Story About My Grandma – 2

Transcript

上次shàngcì不是búshì說shuō到dào我wǒ奶奶nǎinai被bèi賣mài給gěi了le我wǒ的de曾祖母zēngzǔmǔ嗎ma？ 上次shàngcì不是búshì说shuō到dào我wǒ奶奶nǎinai被bèi卖mài给gěi了le我wǒ的de曾祖母zēngzǔmǔ吗ma？

根據gēnjù我wǒ奶奶nǎinai的de說法shuōfǎ， 她tā到dào5 歲suì以前yǐqián， 她tā都dōu過guò得de非常fēicháng幸福xìngfú根据gēnjù我wǒ奶奶nǎinai的de说法shuōfǎ， 她tā到dào5 岁suì以前yǐqián， 她tā都dōu过guò得de非常fēicháng幸福xìngfú

因為yīnwèi5 歲suì以前yǐqián， 她tā是shì我wǒ曾祖母zēngzǔmǔ家jiā唯一wéiyì的de孩子háizi， 所以suǒyǐ大家dàjiā非常fēicháng愛ài她tā因为yīnwèi5 岁suì以前yǐqián， 她tā是shì我wǒ曾祖母zēngzǔmǔ家jiā唯一wéiyì的de孩子háizi， 所以suǒyǐ大家dàjiā非常fēicháng爱ài她tā

然後ránhòu她tā的de原生yuánshēng家庭jiātíng， 她tā原本yuánběn的de爸爸bàba媽媽māma然后ránhòu她tā的de原生yuánshēng家庭jiātíng， 她tā原本yuánběn的de爸爸bàba妈妈māma

因為yīnwèi覺得juéde對不起duìbùqǐ她tā， 所以suǒyǐ每年měinián都dōu會huì買mǎi很hěn多duō的de禮物lǐwù， 好吃hǎochī的de東西dōngxī送sòng給gěi她tā因为yīnwèi觉得juéde对不起duìbuqǐ她tā， 所以suǒyǐ每年měinián都dōu会huì买mǎi很hěn多duō的de礼物lǐwù， 好吃hǎochī的de东西dōngxi送sòng给gěi她tā

那nà5 歲suì之後zhīhòu呢ne， 我wǒ的de曾祖母zēngzǔmǔ有yǒu了le她tā的de第一dìyī個ge孩子háizi， 那nà5 岁suì之后zhīhòu呢ne，，我wǒ的de曾祖母zēngzǔmǔ有yǒu了le她tā的de第一dìyī个ge孩子háizi，

接下來jiēxiàlái差不多chābùduō每měi一yì年nián兩liǎng年nián又yòu有yǒu第dì22個ge孩子háizi跟gēn第dì33個ge孩子háizi接下来jiēxiàlái差不多chàbùduō每měi一yì年nián两liǎng年nián又yòu有yǒu第dì22个ge孩子háizi跟gēn第dì33个ge孩子háizi

所以suǒyǐ我wǒ的de奶奶nǎinai一共yìgòng有yǒu3 個ge妹妹mèimei。 所以suǒyǐ我wǒ的de奶奶nǎinai一共yìgòng有yǒu3 个ge妹妹mèimei。

曾祖母zēngzǔmǔ其實qíshí也yě不是búshì有yǒu了le自己zìjǐ的de孩子háizi以後yǐhòu， 就jiù對duì我wǒ的de奶奶nǎinai很hěn不好bùhǎo。 曾祖母zēngzǔmǔ其实qíshí也yě不是búshì有yǒu了le自己zìjǐ的de孩子háizi以后yǐhòu， 就jiù对duì我wǒ的de奶奶nǎinai很hěn不好bùhǎo。

只是zhǐshì說shuō我wǒ奶奶nǎinǎai， 她tā就jiù不再búzài是shì家裡jiālǐ唯一wéiyì的de孩子háizi， 只是zhǐshì说shuō我wǒ奶奶nǎinai， 她tā就jiù不再búzài是shì家里jiālǐ唯一wéiyì的de孩子háizi，

所以suǒyǐ她tā覺得juéde心裡xīnlǐ很hěn不bù舒服shūfú， 跟gēn以前yǐqián比起來bǐqǐlái沒有méiyǒu那麼nàme多duō的de愛ài。 所以suǒyǐ她tā觉得juéde心里xīnlǐ很hěn不bù舒服shūfu， 跟gēn以前yǐqián比起来bǐqǐlái没有méiyǒu那么nàme多duō的de爱ài。

那nà再加上zàijiāshàng在zài那個nàge年代niándài， 通常tōngcháng姐姐jiějiě哥哥gēge的de責任zérèn就是jiùshì要yào照顧zhàogù弟弟dìdi妹妹mèimei。 那nà再加上zàijiāshàng在zài那个nàge年代niándài， 通常tōngcháng姐姐jiějiě哥哥gēge的de责任zérèn就是jiùshì要yào照顾zhàogù弟弟dìdi妹妹mèimei。

但dàn問題wèntí是shì我wǒ奶奶nǎinai的de3 個ge妹妹mèimei， 她們tāmen都dōu是shì非常fēicháng會huì惹麻煩rěmáfán的de人rén。 但dàn问题wèntí是shì我wǒ奶奶nǎinai的de3 个ge妹妹mèimei， 她们tāmen都dōu是shì非常fēicháng会huì惹麻烦rěmáfan的de人rén。

怎麼說呢zěnmeshuōne？ 惹麻煩rěmáfán的de其實qíshí也yě不是búshì她們tāmen， 是shì她們tāmen的de男朋友nánpéngyǒu或者huòzhě是shì她們tāmen的de先生xiānshēng。 怎么说呢zěnmeshuōne？ 惹麻烦rěmáfan的de其实qíshí也yě不是búshì她们tāmen， 是shì她们tāmen的de男朋友nánpéngyou或者huòzhě是shì她们tāmen的de先生xiānsheng。

有的yǒude賭博dǔbó， 有的yǒude喝酒hējiǔ， 所以suǒyǐ常常chángcháng需要xūyào錢qián。 有的yǒude赌博dǔbó， 有的yǒude喝酒hējiǔ， 所以suǒyǐ常常chángcháng需要xūyào钱qián。

我wǒ的de奶奶nǎinai必需bìxū要yào工作gōngzuò， 然後ránhòu賺錢zhuànqián幫忙bāngmáng她tā妹妹mèimei的de男朋友nánpéngyǒu， 妹妹mèimei的de先生xiānshēng還huán錢qián我wǒ的de奶奶nǎinai必需bìxū要yào工作gōngzuò， 然后ránhòu赚钱zhuànqián帮忙bāngmáng她tā妹妹mèimei的de男朋友nánpéngyou， 妹妹mèimei的de先生xiānsheng还huán钱qián

這zhè讓ràng我wǒ的de奶奶nǎinai心中xīnzhōng有yǒu了le非常fēicháng大dà的de不滿bùmǎn。 这zhè让ràng我wǒ的de奶奶nǎinai心中xīnzhōng有yǒu了le非常fēicháng大dà的de不满bùmǎn。

最後zuìhòu呢ne， 她tā在zài20 幾jǐ歲suì的de時候shíhòu決定juédìng跑pǎo去qù日本rìběn， 最后zuìhòu呢ne， 她tā在zài20 几jī岁suì的de时候shíhou决定juédìng跑pǎo去qù日本rìběn，

大家dàjiā那nà時候shíhòu想xiǎng應該yīnggāi是shì一個yíge一yì年nián兩liǎng年nián的de事shì。 大家dàjiā那nà时候shíhou想xiǎng应该yīnggāi是shì一个yíge一yì年nián两liǎng年nián的de事shì。

結果jiéguǒ沒想到méixiǎngdào她tā就jiù在zài日本rìběn待dāi到dào了le80 幾jǐ歲suì。 结果jiéguǒ没想到méixiǎngdào她tā就jiù在zài日本rìběn待dāi到dào了le80 几jī岁suì。

這zhè中間zhōngjiān她tā每měi一yì年nián都dōu會huì回來huílái一次yícì， 過年guònián的de時候shíhòu。 这zhè中间zhōngjiān她tā每měi一yì年nián都dōu会huì回来huílái一次yícì， 过年guònián的de时候shíhou。

到dào80 幾jǐ歲suì的de時候shíhòu， 一通yìtōng電話diànhuà打dǎ過來guòlái， 到dào80 几jī岁suì的de时候shíhou， 一通yìtōng电话diànhuà打dǎ过来guòlái，

我wǒ和hé我wǒ的de家人jiārén飛fēi去qù日本rìběn把bǎ她tā接jiē回來huílái…… 我wǒ和hé我wǒ的de家人jiārén飞fēi去qù日本rìběn把bǎ她tā接jiē回来huílái……

Vocabulary

• 唯一 wéiyī – only / the only one

• 對对不起 duìbuqǐ – sorry / to feel sorry

• 通常 tōngcháng – usually / generally

• 責责任 zérèn – responsibility / duty

• 照顧照顾 zhàogù – to take care of

• 惹麻煩惹麻烦 rě máfánmáfan – to cause trouble / to get into trouble

• 怎麼說呢怎么说呢？zěnme shuō ne? – How should I put it? / How can I say this?

• 賭博赌博 dǔbó – to gamble / gambling

• 賺錢赚钱 zhuànqián – to make money / to earn money

• 還錢还钱 huánqián – to pay back money / to repay a debt

• 不滿满 bùmǎn – dissatisfaction / resentment

• 沒想到 méi xiǎngdào – unexpectedly / didn’t expect that

Translations

Remember last time I mentioned that my grandmother was “sold” to my great-grandmother?
According to my grandmother, life was very happy for her until she turned five. Before the age of five, she was the only child in my great-grandmother’s household, so everyone adored her.

Her birth parents—her original father and mother—felt guilty for giving her away, so every year they would send her lots of gifts and delicious food. But after she turned five, my great-grandmother gave birth to her first biological child. Then, roughly every one or two years, another child followed—eventually, my grandmother had three younger sisters.

Now, it wasn’t that my great-grandmother suddenly treated her badly after having her own children. It’s just that my grandmother was no longer the only child in the house, and she could feel that. Compared to before, she no longer received the same amount of love and attention, and that made her feel very uncomfortable.

On top of that, in those days, it was usually the older siblings’ duty to take care of the younger ones. But the problem was, all three of my grandmother’s sisters ended up being very… troublesome. Or rather, it wasn’t so much them, but the men they were with—their boyfriends or husbands. Some of them gambled, some drank heavily, and they constantly needed money.

So my grandmother had to work and earn money to help her sisters’ boyfriends and husbands pay off their debts. This built up a lot of resentment in her heart.

Eventually, when she was in her twenties, she decided to run off to Japan. Everyone at the time thought she would just be gone for a year or two. But unexpectedly, she ended up staying in Japan until she was over 80.

During that time, she still came back once a year, usually for Chinese New Year.
Then one day, when she was in her 80s, we got a phone call. My family and I flew to Japan and brought her home.