公理戰勝 Justice Triumphs

公理戰勝Justice Triumphs

公理

gōng lǐ — 1. self-evident truth 2. (math.) axiom

戰勝

zhàn shèng — 1. to prevail over 2. to defeat 3. to surmount (HSK 4)

公理战胜

那晚上要舉行戰勝紀念第一次底典禮，不曾嘗過戰苦底人們爭着要嘗一嘗That night the first commemorative ceremony of victory was to be held; people who had never tasted the bitterness of war rushed to have a taste

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

晚上

wǎn shang — 1. evening 2. night 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. in the evening (HSK 1)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

舉行

jǔ xíng — to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) (HSK 2)

戰勝

zhàn shèng — 1. to prevail over 2. to defeat 3. to surmount (HSK 4)

紀念

jì niàn — 1. to commemorate; to honor the memory of 2. memento; keepsake; souvenir (HSK 3)

第一次

dì yī cì — the first time; for the first time

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

典禮

diǎn lǐ — ceremony; celebration (HSK 5)

不曾

bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)

嘗

cháng — 1. to taste; to try (food) 2. to experience 3. (literary) ever; once (HSK 5)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

戰

zhàn — 1. to fight 2. fight 3. war 4. battle

苦

kǔ — 1. bitter 2. hardship 3. pain 4. to suffer 5. to bring suffering to 6. painstakingly (HSK 4)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

人們

rén men — people (HSK 2)

爭

zhēng — 1. to strive for 2. to vie for 3. to argue or debate 4. deficient or lacking (dialect) 5. how or what (literary) (HSK 3)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

嘗

cháng — 1. to taste; to try (food) 2. to experience 3. (literary) ever; once (HSK 5)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

嘗

cháng — 1. to taste; to try (food) 2. to experience 3. (literary) ever; once (HSK 5)

那晚上要举行战胜纪念第一次底典礼，不曾尝过战苦底人们争着要尝一尝

戰後底甘味．式場前頭底人，未到七點鐘，早就擠滿了．of the sweetness that comes after war. Before seven o'clock, the crowd in front of the ceremony grounds had already packed the place.

戰後

zhàn hòu — 1. after the war 2. postwar

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

甘味

gān wèi — sweetness; sweet taste

式

shì — 1. type 2. form 3. pattern 4. style (HSK 5)

場

cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)

前頭

qián tou — 1. in front 2. at the head 3. ahead 4. above (HSK 4)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

未

wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

七

qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (HSK 1)

點鐘

diǎn zhōng — (indicating time of day) o'clock

早就

zǎo jiù — already at an earlier time (HSK 2)

擠滿

jǐ mǎn — 1. crowded to bursting point 2. filled to overflowing 3. jam-packed

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

战后底甘味．式场前头底人，未到七点钟，早就挤满了．

那邊一個聲音說，『你也來了！From over there a voice said, "You've come too!你可是爲慶賀公理戰勝來底？』這邊隨着囘答Did you come to celebrate the triumph of justice?" From this side came the reply,

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

聲音

shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

可是

kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

慶賀

qìng hè — 1. to congratulate 2. to celebrate (HSK 7-9)

公理

gōng lǐ — 1. self-evident truth 2. (math.) axiom

戰勝

zhàn shèng — 1. to prevail over 2. to defeat 3. to surmount (HSK 4)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

這邊

zhè biān — 1. this side 2. here (HSK 1)

隨

Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

答

dā — bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 (dá), used in 答應 (dā ying), 答理 (dā li) etc (HSK 5)

那边一个声音说，『你也来了！你可是为庆贺公理战胜来底？』这边随着囘答

道，『我只來瞧熱鬧，管他公理戰勝不戰勝．』"I only came to watch the excitement — what do I care whether justice triumphs or not."

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

熱鬧

rè nao — 1. bustling with noise and excitement 2. lively (HSK 4)

管他

guǎn tā — 1. no matter if 2. regardless of 3. don’t worry about (it, him etc) 4. doesn’t matter

公理

gōng lǐ — 1. self-evident truth 2. (math.) axiom

戰勝

zhàn shèng — 1. to prevail over 2. to defeat 3. to surmount (HSK 4)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

戰勝

zhàn shèng — 1. to prevail over 2. to defeat 3. to surmount (HSK 4)

道，『我只来瞧热闹，管他公理战胜不战胜．』

在我耳邊恍惚有一個說話帶鄉下土腔底說，『一個洋皇上生日倒比什麽都In my ear, as if in a trance, I heard someone speaking with a rustic country accent say, "A foreign emperor's birthday beats everything else for

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

耳

ěr — 1. ear 2. handle (archaeology) 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)

邊

biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)

恍惚

huǎng hū — 1. absent-minded 2. distracted 3. dazzled 4. vaguely 5. dimly

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

說話

shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)

帶

dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)

鄉下

xiāng xia — 1. countryside 2. rural area 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 7-9)

土

Tǔ — 1. surname Tu 2. Tu ethnic group (HSK 3)

腔

qiāng — 1. (bound form) cavity 2. (bound form) speech; talk 3. tune 4. accent (in one's speech) 5. (old) classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock (HSK 7-9)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

洋

yáng — 1. ocean 2. vast 3. foreign 4. silver dollar or coin (HSK 6)

皇上

huáng shang — 1. the emperor 2. Your majesty the emperor 3. His imperial majesty (HSK 7-9)

生日

shēng rì — 1. birthday 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

比

Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

在我耳边恍惚有一个说话带乡下土腔底说，『一个洋皇上生日倒比什么都

熱鬧！』liveliness!"

熱鬧

rè nao — 1. bustling with noise and excitement 2. lively (HSK 4)

热闹！』

我底朋友笑了．My friend laughed.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

我鄭重地對他說，『你聽這愚拙的話，倒很入理．』I said to him solemnly, "Listen to that foolish remark — it actually makes a good deal of sense."

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

鄭重

zhèng zhòng — 1. serious 2. solemn 3. earnest 4. conscientious (HSK 7-9)

地

de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)

對

duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

愚拙

yú zhuō — clumsy and stupid

的話

de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

入

rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)

理

lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)

我郑重地对他说，『你听这愚拙的话，倒很入理．』

『我也信——若說戰神是洋皇帝底話．』"I believe it too — that is, if you say the god of war is a foreign emperor."

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

信

xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

戰

zhàn — 1. to fight 2. fight 3. war 4. battle

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

洋

yáng — 1. ocean 2. vast 3. foreign 4. silver dollar or coin (HSK 6)

皇帝

huáng dì — 1. emperor 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 6)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

『我也信——若说战神是洋皇帝底话．』

人聲，樂聲，鎗聲，和等等雜響混在一處，幾乎把我們底耳鼓震裂了．我底朋友說：『你看，那邊預備放煙花了，我們過去看看罷．』Voices, music, gunfire, and all sorts of other clamor mingled together, almost splitting our eardrums. My friend said, "Look, over there they're getting ready to set off fireworks — let's go over and watch."

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

樂

Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

鎗

qiāng — 1. variant of 槍 (qiāng) 2. rifle 3. spear (HSK 5)

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

等等

děng děng — 1. et cetera 2. and so on ... 3. wait a minute! 4. hold on!

雜

zá — 1. mixed 2. miscellaneous 3. various 4. to mix (HSK 6)

響

xiǎng — 1. echo 2. sound 3. noise 4. to make a sound 5. to sound 6. to ring 7. loud 8. classifier for noises (HSK 2)

混

hún — 1. muddy; turbid (variant of 渾 (hún)) 2. brainless; foolish (variant of 渾 (hún)) 3. Taiwan pr. (hùn) (HSK 6)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

處

chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)

幾乎

jī hū — almost; nearly; practically (HSK 4)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

耳鼓

ěr gǔ — 1. eardrum 2. tympanum (of the middle ear) 3. tympanic membrane

震

zhèn — 1. to shake 2. to vibrate 3. to jolt 4. to quake 5. excited 6. shocked 7. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), symbolizing thunder 8. ☳ (HSK 7-9)

裂

liè — 1. to split 2. to crack 3. to break open 4. to rend (HSK 6)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)

預備

yù bèi — 1. to prepare 2. to make ready 3. preparation 4. preparatory (HSK 5)

放

fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)

煙花

yān huā — 1. fireworks 2. prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater) (HSK 6)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

過去

guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)

看看

kàn kan — 1. to take a look at 2. to examine 3. to survey 4. (coll.) pretty soon

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

人声，乐声，鎗声，和等等杂响混在一处，几乎把我们底耳鼓震裂了．我底朋友说：『你看，那边预备放烟花了，我们过去看看罢．』

我們遠遠站着，看那紅黃藍白諸色火花次第地冒上來．『這眞好，這眞好！』許We stood at a distance, watching the red, yellow, blue, and white sparks rise up one after another. "This is wonderful, this is wonderful!" Many

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

遠遠

yuǎn yuǎn — 1. distant 2. by far (HSK 6)

站

zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (HSK 1)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

黃

Huáng — surname Huang or Hwang (HSK 2)

藍

Lán — surname Lan (HSK 2)

白

Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)

諸色

zhū sè — 1. various 2. all kinds

火花

huǒ huā — 1. spark 2. sparkle (HSK 7-9)

次第

cì dì — 1. order 2. sequence 3. one after another

地

de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)

冒

Mào — surname Mao (HSK 5)

上來

shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

許

Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)

我们远远站着，看那红黄蓝白诸色火花次第地冒上来．『这真好，这真好！』许

多人都是這樣頌揚．但這是不是頌揚公理戰勝？people praised it just so. But was this really praise for the triumph of justice?

多

duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

頌揚

sòng yáng — 1. to eulogize 2. to praise

但

dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

是不是

shì bu shì — is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) (HSK 1)

頌揚

sòng yáng — 1. to eulogize 2. to praise

公理

gōng lǐ — 1. self-evident truth 2. (math.) axiom

戰勝

zhàn shèng — 1. to prevail over 2. to defeat 3. to surmount (HSK 4)

多人都是这样颂扬．但这是不是颂扬公理战胜？

旁邊有一個人說，『你這燦爛的烟花，何嘗不是地獄底火燄？Someone beside us said, "These brilliant fireworks of yours — how are they anything but the flames of hell?若是眞有個地獄，If there truly is a hell,

旁邊

páng biān — side; adjacent place (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

一個人

yī gè rén — 1. by oneself (without assistance) 2. alone (without company)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

燦爛

càn làn — 1. to glitter 2. brilliant 3. splendid (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

烟花

yān huā — 1. fireworks 2. prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater) (HSK 6)

何嘗

hé cháng — 1. (rhetorical question) when? 2. how? 3. it's not that...

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

地獄

dì yù — 1. hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka 2. (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive (HSK 7-9)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

燄

yàn — variant of 焰 (yàn)

若是

ruò shì — if

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

地獄

dì yù — 1. hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka 2. (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive (HSK 7-9)

旁边有一个人说，『你这灿烂的烟花，何尝不是地狱底火燄？若是真有个地狱，

我想其中的火燄也是這般好看．』I imagine the flames within it are just as beautiful to behold."

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

其中

qí zhōng — 1. among 2. in 3. included among these (HSK 2)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

燄

yàn — variant of 焰 (yàn)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

這般

zhè bān — 1. like this 2. this way

好看

hǎo kàn — 1. good-looking; nice-looking 2. (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good 3. in an embarrassing situation (HSK 1)

我想其中的火燄也是这般好看．』

我底朋友低聲對我說，『對呀，這烟花豈不是從紀念戰死底人而來底？My friend said to me in a low voice, "That's right — aren't these fireworks here precisely because we are commemorating the war dead?戰死底The suffering of those who died in battle —

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

低聲

dī shēng — 1. in a low voice 2. softly

對

duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

對

duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)

呀

yā — 1. ah (used to express surprise) 2. (onom.) creaking (HSK 4)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

烟花

yān huā — 1. fireworks 2. prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater) (HSK 6)

豈不

qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

紀念

jì niàn — 1. to commemorate; to honor the memory of 2. memento; keepsake; souvenir (HSK 3)

戰死

zhàn sǐ — to die in combat

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

戰死

zhàn sǐ — to die in combat

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

我底朋友低声对我说，『对呀，这烟花岂不是从纪念战死底人而来底？战死底

苦我們沒有嘗到，由戰死而顯出來底地獄火燄我們倒看見了．』that we never tasted; but the flames of hell revealed by their deaths, those we have indeed seen."

苦

kǔ — 1. bitter 2. hardship 3. pain 4. to suffer 5. to bring suffering to 6. painstakingly (HSK 4)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

沒有

méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)

嘗

cháng — 1. to taste; to try (food) 2. to experience 3. (literary) ever; once (HSK 5)

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

由

yóu — 1. to follow 2. from 3. because of; due to 4. by; via; through 5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... (HSK 3)

戰死

zhàn sǐ — to die in combat

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

顯出

xiǎn chū — 1. to express 2. to exhibit (HSK 6)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

地獄

dì yù — 1. hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka 2. (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive (HSK 7-9)

火

Huǒ — surname Huo (HSK 3)

燄

yàn — variant of 焰 (yàn)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

看見

kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

苦我们没有尝到，由战死而显出来底地狱火燄我们倒看见了．』

我說：『所以我們今晚的來，不是要趁熱鬧，乃是要憑弔那班愚昧可憐的犧牲I said, "So our coming here tonight is not to join in the merrymaking, but to mourn those foolish, pitiable victims of sacri-

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

所以

suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

今晚

jīn wǎn — tonight

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

趁熱

chèn rè — while it's still hot

鬧

nào — 1. noisy 2. cacophonous 3. to make noise 4. to disturb 5. to vent (feelings) 6. to fall ill 7. to have an attack (of sickness) 8. to go in (for some activity) 9. to joke (HSK 4)

乃是

nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

憑弔

píng diào — 1. to visit a place for the memories 2. to pay homage to (the deceased)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

班

Bān — surname Ban (HSK 1)

愚昧

yú mèi — 1. ignorant; uneducated 2. ignorance

可憐

kě lián — 1. pitiful 2. pathetic 3. to have pity on (HSK 5)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

犧牲

xī shēng — 1. to sacrifice one's life 2. to sacrifice (sth valued) 3. beast slaughtered as a sacrifice (HSK 6)

我说：『所以我们今晚的来，不是要趁热闹，乃是要凭吊那班愚昧可怜的牺牲

者．』-fice."

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

談論儘管談論，烟花還是一樣地放．我們底聲音常是淪沒在騰沸的人海裏．Talk as we might, the fireworks went on being set off just the same. Our voices were forever swallowed up in the seething sea of people.

談論

tán lùn — to discuss; to talk about (HSK 7-9)

儘管

jǐn guǎn — 1. despite 2. although 3. even though 4. in spite of 5. unhesitatingly 6. do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) 7. (go ahead and do it) without hesitating (HSK 5)

談論

tán lùn — to discuss; to talk about (HSK 7-9)

烟花

yān huā — 1. fireworks 2. prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater) (HSK 6)

還是

hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (HSK 1)

一樣

yī yàng — 1. same 2. like 3. equal to 4. the same as 5. just like (HSK 1)

地

de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)

放

fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

聲音

shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)

常

Cháng — surname Chang (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

淪沒

lún mò — 1. to sink 2. to drown

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

騰

téng — 1. (bound form) to gallop; to prance 2. (bound form) to soar; to hover 3. to make room; to clear out; to vacate 4. (verb suffix indicating repeated action) (HSK 7-9)

沸

fèi — to boil

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

人海

rén hǎi — 1. a multitude 2. a sea of people

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

谈论尽管谈论，烟花还是一样地放．我们底声音常是沦没在腾沸的人海里．