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My name is Xiao Yanzi,

from Shandong.

I've come here to look for my family.

Unfortunately, not only
did I not find my father,

I fell terribly ill.

I almost lost my life!

I've finished all my money.

Hence, please bear
with my performance...

as I'm going to
demonstrate some martial arts.

I hope that all the ladies...

and gentlemen in Beijing
would have pity on me...

and spare me some money,

so that I could earn some traveling
expenses to go back home.

As for your graciousness,

I, Xiao Yanzi,

shall become your slave
in the next life!

That's interesting.

You were quite fluent.

I've practiced for many times.

What for?

If...

I couldn't find my father
and finished all my money,

I could only perform on the street.

You even know martial arts?

Your mother even taught you this?

She did!

My mother said,
if girls don't learn any martial arts,

we might be bullied.

So she made me learn a skill or two.

But I slacked,
so I didn't learn anything.

Your mother worked
really hard to train you,

you must be knowledgeable.

Your Father verses in
both literature and martial arts.

He masters all poems,
ditties, odes and songs.

You must have learned poems,
ditties, odes and songs as well.

Recite a poem or two for us.

Poem?

My mother never
taught me to compose poem.

That is weird.

Your mother taught
you Beijing dialect,

martial arts,

but didn't teach you to compose poems.

Then, you must have at least read
the "Four Books" and "Five Classics".

What classic?

I know the "Three Character Classic"!

And?

You should know more than just that.

I am not knowledgeable,

I'm not educated as well.

Is Your Majesty testing me out because
Father refuses to recognize me?

Just forget it!
There's no need to test me out.

Your Majesty, look at how she behaves!

Can't I ask her a few questions?

My mother is weird indeed.

She taught me everything,
but never taught me to study.

She used to say,
girls needn't be too smart.

Anyhow, she's dead,
I can't ask her anymore.

I don't understand
and I don't get it anyway.

Even if you keep asking,
I still won't get it.

You don't get it, but I do.

Father, you do?

Yes, now I know everything.

Your mother was
a really talented woman.

She knew poems,
ditties, odes and songs,

the lyre, chess,
calligraphy and painting.

Back then,

it was her talent which attracted me.

But,

that made her
sacrifice her whole life.

She was so full of resentment.

She didn't want you to be like her.

Women's virtue is without
literary or artistic talent.

She really had given
so much thought to it.

Then, Xiao Yanzi,

what did your mother tell
you before she passed away?

Besides giving you two keepsakes,

did she tell you any dark secret
in the deep of the night?

What night?

Midnight?

At midnight, when there was no one,

my mother passed away.

Father, can I not talk
about my mother's dying days?

I...

I...

I...

Your Majesty,

let us stop asking her.

Isn't this too cruel?

Look, Xiao Yanzi is about to cry.

Why must we torture this child?

She's only 18 years old.

She has gone through
so many hardships.

She risked her life,
barely escaped death,

and finally found
her biological father.

Now, we're making
her tell us one by one,

recall the memories one by one,

aren't we making her suffer again?

Has she not gone through
enough painful hardships?

Xiao Yanzi, say no more.

I've completely trusted you
and accepted you.

I don't have
the slightest doubt in you.

From now on,
no one is allowed to question you.

You are my lost
Pearl Princess whom I finally found.

Consort Ling.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Help me to educate her.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Within 10 days, I will
present you a graceful princess.

As the saying goes,
clothes make the man.

After dressing up,
you do look like a princess now.

Mirror.

Your humble maidservant
deserve to die!

Get up. It's not your fault,
I just look too weird!

This can't be. It's too red.


知识点

重点词汇
besides [bɪˈsaɪdz] prep. 除…之外 adv. 此外;而且 {zk gk cet4 ky toefl :3012}

educated [ˈedʒukeɪtɪd] v. 训练;教导;培育(educate的过去分词形式) adj. 受过教育的;有教养的 {toefl :3033}

educate [ˈedʒukeɪt] vt. 教育;培养;训练 vi. 教育;训练 {gk cet4 ky :3033}

painful [ˈpeɪnfl] adj. 痛苦的;疼痛的;令人不快的 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :3034}

compose [kəmˈpəʊz] vt. 构成;写作;使平静;排…的版 vi. 组成;作曲;排字 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :3128}

artistic [ɑ:ˈtɪstɪk] adj. 艺术的;风雅的;有美感的 {cet4 cet6 ky ielts :3249}

midnight [ˈmɪdnaɪt] n. 午夜,半夜12点钟 adj. 半夜的;漆黑的 {gk cet4 cet6 ielts :3461}

verses [və:siz] 诗 n. (Verses)人名;(匈)韦尔谢什 { :3540}

spare [speə(r)] n. 剩余;备用零件 vt. 节约,吝惜;饶恕;分出,分让 adj. 多余的;瘦的;少量的 vi. 饶恕,宽恕;节约 {zk gk toefl ielts :3617}

weird [wɪəd] n. (苏格兰)命运;预言 adj. 怪异的;不可思议的;超自然的 {ky toefl ielts gre :3632}

pity [ˈpɪti] n. 怜悯,同情;遗憾 vt. 对……表示怜悯;对……感到同情 {zk gk :3803}

sacrifice [ˈsækrɪfaɪs] n. 牺牲;祭品;供奉 vt. 牺牲;献祭;亏本出售 vi. 献祭;奉献 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts gre :4068}

talented [ˈtæləntɪd] adj. 有才能的;多才的 {toefl ielts :4080}

cruel [kru:əl] adj. 残酷的,残忍的;使人痛苦的,让人受难的;无情的,严酷的 {zk gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl :4471}

terribly [ˈterəbli] adv. 非常;可怕地;极度地 {toefl :4731}

torture [ˈtɔ:tʃə(r)] n. 折磨;拷问;歪曲 vt. 折磨;拷问;歪曲 {cet4 cet6 ky ielts gre :5272}

resentment [rɪˈzentmənt] n. 愤恨,怨恨 {cet6 gre :5323}

humble [ˈhʌmbl] adj. 谦逊的;简陋的;(级别或地位)低下的;不大的 vt. 使谦恭;轻松打败(尤指强大的对手);低声下气 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :5970}

hardships ['hɑ:dʃɪps] n. 艰难(hardship复数形式);困苦 { :6378}

recite [rɪˈsaɪt] vt. 背诵;叙述;列举 vi. 背诵;叙述 {zk gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts :6397}

chess [tʃes] n. 国际象棋,西洋棋 n. (Chess)人名;(英)切斯 {zk gk cet4 cet6 ky :6948}

slacked [slækt] v. 偷懒( slack的过去式和过去分词 ); 减速; 放松 { :6983}

dialect [ˈdaɪəlekt] n. 方言,土话;同源语;行话;个人用语特征 adj. 方言的 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :7189}

graceful [ˈgreɪsfl] adj. 优雅的;优美的 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl :7236}

knowledgeable [ˈnɒlɪdʒəbl] adj. 知识渊博的,有知识的;有见识的;聪明的 {toefl :7342}

bullied [ˈbulid] v. 威胁;恃强欺弱(bully的过去分词) adj. 被欺负的;因害怕而屈服顺从的 { :7398}

martial [ˈmɑ:ʃl] adj. 军事的;战争的;尚武的 n. (Martial)人名;(法)马夏尔 {ielts gre :7965}

anyhow [ˈenihaʊ] adv. 总之;无论如何;不管怎样 {gk cet4 ky ielts :9090}

traveling ['trævlɪŋ] adj. 旅行(用)的;移动的 v. 旅行(travel的现在分词形式) n. 走步(等于walking) {ielts :9505}

fluent [ˈflu:ənt] adj. 流畅的,流利的;液态的;畅流的 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :9662}

consort [ˈkɒnsɔ:t] n. 配偶;伙伴 vt. 使结合;使联系 vi. 结交;陪伴;符合 n. (Consort)人名;(西)孔索尔特 {toefl gre :15878}

odes [əʊdz] n. 颂诗,颂歌( ode的名词复数 ) { :16168}


难点词汇
calligraphy [kəˈlɪgrəfi] n. 书法;笔迹 {gre :19189}

ditties [ˈditiz] n. 小曲,歌谣( ditty的名词复数 ) { :21521}

keepsakes [ˈki:pˌseɪks] n. 纪念品( keepsake的名词复数 ) { :23212}

graciousness [.ɡreiʃi:'ɔsiti] n. 亲切,和蔼;好心 { :26196}

lyre [ˈlaɪə(r)] n. (古希腊的)七弦竖琴 { :26965}

maidservant [ˈmeɪdsɜ:vənt] n. 女佣,女仆 { :33762}


生僻词
Shandong ['ʃæn'djŋ] n. 山东省(中国东部沿海省份)


词组
artistic talent [ ] n. 艺术天才 [网络] 艺术才能;艺术天分;艺术的天才

at midnight [ ] [网络] 在午夜;在半夜;午夜时

Beijing dialect [ ] [网络] 北京话;方言北京话;北京方言

biological father [ ] [网络] 生父;亲生父亲;生理父亲

calligraphy and painting [kəˈlɪɡrəfi ənd ˈpentɪŋ] [网络] 字画;书画;中国书画

deserve to [ ] [网络] 值得;值得去做;配饰

have pity on [hæv ˈpiti ɔn] na. 因可怜… [网络] 同情;怜悯;大发慈悲

martial art [ˈmɑ:ʃəl ɑ:t] n. 武术 [网络] 武学艺术;技击艺术;武术英语翻译

martial arts [ ] n. 武术(指功夫、柔道、空手道等); 武术,技击( martial art的名词复数 ); 把式

spare me [ ] [网络] 饶了我吧;饶了我把;放过我

to compose [ ] [网络] 创作;作曲;组合

to educate [ ] [网络] 教育;教育读者;三是教育学习

traveling expense [ ] un. 差旅费 [网络] 旅游消费;国际差旅费

traveling expenses [ ] na. 盘费 [网络] 旅费;差旅费;旅行费用

verse in [ ] vt.通蛲,精通


惯用语
xiao yanzi
your majesty



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