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In the Language of Luran |
路然童言录 |
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January, 2000, Long Island, New York |
2000年1月纽约长岛 |
Slips of Tongue 口误
(2,7)
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Luran: |
"爸爸不小心把 lady 撞到爸爸车上了." |
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[爸爸不小心把车撞到 lady 上了. Lady 女人.] |
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(Daddy wasn't careful and made the lady bump into his car.) |
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[Daddy wasn't careful and bumped his car onto the lady.] |
(2,7)
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Mom: |
"宝宝，你告诉爸爸那个蚂蚁洞里蚂蚁多吗?" |
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(Baobao, you tell daddy are there a lot of ants in that ant-hole?) |
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Luran: |
"爸爸，那个蚂蚁洞有好多爸爸蚂蚁吗？" |
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(Daddy, are there a lot of daddy ants in that ant-hole?) |
Developmental Language 学语
这一节里有的内容和英语语言密切相关, 无法翻译.
Some contents in this section relate too closely to the Chinese language to
translate.
(2,7)
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Luran: |
"Where is your badge?" |
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Uncle Eugene: |
"Right here!" |
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Luran: |
"What badge is it say?" |
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[What does your badge say?] |
(2,7)
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Luran: |
"Can I don't wear my jacket?" |
(2,8)
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Luran: |
"Whose name is this elephant?" |
(2,8)
Pointing to a picture of Thomas. 指着一张 Thomas 的图片.
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Luran: |
"Could this be Thomas?" |
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Mom: |
"Maybe." |
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Luran: |
"Could that be is Thomas!" |
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[That must be Thomas!] |
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Luran: |
"Who is the other train?" |
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Mom: |
"妈妈不知道它的名字。" |
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(Mommy doesn't know its name.) |
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Luran: |
"That train I don't know his name is." |
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[That train, I don't know its name.] |
(2,9)
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Luran: |
"那个轮船没有有烟囱。" |
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(That boat hasn't has a chimney.) |
(2,10)
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Luran: |
"我找到了 ball, 还打 hammer with it." |
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(I found the ball, and I hit the hammer with it.) |
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(我找到了球, 还用它打锤子.) |
(2,11)
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Dad: |
"May I have a piece of your sausage, please?" |
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Luran: |
"But you cannot eat it, because it is mined!" |
(2,11)
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Luran: |
"火车没有来, 我去打电话把来!" |
(3,0)
While holding a peach. 拿着一个桃子.
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Luran: |
"妈妈，你香一香。" |
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(Mommy, fragrant [smell] it.) |
(3,0)
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Luran: |
"Mommy, did you want to go to the whole wide world with me?" |
Of course, Mommy did, and does, and will!
(3,2)
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Luran: |
"What matter does this be?" |
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[What's the matter with this?] |
(3,3)
趴在地上玩火车.
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Luran: |
"火车来啦来啦来啦！……火车走啦走啦走啦！……妈妈, 这个火车跑来跑走!" |
Compassion 同情心
(2,5)
爸爸的头刚刚撞到桌子了。前一天爸爸肚子疼的时候路然给他揉过肚子。
Daddy just bumped his head against the desk. The day before daddy had a
belly-ache and Luran rubbed his tummy.
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Luran: |
"爸爸你疼吗？我给你揉揉肚肚。" |
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(Daddy are you hurt? Let me rub your tummy.) |
(2,7)
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Luran: |
"Daddy, don't crash the car. 车坏了, 就不能回家了. 宝宝就怕怕了. 妈妈就要哭哭了." |
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(爸爸，别撞车. If the car breaks down, we won't be able to go home. Then Baobao will be scared and Mommy will cry.) |
(2,11)
妹妹逸然在哭。
Yiran, the baby sister, is crying.
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Luran: |
"妹妹妹妹不哭哭，哥哥在喝奶，哥哥马上就来！" |
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(Sister sister don't cry. Brother is drinking milk. Brother is coming just now!) |
(3,0)
妈妈因为路然不守纪律还在不高兴.
Mommy is still upset about Luran's disciplinary offense.
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Luran: |
"妈妈你喝水好吗？" |
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(Mommy would you like some water?) |
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Mom: |
"妈妈太难过了不想喝水。" |
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(Mommy is too sad to drink water.) |
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Luran: |
"你为什么难过啊？" |
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(Why are you sad?) |
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Mom: |
"妈妈担心你长不大。" |
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(Mommy is worried that you won't grow up.) |
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Luran: |
"妈妈我过几天就长大，你就喝水好不好啊？" |
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(Mommy, in a few days I will grow up, and then you drink water, okay?) |
(3,2)
在听盘古开天地的故事的时候.
While reading the Chinese mythology of how Pangu created heaven and earth.
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Luran: |
"妈妈，盘古没有家吗？他没有妈妈吗？他不开心吗？" |
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(Mommy, Pangu didn't have a home? He didn't have his mommy? Was he not happy?) |