一群年轻人到处寻找快乐，但是，却遇到许多烦恼和痛苦。
他们问老师苏格拉底：”快乐到底在哪里？
”苏格拉底说：”你们还是先帮我造一条船吧！
”年轻人们暂时把寻找快乐的事放到一边，用了49天，造成了一条独木船。
他们邀请老师上船，一边划船，一边齐声唱歌。
苏格拉底问：”孩子们，你们快乐吗？
”学生们回答：”快乐极了！
”苏格拉底说：”快乐就是这样，它往往在你忙着做别的事情时突然来访。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 群 | qún | group / crowd / flock, herd, pack etc |
| 年轻人 | nián qīng rén | young people / youngster |
| 到处 | dào chù | everywhere |
| 寻找 | xún zhǎo | to seek; to look for |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy; joyful |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 却 | què | but / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though |
| 遇到 | yù dào | to meet; to run into; to come across |
| 许多 | xǔ duō | many / a lot of / much |
| 烦恼 | fán nǎo | worries |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 痛苦 | tòng kǔ | pain / suffering |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 苏格拉底 | Sū gé lā dǐ | Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher / José Sócrates (1957-), prime minister of Portugal (2005-2011) |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 还是 | hái shi | had better |
| 先 | xiān | beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now |
| 帮 | bāng | to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 造 | zào | to make / to build / to manufacture / to invent / to fabricate / to go to |
| 条 | tiáo | classifier for long thin things |
| 船 | chuán | boat / vessel / ship |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 暂时 | zàn shí | temporary; provisional; for the time being |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 事 | shì | matter / thing / item / affair |
| 放 | fàng | to put / to place |
| 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) |
| 边 | biān | side / edge / margin / border / boundary |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right |
| 独木船 | dú mù chuán | dugout canoe; a small boat made from a single log |
| 邀请 | yāo qǐng | to invite |
| 上 | shàng | to climb; to get onto; to go up |
| 一边 | yī biān | on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while |
| 划 | huá | to row / to paddle |
| 齐声 | qí shēng | all speaking together; in chorus |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 学生 | xué shēng | student / schoolchild |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 极 | jí | extremely |
| 就是 | jiù shì | exactly; precisely / only; simply; just / even; even if |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 往往 | wǎng wǎng | usually / in many cases / more often than not |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 别 | bié | (bound form) other; another; different |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 时 | shí | when |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 来访 | lái fǎng | to pay a visit |