从前有三个兄弟想从农村到城市去创造自己的事业，他们克服许多困难后终于来到了一座热闹的小镇。
这里有三条路，其中只有一条能到达城市，但谁也说不清究竟哪条才是。
他们各自选了一条路走了，30年后两个哥哥依旧留在贫穷的山村，而最小的弟弟却拥有了自己的公司。
原来他们选择的三条路都非常艰难，充满各种挑战和痛苦。
两个哥哥怀疑自己选择的路，所以遇到困难后就不能继续坚持，而小弟始终记着一位长者的话"走自己认为是对的路”。
他相信自己的选择，所以坚持到了最后。
其实，每条路都能通向城市，走自己认为是对的路，并且坚持下去，你一定能获得成功。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 从前 | cóng qián | previously / formerly / once upon a time |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 三 | sān | three / 3 |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 兄弟 | xiōng dì | brothers / younger brother / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 农村 | nóng cūn | rural area / village |
| 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) |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city; town |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 创造 | chuàng zào | to create / to bring about / to produce / to set (a record) |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 事业 | shì yè | undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 克服 | kè fú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc) |
| 许多 | xǔ duō | many / a lot of / much |
| 困难 | kùn nan | straitened circumstances / difficult situation |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 终于 | zhōng yú | at last / in the end / finally / eventually |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 座 | zuò | classifier for large immovable objects |
| 热闹 | rè nao | bustling with noise and excitement / lively |
| 小镇 | xiǎo zhèn | small town; village |
| 这 | zhè | here |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 条 | tiáo | classifier for long thin things |
| 路 | lù | road / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among / in / included among these |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 到达 | dào dá | to reach; to arrive |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 说不清 | shuō bu qīng | be unable to explain clearly; cannot make something clear |
| 究竟 | jiū jìng | after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally |
| 哪 | nǎ | which |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 是 | shì | correct; right; true |
| 各自 | gè zì | each / apiece |
| 选 | xuǎn | to choose / to pick / to select / to elect |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 依旧 | yī jiù | as before; still |
| 留 | liú | to stay / to remain |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 贫穷 | pín qióng | poor / impoverished |
| 山村 | shān cūn | mountain village |
| 而 | ér | but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast) |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 小 | xiǎo | young |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 却 | què | but / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though |
| 拥有 | yōng yǒu | to have; to possess |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 原来 | yuán lái | so, actually, as it turns out |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 艰难 | jiān nán | difficult / hard / challenging |
| 充满 | chōng mǎn | full of / brimming with / very full / permeated |
| 各种 | gè zhǒng | every kind of; all kinds of; various |
| 挑战 | tiǎo zhàn | to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 痛苦 | tòng kǔ | pain / suffering |
| 怀疑 | huái yí | to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of / to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 遇到 | yù dào | to meet; to run into; to come across |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 继续 | jì xù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 坚持 | jiān chí | to persevere with / to persist in / to insist on |
| 小弟 | xiǎo dì | little brother / I, your little brother (humble) |
| 始终 | shǐ zhōng | from beginning to end / all along |
| 记 | jì | to record / to note / to memorize / to remember |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 位 | wèi | classifier for people (honorific) |
| 长者 | zhǎng zhě | an elder; a senior |
| 话 | huà | spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 对 | duì | right; correct |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last; ultimate |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 通向 | tōng xiàng | to lead to |
| 并且 | bìng qiě | and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition |
| 下去 | xià qù | to go on / to continue |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely |
| 获得 | huò dé | to obtain; to receive; to get |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | success |