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Vol.2-2: prose & sayings

29 phrases
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rén zǒng shì yào sǐ de,dàn sǐ de yì yì yǒu bù tóng。
人总是要死的,但死的意义有不同。
ENEveryone must die eventually, but the meaning of death differs.
Text《为人民服务》 毛泽东
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zhōng guó gǔ shí hòu yǒu ge wén xué jiā jiào zuò sī mǎ qiān de shuō guò:rén gù yǒu yī sǐ,huò zhòng yú tài shān,huò qīng yú hóng máo。
中国古时候有个文学家叫做司马迁的说过:人固有一死,或重于泰山,或轻于鸿毛。
ENIn ancient China there was a writer named Sima Qian who said: everyone must die, but a death may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a goose feather.
Text《为人民服务》 毛泽东
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wèi rén mín lì yì ér sǐ,jiù bǐ tài shān hái zhòng;tì fǎ xī sī mài lì,tì bō xuē rén mín hé yā pò rén mín de rén qù sǐ,jiù bǐ hóng máo hái qīng。
为人民利益而死,就比泰山还重;替法西斯卖力,替剥削人民和压迫人民的人去死,就比鸿毛还轻。
ENTo die for the interests of the people is weightier than Mount Tai; but to toil for the fascists, to die for those who exploit and oppress the people, is lighter than a goose feather.
Text《为人民服务》 毛泽东
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zhāng sī dé tóng zhì shì wèi rén mín lì yì ér sǐ de,tā de sǐ shì bǐ tài shān hái yào zhòng de。
张思德同志是为人民利益而死的,他的死是比泰山还要重的。
ENComrade Zhang Side died for the interests of the people, and his death is weightier than Mount Tai.
Text《为人民服务》 毛泽东
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yì qiū,tōng guó zhī shàn yì zhě yě。
弈秋,通国之善弈者也。
ENYi Qiu was the best chess player in the whole country.
Classical prose《学弈》 《孟子》
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shǐ yì qiū huì èr rén yì,qí yī rén zhuān xīn zhì zhì,wéi yì qiū zhī wéi tīng;
使弈秋诲二人弈,其一人专心致志,惟弈秋之为听;
ENSuppose Yi Qiu teaches two people to play chess: one of them concentrates his whole mind and listens only to Yi Qiu.
Classical prose《学弈》 《孟子》
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yī rén suī tīng zhī,yī xīn yǐ wéi yǒu hóng hú jiāng zhì,sī yuán gōng zhuó ér shè zhī。
一人虽听之,一心以为有鸿鹄将至,思援弓缴而射之。
ENThe other, though he listens, keeps thinking that a swan is about to arrive and wishes to take up a bow with a string-arrow to shoot it.
Classical prose《学弈》 《孟子》
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suī yǔ zhī jù xué,fú ruò zhī yǐ。wéi shì qí zhì fú ruò yú?yuē:fēi rán yě。
虽与之俱学,弗若之矣。为是其智弗若与?曰:非然也。
ENThough he studies alongside the first, he is not as good. Is it because his intelligence is inferior? The answer is: no, it is not so.
Classical prose《学弈》 《孟子》
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kǒng zǐ dōng yóu,jiàn liǎng xiǎo ér biàn dòu,wèn qí gù。
孔子东游,见两小儿辩斗,问其故。
ENConfucius, traveling in the east, saw two children arguing and asked them the reason.
Classical prose《两小儿辩日》 《列子》
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yī ér yuē:wǒ yǐ rì shǐ chū shí qù rén jìn,ér rì zhōng shí yuǎn yě。
一儿曰:我以日始出时去人近,而日中时远也。
ENOne child said: I think the sun is near to people when it first rises, and far away at midday.
Classical prose《两小儿辩日》 《列子》
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yī ér yǐ rì chū chū yuǎn,ér rì zhōng shí jìn yě。
一儿以日初出远,而日中时近也。
ENThe other child thought the sun is far when it first rises, and near at midday.
Classical prose《两小儿辩日》 《列子》
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yī ér yuē:rì chū chū dà rú chē gài,jí rì zhōng zé rú pán yú,cǐ bù wéi yuǎn zhě xiǎo ér jìn zhě dà hū?
一儿曰:日初出大如车盖,及日中则如盘盂,此不为远者小而近者大乎?
ENOne child said: When the sun first rises it is as big as a carriage canopy, but at midday it is like a plate or bowl. Is this not because what is far looks small and what is near looks big?
Classical prose《两小儿辩日》 《列子》
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yī ér yuē:rì chū chū cāng cāng liáng liáng,jí qí rì zhōng rú tàn tāng,cǐ bù wéi jìn zhě rè ér yuǎn zhě liáng hū?
一儿曰:日初出沧沧凉凉,及其日中如探汤,此不为近者热而远者凉乎?
ENThe other child said: When the sun first rises it is cool and chilly, but at midday it is like putting your hand into hot water. Is this not because what is near feels hot and what is far feels cool?
Classical prose《两小儿辩日》 《列子》
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kǒng zǐ bù néng jué yě。liǎng xiǎo ér xiào yuē:shú wéi rǔ duō zhì hū?
孔子不能决也。两小儿笑曰:孰为汝多知乎?
ENConfucius could not decide. The two children laughed and said: Who says that you are so knowledgeable?
Classical prose《两小儿辩日》 《列子》
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qīng qīng yuán zhōng kuí,zhāo lù dài rì xī。
青青园中葵,朝露待日晞。
ENGreen, green the mallow in the garden; the morning dew waits for the sun to dry it.
Classical poem《长歌行》 汉乐府
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yáng chūn bù dé zé,wàn wù shēng guāng huī。
阳春布德泽,万物生光辉。
ENThe warm spring spreads its kindness, and all living things shine with radiance.
Classical poem《长歌行》 汉乐府
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cháng kǒng qiū jié zhì,kūn huáng huā yè shuāi。
常恐秋节至,焜黄华叶衰。
ENI always fear the coming of autumn, when flowers and leaves turn yellow and wither.
Classical poem《长歌行》 汉乐府
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bǎi chuān dōng dào hǎi,hé shí fù xī guī?
百川东到海,何时复西归?
ENAll rivers flow east to the sea; when will they ever return to the west?
Classical poem《长歌行》 汉乐府
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shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì,lǎo dà tú shāng bēi。
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
ENIf you do not strive while young and strong, in old age you will only grieve in vain.
Classical poem《长歌行》 汉乐府
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dú shū xū yòng yì,yī zì zhí qiān jīn。
读书须用意,一字值千金。
ENIn reading you must apply your mind; a single word can be worth a thousand pieces of gold.
Language Garden《俗语》
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mò dào jūn xíng zǎo,gèng yǒu zǎo xíng rén。
莫道君行早,更有早行人。
ENDo not say you set out early; there are always others who left even earlier.
Language Garden《俗语》
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tīng jūn yī xí huà,shèng dú shí nián shū。
听君一席话,胜读十年书。
ENTo hear you talk for a while is better than studying books for ten years.
Language Garden《俗语》
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lù yáo zhī mǎ lì,rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn。
路遥知马力,日久见人心。
ENA long road reveals a horse's strength; time reveals a person's true heart.
Language Garden《俗语》
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jìn shuǐ zhī yú xìng,jìn shān shí niǎo yīn。
近水知鱼性,近山识鸟音。
ENLiving near water you learn the ways of fish; living near mountains you know the birds' songs.
Language Garden《俗语》
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yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā,wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn。
有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成荫。
ENFlowers planted on purpose may not bloom; willows stuck in carelessly may grow into shade.
Language Garden《名句》
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liáng yào kǔ kǒu lì yú bìng,zhōng yán nì ěr lì yú xíng。
良药苦口利于病,忠言逆耳利于行。
ENGood medicine tastes bitter but heals illness; honest advice grates on the ear but helps your conduct.
Language Garden《名句》
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shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ,zǐ yù yǎng ér qīn bù dài。
树欲静而风不止,子欲养而亲不待。
ENThe tree wishes for calm but the wind will not stop; the child wishes to care for parents, but they do not wait.
Language Garden《名句》
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cháng jiāng yǒu rì sī wú rì,mò bǎ wú shí dāng yǒu shí。
常将有日思无日,莫把无时当有时。
ENIn times of plenty always think of times of want; do not treat lean times as if they were abundant.
Language Garden《名句》
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shū dào yòng shí fāng hèn shǎo,shì fēi jīng guò bù zhī nán。
书到用时方恨少,事非经过不知难。
ENOnly when knowledge is needed do you regret having read too little; only after going through something do you know how hard it is.
Language Garden《名句》

In this set (PEP Chinese): Text:《为人民服务》 / Classical prose:《学弈》、《两小儿辩日》 / Classical poem:《长歌行》 / Language Garden:《俗语》、《名句》