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Chinese online short story 罪恶有痕 Traces of Sin (Intermediate to Advanced)
罪恶有痕 28  
“只要我办得到的，当然愿意!” “Of course, as long as it’s something I’m capable of.”
” zhĭyào wŏ bàn dédào de， dāngrán yuànyì!”  
“爽快!那你能帮我一个
做玉石生意的朋友拉一车货去省城吗?
他太忙，抽不出身，自己没时间跑,
又不想现去雇司机。
就想找一个可靠的人,
他会付不错的报酬的。”		 “Excellent! Could you help my friend,
who’s in jade stone business, to deliver a car load of goods to the city?
He’s too busy to find time to do it himself.
Moreover, he doesn’t want to hire a driver randomly.
He prefers a reliable person and is willing to pay generously.”
” shuăngkuai! nà nĭ néng bāng wŏ yī gè
zuò yùshí shēngyì de péngyou lā yī chē huò qù shěngchéng ma?
tā tài máng， chōu bù chūshēn， zìjĭ méi shíjiān păo,
yòu bùxiăng xiàn qù gù sījī。
jiù xiăng zhăo yī gè kěkào de rén,
tā huì fù bùcuò de bàochou de。”		  
“不就是帮忙开开车吗，包在我身上了!” “If driving the car is all he wants, I can take care of it with no doubt.”
” bù jiùshì bāngmáng kāi kāichē ma， bāozàiwŏshēnshang le!”  
庄立群的朋友没有食言,
他帮忙拉货的第二天,
报酬就到了手,
而且比他期望的高得多。		 Zhuang Liqun’s friend kept his words.
He was rewarded generously the next day after his help.
It was much more than what he had expected.
zhuāng lì qún de péngyou méiyŏu shíyán,
tā bāngmáng lā huò de dì’èrtiān,
bàochou jiù dàoliăo shŏu,
érqiě bĭ tā qīwàng de gāo dé duō。 		 
他的心里有过忐忑。
俗话说, 无功不受禄。
他怀疑过那车货品的水份。
但这个朋友的特殊身份又让他放下心来。		 He did hesitate in mind for once.
As the old saying went, “Do not accept a reward if you’re not deserved.”
He did have doubts on the goods he helped delivered.
However, the special identity of his friend made him feel relieved.
tā de xīnli yŏu guò tăntè。
súhuàshuō, wúgōngbùshòulù。
tā huáiyí guò nà chē huòpĭn de shuĭ fèn。
dàn zhège péngyou de tèshū shēnfèn yòu ràng tā fàngxia xīn lái。		  
只想在家里心安理得地过日子,
怎么可能成大事?		 No one could gain any success by just hiding in his own comfortable zone.
 zhĭ xiăng zài jiālĭ xīn’ānlĭdé dì guòrìzi, z
ěnme kěnéng chéng dàshì?		  
就这样, 他的这个朋友为他带来了不少机会。
他的腰包一天天鼓起来,
胆儿也越来越大。		 Just like that, his friend brought lots of opportunities to him.
He’s getting rich than he was day after day. He also became more and more fearless.
jiù zhèyàng, tā de zhège péngyou wéi tā dàilái le bùshăo jīhuì。
tā de yāobāo yī tiāntiān gŭ qilai,
dănr yě yuèláiyuè dà。		  
直到有一天, 朋友教他用枪,
他才意识到他似乎无可挽回地走错了方向。		 He hadn’t realized that he had gone on a no-return path
until one day his friend began to teach him how to shoot a hand gun.
zhídào yŏu yī tiān, péngyou jiāo tā yòng qiāng,
tā cái yìshí dào tā sìhū wúkěwănhuí de zŏucuò le fāngxiàng。