Words From World War 1

艺 术 家 和 老 渔 民- Yi shu jia he lao yu mi

Yi wei yi shu jia zhuo yi tiao xiao chuan guo yi tiao da he.

一 位 艺 术 家 坐 一 条 小 船 过 一 条 大 河。

Zai xiao chuan shang. Yi shu jia wen lao yu mi: “ Ni dong bu dong hui hua? “ Lao

在 小 船 上 , 艺 术 家 问 老 渔 民: “ 你 懂 不 懂 绘 画? ” 老

yu min hui da shuo: “ Wo bu dong. “ Yi shu jia hen kan bu qi ta jiu shuo: “ na me

渔 民 回 答 说: ” 我 不 懂 。” 艺 术 家 很 看 不 起 他, 就 说: ” 那 么

ni de sheng ming jiu jian shao san fen zi yi le.”

您 的 生 命 就 减 少 三 分 之 一 了。“

Guo le yi hui er, yi shu jia zai yi chi wen lao yu mi: “ Ni dong bu dong ying

过 了 一 会 儿, 艺 术 家 再 一 次 问 老 渔 民: ” 您 懂 不 懂 音

yue? ” Lao yu mi yao yao tou shuo: “ Wo bu dong. “ Yi shu jia gen kan bu qi ta le,

乐? ” 老 渔 民 摇 摇 头 说: ” 我 不 懂 。” 艺 术 家 更 看 不 起 他 了,

iiu shuo : “ Peng you, Ni de sheng ming zi seng xia san feng zi yi le

就 说 : “ 朋 友, 您 的 生 命 只 剩 下 三 分 之 一 了。“

Yi hui er, gua qi da feng le, xiao chuan zai he li yao yao huan huan hen wei xian,

一 会 儿, 刮 起 大 风 了, 小 船 在 河 里 摇 摇 晃 晃 很 危 险,

yi shu jia shi feng hai pa. Lao yu mi jiu wen yi shu jia: “ni hui you yong ma? Yi shu

艺 术 家 十 分 害 怕. 老 渔 民 就 问 艺 术 家 : “您 会 游 泳 吗? 艺 术

jia xiao sheng de hui da “ wo bu hui. ” Lao yu min ting le shuo: “ Na me ni de sheng

家 小 声 得 回 答 “我 不 会。” 老 渔 民 听 了 说: “ 那 么 您 的 生

min jiu yao jian shao san feng zhi san le.”

命 就 要 减 少 三 分 之 三 了 。”

translated:

One painter sat on a small boat, crossing a river.

On the boat, the painter asked old fisherman: “Do you understand paintings?” Old fisherman responded and says “ No I don’t understand. ” The painter looked down upon the old fisherman and says: “Then one third of your life has just been deducted.” A while later, painter asked old fisherman once again: “Do you understand music?” Old fisherman shook his head and responded, “I don’t understand.” The painter puts down the fisherman once again and says, “Friend, one third of your life is left.”

After a while, large wind began to form causing the boat to rock and flow, the painter was very frightened. Old fisherman asked the painter, “ Do you know how to swim?” The painter quietly responded, “I don’t know.” As the fisherman heard those words, he responded the painter and says, “ You are about to lose one whole of your life now.”