枝丫2:33:第三十三章: 父母
Yang Zhuli invites Zhang Laoban to meet his parents.
Twig 枝丫 Zhīyā is a free fantasy series written in Simplified Chinese characters for intermediate level adult readers. Chapter 1 of 枝丫2 is here. Here are the FAQs, the most-read chapters, and the table of contents. To catch up on the 枝丫2 story so far, here it is, just 汉字。
当杨助理看一看他的表格时,张老板用抹布擦起柜台来。
张老板期待在书店里度过平常的一天。他只按照一贯的做法,不用想,不用担心。
他已经从柜台下面拿起了抹布,是杨助理以前小心挂在钩子上的。老柜台已经亮得像镜子一样了,但是他还是擦起柜台来。
然后,像他一贯的做法一样, 他会把新书一本一本地放在书架上,小心地把书的边缘对齐。
张老板听到杨助理的冰淇淋冰柜的嗡嗡声。慢慢的,他学会了喜欢那种嗡嗡声。有时候,听着嗡嗡声,他在内心说:“吸气,呼气,放松,放松。”
他尝试让自己停下来仍然把以前放沙漏的柜子的把手推了又拉,拉了又推。无论他开关多少次柜子,无论开得很快还是很慢,结果都一样:沙漏不见了。
如果他把柜台擦像镜子一样,把书的边缘对齐,他不用想他的问题:他的妻子、女儿、丢失的沙漏、史太太的事、老朋友老李的事、陈太太的钥匙,还有他这个老人的生活应该怎么办。
“我想让您和我的父母见面。他们这个周末会来市里。好吗?”杨助理问。
张老板又惊讶又感动。
“我很高兴认识他们,” 张老板说。
“我妈妈是在城市外一家养老公寓当主任。我父母住在那个公寓的一楼,旁边的办公室。”杨助理说。
“真的吗?很有意思。”张老板说。
树:小心。有些年轻人想利用老人,把他们像工具一样用。
“您在微信上看过他们跳广场舞的《老人跳舞》视频吗?” 杨助理问。
“那些是从哪里来的?” 张老板问。张老板再一次又惊讶又感动。他觉得看微信上的内容大部分都是浪费时间。但是,他看过一些《老人跳舞》的视频。退休人员跳舞的时候,常常看上去很兴奋。但是他觉得即使在跳舞的时候,这些退休人员看上去也很放松。
“是的。要小心啊!”杨助理笑着说,“她一定会让你买一个公寓!千万别让她成功!”
Word List
表格 biǎogé spreadsheet, table, chart, form
抹 mā to wipe, to rub; mǒ to apply (e.g. paint, cream), to smear, to wipe, to erase
抹布 mābù cleaning cloth, dust rag
期待 qīdài to look forward to, to expect
擦 cā to wipe, to rub, to clean by rubbing
照 zhào according to, in accordance with, to follow (a way or rule), to reflect, to shine
挂 guà hang
钩 gōu hook
镜子 jìngzi mirror
亮 liàng bright
擦 cā to rub or wipe
擦亮 cā liàng to polish
边 biān edge
缘 yuán edge, margin, hem; cause, reason, karma, fate, predestined affinity
边缘 biānyuán edge
齐 qí even
对齐 duìqí align
小心地把书的边缘对齐 xiǎoxīn dì bǎ shū de biānyuán duìqí carefully align the edges of the books
冰 bīng ice
淇 qí a phonetic component
淋 lín pour, drench
冰淇淋 bīngqílín ice cream
冰柜 bīngguì freezer
嗡 wēng buzz, hum
吸气,呼气,放松,放松。Xī qì, hū qì, fàngsōng, fàngsōng. Inhale, exhale, relax, relax.
把手 bǎshou handle, knob, grip
无论 wúlùn no matter (what, how, etc.), regardless of
家 jiā home, family, measure word for businesses or institutions
养 yǎng to raise, to support, to care for
老 lǎo old, elderly
养老 yǎnglǎo to care for the elderly, to provide for the aged
公 gōng public, common, shared
寓 yù residence, dwelling, lodging
公寓 gōngyù apartment, residential building, apartment complex
主任 zhǔrèn director, head, person in charge
微信 Wēixìn WeChat
跳广场舞 tiào guǎngchǎng wǔ square dancing
视频 shìpín video
浪费时间 làngfèi shíjiān waste of time
千万 qiānwàn by all means, absolutely, for heaven’s sake; lit. thousand ten-thousand, i.e. 10 million
成功 chénggōng succeed, success
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Word lists for review are in Hack Chinese.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions are here.
The table of contents for the 枝丫 series is here.
枝丫2 begins here. The complete 枝丫2 story so far, just 汉字,is here.
微故事 Wēigùshì is a series of occasional vignettes featuring objects in the 胡同 and in the lives of 枝丫’s denizens.
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