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๋ᬪ ౯ᭁӤӞկஉํఘ᧣ጱԪఘ
Recently I’ve got fascinated by something chic.
౯Ԟஉࡅཻํఘ᧣
I also like chic things.
ெԍ
What do you think of this?
ᬯӻय़ৼ፥ڦᛘ
This big glass is very elegant.
Ջԍৼޚ
It is not a glass.
ᬯกกฎӻᜰኒ
Obviously it is a vase.
ᝁ ᭆᕳ֦
Susan҅it is for you.
ॡᨀᨀ֦ԧ
Thank you very much.
ྋঅ౯ݢզൊᜰአ
I can put flowers in it.
ᬮํᬯӻ
And also this thing.
ᬯӻፏৼ፥ᄈՄ
This plate is so beautiful!
Ջԍፏৼޚ
It isn’t an ordinary plate.
ᬯกกฎ೯ࣁाӤጱ
Obviously it is to be hung on the wall.
ৼ ᭆᕳ֦
Meizi,it is yours.
ᨀᨀἈᝇথ
Thank you,Mai Miao.
ᬮํӞӻᬯӻ
And also this.
ᬯฎՋԍޚ
What is it?
౯Ꭳ᭲ ᬯฎ೯ࣟ
I know this is a pendant.
௲ࡅ֦ ࢧᒼྋᏟ
Congratulations! Your answer is correct.
ԅԧᤒᐏἩ֦ۜ ᬯӻᭆᕳ֦މ
As an encouragement҅I give it to you.
ᬯӻԞॡ
It is too …
২ᵙ፡ޚ
Too ugly?
ӧᵙ፡ ݝᥝ֦ᭆጱ౯᮷ࡅཻ
No,it is’nt. I like whatever you give me.
ᬯԶ᮷ฎἈᝇՅಋ؉ጱ
All these are hand-made by Mai Miao.
Ἀᝇথ ֦ॡܳਸ਼ԧ
Main Miao, you’re so great.
๋ᬪޚ౯ࣁӞਹᵄᜏމᵄᜏ
I’ve been learning ceramics making at a ceramucs bar.
ܻ֦݄ԧᵄᜏމ
Actually you went to learn ceramics.
ᵄᜏஉᬔᝒ
Learning ceramics is hard.
౯ྯॠஉภᚆࢧਹ
I can’t go home ever day until late into the night.
ᮎՔॠภӤᚆࢧਹݰᷳހ
Will you come home for dinner this evening?
౯Ԟ᧔ӧঅ
I can’t say for certain
Ԟᦜᬮտஉภމ
Perhaps I’ll be home also very late tonight.
౯ᤒሿտԧ
The chance to please her has come.
ဌԪ دᬯӻ፥ݢᆽ
It’s okay.It is really very lovely.
Ἀᝇ ౯૪ᕪᒵ֦ॠԧ
Mai Miao, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.
ੜۢ ֦፥ᦏ౯ఽۖ
Xiaoyong,I’m deeply moved.
֦ٯӧٯ
Are you cold?
ݝᥝᥠ֦ک౯੪ӧٯ
No, T’m not cold as long as I can see you.
ੜۢ ۢߵ ֦፥অ
Xiaoyong,you’re so nice.
Ἀᝇ ֦፡
Mai Miao,look,
౯ᬮಀ፳֦ᭆᕳ౯ጱ೯ࣟ
I’m still wearing the pendant you gave me.
፥ӧঅ ྯॠ᮷Ἃᅸᭆ౯
I’m sorry to trouble you to see me home ever day.
ڦᮎԍ᧔
Don’t say that.
Ӥ᧞ጱߕޚײժӞࣘڔدᵄᜏ
We discuss ceramics together in class.
ᬯӧฎӥ᧞ԧࡶ
Now it’s after class.
ᮎ౯੪꧌୮ಷᜰֵᘏ
I’m glad to an escort for you.
ᮎදॠ౯᧗֦ࡆ
I’ll invite you to a tea some day.
ڦᮎԍਮ࿈
You don’t have to.
ᮎ౯੪ᭆکᬯ
Shall I say goodnight here?
ᨀᨀ֦ ٚᥠ
Thank you,See you tomorrow.
ᩳԧ
goodnight!
ڦொ ฎ౯
don’t be scared. It’s me.
ੜۢ ֦ࣁᬯدଗހ
Xiaoyong? What are you doing here?
ྒݽ౯ԧ
You scared me to death!
౯ള֦ ொ᪠Ӥํܧᴾ
I’m waiting for you to make sure you’re safe on your way home.
֦ဌ፡ᥠ౯ํಷᜰֵᘏހ
Didn’t you see my escort?
፡ᥠԧ
Ah, I did.
ӡӡဌమ֦ کᒌᆐํಷᜰֵᘏ
To my surprise,you had an escort!
ᬯԞॡ ॡᦏ౯ఽོکԧ
I’m really very,very pleased about it.
՜ฎ᧡ ଗՋԍጱ
Who is he? What dose he do?
֦ժᦊᦩग़ᳩᳵԧ
How long have you konwn him?
ᕹᕹੂכ
It’s all secret.
֦ᦫޞ౯މ
Please tell me.
౯ӧտ᪙՜ᬦӧ݄ጱ
I won’t be hard on him.
Ոਹ݈ဌํఱ֦
He hasn’t offended you.
֦ଗހ᪙Ոਹᬦӧ݄
Why should you be hard on him?
౯᪙՜؉๏
I want to make friends with him.
֦ժ؉ӧԧ๏
You can’t be friends.
ԅՋԍ
Why not?
ӧ֦ᦫޞ
I waon’t tell you.
՜ӧ੪ฎࡅཻᵄᜏࡶ
He just likes ceramics,right?
౯Ԟࡅཻޫ
I like it,too.
౯ᬮಀ፳֦ᭆᕳ౯ጱ೯ࣟޫ
I’m still wearing the pendant you gave me.
ৼޫ
Where’s the body?
ੜۢ ֦ᬯԍӧቊఠ౯ᭆᕳ֦ጱᐑᇔ
xiaoyong,you don’t care for the gift I gave you.
ڦኞ࿈ ᙗਧฎധߺدԧ
Don’t be angry. It must have fallen somewhere.
ᙗਧฎധߺدԧ
It must have fallen somewhere.
ധߺدԧ
Where has it fallen?
֦ޚᛔ૩ࣁᬯౌౌತމ
You take time to look for it.
౯ࢧਹԧ
I’m going home now.
Ἀᝇ ᮎ֦กॠภӤํᳵ
Mai Miao,if you have time tomorrow evening.
݄౯ᮎݰᷳހ
Can you eat dinner at my place?
౯Ԟ᧔ӧঅ
It’s hard to say for certain.
౯ᕳ֦ᆜ
I’ll cook soup for you.
֦੪ڦᩇஞԧ
Don’t bother.
Ἀᝇ
Mai Miao.
౯ฎധߺدԧ
Where has it fallen?
***
Wǒ yě shuō bu hǎo.
౯ Ԟ ᧔ ӧ অ̶
It’s hard to say.
ࣁݗӾ“౯Ԟ᧔ӧঅ”
In spoken Chinese, “wo ye shuo bu hao”
ᤒᐏ᧔ᦾՈԶԪӧᙗਧ
means it’s hard to say.
ԔԔ ᬯޮمฎߕժሾכੜᕟጱၚۖᳵ
Le Le, this saturday is the time for our Environment Protection Group.
ݶժమ᧗֦ᇁᇁᕳय़ਹᦖӞᦖሾहכಷጱᳯ᷌
Our classmates want your dad to give us a talk on Environmental Protection.
অ ᮎ౯ࢧ݄᪙౯ᇁᇁ᧔Ӟ्
Okay.I’ll talk to my dad when I go back.
ݢฎ ՜ᬯޮمᚆӧᚆ౯ሿࣁԞ᧔ӧঅ
But whether he could come or not,it’s hard to say.
ᵙ֦᭲ᇁᇁޮمԞᥝӤቔހ
Dose your dad have to work also on Saturday?
՜๋ᬪᇙڦ
Recently he has been very busy.
ྋࣁԅӞӻሾכय़տ؉॓ٵ
preparing for an a conference on environmental protection.
౯ӧᎣ᭲՜کײᥝӧᥝےቔ
I’m not sure whether he’d work extra hours then.
Ἀᝇ ߕժ᮷ᒵԧԫ܈ग़ړᰦԧމ
Mai Miao, we have been waiting more than 20 minutes now.
ݢӧฎ ᬯெԍᬮӧޚ
Yes, How come the bus hasn’t arrived?
ؓ Ꭳ᭲301᪠ग़ᳩᳵӞ᪀ހ
Sir,do you know how frequently Bus 301 arrives here?
ᬯ᧔ݢӧঅ
It’s hard to say.
ํጱړپ܈ײᰦ੪ํӞᬁ
Sometimes,it comes about every quarter of hour.
ݢฎํጱײӻग़ੜӞᬁޫ
But sometimes҅ the interval can be as long as over a half hour.
***
೯ࣟḘӤ੪ᔌঅԧ
The pendant will be glued together at once.
ᘌ ֦ၾၾ࿈ࠡ
Boss, cool down.
౯ᥝᵄᜏ
I want to learn ceramics.
ᘌ
Boss.
ਠԧ ᬯࢧବฎᔌӧӤԧ
It’s done for. You can’t glue the parts together now.
᩷ளಚӞӥ
Clean up the floor quickly.
ᦏڦἈᝇ፡ᥠԧ
Don’t let Mai Miao see this.
ৼ
Meizi.
ᮎدӞࣘ
There is a piece over these.
ᬯฎெԍԧ ע๙१Ո
What’s happened? Two wooden figures?
ߦ֦ ޚժࣁᕞ࿈ޚۑ
Oh,are you practicing qigong?
ᬯӻ ౯ڟڟ؉ԧӞӻ᯿य़٬ਧ
I’ve just made an important decision.
౯ᥝᵄᜏ
I’ll learn ceramics.
֦ᥝᵄᜏ
You want to learn ceramics?
֦ဌᮎᜏᕡᙱޫ
You don’t have that sort of art cells.
౯ํ
I do.
౯؉ጱٷ೪ፏ ڰጱܘᜰਮՈ᮷ᛣӧӥᓈৼ
The assorted cold dishes I prepared and the turnip flowers I carved are all highly appreciated by
the customers.
ᮎ᮷ฎᜏߝ
They are all works of art.
ᮎ֦ᷧḅᬯԍ
You’re so busy attending to your restaurant.
ߺํᳵ݄ᵄᜏޚ
You have no time to learn ceramics.
౯ݢզૡ֢Իᕳᝁ
I can hand the work over to Susan.
ৼ ᬮฎԻᕳ֦މ
Meizi,I’ll let you do the work.
ᨀᨀᘌ
Thank you, boss.
֦ժעଗࡶޫ
What were the two of you doing?
ᬯ۠ᮎԍ॰ௗޫ
The postures were so strange.
ڦፗిిࣈᒊ፳ԧ
Why are you stangding there stupefied?
ମ᯾ํՋԍࡆጱ
Do you have anything to drink here?
ᴻԧຎ੪ฎ
We have tea, in addition to fruit juice.
ຎ᮷ݢզ
both fruit juice and tea will be okay.
ߦ ޚӧ᩸
Oh, I’m sorry.
౯ᑱᆐమکຎ᮷ဌԧ
It dawned on me that all the fruit juice and tea have run out.
ੜۢ ֦Ջԍࠡ
Xiaoyong, what do you mean?
ᮎᝁ ౯ժᩳ
Susan, let’s go.
ੜۢࠡ ౯ํᅩدԪدమ᪙֦᧔
Xiaoyong, I’ve got a word with you.
ฎހ
Really?
অ֦ࠡੜۢ ֦ᆐ᚜᮷ᕳ൸Ꮶԧ
Oh, Xiaoyong,you even broke its face.
ӧฎ Ἀᝇ ֦ڦኞ࿈
Not really.Mai Miao,don’t be angry.
ᒵ౯ڊஏԧ ౯ٚՅಋ؉Ӟӻᭆᕳ֦
When I’ve learned the craft,I’ll make one myself for you.
ӧฎἈᝇ
Mai Miao!
Ἀᝇ ౯
Mai Miao!I…
֦Ջԍ݄ײࠡ
When are you going to laern the craft?
ᬯฎՋԍޚ
What is this?
ᬯฎ౯Յಋԅ֦؉ጱ೯ࣟ
This is the pendant I made myself for you.
֦ಀӤӞਧஉᄈՄ
It’ll look very pretty on you.
ᬯԍᵙ፡ጱ೯ࣟࠡ
What an ugly pendant it is!
ᝁ ᥝᕳ֦ಀ֦ಀހ
Susan, if I gave it to you, would you wear it?
౯ӧտ உӶ᚜
No, I wouldn’t. It would make me lose face.
ᝁ ֦ํဌํਭᗦ፲ط
Susan, do you have an eye for artistic beauty?
֦ᛔ૩ಋᜏӧঅ
You are not skilled all.
֦ெԍᚆௗڦՈޫ
How could you blame other people?
౯ᬯدᬮํๅঅጱ
I have still better ones here.
ᬯฎ౯ᒫӞེ؉ጱ
This is the first one I made.
ํᮎԍᵙ፡ހ
It isn’t that ugly.
ᬯฎ౯ᒫԫེ؉ጱ
And this is the second one I made.
ἲৼᬮဌᤰ
I haven’t put on its nose yet.
ᬮӧইᒫӞེޫ
It is even worse than the first one.
ᬯӻ ౮ߝ
This is an unfinished one.
ᬯӻฎ౯ጱಋ
This is my hand.
Ἀᝇ ᭆᕳ֦ ౯ጱಋ
Mai Miao,it is for you, my hand.
ᬯӻ ᘌ૪ᕪ३౯ํᬰྍԧ
The teacher praised me, saying I was making progress.
ੜۢࠡ ֦੪ࣁᬯౌౌدᬰྍމ
You take your time to make progress here.
౯᪙ᝁ੪ضᩳԧ
I and Susan are leaving.
ڦᩳ
No.
ሿࣁᕳ֦ժ፡Ո๋ڊጱ֢ߝ
Now let me show you my masterpiece.
ọৼ
A duck?
य़ᵛ
A wild goose?
ํᅩدమێঅӧঅ
Could you be a little more imaginative?
֦ժ፲᯾ெԍᚆᴻԧọৼ੪ฎय़ᵛޫҘ
Why are you thinking of ducks and geese only?
֦ᦫޞժމ
Let me tell you
ᬯฎӞݝᗦԇጱጮॠở
this is a beautiful white swan.
ᬯߺدฎጮॠởࠡ
This is not a white swan.
กก੪ฎ᪙֦Ӟӻ᷏ᜋࡶ
It is obviously the same color as you.
౯ᬮဌӤᜋޫ
I haven’t applied any color to it yet.
ᬯᬮლጱމ
It is still wet.
ڟ؉ጱ ᬮဌଗ
I just made it. It is still not dry.
ٌਫ౯ᥧᬮꂁঅ፡ጱ
Actually I find it very pretty.
ߦߴ ݢᆽ ლლጱੜॠở
Oh, what a lovely ,wet, little white swan!
ੜۢ ᮎ֦੪ᬯӻጮॠởᕳบଗԧ Ӥঅ᷏ᜋԏݸٚᕳ౯ժ፡
Xiaoyong, after you have this white swan dried and applied color to it, show it to us again.
౯᪙ᝁ੪ضᩳԧ
I and Susan are leaving now.
অঅ ᤈᤈ ౌᩳ֦ࠡժ
Okay, okay. Take care.
ౌᩳ
Take care.
ߦ ޚᬔԮᬮဌӤ᷏ᜋ ᬮဌอଗ
Oh, fortunately it has no color and is not dry yet.
ᬮํտٚᥠӞེᶎ
I’ll have another chance to see her!
᧡ᦏ֦ࣁᬯ൳൶ጱ
Who allowed you to sell things on the street?
᩷ளӳᥜතԧ᪙౯ᩳ
Put your things away. Come with me.
ӧฎ ౯ӧฎ൳൶ጱ
No, I’m not a street vendor.
***
Chúle guǒzhī, jiùshì chá.
ᴻԧ ຎ҅ ੪ฎ ̶
It is either juice or tea.
ࣁӾ“ᴻԧA੪ฎB”ᤒᐏํݝABӷᘏਂࣁ
In Chinese,”chúle le A jiùshì B ” means it is either A or B.
Ἀᝇ ֦ᬰྍ፥ளޚ
Mai Miao,you’ve made rapid progress.
ᬮ૧ᬱޫ
But still a lot of room for improvement.
֦፡౯؉ጱᬯپӻ֢ߝᴻԧᜰኒ੪ฎፋৼ
Look,these few works of mine are either vases or boxes.
౯ᬮӧտ؉ڦጱ
I’m still unable to make other things.
ݢฎ֦፡ ֦؉ጱᬯӻᜰኒᬯӷӻፋৼग़ᄈՄࠡ
But look at this vase and the two boxes you made. How beautiful they are!
፥ጱހ
Really?
๏ ՔॠӞภӤ֦ࣖࣁᬯدᴻԧುᅶ੪ฎࡆᯌ
My friend, you’re been sitting here all the time tonight either smoking or drinking.
ӞਧํՋԍᅸஞԪމ
There must be something upsetting you.
౯ጱঀ๏᪙౯᧨ԧԲଙጱᆽ
My girlfriend has been with me for five years.
Քॠᑱᆐ᪙౯ړڊಋ
But today she suddenly said she wanted to part with me.
ԅՋԍޚ
Why?
২౯ॡԧ
She said I didn’t earn enough money.
ᬯጱঀ๏ޖ੪ޖԧމ
It isn’t a bad thing to break up with this kind of girlfriend.
***
অ ԧ ݰ᷷ԧ
Okay,I’ve eaten to my fill.
֦ౌᩳ ӥེ౯ᬮᕳರ
Goodbye. When you cone next time,I’ll give you a discount again.
ತ౯੪౮ࠡ ತ౯੪౮
Just let me know when you come.
ᘌࢧԧ
My boss is back?
ߦߴ ᬯ౯ᬯپॠဌ
Oh, I’ve been away for a fwe days.
ᷧḅ໒क़ଗࠡٳ
The restaurant has been kept so clean and tidy.
ৼ ֦ॡᦏ౯නஞԧ
Meizi,with you in charge, I’m at ease.
౯ᐃ፳֦ᥝฎٚӧஏࢧฎӧฎᷧḅᦏᕳ౯
I was figuring whether I should have your restaurant transferred to me if you haven’t finished
your apprenticeship.
ࢄ ᰀஞᬮӧੜ
Hey, you’re so ambitious!
౯ਯྋୗ౮୭
I announce that I’ve completed my training.
ᬯӷॠํဌํՈލ౯
Has anyone come to inquire about me these past few days?
؊ Ἀᝇ
Knock it off. Mai Miao?
໑ဌ
She didn’t come at all.
ࣖ
Sit down
ৼ ضᕳ౯ॏ
Meizi,brew pot of tea for me first.
ԧ
The tea is ready.
ᒵᒵ ౯
Wait. Let me do it.
ࠡ੪ڦ᪙౯ਮ࿈ԧ
Oh,you’re just being too courteous.
୮ԧᬯԍᳩᳵጱಷᜰֵᘏ
You’ve been my escort for so long.
౯᧗ଫᧆጱ
I’m obligated to invite you to dinner.
ᬮฎ౯᧗֦މ
Let it be my treat.
౯ᥠᬦᬯԍग़ঀৼޚ
I’ve seen so many girls.
֦ฎ๋ํᅎ࿈ጱӞӻ
But you’re one of the brightest.
ᬦॹԧᬦॹԧ
I’m flattered.
౯ฃӧ३ڦՈ
I seldom praise people.
ੜۢ ᬯฎӞ֖ᩃਮ
xiaoyong, this is a distinguished guest.
ݢᥝঅঅ๐ࠡۓ
Please serve him well.
֦ժᦊᦩޚ
You know each other?
ࠡ ᮎӻ౯ฎ๏
Oh, I’m her friend.
ଛտଛտ
I’m pleased to meet you.
ଛտ
I’m pleased to meet you.
ੜۢ ᬯ֖ԞฎӞ֖ᵄᜏṛಋ
Xiaoyong, he is a master of ceramics.
զํݸᳯ᷌ᥝग़ݻՈਹ᧗ර
You may ask him for advice if you any questions.
ӧᨄᡦጱ᧔౯ሿࣁԞฎӞӻṛಋ
I’d like to say immodestly I’m also a master now.
ৼ Ӥ֢ߝ
Meizi, show them my works.
ԧ
Yes҅sir.
ெԍ
What do you think?
౯॓ٵᷧḅጱٍᷧقഘ౮ᬯӻᔮڜጱ
I’m planning to replace all the utensils here with this series.
ᤈ֦ࠡੜۢ ᬰྍӧੜ
Terrific,xiaoyong.You’ve made remarkable progress.
ӧᬦࣁ౯ժᙲᘌᶎޚ֦ڹᬯ੪ฎੜኞଘ
But before my teacher, Mr.Hu,your works are merely up to the level of elementary students.
ᙲᘌ ֦ӧฎἈᝇጱݶޚ
Mr.Hu,you’re not Mai Miao’s co-trainee?
ᬯฎ౯ᵄᜏᘌ
He is my ceramics teacher.
ߦߴ ӧঅࠡ ቔᳪූԧ
Oh,I’m sorry to show off before a real master.
උ
Move them away
ᒵᒵ ᬯկ֢ߝݢզ፡֦ڊᶋଉํॠړ
Wait. From this work, I can see you’re quite gifted.
ᥝӧත֦ԅஏ
Well, I’d like to accept you as my student.
፥ጱހ
Really?
ߦ ޚᮎ౯᪙Ἀᝇ੪ฎݶԧ
Oh, then I and Mai Miao would be co-trainees.
ॡݢఠԧ
What a pity!
ἈᝇᏝ᧔ᛔ૩ဌํॠړ
Mai Miao said she wasn’t so gifted.
ᬯӧ॓ٵݴ՜݄ԧ
She is now going to learn how to play the guitar.
ࠡ ᮎ౯ ౯Ԟ୨ݴ՜
Ah? Then I’ll also learn how to play the guitar.
ੜۢ ֦ฎ౯ᥠکᶋଉᵙጱӞӻՈ
Xiaoyong, you’re one of the few potential talents I’ve ever met.
֦ᬯಋࠡᶋଉᭇݳ؉ᵄᜏ
Your hands are very suitable for making ceramics.
౯ᥧ౯ๅᭇݳ୨ݴ՜
I think they are more suitable for playing the guitar.
ᵄᜏ
ceramics
ݴ՜
the guitar
ᵄᜏ
ceramics
ݴ՜
the guitar
౯፡๋֦ࠡᭇݳᅙោ
I think you’re most suitable for cooking dishes.
౯ލἈᝇጱ ᬮฎᅙោ݄މ
I’ll take Mai Miao’s advice. I’d better go cook my dishes.
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