{"id":7736,"date":"2019-10-01T02:56:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T02:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-reading\/wo-shen-hou-de-yan-jing-the-eyes-behind-me-6-elementary\/"},"modified":"2019-10-01T02:56:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T02:56:02","slug":"wo-shen-hou-de-yan-jing-the-eyes-behind-me-6-elementary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/wo-shen-hou-de-yan-jing-the-eyes-behind-me-6-elementary\/","title":{"rendered":"\u6211\u8eab\u540e\u7684\u773c\u775b The Eyes Behind Me [6] (Elementary)"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’ve been thinking a<\/em>bout writing a colloquial Chinese short story on Beginner level for a while, but it turns out that it’ll be much easier to tell a complete story on Elementary level instead of Beginner’s. To check out how reading levels are rated, please click here. My dear readers, I’ll also need your feedback to help me understand the difficulty level of my writing.<\/p>\n

I’ve always been thinking that Chinese language could be more approachable to the world if enough reading materials on different levels could be available for learners to read, especially for adult learners. That is also the main goal I’m trying to reach in this “Learn Chinese o<\/em>nline Short Stories” session.<\/p>\n

Before you begin to read this 4500-character Elementary level short story, I’d suggest that you run through the vocab table first to get familiar with the new words. That way your actual reading process might be much smoother. At the end of each part, there will be a short quiz to test your comprehension.<\/p>\n

\u6211\u8eab\u540e\u7684\u773c\u775b [6]<\/p>\n

\u6211\u7ed9\u4ed6\u5bb6\u6253\u7535\u8bdd, \u65e0\u4eba\u63a5\u542c.<\/p>\n

\u7236\u6bcd\u5f00\u59cb\u505a\u6211\u7684\u5de5\u4f5c,<\/p>\n

“\u4f60\u548c\u4ed6\u672c\u6765\u5c31\u4e0d\u5408\u9002. \u4e24\u5bb6\u90fd\u53ea\u6709\u4e00\u4e2a\u5b69\u5b50, \u4e00\u4e2a\u5357, \u4e00\u4e2a\u5317. \u600e\u4e48\u751f\u6d3b\u5230\u4e00\u8d77\u53bb?”<\/p>\n

\u6211\u867d\u7136\u53cd\u611f\u4ed6\u4eec\u7684\u5520\u53e8, \u4f46\u5185\u5fc3\u91cc\u4e5f\u5f00\u59cb\u6323\u624e.<\/p>\n

\u8fd9\u4e00\u53bb\u5c31\u6ca1\u4e86\u97f3\u8baf\u7684\u4ed6\u662f\u4e0d\u662f\u5df2\u7ecf\u53d8\u5fc3?<\/p>\n

\u6216\u8005, \u5df2\u7ecf\u548c\u73b0\u5b9e\u59a5\u534f, \u4e0d\u518d\u7ee7\u7eed\u4e3a\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u672a\u6765\u4e89\u53d6?<\/p>\n

\u6211\u5f00\u59cb\u6574\u591c\u6574\u591c\u5730\u5931\u7720\uff0c\u75db\u54ed, \u6291\u90c1\u3002\u6211\u54c1\u5c1d\u5230\u4e86\u5931\u604b\u7684\u6ecb\u5473.<\/p>\n

\u540e\u6765\uff0c\u6211\u7d22\u6027\u6362\u4e86\u4efd\u79bb\u5bb6\u8f83\u8fdc\u7684\u5de5\u4f5c, \u5728\u5916\u9762\u79df\u4e86\u623f\u5b50, \u8fc7\u8d77\u4e86\u771f\u6b63\u7684\u5355\u8eab\u751f\u6d3b.<\/p>\n

\u6211\u73b0\u5728\u7684\u8001\u516c\u5c31\u5728\u90a3\u65f6\u95ef\u8fdb\u4e86\u6211\u7684\u751f\u6d3b….<\/p>\n

“\u4f60\u56de\u53bb\u540e…. \u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48\u6ca1\u7ed9\u6211\u56de\u4fe1?”<\/p>\n

\u8fd9\u662f\u6211\u957f\u4e45\u4ee5\u6765\u4e00\u76f4\u60f3\u5f97\u5230\u7b54\u6848\u7684\u95ee\u9898\u3002<\/p>\n

\u5728\u90a3\u4e2a\u8fd8\u6ca1\u6709\u82f1\u7279\u7f51\u7684\u5e74\u4ee3\uff0c\u4e66\u4fe1\u548c\u7535\u8bdd\u662f\u6211\u4eec\u552f\u4e00\u7684\u8054\u7cfb\u3002<\/p>\n

\u6211\u7684\u95ee\u9898\u8c61\u662f\u51fb\u4e2d\u4e86\u4ed6\u7684\u8981\u5bb3, \u4ed6\u8eab\u5b50\u5411\u540e\u4e00\u9760,\u5403\u4e86\u4e00\u60ca.<\/p>\n

“\u6211\u7684\u56de\u4fe1\u4f60\u4e00\u5c01\u90fd\u6ca1\u6709\u6536\u5230\u5417?” \u4ed6\u53cd\u95ee\u6211.<\/p>\n

\u6211\u80af\u5b9a\u5730\u6447\u4e86\u6447\u5934.<\/p>\n

\u4ed6\u6c89\u601d\u4e86\u7247\u523b.<\/p>\n

“\u6211\u7ed9\u4f60\u5199\u8fc7\u516b\u5c01\u56de\u4fe1, \u4f46\u5728\u6211\u7ed9\u4f60\u5199\u7b2c\u4e5d\u5c01\u4fe1\u7684\u65f6\u5019, \u6211\u524d\u9762\u7684\u56de\u4fe1\u90fd\u88ab\u4e00\u8d77\u9000\u56de\u6765\u4e86.<\/p>\n

…. \u9000\u56de\u6765\u7684\u90ae\u5305\u91cc\u8fd8\u6709\u4f60\u7236\u6bcd\u7ed9\u6211\u5199\u7684\u4fbf\u6761.”<\/p>\n

[vocab table]<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Simplified Chinese    Traditio<\/em>nal Chinese    Mandarin Pinyin    English Definition
\u63a5\u542c    \u63a5\u807d    jie1 ting1    to answer the phone;
\u672c\u6765    \u672c\u4f86    ben3 lai2    originally; at first
\u5408\u9002    \u5408\u9069    he2 shi4    suitable; to fit;
\u867d\u7136    \u96d6\u7136    sui1 ran2    although
\u53cd\u611f    \u53cd\u611f    fan3 gan3    to dislike; antipathy;
\u5520\u53e8    \u562e\u53e8    lao2 dao5    nagging
\u6323\u624e    \u6399\u624e    zheng1 zha2    to struggle
\u97f3\u8baf    \u97f3\u8a0a    yin1 xun4    messages; correspondence;
\u53d8\u5fc3    \u8b8a\u5fc3    bian4 xin1    to cease to be faithful
\u59a5\u534f    \u59a5\u5354    tuo3 xie2    to compromise; to reach terms
\u4e89\u53d6    \u722d\u53d6    zheng1 qu3    to fight for; to strive for
\u5931\u7720    \u5931\u7720    shi1 mian2    to suffer from insomnia
\u6291\u90c1    \u6291\u90c1    yi4 yu4    depressed
\u54c1\u5c1d    \u54c1\u5617    pin3 chang2    to taste a small amount
\u5931\u604b    \u5931\u6200    shi1 lian4    to lose one’s love
\u6ecb\u5473    \u6ecb\u5473    zi1 wei4    taste; feeling
\u7d22\u6027    \u7d22\u6027    suo3 xing4    simply; just;
\u82f1\u7279\u7f51    \u82f1\u7279\u7db2    Ying1    Internet
\u552f\u4e00    \u552f\u4e00    wei2 yi1    only; sole;
\u8054\u7cfb    \u806f\u7e6b    lian2 xi4    connection
\u8981\u5bb3    \u8981\u5bb3    yao4 hai4    crucial
\u6c89\u601d    \u6c89\u601d    chen2 si1    to ponder; contemplation
\u7247\u523b    \u7247\u523b    pian4 ke4    short period of time; a moment;
\u90ae\u5305    \u90f5\u5305    you2 bao1    postal parcel
\u4fbf\u6761    \u4fbf\u689d    bian4 tiao2    note
[pinyin]<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 sh\u0113nhòu de y\u01cenjing [6]
w\u01d2 g\u011bi t\u0101 ji\u0101 d\u01cediànhuà, wúrén ji\u0113t\u012bng.<\/p>\n

fùm\u01d4 k\u0101ish\u01d0 zuò w\u01d2 de g\u014dngzuò,<\/p>\n

“ n\u01d0 hé t\u0101 b\u011bnlái jiù bùhéshì. li\u01ceng ji\u0101 d\u014du zh\u01d0y\u01d2u y\u012b gè háizi, y\u012b gè nán, y\u012b gè b\u011bi. z\u011bnme sh\u0113nghuó dào y\u012bq\u01d0 qù?”<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 su\u012brán f\u01ceng\u01cen t\u0101men de láodao, dàn nèi x\u012bnli y\u011b k\u0101ish\u01d0 zh\u0113ngzhá.<\/p>\n

zhè y\u012b qù jiù méile y\u012bnxùn de t\u0101 shìbùshì y\u01d0j\u012bng biànx\u012bn?<\/p>\n

huòzh\u011b, y\u01d0j\u012bng hé xiànshí tu\u01d2xié, bùzài jìxù wéi w\u01d2men de wèilái zh\u0113ngq\u01d4?<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 k\u0101ish\u01d0 zh\u011bngyè zh\u011bngyè dì sh\u012bmián\uff0c tòngk\u016b, yìyù\u3002 w\u01d2 p\u01d0ncháng dàoli\u01ceo sh\u012bliàn de z\u012bwèi.<\/p>\n

hòulái\uff0c w\u01d2 su\u01d2xìng huàn le fèn lí ji\u0101 jiào yu\u01cen de g\u014dngzuò, zài wàimiàn z\u016b le fángzi, guò q\u01d0 le zh\u0113nzhèng de d\u0101nsh\u0113n sh\u0113nghuó.<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 xiànzài de l\u01ceogong jiù zài nàshí chu\u01cengjìn le w\u01d2 de sh\u0113nghuó….
“ n\u01d0 huíqu hòu…. wèishénme méi g\u011bi w\u01d2 huíxìn?”<\/p>\n

zhè shì w\u01d2 chángji\u01d4 y\u01d0lái y\u012bzhí xi\u01ceng dédào dá’àn de wèntí\u3002<\/p>\n

zài nàge hái méiy\u01d2u Y\u012bngtèw\u01ceng de niándài\uff0c sh\u016bxìn hé diànhuà shì w\u01d2men wéiy\u012b de liánxì\u3002<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 de wèntí xiàng shì j\u012bzhòng le t\u0101 de yàohài, t\u0101 sh\u0113nzi xiànghòu y\u012b kào, ch\u012b le y\u012b j\u012bng.<\/p>\n

“ w\u01d2 de huíxìn n\u01d0 y\u012b f\u0113ng d\u014du méiy\u01d2u sh\u014dudào ma?” t\u0101 f\u01cenwèn w\u01d2.<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 k\u011bndìng dì yáo le yáotóu.<\/p>\n

t\u0101 chéns\u012b le piànkè.<\/p>\n

“ w\u01d2 g\u011bi n\u01d0 xi\u011b guò b\u0101 f\u0113ng huíxìn, dàn zài w\u01d2 g\u011bi n\u01d0 xi\u011b dì ji\u01d4 f\u0113ng xìn de shíhou, w\u01d2 qiánmiàn de huíxìn d\u014du bèi y\u012bq\u01d0 tuì huílai le.<\/p>\n

…. tuì huílai de yóub\u0101o l\u01d0 háiy\u01d2u n\u01d0 fùm\u01d4 g\u011bi w\u01d2 xi\u011b de biàntiáo.”<\/p>\n

[traditio<\/em>nal Chinese]<\/p>\n

\u6211\u8eab\u5f8c\u7684\u773c\u775b[6]
 <\/p>\n

\u6211\u7d66\u4ed6\u5bb6\u6253\u96fb\u8a71, \u7121\u4eba\u63a5\u807d.<\/p>\n

\u7236\u6bcd\u958b\u59cb\u505a\u6211\u7684\u5de5\u4f5c,<\/p>\n

“\u4f60\u548c\u4ed6\u672c\u4f86\u5c31\u4e0d\u5408\u9069. \u5169\u5bb6\u90fd\u53ea\u6709\u4e00\u500b\u5b69\u5b50, \u4e00\u500b\u5357, \u4e00\u500b\u5317. \u600e\u9ebc\u751f\u6d3b\u5230\u4e00\u8d77\u53bb?”<\/p>\n

\u6211\u96d6\u7136\u53cd\u611f\u4ed6\u5011\u7684\u562e\u53e8, \u4f46\u5167\u5fc3\u88cf\u4e5f\u958b\u59cb\u6399\u7d2e.<\/p>\n

\u9019\u4e00\u53bb\u5c31\u6c92\u4e86\u97f3\u8a0a\u7684\u4ed6\u662f\u4e0d\u662f\u5df2\u7d93\u8b8a\u5fc3?<\/p>\n

\u6216\u8005, \u5df2\u7d93\u548c\u73fe\u5be6\u59a5\u5354, \u4e0d\u518d\u7e7c\u7e8c\u70ba\u6211\u5011\u7684\u672a\u4f86\u722d\u53d6?<\/p>\n

\u6211\u958b\u59cb\u6574\u591c\u6574\u591c\u5730\u5931\u7720\uff0c\u75db\u54ed, \u6291\u9b31\u3002\u6211\u54c1\u5617\u5230\u4e86\u5931\u6200\u7684\u6ecb\u5473.<\/p>\n

\u5f8c\u4f86\uff0c\u6211\u7d22\u6027\u63db\u4e86\u4efd\u96e2\u5bb6\u8f03\u9060\u7684\u5de5\u4f5c, \u5728\u5916\u9762\u79df\u4e86\u623f\u5b50, \u904e\u8d77\u4e86\u771f\u6b63\u7684\u55ae\u8eab\u751f\u6d3b.<\/p>\n

\u6211\u73fe\u5728\u7684\u8001\u516c\u5c31\u5728\u90a3\u6642\u95d6\u9032\u4e86\u6211\u7684\u751f\u6d3b….<\/p>\n

“\u4f60\u56de\u53bb\u5f8c…. \u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6c92\u7d66\u6211\u56de\u4fe1?”<\/p>\n

\u9019\u662f\u6211\u9577\u4e45\u4ee5\u4f86\u4e00\u76f4\u60f3\u5f97\u5230\u7b54\u6848\u7684\u554f\u984c\u3002<\/p>\n

\u5728\u90a3\u500b\u9084\u6c92\u6709\u82f1\u7279\u7db2\u7684\u5e74\u4ee3\uff0c\u66f8\u4fe1\u548c\u96fb\u8a71\u662f\u6211\u5011\u552f\u4e00\u7684\u806f\u7cfb\u3002<\/p>\n

\u6211\u7684\u554f\u984c\u8c61\u662f\u64ca\u4e2d\u4e86\u4ed6\u7684\u8981\u5bb3, \u4ed6\u8eab\u5b50\u5411\u5f8c\u4e00\u9760,\u5403\u4e86\u4e00\u9a5a.<\/p>\n

“\u6211\u7684\u56de\u4fe1\u4f60\u4e00\u5c01\u90fd\u6c92\u6709\u6536\u5230\u55ce?” \u4ed6\u53cd\u554f\u6211.<\/p>\n

\u6211\u80af\u5b9a\u5730\u6416\u4e86\u6416\u982d.<\/p>\n

\u4ed6\u6c89\u601d\u4e86\u7247\u523b.<\/p>\n

“\u6211\u7d66\u4f60\u5beb\u904e\u516b\u5c01\u56de\u4fe1, \u4f46\u5728\u6211\u7d66\u4f60\u5beb\u7b2c\u4e5d\u5c01\u4fe1\u7684\u6642\u5019, \u6211\u524d\u9762\u7684\u56de\u4fe1\u90fd\u88ab\u4e00\u8d77\u9000\u56de\u4f86\u4e86.<\/p>\n

…. \u9000\u56de\u4f86\u7684\u90f5\u5305\u88cf\u9084\u6709\u4f60\u7236\u6bcd\u7d66\u6211\u5beb\u7684\u4fbf\u689d.”<\/p>\n

[English Translation]
Special thanks to John Collett for diligently proofreading my English translation!!<\/p>\n

The Eyes Behind Me [6]<\/p>\n

I called his home, but nobody picked up the phone.<\/p>\n

Then my parents began to talk to me,<\/p>\n

“You and he are not suitable for each other. Both of our families are single-child families. One lives in the south, one lives in the north. How could the two of you live together?”<\/p>\n

Although I was sick of their nagging, my mind started to struggle.<\/p>\n

Was he seeing someone else that he even didn’t care to send a word to me?<\/p>\n

Or had he already given up and didn’t want to fight for our future together?<\/p>\n

Then I started to lose my sleep night after night, weeping and depressed. I experienced the bitter feeling of losing my love.<\/p>\n

Thereafter I made up my mind to change to another job, even further from my home.<\/p>\n

I rented a place to live by myself and started a real single life.<\/p>\n

My current husband came into my life since then.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

“After you returned home… why didn’t you write to me?”<\/p>\n

This is the question that I’ve been waiting for an anwser for so long.<\/p>\n

At a time when the Internet did not exist in our life, letters and phone calls were the o<\/em>nly ways to keep us connected.<\/p>\n

My question was like a punch swung right at him. He leaned back against his chair. He was surprised.<\/p>\n

“You hadn’t received even one letter from me?”<\/p>\n

I shook my head with certainty.<\/p>\n

He paused for a moment,<\/p>\n

“I wrote eight letters to you. When I was writing the ninth, all my previous letters were mailed back to me in one parcel. … together with it, was a note from your parents. “
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