今天晚上,我想到了她在美国过去一百年间所经历的种种:心痛和希望;斗争和进步;在那里时代,我们被告知我们办不到,一些人继续坚信着美国的信念——是的,我们能做到。

And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America. The heartache and the hope, the struggle and the progress. The times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes, we can.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 今天 jīntiān
  1. today
  2. the present time; now
2 晚上 wǎnshang
  1. evening
  2. night
  3. in the evening

classifier:

3
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
4 想到 xiǎngdào
  1. to think of
  2. to call to mind
  3. to anticipate
=5 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=5 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)
=5 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=5 liào unofficial variant of liào
6 she
7 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)
8 美国 Měiguó United States; USA; US
=9 过去 guò
  1. (in the) past; former; previous
  2. to go over; to pass by
=9 过去 guòqu (verb suffix)
10 一百 bǎi one hundred; a hundred
11 年间 niánjiān
  1. in the years of
  2. during those years
  3. period (of dynasty or decade)
12 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:

13 经历 jīng to experience; to go through

classifiers: ,

=14 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
=14 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=14 really and truly
=14 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
15 种种 zhǒngzhǒng all kinds of
16 心痛 xīntòng
  1. to feel distressed about sth
  2. heartache
  3. cardiac pain
=17 old variant of
=17 surname He
=17
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=17
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=17 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=17 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=17 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=17 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=17 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
18 希望 wàng to hope

classifier:

19 斗争 dòuzhēng
  1. a struggle
  2. fight
  3. battle
=20 old variant of
=20 surname He
=20
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=20
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=20 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=20 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=20 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=20 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=20 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
21 进步 jìn
  1. progress; improvement
  2. to improve; to progress

classifier:

22 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)
=23 那里 li there; that place
=23 那里 li there; that place
=24 时代 Shídài Time, US weekly news magazine
=24 时代 shídài
  1. age
  2. era
  3. epoch
  4. period (in one's life)

classifier:

25 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
26 被告 bèigào (law) the defendant; the accused
=27 zhī
  1. to know
  2. to be aware
=27 zhì
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of (zhì, “knowing, wisdom, intelligence”).
  2. Original form of (zhì, “knowing, wisdom, intelligence”).
28 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
=29 办不到 bànbudào cannot be done; not feasible; impossible to accomplish
=29 办不到 bàndào can't do; to be unable to do; impossible to do
30 一些 xiē some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
31 rén person; people

classifiers: ,

32 继续 to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
33 坚信 jiānxìn
  1. to believe firmly
  2. without any doubt
=34 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=34 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=34 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=34 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
35 美国 Měiguó United States; USA; US
=36 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
=36 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=36 really and truly
=36 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
37 信念 xìnniàn
  1. faith
  2. belief
  3. conviction
38 是的 shìde
  1. yes, that's right
  2. variant of 似的 shìde
39 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
=40 Néng surname Neng
=40 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=40 nài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
=40 tái
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
  2. alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
=40 tài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
  2. alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
=40 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=40 tāi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
  2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
=40 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
41 做到 zuòdào
  1. to accomplish
  2. to achieve