Chinese Reader for adult learners – Wan Jun 婉君 [6] (Elementary to Intermediate)

周母担心嫣红带着孩子会拖累婉君，要婉君

舅母来周家向嫣红提亲。

 

嫣红和婉君坚决不答应。

 

这时传来老三和苗家少女结婚的喜讯。

 

周家父母得知后很欣慰。

 

婉君和嫣红为了避开提亲，又一次离开了周家。

 

她们俩一起带着孩子来到江南谋生。

 

结果意外遇到最先出走的老大伯健。

 

最终婉君和伯健还是走到了一起。

 

- 完结 -

 

[pinyin]

 

zhōu mǔ dānxīn yān hóng dài zhe háizi huì tuōlěi wǎn jūn， yào wǎn jūn jiùmǔ lái zhōujiā xiàng

yān hóng tíqīn。

 

yān hóng hé wǎn jūn jiānjué bù dāying。

 

zhèshí chuánlái lǎo sān hé miáo jiā shàonǚ jiéhūn de xǐxùn。

 

zhōujiā fùmǔ dézhī hòu hěn xīnwèi。

 

wǎn jūn hé yān hóng wèile bìkāi tíqīn， yòuyīcì líkāi le zhōujiā。

 

tāmen liǎ yīqǐ dài zhe háizi láidào Jiāngnán móushēng。

 

jiéguǒ yìwài yùdào zuìxiān chūzǒu de lǎodà bó jiàn。

 

zuìzhōng wǎn jūn hé bó jiàn háishi zǒu dàoliǎo yīqǐ。

 

 

[vocab table]

 

 
Simplified Chinese     Traditional Chinese     Mandarin Pinyin     English Definition
担心     擔心     dan1 xin1     anxious; worried;
拖累     拖累     tuo1 lei3     to encumber; to be a burden on;
提亲     提親     ti2 qin1     to propose marriage;
坚决     堅決     jian1 jue2     firm; resolute; determined;
传来     傳來     chuan2 lai2     to arrive (news);
苗     苗     Miao2     Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China;
少女     少女     shao4 nv3     maiden;
喜讯     喜訊     xi3 xun4     good news; glad tidings;
得知     得知     de2 zhi1     to find out; to know; to learn about;
欣慰     欣慰     xin1 wei4     to be gratified;
避开     避開     bi4 kai1     to avoid; to evade; to keep away from;
提亲     提親     ti2 qin1     to propose marriage;
离开     離開     li2 kai1     to depart; to leave;
江南     江南     Jiang1 nan2     south of Changjiang or Yangtze river;
谋生     謀生     mou2 sheng1     to seek one’s livelihood; to earn a living;
结果     結果     jie1 guo3     as a result
意外     意外     yi4 wai4     unexpected; accident; mishap;
遇到     遇到     yu4 dao4     to meet; to run into; to come across;
最先     最先     zui4 xian1     (the) very first;

 

[English translation]

Mother Zhou was afraid that Yan Hong and the child would become a burden to Wan Jun, she asked Wan Jun’s aunt to propose to Yan Hong on his son’s behalf.

Both Yan Hong and Wan Jun declined the propose.

At that time, news came that their third son married to a Miao girl.

The Zhou parents were very pleased to hear that.

In order to avoid the marriage arrangement, Yan Hong and Wan Jun once again left Zhou’s home.

They traveled to Jiang Nan with heir child and settled down there.

Just by chance, they met Bo Jian, who was the first one that left home.

Wan Jun and Bo Jian finally lived together.

 

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