英国卫报：中国,我想回来!(12)

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One day in September, late in the summer after my grandparents passed, my aunts wrote an ordinary series of messages.

9月的一天，也就是夏末的一天，爷爷奶奶去世了，阿姨们写下了很多普普通通的信息。

The English translations are full of optimistic mistakes.

而英文翻译里全是一些比较积极的错误。

In one, I, the "little granddaughter", have published a "book" – in reality, just an article – and in another,

其中一个，我，那个“小孙女”，出版了一本书——实际上只是一篇文章，另一个，

a grandchild has bought a "villa¹ with a pool" – in reality, a small house in Arkansas.

一个孙子买了一栋“带游泳池的别墅”——实际上只是阿肯色州的一栋小房子。

It had been a difficult year for our family, and even the cockroaches³, one of my aunts wrote, were bullies⁴.

这一年对我们家族来说是艰难的一年，我的一位阿姨写道，甚至连蟑螂都成了恶霸。

Here's how WeChat translated my aunts' messages into English:

下面是微信将阿姨们的留言翻译出来的英文：

Hello, Mom and Dad! We won't talk about it today if we want to be sad and sad.

爹妈你们好！如果我们想要悲伤，但今天我们不说伤心事儿。

Dad, it seems that you are a handshake at home, in fact, you love us, we understand in our hearts.

爹，在家里您似乎是一个握手的人，其实您是爱我们的，我们心里都理解。

Your greatest wish is to have a famous writer in your children and grandchildren.

您最大的愿望就是在你的子孙后代中有一个著名的作家。

Your little granddaughter is working towards this goal. She recently published a new book that can do what she likes and dream and fight for it.

您的小孙女正朝着这个目标努力。她最近出版了一本新书，这本书可以做她喜欢的事、梦想和为之奋斗。

Mother told you about the current situation in the family, your great-grandson changed to a new work unit, it is said that the new goldmine is about to be dug.

妈妈跟你讲了家里的近况，你的曾孙换了新的工作单位，据说新的金矿就要挖了。

The second grandson now has a lot of dollars. Granddaughter always buys clothes and shoes. Your grandson bought a villa with a pool.

第二个孙子现在有很多美元。孙女总是买衣服和鞋子。你孙子买了一栋带游泳池的别墅。

Children can live on their own, and we will be satisfied with enough food and clothing.

孩子们可以自己生活，我们有足够的食物和衣服就满足了。

Mom, Yahan is in the third grade of school. Ting Yu is promoted to the middle class.

妈妈，雅涵上三年级了。余廷被提升为中产阶级。

Niu Niu has a sharp mouth. Xiao Erbao toddlers, that looks lovely to the extreme.

妞妞有一张锋利的嘴。小二宝的孩子，看起来可爱到极点。

Mom, the cockroach² recently in our open a community, really bully⁵ our family no one ah.

妈妈，那只蟑螂最近在我们开了一个社区，真的欺负我们家没人啊。

Mom and Dad, it is often said that parents, home, parents are not, only the way home. The laws of nature are irresistible⁶. It's just that we miss you so much.

爹妈，人们常说，父母，回家，父母不在，只有回家的路。自然法则是不可抗拒的。只是我们太想你了。

Mom, Dad, the weather is cool, miss you more.

妈，爹，天凉了，更想你了。

1 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

2 cockroach   

n.蟑螂

参考例句：

• A cockroach can live several weeks with its head off.蟑螂在头被切掉后仍能活好几个星期。
• She screamed when she found a cockroach in her bed.她在床上找到一只蟑螂时大声尖叫。

3 cockroaches   

n.蟑螂( cockroach的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At night, the cockroaches filled the house with their rustlings. 夜里，屋里尽是蟑螂窸窸瑟瑟的声音。 来自辞典例句
• It loves cockroaches, and can keep a house clear of these hated insects. 它们好食蟑螂，可以使住宅免除这些讨厌昆虫的骚扰。 来自百科语句

4 bullies   

n.欺凌弱小者, 开球 vt.恐吓, 威胁, 欺负

参考例句：

• Standing up to bullies takes plenty of backbone. 勇敢地对付暴徒需有大无畏精神。
• Bullies can make your life hell. 恃强欺弱者能让你的日子像活地狱。

5 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。

6 irresistible   

adj.非常诱人的，无法拒绝的，无法抗拒的

参考例句：

• The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前，势不可挡。
• She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。