生活中，我们经常为别人喝彩，那你是否想到过为自己喝彩？
有一个4岁的小女孩，她非常喜欢画画，家里的墙壁都被她涂得乱七八糟的。
她的妈妈没办法，只好给她留了一个专门画画的地方，但她还是常常在那个范围之外画。
妈妈生气地说：”听话，不然，无论你画得多好，爸爸妈妈也不会表扬你了！
”小女孩还满脸的不在乎，说：”我自己可以表扬自己！
”女孩虽小，然而说出来的话却很有道理。
在自己的人生舞台上，每个人都是主角。
在现实生活中，也许你现在还默默无闻，但是如果你保持一种平稳的心态，多为自己喝彩，并且坚持下去，那么总有一天你会成功的。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often |
| 为 | wèi | because of / for / to |
| 别人 | bié rén | other people; others; other person |
| 喝彩 | hè cǎi | to acclaim / to cheer |
| 那 | nà | then (in that case) |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 是否 | shì fǒu | whether (or not) / if / is or isn't |
| 想到 | xiǎng dào | to think of / to call to mind / to anticipate |
| 过 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 小 | xiǎo | young |
| 女孩 | nǚ hái | girl; lass |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 画 | huà | to draw; to paint / to draw (a line) |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 墙壁 | qiáng bì | wall |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 涂 | tú | to apply (paint etc) / to smear / to daub / to blot out / to scribble / to scrawl |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 乱七八糟 | luàn qī bā zāo | (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem |
| 只好 | zhǐ hǎo | to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 留 | liú | to retain / to keep / to preserve |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 专门 | zhuān mén | specially; specifically (for a particular purpose) |
| 地方 | dì fang | place; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 还是 | hái shi | still (as before) |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; often |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 范围 | fàn wéi | range / scope / limit / extent |
| 之外 | zhī wài | outside / excluding |
| 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry; to be furious |
| 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 |
| 听话 | tīng huà | to do what one is told |
| 不然 | bù rán | or else / otherwise / if not / How about ...? |
| 无论 | wú lùn | no matter what or how / regardless of whether... |
| 多 | duō | how (to what extent) |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 表扬 | biǎo yáng | to praise / to commend |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 满 | mǎn | full / filled / packed / satisfied / contented |
| 脸 | liǎn | face |
| 在乎 | zài hu | to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute) / (often used in the negative) to care about |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 虽 | suī | although / even though |
| 然而 | rán ér | however; but; yet |
| 出来 | chu lai | (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) |
| 话 | huà | spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said |
| 却 | què | but / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 道理 | dào lǐ | reason / argument / sense / principle / basis / justification |
| 人生 | rén shēng | life (one's time on earth) |
| 舞台 | wǔ tái | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 主角 | zhǔ jué | leading role; lead / protagonist |
| 现实 | xiàn shí | real; actual / realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested |
| 也许 | yě xǔ | perhaps; maybe |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 默默无闻 | mò mò wú wén | (idiom) unknown; unrenowned |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve |
| 种 | zhǒng | classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 平稳 | píng wěn | smooth; steady |
| 心态 | xīn tài | attitude (of the heart) / state of one's psyche / way of thinking / mentality |
| 并且 | bìng qiě | and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition |
| 坚持 | jiān chí | to persevere with / to persist in / to insist on |
| 下去 | xià qù | to go on / to continue |
| 那么 | nà me | then; in that case |
| 总 | zǒng | anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later |
| 一天 | yī tiān | one day; a day |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | to succeed |