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Chinese Short Story 心锁 Lock of The Heart [Elementary Level]
心锁 15
夜，亮如白昼，罗致远一夜无眠。 That night was bright as daylight. Lou Zhiyuan was sleepless.
yè， liàng rú báizhòu， luózhì yuăn yī yè wú mián。  
第二天，阳光下的街道。 Another day passed. A new sun shone over the street.
dì’èrtiān， yángguāng xià de jiēdào。  
“我想去柳镇。＂
小吉边说，边踢开路上的石子。		 “I want to go to Liu Town.”
said Xiaoji, kicking away a pebble on the road.
“ wŏ xiăng qù liŭ zhèn。＂
xiăo jí biān shuō， biān tī kāi lùshang de shí zĭ。		  
“你当真？＂安亚问。 “Are you serious?” asked Anya.
“ nĭ dāngzhēn？＂ ān yà wèn。  
“当真。＂ “Yes.”
“ dāngzhēn。＂  
“那我和你一起去。
我们可以住我姨妈家。＂		 “Then let me go with you.
We can stay in my Aunt’s home.”
“ nà wŏ hé nĭ yīqĭ qù。
wŏmen kěyĭ zhù wŏ yímā jiā。＂		  
“我不想让我爸知道。
你能帮我隐瞒吗？＂		 “I don’t want my Dad to know this.
Could you help me cover it?”
“ wŏ bùxiăng ràng wŏ bà zhīdào。
nĭ néng bāng wŏ yĭnmán ma？＂		  
“这个… 没问题，
让他打我手机好了。＂		 “Well … no problem,
ask him to call my cell number.”
“ zhège… méiwèntí，
ràng tā dă wŏ shŏujī hăole。＂ 		 
心锁 16
在城市的另一个角落，
在“恒远电器＂的后门，
罗致远正忙着把运来的货品搬进店来。		 At another corner of the city,
outside the back door of “Hen Yuan Electronics”,
Luo Zhiyuan was busy lifting the shipped goods inside the store.
zài chéngshì de lìngyī gè jiăoluò，
zài “héng yuăn diànqì＂ de hòumén，
luózhì yuăn zhèng mángzhe bă yùn lái de huòpĭn bān jìn diàn lái。		  
手机响了。 His cell started ringing.
shŏujī xiăng le。  
他走到一边接电话，
手机里传来一个似曾相识的声音。		  
tā zŏu dào yībiān jiē diànhuà，
shŏujī lĭ chuánlái yī gè sì céng xiāngshí de shēngyīn。		  
“罗先生，你好。
我是林琳。你还记得我吗？＂		 “Mr Luo, it’s me, Lin Lin.
Do you still remember me?”
“ luó xiānsheng， nĭhăo。
wŏ shì lín lín。 nĭ hái jìde wŏ ma？＂		  
“林医生！当然记得，
有很长时间了吧，你的声音一点儿没变。＂		 “Dr Lin! Of course I remember.
Long time no see, your voice hasn’t changed at all.”
“ lín yīshēng！ dāngrán jìde，
yŏu hěn cháng shíjiān le ba， nĭ de shēngyīn yīdiănr méi biàn。＂		  
“你的也没变…
哦，是这样，这事真巧，
我最近在做小吉学校的心理医生。		 “Yours neither …
 Uh, it just happened lately
that I came to work in the Psychology Clinic in Xiaoji’s school.
“ nĭ de yě méi biàn…
o， shì zhèyàng， zhè shì zhēn qiăo，
wŏ zuìjìn zài zuò xiăojí xuéxiào de xīnlĭ yīshēng。 		 
小吉昨天来看过我，
她似乎知道了点儿什么。
你发现她最近有什么异常吗？＂		 She came to see me yesterday.
It sounded like she knew something about it.
Have you found anything odd about her lately?”
xiăo jí zuótiān láikàn guò wŏ，
tā sìhū zhīdàole diănr shénme。
nĭ fāxiàn tā zuìjìn yŏu shénme yìcháng ma？＂		  
“有，她总跟我提那件事。＂ “Yes I did. She kept asking me about it.”
“ yŏu， tā zŏng gēn wŏ tí nà jiàn shì。＂  
“你说了吗？＂ “Did you tell her?”
“ nĭ shuō le ma？＂  
“没有，当然没有。
但我很担心她，
她好像听到了什么。＂		 “No, for sure not.
But I’m really worried about her.
I believe she had known something.”

“ méiyŏu， dāngrán méiyŏu。
dàn wŏ hěn dānxīn tā，
tā hăoxiàng tīngdào le shénme。＂

  
“我们还是见面谈谈吧，
你什么时候有空？＂		 “We better have a chat face to face.
When would you like to meet?”
“ wŏmen háishi jiànmiàn tántán ba，
nĭ shénmeshíhou yŏukòng？＂		  
   
心锁 17
五一假期。柳镇。小雨。 Labor Day. Liu Town. It’s beginning to drizzle.
wŭyī jiàqī。 liŭ zhèn。 xiăoyŭ。  
一座灰色老宅外，
小吉和安亚停住了脚步。		 Outside a gray old house,
Xiaoji and Anya stopped walking.
yī zuò huīsè lăo zhái wài，
xiăojí hé ānyà tíngzhù le jiăobù。		  
灰色的砖墙上，
一个大红色的“拆＂字特别扎眼。		 On its gray brick wall,
a big scarlet Chinese character stood out and said “To be Dismantled”.
huīsè de zhuān qiáng shàng，
yī gè dà hóngsè de “chāi＂ zì tèbié zhāyăn。		  
大门把手上，一个小蜘蛛，
正在辛勤地结网。		 A small spider was weaving its web
on the door knob diligently.
 
dàmén băshŏu shàng， yī gè xiăo zhīzhū，
zhèngzài xīnqín de jié wăng。		  
两个女孩对视了一眼。 The two girls exchanged a look with each other.
liăng gè nǚhái duìshì le yīyăn。  
“听我爸说，
叔叔三年前就不住这儿了。
我们从后面翻进去吧。＂小吉建议。		 “According to my Dad,
my uncle moved out from here three years ago.
Let’s climb in from the back.”
 
“ tīng wŏ bà shuō，
shūshu sān niánqián jiù bùzhù zhèr le。
wŏmen cóng hòumian fān jìnqù ba。＂ xiăojí jiànyì。		  
安亚忐忑地同意了。
于是，她们一前一后绕到老宅的背后。		 Anya hesitated a little and agreed.
Then the two of them turned around to the back of the house.
ānyà tăntè de tóngyì le。
yúshì， tāmen yī qián yī hòu rào dào lăo zhái de bèihòu。		  
没用多长时间，
就互相帮着翻过了院墙，
进入空旷的内院。		 Without trying for too long,
they helped each other to climbed over the wall
and jumped into the inner courtyard.
méiyòng duō cháng shíjiān，
jiù hùxiāng bāng zhe fānguò le yuàn qiáng，
jìnrù kōngkuàng de nèi yuàn。		  
   
心锁 18
小吉环顾四周，感激地对安亚说，
“安亚，谢谢你陪我来！
我很肯定，
这个宅子就是我小时侯住过的地方。
和梦里一模一样。＂		 Xiaoji looked around and said to Anya appreciatively,
”Anya, thank you for being here for me.
I’m certain
that this was the place I had lived in during my childhood.
It appeared in my dream exactly the same way.”
xiăojí huángù sìzhōu， gănjī de duì ān yà shuō，
“ānyà， xièxie nĭ péi wŏ lái！
wŏ hěn kěndìng，
zhège zháizi jiùshì wŏ xiăoshí hóu zhù guò de dìfang。
hé mèng lĭ yīmúyīyàng。＂		  
“小吉，真没想到，
我讲的那个故事，
居然就是你们家的故事。
当父母告诉我，那家人姓罗的时候，
我真希望那只是巧合。＂		 “Xiaoji, I’ve never given a second thought
about the story I had told.
When my parent told me that their family name was Luo,
I hoped that it was just a coincidence.”
“ xiăojí， zhēn méixiăngdào，
wŏ jiăng de nàge gùshi，
jūrán jiùshì nĭmen jiāde gùshi。
dāng fùmŭ gàosu wŏ， nà jiārén xìng luó de shíhou，
wŏ zhēn xīwàng nà zhĭshì qiăohé。＂		  
   
“安亚，这就是传说中的命运吧。 “Anya, I believe it is fate as the legend says.
“ānyà， zhè jiùshì chuánshuō zhòngde mìngyùn ba。  
老天有意让我认识你，
你又帮我解开心里的那把锁。		 God let us meet
and you’re helping me open the lock in my heart.
lăotiān yŏuyì ràng wŏ rènshi nĭ，
nĭ yòu bāng wŏ jiěkāi xīnli de nà bă suŏ。 		 
你知道，我最不能忍受的，
就是被欺骗，
而且还是被你最信任的人欺骗。
我太想知道妈妈死亡的真相了，
我不能再等了。＂		 You know what,
being kept in the dark
by someone you trust most is the last thing I can stand.
You have no idea how desperate I am
on knowing the truth behind my Mom’s death,
I simply can’t wait any longer.”
nĭ zhīdào， wŏ zuì bùnéng rěnshòu de，
jiùshì bèi qīpiàn，
érqiě háishi bèi nĭ zuì xìnrèn de rén qīpiàn。
wŏ tài xiăng zhīdào māma sĭwáng de zhēnxiàng le，
wŏ bùnéng zài děng le。＂		  
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