Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese:
Lost & Found: A Mid-Autumn Tale of Friendship and Hope Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
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Story Transcript:
Zh: 秋天的一个下午,上海的天空微微阴着。
En: One autumn afternoon, the sky over Shanghai was slightly overcast.
Zh: 街道上挂满了灯笼,空气中弥漫着月饼的香气。
En: Lanterns hung all over the streets, and the air was filled with the fragrance of mooncakes.
Zh: 中秋节的气氛无处不在,然而丽芬却没有心思欣赏。
En: The atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival was everywhere, yet Lifen was in no mood to enjoy it.
Zh: 丽芬和她的好朋友梦瑶刚从商场回来,发现她的购物袋不见了,她急得眼泪都快出来了。
En: Lifen and her good friend Mengyao had just returned from the mall when they discovered her shopping bag was missing.
Zh: 那个袋子里面有一盒很贵的月饼,是给奶奶的中秋礼物。
En: She was so anxious that she was on the verge of tears.
Zh: 她们站在上海繁忙的警察局门口,丽芬的心情忐忑不安。
En: Inside that bag was a box of very expensive mooncakes, which were a Mid-Autumn gift for her grandmother.
Zh: “我们去报告失物吧,”梦瑶说,充满信心地推了推丽芬的肩膀,“总会有办法的。
En: They stood at the entrance of the busy Shanghai police station, Lifen feeling uneasy.
Zh: ”“可是,警察局这么忙,他们会理会我们吗?
En: "Let's report it as lost," Mengyao said confidently, giving Lifen a reassuring push on the shoulder.
Zh: ”丽芬低声说。
En: "There will always be a way."
Zh: 整个警察局人声嘈杂,电话铃声不断。
En: "But the police station is so busy, will they pay attention to us?"
Zh: “试一试吧,总比什么都不做好。
En: Lifen whispered.
Zh: ”梦瑶坚持着,她的眼神里满是鼓励。
En: The entire police station was bustling with noise, and the phones were constantly ringing.
Zh: 她们走进警察局,遇到了年轻的警察魏。
En: "Let's give it a try, it's better than doing nothing," Mengyao insisted, her eyes full of encouragement.
Zh: 魏正在计算机前忙碌,不断接到各种节日相关的报告。
En: They walked into the police station and met a young officer named Wei.
Zh: 听到丽芬的遭遇,魏耐心地说:“我可以帮你登记一下丢失的物品。
En: Wei was busy at the computer, receiving various festival-related reports.
Zh: 别担心,我们会尽力的。
En: Hearing about Lifen's situation, Wei patiently said, "I can help you register the lost item.
Zh: ”丽芬感到一丝希望,尽管还是有些不安。
En: Don't worry, we'll do our best."
Zh: 她把购物袋的特征一一描述给了魏。
En: Lifen felt a glimmer of hope, although she was still somewhat uneasy.
Zh: 接下来的时间里,丽芬在警察局的长椅上坐着,心中充满了焦虑。
En: She described the features of the shopping bag to Wei in detail.
Zh: 突然,她的手机响了,是一个来自警察局的电话。
En: For the next while, Lifen sat on a bench in the police station, filled with anxiety.
Zh: 她接起电话,整个世界似乎都暂停了。
En: Suddenly, her phone rang; it was a call from the police station.
Zh: “你好,是丽芬小姐吗?
En: She picked up the call, and it was as if the whole world paused.
Zh: 我们在附近的商场失物招领处找到了你的购物袋。
En: "Hello, is this Miss Lifen?
Zh: ”电话那头传来魏的声音。
En: We found your shopping bag at the nearby mall's lost and found," Wei's voice came through the phone.
Zh: 丽芬瞬间松了一口气,脸上重新露出了笑容。
En: Lifen breathed a sigh of relief, her face breaking into a smile again.
Zh: 她转头对梦瑶说:“找到了!
En: She turned to Mengyao and said, "They found it!
Zh: 他们真的找到了!
En: They really found it!"
Zh: ”梦瑶高兴地抱住了她,轻声说:“我就知道会找到的!
En: Mengyao happily hugged her and softly said, "I knew they would find it!"
Zh: ”几个小时后,丽芬拿到了购物袋,里面的月饼完好无损。
En: A few hours later, Lifen retrieved her shopping bag, with the mooncakes inside perfectly intact.
Zh: 她心里的一块石头终于落地。
En: A weight was finally lifted from her heart.
Zh: 当晚,中秋月明,人们团聚。
En: That night, under the bright Mid-Autumn moon, people reunited.
Zh: 丽芬把月饼送给了奶奶,看着奶奶微笑,她感到无比幸福。
En: Lifen gave the mooncakes to her grandmother, and seeing her grandmother's smile, she felt an immense joy.
Zh: 通过这次经历,丽芬意识到朋友的支持有多么重要,她也明白了,有时候信任别人的能力是多么值得。
En: Through this experience, Lifen realized how important a friend's support is, and she also understood how worthwhile it is to trust in other people's abilities.
Zh: 在这温馨的节日里,她心存感激,心情也宁静下来。
En: During this warm festival, she felt grateful, and her mood was finally at peace.
Vocabulary Words:
- overcast: 阴着
- lanterns: 灯笼
- fragrance: 香气
- mood: 心思
- intact: 完好无损
- anxious: 急
- verge: 快出来了
- uneasy: 忐忑不安
- report: 报告
- confidently: 充满信心地
- bustling: 嘈杂
- encouragement: 鼓励
- register: 登记
- reunited: 团聚
- lifted: 落地
- describe: 描述
- glimmer: 一丝
- support: 支持
- worthwhile: 值得
- trust: 信任
- festivity: 节日
- nearby: 附近
- retrieved: 拿到
- anxiety: 焦虑
- patience: 耐心
- constantly: 不断
- reassuring: 安抚
- atmosphere: 气氛
- intense: 无比