去旅游时,我买了一件珍贵的瓷器。
瓷器用大箱子装着，大箱子里的间隙塞满了废纸，我考虑到大箱子携带不方便，就扔掉了大箱子和里面的废纸，直接把瓷器放进了我的行李箱中。
上车时，由于不小心，我的行李箱重重地摔到了地上。
打开行李箱一看，那件珍贵的瓷器已经碎了。
这时我才后悔扔掉了那些看起来好像没用的废纸。
其实没有什么东西是完全没用的，哪怕是那些废纸，在某些方面，它们也有着自己独特的功能。
只要用到合适的地方，废纸也能发挥重要的作用。
所以，不要看轻别人，看轻那些"废纸”，因为任何事物都有自己的价值。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | to travel |
| 时 | shí | when |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy / to purchase |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 件 | jiàn | classifier for events, things, clothes etc |
| 珍贵 | zhēn guì | precious |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 瓷器 | cí qì | chinaware / porcelain |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 箱子 | xiāng zi | suitcase / chest / box / case / trunk |
| 装 | zhuāng | to adorn / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 间隙 | jiàn xì | interval / gap / clearance |
| 塞满 | sāi mǎn | to stuff full / to cram in |
| 废纸 | fèi zhǐ | waste paper |
| 考虑 | kǎo lǜ | to think over / to consider |
| 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) |
| 携带 | xié dài | to carry (on one's person) / to support (old) |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient; suitable |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 扔掉 | rēng diào | to throw away / to throw out |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside / interior |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct / immediate / straightforward |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 放进 | fàng jìn | to put into |
| 行李箱 | xíng li xiāng | suitcase / baggage compartment / overhead bin / (car) trunk / boot |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 上 | shàng | to climb; to get onto; to go up |
| 车 | chē | car / vehicle / machine |
| 由于 | yóu yú | due to / as a result of / thanks to / owing to / since / because |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful / to take care |
| 重重 | zhòng zhòng | heavily / severely |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 摔 | shuāi | to throw down / to fall / to drop and break |
| 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open / to show (a ticket) |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 碎 | suì | (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 后悔 | hòu huǐ | to regret; to feel remorse |
| 那些 | nà xiē | those |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | to seem like |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | doesn't exist / to not be |
| 什么 | shén me | something; anything |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing / stuff / person |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 完全 | wán quán | totally; entirely |
| 哪怕 | nǎ pà | even / even if / even though / no matter how |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 某 | mǒu | some / a certain / sb or sth indefinite / such-and-such |
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect / aspect / field / side |
| 它们 | tā men | they; them |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 独特 | dú tè | unique; distinctive |
| 功能 | gōng néng | function; capability |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | so long as; provided; if |
| 合适 | hé shì | suitable; fitting; appropriate |
| 地方 | dì fang | place; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 发挥 | fā huī | to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme) |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | action; function; activity / impact; result; effect |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 看轻 | kàn qīng | to belittle / to scorn / to take sth lightly |
| 别人 | bié rén | other people; others; other person |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any; whatever; whichever |
| 事物 | shì wù | thing; object |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 价值 | jià zhí | value; worth / (ethical, cultural etc) values |