Learn to sing lovely Chinese song — 你那好冷的小手 That so very cold little hands of yours — 银霞 — Ni na hao leng de xiao shou — yin xia : song, lyrics, pinyin, English translation and quotes of helping hands and making a difference. Also sung by Meng Ting Wei 孟庭苇


你那好冷的小手 — 银霞
Ni na hao leng de xiao shou — yin xia
That so very cold little hands of yours

拂晓的阳光照在 照在那小湖上
fu xiao de yang guang zhao zai zhao zai na xiao hu shang
The sunshine of dawn shines on, shines on the surface of that little lake

乘着那小白帆呀 快乐的向前航
cheng zhuo na xiao bai fan ya kuai le de xiang qian hang
Sailing on that little white sailboat, I happily sails forward

昨夜有风雨声呀 淋湿了花衬衫
zuo ye you feng yu sheng ya lin shi liao hua chen shan
Last night, there were the sound of wind and rains, wet my flowery shirt

你那好冷的手呀 我要使它温暖
ni na hao leng de shou ya wo yao shi ta wen nuan
That so cold hands of yours, I want to make it warm

可爱的吉他又在 又在你小手上
ke ai de ji ta you zai you zai ni xiao shou shang
Lovely guitar, again, again is at your little hands

美妙的弦在拨呀 欢笑的歌在唱
mei miao de xian zai bo ya huan xiao de ge zai chang
Beautiful and magical stings got plucked; pleasant and smiling song got sung

昨夜有风雨声呀 淋湿了花衬衫
zuo ye you feng yu sheng ya lin shi liao hua chen shan
Last night, there were the sound of wind and rains, wet the flowery shirt

你那好冷的手呀 我要使它温暖
ni na hao leng de shou ya wo yao shi ta wen nuan
That very cold hands of yours, I want to make them warm

Translated by Shu

Quotes about Helping hands and making a difference

have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love. ~Mother Teresa

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. ~Anne Frank

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ~William James

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. ~Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

The purpose of life is not to be happy – but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all. ~Leo Rosten

Live simply that others might simply live. ~Elizabeth Ann Seton

We can do no great things, only small things with great love. ~Mother Teresa

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not. ~Dr. Seuss

It seems to me that any full grown, mature adult would have a desire to be responsible, to help where he can in a world that needs so very much, that threatens us so very much. ~Norman Lear

Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful. ~Author Unknown

I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world. ~Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojarhiu)

I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Everett Hale

The willingness to share does not make one charitable; it makes one free. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little – do what you can. ~Sydney Smith

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little. ~Edmund Burke

If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one. ~Mother Teresa

Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you. ~Mother Teresa

Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him. ~Albert Schweitzer

He who gives when he is asked has waited too long. ~Sunshine Magazine

This is the true joy in life – being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. ~George Bernard Shaw

Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something. ~Author Unknown

The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. ~Nelson Henderson

While earning your daily bread, be sure you share a slice with those less fortunate. ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

The difference between a helping hand and an outstretched palm is a twist of the wrist. ~Laurence Leamer, King of the Night

These quotes come from: http://www.quotegarden.com/helping.html

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Chinese folktale Bai2 she2 zhuan4 白蛇传 The legend of white snake / Madame white snake: English story version, Chinese story version and youtube video


This story was adopted from “Madame White Snake Jailed Eternally in the Leifeng Pagoda” in Jing Shi Tong Yan by Feng Menglong (1574-1646 AD).

During Southern Song Dynasty two snakes transformed into women after 1,000 years of magic practice. They called themselves Bai Suzhen and Qingqing respectively. One day at the West Lake in Hangzhou they came across Xu Xian, an herbal medicine shopkeeper. Bai recognised him at first sight because he was the one who rescued her 1,000 years ago in his before-life. She was determined to reciprocate him by becoming his wife. Bai asked if Xu could lend her an umbrella and told him to get it back at her house the following day.
Xu visited Bai at her house as promised. She was pleased with his integrity and asked Qingqing to become the matchmaker for their wedding.

After wedding Xu and Bai moved to Suzhou where they opened an herbal medicine shop and Bai became a doctor. They led a happy life and soon Bai was pregnant. One day when Xu was on his way home, he met a Taoist priest who claimed that there were evil spirits lingering in his house and gave him three sheets of blessed paper. Bai’s magic skills outperformed those of the Taoist priest and turned the paper into ordinary ones. Xu was regretful at his mistrust of his wife but Bai did not blame him. She asked Qingqing to drive the priest away instead.

Later a monk Fahai from Jinshan Temple came to visit Xu and asked him to become a disciple of his because Bai and Qingqing were not humans but snakes. Xu refused to believe him and kicked him out.

On the Dragon Boat Festival, Xu asked his wife to have some wine according to the tradition. Bai tried to refuse but Xu insisted. She took a sip of it but fell seriously ill afterwards. She rushed to her bed and slowly transformed into a snake. When Xu brought her some medicine he was horrified to see the huge snake on his bed and fell dead.

When Bai recovered her human shape she was grief-stricken to see Xu lying dead on the floor. Qingqing reminded her of getting the magic herb of lingzhi to save him. When Bai flew to Kunlun Mountains she was stopped by a group of fairies. Bai risked her life to fight with the fairies and was saved by God of Nanji. He gave Bai the lingzhi and let her go. Finally Bai managed to restore her husband’s life.

After this Bai knew she could conceal no more. She told her husband what she really was and asked for his mercy. Xu was deeply moved and vowed that he would never separate from her for the rest of his life.
One day when Xu was collecting herbs outside he was kidnapped by Fahai. Bai and Qingqing rushed to Jinshan Temple to plead for Xu’s release. But Fahai refused. Bai and Qingqing had no choice but used their magic to flood Jinshan Temple. Fahai and his disciples tried their best to resist. Suddenly Bai suffered from labour and was about to have her child. She lost control of her magic and the waters overflowed the villages nearby, killing countless people. Qingqing could do nothing to remedy but retreat to a forest with Bai. Meanwhile, God of Nanji released Xu and brought him to the forest.

Soon Bai gave birth to a boy and asked Qingqing to bring him back to Hangzhou where Xu’s sister lived, so that she could brought him up. Fahai and his disciples arrived, stating that Bai must be jailed in his alms bowl. Xu failed to plead to Fahai but killed himself by accident. After giving birth Bai could not recover her magic powers immediately. She had no choice but being absorbed into Fahai’s alms bowl. In afterlife Bai finally met Xu and vowed they would never part again.

Chinese text:
本 片 根 據 明 代 馮 夢 龍 原 著 《 警 世 通 言 》 之 《 白 娘 子 永 鎮 雷 鋒 塔 》 改 編 。
南 宋 時 , 青 白 二 蛇 修 道 千 年 , 化 成 女 子 , 分 別 取 名 白 素 貞 ( 林 黛 ) 及 青 青 ( 杜 娟 ) , 定 居 臨 安 。 某 日 遊 湖 , 邂 逅 藥 店 夥 計 許 仙 ( 趙 雷 ) , 白 素 貞 認 出 他 就 是 千 年 前 相 救 自 己 人 , 決 意 以 身 相 報 。 因 借 同 舟 之 便 , 藉 詞 結 識 , 又 以 借 傘 為 名 , 相 約 許 仙 翌 日 過 訪 。

次 日 , 許 仙 依 約 到 訪 , 白 素 貞 見 許 仙 敦 厚 老 實 , 芳 心 竊 喜 , 暗 命 青 青 為 媒 , 締 結 良 緣 。
白 素 貞 與 許 仙 婚 後 遷 居 蘇 州 , 懸 壺 為 業 , 生 活 美 滿 。 未 幾 , 白 素 貞 更 懷 有 身 孕 。 一 日 , 許 仙 自 廟 中 燒 香 歸 來 , 途 中 遇 見 一 名 茅 山 道 士 ( 李 允 中 ) , 聲 稱 許 仙 被 妖 怪 纏 身 , 又 贈 他 三 道 靈 符 驅 妖 。 白 素 貞 早 已 得 知 其 事 , 自 問 法 力 高 強 , 把 三 道 靈 符 變 作 廢 紙 。 許 仙 見 妻 子 無 恙 , 又 喜 又 愧 。 白 素 貞 為 除 後 患 , 暗 命 青 青 把 茅 山 道 士 打 發 。

過 不 多 時 , 金 山 寺 法 海 和 尚 ( 楊 志 卿 ) 來 訪 許 仙 , 透 露 白 素 貞 與 青 青 乃 蛇 妖 化 身 , 要 許 仙 剃 度 出 家 。 許 仙 堅 執 不 肯 , 法 海 含 恨 離 去 。

端 陽 節 上 , 許 仙 不 知 妻 子 底 蘊 , 不 斷 向 白 素 貞 勸 酒 賀 節 , 白 素 貞 推 辭 不 過 , 勉 強 喝 下 , 頓 時 渾 身 刺 痛 , 躲 進 帳 中 。 許 仙 以 為 妻 子 不 適 , 替 她 取 藥 , 回 房 卻 見 一 條 巨 蟒 盤 曲 床 上 , 當 場 嚇 死 。

白 素 貞 回 復 人 形 , 得 知 夫 婿 喪 生 , 悲 痛 欲 絕 , 後 經 青 青 提 醒 , 飛 赴 崑 崙 山 盜 取 靈 芝 救 夫 。 仙 鹿 神 鶴 睹 狀 , 呼 喚 同 伴 攔 阻 , 白 素 貞 以 寡 敵 眾 , 險 象 橫 生 。 後 得 南 極 仙 翁 ( 尤 光 照 ) 網 開 一 面 , 白 素 貞 方 可 攜 回 靈 芝 , 救 回 丈 夫 一 命 。

經 此 一 役 , 白 素 貞 深 知 繼 續 隱 瞞 真 相 , 禍 事 勢 必 層 出 不 窮 , 遂 向 夫 婿 表 白 一 切 。 許 仙 感 動 萬 分 , 不 以 為 嫌 , 矢 言 相 愛 終 老 。

某 日 , 許 仙 出 外 採 藥 , 竟 被 法 海 擄 去 。 白 素 貞 與 青 青 聞 訊 趕 至 金 山 寺 , 懇 求 法 海 放 人 。 法 海 堅 執 不 允 , 白 素 貞 救 夫 情 切 , 不 惜 與 青 青 作 法 興 風 作 浪 , 水 漫 金 山 , 法 海 率 眾 高 僧 作 法 抵 抗 。 事 到 半 途 , 白 素 貞 臨 盆 在 即 , 顧 不 得 江 水 倒 流 , 退 避 叢 林 中 待 產 。 許 仙 得 南 極 仙 翁 相 救 , 趕 往 叢 林 與 妻 子 相 見 。

白 素 貞 誕 下 一 子 , 心 知 命 不 久 長 , 急 命 青 青 攜 子 返 回 臨 安 , 交 予 許 仙 親 姊 撫 養 。 法 海 率 眾 趕 至 , 要 將 白 素 貞 收 入 缽 中 。 許 仙 向 法 海 求 饒 不 遂 , 情 急 之 下 撞 樹 而 死 。 白 素 貞 產 後 法 力 全 失 , 終 被 法 海 收 入 缽 中 , 幸 與 許 仙 孤 魂 重 聚 , 兩 人 矢 誓 永 不 分 離 。
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