{"id":7731,"date":"2019-09-30T21:48:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T21:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-reading\/wo-shen-hou-de-yan-jing-the-eyes-behind-me-1-elementary\/"},"modified":"2019-09-30T21:48:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T21:48:13","slug":"wo-shen-hou-de-yan-jing-the-eyes-behind-me-1-elementary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/wo-shen-hou-de-yan-jing-the-eyes-behind-me-1-elementary\/","title":{"rendered":"\u6211\u8eab\u540e\u7684\u773c\u775b The Eyes Behind Me [1] (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 [1]<\/p>\n

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\u6709\u4e00\u53cc\u773c\u775b, \u5728\u6211\u7684\u8eab\u540e\u6ce8\u89c6\u7740\u6211.<\/p>\n

\u5b83\u8ba9\u6211\u611f\u5230\u4e0d\u5b89.<\/p>\n

\u4ece\u90a3\u5929\u4e0b\u73ed\u5f00\u59cb, \u6211\u5c31\u611f\u89c9\u5230\u5b83\u7684\u5b58\u5728.<\/p>\n

\u90a3\u665a\u56de\u5230\u5bb6, \u6211\u628a\u6211\u7684\u611f\u89c9\u544a\u8bc9\u4e86\u8001\u516c.<\/p>\n

“\u4f60\u6ca1\u8f6c\u8fc7\u8eab\u770b\u770b\u662f\u8c01\u5417?”<\/p>\n

\u8001\u516c\u95ee.<\/p>\n

“\u770b\u4e86,\u53ef\u8def\u4e0a\u90a3\u4e48\u591a\u4eba. \u6211\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u5b83\u662f\u8c01.”<\/p>\n

\u6211\u4e0d\u5b89\u5730\u56de\u7b54.<\/p>\n

\u8001\u516c\u63a5\u7740\u95ee:<\/p>\n

“\u4f60\u7684\u80cc\u540e\u6ca1\u6709\u773c\u775b,\u4f60\u600e\u4e48\u4f1a\u77e5\u9053\u6709\u4eba\u5728\u76ef\u7740\u4f60?”<\/p>\n

“\u4e0d\u4ec5\u662f\u76ef\u7740\u6211, \u800c\u4e14\u8fd8\u8ddf\u7740\u6211.”<\/p>\n

\u6211\u66f4\u52a0\u4e0d\u5b89\u5730\u56de\u7b54.<\/p>\n

“\u53ef\u662f\u4f60\u8f6c\u8fc7\u8eab\u53c8\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u662f\u8c01?”<\/p>\n

\u8001\u516c\u5e2e\u6211\u628a\u8bdd\u8bf4\u5b8c.<\/p>\n

\u6211\u70b9\u70b9\u5934,\u8bf4,”\u662f\u8fd9\u6837.”<\/p>\n

\u8fd9\u65f6, \u5973\u513f\u6251\u5230\u8001\u516c\u7684\u6000\u91cc, \u8981\u62b1\u62b1.<\/p>\n

“\u8981\u4e0d\u8981\u6211\u660e\u5929\u9001\u4f60\u4e0a\u73ed?” \u8001\u516c\u62b1\u7740\u5973\u513f, \u7b11\u7740\u95ee\u6211.<\/p>\n

“\u4e0d\u7528\u4e86, \u6211\u4e0a\u4e0b\u73ed\u8def\u4e0a\u90fd\u6709\u5f88\u591a\u4eba, \u6211\u5c3d\u91cf\u8ddf\u7740\u4eba\u7fa4\u8d70\u5c31\u662f\u4e86… \u4e5f\u8bb8, \u8fd9\u53ea\u662f\u6211\u7684\u5e7b\u89c9.”<\/p>\n

\u6211\u5f00\u59cb\u89c9\u5f97\u81ea\u5df1\u771f\u6709\u70b9\u53ef\u7b11.<\/p>\n

\u8001\u516c\u6478\u7740\u5973\u513f\u7684\u8111\u888b, \u7ee7\u7eed\u95ee\u9053:”\u6700\u8fd1\u5de5\u4f5c\u592a\u7d2f\u4e86\u5427?”<\/p>\n

“\u662f\u6709\u70b9\u513f\u7d2f! \u5e7b\u89c9\u90fd\u7d2f\u51fa\u6765\u4e86.” \u6211\u4f3c\u4e4e\u4e3a\u81ea\u5df1\u627e\u5230\u4e86\u89e3\u91ca.<\/p>\n

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[vocab table]<\/p>\n

Simplified Chinese    Traditio<\/em>nal Chinese    Mandarin Pinyin    English Definition
\u6ce8\u89c6    \u6ce8\u8996    zhu4 shi4    to watch attentively; to gaze;
\u4e0d\u5b89    \u4e0d\u5b89    bu4 an1    uneasy; worried;
\u611f\u89c9    \u611f\u89ba    gan3 jue2    to feel; to become aware of;
\u5b58\u5728    \u5b58\u5728    cun2 zai4    to exist; existence;
\u8001\u516c    \u8001\u516c    lao3 gong1    (informal) husband;
\u80cc\u540e    \u80cc\u5f8c    bei4 hou4    behind
\u76ef    \u76ef    ding1    to fix attention on; to stare
\u66f4\u52a0    \u66f4\u52a0    geng4 jia1    even more
\u70b9\u70b9\u5934    \u9ede\u9ede\u982d    dian3 dian3 tou2    nod
\u5c3d\u91cf    \u76e1\u91cf    jin4 liang4    as much as possible
\u4eba\u7fa4    \u4eba\u7fa4    ren2 qun2    crowd
\u5e7b\u89c9    \u5e7b\u89ba    huan4 jue2    illusion; hallucination
\u53ef\u7b11    \u53ef\u7b11    ke3 xiao4    funny; ridiculous;
\u7ee7\u7eed    \u7e7c\u7e8c    ji4 xu4    to continue; to proceed with
\u7d2f    \u7e8d    lei2    tired
\u89e3\u91ca    \u89e3\u91cb    jie3 shi4    explanation
[pinyin]<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 sh\u0113nhòu de y\u01cenjing [1]<\/p>\n

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y\u01d2u y\u012b shu\u0101ng y\u01cenjing, zài w\u01d2 de sh\u0113nhòu zhùshì zhe w\u01d2.<\/p>\n

t\u0101 ràng w\u01d2 g\u01cendào bù’\u0101n.<\/p>\n

cóng nàti\u0101n xiàb\u0101n k\u0101ish\u01d0, w\u01d2 jiù g\u01cenjuédào t\u0101 de cúnzài.<\/p>\n

nà w\u01cen huídào ji\u0101, w\u01d2 b\u01ce w\u01d2 de g\u01cenjué gàosu le l\u01ceogong.<\/p>\n

“ n\u01d0 méi zhuàn guò sh\u0113n kànkan shì shéi ma?”<\/p>\n

l\u01ceogong wèn.<\/p>\n

“ kàn le, k\u011b lùshang nàme du\u014d rén. w\u01d2 bù zh\u012bdào t\u0101 shì shéi.”<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 bù’\u0101n de huídá.<\/p>\n

l\u01ceogong ji\u0113zhe wèn:<\/p>\n

“ n\u01d0 de bèihòu méiy\u01d2u y\u01cenjing, n\u01d0 z\u011bnme huì zh\u012bdào y\u01d2urén zài d\u012bng zhe n\u01d0?”<\/p>\n

“ bùj\u01d0n shì d\u012bng zhe w\u01d2, érqi\u011b hái g\u0113nzhe w\u01d2.”<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 gèngji\u0101 bù’\u0101n de huídá.<\/p>\n

“ k\u011bshì n\u01d0 zhuàn guò sh\u0113n yòu bù zh\u012bdào shì shéi?”<\/p>\n

l\u01ceogong b\u0101ng w\u01d2 b\u01ce huàshu\u014d wán.<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 di\u01cen di\u01centóu, shu\u014d,” shì zhèyàng.”<\/p>\n

zhèshí, n\u01da’ér p\u016b dào l\u01ceogong de huái l\u01d0, yào bàobào.<\/p>\n

“ yào bu2 yào w\u01d2 míngti\u0101n sòng n\u01d0 shàngb\u0101n?” l\u01ceogong bào zhe n\u01da’ér, xiào zhe wèn w\u01d2.<\/p>\n

“ bu2 yòng le, w\u01d2 shàngxiàb\u0101n lùshang d\u014du y\u01d2u h\u011bn du\u014d rén, w\u01d2 jìnliàng g\u0113nzhe rénqún z\u01d2u jiùshì le… y\u011bx\u01d4, zhè zh\u01d0shì w\u01d2 de huànjué.”<\/p>\n

w\u01d2 k\u0101ish\u01d0 juéde zìj\u01d0 zh\u0113n y\u01d2udi\u01cen k\u011bxiào.<\/p>\n

l\u01ceogong m\u014d zhe n\u01da’ér de n\u01ceodài, jìxù wèndào:” zuìjìn g\u014dngzuò tài lèi le ba?”<\/p>\n

“ shì y\u01d2udi\u01cenr lèi! huànjué d\u014du lèi ch\u016blái le.” w\u01d2 sìh\u016b wéi zìj\u01d0 zh\u01ceodào le ji\u011b shì.<\/p>\n

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

\u6211\u8eab\u5f8c\u7684\u773c\u775b[1]<\/p>\n

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\u6709\u4e00\u96d9\u773c\u775b, \u5728\u6211\u7684\u8eab\u5f8c\u6ce8\u8996\u8457\u6211.<\/p>\n

\u5b83\u8b93\u6211\u611f\u5230\u4e0d\u5b89.<\/p>\n

\u5f9e\u90a3\u5929\u4e0b\u73ed\u958b\u59cb, \u6211\u5c31\u611f\u89ba\u5230\u5b83\u7684\u5b58\u5728.<\/p>\n

\u90a3\u665a\u56de\u5230\u5bb6, \u6211\u628a\u6211\u7684\u611f\u89ba\u544a\u8a34\u4e86\u8001\u516c.<\/p>\n

“\u4f60\u6c92\u8f49\u904e\u8eab\u770b\u770b\u662f\u8ab0\u55ce?”<\/p>\n

\u8001\u516c\u554f.<\/p>\n

“\u770b\u4e86,\u53ef\u8def\u4e0a\u90a3\u9ebc\u591a\u4eba. \u6211\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u5b83\u662f\u8ab0.”<\/p>\n

\u6211\u4e0d\u5b89\u5730\u56de\u7b54.<\/p>\n

\u8001\u516c\u63a5\u8457\u554f:<\/p>\n

“\u4f60\u7684\u80cc\u5f8c\u6c92\u6709\u773c\u775b,\u4f60\u600e\u9ebc\u6703\u77e5\u9053\u6709\u4eba\u5728\u76ef\u8457\u4f60?”<\/p>\n

“\u4e0d\u50c5\u662f\u76ef\u8457\u6211, \u800c\u4e14\u9084\u8ddf\u8457\u6211.”<\/p>\n

\u6211\u66f4\u52a0\u4e0d\u5b89\u5730\u56de\u7b54.<\/p>\n

“\u53ef\u662f\u4f60\u8f49\u904e\u8eab\u53c8\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u662f\u8ab0?”<\/p>\n

\u8001\u516c\u5e6b\u6211\u628a\u8a71\u8aaa\u5b8c.<\/p>\n

\u6211\u9ede\u9ede\u982d,\u8aaa,”\u662f\u9019\u6a23.”<\/p>\n

\u9019\u6642, \u5973\u5152\u64b2\u5230\u8001\u516c\u7684\u61f7\u88cf, \u8981\u62b1\u62b1.<\/p>\n

“\u8981\u4e0d\u8981\u6211\u660e\u5929\u9001\u4f60\u4e0a\u73ed?” \u8001\u516c\u62b1\u8457\u5973\u5152, \u7b11\u8457\u554f\u6211.<\/p>\n

“\u4e0d\u7528\u4e86, \u6211\u4e0a\u4e0b\u73ed\u8def\u4e0a\u90fd\u6709\u5f88\u591a\u4eba, \u6211\u76e1\u91cf\u8ddf\u8457\u4eba\u7fa4\u8d70\u5c31\u662f\u4e86… \u4e5f\u8a31, \u9019\u53ea\u662f\u6211\u7684\u5e7b\u89ba.”<\/p>\n

\u6211\u958b\u59cb\u89ba\u5f97\u81ea\u5df1\u771f\u6709\u9ede\u53ef\u7b11.<\/p>\n

\u8001\u516c\u6478\u8457\u5973\u5152\u7684\u8166\u888b, \u7e7c\u7e8c\u554f\u9053:”\u6700\u8fd1\u5de5\u4f5c\u592a\u7d2f\u4e86\u5427?”<\/p>\n

“\u662f\u6709\u9ede\u5152\u7d2f! \u5e7b\u89ba\u90fd\u7d2f\u51fa\u4f86\u4e86.” \u6211\u4f3c\u4e4e\u70ba\u81ea\u5df1\u627e\u5230\u4e86\u89e3\u91cb.<\/p>\n

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[English Translation]<\/p>\n

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

The Eyes Behind Me<\/p>\n

A pair of eyes were watching me from behind.<\/p>\n

They made me feel uneasy.<\/p>\n

It all started when I was on my way back from work that day.<\/p>\n

I told my husband a<\/em>bout the feeling that evening.<\/p>\n

“Didn’t you turn around to see who it was?”, he asked.<\/p>\n

“I did. But there were so many people on the road, I didn’t know who it was.”, I answered uneasily.<\/p>\n

He co<\/em>ntinued “You don’t have eyes in the back of your head. How could you know someone was watching you from behind?”<\/p>\n

“Not just watching me, but also following me.”<\/p>\n

I answered more uneasily.<\/p>\n

“But o<\/em>nce you looked back you couldn’t figure out who it was?”, my husband completed my sentence.<\/p>\n

I nodded. “Exactly.”<\/p>\n

At that time, our daughter ran into his arms, begging for a hug.<\/p>\n

“Do you need my company on your way to work tomorrow?”, he asked with a smile while holding the girl.<\/p>\n

“No thanks. There are lots of people on my way to work. I can walk with the crowd. Maybe it’s just my imagination.<\/p>\n

I started to realize that how ridiculous I was.<\/p>\n

He put his hand on the girl’s head and co<\/em>ntinued talking to me, “Tired of your work lately?”<\/p>\n

“I guess so. I’ve even started seeing things.” It looks like I just found out the reason.
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