让我们记住这一点,如果说这场金融危机教会了我们什么东西的话,那就是我们不可能在金融以外的领域处于困境的同时拥有繁荣兴旺的华尔街。

Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 ràng
  1. to yield
  2. to permit
  3. to let sb do sth
  4. to have sb do sth
  5. to make sb (feel sad etc)
  6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like bèi)
2 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
=3 记住 zhu
  1. to remember
  2. to bear in mind
  3. to learn by heart
=3 记住 zhù to remember; to bear in mind; to memorize
=4 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)
=4 zhèi (coll.) this
5 一点 diǎn
  1. a bit; a little bit
  2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit
  3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er
  4. a point (in a discussion etc)
  5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、)
  6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一点钟 diǎnzhōng)
6 如果说 guǒshuō
  1. if
  2. if one were to say
=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 cháng
  1. threshing floor
  2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
=8 chǎng
  1. large place used for a specific purpose
  2. stage
  3. scene (of a play)
  4. classifier for sporting or recreational activities
  5. classifier for number of exams
=8 cháng variant of cháng
=8 chǎng variant of chǎng
=8 shāng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) loose soil; soil that has been tilled
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) mound created by creatures like ants or moles
  3. loose soil; soil that has been tilled
  4. mound created by creatures like ants or moles
9 金融危机 jīnróngwēi financial crisis
=10 教会 jiāohuì
  1. to show
  2. to teach
=10 教会 jiàohuì Christian church
=11 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=11 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=11 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=11 liào unofficial variant of liào
12 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
13 什么 shénme
  1. what?
  2. something; anything
=14 东西 dōng east and west
=14 东西 dōngxi
  1. thing
  2. stuff
  3. person

classifiers: ,

15 的话 dehuà if (coming after a conditional clause)
=16 surname Na
=16 Nuó surname Nuo
=16 variant of
=16
  1. (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi)
  2. (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
  3. then (in that case)
=16 nuó
  1. (archaic) many
  2. beautiful
  3. how
  4. old variant of nuó
17 就是 jiùshì
  1. exactly; precisely
  2. only; simply; just
  3. (used correlatively with ) even; even if
18 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
19 不可能 néng
  1. impossible
  2. cannot
  3. not able
20 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
21 金融 jīnróng
  1. banking
  2. finance
  3. financial
22 以外 wài
  1. apart from
  2. other than
  3. except for
  4. external
  5. outside of
  6. on the other side of
  7. beyond
=23 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 跑堂儿的 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
=23 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=23 really and truly
=23 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
24 领域 lǐng domain; sphere; field; territory; area
25 处于 chǔ to be in (some state, position, or condition)
26 困境 kùnjìng predicament; plight
=27 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 跑堂儿的 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
=27 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=27 really and truly
=27 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
28 同时 tóngshí at the same time; simultaneously
29 拥有 yōngyǒu to have; to possess
30 繁荣 fánróng prosperous; booming
31 兴旺 xīngwàng
  1. prosperous
  2. thriving
  3. to prosper
  4. to flourish
=32 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 跑堂儿的 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
=32 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=32 really and truly
=32 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=33 华尔街 Huáěr Jiē
  1. Wall Street, New York
  2. by extension, American big business
=33 华尔街 Huá'ěrjiē Wall Street