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Drink up, drink up!

Xiao Yanzi.

Now, we are sisters.

If others ask for your surname,

don't tell them that you are
unsure or have no idea.

My surname is Xia, so you
should share my surname too.

Xia?

That's great!

A crepe-myrtle of the summer.

A swallow of the summer!

Great! From now on,
I have a surname too!

My surname is Xia!

I have a birthday now.

I was born on day 1
of the eight month.

I have a sister too!

That sister is you.

Xiao Yanzi.
I have a secret to tell you.

Come.

This is a challenge for me.

I can understand the painting,

this is a lotus.

But as for the writings,

it's so messy.

I can't read it.

To be honest,

I was only taught the
"Three Character Classic"...

and nothing else.

These words. They may know me,
but I don't know them.

It's fine if you can't read them.

I just wanted to show you
this fan and this painting...

that my father painted personally.

The poem on it was
written by my father.

The lotus and poem on this fan...

signifies my mother's name.

My mother's name is Xia Yuhe.

"Misty Rain"

In the fall of Xinyou
year at Daming Lake,

I paint on this scroll
the misty and rainy scenery,

as a simple gift to Yuhe.

See, this was painted for my mother.

My father left his signature here too.

Signed by Bao Li on the
tenth month of Xinyou year.

This is my father's stamp.

The stamp says
"Householder of Changchun".

I see.

This is your father's work?

Your father's name is Bao Li?

Lower down your volume.

Why are you being so secretive?

How long have you been
apart from your father?

How did you get separated?

I have never met my father.

I believe...

my father has no idea...

that I exist in this world.

Could it be that your parents...

were separated right
after getting married?

My parents were never
married to each other.

Did your parents not get
the approval of their parents?

It isn't exactly like that.

My grandfather and grandmother
knew about it at the time.

I guess...

they wanted to approve of it.

In fact, they wished for it to happen.

At the time, my grandfather
was a scholar in Jinan.

Apparently, my father
came to my house...

for shelter from the rain.

But this visit allowed him
to meet my mother.

The short visit eventually
became a short stay.

After his short stay,
my father returned to Beijing.

He promised my mother...

that he will bring my mother
to Beijing within 3 months.

But...

my father's promise never came true.

He probably forgot about my mother...

after he returned to Beijing.

How can this be!

Breaking the heart of a loyal girl!

Such a typical story!

Why didn't your
grandfather search for him?

My grandfather had his pride.

His anger made him sick
and he passed away.

My grandmother is a housewife,
she had no opinions on this.

After a few years,
she passed away too.

My mother gave birth to me
as an unmarried woman.

Of course, our relatives
could not tolerate her.

She always kept her sadness at heart,

and never spoke with anyone.

She never told me about...

the story behind my birth too.

Up until last year,
before my mother took her last breath,

she told me everything.

She wanted me to search
for my father in Beijing.

Forget it!

Why are you searching
for this kind of a father?

If he was a righteous person,

he wouldn't have let your
mother live such a sad life!

For 18 years,

he did not even ask or care
about the both of you!

Even if he can paint and write poems,

what's the big deal about that?

Just admit it.

This kind of father
cannot be forgiven!

Don't look for him,
just ignore his existence!

But my mother loved
him her whole life.

On her dying breath,
she kept reminding me...

to find my father...

and ask him...

if he still remembers
Xia Yuhe from Daming Lake.

Your mother was so silly!

Of course he doesn't!

If he did, he would've gone back!

Don't even bother asking him!

It turns out
that you had a life as sad as mine.


知识点

重点词汇
swallow [ˈswɒləʊ] n. 燕子;一次吞咽的量 vt. 忍受;吞没 vi. 吞下;咽下 n. (Swallow)人名;(英)斯沃洛 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :3290}

forgiven [fəˈgɪvn] vt. 原谅(forgive的过去分词) { :3395}

signature [ˈsɪgnətʃə(r)] n. 署名;签名;信号 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :3773}

stamp [stæmp] n. 邮票;印记;标志;跺脚 vt. 铭记;标出;盖章于…;贴邮票于…;用脚踩踏 vi. 跺脚;捣碎;毁掉 n. (Stamp)人名;(德)施坦普;(英)斯坦普 {zk gk toefl gre :3923}

tolerate [ˈtɒləreɪt] vt. 忍受;默许;宽恕 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl :4319}

loyal [ˈlɔɪəl] adj. 忠诚的,忠心的;忠贞的 n. 效忠的臣民;忠实信徒 n. (Loyal)人名;(英、德、西、匈、法)洛亚尔 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :4461}

tenth [tenθ] num. 第十;十分之一 adj. 十分之一的;第十个的 {zk :5237}

sadness [ˈsædnəs] n. 悲哀 {gk cet4 cet6 :5506}

housewife [ˈhaʊswaɪf] n. 家庭主妇 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :5741}

signifies [ˈsiɡnifaiz] 表示 { :6005}

lotus [ˈləʊtəs] n. 莲花(汽车品牌) { :6269}

Li [li:] n. 里(长度单位,等于500米左右) n. (Li)人名;(朝)李;(德、俄、柬)利 { :6311}

scenery [ˈsi:nəri] n. 风景;景色;舞台布景 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :6478}

messy [ˈmesi] adj. 凌乱的,散乱的;肮脏的,污秽的;麻烦的 {gk toefl :6651}

rainy [ˈreɪni] adj. 下雨的;多雨的 n. (Rainy)人名;(英)雷尼 {zk gk cet4 cet6 :7477}

unsure [ˌʌnˈʃʊə(r)] adj. 不确定的;不肯定的;没有自信的 { :7579}

unmarried [ˌʌnˈmærid] adj. [法] 未婚的;单身的;独身的 v. 离婚(unmarry的过去分词) {gk :7635}


难点词汇
surname [ˈsɜ:neɪm] n. 姓,姓氏;绰号,别名 vt. 给…起别名;给…姓氏 {cet4 cet6 ky ielts :9483}

householder [ˈhaʊshəʊldə(r)] n. 户主,家长;房主 n. (Householder)人名;(英)豪斯霍尔德 { :9839}

scroll [skrəʊl] n. 卷轴,画卷;名册;卷形物 vi. 成卷形 vt. 使成卷形 {toefl ielts gre :10484}

righteous [ˈraɪtʃəs] adj. 正义的;正直的;公正的 {ielts :10845}

misty [ˈmɪsti] adj. 模糊的;有雾的 n. (Misty)人名;(英)米斯蒂,米丝蒂(女名);(法)米斯蒂 { :11095}

secretive [ˈsi:krətɪv] adj. 秘密的;偷偷摸摸的;促进分泌的 {gre :11436}

bao ['beɪə] n. 非洲石子游戏棋 n. (Bao)人名;(中)包(广东话·威妥玛);(塞拉)巴奥;(日)番长(姓) { :30786}


生僻词
Changchun ['tʃɑ:ŋ'tʃjn] 长春[吉林省]

Jinan ['dʒi:'næn] 济南山东省


词组
a surname [ei ˈsə:neim] [网络] 姓氏;名;皇甫

approval of [ ] [网络] 批准;人认可了;并且表明该人认可了

be honest [bi: ˈɔnist] [网络] 诚实;要诚实;老实说

li 1 [ ] 商阳

misty rain [ˈmɪsti: rein] [网络] 雨的秘密;烟雨;烟雨朦胧

shelter from [ ] v. 躲;躲避;托庇 [网络] 遮挡;保护庇护;躲避…的地方

the approval [ ] [网络] 认购凭证

to be honest [tu: bi: ˈɔnist] [网络] 老实说;说实话;说实在的

unmarried woman [ ] [网络] 闺女;怨女;未婚妇女



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