Chinese–English parallel text
镇上的人来了
The Town Comes
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今天 jīntiān 是 shì 星期天 xīngqītiān 。Berg 女士 nǚshì 往 wǎng 窗户 chuānghù 外 wài 看 kàn 。
It is Sunday. Mrs Berg looks out of the window.
一辆 yíliàng 非常 fēicháng 小 xiǎo 的 de 出租车 chūzūchē 在 zài 旅馆 lǚguǎn 前面 qiánmiàn 停 tíng 了 le 。
A very small taxi stops at the hotel.
门 mén 开 kāi 了 le 。Omar 出来 chūlái 。
The door opens. Omar comes out.
Sara 出来 chūlái 。Leo 喊 hǎn 着 zhe 出来 chūlái 。
Sara comes out. Leo comes out, shouting.
Lund 先生 xiānshēng 慢慢地 mànmàndì 出来 chūlái 。
Mr Lund comes out, slowly.
然后 ránhòu Tom 出来 chūlái 。 出租车 chūzūchē 上 shàng 去 qù 了 le 一点 yìdiǎn 。
Then Tom comes out. The taxi goes up a little.
“ 是 shì 生日 shēngrì 吗 ma ?”Berg 女士 nǚshì 说 shuō 。“ 你们 nǐmen 有 yǒu 预订 yùdìng 吗 ma ?”
“Is it a birthday?” Mrs Berg says. “Do you have a booking?”
没有人 méiyǒurén 有 yǒu 预订 yùdìng 。
Nobody has a booking.
今天 jīntiān 厨房 chúfáng 的 de 门 mén 开着 kāizhe 。 这 zhè 是 shì 新 xīn 的 de 。
Today the kitchen door is open. That is new.
他们 tāmen 都 dōu 坐 zuò 在 zài 一张 yìzhāng 长 cháng 桌子 zhuōzi 旁边 pángbiān 。
They all sit at one long table.
奶奶 nǎinǎi 把 bǎ 面包 miànbāo 拿 ná 来 lái 。Sara 站 zhàn 起来 qǐlái 。
Grandma brings the bread. Sara stands up.
Sara 看 kàn 奶奶 nǎinǎi 。 奶奶 nǎinǎi 看 kàn Sara。
Sara looks at Grandma. Grandma looks at Sara.
“ 你 nǐ 老 lǎo 了 le ,”Sara 说 shuō 。
“You are old,” Sara says.
“ 你 nǐ 也 yě 是 shì ,” 奶奶 nǎinǎi 说 shuō 。
“You too,” Grandma says.
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