我从来不是最有可能获得这一职务的候选人。我们刚开始并没有太多资金,也没有得到许多人的支持。我们的竞选活动并非始自华盛顿的大厅里,而是始于得梅因、康科德、查尔斯顿这些地方的普通民众家中。那些辛勤工作的人们从自己微薄的储蓄中捐出5美元、10美元、20美元。

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines, and the living rooms of Concord, and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 从来不 cónglái never
=3 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=3 shì variant of shì
=4 zuì variant of zuì
=4 zuì old variant of zuì
=4 zuì
  1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
  2. (after zhī) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 shìjièzhīzuì "the greatest in the world")
5 有可能 yǒunéng
  1. possible
  2. probable
  3. possibly
  4. probably
  5. may
  6. might
6 获得 huò to obtain; to receive; to get
=7 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=7 zhèi (coll.) this
8
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
9 职务 zhí
  1. post
  2. position
  3. job
  4. duties
=10 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=10 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=10 really and truly
=10 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
11 候选人 hòuxuǎnrén candidate

classifier:

12 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
13 gāng
  1. hard
  2. firm
  3. strong
  4. just
  5. barely
  6. exactly
14 开始 kāishǐ
  1. to begin
  2. beginning
  3. to start
  4. initial

classifier:

=15 bìng
  1. and
  2. furthermore
  3. also
  4. together with
  5. (not) at all
  6. simultaneously
  7. to combine
  8. to join
  9. to merge
=15 bìng
  1. to combine
  2. to amalgamate
=15 Bīng short name for Taiyuan 太原 Tàiyuán
=15 bìng variant of bìng
16 没有 méiyǒu
  1. haven't
  2. hasn't
  3. doesn't exist
  4. to not have
  5. to not be
=17 tài
  1. highest
  2. greatest
  3. too (much)
  4. very
  5. extremely
=17
  1. (Korean Classical Chinese) soybean
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 太末
  3. only used in 太末
  4. soybean
18 duō
  1. many; much; more; a lot of
  2. too many; in excess
  3. (after a numeral) ... odd
  4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó)
  5. (bound form) multi-; poly-
19 资金 jīn funds; capital
=20 surname Ye
=20
  1. also; too; as well; (not ...) either
  2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
  3. (literary) particle having functions similar to a
21 没有 méiyǒu
  1. haven't
  2. hasn't
  3. doesn't exist
  4. to not have
  5. to not be
22 得到 dào to get; to obtain; to receive
23 许多 duō
  1. many
  2. a lot of
  3. much
24 rén person; people

classifiers: ,

=25 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=25 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=25 really and truly
=25 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
26 支持 zhīchí
  1. to be in favor of
  2. to support
  3. to back
  4. support
  5. backing
  6. to stand by

classifier:

27 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
=28 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=28 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=28 really and truly
=28 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
29 竞选活动 jìngxuǎnhuódòng (election) campaign
30 并非 bìngfēi really isn't
31 shǐ
  1. to begin
  2. to start
  3. then
  4. only then
32
  1. (bound form) self; oneself
  2. from; since
  3. naturally; as a matter of course
33 华盛顿 Huáshèngdùn
  1. Washington (name)
  2. George Washington (1732-1799), first US president
  3. Washington, US State
  4. Washington, D.C. (US federal capital)
=34 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=34 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=34 really and truly
=34 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
35 大厅 tīng hall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby
=36 variant of
=36
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written
=36 Li (surname)
=36
  1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  2. neighborhood
  3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township zhèn and neighborhood lín levels
37 而是 érshì rather
38 始于 shǐ to begin with; to start
39 得梅因 méiyīn Des Moines, capital of Iowa
40 康科德 Kāng
  1. Concord (place name)
  2. Concord, capital of US state New Hampshire
=41 查尔斯顿 Cháěrdùn Charleston
=41 查尔斯顿 Chá'ěrdùn Charleston
42 这些 zhèxiē these
=43 地方 fāng
  1. region
  2. regional (away from the central administration)
  3. local
=43 地方 fang
  1. area
  2. place
  3. space
  4. room
  5. territory

classifiers: , ,

=44 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=44 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=44 really and truly
=44 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
45 普通民众 tōngmínzhòng
  1. ordinary people
  2. the masses
46 家中 jiāzhōng one's home; one's family
47 那些 xiē those
48 辛勤 xīnqín hardworking; industrious
49 工作 gōngzuò
  1. to work
  2. (of a machine) to operate
  3. job
  4. work
  5. task

classifiers: , ,

=50 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=50 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=50 really and truly
=50 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
51 人们 rénmen people
=52 cóng variant of cóng
=52 Cóng surname Cong
=52 cóng
  1. from; through; via
  2. (bound form) to follow
  3. (bound form) to obey
  4. (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
  5. (used before a negative) ever
  6. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant
  7. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
  8. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
53 自己
  1. oneself
  2. one's own
54 微薄 wēi
  1. scanty
  2. meager
=55 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=55 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=55 really and truly
=55 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
56 储蓄 chǔ
  1. to save money (in a bank)
  2. savings
=57 Zhōng
  1. (bound form) China; Chinese
  2. surname Zhong
=57 zhōng
  1. within; among; in
  2. middle; center
  3. while (doing sth); during
  4. (dialect) OK; all right
=57 zhòng
  1. to hit (a target)
  2. to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
  3. to win (a prize or lottery)
58 juān
  1. to relinquish; to abandon
  2. to contribute; to donate
  3. (bound form) tax; levy
=59 chū
  1. to go out; to come out
  2. to arise; to occur
  3. to produce; to yield
  4. to go beyond; to exceed
  5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
=59 chū variant of chū (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
60 美元 měiyuán American dollar; US dollar
61 美元 měiyuán American dollar; US dollar
62 美元 měiyuán American dollar; US dollar