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    第十二冊 課文英譯

                                                                  the	martial	arts	for	health	maintenance.	You	must	not	               home	today.	He	pointed	at	the	words	written	on	the
                Lesson 1 : Learning Chinese Calligraphy           be	restless	and	to	be	calm	when	practicing	Tai	chi	                  paper	and	asked	if	I	could	read	them.	Here’s	what	  Lesson 6 : Different Christmas

                    	                                             chuan.	Be	soft	and	gentle	when	making	motions	and	                   were	written	on	the	paper:                             Christmas	is	approaching.	My	younger	brother
                    Teacher	taught	us	to	write	calligraphy	today.	We	  breathe	in	a	natural	way.	If	you	have	done	it	right,	               四十四隻石獅子 (Forty-four	stone	lions	)             and	I	were	busy	decorating	the	Christmas	tree.	We
                were	happy	and	we	took	out	“Four	Treasures	of	the	  you	could	have	been	drenched	in	sweat	despite	its	                     吃了四十四顆澀柿子  (Ate	forty-four	astrin-            hung	little	light	bulbs	and	toys	with	colorful	ribbons
                Study”	as	soon	as	the	class	began.	               slow	movement.                                                       gent	persimmon	fruits)                            to	match	our	Christmas	tree	and	make	it	bright	and
                    Firstly	I	ground	ink,	and	then	I	had	my	ink	       Doctors	believed	that	practicing	Tai	chi	chuan	                     I	thought	I	understood	those	words	and	so	I	be-  twinkling.
                brush	dipped	with	ink	to	write.	The	tip	of	the	ink	  could	prevent	chronic	diseases,	such	as	high	blood	               lieved	I	could	read	them.	When	I	spoke,	I	had	trou-    On	past	Christmas	days,	I	remembered	we
                brush	was	soft,	so	my	writing	ended	up	being	messy	  pressure	and	heart	attacks.	                                      bles	reading	well.	I	then	realized	that	it	was	a	piece	  would	visit	our	godfather	and	godmother	and	kiss
                                                                       In	Taiwan	on	every	sunny	day,	as	long	as	you
                the	moment	I	started	to	write.                    wake	up	early	and	walk	in	the	park,	you	can	see	                     of	tongue	twister.                                their	hands	to	wish	them	a	merry	Christmas.	We	also
                                                                                                                                           Do	you	know	what	is	tongue	twister?	Tongue
                    Teacher	was	not	happy	with	my	writing,	so	he	                                                                                                                        had	Christmas	feast	and	we	were	given	a	lot	of	gifts.
                came	and	helped	out.                              groups	of	elders,	wearing	light	shoes,	slowly	prac-                  twister	is	a	phrase	with	similar	pronunciations	de-  While	decorating	the	tree,	my	younger	brother	and	I
                    Teacher	said,	“The	essence	of	calligraphy	lies	  ticing	Tai	chi	chuan.	If	you	would	also	like	to	learn	            signed	to	get	your	tongue	‘twisted’	if	you	fail	to	ar-  wondered	what	gifts	we	would	get	this	Christmas.
                in	the	wielding	of	an	ink	brush.	There	used	to	be	  some	Tai	chi	chuan,	why	not	go	home	and	ask	your	                  ticulate fluently. In case you had difficulty pronounc-  When	dad	heard	it,	he	said,	“Christmas	marks
                                                                  grandfather,	for	he	might	have	some	ideas	of	it,	too.
                                                                                                                                       ing	some	particular	sounds,	you	certainly	could	not
                a	calligraphist	named	Wang	Xi-zhi;	he	learned	the	                                                                                                                       the	birthday	of	Jesus	Christ.	We	cannot	just	enjoy
                best	way	of	wielding	an	ink	brush	from	how	geese	  Invincible	Shirt	or	Iron	Shirt,	a	kind	of	martial	art.             deal	with	some	tongue	twisters.	My	brother	knew	  and have fun. Instead, we are supposed to reflect on
                swam.”	                                           Iron	Palm,	a	kind	of	martial	art.                                   that	I	could	not	read	“ㄓㄔㄕ”	and	“ㄗㄘㄙ”clearly,	    the	true	meanings	of	the	sufferings	Jesus	had	suf-
                                                                                                                                       and	so	he	gave	me	such	a	test.
                                                                  Light	body	skill,	a	kind	of	martial	art.
                    Teacher	explained	as	he	held	up	an	ink	brush	                                                                                                                        fered.”
                and taught. Teacher said, “The index finger is like the                                                                    I	thought	for	a	while	and	gave	him	a	tongue-       I	agreed,	so	I	decided	to	help	others	to	remem-
                head of a goose rising up high. Use the middle fin-  Lesson 3 : Taiwan Folk Games                                      twister	test,	too,	because	he	could	not	read	“ㄢ”	and	  ber	Jesus	Christ	this	year.
                                                                                                                                       “ㄤ”	properly,	either.	Here’s	the	test	I	gave	to	him:
                ger	and	the	thumb	to	hold	the	stalk	of	an	ink	brush,	  I	had	a	Zhu Qing Ting	made	of	a	bamboo	                                                                               But	what	can	I	do?
                bringing	an	image	of	goose	wings.	Ring	finger	and	  sheet	and	a	chopstick	from	my	grandfather.	I	held	it	                  和尚端湯上塔	(The	monk	climbed	up	a	pagoda	              After	a	long	while,	I	thought	of	a	family	living
                little finger are used as the function of a goose feet,   in	my	palms	and	rolled	and	spun	it	hard	and	let	it	go;	      with	the	soup	)                                   in	a	small	house	nearby	school.	Since	I	had	a	lot	of
                                                                                                                                           塔滑湯灑湯燙塔	(The	slippery	steps	caused	the
                hiding	below	water	surface	to	control	directions.	  it	then	“took	off”	and	turned	about.                               soup	to	spill	and	burned	the	pagoda)              toys	and	their	kids	didn’t,	they	would	be	happy	if	I
                Because	when	a	goose	swims,	it	presents	perfect	co-    I	also	had	a	Jianzi	with	feathers	fixed	into	                                                                    could	give	them	some.
                ordination,	bringing	beautiful	posture;	as	the	same	  a	rubber	sole.	I	always	played	it	with	my	younger	                   As	expected,	he	could	not	read	well,	either.	      I	told	Dad	about	my	plan.	Dad	said,	“You	think
                                                                                                                                           Tongue	twisters	are	so	interesting.	I	will	always
                method	applied	to	calligraphy,	we	have	to	have	our	  brother	in	the	yard.	I	was	a	good	player	because	I	               practice	different	tongue	twisters	to	enhance	tongue	  of	those	in	need	and	are	willing	to	share	toys	with
                fingers well coordinated.                         could	balance	it	in	the	air	for	up	to	about	ten	kicks.	                                                                them,	that	means	you	have	learned	the	spirit	of	love
                    We	followed	teacher’s	instructions	and	imag-  When	I	was	playing,	my	younger	brother	would	                        flexibility. I am sure I will pronounce words more ac-  from	Jesus.	I	feel	proud	of	you.”
                ined	my	hand	as	a	goose,	and	so	my	hand	was	‘obe-  squat	and	watch	beside;	as	he	counted,	his	eyeballs	                curately.	                                             Upon	hearing	it,	my	younger	brother	also	would
                dient’	and	I	wrote	smoothly.                      rolled	up	and	down	with	the	shuttlecock,	as	if	he	was	               Lesson 5 : My Taiwanese Friends                   like	to	give	out	his	toys.
                    Teacher	also	taught	us	to	write	“永”	because	  praying	for	balance	loss	so	that	he	could	be	in	his	                                                                        Dad	was	happy,	and	immediately	agreed	to	take
                the	character	was	composed	of	eight	strokes,	which	  turn	playing.                                                         I	love	Taiwan	because	I	have	many	good	friends	  us	to	do	such	things	in	the	Christmas	Eve.
                contained	all	strokes	in	Chinese.	As	long	as	we	could	  When	we	took	turn	playing	Jianzi,	my	older	sis-                there.                                                 I	could	not	wait	for	the	Christmas	to	come	be-
                write	“永”	well,	we	were	able	to	learn	all	the	strokes	  ter	would	play	diabolo	beside.	She	kept	a	big	diabolo	             Although	they	are	all	in	different	sizes－	tall,	  cause	it	is	going	to	be	a	very	different	Christmas.
                in	Chinese.	                                      suspended on the string, which is fixed to two hand-                 short,	stout	or	slim－	they	are	all	energetic	and	pas-
                    After	the	instructions,	I	found	writing	calli-  sticks	on	both	ends,	and	then	pulled	the	string	up	and	            sionate.	                                         Lesson 7 : Bamboo
                graphy	easy.	As	long	as	I	practiced	more	often,	I	be-  down	that	the	friction	caused	it	to	roll	and	buzz.	As	              Taiwanese	are	polite.	When	meeting	friends,	       We	had	a	piece	of	ink and wash painting	on
                lieved	that	I	could	write	beautiful	calligraphy.  she	repeatedly	lifted	one	of	the	handsticks,	the	speed	              they	warmly	greet	them	to	show	friendliness	and
                                                                  increased,	so	did	the	buzzing	sound.                                 care.	They	sincerely	bow	and	greet	to	extend	con-  our	living	room	wall.	My	grandfather	always	sat	on
                Lesson 2 : Tai Chi Chuan                               She	can	also	spin	a	top.	She	tangled	a	top	with	                cerns	when	they	meet	senior	citizens.             sofa	and	admired	it.
                                                                                                                                                                                              One	time	as	my	younger	brother	and	I	sat	beside
                                                                  a	string	and	pulled	the	string	hard	to	spin	the	top.	It	                 Taiwanese	are	also	very	hospitable.	They	warm-
                    Chinese	kung	fu	has	been	well	known	through-                                                                                                                         my	grandfather,	my	grandfather	pointed	at	the	paint-
                out	the	world.	There	are	types	of	legendary	Chinese	  turned	so	fast	and	stable	that	it	did	not	even	topple	           ly	welcome	and	attend	houseguests	with	open	arms,	  ing	and	asked,	“Is	it	beautiful?”
                                                                  after	I	had	some	water	back	from	the	house.
                                                                                                                                       and	treat	them	with	the	best	dish	in	the	house.
                kung	fu,	such	as	the	Tie Bu Shan	that	can	defend	                                                                                                                            I	said,	“It	is	just	a	painted	bamboo.	Nothing	spe-
                against	anything,	the	Tie Sha Zhang	that	allows	      The	Zhu Qing Ting,	Jianzi,	diabolo,	as	well	as	                     Taiwanese	are	willing	to	help,	too.	They	give	  cial.”	My	younger	brother	nodded	and	agreed.
                you	to	cut	log	and	stone	with	bare	hands,	as	well	as	  the	top	all	belonged	to	old	folk	games.	My	family	              out	their	best	to	help	their	friends	when	they	have	   My	grandfather	said,	“Do	not	underestimate	it.
                                                                                                                                       difficulties.	In	busy	seasons,	people	work	together;
                                                                  and	I	all	like	them.
                Qing Gong	that	allows	you	to	jump	over	the	roof	                                                                                                                        An	ordinary	thing	has	an	extraordinary	side.”
                without	much	efforts,	etc.	The	above-mentioned	mar-  Note:	                                                            during	harvest	hours,	everyone	celebrates	and	enjoys	  I	then	again	carefully	observed	the	bamboo	on
                tial	arts	were	best	known;	unfortunately,	those	skills	  Bamboo-copter,	a	traditional	toy	consists	of	a	pro-          the	pleasure	together.                            the painting and still could not find anything special.
                                                                                                                                           Taiwanese	are	very	lucky	that	they	are	blessed
                failed	to	be	passed	on.                             peller	on	a	stick.                                                                                                        However,	my	younger	brother	said,	“I	got	it.
                    However,	one	kung	fu	named	Tai	chi	chuan,	    A	traditional	Asian	game	in	which	players	aim	to	                   with	water,	fish,	paddy	fields	and	crops,	so	it	is	in-  Bamboo	is	not	ordinary	because	it	can	be	of	great
                which	aims	to	overcome	the	hardness	(yang)	by	the	  keep	a	shuttlecock	in	the	air	using	feet.                          deed	a	good	place	to	live	in.	Just	like	the	Philippines,	  use.	Its	stalk	can	be	made	into	furniture,	straw	mats
                                                                                                                                       although	typhoons	and	earthquakes	sometimes	strike,
                softness	(yin),	is	still	popular	around	the	world.	Its	  Lesson 4 : Tongue Twisted                                     Taiwanese	are	always	able	to	bravely	stand	up	soon.	  and	its	leaves	can	be	served	as	rice	dumpling	wrap-
                feature	is	to	exert	a	force	through	a	borrowed	force	                                                                                                                    pings,	as	well.	Also,	bamboo	sprouts	are	edible.”
                so	as	to	parry.	It	now	also	gradually	becomes	one	of	  My	younger	brother	took	a	slip	of	paper	back	                       I	am	willing	to	keep	an	everlasting	friendship	    Grandfather	 smiled	 and	 said,	 “That	 makes
                                                                                                                                       with	my	Taiwanese	friends.

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