曾经，有一个学生对自己的老师说："老师！
您可以把您智慧的精华都告诉我吗？
这样我就能变得像您一样聪明了。
”老师笑了笑，然后拿起一个苹果，大大地咬了一口。
老师看着他的学生，嘴里不断咀嚼着苹果。
过了一会儿，老师把已经嚼烂的苹果吐在手中，伸出手对这个学生说："把这些吃下去！
"学生惊讶地说："老师！
这…
…
这怎么能吃呢？
”老师说："我咀嚼过的苹果，你知道不能吃。
其实，我拥有的智慧的精华就像这咀嚼过的苹果，我可以直接给你，但它已经失去了原来新鲜而甜美的滋味了。
学习需要亲自去咀嚼和体会，许多答案只有经过你自己的思考才能得到。
”
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 曾经 | céng jīng | once / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause) |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 学生 | xué shēng | student / schoolchild |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 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) |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 智慧 | zhì huì | wisdom; intelligence |
| 精华 | jīng huá | best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 变 | biàn | to change / to become different / to transform / to vary |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble / to be like / to look as if |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same / like / equal to / the same as |
| 聪明 | cōng míng | intelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 拿 | ná | to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take |
| 起 | qǐ | verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) |
| 苹果 | píng guǒ | apple |
| 大大 | dà dà | greatly / enormously |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 咬 | yǎo | to bite / to nip |
| 口 | kǒu | classifier for things with mouths / classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 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 |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth / beak / nozzle / spout (of teapot etc) |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 不断 | bù duàn | unceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant |
| 咀嚼 | jǔ jué | to chew / to think over |
| 过 | guò | to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along |
| 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment / a while |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 嚼 | jiáo | to chew |
| 烂 | làn | soft; mushy / well-cooked and soft / rotten / worn out / chaotic; messy / utterly; thoroughly / crappy; bad |
| 吐 | tǔ | to spit / to send out / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 伸 | shēn | to stretch / to extend |
| 出 | chū | (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 下去 | xià qù | to go down / to descend / (of a servant) to withdraw |
| 惊讶 | jīng yà | amazed / astonished |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? / what? / why? |
| 呢 | ne | (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 拥有 | yōng yǒu | to have; to possess |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct / immediate / straightforward |
| 给 | gěi | to give |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 失去 | shī qù | to lose |
| 原来 | yuán lái | original; former |
| 新鲜 | xīn xiān | fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness |
| 而 | ér | and / as well as |
| 甜美 | tián měi | sweet / pleasant / happy |
| 滋味 | zī wèi | taste / flavor / feeling |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn / to study |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 亲自 | qīn zì | personally / in person / oneself |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 体会 | tǐ huì | to know from experience / to learn through experience / to realize |
| 许多 | xǔ duō | many / a lot of / much |
| 答案 | dá àn | answer / solution |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | (只有……才……) it is only if ... (that one can ...) / it is only (someone) who ... |
| 经过 | jīng guò | to pass / to go through |
| 思考 | sī kǎo | to reflect on / to ponder over |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 得到 | dé dào | to get; to obtain; to receive |