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peanuts / 花生 / (huāshēnɡ)
A: Do you know what symbolism is behind the peanuts we all eat all the time?
你知道我们常吃的花生有什么寓意吗？
(nǐ zhīdào wǒmén chánɡchī de huāshēnɡ yǒu shenme yùyì ma?)
B: I know that peanuts are also called "longevity nuts." They symbolize immortality and never-ending life.
我知道花生还有一个名字叫"长生果",它有表达长生不老、生生不息的寓意。
(wǒ zhīdào huāshēnɡ háiyǒu yīɡè mínɡzì jiào "chánɡshēnɡɡuǒ", tāyǒu biǎodá chánɡshēnɡbùlǎo,shēnɡshēnɡ bùxī de yùyì.)
A: Yup. Can I tell you a moving story about peanuts?
没错,我给你讲一个关于花生的感人故事吧？
(méicuò, wǒ ɡěinǐ jiǎnɡ yīɡè ɡuānyú huāshēnɡ de ɡǎnrén ɡùshì bā?)
B: Tell me all about it. I can't wait to hear some nice stories.
你说说看。我已经迫不及待想知道了。
(nǐ shuōshuō kàn.wǒ yǐjīnɡ pòbùjídài xiǎnɡ zhīdào le.)
A: There is an elderly man in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, who is a peanut farmer. He contracted a severe disease 15 years ago, but was cured by a local doctor. Since then, the farmer has sent the doctor the peanuts that he has grown to show his gratitude.
有一位在江苏淮安种花生的老农,15年前他身患疾病,但最终被本地的一位医生治愈。因此,这位老人每年都给那位医生送一些自己种的花生,以表谢意。
(yǒu yīwèi zài jiānɡsū huáiān zhǒnɡ huāshēnɡ de lǎonónɡ, shiwuniánqián tā shēnhuàn jíbìnɡ, dàn zuìzhōnɡ bèi běndì de yīwèi yīshēnɡ zhìyù.yīncǐ, zhèwèi lǎorén měinián dōu ɡěi nàwèi yīshēnɡ sònɡ yīxiē zìjǐ zhǒnɡde huāshēnɡ, yǐbiǎo xièyì.)
B: The story makes me think of a proverb, "A drop of water in need shall be returned with a gushing spring." It is a very classic Chinese saying but people still use it today.
这个故事让我想到一句谚语："滴水之恩当涌泉相报"。 这是一句人们仍会使用的经典谚语。
(zhèɡè ɡùshì rànɡwǒ xiǎnɡdào yījù yànyǔ："dīshuǐ zhīēn dānɡ yǒnɡquán xiānɡbào". zhèshì yījù rénmén rénɡhuì shǐyònɡ de jīnɡdiǎn yànyǔ.)
A: That really is a heart-warming story.
这的确是个暖心的故事。
(zhè diquè shìɡè nuǎnxīn de ɡùshì.)
peanuts / 花生 / (huāshēnɡ)
A: Do you know what symbolism is behind the peanuts we all eat all the time?
你知道我们常吃的花生有什么寓意吗？
(nǐ zhīdào wǒmén chánɡchī de huāshēnɡ yǒu shenme yùyì ma?)
B: I know that peanuts are also called "longevity nuts." They symbolize immortality and never-ending life.
我知道花生还有一个名字叫"长生果",它有表达长生不老、生生不息的寓意。
(wǒ zhīdào huāshēnɡ háiyǒu yīɡè mínɡzì jiào "chánɡshēnɡɡuǒ", tāyǒu biǎodá chánɡshēnɡbùlǎo,shēnɡshēnɡ bùxī de yùyì.)
A: Yup. Can I tell you a moving story about peanuts?
没错,我给你讲一个关于花生的感人故事吧？
(méicuò, wǒ ɡěinǐ jiǎnɡ yīɡè ɡuānyú huāshēnɡ de ɡǎnrén ɡùshì bā?)
B: Tell me all about it. I can't wait to hear some nice stories.
你说说看。我已经迫不及待想知道了。
(nǐ shuōshuō kàn.wǒ yǐjīnɡ pòbùjídài xiǎnɡ zhīdào le.)
A: There is an elderly man in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, who is a peanut farmer. He contracted a severe disease 15 years ago, but was cured by a local doctor. Since then, the farmer has sent the doctor the peanuts that he has grown to show his gratitude.
有一位在江苏淮安种花生的老农,15年前他身患疾病,但最终被本地的一位医生治愈。因此,这位老人每年都给那位医生送一些自己种的花生,以表谢意。
(yǒu yīwèi zài jiānɡsū huáiān zhǒnɡ huāshēnɡ de lǎonónɡ, shiwuniánqián tā shēnhuàn jíbìnɡ, dàn zuìzhōnɡ bèi běndì de yīwèi yīshēnɡ zhìyù.yīncǐ, zhèwèi lǎorén měinián dōu ɡěi nàwèi yīshēnɡ sònɡ yīxiē zìjǐ zhǒnɡde huāshēnɡ, yǐbiǎo xièyì.)
B: The story makes me think of a proverb, "A drop of water in need shall be returned with a gushing spring." It is a very classic Chinese saying but people still use it today.
这个故事让我想到一句谚语："滴水之恩当涌泉相报"。 这是一句人们仍会使用的经典谚语。
(zhèɡè ɡùshì rànɡwǒ xiǎnɡdào yījù yànyǔ："dīshuǐ zhīēn dānɡ yǒnɡquán xiānɡbào". zhèshì yījù rénmén rénɡhuì shǐyònɡ de jīnɡdiǎn yànyǔ.)
A: That really is a heart-warming story.
这的确是个暖心的故事。
(zhè diquè shìɡè nuǎnxīn de ɡùshì.)
Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT
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