Emperor Cuckoo: Human interest in China

In a loving mother's embroidery ... money to treat her son's illness
慈母手中线　儿子治病钱 Címǔ shǒu zhōng xiàn　érzi zhìbìng qián

As she listened to the auctioneer's call for bids, Wang Xiaowei held her son's hand tightly, and her hands were sweating.  Yesterday, after the auctioneer's hammer fell, the huge embroidery that took her three years to finish, "Portrait of Ladies and the Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar," sold for 70,000 yuan [$11,000.00]
听着拍卖师一遍遍询价，王晓伟紧紧攥着儿子的手，手心里全是汗。昨天，拍卖槌落下，王晓伟绣了三年的巨幅十字绣《琴棋书画仕女图》，拍出7万元。
Tīngzhe pāimài shī yī biàn biàn xún jià, Wáng Xiǎowěi jị̌njǐn zuànzhe érzi de shǒu, shǒu xīnli quán shì hàn. Zuótiān, pāimài chuí làxia, Wáng Xiǎowěi xiùle sān nián de jùfú shízìxiù 《Qín-qí-shū-huà shìnǚtú》, pāichū 7 wàn yuán.

[Photo: Yesterday, at the auction house, mother and son Gao Shang, who suffers from congenital heart disease, hold hands and stand next to the embroidery  昨天，拍卖现场，先心病患儿高尚和母亲手握手，站在十字绣作品旁  Zuótiān, pāimài xiànchǎng, xiān xīnbìng huàn ér Gāo Shàng hé mǔqin shǒu wòshǒu, zhàn zài shízìxiù zuòpǐn páng]

"Everything looks rosy now, my son's life has been saved!" This was Wang Xiaowei's first reaction, as she bent down and hugged little Gao Shang.
“眼前一下明媚了，我的孩子有救了！”王晓伟的第一个反应，是弯腰把小高尚紧紧搂在怀里。
“Yǎnqián yị̄xià míngmèi le, wǒ de háizi yǒujiù le!” Wáng Xiǎowěi de dì-yī ge fǎnyìng, shì wānyāo bǎ xiǎo Gāo Shàng jị̌njǐn lǒu zài huái lǐ.

Last Tuesday, our paper reported that Wang Xiaowei, who was born in the 1980s, in order to raise money for life-saving surgery for her son who suffers from complications from congenital heart disease, spent three years creating a cross-stitch embroidery, which she hoped to auction off.
上周二，本报报道80后母亲王晓伟为给患有复杂先心病的儿子筹集救命的手术费，坚持三年绣十字绣希望拍卖的事情。
Shàng zhōu'èr, běnbào bàodào 80 hòu mǔqīn Wáng Xiǎowěi wèi gěi huànyǒu fùzá xiān xīnbìng de érzi chóují jiùmìng de shǒushù fèi, jiānchí sān nián xiù shízìxiù xīwàng pāimài de shìqing.

Yesterday afternoon, at an auction held at the China Siyuan Foundation for the Alleviation of Poverty, a segment was devoted to an auction "for Wang Xiaowei's Cross-stitch Embroidery." 
昨天下午，中华思源工程扶贫基金会的一场拍卖会上，加入了“为王晓伟的十字绣作品义拍”环节。
Zuótiān xiàwǔ, Zhōnghuá Sīyuán Gōngchéng Fúpín Jījīnhuì de yī chǎng pāimàihuì shàng, jiārù le “Wèi Wáng Xiǎowěi de shízìxiù zuòpǐn yì pāi” huánjié.

Biddding for the work, "Portrait of Ladies and the Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar," began at 50,000 yuan. The auctioneer gave a special introduction: "In every stitch is a mother's determination to overcome difficulties to save her son's life, her heart filled with disappointment and hope," while in the audience dozens of bidders put down their numbered paddles and stood up to applaud Wang Xiaowei, who was standing next to the embroidery.
作品《琴棋书画仕女图》从5万元起拍。拍卖师特别介绍说，“每一针都包含着母亲这三年来，为救儿子那种艰难和坚持，失望和希望交融的心情”，台下几十位竞拍者放下手中的号牌，向站在十字绣前的母亲王晓伟鼓掌致敬。
Zuòpǐn 《Qín-qí-shū-huà shìnǚtú》 cóng 5 wàn yuán qǐ pāi. Pāimài shī tèbié jièshào shuō, “Měi yī zhēn dōu bāohánzhe mǔqin zhè sān niánlái, wèi jiù érzi nà zhǒng jiānnán hé jiānchí, shīwàng hé xīwàng jiāoróng de xīnqíng”, táixià jǐshí wèi jìng pāi zhě fàngxia shǒuzhōng de hàopái, xiàng zhàn zài shízìxiù qiánde mǔqin Wáng Xiǎowěi gụ̌zhǎng zhìjìng.

During the auction, when the auctioneer asked a price of 70,000 yuan, the auction hall fell silent, Wang Xiaowei was on stage holding her son's hand and biting her lip, little Gao Shang had his head bent slightly down, and his face reddened; at long last, a man in the audience agreed to buy it for 70,000 yuan.
拍卖开始后，当拍卖师叫出7万元的询价后，拍卖大厅沉默下来，王晓伟拉着儿子的手站在台前，一直紧咬着嘴唇；小高尚微微低着头，脸上红红的。最终一位先生愿意出价7万元。
Pāimài kāishǐ hòu, dāng pāimài shī jiàochū 7 wàn yuán de xún jià hòu, pāimài dàtīng chénmò xiàlai, Wáng Xiǎowěi lāzhe érzi de shǒu zhàn zài tái qián, yī̠zhí jǐn yǎozhe zuǐchún; xiǎo Gāo Shàng wēiwēi dīzhe tóu, liǎn shàng hónghóng de. Zuìzhōng yī wèi xiānsheng yuànyi chūjià 7 wàn yuán.

"Any money left over will be donated to charity."“多余的钱将捐出”   "Duōyú de qián jiāng juānchū"

Surgery in progress, doctor leaves to take a call
 手术进行中医生出去接电话
Shǒushù jìnxíng zhōng yīshēng chūqu jiē diànhuà

A routine surgery for a detached retina had to be done several times, and ultimately, after eight months, the patient permanently lost sight in her eye.  Hearing the doctor's "final opinion," the patient, Ms. Sun, remembered one small detail during surgery: the head surgeon got a phone call, took his cell phone and left, and didn't return for more than ten minutes.
一个并不算大的“视网膜脱落”手术，却接连做了几次，最终，8个月后，眼睛永久性失明。面对医生的“终审宣判”，患者孙女士想起了当时手术时的一个细节：主刀医生曾经接到一个电话，他拿着手机出去了十几分钟才回来。
Yī gè bìngbù suàn dà de “shìwǎngmó tuōluò” shǒushù, què jiēlián zuòle jǐ cì, zuìzhōng, 8 ge yuè hòu, yǎnjing yọ̌ngjiǔxìng shīmíng. Miànduì yīshēng de “zhōngshěn xuānpàn”, huànzhě Sūn nǚshì xiạ̌ngqǐ le dāngshí shǒushù shí de yī gè xìjié: zhǔdāo yīshēng céngjīng jiēdào yī gè diànhuà, tā názhe shǒujī chūqule shíjǐ fēnzhōng cái huílai.

[Cartoon: Patient:"Why did the doctor leave?" Nurse: "He's gone out to take a phone call."  ”医生干啥走了？“ ”他出去接电话了“  ”Yīshēng gànshá zǒu le?“ ”Tā chūqu jiē diànhuà le“]

"The surgery failed, couldn't the fact that the head surgeon took a phone call have something to do with it?"  With this suspicion in mind, Ms. Sun recently filed a lawsuit asking the hospital to be responsible for damages.
“手术的失败，会不会与主刀医生接听电话有关？”带着疑问，近日，孙女士将医院诉至法院，要求医院承担侵权赔偿责任。
“Shǒushù de shībài, huì bụ̀ huì yǔ zhǔdāo yīshēng jiētīng diànhuà yǒuguān?” Dàizhe yíwèn, jìnrì, sūn nǚshì jiāng yīyuàn sù zhì fǎyuàn, yāoqiú yīyuàn chéngdān qīnquán péicháng zérèn.

It all began on November 11, 2008; as Ms. Sun, a resident of Nanjing, was on her way to work, she suddenly felt her vision go blurry, as if things in front of her were being covered up.  She went with her husband to the hospital for a check-up.  "Minor surgery for retinal detachment."  This was the doctor's opinion after an examination at a top ophthalmology hospital in Nanjing; it was decided that on November 12, the surgery would be done.
时间推至2008年11月8日，这天，在单位上班的南京市民孙女士突然感觉眼前模糊，似乎眼前有东西遮挡。她在丈夫的陪同下，来到医院检查。 “视网膜脱落是小手术。”南京某大型三甲医院的眼科主任检查后，得出了结论，之后确定在11月12日进行手术。
Shíjiān tuī zhì 2008 nián 11 yuè 8 rì, zhè tiān, zài dānwèi shàngbān de Nánjīng shìmín Sūn nǚshì tūrán gǎnjué yǎnqián móhu, sìhū yǎnqián yǒu dōngxi zhēdǎng. Tā zài zhàngfu de péitóng xià, láidào yīyuàn jiǎnchá. “Shìwǎngmó tuōluò shì xiǎoshǒushù.” Nánjīng mǒu dàxíng sān jiǎ yīyuàn de yǎnkē zhǔrèn jiǎnchá hòu, déchū le jiélùn, zhīhòu quèdìng zài 11 yuè 12 rì jìnxíng shǒushù.

Because local anesthesia was used, Ms. Sun was wide awake when she was wheeled into the operating room, where the head surgeon, Dr. Li, and an assistant began the operation.  About half an hour into the procedure, Dr. Li's phone rang.  Dr. Li took out the phone, looked at it, put down the scalpel and began to walk towards the door to the operating room while answering the call.  
因为是局部麻醉，孙女士被推进手术室后仍意识清醒，主刀医生李某便和助手开始施行手术。就在手术进行到一半的时候，主刀医生李某的手机响了。李某掏出来看了一下，随后放下手术刀，一边朝手术室外面走，一边按下了接听键。
Yīnwèi shì júbù mázuì, Sūn nǚshì bèi tuījìn shǒushùshì hòu réng yìshi qīngxǐng, zhǔdāo yīshēng Lǐ mǒu biàn hé zhùshǒu kāishǐ shīxíng shǒushù. Jiù zài shǒushù jìnxíng dào yị̄bàn de shíhou, zhǔdāo yīshēng Lǐ mǒu de shǒujī xiǎng le. Lǐ mǒu tāo chūlai kànle yị̄xià, suíhòu fàngxia shǒushùdāo, yī̠biān cháo shǒushùshì wàimian zǒu, yī̠biān ànxiale jiētīng jiàn.

"I could hear the sounds of a phone being answered, and I really began to worry, I thought, how could the doctor answer the phone while he was in the middle of surgery?"  Ms. Sun said that the doctor spent quite a while answering the call, "more than ten minutes."  In the meantime, in the large operating room she could hear the surgeons next to her asking, "How could he take a phone call in the middle of surgery? What if something were to happen, what could be done?"
“我能听到叽里呱啦的接听电话的声音，当时担心坏了，心想，在给我做手术的时候，医生怎么能出去接电话呢?”孙女士说，李医生接听电话的时间很长，“至少超过十几分钟。”其间，在这间大手术室内，孙女士甚至听到旁边手术台上的医生都在议论：“手术期间怎么能这样接听电话？万一搞出什么事情怎么办？”
“Wǒ néng tīngdào jīliguālā de jiētīng diànhuà de shēngyīn, dāngshí dānxīn huài le, xīnxiǎng, zài gěi wǒ zuò shǒushù de shíhou, yīshēng zěnme néng chūqu jiē diànhuà ne?” Sūn nǚshì shuō, Lǐ yīshēng jiētīng diànhuà de shíjiān hěn cháng, “zhìshǎo chāoguò shíjǐ fēnzhōng.” Qíjiān, zài zhè jiān dàshǒushù shì nèi, Sūn nǚshì shènzhì tīngdào pángbiān shǒushùtái shàng de yīshēng dōu zài yìlùn: “Shǒushù qījiān zěnme néng zhèyàng jiētīng diànhuà? Wànyī gǎochū shénme shìqing zěnme bàn?”

After taking the call, Dr. Li and his assistant continued with the operation until it was finished.
接听完电话后，李医生和助手继续做手术，直至手术结束。
Jiētīng wán diànhuà hòu, Lǐ yīshēng hé zhùshǒu jìxù zuò shǒushù, zhízhì shǒushù jiéshù.

Ms. Sun said that after the surgery, several doctors came over to examine her; it seemed they were a little flustered, and her heart "skipped a few beats."  Later, a couple of doctors examined her several more times, and said the results weren't good, and that she'd have to have the surgery done a second time.  On November 19, she had the second surgery.  On November 25, the doctor again performed a surgical procedure on her eye.  In June 2009, she again went in for surgery.  During this entire period, she did not have any vision in that eye. On July 16, 2009, Ms. Sun went to an affiliated hospital at Shanghai's Fudan University for an examination, and the Shangai doctors confirmed to Ms. Sun that further surgery would be useless, because she now was blind in that eye. 
孙女士说，手术结束后，便有几个医生跑过来查看，看起来神情有点慌张，她的心里顿时“咯噔”了一下。之后，眼科的两个主任先后多次为孙女士的眼睛检查，几天后说恢复得不好，需要二次手术。11月19日，二次手术。11月25日，医生再次对孙女士眼部进行手术。2009年6月份，孙女士再次入院手术。在这期间，孙女士一直看不到东西。2009年7月16日，孙女士来到了上海复旦大学附属医院检查，据上海的医学专家检查确认，孙女士的眼睛已经无法再次手术，符合永久性失明的条件。
Sūn nǚshì shuō, shǒushù jiéshù hòu, biànyǒu jǐ gè yīshēng pǎo guòlai chákàn, kàn qǐlai shénqíng yọ̌udiǎn huāngzhāng, tā de xīnli dùnshí “gēdēng” le yị̄xià. Zhīhòu, yǎnkē de liǎng gè zhǔrèn xiān-hòu duōcì wèi Sūn nǚshì de yǎnjing jiǎnchá, jǐ tiān hòu shuō huīfù dé bù hǎo, xūyào èrcì shǒushù. 11 yuè 19 rì, èrcì shǒushù. 11 yuè 25 rì, yīshēng zàicì duì Sūn nǚshì yǎnbù jìnxíng shǒushù. 2009 nián 6 yuèfèn, Sūn nǚshì zàicì rùyuàn shǒushù. Zài zhè qījiān, Sūn nǚshì yī̠zhí kànbudào dōngxi. 2009 nián 7 yuè 16 rì, Sūn nǚshì láidàole Shànghǎi Fùdàn Dàxué fùshǔ yīyuàn jiǎnchá, jù Shànghǎi de yīxué zhuānjiā jiǎnchá quèrèn, Sūn nǚshì de yǎnjing yǐjing wúfǎ zàicì shǒushù, fúhé yọ̌ngjiǔxìng shīmíng de tiáojiàn.

Ms. Sun and her family could not accept this outcome, and they negotiated many times with the hospital, and finally the hospital admitted the doctor took a phone call during surgery, but contended that this had nothing to do with the results of the surgery, so the hospital wouldn't take responsibility.
面对这一结局，孙女士和家人均无法接受，他们数次前往医院交涉，最终，院方承认了主刀医生手术期间接听电话的事实，但认为这一事实跟手术结果无关，因此，不愿意承担责任。
Miànduì zhè yī jiéjú, Sūn nǚshì hé jiā rénjūn wúfǎ jiēshòu, tāmen shùcì qiánwǎng yīyuàn jiāoshè, zuìzhōng, yuàn fāng chéngrènle zhǔdāo yīshēng shǒushù qījiān jiētīng diànhuà de shìshí, dàn rènwéi zhè yī shìshí gēn shǒushù jiéguǒ wúguān, yīncǐ, bù yuànyi chéngdān zérèn.

Ms. Sun believes that the condition of her eye today is a direct result of the doctor taking a phone call and missing the optimal time for surgery, and this caused the surgery to fail. Ms. Sun and the hospital could not come to an agreement, so she is suing the hospital. 
孙女士认为，她的眼睛之所以出现今天的结果，是医生接听电话延误了手术最佳治疗时间，导致手术失败造成。孙女士在与院方协调无果后，一纸诉状将其告上了法院。
Sūn nǚshì rènwéi, tā de yǎnjing zhīsuǒyǐ chūxiàn jīntiān de jiéguǒ, shì yīshēng jiētīng diànhuà yán wùle shǒushù zuìjiā zhìliáo shíjiān, dǎozhì shǒushù shībài zàochéng. Sūn nǚshì zài yǔ yuàn fāng xiétiáo wú guǒ hòu, yī zhǐ sùzhuàng jiāng qí gào shàngle fǎyuàn.

The court commissioned the Nanjing Medical Association to evaluate whether Ms. Sun's condition is related to medical malpractice. The appraisal report stated that during Ms. Sun's operation, there were no irregularities, and that there often are medical complications that can bring about this result. "The fact that the surgeon took a phone call during the procedure in itself is not enough to cause these medical complications or bring about this result."  Based on this, the hospital claimed there was no medical malpractice involved. 
法院委托南京医学会，对孙女士的这一情况进行医疗事故技术鉴定。最终，鉴定报告认为，孙女士手术期间，医生的“操作未见违规之处”，是手术常见并发症最终导致目前的后果。“手术者术中接打电话不足以导致术后并发症的发生及目前结果。”据此，医学会认为，本病例不属于医疗事故。
Fǎyuàn wěituō Nánjīng yīxué huì, duì Sūn nǚshì de zhè yī qíngkuàng jìnxíng yīliáo shìgù jìshù jiàndìng. Zuìzhōng, jiàndìng bàogào rènwéi, Sūn nǚshì shǒushù qījiān, yīshēng de “cāozuò wèijiàn wéiguī zhī chù”, shì shǒushù chángjiàn bìngfāzhèng zuìzhōng dǎozhì mùqián de hòuguǒ. “Shǒushù zhě shù zhōng jiē dǎ diànhuà bùzú yǐ dǎozhì shù hòu bìngfāzhèng de fāshēng jí mùqián jiéguǒ.” Jùcǐ, yīxué huì rènwéi, běn bìnglì bù shǔyú yīliáo shìgù.

Should surgeons take phone calls during surgery? 
手术中医生该不该接听电话？
Shǒushù zhōng yīshēng gāi bù gāi jiētīng diànhuà?  

The reporter wrote to the Jiangsu Health Ministry for advice, and the person who received the request said that at present most doctors follow the rules in a manual called "Hospital Work Rules," published in 1982.  "In the 1980s, there was no rule against this kind of situation."  But while searching other rules and regulations, the reporter discovered that in 2010, the Health Ministry published a book called "National Hospital Workers and Staff Members Regulations," and on page 49 of that book, "Surgery Management Work Rules," it clearly says: "No staff member can bring or use portable communications devices in the operation room."
记者拨打江苏省卫生厅投诉咨询电话咨询，接待人员表示，目前大多数医院都遵守的是《医院工作制度》，这部制度是1982年由卫生部出台，“上世纪80年代，没有对这个事情进行规定，也是正常的。”记者在搜索相关法律法规时，发现卫生部曾在2010年出版了一部名为《全国医院工作制度与人员岗位职责》的书籍，在该书第49项“手术管理工作制度”中，明确规定：“任何人员不能将移动通讯工具带入手术间内使用。”
Jìzhě bō dǎ Jiāngsū shěng wèishēng tīng tóusù zīxún diànhuà zīxún, jiēdài rényuán biǎoshì, mùqián dàduōshù yīyuàn dōu zūnshǒu de shì 《Yīyuàn gōngzuò zhìdù》, zhè bù zhìdù shì 1982 nián yóu wèishēngbù chūtái, “Shàng shìjì 80 niándài, méiyǒu duì zhège shìqing jìnxíng guīdìng, yěshì zhèngcháng de.” Jìzhě zài sōusuǒ xiāngguān fǎlǜ fǎguī shí, fāxiàn wèishēngbù céng zài 2010 nián chūbǎnle yī bù míngwéi 《Quánguó yīyuàn gōngzuò zhìdù yǔ rényuán gǎngwèi zhízé》 de shūjí, zài gāi shū dì 49 xiàng "Shǒushù guạ̌nlǐ gōngzuò zhìdù" zhōng, míngquè guīdìng: "Rènhé rényuán bùnéng jiāng yídòng tōngxùn gōngjù dàirù shǒushù jiān nèi shǐyòng."

It is reported that because of the special circumstances of the medical profession, such as cases where a doctor is needed urgently, answering a phone call could be a good thing.  In reality, the concept of surgery covers a broad range of things, including preparation, anesthesia, and other steps, so couldn't the surgeon take a call during the anasthesia procedure?
据悉，医生因为职业的特殊性，万一遇到危重病人需要紧急会诊或者抢救，其及时接听手机将是很重要的。而事实上，手术的概念也比较宽泛，手术包括准备、麻醉、等待以及实施的几个阶段，如果在麻醉或者准备阶段，医生能不能接听？
Jùxī, yīshēng yīnwèi zhíyè de tèshūxìng, wànyī yùdào wēizhòng bìngrén xūyào jǐnjí huìzhěn huòzhě qiǎngjiù, qí jíshí jiētīng shǒujī jiāngshì hěn zhòngyào de. Ér shìshíshang, shǒushù de gàiniàn yě bǐjiào kuānfàn, shǒushù bāokuò zhǔnbèi, mázuì, děngdài yǐjí shíshī de jǐ gè jiēduàn, rúguǒ zài mázuì huòzhě zhǔnbèi jiēduàn, yīshēng néng bùnéng jiētīng?

"Actually, you can put in a regular telephone in the operating room, and specialized nurses can answer the phone and pass urgent messages to the doctor.  But surgeons are not permitted to take mobile phones into the operating room, because after all, the operating room is sterilized, and it has already been proven that telephones carry a huge amount of germs.  The doctor can let a nurse answer the mobile phone," said a doctor. 
“其实可以在手术室设置固定电话，由专门的护士负责接听，传达紧急信息。而医生的手机，应不允许带进手术室，毕竟手术室是无菌空间，手机上携带大量病菌已经被证实。医生的手机可以由护士代为接听。”一位医生表示。
"Qíshí kẹ̌yǐ zài shǒushùshì shèzhì gùdìng diànhuà, yóu zhuānmén de hùshi fùzé jiētīng, chuándá jǐnjí xìnxī. Ér yīshēng de shǒujī, yīng bù yụ̌nxǔ dàijìn shǒushùshì, bìjìng shǒushùshì shì wújūn kōngjiān, shǒujī shàng xiédài dàliàng bìngjūn yǐjing bèi zhèngshí. Yīshēng de shǒujī kẹ̌yǐ yóu hùshi dàiwéi jiētīng," yī wèi yīshēng biǎoshì.

Many people agree with this point of view.  The reporter has learned that this case is now being heard in court.
对此观点，不少市民表示赞同。记者了解到，此案目前正在法院审理中。
Duì cǐ guāndiǎn, bùshǎo shìmín biǎoshì zàntóng. Jìzhě liǎojiě dào, cǐ àn mùqián zhèngzài fǎyuàn shẹ̌nlǐ zhōng.

Original source: 《西安日报》2011-11/23  and online version

Persist in waiting
苦苦守候

In 14 years, he wrote about 20 letters home, each containing barely 300 characters, and apart from a few words to send regards, he never spoke of his life, and none of the envelopes had a return address.  Still, his elderly parents hope for his return, and have remained at their home of 30 years out of fear that their son wouldn't be able to find his way back.  
14年只往家里寄过20多封信，一页信纸寥寥300字，除简单问候家人外，从不说自己的生活，信封上也不写寄出地址。而年迈父母盼儿归，还孤守着30多年老宅，只怕儿子找不到回家的路。
14 nián zhǐ wǎng jiālǐ jìguo 20 duō fēngxìn, yī yè xìnzhǐ liáoliáo 300 zì, chú jiǎndān wènhòu jiārén wài, cóngbù shuō zìjǐ de shēnghuó, xìnfēng shàng yě bù xiě jìchū dìzhǐ. Ér niánmài fùmǔ pàn ér guī, hái gū shǒuzhe 30 duō nián lǎo zhái, zhǐpà érzi zhǎobudào huíjiā de lù.

[Note: A standard rate for translation is 1.5 Chinese characters per English word, so 300 characters = roughly 200 words]

[Photo: In 14 years, son sends only 20 letters home  14 年间儿子只来过20多封信  14 niánjiān érzi zhǐ láiguo 20 duō fēngxìn]
 
"Hello Dad and Mom.  Hope all is well at home -- are my brother, sister-in-law, baby Lei all okay? It's been a long time since I've written, I'm just writing to let you know all is well ..."  Li Shuyang, 70 years old, holds this 300-character letter home from his son, and cannot restrain his tears. 
“爸妈，你们好。近来家中都好吧，哥、嫂子、小磊他们都好吗？很久没给家里写信了，去信报个平安……”70岁的李树阳老汉拿着这封只有短短300字的家书，不禁泪流满面。
“Bà mā, nǐmen hǎo. Jìnlái jiāzhōng dōu hǎo ba, gē, sǎozi, xiǎo Lěi tāmen dōu hǎo ma? Hěn jiǔ méi gěi jiālǐ xiěxìn le, qùxìn bào ge píng'ān……” 70 suì de Lǐ Shùyáng lǎohàn názhe zhè fēng zhị̌yǒu duǎnduǎn 300 zì de jiāshū, bùjīn lèiliúmǎnmiàn.

Early one morning in June 1997, 26-year-old Li Yuhai, from Hangu district, Yangjiabo town, Gaozhuang village [Tianjin], asked his mother for five or six yuan, and boarded a bus headed for the city.  No matter how much his mother begged him or his older brother and his sister-in-law urged him to stay, he went away with only the clothing on his back, and he has been gone for 14 years.  Two months after he left, he sent a letter to his family letting them know he was all right, but he didn't say where he was, and the letter did not have a return address.
1997年6月的一个早晨，家住汉沽杨家泊镇高庄村的26岁小伙子李玉海，找母亲要了五六元钱，坐上了去市区的大巴车。任凭母亲苦苦哀求、哥嫂苦口相劝，他头也不回地走了，甚至没有带上一件衣服，这一走就是14年。离家2个月后，他寄来一封信，让家人放心，但是并没有写自己在哪儿，连信封的寄出地址也没写。
1997 nián 6 yuè de yī gè zǎochen, jiā zhù Hàngū Yángjiābózhèn Gāozhuāngcūn de 26 suì xiạ̌ohuǒzi Lǐ Yùhǎi, zhǎo mǔqin yàole wǔ-liù yuán qián, zuòshàngle qù shìqū de dàbā chē. Rènpíng mǔqin kǔkǔ'āiqiú, gēsǎo kǔkǒuxiāngquàn, tā tóu yě bù huí de zǒu le, shènzhì méiyǒu dàishang yī jiàn yīfu, zhè yī zǒu jiùshì 14 nián. Líjiā 2 ge yuè hòu, tā jìlái yī fēngxìn, ràng jiārén fàngxīn, dànshì bìng méiyǒu xiě zìjǐ zài nǎr, lián xìnfēng de jìchū dìzhǐ yě méi xiě.

His older brother, Li Yubin, produced a few letters his younger brother sent between 2005 and this past July 3rd, and from the postmarks it is clear that they were mailed from Beichen district Qingguangzhen and Xiqing district Caozhuangzi [both in Tianjin].  "In 14 years, he has sent only about 20 letters, the letters don't mention where he is living, the contents of the letters are all about the same, he just sends his regards to the family," said Li Yubin.
哥哥李玉斌拿出弟弟寄回家的几封信，从2005年到今年7月3日，他都往家里寄过信，从几封信的邮编和邮戳上可以看出，寄信邮局为北辰区青光和西青区曹庄子。“14年，他只往家里寄过20多封信，在信里也没告诉他现在住哪儿，信的内容都差不多，就是问候家里人。”李玉斌说。
Gēge Lǐ Yùbīn náchū dìdi jìhuí jiā de jǐ fēngxìn, cóng 2005 nián dào jīnnián 7 yuè 3 rì, tā dōu wǎng jiālǐ jìguo xìn, cóng jǐ fēngxìn de yóubiān hé yóuchuō shàng kẹ̌yǐ kànchū, jìxìn yóujú wèi Běichénqū Qīngguāng hé Xīqīngqū Cáozhuāngzi. “14 nián, tā zhǐ wǎng jiālǐ jìguo 20 duō fēngxìn, zài xìn lǐ yě méi gàosu tā xiànzài zhù nǎr, xìn de nèiróng dōu chàbuduō, jiùshì wènhòu jiālǐ rén,” Lǐ Yùbīn shuō.

Although the letters don't have return addresses, it is possible to tell from the postmarks the post office from which the letters were sent; according to these clues, Li Yuhai may be living in the area of Tianjin's Beichen Qingguangzheng and Xiqing Caozhuangzi districts; Li Yubin remembered that his brother had worked in a factory in Xiqing, but the factory had closed, and there wasn't any trace of him. 
虽然信封上没有写寄出地址，不过通过邮戳和信封邮编能找到寄出的邮局，根据这些线索显示，李玉海可能在北辰区青光和西青区曹庄子一带。李玉斌想起当年弟弟打工的工厂就在西青区，以为他还会去那儿，满怀希望地去了以后发现，原来的工厂已经倒闭，那里根本没有弟弟的影子。
Suīrán xìnfēng shàng méiyǒu xiě jìchū dìzhǐ, buguò tōngguò yóuchuō hé xìnfēng yóubiān néng zhǎodào jìchū de yóujú, gēnjù zhèxiē xiànsuǒ xiǎnshì, Lǐ Yùhǎi kěnéng zài Běichénqū Qīngguāng hé Xīqīngqū Cáozhuāngzi yị̄dài. Lǐ Yùbīn xiạ̌ngqǐ dāngnián dìdi dǎgōng de gōngchǎng jiù zài xī qīng qū, yǐwéi tā hái huì qù nàr, mǎnhuái xīwàng de qùle yǐhòu fāxiàn, yuánlái de gōngchǎng yǐjing dǎobì, nàli gēnběn méiyǒu dìdi de yǐngzi.

They failed the first time, but haven't given up on the idea of finding him.  Whenever a letter arrives, the family hurries to the postal area to look for him.  "Qingguang, Caozhuangzi, we've been there more than ten times, the most we went in one month was four times, but we couldn't find him," said Li Yubin.  A round trip from Yangjiabo to Qingguang and Caozhuangzi is more than 300 kilometers, over the past 14 years, his family has traveled more than 10,000 kilometers.
第一次失败了，但家人没有放弃寻找的念头，14年间，每当收到一封信，家人就赶紧按照邮戳和邮编的信息去当地寻找，结果都扑了空。“青光、曹庄子，已经去了几十次了，最多时一个月就去4次，都没找到。”李玉斌说。从杨家泊到青光和曹庄子打一个来回要走近300公里，14年间家人为寻找李玉海已经走了上万公里。
Dì-yī cì shībài le, dàn jiārén méiyǒu fàngqì xúnzhǎo de niàntou, 14 niánjiān, měidāng shōudào yī fēngxìn, jiārén jiù gạ̌njǐn ànzhào yóuchuō hé yóubiān de xìnxī qù dāngdì xúnzhǎo, jiéguǒ dōu pūle kōng. “Qīngguāng, Cáozhuāngzi, yǐjing qùle jǐshí cì le, zuìduō shí yī gè yuè jiù qù 4 cì, dōu méi zhǎodào,” Lǐ Yùbīn shuō. Cóng Yángjiābó dào Qīngguāng hé Cáozhuāngzi dǎ yī gè láihuí yào zǒujìn 300 gōnglǐ, 14 niánjiān jiārén wèi xúnzhǎo lǐ yùhǎi yǐjing zǒule shàngwàn gōnglǐ.

A row-fence of bamboo, a coarse concrete floor, a heated brick bed on floor tiles.  This old residence is an eyesore among rows of brand new village homes.  The elderly Li Shuyang told the reporter they've already built a new house, but he and his wife are unwilling to move, they've preserved everything just as it was before Li Yuhai left, and they did this so that one day when their son returns, he will be able to recognize the house and find his way home.  
一排竹篱笆，两尺宽砖路，粗糙的水泥地面，铺着地板革的火炕。这样的旧宅子，在一排排崭新的农村宅舍中有些不堪入目。李树阳老人告诉记者，本来已经盖好了新房，可老两口不想搬家，家里的一切摆设都保持着李玉海走前的样子，这样做就是想有一天儿子回来，能认识家，找到回家的路。 
Yī pái zhú líba, liǎng chǐ kuān zhuān lù, cūcāo de shuǐní dìmiàn, pūzhe dìbǎngé de huǒkàng. Zhèyàng de jiù zháizi, zài yī pái pái zhǎnxīn de nóngcūn zháishè zhōng yǒuxiē bùkānrùmù. Lǐ Shùyáng lǎorén gàosu jìzhě, běnlái yǐjing gàihǎole xīnfáng, kě lǎoliạ̌ngkǒu bù xiǎng bānjiā, jiālǐde yị̄qiè bǎishe dōu bǎochízhe Lǐ Yùhǎi zǒu qiánde yàngzi, zhèyàng zuò jiùshì xiǎng yǒu yī tiān érzi huílai, néng rènshi jiā, zhǎodào huíjiā de lù.

Recently, Li Yuhai's 65-year-old mother was diagnosed with lung cancer.  Although her family didn't tell her, she was aware of the state of her health.  "Five days ago, my son had his 40th birthday, I just want him to be alive, and let me see him, then I'll be satisfied."  As she said this, the tears flowed down her face. 
近日，李玉海65岁的老母亲被查出患有肺癌，虽然家人一直不告诉老人，但老人自己心里也清楚自己的身体情况。“还有5天儿子就过40岁生日了，只要他活着，能让我见一面，就满足了。”说到这里，老人已经泪流满面。
Jìnrì, Lǐ Yùhǎi 65 suì de lǎo mǔqin bèi cháchū huànyǒu fèi'ái, suīrán jiārén yī̠zhí bù gàosu lǎorén, dàn lǎorén zìjǐ xīnli yě qīngchu zìjǐ de shēntǐ qíngkuàng. “Hái yǒu 5 tiān érzi jiùguo 40 suì shēngri le, zhǐyào tā huózhe, néng ràng wǒjiàn yị̄miàn, jiù mǎnzú le.” Shuōdào zhèlǐ, lǎorén yǐjing lèiliúmǎnmiàn.  

What kind of person is Li Yuhai? Li Yubin told the reporter, his younger brother is one year younger than he is, he just turned 40 years old, he is about 1.76 meters tall [about 5'8"], the year he left he was pretty well-built.  He's a bit introverted and often just stayed at home.  After he graduated middle school, he found temporary jobs, and for two years in 1994 he worked at a spice factory in Xiqing, then his family wanted him to come home.  
离家的李玉海究竟是个什么人？李玉斌告诉记者，弟弟比自己小1岁，如今算来已经40岁了，身高1米76左右，当年出走时比较魁梧。李玉海性格内向，经常待在家里。初中毕业后，去给人打工，1994年时，曾在西青区一家调料厂打工2年，后来家人让他回来。
Líjiā de Lǐ Yùhǎi jiūjìng shì ge shénme rén? Lǐ Yùbīn gàosu jìzhě, dìdi bǐ zìjǐ xiǎo 1 suì, rújīn suànlái yǐjing 40 suì le, shēngāo 1 mǐ 76 zuǒyòu, dāngnián chūzǒu shí bǐjiào kuíwú. Lǐ Yùhǎi xìnggé nèixiàng, jīngcháng dāizài jiālǐ. Chūzhōng bìyè hòu, qù gěi rén dǎgōng, 1994 niánshí, céng zài xī qīng qū yījiā tiáoliào chǎng dǎgōng 2 nián, hòulái jiārén ràng tā huílai.

After he returned, someone offered him a marriage proposal, but soon after making contact, it was broken off, and from that time on he became a little irritable, he just wanted to sleep all day and wouldn't see anyone.  Because life at home was very hard, Li Yuhai once tried to learn a trade, and having set up his own business, life improved a little, but finally the business failed, and soon after that Li Yuhai ran away from home. 
回家后，曾有人给他提了门亲事，但交往不久后二人便分手了，从那以后李玉海的脾气开始变得暴躁，整天只是睡觉，任何人也不想见。由于家里条件艰苦，李玉海曾尝试用打工时学会的手艺，自己创业改善家里条件，但也终究失败了，没过多久，李玉海就离家出走了。
Huíjiā hòu, céng yǒurén gěi tā tíle mén qīnshì, dàn jiāowǎng bùjiǔ hòu èr rén biàn fēnshǒu le, cóng nà yǐhòu lǐ yùhǎi de píqi kāishǐ biàn de bàozào, zhěngtiān zhǐshì shuìjiào, rènhé rén yě bù xiǎng jiàn. Yóuyú jiālǐ tiáojiàn jiānkǔ, Lǐ Yùhǎi céng cháng shìyòng dǎgōng shí xuéhuì de shǒuyì, zìjǐ chuàngyè gǎishàn jiālǐ tiáojiàn, dàn yě zhōngjiū shībài le, méi guòduō jiǔ, Lǐ Yùhǎi jiù líjiāchūzǒu le.

Source: 《每日新报》2011-11/26 第A6版: "爹娘苦守老宅 怕儿找不到回家路" online 

Hard work, but happy doing it! 
辛苦并快乐着！Xīnkǔ bìng kuàilèzhe!

Some people say that kindergarten is a place where innocent hearts jump with joy, others think that a kindergarten teacher's job is a simple and happy one of singing, dancing, drawing, and playing games with children.  Actually, being a kindergarten teacher is hard and tedious, and few people know how many hours are in a normal day's work, says Li Shuping, a kindergarten teacher.
有人说幼儿园是童心雀跃的地方，也有人认为幼儿教师就是和孩子一起唱歌、跳舞、画画、做游戏，工作简单快乐。实际上，幼儿教师每天工作的繁重、琐碎，甚至常常要工作十几个小时却少有人知，新华幼儿园的教师李淑萍这样说—--
Yǒurén shuō yòu'éryuán shì tóngxīn quèyuè de dìfang, yẹ̌yǒu rén rènwéi yòu'ér jiàoshī jiùshì hé háizi yī̠qǐ chànggē, tiàowǔ, huà huà, zuò yóuxì, gōngzuò jiǎndān kuàilè. Shíjìshang, yòu'ér jiàoshī měitiān gōngzuò de fánzhòng, suǒsuì, shènzhì chángcháng yào gōngzuò shíjǐ ge xiǎoshí què shạ̌oyǒu rén zhī, Xīn Huá Yòu'éryuán de jiàoshī Lǐ Shūpíng zhèyàng shuō—--

At 7:30 in the morning, the reporter arrived at the appointed time at Xinhua Kindergarten; Li Shuping, the kindergarten teacher, already had been standing at the entrance for half an hour.  "Some parents work far away, and they brings their kids very early to kindergarten, so we have to start work before 7:00, to make sure that all the kids are taken safely inside the school," Li Shuping said.
早上7点半，记者如约来到新华幼儿园，此时幼儿教师李淑萍已经在门口站了半个小时了。李淑萍说：“有的家长上班远，很早就把孩子送到幼儿园了，所以我们每天7点之前就要到岗，保证把每个孩子安全接进园里。”
Zǎoshang 7 diǎn bàn, jìzhě rúyuē láidào Xīn Huá Yòu'éryuán, cǐshí yòu'ér jiàoshī Lǐ Shūpíng yǐjing zài ménkǒu zhànle bàn ge xiǎoshí le. Lǐ Shūpíng shuō: “Yǒude jiāzhǎng shàngbān yuǎn, hěn zǎojiù bǎ háizi sòngdào yòu'éryuán le, suọ̌yǐ wǒmen měitiān 7 diǎn zhīqián jiùyào dào gǎng, bǎozhèng bǎ měi ge háizi ānquán jiējìn yuán lǐ.”

Li Shuping's class has more than thirty kids, and there are two young teachers to assist her.  Breakfast is at 8:10, and Li Shuping and the other two teachers carry breakfast into the classroom. "Children, do you remember what we have to do before eating?" "Wash our hands!" the children shout in a single voice.  Seeing that the kids have finished eating, the teachers tidy up the breakfast trays, put the chairs and tables in order, and take the kids to wash up and go to the bathroom.
李淑萍带的小二班目前有30多个小朋友，与她搭班的是两位年轻老师。8点10分，到了早餐时间，李淑萍和其他两位老师把早饭拿到教室。“小朋友们，还记得吃饭前要做什么吗？”“洗手！”孩子们异口同声。看着孩子们吃完早饭，老师开始收拾餐盘、摆桌椅，带孩子们去洗手、上厕所。
Lǐ Shūpíng dài de xiǎo'èr bān mùqián yǒu 30 duō ge xiǎopéngyou, yǔ tā dābān de shì liǎng wèi niánqīng lǎoshī. 8 diǎn 10 fēn, dàole zǎocān shíjiān, Lǐ Shūpíng hé qítā liǎng wèi lǎoshī bǎ zǎofàn nádào jiàoshì. “Xiǎopéngyoumen, hái jìde chīfàn qián yào zuò shénme ma?” “Xị̌shǒu!” háizimen yìkǒutóngshēng. Kànzháo háizimen chīwán zǎofàn, lǎoshī kāishǐ shōushi cānpán, bǎi zhuō-yǐ, dài háizimen qù xị̌shǒu, shàng cèsuǒ.

At 9:00, the regular teaching curriculum begins.  "Children, today we are going to meet several new friends."  As Li Shuping speaks, she opens a picture book of fruit. "You see this red and round one, who is that?" "Right, that's an apple.  You can see that apple's friends, the orange and the pear, haven't been colored in, you draw some beautiful clothing for apple's friends, okay?"  As she is saying this, she is handing out to each child some paper and a box of crayons, and she guides them as they are coloring.
9点钟，教学活动正式开始。“小朋友们，今天我们来认识几个新朋友。”李淑萍一边说一边打开一本水果画册，“你们看，这个红红的、圆圆的是谁呀？”“对！是苹果。你看苹果的好朋友橘子、鸭梨都没有涂上颜色，你们给这些水果朋友画上漂亮的衣服好不好！”说着，李淑萍发给每个孩子一张纸和一盒蜡笔，带着大家一起涂颜色。
9 diǎnzhōng, jiàoxué huódòng zhèngshì kāishǐ. “Xiǎopéngyoumen, jīntiān wǒmen lái rènshi jǐ gè xīn péngyou.” Lǐ Shūpíng yī̠biān shuō yī̠biān dǎkāi yī běn shuị̌guǒ huàcè, “Nǐmen kàn, zhège hónghóng de, yuányuán de shì sheí ya?” “Duì! Shì píngguǒ. Nǐ kàn píngguǒ de hǎo péngyou júzi, yālí dōu méiyǒu túshàng yánsè, nǐmen gěi zhèxiē shuị̌guǒ péngyou huàshàng piàoliang de yīfu hǎobuhǎo!” Shuōzháo, Lǐ Shūpíng fāgěi měi ge háizi yī zhāng zhǐ hé yī hé làbǐ, dàizhe dàjiā yī̠qǐ tú yánsè.

A little later, most of the children have finished and have been taken outside by the younger teachers for exercise, but one little girl named Tong Tong isn't done.  Seeing that the other children have gone outside to play, Tong Tong begins to cry, and throws the crayons down on the floor.  "Teacher, I'm not going to draw! I'm not going to draw!"  Li Shuping picks up the crayons, gives Tong Tong a hug, and wipes away her tears: "Tong Tong, a good child doesn't throw things down on the floor, you see, the crayons will feel hurt.  Come on, you and the teacher will draw together, all right?"  Tong Tong nods her head and smiles through her tears.
不一会儿，大部分孩子都完成了，被年轻老师带到室外进行户外运动，只剩下一个叫彤彤的小女孩没画完。看着别的小朋友都出去玩了，彤彤着急得直哭，还把蜡笔扔到地上，“老师，我不画了！不画了！”李淑萍捡起蜡笔，把彤彤搂在怀里，为她擦干眼泪，“彤彤，乱扔东西可不是好孩子，你看小蜡笔都摔疼了。来，老师跟你一起画好不好？”“嗯！”彤彤点点头，破涕为笑。
Bùyị̄huìr, dàbùfen háizi dōu wánchéng le, bèi niánqīng lǎoshī dàidào shìwài jìnxíng hùwài yùndòng, zhǐ shèng xià yī ge jiào Tóng Tóng de xiǎo nǚhái méi huà wán. Kànzháo bié de xiǎopéngyou dōu chūqu wán le, Tóng Tóng zháojí de zhí kū, hái bǎ làbǐ rēng dào dìshang, “Lǎoshī, wǒ bù huà le! Bù huà le!” Lǐ Shūpíng jiạ̌nqǐ làbǐ, bǎ Tóng Tóng lǒu zài huái lǐ, wèi tā cāgān yǎnlèi, “Tóng Tóng, luàn rēng dōngxi kěbushì hǎo háizi, nǐ kàn xiǎo làbǐ dōu shuāiténg le. Lái, lǎoshī gēn nǐ yī̠qǐ huà hǎobuhǎo?” “Ńg!” Tóng Tóng diǎndian tóu, pòtìwéixiào.

Li Shuping says that to be a good kindergarten teacher takes patience; children unintentionally make mistakes, so you have to take time and explain; if you harshly criticize children, this could make them not want to listen. 
李淑萍说，当好幼儿园老师最重要的就是耐心，孩子们犯错都是无心的，所以一定要慢慢跟他说，如果严厉地批评孩子，只会让他们产生抵触情绪。
Lǐ Shūpíng shuō, dāng hǎo yòu'éryuán lǎoshī zuì zhòngyào de jiùshì nàixīn, háizimen fàncuò dōu shì wúxīn de, suọ̌yǐ yị̄dìng yào mànmàn gēn tā shuō, rúguǒ yánlì de pīpíng háizi, zhǐ huì ràng tāmen chǎnshēng dǐchù qíngxù.

Twelve o'clock is nap time; one might think this is when the teachers could rest a little; but who would have thought that putting more than 30 kids to sleep would be a major production?  Right after lunch, many of the children are in a state of excitement, they are jumping up and down on the beds and making lots of noise.  Li Shuping and the other teachers are helping the kids take off their clothing, and trying to coax them to lie on the beds and take a nap.  Li Shuping told the reporter that the children who have been with the class the shortest time haven't yet gotten used to sleeping on schedule, and to get them to calm down and sleep like good children isn't easy; if one child begins to cry, this causes others to cry, and then the classroom is filled with "one wave after another."
中午12点是午睡时间，原以为这会是老师们一天中最清闲的时间，谁知道想让30多个孩子睡觉可是个大“工程”。刚刚吃完午饭，很多孩子还沉浸在兴奋中，在床上翻跟头、打闹。李淑萍和其他两位老师要帮每个孩子脱衣服，哄他们上床睡觉。李淑萍告诉记者，小班的孩子入园时间短，还没养成按时睡午觉的习惯，想让他们安静下来乖乖睡觉的确不容易，一个孩子哭闹起来，常常会带动其他孩子，教室里经常是“一波未平一波又起”。
Zhōngwǔ 12 diǎn shì wǔshuì shíjiān, yuán yǐwéi zhèhuì shì lǎoshīmen yī tiān zhōng zuì qīngxián de shíjiān, sheí zhīdao xiǎng ràng 30 duō ge háizi shuìjiào kěshì ge dà “gōngchéng”. Gānggāng chīwán wǔfàn, hěn duō háizi hái chénjìn zài xīngfèn zhōng, zàichuáng shàng fān gēntou, dǎnào. Lǐ Shūpíng hé qítā liǎng wèi lǎoshī yào bāng měi ge háizi tuō yīfu, hōng tāmen shàngchuáng shuìjiào. Lǐ Shūpíng gàosu jìzhě, xiǎobān de háizi rù yuán shíjiān duǎn, hái méi yǎngchéng ànshí shuì wǔjiào de xíguàn, xiǎng ràng tāmen ānjìng xiàlai guāiguāi shuìjiào díquè bù róngyì, yī gè háizi kūnào qǐlai, chángcháng huì dàidòng qítā háizi, jiàoshì lǐ jīngcháng shì “yī bō wèi píngyī bō yòu qǐ”.

At 12:30, the classroom finally is calm, but the teachers still can't relax.  "Some children wet the bed at home, so we have to wake them up and take them to the bathroom; some kids have bad dreams, and suddenly wake up crying, some kids talk in their sleep, so we have to go check on them; in a word, for these two and a half hours, we have to really monitor each child's condition."
12点30分，教室里终于安静下来，此时，老师们依旧不轻松。“有的孩子在家尿床，午睡中间我们需要叫醒他一次，带他去卫生间；有的孩子午睡时做噩梦，会突然哭起来，我们要马上去哄他，甚至孩子说梦话我们也得过去看看，总之，这两个半小时我们要时刻关注每个孩子的状态。”
12 diǎn 30 fēn, jiàoshì lǐ zhōngyú ānjìng xiàlai, cǐshí, lǎoshīmen yījiù bù qīngsōng. “Yǒude háizi zàijiā niàochuáng, wǔshuì zhōngjiān wǒmen xūyào jiàoxǐng tā yị̄cì, dài tā qù wèishēngjiān; yǒude háizi wǔshuì shí zuò èmèng, huì tūrán kū qǐlai, wǒmen yào mǎshàng qù hōng tā, shènzhì háizi shuō mènghuà wǒmen yẹ̌děi guòqu kànkan, zǒngzhī, zhè liǎng gè bàn xiǎoshí wǒmen yào shíkè guānzhù měi ge háizi de zhuàngtài.”
　　
At 5:00 in the afternoon, the time finally has come for classes to be over.  "Okay, children, today's classes are finished, see you tomorrow." A day's lessons are done, and the reporter standing next to Li Shuping believes that finally she can take a deep breath and relax.  But Li Shuping tells the reporter, the next thing she has to do is to make sure each child is picked up by the parents, and she can't leave work until the last child has gone.  "Some parents, for special reasons, come late to pick up their kids, so we have to wait in the classroom, to ensure the safety of each child." 
下午5点，终于到了放学的时间。“好了，小朋友们，今天的学习到此结束，我们明天见。”一天的教学工作终于结束了，站在李淑萍身边的记者觉得老师终于可以松一口气了。没想到李淑萍却告诉记者，接下来的任务，就是要等每个孩子被家长接走，只有最后一个孩子走了，她才可以下班。“有时一些家长可能因为特殊原因，必须晚一点才能来接孩子，我们也要在教室里等，确保每个孩子的安全。”
Xiàwǔ 5 diǎn, zhōngyú dàoliǎo fàngxué de shíjiān. “Hǎole, xiǎopéngyoumen, jīntiān de xuéxí dào cǐ jiéshù, wǒmen míngtiān jiàn.” Yī tiān de jiàoxué gōngzuò zhōngyú jiéshù le, zhàn zài Lǐ Shūpíng shēnbiān de jìzhě juéde lǎoshī zhōngyú kẹ̌yǐ sōng yī̠kǒuqì le. Méi xiǎngdào Lǐ Shūpíng què gàosu jìzhě, jiē xiàlai de rènwu, jiùshì yào děng měi ge háizi bèi jiāzhǎng jiēzǒu, zhị̌yǒu zuìhòu yī gè háizi zǒu le, tā cái kẹ̌yǐ xiàbān. “Yǒushí yī̠xiē jiāzhǎng kěnéng yīnwèi tèshū yuányīn, bìxū wǎn yī̠diǎn cáinéng lái jiē háizi, wǒmen yě yào zài jiàoshì lǐ děng, quèbǎo měi ge háizi de ānquán.”

It was 6:10 when the last child left.  Li Shuping said that during 18 years of teaching, she has been at the school for more than ten hours just about every day, and sometimes she thinks that's really hard, but when she sees the innocent smiling faces of the children, and is able to watch them grow up, she feels really gratified!
当李淑萍送走最后一个孩子，时钟已经指向18点10分。李淑萍说，自己从教18年，几乎每天都要在园里呆十多个小时，有时也会觉得很辛苦，可一看到孩子天真的笑脸，见证他们一点一滴的成长，就会感到十分欣慰！Dāng Lǐ Shūpíng sòngzǒu zuìhòu yī gè háizi, shízhōng yǐjing zhǐxiàng 18 diǎn 10 fēn. Lǐ Shūpíng shuō, zìjǐ cóng jiāo 18 nián, jīhū měitiān dōu yào zài yuán lǐ dāi shí duō ge xiǎoshí, yǒushí yě huì juéde hěn xīnkǔ, kěyī kàndào háizi tiānzhēn de xiàoliǎn, jiànzhèng tāmen yī̠diǎn-yī̠dī de chéngzhǎng, jiù huì gǎndào shífēn xīnwèi!

Source: 《天津日报》2011-11/10 第31版：“辛苦并快乐着！” online

To help others is to help oneself
助人就是助自己  Zhùrén jiùshì zhù zìjǐ


A few days ago, Zhang Zhiqiang, a senior majoring in Civil Engineering at Tianjin University's School of Architectural Engineering, was notified he has been hired by China State Construction Engineering Company, Singapore Southseas Company.  Next July, he'll leave to take up his new job in Singapore -- In the entire country, only 30 people have been awarded this position.  This outstanding student from an impoverished family once came very close to dropping out of college.  But he made an extraordinary effort, he didn't spend any of his family's money, and he successfully completed his education. 
几天前，天津大学建筑工程学院土木工程专业大四学生张志强收到了中建股份国际工程公司新加坡南洋公司的录取通知。明年7月，张志强就将前往新加坡工作——而这份工作，全国仅有30多人获得。一位如此优秀的大学生，曾险些因家境贫寒而放弃学业。但他用自己过人的努力，没花家里一分钱，顺利完成了大学学业。
Jǐ tiān qián, Tiānjīn Dàxué jiànzhù gōngchéng xuéyuàn tǔmù gōngchéng zhuānyè dàsì xuésheng Zhāng Zhìqiáng shōudàole Zhōng jiàn gǔfèn guójì gōngchéng gōngsī Xīnjiāpō Nányáng gōngsī de lùqǔ tōngzhī. Míngnián 7 yuè, Zhāng Zhìqiáng jiù jiāng qiánwǎng Xīnjiāpō gōngzuò——ér zhè fèn gōngzuò, quánguó jị̌nyǒu 30 duō rén huòdé. Yī wèi rúcǐ yōuxiù de dàxuéshēng, céng xiǎnxiē yīn jiājìng pínhán ér fàngqì xuéyè. Dàn tā yòng zìjǐ guòrén de nǔlì, méi huā jiālǐ yī fēn qián, shùnlì wánchéngle dàxué xuéyè.

[Photo: A good young man, and a help to others; Zhiqiang turned down a scholarship  好男儿助人 志强谢绝奖学金 Hǎonán ér zhùrén Zhìqiáng xièjué jiǎngxuéjīn]

In 1989, Zhang Zhiqiang and his twin sister were born in Jixian Chutoulingzhen to an ordinary farming family; he has an elder sister, but when he was barely three days old, Zhang Zhiqiang's biological father died in an accident.  His mother remarried, and a fourth child was born into the family.  Zhang Zhiqiang's mother and stepfather worked all year round away from home doing temporary labor, so even before he was 10 years old, he often would use the time after school to collect waste products to supplement his family's income, and with his two sisters he looked after his family's small plot of land. 
1989年，张志强和双胞胎妹妹同时出生在蓟县出头岭镇一户普通农家，他上面还有一个姐姐，但出生仅三天，张志强的生父就因意外过世。随后母亲再婚，诞下家中第四个孩子。张志强的母亲和继父长年在外打工，从那时起，不到10岁的张志强就常常利用课余时间，靠捡废品卖钱贴补家用，和姐姐妹妹一起，料理家里的几亩地。
1989 nián, Zhāng Zhìqiáng hé shuāngbāotāi mèimei tóngshí chūshēng zài Jìxiàn Chūtóulǐngzhèn yī hù pǔtōng nóngjiā, tā shàngmian hái yǒu yī gè jiějie, dàn chūshēng jǐn sān tiān, Zhāng Zhìqiáng de shēngfù jiù yīn yìwài guòshì. Suíhòu mǔqin zàihūn, dàn xià jiāzhōng dì-sì ge háizi. Zhāng Zhìqiáng de mǔqin hé jìfù chángnián zàiwài dǎgōng, cóng nàshí qǐ, bụ̀dào 10 suì de Zhāng Zhìqiáng jiù chángcháng lìyòng kèyú shíjiān, kào jiǎn fèipǐn màiqián tiēbǔ jiāyòng, hé jiějie mèimei yī̠qǐ, liàolǐ jiālǐ de jǐ mǔ dì.

The beginning of each school year was the most worrisome time for Zhang Zhiqiang's family, there were four kids going to school and the pressure was very intense because all four were doing well, and the family didn't want to give up on any of them.  When he was a sophomore in high school, Zhang Zhiqiang said to his family he would abandon the idea of going to college, he'd discontinue his studies to help sisters attend college. His mother and stepfather told Zhang Zhiqiang to put that idea out of his head, "No matter what it takes, we'll support all of you until college, if you study hard, you can change your lives."
每年开学，都是张志强家最犯愁的时候，同时有四个孩子上学，把这一家压得喘不过气来，因为四个孩子的成绩都很好，放弃谁都不忍心。高二那年，张志强和家里提出放弃上大学，辍学打工供姐姐妹妹上学。母亲和继父的一席话，打消了张志强的念头：“不管想什么办法，我们都能把你们供到大学，你们好好念书，才能改变命运。”
Měi nián kāixué, dōu shì Zhāng Zhìqiáng jiā zuì fànchóu de shíhou, tóngshí yǒu sì gè háizi shàngxué, bǎ zhè yījiā yā de chuǎnbuguò qì lái, yīnwèi sì gè háizi de chéngjì dōu hěn hǎo, fàngqì sheí dōu bù rěnxīn. Gāo èr nà nián, Zhāng Zhìqiáng hé jiālǐ tíchū fàngqì shàng dàxué, chuòxué dǎgōng gōng jiějie mèimei shàngxué. Mǔqin hé jìfù de yīxí huà, dǎxiāole Zhāng Zhìqiáng de niàntou: “Bùguǎn xiǎng shénme bànfǎ, wǒmen dōu néng bǎ nǐmen gōng dào dàxué, nǐmen hǎohāo niànshū, cáinéng gǎibiàn mìngyùn.”

In 2008, based on his outstanding grades, Zhang Zhiqiang was admitted to Tianjin's School of Architectural Engineering, his family then had three kids in college and one in middle-school.  In order to handle his loans, he immediately began to hold two jobs at once to pay for living expenses ... In addition to work-study, he took a second evening job and often worked until three or four in the morning, then returned to the dorm to sleep.  On weekends, he used his free time to travel away from the campus as a tutor.
2008年，张志强以优异的成绩考入天津大学建筑工程学院，那时，张志强家同时有三个大学生、一个中学生上学。办理好贷款后，张志强立刻去找兼职挣生活费。他除了平时要在学校勤工助学，晚上还要做兼职，常常干到凌晨三四点才回宿舍休息。到周末假日，张志强也常常外出做家教。
2008 nián, Zhāng Zhìqiáng yǐ yōuyì de chéngjì kǎorù Tiānjīn Dàxué jiànzhù gōngchéngxuéyuàn, nàshí, Zhāng Zhìqiáng jiā tóngshí yǒu sān gè dàxuéshēng, yī gèzhōng xuésheng shàngxué. Bànlǐ hǎo dàikuǎn hòu, Zhāng Zhìqiáng lìkè qù zhǎo jiānzhí zhèng shēnghuófèi. Tā chúle píngshí yàozài xuéxiào qíngōngzhùxué, wǎnshang hái yào zuò jiānzhí, chángcháng gān dào língchén sān-sì diǎn cái huí sùshè xiūxi. Dào zhōumò jiàrì, Zhāng Zhìqiáng yě chángcháng wàichū zuò jiājiào.

The dormitory for Zhang Zhiqiang really was just a place to sleep; even though his home was not far from campus, it was only on the major holidays, such as October 1st and the winter break, that he would return home for three or four days.  While his classmates were asking their parents for money, he was living on the money he earned.  He was extremely frugal and barely spent 350 RMB [about $55.00] a month, and with the money he earned he bought a cell phone and a computer.
宿舍，对于张志强来说只是晚上睡觉的地方；尽管家离得不远，但他也只在十一、寒暑假的时候回去三四天。当同学们还在管父母要钱的时候，张志强却靠自己解决了生活的各种花销费用。张志强平时省吃俭用，一个月仅花费350多元，自己挣钱添置了手机、电脑等物品。
Sùshè, duìyú Zhāng Zhìqiáng lái shuō zhǐshì wǎnshang shuìjiào de dìfang; jị̌nguǎn jiā lí de bù yuǎn, dàn tā yě zhǐ zài shíyī, hán-shǔ jiǎ de shíhou huíqu sān-sì tiān. Dāng tóngxuémen hái zài guǎn fùmǔ yàoqián de shíhou, Zhāng Zhìqiáng què kào zìjǐ jiějuéle shēnghuó de gèzhǒng huāxiao fèiyong. Zhāng Zhìqiáng píngshí shěngchījiǎnyòng, yī gè yuè jǐn huāfèi 350 duō yuán, zìjǐ zhèngqián tiānzhì le shǒujī, diànnǎo děng wùpǐn.

The pressures of daily life were huge, but he never gave up on attending school, every moment of spare time he devoted to studying, often until two in the morning, he energetically took part in discussions, and in experiments that lasted months.  Relying on perseverence, Zhang Zhiqiang twice was awarded national scholarships, and held the office of vice-president for the Youth Volunteer Association, and vice-chairman of Tianjin University's office of management for students who have work-study jobs.  This past September, he was awarded the title of "Self-improvement Star". 
生活的压力巨大，张志强却从不放下学业，一有空闲时间就上自习，一学就到凌晨两点，他还积极参加各种课题，连续几个月做实验。凭借不懈的努力，张志强在大学期间两次获得国家励志奖学金，并担任了学院青年志愿者协会副会长、天津大学勤工助学管理办公室学生副主席等职务。今年9月，张志强获得了天津大学“自强之星”的称号。
Shēnghuó de yālì jùdà, Zhāng Zhìqiáng què cóngbù fàngxia xuéyè, yī yǒu kòngxián shíjiān jiù shàng zìxí, yī xué jiù dào língchén liǎng diǎn, tā hái jījí cānjiā gèzhǒng kètí, liánxù jǐ gè yuè zuò shíyàn. Píngjiè bụ̀xiè de nǔlì, Zhāng Zhìqiáng zài dàxué qījiān liǎng cì huòdé guójiā lìzhì jiǎngxuéjīn, bìng dānrènle xuéyuàn qīngnián zhìyuàn zhě xiéhuì fùhuìzhǎng, Tiānjīn dàxué qíngōngzhùxué guạ̌nlǐ bàngōngshì xuésheng fùzhǔxí děng zhíwù. Jīnnián 9 yuè, Zhāng Zhìqiáng huòdéle Tiānjīn dàxué “zìqiáng zhī xīng” de chēnghào.

Just a few days ago, Zhang Zhiqiang received the "Star of Hope" award.  Although graduation is a year away, Zhang Zhiqiang decided not to accept this award, and wrote a letter of reply, in which he said: "With the help of scholarships, I'm about to complete my studies. Beginning this year, I've stopped accepting scholarships, and I hope that this award can be given to someone who is more in need of it than I am."
就在几天前，张志强收到了某基金会颁发给他的“希望之星”奖学金。尽管距离毕业还有一年，但张志强还是决定放弃这份基金，在回信中，张志强这样写道：“在基金的帮助下，我即将完成大学学业。从今年开始，我放弃贵基金的帮助，希望这份基金，以后能继续帮助比我更有需要的人。”
Jiù zài jǐ tiān qián, Zhāng Zhìqiáng shōudàole mǒu jījīnhuì bānfā gěi tā de “xīwàng zhī xīng” jiǎngxuéjīn. Jị̌nguǎn jùlí bìyè hái yǒu yī nián, dàn Zhāng Zhìqiáng háishi juédìng fàngqì zhè fèn jījīn, zài huíxìn zhōng, Zhāng Zhìqiáng zhèyàng xiě dào: “zài jījīn de bāngzhù xià, wǒ jíjiāng wánchéng dàxué xuéyè. Cóng jīnnián kāishǐ, wǒ fàngqì guì jījīn de bāngzhù, xīwàng zhè fèn jījīn, yǐhòu néng jìxù bāngzhù bǐ wǒ gèng yǒu xūyào de rén.”

"To help others is to help oneself." Zhang Zhiqiang always has these words on his lips. "We young people depend on society's financial assistance to get through our studies, so when we are able, of course we must repay society."  When he was at university, he joined the Youth Volunteer Association, during vacations he would do educational projects, and at the beginning of each new semester he would greet new students; Zhang Zhiqiang always was keen to share his enthusiasm. After his part-time work-study job, Zhang Zhiqiang spent most of his spare time on this. After his third year, Zhang Zhiqiang became vice-chair, and frequently helped other students by tutoring many different subjects, and held two or more jobs at once. While working, he came in contact with students from poor families, and he always would try his best to assist them in finding work, he would help many students to do as he did, to rely on their own hard work to complete their studies.
“助人就是助自己。”张志强常把这话挂在嘴边，“我们兄弟姊妹靠亲戚和社会的资助才完成学业，等我们有能力了，一定要回报社会。”大学期间，张志强参加了青年志愿者协会，假期时外出支教、开学后为新生义务接站，张志强总是热心地奉献自己的热情。而从事学校的勤工助学岗位后，张志强将大部分的空余时间都用在了这上面。大三后张志强当上了学生副主席，常常帮同学们介绍各种校外家教、兼职。在工作中他接触到了大量贫困学生，他总是尽力帮这些同学找到一份兼职工作，帮助更多同学和自己一样，靠自己的努力完成学业。
“Zhùrén jiùshì zhù zìjǐ.” Zhāng Zhìqiáng cháng bǎ zhè huà guà zài zuǐ biān, “Wǒmen xiōng-dì zǐ-mèi kào qīnqi hé shèhuì de zīzhù cái wánchéng xuéyè, děng wǒmen yǒu nénglì le, yị̄dìng yào huíbào shèhuì.” Dàxué qījiān, Zhāng Zhìqiáng cānjiāle qīngnián zhìyuàn zhě xiéhuì, jiàqī shí wàichū zhījiào, kāixué hòu wèi xīnshēng yìwù jiēzhàn, Zhāng Zhìqiáng zǒngshì rèxīn de fèngxiàn zìjǐ de rèqíng. Ér cóngshì xuéxiào de qíngōngzhùxué gǎngwèi hòu, Zhāng Zhìqiáng jiāng dàbùfen de kòngyú shíjiān dōu yòng zàile zhè shàngmian. Dàsān hòu Zhāng Zhìqiáng dāngshangle xuésheng fùzhǔxí, chángcháng bāng tóngxué men jièshào gèzhǒng xiàowài jiājiào, jiānzhí. Zài gōngzuò zhōng tā jiēchù dàoliǎo dàliàng pínkùn xuésheng, tā zǒngshì jìnlì bāng zhèxiē tóngxué zhǎodào yī fèn jiānzhí gōngzuò, bāngzhù gèngduō tóngxué hé zìjǐ yị̄yàng, kào zìjǐ de nǔlì wánchéng xuéyè.

Source: 《天津网》 2011-11/21: "家境贫寒 姐弟三人上大学 '自强之星'自己挣学费生活费" online 

Can't drink it
不能喝  Bùnéng hē

"The tap water is so muddy people can't drink it, and this situation has been going on for about five years." Wang Yanze, a resident in Jixi City's Lishu District [Heilongjiang province], complained that the water quality is especially bad in spring and summer, when the water that flows is yellowish, and the only choice is to buy drinking water, or to go and fetch water from the outlying suburbs. "The running tap water is very bad, and yet everyone has to pay the monthly 2.6 RMB water fee," Wang Yanze said.  Heilongjiang's Jixi City's Lishu District is in an old mining area, and in addition to paying the water fee, the 20,000 residents also have to buy drinkable water.
“家中自来水太浑了，根本不能喝，这种情况持续大约5年了。”鸡西市梨树区居民王延泽抱怨说，尤其每年春夏季水质更差，放出来的水泛黄，没办法只能买水喝，或从郊外运水回来。“就是这么差的自来水，每人每月还得缴2.6元的水费。”王延泽说。黑龙江省鸡西市梨树区属于老煤矿区，有两万多居民除了每月按规定缴纳自来水费外，还要额外花钱买水饮用。
"Jiāzhōng zìláishuǐ tài hún le, gēnběn bùnéng hē, zhèizhǒng qíngkuàng chíxù dàyuē 5 nián le." Jīxī shì Líshù qū jūmín Wáng Yánzé bàoyuàn shuō, yóuqí měi nián chūn xiàjì shuǐzhì gèng chà, fàng chūlai de shuǐ fàn huáng, méi bànfǎ zhǐnéng mǎi shuǐ hē, huò cóng jiāowài yùn shuǐ huílai. “Jiùshì zhème chà de zìláishuǐ, měirén měi yuè hái děi jiǎo 2.6 yuán de shuǐ fèi.” Wáng yán zé shuō. Hēilóng Jiāng shěng jī xī shì líshù qū shǔyú lǎo méikuàng qū, yǒu liǎngwàn duō jūmín chúle měi yuè àn guīdìng jiǎonà zìláishuǐ fèi wài, háiyào éwài huāqián mǎi shuǐ yǐnyòng.

[Photo: Within Muling city limits, discharge of waste water to be treated, from a thermoelectric plant upstream on the Muling River 穆棱市境内热电企业在穆棱河上游排出待处理的废水 Mùlíng shì jìngnèi rèdiàn qǐyè zài MùlíngHé shàngyóu páichū dài chụ̌lǐ de fèishuǐ]

Many of the residents of Lishu District believe the relevant departments are doing only a perfunctory job, and have caused the whole area's only source of water, the upper reaches of the Muling River, to be polluted. On both banks of the Muling River, there are two places where pollution is discharged, and there are a few scattered, illegal sand mining companies, and these intensify the muddiness of the Muling's waters.
梨树区部分居民认为，有关部门监管不力，导致全区唯一水源穆棱河上游被污染。在穆棱河两岸除了仍有一些排污口外，还散布着一些非法采砂企业，这些都加剧了穆棱河水体浑浊度。
Líshù qū bùfen jūmín rènwéi, yǒuguān bùmén jiānguǎn bụ̀lì, dǎozhì quán qū wéiyī shuǐyuán MùlíngHé shàngyóu bèi wūrǎn. Zài MùlíngHé liǎng'àn chúle réngyǒu yī̠xiē páiwū kǒu wài, hái sànbùzhe yī̠xiē fēifǎ cǎi shā qǐyè, zhèxiē dōu jiājùle MùlíngHé shuǐ tǐ húnzhuó dù.

According to Yang Hongyu, director of Jixi's Bureau of Environmental Protection, since early in 1999 the section of the Muling River that flows through Jixi has tested at level four, and contains permaganate and ammonia in excess of quotas.  But according to national standards, water must be purified at level three or above to be drinkable by people.
据鸡西市环保局局长杨鸿语介绍，早在1999年，穆棱河梨树区河段就已被检测为四类水体，其中高锰酸盐、氨氮等均超标。而按国家规定，只有三类水体才能通过严格消毒程序供人饮用。
Jù Jīxī shì huánbǎojú júzhǎng Yáng Hóngyǔ jièshào, zǎo zài 1999 nián, MùlíngHé Líshù qū hé duàn jiù yǐ bèi jiǎncè wèi sì lèi shuǐ tǐ, qízhōng gāoměngsuānyán, ān dàn děng jūn chāobiāo. Ér àn guójiā guīdìng, zhị̌yǒu sān lèi shuǐ tǐ cáinéng tōngguò yángé xiāodú chéngxù gōng rén yǐnyòng.

Chi Xiaode, Heilongjiang province Director of Environmental Control believes that, seen broadly, there are many reasons why Muling water quality has worsened; apart from the commercial pollution, and the river picking up sand deposits, the pollution caused by domestic sewage and by farming products also are important factors.
黑龙江省环境监察局局长迟晓德认为，综合来看，导致穆棱河水质恶化的原因较多，除污染企业排污、河道过度采砂外，居民生活污水直排、农业生产污染等也是重要原因。
Hēilóngjiāng shěng huánjìng jiānchá jú júzhǎng Chí Xiǎodé rènwéi, zōnghé lái kàn, dǎozhì MùlíngHé shuǐ zhì èhuà de yuányīn jiào duō, chú wūrǎn qǐyè páiwū, hédào guòdù cǎi shā wài, jūmín shēnghuó wūshuǐ zhí pái, nóngyè shēngchǎn wūrǎn děng yěshì zhòngyào yuányīn.

Another important reason why the quality of the water is worsening for the residents of Lishu is that the water purification process is very crude.  Lishu District departments chose a simple water purification approach; cobblestone and sand act as a "first-pass filtering screen," then the water is pumped to water wells, where it is mixed with sodium chlorate and chloric acid and run through purification and sterilization generators, and that becomes the drinking water for the residents. 
导致梨树区居民饮用水质量太差，还一个关键原因，即当地自来水“净化消毒”过程过于简陋。梨树区有关部门取水消毒过程简单，仅是在河底用石子和细沙筑起一道原始“过滤墙”，然后将河水抽至积水井，将氯酸钠和盐酸投入发生器中对河水消毒，之后就成了居民饮用水。
Dǎozhì Líshù qū jūmín yǐnyòngshuǐ zhìliàng tài chà, hái yī gè guānjiàn yuányīn, jí dāngdì zìláishuǐ “jìnghuà xiāodú” guòchéng guòyú jiǎnlòu. Líshù qū yǒuguān bùmén qǔ shuǐ xiāodú guòchéng jiǎndān, jǐnshì zài hédǐ yòng shízǐ hé xìshā zhùqǐ yị̄dào yuánshǐ “guòlǜ qiáng”, ránhòu jiāng héshuǐ chōu zhì jīshuǐ jǐng, jiāng lǜsuān nà hé yánsuān tóurù fāshēngqì zhōng duì héshuǐ xiāodú, zhīhòu jiù chéngle jūmín yǐnyòngshuǐ.

Source: 《中国网》 2011-11/22 "上游企业排污紧 百姓买水度日难" online 

"In the Mind's Eye" Movie Theater
 心目电影院  Xīnmù diànyǐngyuàn

"Wu Lao Gui has emerged from the water, he is stuffing a blueprint into a fish that a young man has just caught."  Wang Weili is holding a microphone, and as he sits in front of a TV screen and looks at a scene from "Reconnaissance Across the Yangzi" [1954], he is describing its details.  More than 10 blind people in the "audience" sit by his side and concentrate on "seeing" this film.

“吴老贵从水里冒出来，把一张图纸塞在了那小子刚钓上来的鱼里。”王伟力拿着话筒坐在电视机旁盯着《渡江侦察记》的画面，描述着里面的细节。十几个盲人“观众”坐在他旁边，聚精会神地“看”着电影。
“Wú Lǎo Guì cóng shuǐli mào chūlai, bǎ yī zhāng túzhǐ sāi zàile nà xiǎozi gāng diào shànglai de yú lǐ.” Wáng Wěilì názhe huàtǒng zuò zài diànshìjī páng dīngzhe 《Dùjiāng Zhēnchá Jì》 de huàmiàn, miáoshùzhe lǐmiàn de xìjié. Shíjǐ ge mángrén “guānzhòng” zuò zài tā pángbiān, jùjīnghuìshén de “kàn” zhe diànyǐng. 

[Photo: Wang Weili (on right) describes details on the movie screen to a blind "audience"   王伟力（右）为盲人“观众”描述电影画面的细节。Wáng Wěilì (yòu) wèi mángrén “guānzhòng” miáoshù diànyǐng huàmiàn de xìjié.]

This is taking place in a small, 20-square-meter room off a courtyard on Gulou street in Xicheng district [Beijing]; there is a flat LCD screen, a DVD player, and a few chairs ... But for the blind persons, this is "paradise" ... In 2005, Wang Weili set up a specialized movie theater for the blind, "Xinmu [In the Mind's Eye] Movie Theater."  Over the past seven years, Wang Weili has "shown" more than 300 films to blind people.
这是西城区鼓楼大街的一个四合院，20平方米的小屋里，一个液晶平板电视、一台DVD、一些座椅……却被盲人朋友们称作“天堂”。2005年，王伟力在此开设了一个专门给盲人讲电影的影院——“心目影院”。近7年的时间里，王伟力让盲人朋友们“看”到了300多部电影。
Zhè shì Xīchéngqū Gǔlóu dàjiē de yī gè sìhéyuàn, 20 píngfāngmǐ de xiǎowū lǐ, yī gè yèjīng píngbǎn diànshì, yī tái DVD, yī̠xiē zuòyǐ……què bèi mángrén péngyoumen chēngzuò “tiāntáng”. 2005 nián, Wáng Wěilì zàicǐ kāishèle yī gè zhuānmén gěi mángrén jiǎng diànyǐng de yǐngyuàn—— “Xīnmù yǐngyuàn”.  Jìn 7 nián de shíjiān lǐ, Wáng Wěilì ràng mángrén péngyou men “kàndào" le 300 duō bù diànyǐng.  

In 2005, a blind friend was a guest at Wang Weili's home, and it just so happened that Wang Weili was watching "The Terminator," the English CD-ROM version.  As he watched the film, he also described the details of the movie to his friend, and when the film was over, he was so exhausted he was out of breath, but his friend was totally enthusiastic.  Afterwards, his friend embraced him and whirled around the room, and said this was the happiest day of his life, for the first time in 36 years he'd been able to "see" a flim.  From this, the idea of a movie theater took root.
2005年，一位盲人朋友到王伟力家中做客，刚巧王伟力正在播放电影《终结者》的英文版光盘。他一边看，一边给盲人朋友介绍情节，描述画面。一部电影下来，他累得气喘吁吁，盲人朋友听得着了迷。最后盲人朋友将王伟力抱了起来在屋里转圈，说这是他一生中最幸福的一天，36年来他第一次“看”了电影，还是部大片。由此，心目影院成立了。
2005 nián, yī wèi mángrén péngyou dào Wáng Wěilì jiāzhōng zuòkè, gāngqiǎo Wáng Wěilì zhèngzài bōfàng diànyǐng 《Zhōngjiézhě》 de Yīngwénbǎn guāngpán. Tā yī̠biān kàn, yī̠biān gěi mángrén péngyou jièshào qíngjié, miáoshù huàmiàn. Yī bù diànyǐng xiàlai, tā lèi de qìchuǎnxūxū, mángrén péngyou tīng dézháo le mí. Zuìhòu mángrén péngyou jiāng Wáng Wěilì bàole qǐlai zài wū lǐ zhuànquān, shuō zhè shì tā yī̠shēng zhōng zuì xìngfú de yī tiān, 36 niánlái tā dì-yī cì “kàn” le diànyǐng, háishi bù dà piàn. Yóucǐ, Xīnmù yǐngyuàn chénglì le.  

"Lack of information prevents blind people from blending into society," Wang Weili said, films are like an inexhaustible museum of science, technology, politics, economics, culture ... they touch upon all these aspects, and can furnish blind people a huge amount of information.  By narrating movies, he hopes to be able to fill in a little of what they are missing.
“信息闭塞让盲人很难真正融入这个社会。”王伟力说，电影就像一个取之不尽的博物馆，科技、政治、经济、文化……方方面面都涉及，能为盲人提供大量的信息。通过讲电影，他希望能为盲人朋友们补上缺失的一部分。
“Xìnxī bìsè ràng mángrén hěn nán zhēnzhèng róngrù zhège shèhuì.” Wáng Wěilì shuō, diànyǐng jiù xiàng yī gè qǔzhībụ̀jìn de bówùguǎn, kējì, zhèngzhì, jīngjì, wénhuà……fāngfāng-miànmiàn dōu shèjí, néngwéi mángrén tígōng dàliàng de xìnxī. Tōngguò jiǎng diànyǐng, tā xīwàng néngwéi mángrén péngyou men bǔshang quēshī de yị̄ bùfen.
 
In order to provide the best possible service, Wang Weili must watch every film at least four or five times, and painstakingly put the narrative together.  His wife frequently will turn her back and close her eyes to "check" whether Wang Weili's explanations are good enough to allow blind persons to understand.   And Wang Weili will walk on the street with both eyes closed, leaning on his wife, and stopping to enter into and understand a blind person's thirst for knowledge in this world they cannot understand.
为了更好地为盲人提供服务，每一部电影王伟力都要观看四五遍，然后精心准备串词。他的妻子经常会背对电视闭上眼睛，“检查”王伟力的讲解是否能够让盲人们更好地理解。王伟力也时常会闭着双眼，由妻子搀扶着走上大街，一走就是几站地，去更深入地了解盲人对未知世界的渴望。
Wèile gènghǎo de wèi mángrén tígōng fúwù, měi yī bù diànyǐng wáng wěilì dōu yào guānkàn sì wǔ biàn, ránhòu jīngxīn zhǔnbèi chuàn cí. Tā de qīzi jīngcháng huì bèi duì diànshì bìshang yǎnjing, “jiǎnchá” Wáng Wěilì de jiạ̌ngjiě shì-fǒu nénggòu ràng máng rénmen gènghǎo de lị̌jiě. Wáng Wěilì yě shícháng huì bìzhe shuāngyǎn, yóu qīzi chānfúzhe zǒushàng dàjiē, yī zǒu jiùshì jǐ zhàn de, qù gēngshēn rùdì liạ̌ojiě mángrén duì wèizhī shìjiè de kěwàng.
 
A few of the blind persons, because they are busy at work, can't often come, so Wang Weili came up with another idea; he has set up a very basic recording room.  Whenever he has free time, he produces recorded commentary on the computer and puts it on a CD-ROM along with the film, and sends that to his blind friends. "It's also possible to use broadcasting, and allow even more blind people to watch films."
有些盲人朋友因为忙于生计，无法经常光顾，而王伟力又想出了新的办法，设立了一个简易录音室。闲暇时，他就对着电脑录制解说词，配着电影录成光盘寄给盲人朋友们。“还可以通过电台播放，让更多的盲人看上电影。” 
Yǒuxiē mángrén péngyou yīnwèi mángyú shēngjì, wúfǎ jīngcháng guānggù, ér Wáng Wěilì yòu xiǎngchū le xīn de bànfǎ, shèlì le yī gè jiǎnyì lùyīnshì. Xiánxiá shí, tā jiù duìzhe diànnǎo lùzhì jiěshuōcí, pèizhe diànyǐng lù chéng guāngpán jìgěi mángrén péngyoumen. “Hái kẹ̌yǐ tōngguò diàntái bōfàng, ràng gèngduō de mángrén kànshang diànyǐng.” 

To get these facilities going, Wang Weili sold his car and exhausted his savings to the point where he had to borrow money from his parents.  He hopes that the "In the Mind's Eye" Movie Theater now is as close to perfection as possible.
为了这摊事业，王伟力卖了车，用光了存款，甚至还向父母借钱。望着现在运行已比较完善的心目电影院。
Wèile zhè tān shìyè, wáng wěilì màile chē, yòngguāngle cúnkuǎn, shènzhì hái xiàng fùmǔ jièqián. Wàngzhe xiànzài yùnxíng yǐ bǐjiào wánshàn de Xīnmù Diànyǐngyuàn.

Source: 《京华网》  2011-11/16 第005版： "用声音打开盲人的双眼"    online          

Having trouble making ends meet
入不敷出 Rùbùfūchū

"This winter I definitely will have to buy coal to stay warm, otherwise my son won't be able to endure it," said Wang Luqin as he watched his son boiling noodles.   Wang Luqin, 49, has a teaching position at the  Cuigezhuang Hongqi Elementary School school for temporary laborers, where he is considered by students and teachers to be an "all-around" teacher because he teaches math, music and "other interests" classes.  In 2005, Wang Luqin's son, Wang Huan, who has a liver disease, took a turn for the worse, so he quit his job and brought his son to Beijing, where he teaches and takes his son for treatment.
“这个冬天一定得买煤取暖，不然孩子熬不住。”王录勤望着正在煮面的儿子说。49岁的王录勤在崔各庄红旗打工子弟学校任教，被师生们誉为“全才老师”，既教数学又教音乐和兴趣班。2005年，王录勤的儿子王欢肝病恶化，他放弃老家的工作，带儿子来到北京，他一边教书一边带儿子治病。
“Zhège dōngtiān yị̄dìng děi mǎi méi qụ̌nuǎn, bùrán háizi áobuzhù.” Wáng Lùqín wàngzhe zhèngzài zhǔ miàndī érzi shuō. 49 suì de Wáng Lùqín zài Cuīgèzhuāng Hóngqí dǎgōng zǐdì xuéxiào rènjiào, bèi shī-shēngmen yùwéi “quáncái lǎoshī”, jì jiāo shùxué yòu jiāo yīnyuè hé xìngqù bān. 2005 nián, Wáng Lùqín de érzi Wáng Huān gānbìng èhuà, tā fàngqì lǎojiā de gōngzuò, dài érzi láidào Běijīng, tā yī̠biān jiāoshū yī̠biān dài érzi zhìbìng.

[Photo: Yesterday afternoon, Wang Luqin and his son ate noodles in their small room.  To be able to treat his son's very serious illness, he teaches the children of temporary laborers, and collects waste products. 
昨日中午，王录勤和儿子在小屋内吃面条。为了救治患重病的儿子，王录勤一边在打工子弟学校教书，一边捡废品。Zuórì zhōngwǔ, Wáng Lùqín hé érzi zài xiǎowū nèi chī miàntiáo. Wèile jiùzhì huàn zhòngbìng de érzi, Wáng Lùqín yī̠biān zài dǎgōng zǐdì xuéxiào jiāoshū, yī̠biān jiǎn fèipǐn.]

The small room that father and son live in is very close to the entrance to the school where he teaches, and is about 8 square meters [86 square feet]; in the room there are two beds.  There also is an old TV and a vegetable cutting board, these are all the things the family has, it's not easy even to turn around in the room. Wang Luqin says, the room's wooden board walls allow the wind in and leak water, and costs 250 RMB/month [about $42.00] to rent, but during class breaks he can come home and look after his son, and at lunchtime he can make a meal for his son, "If we lived far away, and he suddenly got sick, I could not get back in time." 
父子的家在打工子弟学校门口一间8平方米的小屋，屋里摆着两张床。此外，一台旧电视，一张切菜板就是一家的全部，转身都不方便。王录勤说，板屋漏风漏雨，一个月房租也要250块钱，但能在课间回来照顾儿子，学校午休时可以给儿子做饭，“如果住得远，他突然发病，我赶不回来。”
Fùzǐ de jiā zài dǎgōng zǐdì xuéxiào ménkǒu yī jiān 8 píngfāngmǐ de xiǎowū, wū lǐ bǎizhe liǎng zhāng chuáng. Cǐwài, yī tái jiù diànshì, yī zhāng qiē càibǎn jiùshì yījiā de quánbù, zhuǎnshēn dōu bù fāngbiàn. Wáng Lùqín shuō, bǎnwū lòufēng lòuyǔ, yī gè yuè fángzū yě yào 250 kuài qián, dàn néng zài kèjiān huílai zhàogu érzi, xuéxiào wǔxiū shí kẹ̌yǐ gěi érzi zuòfàn, “Rúguǒ zhù de yuǎn, tā tūrán fābìng, wǒ gǎn bù huílai.”

Wang Luqin set up a small stovetop outside the room for preparing meals, every day at 6 a.m., the first thing Wang Luqin does is to roll a lump of dough on the sideboard, then he goes off to class.  At noon, when classes are over, he comes home and boils noodles for his son. 
王录勤在屋外搭了个小灶台做饭，每天早上六点，王录勤起床第一件事就是和一团面摆在案台上，然后去上课。中午下课回来给儿子煮面条吃。
Wáng Lùqín zài wūwài dāle ge xiǎozào tái zuòfàn, měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn, Wáng Lùqín qǐchuáng dì-yī jiàn shì jiùshì huó yī tuán miàn bǎi zài àntái shàng, ránhòu qù shàngkè. Zhōngwǔ xiàkè huílai gěi érzi zhǔ miàntiáo chī.

At mid-day, around the time classes are ending, Wang Huan, the son, will begin to heat a pot of water, and wait for his father to come home.  After the noodles are done, they add a little salt, a spoonful of vinegar, a spoonful of chili oil, add a few slices of cabbage, and that's the meal.  When his father is teaching, Wang Huan can only wait all by himself, or look through the garbage, and hang out with a stray dog that comes around.
中午快下课时，儿子王欢会在炉子上烧好一锅水，等着爸爸回来。面条煮好后，一点盐、一勺醋、一勺辣椒油、配上几片白菜，就是一顿饭。父亲上课时，王欢只能一个人待着，或捡点废品，和跑来的流浪狗作伴。
Zhōngwǔ kuài xiàkè shí, érzi Wáng Huān huì zài lúzi shàng shāo hǎo yī guō shuǐ, děngzhe bàba huílai. Miàntiáo zhǔ hǎo hòu, yī̠diǎn yán, yī sháo cù, yī sháo làjiāoyóu, pèishàng jǐ piàn báicài, jiùshì yī dùn fàn. Fùqin shàngkè shí, Wáng Huān zhǐnéng yī gèrén dàizhe, huò jiǎn diǎn fèipǐn, hé pǎolái de liúlàng gǒu zuò bàn.

Every day, Wang Huan takes 9 doses of medicine, more than 30 pills all together; Wang Luqin's monthly salary is 1,550 RMB [$250.00], but the son's monthly medical fees are more than 1,000 RMB, so every step of the way is difficult.
王欢每天吃9顿药，共30多片，王录勤每月1550元工资，但儿子每月1000余元的医药费让他们的生活举步维艰。
Wáng Huān měitiān chī 9 dùn yào, gòng 30 duō piàn, Wáng Lùqín měi yuè 1550 yuán gōngzī, dàn érzi měi yuè 1000 yú yuán de yīyàofèi ràng tāmen de shēnghuó jǔbùwéijiān.

Next to the small room where he lives is a garbage dump, "That's really great, the kid can collect a little garbage as a subsidy, and he can get some exercise."  The room is piled high with garbage the kid has collected, every few days, Wang Luqin sorts through the garbage; he uses the broken bits of wood to make a fire, and he can sell wooden planks for a few pennies a pound, scrap copper or iron can bring a little higher price.
他家小屋的旁边是一个村民倒垃圾的地方，“挺好，孩子可以捡一些垃圾补贴生活，还能活动身体。”屋里堆着儿子捡来的废品，每隔几天，王录勤就把废品分类，碎木材烧火用，木板能卖上一斤一角钱，破铜烂铁回收价更高。
Tā jiā xiǎowū de pángbiān shì yī gè cūnmín dǎo lājī de dìfang, “Tǐnghǎo, háizi kẹ̌yǐ jiǎn yī̠xiē lājī bǔtiē shēnghuó, hái néng huódòng shēntǐ.” Wū lǐ duīzhe érzi jiǎn lái de fèipǐn, měigé jǐ tiān, Wáng Lùqín jiù bǎ fèipǐn fēnlèi, suì mùcái shāohuǒ yòng, mùbǎn néng mài shàng yī jīn yī̠jiǎo qián, pò tóng làntiě huíshōu jià gèng gāo.

Wang Luqin's wife is a public sanitation worker in Daxing [Beijing], once a month on her day off she comes to visit father and son, but it seems Wang Luqin never has any time off.  Five days a week he's in class, on weekends he's in the neighborhood collecting waste products, or doing part-time jobs. But no matter how hard the parents work, the son's illness causes the expenses to be greater than the income, "It's 300 yuan for each appointment at the hospital." Wang Luqin says he will never give up an opportunity to have his son's illness treated, he's been to all the big hospitals in Beijing. 
王录勤的妻子在大兴当保洁员，每月休息一天来看爷俩，王录勤则几乎没有休息时间。一周五天都上课，周末去附近收废品或打零工。可即使夫妇忙成这样，儿子的病仍让他们入不敷出，“去医院挂个号三百块钱。”王录勤说，他从来没有放弃过给儿子治病的机会，北京各大医院都去过。
Wáng Lùqín de qīzi zài Dàxīng dāng bǎojié yuán, měi yuè xiūxi yī tiān lái kàn yéliǎ, Wáng Lùqín zé jīhū méiyǒu xiūxi shíjiān. Yī zhōu wǔ tiān dōu shàngkè, zhōumò qù fùjìn shōu fèipǐn huò dǎ línggōng. Kě jíshǐ fūfù máng chéng zhèyàng, érzi de bìng réng ràng tāmen rùbùfūchū, “Qù yīyuàn guà ge hào sānbǎi kuài qián.” Wáng Lùqín shuō, tā cónglái méiyǒu fàngqìguo gěi érzi zhìbìng de jīhuì, Běijīng gè dà yīyuàn dōu qùguo.

The principal of the Hongqi school says, Wang Luqin is a rare "all-around" teacher, in addition to freshman math, he's responsible for 15 classes of music.  Electronic keyboard, erhu, bamboo flute, banhu, harmonica--he can do all of these things, and Wang Luqin's music classes are well-received by students.
红旗学校校长说，王录勤是少有的全才老师，除了教初一数学，还负责全校15个班的音乐课。电子琴、二胡、横笛、板胡、口琴样样都会，王录勤的音乐课非常受学生欢迎。
Hóngqí xuéxiào xiàozhǎng shuō, Wáng Lùqín shì shạ̌oyǒu de quáncái lǎoshī, chúle jiāo chūyī shùxué, hái fùzé quán xiào 15 ge bān de yīnyuè kè. Diànzǐqín, èrhú, héngdí, bǎnhú, kǒuqín yàngyàngdōuhuì, Wáng Lùqín de yīnyuè kè fēicháng shòu xuésheng huānyíng.

Because the school's students come from poor families, they have no opportunity to study music, so Wang Luqin does his best to impart his own knowledge of music; one student studies the bamboo flute, another student who, he discovered, has a great voice, takes voice lessons with him  -- all at no charge.
学校的孩子因家庭条件差，没有机会学音乐等，王录勤就尽量把自己的音乐知识教给学生，一个学生跟他学横笛，另一个学生嗓子好被他发现，跟他学声乐，这些都是免费的。
Xuéxiào de háizi yīn jiātíng tiáojiàn chà, méiyǒu jīhuì xué yīnyuè děng, Wáng Lùqín jiù jǐnliàng bǎ zìjǐ de yīnyuè zhīshi jiāogěi xuésheng, yī gè xuésheng gēn tā xué héngdí, lìngyī ge xuésheng sǎngzi hǎo bèi tā fāxiàn, gēn tā xué shēngyuè, zhèxiē dōu shì miǎnfèi de.

Now that winter has set in, Wang Luqin has begun to worry about heating, it's too expensive to use electricity.  In past winters, he burned wood in a metal pail, but now his son's condition is worsening all the time, "No matter what, I have to buy coal."  Wáng Lùqín has done the calculations; a briquette of coal costs 1.2 RMB, and it takes at least five pieces a day, for 100 days, and that's 600 RMB [$95.00], "So much money to buy coal is really distressing, my son says we can make do with an electric blanket, and that pains me even more."
入冬后，王录勤愁起取暖问题，用电太贵。以往的冬天他都是在铁桶里烧木材，但现在儿子身体越来越差，“无论如何也得买煤。”王录勤算了一下，一块蜂窝煤1元2角，每天最少5块，按100天算，最少也要600块钱，“这么多钱买煤很心疼，儿子说用电褥子凑合，我更心疼。”
Rùdōng hòu, Wáng Lùqín chóu qǐ qụ̌nuǎn wèntí, yòng diàn tài guì. Yị̌wǎng de dōngtiān tā dōu shì zài tiětǒng lǐ shāo mùcái, dàn xiànzài érzi shēntǐ yuèláiyuè chà, “Wúlùnrúhé yẹ̌děi mǎi méi.” Wáng Lùqín suànle yị̄xià, yị̄kuài fēngwōméi 1 yuán 2 jiǎo, měitiān zuìshǎo 5 kuài, àn 100 tiānsuàn, zuìshǎo yě yào 600 kuài qián, “Zhème duō qián mǎi méi hěn xīnténg, érzi shuō yòng diànrùzi còuhe, wǒ gèng xīnténg.”

Source: 《人民网》2011-11/18 "'全才老师'捡废品救治病子 教打工子弟多门课" online

Three inches shorter than the one in the Guinness Book of World Records
比吉尼斯记录中最矮的汽车还要矮8厘米 Bǐ Jínísī Jìlù zhōng zuì'ǎi de qìchē hái yào ǎi 8 límǐ

[Photo: Jiang Liying demonstrating the electric car he built himself  
姜莅营展示自己制作的电动汽车  Jiāng Lìyíng zhǎnshì zìjǐ zhìzuò de diàndòng qìchē]

Yesterday, Jiang Liying finished a vehicle he made by himself.  A middle-school science and technology teacher who lives on Machang Street in Hexi district [Tianjin], he used square iron tubing and spare parts from abandoned electric bicycles to make a one-and-a-half-foot tall environmentally-safe electric car; it is 3.15 inches shorter than the one in the Guinness Book of World Records; it uses 5 kilowatt hours of electricity to go 75 to 100 miles, and can run continuously for 6.4 hours.
  
昨天，姜莅营自制的汽车研制完成。家住河西区马场街的姜莅营是一名中学科技教师，他利用方铁管、电动车废弃零件等制作了一辆仅有48厘米高的环保电动汽车，比吉尼斯记录中最矮的汽车还要矮8厘米,可用5度电跑120-160公里,持续使用6.4个小时。
Zuótiān, Jiāng Lìyíng zìzhì de qìchē yánzhì wánchéng. Jiā zhù Héxī qū mǎchǎng jiē de Jiāng Lìyíng shì yī̠ míng zhōngxué kējì jiàoshī, tā lìyòng fāng tiěguǎn, diàndòngchē fèiqì língjiàn děng zhìzuòle yī liàng jị̌nyǒu 48 límǐ gāo de huán-bǎo diàndòng qìchē, bǐ Jínísī jìlù zhōng zuì'ǎi de qìchē hái yào ǎi 8 límǐ, kěyòng 5 dù diàn pǎo 120-160 gōnglǐ, chíxù shǐyòng 6.4 ge xiǎoshí.

Source: 《渤海早报》 2011-11/17 第 18 版: 图片新闻 online

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Note:  For comparison, from the Guinness Book of World Records "Smallest roadworthy car":
"The smallest roadworthy car is "Wind Up," which measures 104.14 cm (41 in) high, 66.04 cm (26 in) wide and 132.08 cm (52 in). It was created by Perry Watkins (UK) and finished and measured in Wingrave, UK, on 8 May 2009."

See video of "Wind Up" on the road

Lucky in the midst of misfortune
不幸之中的万幸 Bụ̀xìng zhīzhōng de wànxìng

In the vegetable market, the stand belonging to Zhang Zhengcai is completely deserted and covered with dust, and whenever his wife, Gui Qingmei, sees the place from a distance, she bursts into tears and is overwhelmed with grief to the point of fainting; all that is left now of this close family of three are a tearful mother and son, and this suffering has come about because of a car accident.
菜市场里，原本属于张正才的摊位现在空空荡荡，布满了灰尘，他的爱人归庆梅只要远远看到这个位置就哭号不已，悲伤得几近昏厥，温馨的三口之家如今只剩下每天以泪洗面的母子俩，这些苦难都缘于一场意外车祸。
Càishìchǎng lǐ, yuánběn shǔyú Zhāng Zhèngcái de tānwèi xiànzài kōngkōngdàngdàng, bùmǎnle huīchén, tā de àiren Guī Qìngméi zhǐyào yuǎnyuǎn kàndào zhège wèizhi jiù kūháo bùyǐ, bēishāng de jǐ jìn hūnjué, wēnxīn de sān kǒu zhī jiā rújīn zhǐ shèngxia měitiān yǐlèixǐmiàn de mụ̌-zǐ liǎ, zhèxiē kǔnàn dōu yuán yú yī chǎng yìwài chēhuò.

[Photo: "So many people helped to keep the sky from falling on my family"
那么多人帮我 家里的天没塌  Nàme duō rén bāng wǒ jiā lǐ de tiān méi tā] 

Zhang Zhengcai was from Cangzhou, a few years ago he was laid off, and in order to support his family he opened a vegetable stand in the market, and the money he earned was enough for his family to live on; he got to see his son admitted to university, and he and his wife felt that life was filled with hope.  No one expected that when Zhang Zhengcai left home to buy goods early in the morning on September 11, 2011, he would not return. 
张正才是沧州人，前几年下了岗，为了维持生计他在菜市场里做起了卖菜的生意，挣的钱刚够一家三口的温饱，眼看着18岁的儿子考上了大学，夫妻俩也觉得生活有了盼头。谁想到，2011年9月11日清晨，张正才出门进货，却再也没有回来。
Zhāng Zhèngcái shì Cāngzhōu rén, qián jǐ nián xiale gǎng, wèile wéichí shēngjì tā zài càishìchǎng lǐ zuòqǐle mài cài de shēngyi, zhèng de qián gāng gòu yījiā sān kǒu de wēnbǎo, yǎnkànzhe 18 suì de érzi kǎoshangle dàxué, fūqī liǎ yě juéde shēnghuó yǒule pàntou. Sheí xiǎngdào, 2011 nián 9 yuè 11 rì qīngchén, Zhāng Zhèngcái chūmén jìnhuò, què zài yě méiyǒu huílai.

In tears, Zhang Zhengcai's elder sister said that a friend who sells vegetables with her told her that something had happened to her younger brother, and urged her to hurry to the hospital, but no matter what she asked, her friend refused to say more. "I knew it was bad, but I never expected my brother to die like this!" She recalled that on the day of the incident, it was like a bolt out of the blue, she could not believe her brother had died that way.
对方也不肯多说了张正才的姐姐哭着说，同在一个市场卖菜的朋友告诉她弟弟出事了，让她赶紧去医院，但是再怎么问，对方也不肯多说了。“我就知道不好，但怎么也想不到，弟弟就这么没了！”回忆起出事当天的情况，姐姐表示就像是晴天霹雳，她无法相信弟弟就这样离开了人世。
Zhāng Zhèngcái de jiějie kūzhe shuō, tóng zài yī gè shìchǎng mài cài de péngyou gàosu tā dìdi chūshì le, ràng tā gạ̌njǐn qù yīyuàn, dànshì zài zěnme wèn, duìfāng yě bù kěn duō shuō le. “Wǒ jiù zhīdao bù hǎo, dàn zěnme yě xiǎngbudào, dìdi jiù zhème méile!” Huíyì qǐ chūshì dàngtiān de qíngkuàng, jiějie biǎoshì jiù xiàng shì qíngtiānpīlì, tā wúfǎ xiāngxìn dìdi jiù zhèyàng líkāile rénshì.

The accident happened beneath Ya'an Bridge; the scene was chaotic, Zhang Zhengcai's minivan had already burned beyond recognition, all kinds of vegetables from inside the car were scattered on the ground, "You can just imagine what the person looked like from what the car looked like."  Gui Qingmei could hardly endure it, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, the main support for the family was gone in the blink of an eye, she and her son could hardly carry on with daily life, and tuition for the university quickly became a problem. 
出事的地点在雅安桥下，现场已是一片狼藉，张正才的面包车已经被烧得不成模样，车里的各种蔬菜也散落了一地，“车都这样了，人就可想而知了。”受不了打击的归庆梅哭得眼睛都红肿了，家中的支柱瞬间倒塌，她和儿子几乎无法继续正常生活，大学的学费也眼看就成了大问题。
Chūshì de dìdiǎn zài Yǎ'ān qiáo xià, xiànchǎng yǐ shì yī piàn lángjí, Zhāng Zhèngcái de miànbāochē yǐjing bèi shāo de bùchéng múyàng, chē lǐ de gèzhǒng shūcài yě sànluòle yī dì, “chē dōu zhèyàng le, rén jiù kẹ̌xiǎng'érzhī le.” Shòubuliǎo dǎjī de Guī Qìngméi kū de yǎnjing dōu hóngzhǒng le, jiāzhōng de zhīzhù shùnjiān dǎotā, tā hé érzi jīhū wúfǎ jìxù zhèngcháng shēnghuó, dàxué de xuéfèi yě yǎnkàn jiù chéngle dà wèntí.

The vegetable market owner who rented the stand to him saw what was happening, "It was unsually lucky that in the middle of misfortune, we found out what a good person manager Zhang is, we've come across so many warmhearted people," said Gui Qingmei, her eyes again filling with tears.  When the president of the Bo Shengda company, Zhang Shengbo, learned of the situation, he returned a full year's rent to Gui Qingmei,  "I thought I should do a little something to help the whole family."  President Zhang said that Zhang Zhengcai was a good person, everyone is saddened by the loss.  
这一切被租给他摊位的菜市场老板看在了眼里，“不幸之中的万幸啊，我们遇到了张经理这么好的人，遇到了市场里这么多的热心人。”归庆梅说着，眼泪又流了下来。泊胜达公司的总经理张双泊了解情况后，将张正才原本支付的一年租金全部退给了归庆梅，“我想我应该尽点力，帮帮这一家子。”张总说，老张是个老实人，这样走了谁心里都不好受。
Zhè yị̄qiè bèi zūgěi tā tānwèi de càishìchǎng lạ̌obǎn kànzàile yạ̌nlǐ, “Bụ̀xìng zhīzhōng de wànxìng a, wǒmen yùdàole Zhāng jīnglǐ zhème hǎo de rén, yùdàole shìchǎng lǐ zhème duō de rèxīnrén.” Guī Qìngméi shuōzhe, yǎnlèi yòu liúle xiàlai. Bó Shèng Dá Gōngsī de zǒngjīnglǐ Zhāng Shuāngbó liạ̌ojiě qíngkuàng hòu, jiāng Zhāng Zhèngcái yuánběn zhīfù de yī nián zūjīn quánbù tuì gěile Guī Qìngméi, “Wǒ xiǎng wǒ yīnggāi jìn diǎn lì, bāng bāng zhè yī̠jiāzi.” Zhāng zǒng shuō, lǎo Zhāng shì ge lǎoshirén, zhèyàng zǒule sheí xīnli dōu bù hǎoshòu.

At the same time, Zhang Zhengcai's family's circumstances also came to the attention of the Hongqiao district government, director Ma Yong of the Shaogongzhuang neighborhood committee said, "We have already sent condolences to the family, and at the same time together with the vegetable market we are collecting donations, as of now we've raised 5,000 RMB, and we are going to continue to try harder." 
与此同时，张正才一家的情况，还得到了红桥区政府相关部门的关注，邵公庄街道办事处马永主任说，“我们已经对家属进行了慰问，同时也和菜市场一起为张正才募集捐款，目前已经筹集了5000元善款，后面我们再继续努力。”
Yụ̌cǐtóngshí, Zhāng Zhèngcái yījiā de qíngkuàng, hái dédàole Hóngqiáo qūzhèngfǔ xiāngguān bùmén de guānzhù, Shàogōngzhuāng jiēdào bànshìchù mǎ yǒng zhǔrèn shuō, “wǒmen yǐjing duì jiāshǔ jìnxíngle wèiwèn, tóngshí yě hécài shìchǎng yī̠qǐ wèi Zhāng Zhèngcái mùjí juānkuǎn, mùqián yǐjing chóují le 5000 yuán shàn kuǎn, hòumian wǒmen zài jìxù nǔlì.”

Gui Qingmei is extemely moved by society's care and support, and is gaining the courage to go on living. "When his father left us, I began to believe the sky really was falling, but with so many people helping us, the sky won't fall on our family, I will do my best to raise my son, and make sure that he repays society!"  
社会的关注和支持，让归庆梅感动万分，也鼓起了生活的勇气。“他爸走了，开始我真觉得天都塌了，但是这么多人帮助我们，我们家的这片天塌不了。我要好好抚养儿子，以后让他回报社会！”
Shèhuì de guānzhù hé zhīchí, ràng guī qìng méi gǎndòng wànfēn, yě gụ̌qǐle shēnghuó de yǒngqì. “Tā bà zǒu le, kāishǐ wǒ zhēn juéde tiān dōu tā le, dànshì zhème duō rén bāngzhù wǒmen, wǒmen jiā de zhè piàn tiān tā bùliǎo. Wǒ yào hǎohāo fụ̌yǎng érzi, yǐhòu ràng tā huíbào shèhuì!”

Source 《每日新报》2011-11/15  第B10版: "丈夫意外离世 妻儿生活困难 市场老板与街道办伸出援手"   online