Chinese, anyone?
Someone out there with better Chinese than mine can help me with this translation - I’d be grateful. We were alerted to a story in the Chinese news services about the twins, and when I was told about it, I about fell over; it was massively messed up.
The short version is that some local reporter from the town the girls are from wrote up this weird story that integrates truth and fiction is a weird Lassie-Come-Home tearful feelgood story about how Mere sold a sheep at auction to raise the money to move to be near her sister. And sold it and resold it.
Of course, we don’t have a sheep. Two dogs that only look like sheep if you’re very very astigmatic and have never seen sheep or dogs. Nothing named Dick. Total fiction, the whole O-Henry auction stuff.
The translation of the bolded and italicized parts is of highest importance to us; I assume that the ’standard flower bud si’ part is some kind of effort to phonetically say ‘Meredith’, though I have no idea about ‘the irene’ business. The Jiang Yuya and Jiang Yucai are the girls’ Chinese names, and there’s a couple of tidbits there the report had to have gotten from the orphanage that we did not know ourselves until now. Fascinating, and I’d love to see how else the was presented in the Chinese press, like that north and South thing they mention.
All translation help appreciated.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/overseas/2006-10/10/content_5185483_1.htm
After the person of Chinese descent twin sisters are separately adopted 6 years to be mysterious beautifully are meeting one another recognize each
other
On October 10, 2006 16:02:41 origin:Jiangmen Daily
The compassion competes pats the small small sheep to lay out “the day price”
Two families have simultaneously bumped into together the difficult solution equation, facing the worried grace, Susan have to patiently comforts: “Father and mother can diligently make money, and so on maked has sufficed the money which moved, we on bought a house in irene side, such you were allowed daily in together.”
Originally, “maked suffices the money to be allowed to live with the younger sister in the same place”. From this time on, standard flower bud Si became slightly has been money-mad, the spending money she a minute many invested into the receiver in, she even begged the neighbor to hire her to help in the reorganization garden the weed to receive in exchange for the reward.
One day, she accidentally hears to the foster mother to say that, “James, tomorrow will be the domestic animal display festival, we led standard flower bud Si to have a look to there domestic animal auction line, to let her happy.” Standard flower bud Si gets a sudden inspiration: My Dick is in the world the most intelligent sheep, if I take away the auction, certainly can sell a good price.
Standard flower bud Si is not excited for own creativity already, she in high spirits runs to the domestic animal auction line, the application participates in the second day auction. Auctions the teacher careless to send this little girl quickly to go home. Saw own are rejected, standard flower bud Si sadly complained tearfully her desire. For a while, the auction eye has been moist, he puts out the request form to standard flower bud Si: “The child, fills in your base price, hoped you will be able to sell the price tomorrow.”
On November 1, 2005 early morning, when standard flower bud Si pulls Dick the booth, in the crowd blew out entire room rocking with laughter. Standard flower bud Si Yanzhong extremely intelligent, unique Dick, really is emaciated small is only pitiful in front of these excellent sheep. Auctioned the teacher to get excited narrated the standard flower bud Si’s story. This time, in crowd a piece very quiet… … Suddenly some people said; “I leave each pound 3 US dollars □□” “my 4 US dollars □□” “5 US dollars □□”… …
After turn competes the racket to end, the lamb has sold by each pound 11.5 US dollar high prices. Pats to lamb’s young fellow, after pays in full the money, pulled Dick to arrive standard flower bud Si’s nearby, smiled was saying: “I want to give you Dick as the gift, you may again auction time.”
Young fellow’s action has initiated a series of chain-reactions, very many families joined unusually this have competed pat, they again and again competed the lamb buy, then also gave standard flower bud Si again. Local some merchants also start in the circulation upsurge which joins this to buy up returns, buys up again returns again. Accompanies in one side Susan only remembered first time auctions situation, after that several times auction, she all because the people always shouts loudly “sells a time again, again sells time!” But cries to have tears streaming down the face.
This day, the standard flower bud Si’s lamb altogether has auctioned 35, has obtained more than 20,000 US dollars. But when she saw the customer is pulling when Dick departs, actually cannot bear hugs Dick to be choked with tears, but the Dick sorrow is being also howling, is not willing in the standard flower bud Si’s bosom to leave. This miserable scene lets the person change countenance, the final customer hesitates was saying: “I thought that, I should treat as it the Christmas gift to give ahead of time you.”
Very quick, the standard flower bud Si’s unusual life circumstances and that known far and wide lamb’s story has only spread over Chicago, also passed to the environmental protection bureau. Bureau chief makes an exception allows James Mr. and Mrs. to delay the execution contract, wants the service until them. This meant their was allowed unscrupulously to move to the irene side. Finally, James settled down nearby Michael’s small farm. In standard flower bud Si and under family members protecting, the irene bravely has stood. Now, the people always can see the sisters are laughing heartily the form which plays in the farm and Dick. (Is originally appeared “Thing North and south”,has deletion)
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Recently, “Thing North and south” the magazine has published a topic was “Twin sisters Sentiment Moves Chicago” the article, in the article two hosts is two orphans which the Jiangmen welfare institution once adopted, they in 2000 separately by US’S two families adoption. In the article said that, in 2005 a meeting causes these two originally is twin sisters’ orphan mysteriously meets one another in US recognizes each other. The Jiangmen welfare institution recently confirmed this news.
The Jiangmen welfare home concerned people in charge tell reporter, in article elder sister standard flower bud Si Yuanming jiang Yucai, younger sister irene original Jiang Yuya, the welfare home adopts their time certainly were not knowing they are the twin sisters. Jiang Yucai is on December 8, 1999 evening 9 o’clock is discovered in the Jiangmen holiday village entrance, afterwards by ▁虁 jumped Sha Ao□o send in the welfare home to foster, at that time Jiang Yucai just was born soon. On September 21, 2000, has adopted Jiang Yucai in American federation environmental protection bureau work James and Susan Mr. and Mrs. through the Chinese adoption center, and changes name to her as standard flower bud Si. The city welfare home’s file demonstrated, Jiang Yucai just sent in when the welfare home physique worse, carefully nursed after the welfare home staff, Jiang Yucai changed lovable, the health intelligently is lively.
Jiang Yuya is on December 30, 1999 under a Jiangmen northern suburbs new town Milky Way west road 6 building was discovered the abandonment, sends in the city welfare institution by the new town local police station to foster. On September 4, 2000, US’S Michael Mr. and Mrs. have adopted Jiang Yuya, changes name the irene to her. (Jiangmen Daily Reporter Liu Zhicong)