小时候我们经常被问想成为一个什么样的人。
很多孩子会说：一个成功的人。
但是，什么是成功呢？
当我们谈论成功，自然会想到名声和巨大的财富。
很长一段时间里，电视上的成功人士形象总是很有钱或者有权力的人。
慢慢地，我意识到我们对成功的看法是很狭隘的。
很多有钱人也会感到迷茫，很多有权力的人也会迷失自我。
拥有积极的生活态度和幸福的生活，这些才是最宝贵的。
如果能快乐地生活，那么这个人就是成功的。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 小时候 | xiǎo shí hou | in one's childhood |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often |
| 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 |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 什么样 | shén me yàng | what kind?; what sort? |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | successful; fruitful |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") |
| 当 | dāng | when / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at |
| 谈论 | tán lùn | to discuss; to talk about |
| 自然 | zì rán | naturally |
| 想到 | xiǎng dào | to think of / to call to mind / to anticipate |
| 名声 | míng shēng | reputation |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 巨大 | jù dà | huge; immense; enormous; gigantic |
| 财富 | cái fù | wealth / riches |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 长 | cháng | long |
| 段 | duàn | classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 电视 | diàn shì | television; TV |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 人士 | rén shì | person / figure / public figure |
| 形象 | xíng xiàng | image / form / figure / visualization |
| 总是 | zǒng shì | always |
| 有钱 | yǒu qián | well-off / wealthy |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 权力 | quán lì | power / authority |
| 慢慢 | màn màn | slowly; gradually |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 意识 | yì shí | (usu. followed by 到) to be aware of; to realize |
| 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) |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 看法 | kàn fǎ | way of looking at a thing / view / opinion |
| 狭隘 | xiá ài | (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow; limited |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 感到 | gǎn dào | to feel; to sense; to perceive |
| 迷茫 | mí máng | vast and indistinct / perplexed / bewildered / at a loss |
| 迷失 | mí shī | to get lost; to lose one's bearings |
| 自我 | zì wǒ | the self; oneself; self- / (psychology) ego |
| 拥有 | yōng yǒu | to have; to possess |
| 积极 | jī jí | active / energetic / vigorous / positive (outlook) / proactive |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 态度 | tài dù | manner / bearing / attitude / approach |
| 幸福 | xìng fú | happy / blessed |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 宝贵 | bǎo guì | valuable / precious |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy; joyful |
| 那么 | nà me | then; in that case |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |