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板凳宽，扁担长。扁担没有板凳宽，板凳没有扁担长。扁担绑在了板凳上，板凳不让扁担绑在板凳上，扁担偏要扁担绑在板凳上。
Literal translation:
The bench is wide
The carrying pole is long
The carrying pole is not as wide as the bench
The bench is not as long as the carrying pole
The carrying pole was tied to the bench
The bench does not want the carrying pole tied to it
The carrying pole has to tie itself to the bench
踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫。Your persistent search may prove futile, but a stroke of luck may lead you to a sudden discovery.
Literal translation:
踏破——worn out
铁鞋——iron shoes
无——no
觅处——search for the right place
得来——get it
全——totally
不——no
费——to spend
工夫——efforts
金窝、银窝，不如自己的“狗”窝。Every bird likes its own nest (Literally: Gold nest, silver nest, my doghouse is the best).
欢迎再来。Welcome to visit again.
挺舒服的。It’s very comfortable.
昨晚住得还好吧？Did you sleep well last night?
请去一楼服务台。Please go to the front desk on the first floor.
小姐，我要退房。Miss, I’d like to check out.
您能帮我预订一张去上海的船票吗？Can you buy a ship ticket to Shanghai for me?
您能帮我预订一张去上海的火车票吗？Can you buy a train ticket to Shanghai for me?
