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English → Chinese Flowers the House Already Knew Level 5/10

She talked to him the way she might have talked to her mother while working side by side in this same kitchen — short observations, practical commentary, the occasional thing she needed to say aloud in order to settle it properly in her mind.

她和他说话的方式,就像她可能在这同一间厨房里并肩劳作时与母亲说话的方式——简短的观察,实际的评述,以及偶尔需要大声说出来才能让心里踏实的那些事。

*The mango tree needs cutting back before the rains come or the branches will come down again. *

*雨季来临之前得把芒果树修剪一下,不然树枝又会折断。*

*I think the rice merchant on Surin Road is putting water in the jasmine rice. It doesn't cook right. *

*我觉得素林路那个米商在茉莉香米里掺水。煮出来不对劲。*

*Your Nipa left her school shoes on the porch again. *

*你家的尼帕又把上学的鞋子丢在门廊上了。*

Khao would listen with an attention that was, if not human, at least serious.

考会专心地听着,那种专注即便算不上人类的专注,至少也是认真的。

His ears shifted at the sound of his name.

听到自己的名字时,他的耳朵会动一动。

His eyes, dark and calm, stayed on her face.

他那双深邃而平静的眼睛始终落在她的脸上。

Whether he understood the words was not the point.

他是否听懂了话语并不重要。

He understood that she was speaking to him, and he received it with the same quiet gravity with which he received everything.

他明白她是在对他说话,并以一贯沉静而郑重的态度接受着这一切。

The afternoon walk was the only part of the day they shared fully.

下午的散步是一天之中他们真正共同拥有的唯一时光。

At four o'clock — when the worst of the heat had lifted and the shadows from the garden wall had stretched far enough to make the lane bearable — Malee would collect his lead from the nail beside the door.

四点钟——当最难熬的暑气已经消散,花园围墙的阴影已经拉得足够长,使得小巷变得可以忍受——玛莉会从门边的钉子上取下他的牵引绳。

She did not call him.

她没有呼唤他。

She did not need to.

她不需要这样做。

By the time she had lifted the lead from the nail he was already beside her, sitting straight, ears forward, waiting with a patience that was not quite the same as eagerness but contained it, the way a closed hand contains something you intend to give.

当她把牵引绳从钉子上取下时,他已经在她身边了,坐得笔直,耳朵向前竖着,带着一种耐心等待着——那耐心与迫切并不完全相同,却将迫切包含其中,就像握拢的手包含着你打算给予的东西。

They went the same route each day.

他们每天走同一条路线。

Vocabulary

tā — Third person singular feminine pronoun: she, her.
hé — Conjunction meaning and; also means with.
tā — Third person singular masculine pronoun: he, him.
说话
shuōhuà — To speak, to talk, to converse.
de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
方式
fāngshì — Manner, way, or method of doing something.
就像
jiù xiàng — Just like, similar to, as if.
可能
kěnéng — Possibly, maybe; indicating likelihood or possibility.
zài — Preposition indicating location or ongoing action.
zhè — Demonstrative pronoun meaning this, these.
同一
tóngyī — The same, identical, one and the same.
jiān — Measure word for rooms; space between things.
厨房
chúfáng — Kitchen, the room used for cooking food.
lǐ — Inside, within; positional particle indicating interior.
并肩
bìngjiān — Side by side, shoulder to shoulder, together.
劳作
láozuò — To labor, to work, to toil diligently.
shí — When, at the time of; temporal particle.
yǔ — Formal conjunction meaning and, with, together with.
母亲
mǔqīn — Mother, a formal or literary word for mother.
简短
jiǎnduǎn — Brief, short, concise in expression or length.
观察
guānchá — To observe, to watch carefully; an observation.
实际
shíjì — Practical, actual, realistic; relating to real facts.
评述
píngshù — To comment and describe; a commentary or remark.
以及
yǐjí — As well as, and also; connecting phrases or items.
偶尔
ǒu'ěr — Occasionally, once in a while, now and then.
需要
xūyào — To need, to require; a need or necessity.
大声
dàshēng — In a loud voice, loudly, at high volume.
说出来
shuō chūlái — To say out loud, to express verbally, to voice.
才能
cáinéng — Only then can; talent or ability (context-dependent).
ràng — To let, to allow, to cause someone to do.
心里
xīnlǐ — In one's heart or mind; inner feelings.
踏实
tāshi — Feeling settled, grounded, calm, or reassured inside.
那些
nàxiē — Those, referring to plural things or people afar.
shì — Thing, matter, affair, event, or issue.
雨季
yǔjì — Rainy season, the period of heavy seasonal rainfall.
来临
láilín — To arrive, to approach, to come (of a season).
之前
zhīqián — Before, prior to, in advance of something.
děi — Must, have to; indicates necessity or obligation.
bǎ — Disposal marker particle; also measure word for handles.
芒果树
mángguǒ shù — Mango tree, a tropical fruit-bearing tree.
修剪
xiūjiǎn — To prune, to trim, to cut back plants or trees.
一下
yīxià — A little bit, briefly; softens a verb's tone.
不然
bùrán — Otherwise, or else, if not so.
树枝
shùzhī — Tree branch, a limb growing from a tree trunk.
又会
yòu huì — Will again, is likely to happen once more.
折断
zhéduàn — To snap, to break, to fracture a branch or object.
wǒ — First person singular pronoun: I, me, my.
觉得
juéde — To feel, to think, to sense subjectively.
那个
nàge — That one, referring to a specific person or thing.
米商
mǐshāng — Rice merchant, a trader who sells rice.
茉莉
mòlì — Jasmine; a fragrant flowering plant or scent.
香米
xiāngmǐ — Fragrant rice, aromatic rice variety like jasmine rice.
掺水
chān shuǐ — To add water, to dilute or adulterate with water.
zhǔ — To cook by boiling, to boil food in water.
出来
chūlái — To come out; result complement indicating emergence.
bù — No, not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives.
对劲
duìjìn — Right, normal; feeling something is off or wrong.
你家
nǐ jiā — Your home, your family, your household.
yòu — Again, once more; also used for additional emphasis.
上学
shàngxué — To go to school, to attend school regularly.
鞋子
xiézi — Shoes, footwear worn on the feet.
diū — To lose, to leave behind carelessly, to misplace.
门廊
ménláng — Porch, veranda, covered entrance area of a house.
shàng — On top of, above; positional particle indicating surface.
le — Particle indicating completed action or changed situation.
kǎo — To consider, to take into account; also to examine.
huì — Can, to be able to; indicates learned ability.
专心
zhuānxīn — To concentrate, to focus attentively on something.
de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb phrase.
听着
tīngzhe — Listening, in the act of paying attention to sounds.
那种
nà zhǒng — That kind of, that type of, that sort of.
专注
zhuānzhù — Focused attention, concentration, attentiveness.
即便
jíbiàn — Even if, even though; concessive conjunction.
算不上
suàn bu shàng — Cannot be counted as, does not qualify as.
人类
rénlèi — Humankind, humanity, the human race.
至少
zhìshǎo — At least, at a minimum, not less than.
也是
yě shì — Also is, is also; indicating something equally applies.
认真
rènzhēn — Serious, earnest, conscientious, genuinely attentive.
听到
tīng dào — To hear, to catch the sound of something said.
自己
zìjǐ — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun in Chinese.
名字
míngzi — Name, one's given name or full name.
耳朵
ěrduo — Ear, the organ used for hearing sounds.
dòng — To move, to stir, to make a motion.
一动
yī dòng — A slight movement, to twitch or move briefly once.
那双
nà shuāng — That pair of, referring to a pair of eyes.
深邃
shēnsuì — Deep, profound, fathomless; describing eyes or thought.
ér — Conjunction meaning and, yet, but connecting qualities.
平静
píngjìng — Calm, peaceful, tranquil, serene in manner.
眼睛
yǎnjing — Eyes, the organs of vision on a face.
始终
shǐzhōng — Always, from beginning to end, consistently throughout.
luò — To fall upon, to rest on, to land on.
脸上
liǎn shàng — On one's face, upon the facial surface.
是否
shìfǒu — Whether or not, if something is the case.
听懂
tīng dǒng — To understand by listening, to comprehend what is said.
话语
huàyǔ — Words, spoken language, utterances, verbal expression.
并不
bìng bù — Not at all, emphatically not, contrary to expectation.
重要
zhòngyào — Important, significant, of great consequence.
明白
míngbai — To understand, to realize, to be clear about.
shì — To be; copula verb linking subject and predicate.
duì — Correct, right; also facing toward, or a pair.
bìng — And also, moreover; used to link parallel actions.
yǐ — With, by means of; formal preposition in written Chinese.
一贯
yīguàn — Consistent, always the same, characteristic manner throughout.
沉静
chénjìng — Quiet, calm, composed, still and unruffled in manner.
郑重
zhèngzhòng — Solemn, serious, grave; treating something with full gravity.
态度
tàidu — Attitude, manner, approach toward something or someone.
接受
jiēshòu — To accept, to receive, to take in willingly.
zhe — Particle indicating ongoing or continuing state of action.
这一切
zhè yīqiè — All of this, everything that has just been mentioned.
下午
xiàwǔ — Afternoon, the time period from noon to evening.
散步
sànbù — To take a walk, to stroll for leisure.
一天
yītiān — One day, a whole day, throughout the day.
之中
zhīzhōng — Within, among, in the middle of something.
他们
tāmen — They, them; third person plural pronoun.
真正
zhēnzhèng — Truly, genuinely, real and authentic.
共同
gòngtóng — Together, jointly, shared by two or more parties.
拥有
yōngyǒu — To own, to possess, to have something as one's own.
唯一
wéiyī — The only one, sole, unique, one and only.
时光
shíguāng — Time, period of time; often implies cherished moments.
四点钟
sì diǎn zhōng — Four o'clock, the specific time of four hours.
dāng — When, at the moment that; also to serve as.
zuì — Most, -est; superlative degree marker in Chinese.
难熬
nán áo — Hard to endure, unbearable, difficult to get through.
暑气
shǔqì — Summer heat, oppressive hot air of summer days.
已经
yǐjīng — Already, by now; indicating something has occurred.
消散
xiāosàn — To dissipate, to disperse, to fade away gradually.
花园
huāyuán — Garden, a cultivated outdoor space with plants.
围墙
wéiqiáng — Surrounding wall, enclosure wall around a property.
阴影
yīnyǐng — Shadow, shade; also metaphorically a dark influence.
lā — To pull, to stretch, to extend in length.
足够
zúgòu — Enough, sufficient, adequate in quantity or degree.
cháng — Long in length or duration; also to grow (zhǎng).
使得
shǐde — To cause, to make, to render something a certain way.
小巷
xiǎoxiàng — Narrow lane, alley, small side street.
变得
biàn de — To become, to turn into a certain state.
可以
kěyǐ — Can, may, permissible; indicating possibility or permission.
忍受
rěnshòu — To endure, to tolerate, to bear something unpleasant.
cóng — From, since; preposition indicating starting point.
门边
mén biān — By the door, beside or near the doorway.
钉子
dīngzi — Nail, a metal fastener hammered into surfaces.
取下
qǔ xià — To take down, to remove from a hook or place.
牵引绳
qiānyǐn shéng — Leash, a rope or cord used to lead an animal.
没有
méiyǒu — Do not have, there is not; negation of existence.
呼唤
hūhuàn — To call out to, to summon by calling someone's name.
这样
zhèyàng — Like this, in this way, such as this.
zuò — To do, to make, to perform an action.
身边
shēnbiān — By one's side, beside someone, in close proximity.
zuò — To sit, to be seated, to take a seat.
笔直
bǐzhí — Perfectly straight, bolt upright, erect in posture.
向前
xiàng qián — Forward, facing ahead, directed toward the front.
竖着
shùzhe — Upright, erected vertically, standing straight up.
带着
dàizhe — Carrying, bearing, with; holding something along with.
一种
yī zhǒng — A kind of, a type of, one sort of.
耐心
nàixīn — Patience, the ability to wait calmly without complaint.
等待
děngdài — To wait, to await, to hold on for something.
nà — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.
迫切
pòqiè — Urgent, pressing, eager, desperately wanting something.
完全
wánquán — Completely, entirely, wholly, totally without exception.
相同
xiāngtóng — The same, identical, alike in every respect.
què — But, yet, however; indicates a contrast or surprise.
jiāng — Will, about to; formal future marker in written Chinese.
包含
bāohán — To contain, to include, to encompass within something.
其中
qízhōng — Among them, within it, included in the group.
握拢
wò lǒng — To grasp together, to close the hand around something.
shǒu — Hand, the end part of the human arm.
nǐ — Second person singular pronoun: you.
打算
dǎsuan — To plan, to intend, to have in mind doing.
给予
jǐyǔ — To give, to bestow, to provide to someone.
东西
dōngxi — Thing, object, stuff; something tangible or intangible.
每天
měitiān — Every day, each day, on a daily basis.
zǒu — To walk, to go, to travel on foot.
tiáo — Measure word for long thin things like roads, fish.
路线
lùxiàn — Route, path, itinerary, the way taken to go somewhere.
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