有三个工人正在砌墙。
有人问他们："你们在干什么？
”第一个人不耐烦地说："没看见吗？
我在砌墙！
”第二个人抬头苦笑着说："我们在盖一栋高楼。
不过这份工作真是不轻松啊。
”第三个人高兴地说："我们正在建设一座城市。
我们现在所盖的这栋大楼未来将成为城市的标致性建筑之一啊！
能参与这样一个工程，真是让人兴奋。
”十年后，第一个人依然在砌墙；
第二个人坐在办公室里画图纸——他成了工程师；
第三个人，成了一家房地产公司的总裁,是前两个人的老板。
态度决定未来,第三个工人对工作的热情以及认真态度，是他获得成功的关键。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 三 | sān | three / 3 |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 砌 | qì | to build by laying bricks or stones |
| 墙 | qiáng | wall |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone / people / anyone |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 在 | zài | (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 干 | gàn | to manage / to work / to do / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 不耐烦 | bù nài fán | impatient |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 二 | èr | two / 2 |
| 抬 | tái | to lift / to raise / (of two or more persons) to carry |
| 头 | tóu | head / the top / end / beginning or end / chief / boss / side / aspect |
| 苦笑 | kǔ xiào | to force a smile |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 盖 | gài | to cover / to conceal / to build |
| 栋 | dòng | classifier for houses or buildings |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud |
| 楼 | lóu | house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor |
| 不过 | bù guò | but / however |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | job / work / task |
| 真 | zhēn | really / truly / indeed |
| 是 | shì | indeed (used for emphasis) |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 轻松 | qīng sōng | light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy / glad / in a cheerful mood |
| 建设 | jiàn shè | to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute |
| 座 | zuò | classifier for large immovable objects |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city; town |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 所 | suǒ | particle introducing a relative clause or passive |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 未来 | wèi lái | future / tomorrow |
| 将 | jiāng | will / shall |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 标致性 | biāo zhì xìng | Symbolic; representative; having emblematic significance. |
| 建筑 | jiàn zhù | building |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 参与 | cān yù | to participate (in sth) |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | (before a noun) this kind of; such |
| 工程 | gōng chéng | engineering / an engineering project / project / undertaking |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 兴奋 | xīng fèn | excited |
| 十 | shí | ten / 10 |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 依然 | yī rán | still; as before |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit |
| 办公室 | bàn gōng shì | office; business premises |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 画 | huà | to draw; to paint / to draw (a line) |
| 图纸 | tú zhǐ | blueprint / drawing / design plans / graph paper |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 工程师 | gōng chéng shī | engineer |
| 家 | jiā | classifier for families or businesses |
| 房地产 | fáng dì chǎn | real estate |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 总裁 | zǒng cái | chairman / director-general (of a company etc) |
| 前 | qián | first / top (followed by a number) |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | boss / business proprietor |
| 态度 | tài dù | manner / bearing / attitude / approach |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 热情 | rè qíng | passion |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | and; as well as |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious / earnest / serious |
| 获得 | huò dé | to obtain; to receive; to get |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | success |
| 关键 | guān jiàn | crucial point / crux / key |