第二章: 自由带来麻烦
Lao Li tells Xiao Li, his son, to tell his grandson how to remove the tree.
早上，小李很快地离开了北京胡同旁边的家。走在去平安新能源公司上班的路上，小李想起了爸爸让他告诉小小李关于那棵树的事。每次他的内心触碰到这个想法时，他体内的树就会颤抖，让他害怕，让他失去平衡。
在树颤抖的同时，他努力地继续走着。小李记得和爸爸的讨论.
“你不想让他自由吗？”老李问。
“爸爸，自由吗？！自由带来了麻烦！“，小李大声说。
小李的树窃窃私语: “说得太多了，少说一点儿。”
“因为这棵树，我们不自由，身不由己, 这已经很麻烦了。”老李说。
小李一边走，一边听到他的树窃窃私语: “对大家来说，这是最好的。”
"哦，爸爸，这是一个太难回答的问题。不要问我这个，“小李说。
”必须问，“老李说。
路上有一个水坑。水坑的表面闪耀着彩虹的光，却被小李的鞋子踩破了。
Word List
安全新能源公司 Ānquán Xīn Néngyuán Gōngsī Safe New Energy Company
棵 kē measure word for trees, plants
触 chù touch, come into contact with
碰 pèng bump, touch, run into
触碰 chù pèng touch
体内 tǐ nèi within the body
颤抖 chàn dǒu to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble; physically observable from the outside (compared to 发抖 fā dǒu to tremble; to shake; to shiver, to tremble with fear; experienced within a person)
平衡 pínghéng balance
窃窃私语 qièqiè sīyǔ whisper
身不由己 shēn bù yóujǐ without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself
踩 cǎi step on, tread on, stamp
彩虹 cǎihóng rainbow
照亮 zhào liàng illuminated, to light up
水坑 shuǐ kēng puddle
闪耀 shǎnyào shine
鞋子 xiézi shoe
破 pò break
路上有一个水坑。水坑的表面闪耀着彩虹的光，却被小李的鞋子踩破了。
Lùshàng yǒu yīgè shuǐ kēng. Shuǐ kēng de biǎomiàn shǎnyàozhe cǎihóng de guāng, què bèi xiǎo lǐ de xiézǐ cǎi pòle.
There was a puddle on the road. The surface of the puddle was lit with a rainbow, but Xiao Li stepped on it and broke it with his shoe.
Update 11/10/2024: The original text has been simplified and clarified and will differ a bit from the original audio recording. I apologize for any confusion.
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