Name: 老张的哲学
Author: 老舍

🔊 王德晚上回到赵姑母家,李静正在屋里等他。王德把报馆的事详细说了一遍,李静听了,只是叹气。

That evening, when Wang De returned to Aunt Zhao's, Li Jing was waiting for him in the room. Wang De went into detail about the incident at the Newspaper Office. After listening, Li Jing could only sigh.

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报馆 bào guǎn

n. newspaper office➕

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详细 xiáng xì

adj. detailed➕

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叹气 tàn qì

v. to sigh➕

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报 bào

n. newspaper➕

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馆 guǎn

n. building, establishment➕

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详 xiáng

adj. detailed➕

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细 xì

adj. fine, detailed➕

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叹 tàn

v. to sigh➕

🔊 "兄弟,这世界就是这样,你何必太认真？"李静说。

"Brother, that's just how the world is, why take it so seriously?" Li Jing said.

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世界 shì jiè

n. world➕

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何必 hé bì

adv. why must, why bother➕

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认真 rèn zhēn

adj. serious, conscientious➕

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世 shì

n. world, generation➕

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界 jiè

n. boundary, field➕

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何 hé

pron. what, how➕

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必 bì

adv. must, necessarily➕

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认 rèn

v. recognize, admit➕

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真 zhēn

adj. true, real➕

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兄 xiōng

n. elder brother➕

🔊 "姐姐,我受不了说谎。我宁愿饿死,也不愿做这种工作。"王德说。

"Sister, I cannot bear to tell lies. I would rather starve than do such work," Wang De said.

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受不了 shòu bù liǎo

v. cannot bear, cannot stand➕

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说谎 shuō huǎng

v. to lie➕

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宁愿 nìng yuàn

adv. would rather➕

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饿死 è sǐ

v. to starve to death➕

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姐 jiě

n. elder sister➕

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受 shòu

v. to receive, endure➕

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谎 huǎng

n. lie, falsehood➕

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宁 nìng

adv. rather, preferably➕

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愿 yuàn

v. to wish, be willing➕

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饿 è

adj. hungry➕

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工 gōng

n. work, labor➕

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作 zuò

v. to do, make➕

🔊 两人沉默了一会。李静说起叔父的事,债务越来越重,老张逼得紧。

The two fell silent for a while. Li Jing began to talk about her uncle's affairs. The Debt was growing heavier, and Lao Zhang was pressing them hard.

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沉默 chén mò

v. to be silent➕

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叔父 shū fù

n. uncle (father's younger brother)➕

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债务 zhài wù

n. debt, liability➕

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越来越重 yuè lái yuè zhòng

phrase. increasingly heavy or serious➕

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逼得紧 bī dé jǐn

phrase. to press tightly, urge urgently➕

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沉 chén

v. to sink, be heavy➕

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默 mò

v. to be silent➕

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起 qǐ

v. to rise, start➕

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叔 shū

n. uncle➕

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债 zhài

n. debt➕

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务 wù

n. affair, duty➕

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越 yuè

adv. more, increasingly➕

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重 zhòng

adj. heavy, serious➕

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逼 bī

v. to force, press➕

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紧 jǐn

adj. tight, urgent➕

🔊 "姐姐,你不用担心,我总有办法。"王德说。

"Sister, you needn't worry, I will find a way somehow," Wang De said.

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担心 dān xīn

v. to worry➕

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办法 bàn fǎ

n. method, way➕

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担 dān

v. to carry, bear➕

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心 xīn

n. heart, mind➕

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总 zǒng

adv. always, after all➕

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办 bàn

v. to handle, do➕

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法 fǎ

n. law, method➕

🔊 但李静知道王德也没有办法。她心里已经有了主意,只是不说出来。

But Li Jing knew all too well that Wang De had no way out either. She had already made up her mind about something, but she did not voice it.

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主意 zhǔ yì

n. idea, plan➕

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主 zhǔ

n. host, main➕

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意 yì

n. meaning, idea➕

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出 chū

v. to go out, emerge➕

🔊 窗外风还在吹,屋里灯光昏暗。王德看着李静,心里充满了无奈和愤怒。

The wind was still blowing outside the window. The lamplight in the room was dim. Wang De looked at Li Jing, his heart filled with helplessness and anger.

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窗外 chuāng wài

n. outside the window➕

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灯光 dēng guāng

n. lamplight➕

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昏暗 hūn àn

adj. dim, gloomy➕

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充满 chōng mǎn

v. to fill, be full of➕

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无奈 wú nài

adj. helpless, no choice➕

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愤怒 fèn nù

adj. angry, furious➕

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窗 chuāng

n. window➕

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外 wài

n. outside➕

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吹 chuī

v. to blow➕

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灯 dēng

n. lamp, light➕

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光 guāng

n. light➕

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昏 hūn

adj. dusk, dim➕

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暗 àn

adj. dark➕

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充 chōng

v. to fill➕

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满 mǎn

adj. full➕

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无 wú

adv. without➕

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奈 nài

v. to cope, but often used in '无奈'➕

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愤 fèn

n. anger➕

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怒 nù

n. anger➕

第三十九章 (Chapter Thirty-Nine)

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