nian de gu shi

年的故事                                             The Story of The Nian

 

                                                                 宁远编译

zai hen jiu hen jiu yi qian

在 很 久 很  久以前，                                                 Long, Long, ago，

you yi zhi guai shou ming zi jiao nian

有 一只  怪  兽 名  字叫“年”。                  There was a demon named Nian. 

ta quan shen wu hei  cong lai bu fa chu shen yin

它 全  身 乌黑,  从来不发出声音。           He lived with darkness and silence.

nian ping shi shui zai xi shan li

年  平  时睡  在西山里，                          He slept in the western mountain

san bai liu shi wu tian xing lai yi ci

 3        6  5 天   醒 来一次，                     and would wake up only once a year,

xing lai de na tian zheng shi chu xi

醒  来的那天，正   是除夕，                              This day is called Chu Xi,   

nian jiu dao dong cun qu chi ren

年  就到  东 村去吃人。                    Nian would enter the village to eat people.

 

nian lai la   nian lai la

“年来啦！  年来啦！”                           “Nian is coming! Nian is coming!”

yi ge hei ying chu xian le

一 个黑 影 出  现了！                        A dark shadow appeared and villagers screamed.

cun ming men zhun bei hao qi zhong wu qi

村 民  们准  备好七种 武器：                    The soldiers prepared seven weapons:

dao bi  jin shi gong ge mao

刀,匕,斤, 矢,弓,戈,矛。                  Knife, dagger, axe, arrow, bow, dagger-axe, spear.

she     ren men kai shi jin gong

“射---”人们开始  进攻。                       The soldiers launched an attack on Nian.

 

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suo you de bing qi dou yong wan le

所 有 的 兵 器 都 用  完了，                        In the end, the weapons were used up,

nian hai shi dao qiang bu ru

年  还是刀枪  不  入，                                          Nian was still alive,

cun ming fen fen dao xia

村  民 纷 纷 倒  下。                                              The soldiers were dead.

 

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zhe shi   yi ge xiao hong hai cong tian er jiang

这时，  一个小   红孩   从  天而降，   Suddenly, a boy in red came down from Huo Xing.

ta shen chuan hong se yi shan

他 身  穿  红  色衣裳，                                               He wore a red coat,

shou li na zhe huo ju

手  里拿着火炬。                                       and in his hand, he held a torch.

ta zou jin zhu dui  jiang bao zhu dian ran

他走  近竹堆，将  爆  竹 点燃。                            He lit a stack of bamboo

zhi ting jian   po pa

只听见：“破啪!”                                                           and it made a noise:

pi li  pa la     pi li  pa la

“噼里啪啦，噼里啪啦！”                       “Pong- pa! pi-li-pa-la,pi-li-pa-la!”

nian zai huo guang he bao zhu shen zhong

年  在  火 光  和 爆竹声  中               Nian trembled with fear in the fire and noise 

xia pao le

吓跑了。                                                                       and left quickly.

 

xie xie   xie xie

“谢谢！谢谢！”                                        “Thank you! thank you!”

cun ming men wei zhe xiao hong hai bi wen ta

村民   们围  着小红孩    并问他：The villagers came to the red boy and asked him:

wei shi mo nian pao le

“为什么 年  跑了？”                                   “Why did Nian leave ?”

xiao hong hai gao su da jia

小 红  孩  告诉大家：                                        The red boy told the folks,

nian zui pa hong se   pa huo guang pa sheng xiang

“年 最怕 红 色，怕 火光，  怕 声响.    “Nian is afraid of the red color, flames, and noises,

mei nian san shi   zhi yiao fang pao zhu  tie chun lian

每  年  三十，只要     放 炮竹，贴 春联    If you put up red couplets on your gates,

jiu ping an wu shi le

就  平安无事了”。             Set off firecrackers and kept on beating gong and drums

shuo wan ta jiu tuo xia zi ji de hong yi                           Your family will be safe.

说  完，他就脱下  自己的红衣       Then he took off his coats and cut it in small pieces

fen gei mei jia mei hu

分 给  每家每户。                              and gave each family a piece for their door.

 

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di er nian you dao le

第 二年  又到了。                        The next New Year came and the bells knocked 12 time

guo nian la  guo nian la

“过年啦！过年啦！”                            “ Nian is coming! Nian is coming!”

na ge  ju da de hei ying you chu xian le

那 个巨大的  黑影又出  现了。                     The great dark shadow appeared again.

yi   er    san   si    wu   liu    qi

一，二，三，四，五，六，七.                                              1,2,3,4,5,6,7

sha

“杀-----”                                                         “Sha—” 

pi li  pa la     pi li  pa la

“噼里啪啦！噼里啪啦！”                            “pi-li-pa-la! pi-li-pa-la!”

jia jia hu hu ba deng da kai

家  家户户  把灯打开，                              The people lit their lamps together, 

fang bian pao qiao luo da gu

放  鞭  炮，敲锣打鼓。           set off firecrackers and kept on beating gongs and drums.

nian  xia pao le

“年”吓跑了。                      Nian was terrified and fled once again to the mountains

cong ci zao ye mei you xia shan guo

从  此再也没有  下 山过。                               and didn’t dare ever return.

 

bai nian   bai nian

“拜年！拜年!”                                  “Happy New Year! Happy New Year!”

di er tian    da nian chu yi

第二天，大年初一，             The next day, it is the first day of lunar Chinese New Year.

cun ming men ai jia  ai hu

村民  们挨家挨户                             The people in the village visited each other

qing he ping an wu shi

庆  贺  平安无事。                      and congratulated each other on their safe life.

 

nian zhong yu bei zhi fu le

年  终   于被制服了                                          Nian was no longer a threat，

ren men zai ge zai wu

人 们  载歌载舞                                              The people sang and danced

yin jie xing de chun tian

迎 接  新  的  春天。                                       and welcomed new spring season.

 

 

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