今晚稍早,我接到馬侃參議員打來,態度非常懇切的電話。馬侃參議員已打完一場漫長艱苦的選戰。他為這個他所熱愛的國家所打的仗更久,更艱苦。他為美國的奉獻犧牲,是我們多數同胞難以想像的。因為有他這位勇敢無私的領袖的奉獻,我們才能過比較好的日子。

A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain. Senator McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.

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Sentence Composition

1 今晚 jīnwǎn tonight
2 稍早 shāozǎo a little early
3
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
4 接到 jiēdào to receive (letter etc)
=5
  1. surname Ma
  2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 lái
=5
  1. horse
  2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. knight in Western chess

classifier:

=6 kǎn
  1. upright and honest
  2. cheerful
  3. to chat idly
  4. to boast
  5. to talk smoothly
=6 kǎn old variant of kǎn
7 參議員 cānyuán senator
=8
  1. (loanword) dozen
  2. Taiwan pr.
=8
  1. a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘 sǎn "to hold an umbrella", 打電話 diànhuà "to make a phone call", 打針 zhēn "to get an injection", 打手套 shǒutào "to knit gloves", 打氣 "to inflate")
  2. to hit; to strike
  3. to fight
  4. (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後 hòu "since then")
9 lái
  1. to come
  2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
  3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 huílai)
  4. ever since (as in 自古以來 lái)
  5. for the past (amount of time)
  6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 láishì)
  7. (between two verbs) in order to
  8. (after a round number) approximately
  9. (used after to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 tándelái, or after to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 chībulái)
=10 態度 tàidu
  1. manner
  2. bearing
  3. attitude
  4. approach

classifier:

=10 態度 tài attitude; behavior; manner; outlook
11 非常 fēicháng
  1. very; really
  2. unusual; extraordinary
12 懇切 kěnqiè
  1. earnest
  2. sincere
=13 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
=13 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=13 really and truly
=13 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
14 電話 diànhuà
  1. telephone
  2. phone call
  3. phone number

classifiers: ,

=15
  1. surname Ma
  2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 lái
=15
  1. horse
  2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. knight in Western chess

classifier:

=16 kǎn
  1. upright and honest
  2. cheerful
  3. to chat idly
  4. to boast
  5. to talk smoothly
=16 kǎn old variant of kǎn
17 參議員 cānyuán senator
18
  1. already
  2. to stop
  3. then
  4. afterwards
=19
  1. (loanword) dozen
  2. Taiwan pr.
=19
  1. a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘 sǎn "to hold an umbrella", 打電話 diànhuà "to make a phone call", 打針 zhēn "to get an injection", 打手套 shǒutào "to knit gloves", 打氣 "to inflate")
  2. to hit; to strike
  3. to fight
  4. (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後 hòu "since then")
20 wán
  1. to finish
  2. to be over
  3. whole
  4. complete
  5. entire
21
  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
=22 cháng
  1. threshing floor
  2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
=22 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
23 漫長 màncháng
  1. very long
  2. endless
24 艱苦 jiān
  1. difficult
  2. hard
  3. arduous
=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 選戰 xuǎnzhàn election campaign
27
  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)
=28 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=28 wèi
  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to
29 這個 zhège
  1. (pronoun) this
  2. (adjective) this
30
  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)
31 suǒ
  1. actually
  2. place
  3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
  4. that which
  5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive

classifier:

=32 熱愛 ài
  1. to love ardently
  2. to adore
=32 熱愛 rè'ài to have a passion for; to have a deep love for; to love with all one's heart
=33 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
=33 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=33 really and truly
=33 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
34 國家 guójiā country; nation; state

classifier:

35 suǒ
  1. actually
  2. place
  3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
  4. that which
  5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive

classifier:

36 打的
  1. (coll.) to take a taxi
  2. to go by taxi
37 zhàng
  1. weaponry
  2. to hold (a weapon)
  3. to wield
  4. to rely on
  5. to depend on
  6. war
  7. battle
=38 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=38 gèng
  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more
39 jiǔ (of a period of time) long
=40 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=40 gèng
  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more
41 艱苦 jiān
  1. difficult
  2. hard
  3. arduous
42
  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)
=43 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=43 wèi
  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to
44 美國 Měiguó United States; USA; US
=45 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
=45 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=45 really and truly
=45 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
46 奉獻 fèngxiàn
  1. to offer respectfully
  2. to consecrate
  3. to dedicate
  4. to devote
47 犧牲 shēng
  1. to sacrifice one's life
  2. to sacrifice (sth valued)
  3. beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
=48 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)
=48 shì variant of shì
49 我們 men we; us; ourselves; our
50 多數 duōshù majority; most
51 同胞 tóngbāo
  1. born of the same parents
  2. sibling
  3. fellow citizen
  4. compatriot
52 難以 nán hard to (predict, imagine etc)
53 想像 xiǎngxiàng
  1. to imagine; to envision
  2. imagination
=54 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
=54 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=54 really and truly
=54 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
55 因為 yīnwèi
  1. because
  2. owing to
  3. on account of
=56 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒu intentional)
=56 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)”)
57
  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)
58 這位 zhèwèi this (person)
59 勇敢 yǒnggǎn brave; courageous
60 無私
  1. selfless
  2. unselfish
  3. disinterested
  4. altruistic
=61 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
=61 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=61 really and truly
=61 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
62 領袖 lǐngxiù leader
=63 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
=63 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=63 really and truly
=63 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
64 奉獻 fèngxiàn
  1. to offer respectfully
  2. to consecrate
  3. to dedicate
  4. to devote
65 我們 men we; us; ourselves; our
66 才能 cáinéng
  1. talent
  2. ability
  3. capacity
=67 Guō surname Guo
=67 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=67 guo (experienced action marker)
68 比較 jiào
  1. to compare
  2. to contrast
  3. comparatively
  4. relatively
  5. quite
  6. comparison
69 好的 hǎode okay; all right; no worries
=70 日子 zi
  1. day
  2. a (calendar) date
  3. days of one's life
=70 日子
  1. (literary) son of the Sun
  2. son of the Sun