Introduction自我介绍

DraftNgaf tianrjingxguif jier-lax, bifzixkar, longrsangx xianf dianfhuanr zengf-nier luov, longrbeir nier hif niex sextongx.

SourceNga² tian³jing¹gui² jie³-la¹, bi²zi¹ka³, long³sang¹ xian² dian²huan³ zeng²-nie³ luo⁴, long³bei³ nie³ hi² nie¹ se¹tong¹.

ENMy name is Tian Jinggui. I am Tujia, from Dianfang Township in Longshan County. I am now 72.

ZH我叫田荆贵，土家族，龙山县靛房镇人。今年72岁。

DraftLaf gex ongx longx sar rix-lier, yifsix longrcunx-nier sar rix-lax, xianfweix suxjix, xianfzangx, hufzouxzangx, zengfxier hufzuxxir lax dangx-lier.

SourceLa² ge¹ ong¹ long¹ sa³ ri¹-lie³, yi²si¹ long³cun¹-nie³ sa³ ri¹-la¹, xian²wei¹ su¹ji¹, xian²zang¹, hu²zou¹zang¹, zeng²xie³ hu²zu¹xi³ la¹ dang¹-lie³.

ENFrom 1950 onwards I was engaged in village work. I served as the County Party Secretary, County Governor, Vice-Governor of Xiangxi Prefecture, and Vice-Chairman of the Prefectural Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee.

ZH1950年参加工作以后一直做农村工作。曾任过县委书记、县长、副州长、州政协副主席。

DraftLaf gex gex laf longx tuifxiux, mer-liex bifzixkar zef-lax: "zongxguair bifzixkar xingf-nier-xif", "zongxguair bifzixkar dixgar-nier luov", "hurlangr sengx zif mingrcur zif bifzixkar-nier cixpux" zuf-lier;

SourceLa² ge¹ ge¹ la² long¹ tui²xiu¹, me³-lie¹ bi²zi¹ka³ ze²-la¹: "zong¹guai³ bi²zi¹ka³ xing²-nie³-xi²", "zong¹guai³ bi²zi¹ka³ di¹ga³-nie³ luo⁴", "hu³lang³ seng¹ zi² ming³cu³ zi² bi²zi¹ka³-nie³ ci¹pu¹" zu²-lie³;

ENI retired in 1991, and have been engaged in Tujia research, publishing 'The Customs of the Tujia People of China', 'Historical Figures among the Tujia People of China', and the Tujia section of 'Hunan Province Records: Ethnic Records'.

ZH1991年退休，从事研究土家族工作：出版了《中国土家族习俗》、《中国土家族历史人物》、《湖南省志·民族志·土家族篇》。

Draft"Bifzixkar-nier gengxbax lunfwengr", "baixsoux guoxwux jianvgaif" zixliaof dianf af-lier. xiafmianx jianx yirxiex sifqingr...

Source"Bi²zi¹ka³-nie³ geng¹ba¹ lun²weng³", "bai¹sou¹ guo¹wu¹ jian⁴gai²" zi¹liao² dian² a²-lie³. xia²mian¹ jian¹ yi³xie¹ si²qing³...

ENI also wrote 'A Discussion of Tujia Origins' and 'A Brief Introduction to the Tujia Baishou Songs and Dances'. I'm going to talk about some other things below...

ZH写了《土家族族源综述》《土家族摆手歌舞简介》等资料。下面讲一些事情...

DraftNgaf boxlir, ngaf boxlir-diex-zuf, ngaf bifkuix-zuf, angf cux serkex peftix taif,

SourceNga² bo¹li³, nga² bo¹li³-die¹-zu², nga² bi²kui¹-zu², ang² cu¹ se³ke¹ pe²ti¹ tai²,

ENWhen I was a child, during my childhood, when I was small, our family had no land.

ZH我童年，我童年时，我小的时候我家没有田地。

DraftAxnier, axnier arbax luovdiex bor hurrix, luov-nier serkex peftix rix, tuofgax arbur dir mor nievkax.

SourceA¹nie³, a¹nie³ a³ba¹ luo⁴die¹ bo³ hu³ri¹, luo⁴-nie³ se³ke¹ pe²ti¹ ri¹, tuo²ga¹ a³bu³ di³ mo³ nie⁴ka¹.

ENMy parents had to work for others, renting and planting other people's fields, and digging bracken and kudzu vine to get by.

ZH父亲母亲要给人家做工，种别人的田土，挖蕨打葛过日子。

DraftNgaf ongx sextongx-zuf, nierbar davxiv mor zir luof, haxcex luof, qierbif buxzix wox, cuov-nier yer rix.

SourceNga² ong¹ se¹tong¹-zu², nie³ba³ da⁴xi⁴ mo³ zi³ luo², ha¹ce¹ luo², qie³bi² bu¹zi¹ wo¹, cuo⁴-nie³ ye³ ri¹.

ENWhen I was five, I began helping my parents with the cooking, washing-up, and other household chores.

ZH我5岁时，就帮助父母亲煮饭炒菜，做洗碗筷等的家务活。

DraftTaxniex, rongv angxngaiv laov xiaof, laf cuov luov ongx laxhur zir gaf, nievkax-xif langx.

SourceTa¹nie¹, rong⁴ ang¹ngai⁴ lao⁴ xiao², la² cuo⁴ luo⁴ ong¹ la¹hu³ zi³ ga², nie⁴ka¹-xi² lang¹.

ENLater, my younger brother and sister arrived, and with five mouths to feed, life was very hard.

ZH后来，有了一个妹妹和一个弟弟，全家五口人吃饭，日子难度。

DraftNierbar laf longx duor jirkur daf, ngaf, angxngaiv, rongv yifsix cuorxief qiflax caif daf-bor-daf.

SourceNie³ba³ la² long¹ duo³ ji³ku³ da², nga², ang¹ngai⁴, rong⁴ yi²si¹ cuo³xie² qi²la¹ cai² da²-bo³-da².

ENMy parents wore straw sandals all year round, and my brother, sister and I never wore good shoes or socks.

ZH父母亲常年穿草鞋，我和弟妹从来没有穿过好的鞋袜。

DraftSav-zuf yev-lier, jief jir sav mor laxbex mianxjiex davzer. nierbar hangflar mefdix, zir curgarlaf gaf, kangrkux-nier haxcex gaf mor lifav-bor-daf.

SourceSa⁴-zu² ye⁴-lie³, jie² ji³ sa⁴ mo³ la¹be¹ mian¹jie¹ da⁴ze³. nie³ba³ hang²la³ me²di¹, zi³ cu³ga³la² ga², kang³ku¹-nie³ ha¹ce¹ ga² mo³ li²a⁴-bo³-da².

ENIn cold weather, our hands and feet turned the colour of carrots. My parents worked hard, so although we ate coarse food and wild vegetables, we never starved.

ZH到冷天，手脚冻得像红萝卜。父母勤劳，虽吃粗粮野菜，都没有挨饿。

DraftNierbar cixcix haxtaif, qianflafbux qifkuix-bor-lax.

SourceNie³ba³ ci¹ci¹ ha¹tai², qian²la²bu¹ qi²kui¹-bo³-la¹.

ENAs my parents were illiterate, they were often at a disadvantage and suffered many hardships.

ZH父母不识字，吃了很多亏。

DraftNgaf wor sextongx-zuf, arbax lir-xif xiv: "ngaf zir guof-duor luovbir duor cixtux."

SourceNga² wo³ se¹tong¹-zu², a³ba¹ li³-xi² xi⁴: "nga² zi³ guo²-duo³ luo⁴bi³ duo³ ci¹tu¹."

ENWhen I was six, my father told me he decided that even if he had to beg for food, he would still pay to send me to school.

ZH我6岁时，听父亲说，“就算我要讨米也要叫儿子读书。”

DraftNgaf nier sextongx-zuf, arbax ngaf sixsux woftux sif-alier cixtux, ngaf nierbar-nier, pofgax-nier sar rur-xif caf, xiexqix siv-bor cixtux.

SourceNga² nie³ se¹tong¹-zu², a³ba¹ nga² si¹su¹ wo²tu¹ si²-alie³ ci¹tu¹, nga² nie³ba³-nie³, po²ga¹-nie³ sa³ ru³-xi² ca², xie¹qi¹ si⁴-bo³ ci¹tu¹.

ENWhen I was seven, he sent me to a private school. I was very obedient to my parents and my teacher, and studied hard.

ZH我7岁时，父亲就送我到私塾读书。我很听父母和老师的话，努力读书。

DraftZixgex laf longx sangxzifjingx befjiaxxingf tux-jif-liaor, hif sextongx-zuf, sifsuxwuxjingx, zengxguanxxianrwengr tux-jif-lier.

SourceZi¹ge¹ la² long¹ sang¹zi²jing¹ be²jia¹xing² tu¹-ji²-liao³, hi² se¹tong¹-zu², si²su¹wu¹jing¹, zeng¹guan¹xian³weng³ tu¹-ji²-lie³.

ENIn the first year I read through the Sanzijing primer and the '100 Surnames'. When I was ten, I went on to read some of the classics.

ZH第一年，就读完了《三字经》、《百家姓》。10岁时，读完四书五经和增广贤文，

DraftBaoxxiaor zongxxingxxiaorxiaof cixpux afsix tux, cixtux caf xiex luov-nier zixgex.

SourceBao¹xiao³ zong¹xing¹xiao³xiao² ci¹pu¹ a²si¹ tu¹, ci¹tu¹ ca² xie¹ luo⁴-nie³ zi¹ge¹.

ENI went to the Baoguomin and Central schools to study, and came top of my class.

ZH就到保国民学校和中心学校读书，学习成绩名列前茅。

DraftNgaf zangvjingr cixtux mor laf sir niex sextongx-zuf, mingfxingxlangx, arbax sef-liaor, cixtux-daof.

SourceNga² zang⁴jing³ ci¹tu¹ mo³ la² si³ nie¹ se¹tong¹-zu², ming²xing¹lang¹, a³ba¹ se²-liao³, ci¹tu¹-dao².

ENI studied really hard until I was twelve, when unfortunately my father died and I had to abandon school.

ZH我发奋读书到12岁时，不幸父亲去世而失学。

DraftSerkex peftix qier-xif afhhix, jiefrix-nier duvzirzif kev-diuf. jiefrix-zuf, jiefrix; jiefrix-daf-zuf, cer lur kar lur mor nievkax.

SourceSe³ke¹ pe²ti¹ qie³-xi² a²hhi¹, jie²ri¹-nie³ du⁴zi³zi² ke⁴-diu². jie²ri¹-zu², jie²ri¹; jie²ri¹-da²-zu², ce³ lu³ ka³ lu³ mo³ nie⁴ka¹.

ENInstead, I learned to till the land, carrying the heavy burden of the farmer. In the busy season I worked on the land; in the slack season I sold firewood and water to make ends meet.

ZH就学耕土犁田，挑起了务农的重担。农忙时务农，农闲时卖水卖柴过日子。

DraftBoxlir-diex-zuf nievkax-xif muflax dief-zarlier leiv davzer, lafbiex duor sixmar-daf.

SourceBo¹li³-die¹-zu² nie⁴ka¹-xi² mu²la¹ die²-za³lie³ lei⁴ da⁴ze³, la²bie¹ duo³ si¹ma³-da².

ENEven now, I have vivid and unforgettable memories of my childhood.

ZH童年时期过的日子，至今记忆犹新，一点都没忘记。