TRANSLATION EXAMPLE Birds Heaven

Chinese Readings
"The birds of heaven have been in existence for a long time. Some of them feed on insects" - Learn Chinese Translation Example.

Consider, please, the following Chinese text (the characters belonging to the list of 1,000 most commonly used Chinese characters are highlighted in yellow -
for the list of the most frequently used Chinese characters click here):

自古以来，人常见飞鸟翱翔天际。有些飞鸟捕食昆虫，有些以水果和种子为食。既然上帝能为飞鸟预备那么丰富的食物，他也必定能够使地上的仆人得到所需的口粮。上帝帮助他们的方法，也许是让他们找到工作，可以挣钱养家；也许是让他们耕作顺利，得到丰收。他们遭逢急难，缺衣少食，上帝也必定能激动善心的邻人和朋友，慷慨地把自己的东西跟他们分享。

The text above is composed by a total of 146 characters. 126 of them (86%), highlighted in yellow, belong to the list of 1,000 most commonly used Chinese characters -
for the list of the most frequently used Chinese characters click here.

English translation:

The birds of heaven have been in existence for a long time. Some of them feed on insects, others on fruit and seeds. If God has made available such abundant provisions for the birds, surely he is capable of helping his human servants to obtain their daily bread. He may do this by helping them to find employment so as to earn money for food. Or he may grant them success in growing their own food. As for times of emergency, God can move the hearts of kind neighbors and friends to share with needy ones what food they have.

List of different Chinese characters contained in the text above:

自古以来人常见飞鸟翱翔天际有些捕食昆虫水果和种子为既然上帝能预备那么丰富的物他也必定够使地仆得到所需口粮帮助们方法许是让找工作可挣钱养家耕顺利收遭逢急难缺衣少激动善心邻朋友慷慨把己东西跟分享

This translation example demonstrates again that it's wise to learn Chinese starting from the most commonly used words and characters.