eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
ancient Chinese compass point: 285°
octa
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
(of taste) hot or pungent/hard/laborious/suffering/eighth in order/eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干shítiāngān [十天干]/letter "H" or roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc/octa/a surname/bitter in taste/bitter in experience/hardworking/miserables
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞、專名
天干嘅第八位，詳情見天干地支 The eighth of the Heavenly Stems. See 天干地支.
名詞、專名
姓 a surname, usually transliterated as "Sun"
It is generally accepted that a person cannot be successful in life without a lot of hard work.
Mandarin
我从来不是最有可能获得这一职务的候选人。我们刚开始并没有太多资金，也没有得到许多人的支持。我们的竞选活动并非始自华盛顿的大厅里，而是始于得梅因、康科德、查尔斯顿这些地方的普通民众家中。那些辛勤工作的人们从自己微薄的储蓄中捐出5美元、10美元、20美元。
我從來不是最有可能獲得這一職務的候選人。我們剛開始並沒有太多資金，也沒有得到許多人的支持。我們的競選活動並非始自華盛頓的大廳裏，而是始於得梅因、康科德、查爾斯頓這些地方的普通民眾家中。那些辛勤工作的人們從自己微薄的儲蓄中捐出5美元、10美元、20美元。
wǒ cóng lái bù shì zuì yǒu kě néng huò dé zhè yī zhí wù de hòu xuǎn rén 。 wǒ men gāng kāi shǐ bìng méi yǒu tài duō zī jīn ， yě méi yǒu dé dào xǔ duō rén de zhī chí 。 wǒ men de jìng xuǎn huó dòng bìng fēi shǐ zì huá shèng dùn de dà tīng lǐ ， ér shì shǐ yú dé méi yīn 、 kāng kē dé 、 chá ěr sī dùn zhè xiē dì fāng de pǔ tōng mín zhòng jiā zhōng 。 nà xiē xīn qín gōng zuò de rén men cóng zì jǐ wēi bó de chǔ xù zhōng juān chū 5 měi yuán 、10 měi yuán 、20 měi yuán 。
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines, and the living rooms of Concord, and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.
Mandarin
竞选活动因为年轻人的支持而越来越有声势，他们拒绝了他们那一代对政治不感兴趣的神话，他们离开家，从事那些薪水少而且辛苦的工作。
競選活動因為年輕人的支持而越來越有聲勢，他們拒絕了他們那一代對政治不感興趣的神話，他們離開家，從事那些薪水少而且辛苦的工作。
jìng xuǎn huó dòng yīn wèi nián qīng rén de zhī chí ér yuè lái yuè yǒu shēng shì ， tā men jù jué le tā men nà yī dài duì zhèng zhì bù gǎn xìng qù de shén huà ， tā men lí kāi jiā ， cóng shì nà xiē xīn shuǐ shǎo ér qiě xīn kǔ de gōng zuò 。
It drew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy, who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.
Mandarin
前方的道路将很漫长，我们攀登的脚步会很艰辛。我们可能无法在一年甚至一个任期内实现这些目标，但我从未像今晚这样满怀希望，我们将实现我们的目标。
前方的道路將很漫長，我們攀登的腳步會很艱辛。我們可能無法在一年甚至一個任期內實現這些目標，但我從未像今晚這樣滿懷希望，我們將實現我們的目標。
qián fāng de dào lù jiāng hěn màn cháng ， wǒ men pān dēng de jiǎo bù huì hěn jiān xīn 。 wǒ men kě néng wú fǎ zài yī nián shèn zhì yí gè rèn qī nèi shí xiàn zhè xiē mù biāo ， dàn wǒ cóng wèi xiàng jīn wǎn zhè yàng mǎn huái xī wàng ， wǒ men jiāng shí xiàn wǒ men de mù biāo 。
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we WILL get there.
My mother used to take bamboo poles like those, hang clothes on them and poke them down. It was rather difficult, and sometimes they would fall into the street.