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Chinese Short Story 心锁 Lock of The Heart [Elementary Level]
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安亚开始讲述： Anya started her story:
ān yà kāishĭ jiăngshù：  
“很久以前，柳镇上住着一家三口。
爸爸和妈妈都是年青的艺术家。
他们有个可爱的女儿。		 “Long time ago, there lived a family of three.
Both father and mother were artists.
They have a lovely daughter.
“ hěn jiŭ yĭqián， liŭ zhèn shàng zhù zhe yījiā sān kŏu。
bàba hé māma dōu shì niánqīng de yìshùjiā。
tāmen yŏu gè kě’ài de nǚ’ér。		  
一天，爸爸出去演出。
妈妈在家一边带女儿，一边画画。		 One day, father went out to perform.
Mother stayed at home worked on her painting
while babysitting their daughter at the same time.
yī tiān， bàba chūqù yănchū。
māma zài jiā yībiān dài nǚ’ér， yībiān huà huà。		  
爸爸回来的时候，发现妈妈不在家，
而四岁的女儿还在睡觉。		 When father came home, he didn’t find his wife was in the house.
Their four-year-old daughter was still asleep.
bàba huílai de shíhou， fāxiàn māma bùzài jiā，
ér sì suì de nǚ’ér hái zài shuìjiào。		  
爸爸叫醒女儿，女儿说肚子饿。
爸爸就赶快为女儿做晚餐。		 Father woke her up and she said she was hungry.
He then made dinner for her.
bàba jiàoxĭng nǚ’ér， nǚ’ér shuō dùzi è。
bàba jiù gănkuài wéi nǚ’ér zuò wăncān。		  
女儿吃饭的时候，
爸爸才发现妈妈的包和钥匙
还放在椅子上。		 While she was eating,
father found out that his wife’s purse and keys
were left on a chair.
nǚ’ér chīfàn de shíhou，
bàba cái fāxiàn māma de bāo hé yàoshi
hái fàng zài yĭzi shàng。		  
看来，妈妈可能没出去。
于是爸爸就在屋里找了起来⋯＂		 It seemed that she probably was still in the house.
So father started to search in the house …”
kànlai， māma kěnéng méi chūqù。
yúshì bàba jiù zài wū lĭ zhăo le qilai...＂		  
   
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“后来呢？＂女生们急着问。 “What happened after that?” One girl asked.
“ hòulái ne？＂ nǚshēng men jízhe wèn。  
“后来，＂安亚继续说，
＂后来，
爸爸在厨房的地窖里找到了妈妈。
地窖门从外面锁死了，
妈妈已经没有呼吸了。＂

“Then,” Anya continued,
“and then
father found his wife in the cellar.
The cellar was locked from outside,
she was already dead.”
“ hòulái，＂ ān yà jìxù shuō，
＂ hòulái，
bàba zài chúfáng de dìjiào lĭ zhăo dàoliăo māma。
dìjiào mén cóng wàimiàn suŏ sĭ le，
māma yĭjīng méiyŏu hūxī le。＂		  
“是闷死的吗？＂有人问。 “Did she died of no air?” Someone asked.
“ shì mèn sĭ de ma？＂ yŏurén wèn。  
“是。＂ “Yes.”
“ shì。＂  
“好可怕！是谁干的呢？＂又有人问。 “That’s really awful! Who did that?” Another one asked.
“ hăo kěpà！ shì shéi gàn de ne？＂ yòu yŏurén wèn。  
“不知道。
有人说是父亲干的，
有人说是小偷干的。＂

“No idea.
Some people said it was the father,
others said it could have been a burglar.”
“ bù zhīdào。 yŏurén shuō shì fùqīn gàn de，
yŏurén shuō shì xiăotōu gàn de。＂		  
“那警察怎么说？＂有人问。 “What did the police say then?” Asked a girl.
“ nà jĭngchá zěnme shuō？＂ yŏurén wèn。  
“警察说是意外，就结案了。＂
安亚回答。		 “The police said it was an accident and closed the case.”
Anya answered.
“ jĭngchá shuō shì yìwài， jiù jié’àn le。＂
ān yà huídá。		  
“不会吧！我看，很象是爸爸干的。
妈妈不可能把自己反锁在里面啊！
反正四岁的女儿也做不了证。＂
有个女生发表意见。		 “No way! In my opinion, the father was very suspicious.
The mother couldn’t lock herself from outside!
After all, a four-year-old little girl could not have been helpful in the case.”
One girl expressed her speculation.
“ bùhuì ba！ wŏ kàn， hěn xiàng shì bàba gàn de。
 māma bùkěnéng bă zìjĭ fănsuŏ zài lĭ miàn ā！
fănzhèng sì suì de nǚ’ér yě zuò bùliăo zhèng。＂
yŏu gè nǚshēng fābiăo yìjiàn。		  
小吉认真地听她们交谈，
却一句话也没说。		 Xiaoji listened to their discussion without saying a word.
xiăo jí rènzhēn de tīng tāmen jiāotán，
què yījùhuà yě méi shuō。		  
   
心锁 6
入夜，佛云山的风一阵紧似一阵。 Deep in night, the wind was blowing more and more violently.
rùyè， fú yún shān de fēng yīzhèn jĭn sì yīzhèn。  
女生们都进入了梦乡。 The girls were fast asleep in their dreams.
nǚshēng men dōu jìnrù le mèngxiāng。  
只有小吉，还看着天花板，
回想着安亚的故事。		 Only Xiaoji was still staring at the ceiling,
thinking about Anya’s story.
zhĭyŏu xiăo jí， hái kàn zhe tiānhuābăn，
huíxiăng zhe ān yà de gùshi。		  
故事中的小女孩多象自己啊！ How much the little girl’s story resembled her own!
gùshi zhòngde xiăo nǚhái duō xiàng zìjĭ ā！  
难道，安亚讲的就是自己家的事情？
小吉想问安亚，又害怕知道答案。		 Could it be possible that it was exactly the story of her own family?
Xiaoji really wanted to ask Anya, but was dreadful of the true answer.
nándào， ān yà jiăng de jiùshì zìjĭ jiāde shìqing？
xiăo jí xiăng wèn ān yà， yòu hàipà zhīdào dá’àn。		  
不知过了多久，
小吉发现自己从旅馆出来，
走过一条小路，来到一座老宅前。		 Not sure how long had passed,
Xiaoji found herself stepping out of the hotel,
passing by a small road, stopped in front of an old house.
bùzhī guò le duōjiŭ，
xiăo jí fāxiàn zìjĭ cóng lǚguăn chūlái，
zŏuguò yī tiáo xiăolù， láidào yī zuò lăo zhái qián。		  
她轻轻推开门，走进一个小院，
一点灯光从一扇门里射出。		 She gently pushed the door open and stepped into the courtyard.
Right there, a beam of light escaped from one door.
tā qīngqīng tuī kāimén， zŏujìn yī gè xiăo yuàn，
yīdiăn dēngguāng cóng yī shàn mén lĭ shèchū。		  
她走了进去。这是一间卧室，
衣橱很高，衣橱的门半开着。		 She stepped inside. It was a bedroom.
A tall dress cabinet stood there with its door left ajar.
tā zŏu le jìnqù。 zhè shì yī jiān wòshì，
yīchú hěn gāo， yīchú de mén bàn kāi zhe。		  
她拉开门，
里面睡着一个穿粉裙子的小女孩，
怀里抱着一个金发洋娃娃。		 She pulled it open.
Inside was a little girl in pink skirt,
sound asleep with a blond doll in her arms.
tā lā kāimén，
lĭ miàn shuìzháo yī gè chuān fěn qúnzi de xiăo nǚhái，
huái lĭ bào zhe yī gè jīnfà yángwáwa。		  
小吉不想吵醒小女孩，
又把门轻轻关上。		 Xiaoji didn’t want to wake her up.
She closed the door lightly.
xiăo jí bùxiăng chăoxĭng xiăo nǚhái，
yòu bămén qīngqīng guānshàng。		  
突然，外面传来很大的声响。 At that moment, a loud sound came in from outside.
tūrán， wàimiàn chuánlái hěn dà de shēngxiăng。  
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