一千零一个愿望 (Yìqiān líng yígè yuànwàng) One Thousand and One Wishes

一千零一个愿望 (Yìqiān líng yígè yuànwàng) One Thousand and One Wishes

This is a beautiful and inspiring song, especially among young people in China.
Listen to the song
Míngtiān jiù xiàng hézi lǐ de qiǎokèlì táng.
明天就像盒子里的巧克力糖。
Tomorrow is like a box of chocolates.
Shénme zīwè？
什么滋味？
What is it like?
Chōngmǎn xiǎngxiàng.
充满想象。
It is full of imagination.
Shīwàng shì óu’ěr bō bù tōng de diànhuà hàomǎ.
失望是偶尔拨不通的电话号码。
Occasionally, disappointment is to dial the phone number that is not answered.
Duō shì jǐ cì, zǒng huì huídá.
多试几次，总会回答。
If you try dialing several times, there must be an answer.
Xīn lǐ yǒu hǎo duō de mèngxiǎng,
心里有好多的梦想，
There are a lot of dreams deep in heart,
Wèilái zhèngyào kāishǐ shánshǎn fāliàng.
未来正要开始闪闪发亮。
The future is going to glitter.
Jiù suàn tiān zài gāo nà yòu zěnmeyàng,
就算天再高那又怎么样，
The sky is too high but so what,
Diǎnqǐ jiǎojiān, jiù gèng kàojìn yángguāng.
踮起脚尖，就更靠近阳光。
If you tiptoe, you can be closer to the sun.
Xǔ xià wǒ dì yìqiān líng yí gè yuànwàng (yí gè yuànwàng),
许下我第一千零一个愿望 (一个愿望)，
I express my one thousand and one wishes (a wish)

Yǒu yì tiān xìngfú zǒnghuì tīng wǒde huà ( tīng wǒde huà).
有一天幸福总会听我的话 (听我的话)。
One day the happiness will always listen to me (listen to me).
Bú pà yào duōshǎo shíjiān duōshǎo dàijià,
不怕要多少时间多少代价，
I am not afraid of how long and how much it will cost,
Qīngchūn shì wǒ de chóumǎ.
青春是我的筹码。
Youth is my bargaining chip.
Ò~~~
哦~~~
Oh~~~
Wǒ zhíyǒu zhè dì yì qiān líng yí gè yuànwàng (yí gè yuàn wàng).
我只有这第一千零一个愿望 (一个愿望)。
I only have the one thousand and one wishes (a wish).
Yǒu yì tiān xìngfú zǒng huì zài wǒ shǒu shàng(zài wǒ shǒu shàng).
有一天幸福总会在我手上 (在我手上)。
One day happiness will be in my hand (in my hand).
Měi yì kē xīn dōu yǒu yì shuāng chìbǎng.
每一颗心都有一双翅膀。
Every heart has a pair of wings.
Yào yǒngwǎngzhíqián de fēixiáng.
要勇往直前的飞翔。
If I fly fearlessly forward.
Méiyǒu dào bù liǎo de dìfang.
没有到不了的地方。
There is no place that I can’t reach. (Once again)

愿望 (yuànwanɡ): n. wish
Example:
Jùshuō rúɡuǒ nǐ zài kànjian liúxīnɡ shí xǔ ɡè yuàn ,  yuànwanɡ jiù huì shíxiàn.
据说如果你在看见流星时许个愿，愿望就会实现。
It is said that if you make a wish when you see a meteor in the sky, your wish will be realized.
回答 (huídá): v. answer

Xiànzài wǒ wúfǎ huídá zhèɡe wèntí, wǒ xūyào hé Lìli quèrèn yí xià.
现在我无法回答这个问题，我需要和莉莉确认一下。
I can’t answer this question now. I need to confirm with Lily.

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