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Chinese City Girl’s Story – Li Man’s Resolution 李曼的决心 [Elementary Level] |
| 曼的决心 4 | Li Man’s Resolution 4 |
| 她孤独地在病房里渡过了又一个除夕夜。 | She had to spend the New Year Eve in the hospital alone. |
| tā gūdú de zài bìngfáng lǐ dùguò le yòu yī gè Chúxī yè。 | |
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那一晚，她躺在床上下了新的决心： 在新的一年里换份好工作。 |
That night, she made a new resolution: to find a better job. |
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nà yī wǎn， tā tǎng zài chuáng shàngxià le xīn de juéxīn： zài xīn de yī nián lǐ huàn fèn hǎo gōngzuò。 |
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她相信， 只要有一份收入不错又体面的工作， 她就会拥有快乐的生活。 |
She believed that as long as she landed on a well-paid decent job, she could have a happier life. |
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tā xiāngxìn， zhǐyào yǒu yī fèn shōurù bùcuò yòu tǐmiàn de gōngzuò， tā jiù huì yōngyǒu kuàilè de shēnghuó。 |
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财富，地位，朋友， 甚至白马王子都会有的。 |
Fortune, high social status, friends, even the dreamed husband would all come to her. |
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cáifù， dìwèi， péngyou， shènzhì báimǎwángzǐ dūhuì yǒude。 |
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通过不懈努力， 李曼终于找到了一份高薪工作。 |
Following her persistent pursuit, Li Man finally hunted down a very well paid job. |
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tōngguò bùxiè nǔlì， lǐ màn zhōngyú zhǎo dàoliǎo yī fèn gāoxīn gōngzuò。 |
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她从小报社换到了大型媒体， 从小编辑换成了营销人员。 |
She hopped from a small publisher to a big media agency, from being a small editor to a sales representative. |
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tā cóngxiǎo bàoshè huàn dàoliǎo dàxíng méitǐ， cóngxiǎo biānjí huàn chéngle yíngxiāo rényuán。 |
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从安静的办公室，换到了大酒店， 飞机场，活动中心 … |
From quiet office, to grand hotel, airport and event centre … |
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cóng ānjìng de bàngōngshì， huàn dàoliǎo dà jiǔdiàn， fēijīchǎng， huódòngzhōngxīn … |
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总之， 她的新工作需要不停地出差和应酬。 |
In summary, her new job demands constant trips and social events. |
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zǒngzhī， tā de xīn gōngzuò xūyào bùtíng de chūchāi hé yìngchou。 |
| 李曼的决心 5 | Li Man’s Resolution 5 |
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短短半年时间， 她拿到了以往一年半才能挣到的钱。 |
In half a year, she earned three times as much as she could have earned from previous job. |
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duǎn duǎn bànnián shíjiān， |
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| 她为自己买了名牌化妆品和衣服。 | She bought name-brand cosmetics and clothes for herself. |
| tā wéi zìjǐ mǎi le míngpái huàzhuāngpǐn hé yīfu。 | |
| 她自豪地向别人介绍自己的工作。 | She explained her work to others proudly. |
| tā zìháo de xiàng biéren jièshào zìjǐ de gōngzuò。 | |
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她约以前的好友们出来喝茶， 但她们都说有事不能来。 |
She invited her old friends to have tea with her, but they all declined with excuses. |
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tā yuē yǐqián de hǎoyǒu men chūlái hē chá，
dàn tāmen dōu shuō yǒushì bùnéng lái。 |
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她有一肚子话想和人分享， 却找不到这样的一个人。 |
She was so eagerly to chat with someone about life, but she could find no one. |
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tā yǒu yīdùzi huà xiǎng hé rén fēnxiǎng，
què zhǎobudào zhèyàng de yīgèrén。 |
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路过花店时， 她想起了几年前除夕夜的场景。 |
Passing by the flower store, she remembered a happy New Eve night years ago. |
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lùguò huādiàn shí， tā xiǎngqǐ le jǐnián qián Chúxī yè de chǎngjǐng。 |
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于是她走进花店， 想找回以前快乐的感觉。 |
So she walked into the store, hoping to find the happiness that she had lost. |
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yúshì tā zǒujìn huādiàn， xiǎng zhǎohuí yǐqián kuàilè de gǎnjué。 |
| 李曼的决心 6 | Li Man’s Resolution 6 |
| 花店老板是一个年轻人，很斯文的样子。 | The owner of the flower store was a polite young man. |
| huādiàn lǎobǎn shì yī gè niánqīngrén， hěn sīwén de yàngzi。 | |
| ＂想买什么花？＂他问。 | “Which kind of flower you’re looking for?” He asked. |
| “ xiǎng mǎi shénme huā？＂ tā wèn。 | |
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＂看了能让人回忆起快乐的花， 有吗？＂ 她随意地答。 |
“The one that can remind me of happiness. Do you have anything like that?” She answered absent-mindedly. |
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“kàn le néng ràng rén huíyì qǐ kuàilè de huā， yǒu ma？＂ tā suíyì de dá。 |
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| 他被她的回答吸引了。 | He was enchanted by her answer. |
| tā bèi tā de huídá xīyǐn le。 | |
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＂如果你看到的这些花都不能， 让我去仓库找找看。 你来自竹乡市？＂他好奇地问。 |
“If none of the ones you see here can do that for you, I’ll have a look at the back. Do you come from Zu Xiang city?” He asked out of curiosity. |
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“ rúguǒ nǐ kàn dào de zhèxiē huā dōu bùnéng，
ràng wǒ qù cāngkù zhǎo zhǎo kàn。 nǐ láizì zhúxiāngshì？＂ tā hàoqí de wèn。 |
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＂我的外婆家在竹乡， 我小时候在外婆家生活了很多年。 你怎么听出来的？＂她惊讶地问他。 |
“My Grandma lived in Zu Xiang, and I had lived with her for years when I was little. How do you guess that out?” She asked in surprise. |
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“ wǒ de wàipó jiā zài zhúxiāng， |
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＂我也在竹乡长大， 你一说话我就听出来了。 你等一下！＂说着， 店主消失在里屋。 |
“I myself had grown up in Zu Xiang. The moment you started talking, I guessed it out. Please wait for a moment!” He then disappeared in the back of the room. |
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“ wǒ yě zài zhúxiāng zhǎngdà， nǐ yī shuōhuà wǒ jiù tīng chūlái le。 nǐ děng yīxià！＂ shuō zhe， diànzhǔ xiāoshī zài lǐ wū。 |
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不一会儿，他又从里屋出来， 手里托着一盆水竹。 |
In a brief moment, he re-appeared again with a pot of water bamboo in hand. |
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bù yīhuìr， tā yòu cóng lǐ wū chūlái，
shǒulǐ tuō zhe yī pén shuǐ zhú。 |
| 李曼的决心 7 | Li Man’s Resolution 7 |
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“竹乡最多的就是竹子， 对我来说，每次看到它，就象回到了童年， 童年有我最快乐的时光。 |
“Zu Xiang is abound with bamboo. As for me, the sight of it always reminds me of my childhood. My happiest moments were in my childhood. |
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“ zhú xiāng zuìduō de jiùshì zhúzi， duìwǒláishuō， měicì kàn dào tā， jiù xiàng huídào le tóngnián， tóngnián yǒu wǒ zuì kuàilè de shíguāng。 |
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| 不知道它会不会让你也回忆起快乐？＂ | Not sure if it will do the same thing to you?” |
| bù zhīdào tā huìbùhuì ràng nǐ yě huíyì qǐ kuàilè？＂ | |
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李曼看着水竹尖尖的叶子， 突然想起外婆家的后院， 那里除了几盆花草， 就是一片绿竹子。 |
Li Man gazed at the sharp leaves of the water bamboo. All of a sudden, she remembered the backyard of Grandpa’s. Other than a few pots of flower, the rest was a field of green bamboo. |
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lǐ màn kàn zhe shuǐ zhú jiānjiān de yèzi， tūrán xiǎngqǐ wàipó jiāde hòuyuàn， nàli chúle jǐ pén huācǎo， jiùshì yīpiàn lǜ zhúzi。 |
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“真的吔！＂李曼接过水竹， 整个人都清新起来。 |
“It does!” Li Man took the pot and felt refreshed. |
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“ zhēn de yē！＂ lǐ màn jiēguò shuǐ zhú，
zhěng gèrén dōu qīngxīn qilai。 |
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| “那就送给你吧。＂他真诚地对她说。 | “If that’s true then it’s yours.” He told her sincerely. |
| “ nà jiù sònggěi nǐ ba。＂ tā zhēnchéng de duì tā shuō。 | |
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一盆水竹，让李曼认识了他， 也让她开始认识自己不快乐的原因。 |
A pot of bamboo led Li Man to know him, it also helped her to realize the reason that she was not happy. |
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yī pén shuǐ zhú， ràng lǐ màn rènshi le tā，
yě ràng tā kāishǐ rènshi zìjǐ bù kuàilè de yuányīn。 |