人的一生，就像乘坐一辆公交车。
我们知道它有起点和终点，却无法预知沿途的经历。
有的人行程长，有的人行程短。
有的人很从容，可以欣赏窗外的景色。
有的人很窘迫，总处于拥挤之中。
要想获得舒适与优雅，需要好的心情。
有的人很幸运，一上车就有座。
有的人很倒霉，即使全车的人都坐下了，他还站着。
有时别处的座位不断空出来，唯独身边这个毫无动静。
而当他下定决心走向别处，刚才那个座位的人却正好离开。
有的人用了种种的方式，经历了长长的等待，终于可以坐下，但这时他已经到站了。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 一生 | yī shēng | all one's life; throughout one's life |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble / to be like / to look as if |
| 乘 | chéng | to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 辆 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 公交车 | gōng jiāo chē | public transport vehicle / town bus |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 起点 | qǐ diǎn | starting point |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 终点 | zhōng diǎn | the end / end point / finishing line (in a race) / destination / terminus |
| 却 | què | but / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though |
| 无法 | wú fǎ | unable to; incapable of |
| 预知 | yù zhī | to anticipate / to foresee |
| 沿途 | yán tú | along the sides of the road / by the wayside |
| 经历 | jīng lì | experience |
| 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...) / some (exist) |
| 行程 | xíng chéng | journey; travel route; itinerary / distance of travel / course (of history) / stroke (of a piston) |
| 长 | cháng | long |
| 短 | duǎn | short / brief |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 从容 | cóng róng | unhurried / calm |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 欣赏 | xīn shǎng | to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire |
| 窗外 | chuāng wài | outside the window |
| 景色 | jǐng sè | scenery; landscape; view |
| 窘迫 | jiǒng pò | poverty-stricken / very poor / hard-pressed / in a predicament / embarrassed |
| 总 | zǒng | in every case; always; invariably |
| 处于 | chǔ yú | to be in (some state, position, or condition) |
| 拥挤 | yōng jǐ | congestion |
| 之中 | zhī zhōng | inside / among |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 获得 | huò dé | to obtain; to receive; to get |
| 舒适 | shū shì | cozy / snug |
| 与 | yǔ | (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases) |
| 优雅 | yōu yǎ | grace |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 心情 | xīn qíng | mood; frame of mind |
| 幸运 | xìng yùn | fortunate; lucky |
| 上 | shàng | to climb; to get onto; to go up |
| 车 | chē | car / vehicle / machine |
| 座 | zuò | seat |
| 倒霉 | dǎo méi | to have bad luck / to be out of luck |
| 即使 | jí shǐ | even if; even though |
| 全 | quán | all / whole / entire / every / complete |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 下 | xià | down / downwards / below |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 站 | zhàn | to stand / to halt / to stop |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 有时 | yǒu shí | sometimes / now and then |
| 别 | bié | (bound form) other; another; different |
| 处 | chù | (bound form) place; locality / (bound form) part; aspect / (bound form) office; department; bureau |
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat |
| 不断 | bù duàn | unceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant |
| 空 | kòng | vacant / unoccupied |
| 出来 | chu lai | (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) |
| 唯独 | wéi dú | only / just / all except |
| 身边 | shēn biān | at one's side / on hand |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 毫无 | háo wú | to completely lack |
| 动静 | dòng jing | (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity / movement and stillness |
| 而 | ér | but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast) |
| 当 | dāng | when / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at |
| 下定 | xià dìng | to make up one's mind; to resolve firmly |
| 决心 | jué xīn | determination / resolution |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 向 | xiàng | towards / shortly before / formerly / always / all along |
| 刚才 | gāng cái | just now / a moment ago |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to depart; to leave |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 种种 | zhǒng zhǒng | all kinds of |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc) |
| 长长 | cháng cháng | long; long-lasting; extended |
| 等待 | děng dài | to wait; to wait for |
| 终于 | zhōng yú | at last / in the end / finally / eventually |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 时 | shí | o'clock / time / hour / season / period |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |