Narrator

天快黑了，刘姥姥一个人走在大观园的小路上，脸红红的，脚也软软的。

Tiānkuài hēi le, Liú lǎolao yí gè rén zǒu zài Dàguānyuán de xiǎo lùshàng, liǎn hónghóngde, jiǎo yě ruǎnruǎn de.

Dusk was falling, and Granny Liu walked alone down a garden path, her face flushed and her feet wobbly.

Little Maid

刘姥姥，您等一等！这个园子里的路太多了，您一个人会走丢的！

Liú lǎolao, nín děngyìděng! Zhège yuánzi lǐ de lù tài duō le, nín yí gè rénhuì zǒu diū de!

Granny Liu, wait for me! There are so many paths in this garden, and you'll get lost alone!

Granny Liu

走丢？我在山里走了七十年都没丢过，一个小花园有什么好怕的！

Zǒu diū? Wǒ zài shānlǐ zǒu le qīshínián dōu méi diū guò, yí gè xiǎo huāyuán yǒu shénme hǎopà de!

Get lost? I've walked in the mountains for seventy years and never once got lost. What's to fear in a little flower garden!

Little Maid

那您千万别往东走！我去叫人拿灯来，马上就回来！

Nà nín qiānwànbié wǎngdōng zǒu! Wǒ qù jiào rén ná dēnglái, mǎshàng jiù huílái!

Then whatever you do, don't go east! I'll fetch someone with a lantern and be right back!

Granny Liu

东边有什么好玩的呢？她越不让我去，我就越要去看看。

Dōngbiān yǒu shénme hǎowán de ne? Tā yuè bú ràng wǒ qù, wǒ jiù yuè yào qù kànkan.

What's fun in the east? The more she tells me not to go, the more I want to see.

Granny Liu

左边是竹子，右边是竹子，前面还是竹子。是谁家在这儿卖竹子吗？

Zuǒbiān shì zhúzi, yòubiān shì zhúzi, qiánmiàn háishi zhúzi. Shì shuíjiā zài zhèr mài zhúzi ma?

Bamboo on the left, bamboo on the right, and more bamboo ahead. Is somebody selling bamboo here?

Granny Liu

刘姥姥啊刘姥姥，你的腿怎么不听话了？到底是酒在走路，还是我在走路？

Liú lǎolao a Liú lǎolao, nǐ de tuǐ zěnme bù tīnghuà le? Dàodǐ shì jiǔ zài zǒulù, háishi wǒ zài zǒulù?

Oh Granny Liu, why won't your legs behave? Is it the wine walking, or is it me?

Granny Liu

咦，这里有一座石桥，桥下的水真清。还有小鱼呢，我要是带一条回去，板儿一定高兴。

Yí, zhèlǐ yǒu yízuò shíqiáo, qiáoxià de shuǐzhēnqīng. Háiyǒu xiǎoyú ne, wǒ yàoshi dài yì tiáo huíqù, Bǎn'ér yídìng gāoxìng.

Oh, a stone bridge, and the water below is so clear, with tiny fish. If I took one home, Banger would be delighted.

Granny Liu

这条路我好像走过，这块石头像一只乌龟，我认识它。不对，它刚才明明在左边！

Zhètiáo lù wǒ hǎoxiàng zǒuguò, zhèkuài shítou xiàng yì zhī wūguī, wǒ rènshi tā. Bú duì, tā gāngcái míngmíng zài zuǒbiān!

I feel I've walked this path. This rock looks like a turtle and I know it. Wait, it was on the left just now!

Granny Liu

好吧，我认输了。我一边走一边闻，闻到饭菜香的地方，就是有人的地方。

Hǎo ba, wǒ rènshū le. Wǒ yìbiān zǒu yìbiān wén, wéndào fàncài xiāng de dìfang, jiùshì yǒurén de dìfang.

All right, I give up. I'll walk and sniff, and where I smell dinner, there must be people.

Granny Liu

咦，那里有一扇红漆的门！里面还亮着灯，说不定有人在家！

Yí, nàlǐ yǒu yíshàn hóngqī de mén! Lǐmiàn háiliàng zhe dēng, shuōbúdìng yǒurén zàijiā!

Oh, there's a red-lacquered door over there, and a light is on inside. Someone may be home!

Granny Liu

有人吗？我是刘姥姥，我迷路了，能不能借个地方坐一坐？

Yǒurén ma? Wǒ shì Liú lǎolao, wǒ mílù le, néng bù néng jiègè dìfang zuò yī zuò?

Is anybody there? I'm Granny Liu and I'm lost. May I borrow a place to sit for a moment?

Granny Liu

天哪，这是谁家的房子？地上是花砖，墙上是画，比皇宫还漂亮！

Tiān nǎ, zhèshì shuíjiā de fángzi? Dìshàng shì huāzhuān, qiángshàng shì huà, bǐ huánggōng hái piàoliang!

Heavens, whose house is this? Patterned tiles on the floor, paintings on the walls, prettier than a palace!

Granny Liu

这幅画里的小姑娘好像在对我笑呢。姑娘，你今年几岁了，家在哪儿？

Zhèfú huàlǐ de xiǎogūniáng hǎoxiàng zài duì wǒ xiào ne. Gūniáng, nǐ jīnnián jǐsuì le, jiā zài nǎr?

The little girl in this painting seems to be smiling at me. Miss, how old are you, and where is your home?

Granny Liu

她不回答，哦，我知道了，她是画上的人，我真是糊涂。

Tā bù huídá, ó, wǒ zhīdào le, tā shì huà shàng de rén, wǒ zhēnshì hútú.

She doesn't answer. Oh, I see, she's just a painting. How silly of me.

Granny Liu

谁在敲铜盒子？哎呀，吓死我了！这里到底有多少个看不见的人？

Shuí zài qiāo tóng hézi? Āiyā, xiàsǐ wǒ le! Zhèlǐ dàodǐ yǒu duōshao gè kànbújiàn de rén?

Who's banging on a copper box? Goodness, you scared me to death! How many unseen people are in here?

Granny Liu

原来是个会响的大柜子。城里的东西真有意思，连柜子都会说话。

Yuánlái shì gè huìxiǎng de dà guìzi. Chénglǐ de dōngxi zhēn yǒuyìsi, lián guìzi dōu huì shuōhuà.

So it's a big cabinet that rings. City things are so interesting, even the cabinets talk.

Granny Liu

咦，对面来了一位老太太。头发乱乱的，脸红红的，还穿着补丁衣服。

Yí, duìmiàn lái le yí wèi lǎotàitai. Tóufa luànluànde, liǎn hónghóngde, hái chuānzhe bǔdīng yīfu.

Oh, an old woman is coming toward me, with messy hair, a red face, and a patched jacket.

Granny Liu

老姐姐，您好啊！您也是从乡下来的吧，我们俩真有缘分。

Lǎo jiějie, nínhǎo a! Nín yě shìcóng xiāng xiàlái de ba, wǒmen liǎ zhēn yǒuyuánfēn.

Hello, old sister! You come from the country too, don't you? We were meant to meet.

Granny Liu

您怎么不说话呢，是不是我的声音太大了？

Nín zěnme bù shuōhuà ne, shìbúshì wǒ de shēngyīn tàidà le?

Why don't you speak? Is my voice too loud?

Granny Liu

您的脸怎么和我这么像，您是不是也喝了酒？

Nín de liǎn zěnme hé wǒ zhème xiàng, nín shìbúshì yě hēlejiǔ?

Why does your face look so much like mine? Did you drink wine too?

Granny Liu

我来握握您的手……哎哟，我的鼻子！这里怎么有一块冷冰冰的硬板子？

Wǒlái wòwò nín de shǒu… Āiyō, wǒ de bízi! Zhèlǐ zěnme yǒu yíkuài lěngbīngbīng de yìng bǎnzi?

Let me shake your hand... ouch, my nose! Why is there a cold, hard board here?

Granny Liu

哈哈哈，我明白了！这是一面镜子，我跟自己说了半天话！

Hāhāhā, wǒ míngbai le! Zhèshì yímiàn jìngzi, wǒ gēn zìjǐ shuōle bàntiān huà!

Ha ha ha, now I understand, it's a mirror! I've been talking to myself all this time!

Granny Liu

刘姥姥呀刘姥姥，你真是个糊涂老太婆。不过这个糊涂老太婆，笑起来还挺好看的。

Liú lǎolao ya Liú lǎolao, nǐ zhēnshì gè hútú lǎotàipó. Búguò zhège hútú lǎotàipó, xiào qǐlái hái tǐng hǎokàn de.

Oh Granny Liu, you're a muddled old woman. But this muddled old woman looks rather nice when she laughs.

Granny Liu

好了，别耽误我找路了。这边是墙，那边也是墙，门到底在哪儿呢？

Hǎo le, bié dānwù wǒ zhǎo lù le. Zhèbiān shì qiáng, nàbiān yě shì qiáng, mén dàodǐ zài nǎr ne?

Enough, I need to find my way out. There's a wall here and a wall there, so where's the door?

Granny Liu

咦，这块板子后面好像有个小机关。我按一下试试，看它会不会咬我。

Yí, zhèkuài bǎnzi hòumiàn hǎoxiàng yǒugè xiǎo jīguān. Wǒ àn yíxià shìshì, kàn tā huì bù huì yǎo wǒ.

Hm, there seems to be a little latch behind this panel. Let me press it and see whether it bites me.

Granny Liu

哎呀，墙上开了一扇门！门里还有一间小屋子，这是什么魔法？

Āiyā, qiángshàng kāi le yíshànmén! Mén lǐ háiyǒu yìjiān xiǎo wūzi, zhèshì shénme mófǎ?

Goodness, a door has opened in the wall, and there's a little room inside! What kind of magic is this?

Granny Liu

里面有一张大床，被子是红的，帘子是绿的。这一定是神仙睡的床。

Lǐmiàn yǒu yì zhāng dàchuáng, bèizi shì hóng de, liánzi shì lǜ de. Zhè yídìng shì shénxiān shuì de chuáng.

There's a big bed inside, with a red quilt and green curtains. This must be where immortals sleep.

Granny Liu

我就坐一小会儿。我的腿好累，头也有点儿晕，酒真是个坏朋友。

Wǒ jiù zuò yìxiǎo huìr. Wǒ de tuǐ hǎo lèi, tóu yě yǒudiǎnr yūn, jiǔ zhēnshì gèhuài péngyou.

I'll sit down for just a little while. My legs are so tired and my head is dizzy. Wine is a bad friend.

Granny Liu

只躺一会儿，就一小会儿，要是有人来了，请叫我一声。

Zhǐ tǎng yíhuìr, jiù yìxiǎo huìr, yàoshi yǒurén lái le, qǐng jiào wǒ yìshēng.

Just lie down for a bit, only a little bit. If anyone comes, please call out to me.