匠 (jiàng) craftsman
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
解铃还得系铃人。
jiě líng hái dé jì líng rén
The bell has to be untied.
解 (jiě) to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to
铃 (líng) (small) bell/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
系 (jì) system/department/faculty
铃 (líng) (small) bell/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
年轻人最有梦想的权利，但除了实践之外，没有任何别的办法可以识别梦想的对错。
Young people have the most right to dream, but there is no other way to identify the right or wrong of a dream than to practice it.
年轻人最有梦想的权利，
nián qīng rén zuì yǒu mèng xiǎng de quán lì
Young people have the most right to dream.
年轻人 (nián qīng rén) young people/youngster
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
最 (zuì) most/the most/-est (superlative suffix)
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
梦想 (mèng xiǎng) (fig.) to dream of/dream
梦 (mèng) dream/CL:場|场[chang2]個|个[ge4]/(bound form) to dream
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
权利 (quán lì) power/right/privilege
权 (quán) authority/power/right/(literary) to weigh/expedient
利 (lì) sharp/favorable/advantage/benefit/profit/interest/to do
但除了实践之外，
dàn chú le shí jiàn zhī wài
But in addition to the practice
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
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
实践 (shí jiàn) practice/to put into practice/to live up to (a promise)/to
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
践 (jiàn) to fulfill (a promise)/to tread/to walk
之外 (zhī wài) outside/excluding
之 (zhī) (possessive particle literary equivalent of 的[de5])/him/her
外 (wài) outside/in addition/foreign/external
没有任何别的办法可以识别梦想的对错。
méi yǒu rén hé bié de bàn fǎ kě yǐ shí bié mèng xiǎng de duì cuò
There is no other way to identify the right or wrong of a dream.
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
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
别的 (bié de) else/other
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
办法 (bàn fǎ) means/method/way (of doing sth)/CL:條|条[tiao2]個|个[ge4]
办 (bàn) to do/to manage/to handle/to go about/to run/to set up/to
法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
可以 (kě yǐ) can/may/possible/able to/not bad/pretty good
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
识别 (shí bié) to distinguish/to discern
识 (shí) to know/knowledge/Taiwan pr. [shi4]/to record/to write a
别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
梦想 (mèng xiǎng) (fig.) to dream of/dream
梦 (mèng) dream/CL:場|场[chang2]個|个[ge4]/(bound form) to dream
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
错 (cuò) mistake/wrong/bad/interlocking/complex/to grind/to polish
年轻人成熟的过程，也就是梦想被不断地实现或戳穿的过程。
The process of maturation of young people is also the process of dreams being constantly realized or punctured.
年轻人成熟的过程，
nián qīng rén chéng shóu de guō chéng
The process of maturation of young people, the
年轻人 (nián qīng rén) young people/youngster
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
成熟 (chéng shóu) mature/ripe/to mature/to ripen/Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
熟 (shóu) cooked (of food)/ripe (of fruit)/mature (of seeds)/familiar
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
过程 (guō chéng) course of events/process/CL:個|个[ge4]
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
程 (chéng) rule/order/regulations/formula/journey/procedure/sequence
也就是梦想被不断地实现或戳穿的过程。
yě jiù shì mèng xiǎng bèi bù duàn de shí xiàn huò chuō chuān de guō chéng
It is also the process of dreams being constantly realized or punctured.
也就是 (yě jiù shì) that is/i.e.
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
梦想 (mèng xiǎng) (fig.) to dream of/dream
梦 (mèng) dream/CL:場|场[chang2]個|个[ge4]/(bound form) to dream
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
不断 (bù duàn) unceasing/uninterrupted/continuous/constant
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
断 (duàn) to break/to snap/to cut off/to give up or abstain from sth
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
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
或 (huò) maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or
戳穿 (chuō chuān) to puncture/to lay bear or expose (lies etc)
戳 (chuō) to jab/to poke/to stab/to sprain/to blunt/to fuck (vulgar)
穿 (chuān) to wear/to put on/to dress/to bore through/to pierce/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
过程 (guō chéng) course of events/process/CL:個|个[ge4]
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
程 (chéng) rule/order/regulations/formula/journey/procedure/sequence
（蒋光宇）教育哲理：每个孩子都拥有美丽的梦想，但有些梦想是不切合实际，非常幼稚的。
(Jiang Guangyu) Education philosophy: every child has beautiful dreams, but some dreams are unrealistic and very childish.
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
教育哲理：
jiāo yù zhé lǐ
Educational Philosophy.
教育 (jiāo yù) to educate/to teach/education
教 (jiāo) to teach/religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell
育 (yù) to have children/to raise or bring up/to educate
哲理 (zhé lǐ) philosophic theory/philosophy
哲 (zhé) wise/a sage
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
每个孩子都拥有美丽的梦想，
měi gě hái zǐ dōu yōng yǒu měi lí de mèng xiǎng
Every child has a beautiful dream.
每 (měi) each/every
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
孩子 (hái zǐ) child
孩 (hái) child
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
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
美丽 (měi lí) beautiful
美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
丽 (lí) Korea/beautiful
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
梦想 (mèng xiǎng) (fig.) to dream of/dream
梦 (mèng) dream/CL:場|场[chang2]個|个[ge4]/(bound form) to dream
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
但有些梦想是不切合实际，
dàn yǒu xiē mèng xiǎng shì bù qiē gě shí jì
But some dreams are not realistic.
但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
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
梦想 (mèng xiǎng) (fig.) to dream of/dream
梦 (mèng) dream/CL:場|场[chang2]個|个[ge4]/(bound form) to dream
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
不切合实际 (bù qiē gě shí jì) impractical/not conforming to reality
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
切 (qiē) to cut/to slice/tangent (math)/definitely/absolutely (not)
合 (gě) 100 ml/one-tenth of a peck/measure for dry grain equal to
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
际 (jì) border/edge/boundary/interval/between/inter-/to meet/time
非常幼稚的。
fēi cháng yòu zhì de
Very childish.
非常 (fēi cháng) very/very much/unusual/extraordinary
非 (fēi) abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1] Africa/to not be/not/wrong
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
幼稚 (yòu zhì) young/childish/puerile
幼 (yòu) young
稚 (zhì) infantile/young
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
这时，惟有让他亲自去实践，才能使他认识到自己的幼稚，使他逐渐成熟。
At this point, the only way to make him realize his childishness and make him mature is to let him practice it himself.
这时，
zhè shí
At this point, the
这时 (zhè shí) at this time/at this moment
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
惟有让他亲自去实践，
wéi yǒu ràng tā qīn zì qù shí jiàn
The only way to do this is to let him practice it himself.
惟 (wéi) -ism/only
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
亲自 (qīn zì) personally/in person/oneself
亲 (qīn) parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
实践 (shí jiàn) practice/to put into practice/to live up to (a promise)/to
实 (shí) real/true/honest/really/solid/fruit/seed/definitely
践 (jiàn) to fulfill (a promise)/to tread/to walk
才能使他认识到自己的幼稚，
cái néng shǐ tā rèn shí dào zì jǐ de yòu zhì
in order to make him realize his childishness.
才能 (cái néng) talent/ability/capacity
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
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
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
认识 (rèn shí) to know/to recognize/to be familiar with/to get acquainted
认 (rèn) to recognize/to know/to admit
识 (shí) to know/knowledge/Taiwan pr. [shi4]/to record/to write a
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
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)
幼稚 (yòu zhì) young/childish/puerile
幼 (yòu) young
稚 (zhì) infantile/young
使他逐渐成熟。
shǐ tā zhú jiàn chéng shóu
Makes him mature.
使 (shǐ) to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
逐渐 (zhú jiàn) gradually
逐 (zhú) to pursue/to chase/individually/one by one
渐 (jiàn) to imbue/gradual/gradually
成熟 (chéng shóu) mature/ripe/to mature/to ripen/Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]
成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
熟 (shóu) cooked (of food)/ripe (of fruit)/mature (of seeds)/familiar