從前有個占卜師告訴哥倫布他將來會成名。哥倫布聽到了,就生氣地要求退錢:「這麼簡單的事實,就連三歲小孩也懂!」

A fortune teller once told Christopher Columbus that he would become a famous man. Columbus, in turn, got angry and demanded his money back - claiming that even a child could state something so obvious.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 從前 cóngqián
  1. previously
  2. formerly
  3. once upon a time
=2 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒu intentional)
=2 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
=3 used in 自个儿 r
=3
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
4 占卜 zhān to divine
=5 Shī surname Shi
=5 shī
  1. teacher
  2. master
  3. expert
  4. model
  5. army division
  6. (old) troops
  7. to dispatch troops
=6 告訴 gào to press charges; to file a complaint
=6 告訴 gàosu to tell; to inform; to let know
7 哥倫布 lún
  1. Cristóbal Colón or Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)
  2. Columbus, capital of Ohio
8
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人 rén)
9 將來 jiānglái
  1. in the future
  2. future
  3. the future

classifier:

=10 huì
  1. can; to have the skill; to know how to
  2. to be likely to; to be sure to
  3. to meet; to get together
  4. meeting; gathering
  5. (suffix) union; group; association
  6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. huǐ)
=10 kuài (bound form) to reckon accounts
=10 kuò only used in 會撮会撮
11 成名 chéngmíng to make one's name; to become famous
12 哥倫布 lún
  1. Cristóbal Colón or Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)
  2. Columbus, capital of Ohio
13 聽到 tīngdào to hear
=14 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=14 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)
=14 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=14 liào unofficial variant of liào
15 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: jiù ... ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: ... jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
16 生氣 shēng
  1. to get angry; to be furious
  2. vitality; liveliness
=17 de
  1. -ly
  2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
=17
  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land

classifier:

18 要求 yāoqiú
  1. to request
  2. to require
  3. requirement
  4. to stake a claim
  5. to ask
  6. to demand

classifier:

19 退錢 tuìqián to refund money
20 這麼 zhème
  1. so much
  2. this much
  3. how much?
  4. this way
  5. like this
21 簡單 jiǎndān simple; not complicated
=22 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
=22 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=22 really and truly
=22 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
23 事實 shìshí fact

classifier:

24 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: jiù ... ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: ... jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
=25 Lián surname Lian
=25 lián
  1. to link
  2. to join
  3. to connect
  4. continuously
  5. in succession
  6. including
  7. (used with , dōu etc) even
  8. company (military)
=26 Sān surname San
=26 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
27 suì
  1. classifier for years (of age)
  2. year
  3. year (of crop harvests)
28 小孩 xiǎohái child

classifier:

=29 surname Ye
=29
  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
30 dǒng
  1. to understand
  2. to comprehend