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    第九冊 課文英譯

              your trip in Taiwan?”                               Mei-mei:  If you put “刃” above “心”, forming “忍(en-                     He continued asking, “Are you a Chinese compa-  result there were ten suns in the sky. Ten suns in the sky
                  Bob said, “It was fun. But people in Taiwan didn’t       dure)”, means you can endure any sufferings.              triot?” The tourist guide nodded. I nodded as well say-  created excess amount of heat and energy and shined
              seem to understand my Chinese.”                     Da-ming: Interesting!                                              ing, “I am.” The tourists heard it and started laughing   onto the ground, drying up water, killing trees and
                  Dad said, “How come?”                           Mei-mei: And more!                                                 and clapping, praising me.                          eventually, people were unable to live.
                  Bob said, “I don’t know, either. One time in the   Da-ming:  What more?                                                                                                     Hou-Yi, a legendary archer came and shot nine
              hotel, the clerk asked how he might help me. I said I   Mei-mei:  “不(not,  no)”  with  “正(straight)”  means                                                                consecutive arrows into the sky and shot down nine
              would like to sleep (shui-jiao). The clerk then gave an      “歪(curved)”; “小(small)” above “大(big)”                    Lesson 10 :  the Story of the Genesis, the Old      suns.  The world is back to normal.”
              awkward eye contact and ran out with a plate of dump-        means “尖(tip)”; two “人(men)” on “土(land;                               Testament                                   “Why didn’t Hou-Yi shoot down the last sun?”
              lings (shui-jiao) back. Another time I was eating and        soil)”  means  “坐(sit)”;  people  who  work                   In the “old testament of the bible,” there is a testi-  One of the students asked.
              asking for salt (yan), they gave cigarette (yan) instead;    in “田(field)” with great “力(labor; force)”                mony of God that created the world.                      “If the last sun is shot down, there will be no light
              soup (tang) and sugar (tang) instead. I was angry and        would be “男(man, male)” and “女(woman;                         The first chapter said that, in the beginning, the   and heat,” our teacher replied.
              said “No more, thanks. Just give me an orange (ju-zi)        female)” with “子(son)” forms “好(good)”                    world was dark and the only thing that existed was God   I asked the teacher, “What will happen without
              will be fine.” I thought they finally understood me. Sur-    (Literal: All men work with hard labor in the             and the face of the water. On the first day, God said, “let   light and heat,” and teacher told me to give it a though.
              prisingly, they gave a huge saw (ju-zi) after a while.”      field; women are all good people.).                       there be light” and there was light that made a division   I think: without light and heat, wouldn’t it be just
                  We all burst out laughing, because Bob did not pay   Da-ming:  Hey, now you are having sexual discrimina-          between the light and the dark, and, respectively, it were   like living in a dark, cold refrigerator? No one will sur-
              attention to the tones at all when learning Chinese.         tion.                                                     named day and night. On the second day, God created   vive. Luckily, Hou-Yi left one sun in the sky.
                                                                  Mei-mei:  I am not to blame. That’s how characters were            the sky and parted the waters and from the waters.  The   I expressed my opinion and my classmates nod-
              Lesson 8 : Interesting Characters                            made. By the way, what is the new classmate’              third day, God made a division between the land and   ded. After all, we did not complain about the heat any-
                                                                                                                                                                                         more.
                                                                           s name anyway?
                                                                                                                                     the ocean and let the plants come up on the dry land.
              Da-ming: Sun, Da-ming.                              Da-ming: Isn’t it “木木木木木木?”                                        The land became full of life.
              Mei-mei: Wang, Mei-mei.                             Mei-mei:  Can’t be “木木木木木木!” “木” originally                            On the fourth day, God made a sun and a moon
              Da-ming, Mei-mei: Good day to all. (bow)                     means a tree. Two “木” means a lot of trees,               in the sky to rule day and night and made stars to give   Lesson 12 : Story of Banana
              Da-ming:  Today is our turn playing a piece of crosstalk     forming “林(grove)”; three “木” means a lot                 light on the earth. On the fifth day, God let the water   Once upon a time, there is a beautiful girl, friend-
                      (Xiangsheng) to entertain you guys.                  more trees, forming “森(forest)”. Since his                be full of living thing and let bird flight over the sky,   less and lonely, who prayed everyday for a friend. Even
              Mei-mei: Yes, to entertain. How?                             name has 6 “木”, it might be “林森木”, “林                     allowing lives to live in the world. On the sixth day,   just a friend for a week, she will be grateful. One day,
              Da-ming:  However! Let’s start with the new classmate        木森”, “森森” or “林林林”……                                      he let the land full of living things, cattle and all things   when she was picking wild flowers in the woods, she
                      in our class.                               Da-ming:  Stop your wild guessing. He is right there.              moving on the earth, and most importantly, he made   met a boy with big eyes. The boy said, “I came from a
              Mei-mei:  Ah! You are gossiping about others. I am           Let’s go and ask.                                         man who have ruled over everything on the land. God   faraway place. Will you let me spend time with you?”
                      snitching it to teachers.                   Mei-mei: Wang, Mei-mei.                                            have given plants and fruits on the land for man as food   The girl was really happy! God eventually heard
              Da-ming:  Don’t get mistaken. I just would like to start a   Da-ming: Sun, Da-ming.                                    and given grasses for other living things on the land as   her prayers and sent her a friend. They became friends
                      discussion on his name.                     Mei-mei, Da-ming: Thanks for your attention. (bow)                 food.                                               quickly. They spent every day happily together pick-
              Mei-mei:  His name?I don’t even have a slight idea                                                                         By the seventh day, God came to the finish of all   ing wild flowers and listening to birds singing. After
                      about his name. He was so in a rush yester-                                                                    his work, and God blessed and made the seventh day   a week, the boy said, “My time has come, I have to
                      day that teacher said he would be introducing   Lesson 9 : Remarkable Compatriot                               holy.  Therefore, in the seventh day, the day of holy,   leave.”
                      himself today.                                   One day, mom and I went to Ongpin Street for                  everyone prays and praises God for making the world,     The girl was very sad and said, “You can only
              Da-ming:  And so I am now elaborating on his name. To   shopping, and I saw a lot of tourists. They gathered           and it is also known as Sunday to people today.     spend one week with me? What shall I do once you
                      tell you, he’s got a weird name.            around the monument and listened to the tourist guide                  God created such a beautiful world. We should feel   leave me?”
              Mei-mei: What is his name?                          introducing the tourist attraction. I was curious, so I            thankful and grateful in mind and protect the nature.    The boy said, “I do not want to leave, but I have
              Da-ming:  I saw him filling in 6 “木” in the name col-  went over and to join them.                                                                                         to. When I leave, someone will accompany you.”
                      umn on a notebook.                               The tourist guide introduced Ongpin saying, “This             Lesson 11 : Shooting Down Nine Suns                      “NO! NO! Don’t go,” cried the girl while grabbing
              Mei-mei:  What? Did you say that his name is “木木木   is the monument built for Mr. Ongpin. He was a very                                                                    on the boy’s hands tightly.
                      木木木?” Do we have such a weird name?         successful Chinese businessman. He was very kind and                   Recently, the weather is extremely hot. Everyone     Suddenly, the guy disappeared, leaving behind a
              Da-ming:  Er, I am not sure myself, either. (Scratching   helpful. He cared a lot about the construction of Philip-    could not stand it. In our afternoon classes, our teacher   pair hands on the girl’s hand. Then, the voice from the
                      head) But 6 “木” for sure. I have had care-  pines. During the two revolutions in Philippines, he was           said, “This is not hot, because there is only one sun.”   boy came from the sky. He said, “Plant my hands in the
                      fully counted twice.                        imprisoned because he secretly donated a large sum of                  We yelled, “There should be only one!” The teach-  soil and visit it occasionally.”
              Mei-mei:  Oh you, dumb boy. To tell you, there are sev-  money to the revolutionists. To express thankfulness to       er said, “Don’t be so sure. Have you not heard of the    The girl cried and sadly planted the hand on the
                      eral types of Chinese characters, and one of   his contribution in the revolution, the government built        legendary story of Nine Suns?”                      soil. After few days, a small tree grew. The small tree
                      it is called “Ideogrammic Compounds (hui-   a monument and named a street after him.                               We all said we have never heard of it. Our teacher   grew rapidly into a big tree and eventually, a finger
                      yi, joined meaning)”, meaning two or more        A tourist asked, “Is it true that half of the Chinese         smiled and told us the story. He started, “There is this   like yellow fruit grew from the tree. It smells good and
                      characters are combined to suggest a third   populations in Philippines are businessmen?” The tour-            legend that once upon a time, there is a big tree, where   sweet. The girl picked some fruits from the tree and
                      meaning. For example, “刃(blade)” refers to   ist guide answered, “Yes! Because Chinese compatriot              ten golden birds lived. Nine golden birds secretly lived   shared with everyone. Everybody was very happy and
                      the sharpest area of a knife, so what character   has the Chinese traditioal virtues: hard working and         inside the tree and one lived on top of the tree radiating   visit her a lot. From then on, she made a lot of friends
                      would be formed putting “心(heart)” under    prudent, so their businesses are successful. In addition,          heat and light, playing the role of a sun.”         and was never lonely again. The yellow, finger like
                      it?                                         when they make a lot of money, they never forget to                    One day, a big earthquake struck and the tree   fruits are bananas.
              Da-ming:  It suffers. I will be dead.               give back to the society for local construction.”                  started to sway. All the sudden, the birds that lived in
                                                                                                                                     the tree were frightened and flew out to the sky.  As the
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