Daily Life in Tasha Rural Township他砂乡的日常生活

DraftA: bifzixsar lir me lir, muflax pax sarlir-dif-taxtiux. ang, baixdiex wanrqianr bifzixsar, angf cux me, wanrqianr bifzixsar, qianrbux, baixdiex wovtar hhif bef wanrqianr bifzixsar ang.

SourceA: bi²zi¹sa³ li³ me li³, mu²la¹ pa¹ sa³li³-di²-ta¹tiu¹. ang, bai¹die¹ wan³qian³ bi²zi¹sa³, ang² cu¹ me, wan³qian³ bi²zi¹sa³, qian³bu¹, bai¹die¹ wo⁴ta³ hhi² be² wan³qian³ bi²zi¹sa³ ang.

ENA: Speak Tujia, don't speak any Chinese now. The children are completely Tujia-speaking, we all speak Tujia at home, all of us, the children always speak Tujia outside the home.

ZHA：说土家语，现在不能说汉语了。孩子完全说土家语，家里完全用土家语，全部，孩子往外面去也全部是土家语。

DraftAng qirtaxdix me qiev taif me, qiev lir yo? ang, laovrengrgar-diex wanrqianr tuxjiaxzur, muflax nianrqingxrengr-diex angf yif paox qianrbux six bifzixkar, ang.

SourceAng qi³ta¹di¹ me qie⁴ tai² me, qie⁴ li³ yo? ang, lao⁴reng³ga³-die¹ wan³qian³ tu¹jia¹zu³, mu²la¹ nian³qing¹reng³-die¹ ang² yi² pao¹ qian³bu¹ si¹ bi²zi¹ka³, ang.

ENOther things, there's nothing to add, what should I say? The old people are all Tujia, nowadays our young people, we are all Tujia.

ZH其他的没有什么，说什么呢？老人家们全部是土家族，现在年轻人，我们这一伙全部是土家族。

DraftNianrzur, qingrmox baixdiex gav laxhur dav zengxdixhuax, kuv-di youx maif-di eng, baixdiex gav laxhur dav zengxdixhuax laoxhuov me, tuox eng, baixdiex yev-bor mor zengxdixhuax kuv lier kuv.

SourceNian³zu³, qing³mo¹ bai¹die¹ ga⁴ la¹hu³ da⁴ zeng¹di¹hua¹, ku⁴-di you¹ mai²-di eng, bai¹die¹ ga⁴ la¹hu³ da⁴ zeng¹di¹hua¹ lao¹huo⁴ me, tuo¹ eng, bai¹die¹ ye⁴-bo³ mo³ zeng¹di¹hua¹ ku⁴ lie³ ku⁴.

ENThe New Year pig... All these children together, truly, we could have opened a shop to sell our unhappy times, we had so many. Having all these children was really tiring, raising them, raising the children really was hard.

ZH年猪...怎么几个孩子一起，真的有很多苦事。孩子几个一起真的很累，养啊，养着孩子真的很苦。

DraftMuflax me youf kuaif, gaixhuanr-le, kuaifhuox-liaor me bef kuaifhuox-daf, kuaifhuox-liaor. aix, nif aix muflax me, youf yaf-haox-liaor. aixdix sirjier dier, guof kuv mor, kuv mor guof yaoxgangx duor tuor-liaor, guofduor...

SourceMu²la¹ me you² kuai², gai¹huan³-le, kuai²huo¹-liao³ me be² kuai²huo¹-da², kuai²huo¹-liao³. ai¹, ni² ai¹ mu²la¹ me, you² ya²-hao¹-liao³. ai¹di¹ si³jie³ die³, guo² ku⁴ mo³, ku⁴ mo³ guo² yao¹gang¹ duo³ tuo³-liao³, guo²duo³...

ENNow it's better, liberation, things are better, and sometimes not, happier. Things are better for you nowadays. Those days, your husband worked so hard that his back became bent, he himself...

ZH现在呢，快活了，说解放了快活也不快活，快活了。那你现在比较好了。那个时候，他辛苦到背都驼了，他自己...

DraftB: muflax me, baixdiex yifsix qixsif-jif-liaor, nif cengrlongrbef dav aixdix (null)-dixxir... nif angf davzer-daf, angf davzer meng baixdiex yifsix bifkuix-bor-lax-nief.

SourceB: mu²la¹ me, bai¹die¹ yi²si¹ qi¹si²-ji²-liao³, ni² ceng³long³be² da⁴ ai¹di¹ (null)-di¹xi³... ni² ang² da⁴ze³-da², ang² da⁴ze³ meng bai¹die¹ yi²si¹ bi²kui¹-bo³-la¹-nie².

ENB: Now the children are all grown up, you and Cheng Longbe together can... you are not like us, we have children who are still small.

ZHB：现在呢，孩子全部长大了，你和成伯伯一起那可以...你不像我们，像我们孩子都还小。

DraftNianrqingx bef hongrhuanv hangfnier, bef gaiv-langf gef-bor-daf la, ngaf nif qixmax sir laix nianr, sir laix nianr civ.

SourceNian³qing¹ be² hong³huan⁴ hang²nie³, be² gai⁴-lang² ge²-bo³-da² la, nga² ni² qi¹ma¹ si³ lai¹ nian³, si³ lai¹ nian³ ci⁴.

ENIt's always like this when they are young. Our ages are not that different, You are at least ten years older than I am, ten or so years.

ZH年轻的时候也是这样。我们的年龄也没有隔多少，你起码比我大十来年，十来年。

DraftA: aix sir, sir yif nianr civ-nier, ngaf longrbair qif sir suif-liaor wa. sef me, sangx sif. B: ngaf me, sif sir luf qif-liaor. A: jiux jianx luo, sef davzer me hair zaif qingrnief.

SourceA: ai¹ si³, si³ yi² nian³ ci⁴-nie³, nga² long³bai³ qi² si³ sui²-liao³ wa. se² me, sang¹ si². B: nga² me, si² si³ lu² qi²-liao³. A: jiu¹ jian¹ luo, se² da⁴ze³ me hai³ zai² qing³nie².

ENA: Ten, eleven years older, I'm seventy this year. You, you are in your thirties or forties. B: I'm forty-six or seven. A: There you are,

ZHA：那大十、十一年，我今年七十岁了。你们呢，三四十。B：我四十六七了。A：就是嘛，像你们呢，还在后面。

DraftB: yex hangfnier la. aixdix youf hangfnier, suovtir bef hangfnier, yer rix bef yaf laoxhuov, hongrhuanv gaif davzer, nif guofduor kuv me rix-tax youf bangfhuax taif.

SourceB: ye¹ hang²nie³ la. ai¹di¹ you² hang²nie³, suo⁴ti³ be² hang²nie³, ye³ ri¹ be² ya² lao¹huo⁴, hong³huan⁴ gai² da⁴ze³, ni² guo²duo³ ku⁴ me ri¹-ta¹ you² bang²hua¹ tai².

ENyour time is still to come. B: Indeed it is, that's the way it is. Your health is the same, you work and you tire more easily.

ZHB：也是这样的。那又这样啊，身体也这样，做工也比较累。总是这样，你自己苦，不做又没有办法。

DraftA: aix huanf rix-duor, ziv la longv a, ziv gav longr longv me, yer rix me nif bef gev bor laf longx huirliaof le, bef tongrqianr...

SourceA: ai¹ huan² ri¹-duo³, zi⁴ la long⁴ a, zi⁴ ga⁴ long³ long⁴ me, ye³ ri¹ me ni² be² ge⁴ bo³ la² long¹ hui³liao² le, be² tong³qian³...

ENIt's always like this, you work hard, but you have no choice. A: You have to keep on working: raise some pigs, raise a few pigs, work in the fields, you give them fertiliser for a year, you need money...

ZHA：那总是要做的。养猪啊，养几只猪啊，做工呢，你给它们一年的肥料呢，也要钱。

DraftB: jiux huofnier bufsix, nif cux gaox bef suanf buf longx zangf, nif qiev gaox duor bef laoxhuov, youf yer rix, qiev gaox duor bef hangfnier.

SourceB: jiu¹ huo²nie³ bu²si¹, ni² cu¹ gao¹ be² suan² bu² long¹ zang², ni² qie⁴ gao¹ duo³ be² lao¹huo⁴, you² ye³ ri¹, qie⁴ gao¹ duo³ be² hang²nie³.

ENB: It's like that, isn't it; you can't make ends meet, whatever you do leaves you tired, you work some more, whatever you do is like this.

ZHB：就是这样嘛，你到家也算不拢帐，你搞什么都累。又做工，搞什么也都是这样的。

DraftA: youf baixdiex muflax cixcix tux-nier sirjier me, ziv laov niex longr longv a, gevzex laov congx heng, jiux huofnier, bef tongrqianr dianf xief, cixcix lax pangr.

SourceA: you² bai¹die¹ mu²la¹ ci¹ci¹ tu¹-nie³ si³jie³ me, zi⁴ lao⁴ nie¹ long³ long⁴ a, ge⁴ze¹ lao⁴ cong¹ heng, jiu¹ huo²nie³, be² tong³qian³ dian² xie², ci¹ci¹ la¹ pang³.

ENA: Now my child is at school, when they're at school, I keep two pigs, enough for school fees. In this way, I can have some money to send them to school.

ZHA：现在孩子又在读书，读书的时候，养一两只猪，充当他们的学费。就这样，钱也有一点，供一下他们读书。

DraftB: gaif gaox-tax me keir-liex huor-dif o? nif yerrixmax toursengx-bor bangfhuax taif, gaox-tax me, hangfnier.

SourceB: gai² gao¹-ta¹ me kei³-lie¹ huo³-di² o? ni² ye³ri¹ma¹ tou³seng¹-bo³ bang²hua¹ tai², gao¹-ta¹ me, hang²nie³.

ENB: If you don't do this, where would you get [money] from? If farming is your lot, that's the only way to get it.

ZHB：不搞这个的话，钱从哪里来呢？你投生了农民，不搞没有办法，是这样的。

DraftA: yerrixmax me, huanf zangvjingr, huanf guofduor jifhuax laf div o.

SourceA: ye³ri¹ma¹ me, huan² zang⁴jing³, huan² guo²duo³ ji²hua¹ la² di⁴ o.

ENA: Farmers, they're getting ahead, but they must have their own plans.

ZHA：农民呢，总是要长进，总是自己要有个计划。

DraftB: eng, gaox-tax me bufxingr, nif gaox-tax me taif, hangfnier dianf duor taif, hangflar, ang nif gaox-cex me, bef dianf xief ang, hangflar ang...

SourceB: eng, gao¹-ta¹ me bu²xing³, ni² gao¹-ta¹ me tai², hang²nie³ dian² duo³ tai², hang²la³, ang ni² gao¹-ce¹ me, be² dian² xie² ang, hang²la³ ang...

ENB: If you don't, it won't do; if you don't, then you can't [earn money], you won't have anything. If you do something, then you'll get a bit, it's like that...

ZHB：哼！不搞不行，你不搞就没有，这样一点都没有了，这样，你搞得呢，也有一点，就是这样。

DraftA: nif guofduor luov laf zif-bor, laordongflir me huanf dianf xief. B: sirtief ngangf-daf-nief, mefzer keir-liex huor-dif o? qiev duor taif la, aix sirjier davzer, cux gaox. A: nif aixdix rix hengv-max jiaxcux me youf taif luo.

SourceA: ni² guo²duo³ luo⁴ la² zi²-bo³, lao³dong²li³ me huan² dian² xie². B: si³tie² ngang²-da²-nie², me²ze³ kei³-lie¹ huo³-di² o? qie⁴ duo³ tai² la, ai¹ si³jie³ da⁴ze³, cu¹ gao¹. A: ni² ai¹di¹ ri¹ heng⁴-ma¹ jia¹cu¹ me you² tai² luo.

ENA: You're also an able-bodied individual, you do have the ability to work. B: There's no water in the paddy fields, where are you going to get rain from? There's nothing worth selling, so we stayed at home, just like in the past. A: You don't have any fit young relatives who can help you.

ZHA：你自己就是一个人，劳动力你总是有点。B：田里没有水，雨从哪里来啊？什么都没有，那时候一样，在家做。A：你又没有那个做得厉害的家属。

DraftA: ngaf le zaovguxdiex le, eixdix dafkaix baf dianxzongx yixqianr zuf-diuf, zuf-le yixhouf le cer lianx tongx dixdix, cer dixdix yixhouf le, aixliex jiux xiexpongx laf dongf wox

SourceA: nga² le zao⁴gu¹die¹ le, ei¹di¹ da²kai¹ ba² dian¹zong¹ yi¹qian³ zu²-diu², zu²-le yi¹hou² le ce³ lian¹ tong¹ di¹di¹, ce³ di¹di¹ yi¹hou² le, ai¹lie¹ jiu¹ xie¹pong¹ la² dong² wo¹

ENA: In the morning, I usually get up before eight o'clock. After getting up, I fetch two buckets of water. After getting the water, I wash the cooking-pot.

ZHA：我呢，早晨呢，大概八点钟以前起来。起了以后呢，抬两桶水。抬水以后呢，然后就洗一下鼎锅。

DraftXiexpongx wox-le yixhouf le, zirhher wox-lier jiux aix meirlurzir gar-liex jiux mangxmangx lax bangf, gerlaxbix bangf le engxgexlaxbir haxcex youf dianf laf dongf zunxbeir, aixliex tuortuor [huorlier] guof cairmox laf dongf suov,

SourceXie¹pong¹ wo¹-le yi¹hou² le, zi³hhe³ wo¹-lie³ jiu¹ ai¹ mei³lu³zi³ ga³-lie¹ jiu¹ mang¹mang¹ la¹ bang², ge³la¹bi¹ bang² le eng¹ge¹la¹bi³ ha¹ce¹ you² dian² la² dong² zun¹bei³, ai¹lie¹ tuo³tuo³ [huo³lie³] guo² cai³mo¹ la² dong² suo⁴,

ENWhen I've washed the pot, I wash some rice and cook it on top of the coal burner. While the rice is cooking, I prepare a few vegetables and slice them up neatly with a chopper.

ZH洗了鼎锅以后呢，洗了米就在那煤炉子上煮一下饭。这边煮饭，那边又准备菜。准备一下菜，然后用菜刀把蔬菜好好地切一下。

DraftSuov-lier yixhouf eng, aixliex ngaf jiux zaovhuanr laf hur-langf gaf-lax-hur. ref huanf dixdix-bor hur-lax, ngaf huanf dafkaix ongx wor zef hairsif hur-duor.

SourceSuo⁴-lie³ yi¹hou² eng, ai¹lie¹ nga² jiu¹ zao⁴huan³ la² hu³-lang² ga²-la¹-hu³. re² huan² di¹di¹-bo³ hu³-la¹, nga² huan² da²kai¹ ong¹ wo³ ze² hai³si² hu³-duo³.

ENAfter slicing them, I start eating my breakfast, on my own. I'm always bringing wine back to drink, five or six mouthfuls with every meal, I still need my wine.

ZH切了以后，然后我就一个人开始吃早饭。总是买酒喝，每餐五六口酒，我还是要喝的。

DraftNgaf rix-xif mang, wor zef, wor zef rix-lax-nief a, tixzix hairsif haoxqianf gaox-dixxir-nief. ai, laiv sar taif, zaovhuanr gaf-jif-lier jiux qierbif lax wox.

SourceNga² ri¹-xi² mang, wo³ ze², wo³ ze² ri¹-la¹-nie² a, ti¹zi¹ hai³si² hao¹qian² gao¹-di¹xi³-nie². ai, lai⁴ sa³ tai², zao⁴huan³ ga²-ji²-lie³ jiu¹ qie³bi² la¹ wo¹.

ENMy habit, six mouthfuls, I'm still used to six mouthfuls, my body is still able to take that much. And if I've nothing to do that day, I wash up after finishing breakfast.

ZH我可以喝六口，六口还可以，体质还是好像还可以。嘿，今天没有事情，吃完早饭就洗一下碗。

DraftWuf jiev-lier, aixliex ngafduor youf engxgex gev davhar pair jix pair har, pair har-lier yixhouf le youf eng, aixliex youf yefhuanx bangf-bor gaf.

SourceWu² jie⁴-lie³, ai¹lie¹ nga²duo³ you² eng¹ge¹ ge⁴ da⁴ha³ pai³ ji¹ pai³ ha³, pai³ ha³-lie³ yi¹hou² le you² eng, ai¹lie¹ you² ye²huan¹ bang²-bo³ ga².

ENI take the cow out, and then I go round to their place to play a few rounds of cards. After playing cards, I cook my evening meal and eat it.

ZH放了牛，然后我自己又在那里跟他们一起打几下牌。打了牌以后，然后又煮夜饭吃。

DraftYefhuanx bangf-bor gaf-lier me youf dianfsif gav dongf bav, bav-lier dafkaix sir laix dianxzongx, ngaf xirguanf-liaor.

SourceYe²huan¹ bang²-bo³ ga²-lie³ me you² dian²si² ga⁴ dong² ba⁴, ba⁴-lie³ da²kai¹ si³ lai¹ dian¹zong¹, nga² xi³guan²-liao³.

ENAfter the evening meal, I watch a bit of television, watching until about ten o'clock, that's my usual habit.

ZH吃过夜饭又看几下电视。看到大概十来点钟，我习惯了。

DraftEi! xiaoxyex-duor-nief, youf yer laf mongf gaf-nief; ref suox zef zaif hur-lier; aixliex jiux nief-bor-hur. you! ngox yif tianx-di sengxhuor jiux zefguox xirguanf, jianx-wanrliaox o!

SourceEi! xiao¹ye¹-duo³-nie², you² ye³ la² mong² ga²-nie²; re² suo¹ ze² zai² hu³-lie³; ai¹lie¹ jiu¹ nie²-bo³-hu³. you! ngo¹ yi² tian¹-di seng¹huo³ jiu¹ ze²guo¹ xi³guan², jian¹-wan³liao¹ o!

ENOh! I also have a midnight snack, I still need another meal, drinking about three mouthfuls of wine, and then I go to bed. So, my daily life follows this pattern, that's all!

ZH唉！还有宵夜，还吃一餐。喝三口左右的酒，然后就睡觉了。哟！我一天的生活就是这个习惯，讲完了！

DraftB: ngox haoxqianf meiryoux sengxmor jianx-di. A: rix la! B: ngaf haoxqianf hefbar la lir-cir taif me, qiev duor jingx lir-lier lir-cirlax taif.

SourceB: ngo¹ hao¹qian² mei³you¹ seng¹mo³ jian¹-di. A: ri¹ la! B: nga² hao¹qian² he²ba³ la li³-ci³ tai² me, qie⁴ duo³ jing¹ li³-lie³ li³-ci³la¹ tai².

ENB: I don't really have anything to say. A: Go on! B: I don't have anything worth saying, you've said it all, there's nothing more to say.

ZHB：我好像没有什么讲的。A：说吧！B：我好像没有什么说的，什么都已经说了，再没有说的。

DraftLaf niex hivlier gaf-lier me jiux rix, rix-lier me gaf, aixliex me qirtaxdix qiev lir yo? gairdix qiev yifsir lax taif, lir-cirlax taif ya!

SourceLa² nie¹ hi⁴lie³ ga²-lie³ me jiu¹ ri¹, ri¹-lie³ me ga², ai¹lie¹ me qi³ta¹di¹ qie⁴ li³ yo? gai³di¹ qie⁴ yi²si³ la¹ tai², li³-ci³la¹ tai² ya!

ENEvery day I eat and I work, work and eat, what else is there to say? This really isn't very interesting, there's nothing to say.

ZH每天吃了就做，做了就吃，然后其他的有什么讲的呢？这个没有什么意思，没什么说的。

DraftA: nif ref hur-tif. B: ngaf ref hur-tif, ngaf ref hur-daf. laf niex hivlier qiev, hefbar lir-cir taif, meifdier haoxduox jianx-di!

SourceA: ni² re² hu³-ti². B: nga² re² hu³-ti², nga² re² hu³-da². la² nie¹ hi⁴lie³ qie⁴, he²ba³ li³-ci³ tai², mei²die³ hao¹duo¹ jian¹-di!

ENA: You can't drink. B: I can't drink, I don't drink. Every day is the same, there's nothing to say, I don't have much to say!

ZHA：你不能喝酒吧。B：我不能喝酒，我不喝酒。每天都这样，没什么说的，没有好多讲的！

DraftA: naf wox jiux meiryoux jianx-di la!

SourceA: na² wo¹ jiu¹ mei³you¹ jian¹-di la!

ENA: I don't have anything to say either!

ZHA：那我就没有讲的啦！