Jeff
蒙學漢文初階 第一百七課 Beginning Chinese - Entry Level Lesson #107 某童入隣家 some child enter neighbour family 見院中黃菊 saw courtyard inside yellow chrysanthemum 採其一 pluck of one 廊間有鸚鵡 corridor space has parrot parrot 忽大呼曰 suddenly great cry said 賊來賊來 thief come thief come 某童自此 some child from now 不敢妄取人物 not dare rash take man thing Some child entered a neighbour's house. He saw in the courtyard some chrysanthemums and plucked one. In the corridor was a parrot which suddenly cried out, "A thief! A thief!" This child from then onwards dared not take things from others rashly. Note: The exact translation of the utterance, "賊來賊來", "A thief comes! A thief comes!". However, this is not how English is expressed. This is cultural preference.
Sep 23, 2014 8:06 PM