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卖香蕉的汤姆
Tom the banana seller
maɪ˥˩ ɕjɑŋ˥˥ tɕjɑʊ˥˥ tɤ˧ tʰɑŋ˥˥ mu˨˩˦
Humphreys Odunga
Zablon Alex Nguku
Vicky Liu
Zhuo Sun
汤姆顶着一篮熟透的香蕉。
Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.
tʰɑŋ˥˥ mu˨˩˦ tɪŋ˨˩˦ ʈʂɑʊ˧˥ i˥˥ lan˧˥ @熟透 tɤ˧ ɕjɑŋ˥˥ tɕjɑʊ˥˥
汤姆去集市上卖香蕉。
Tom goes to the market to sell bananas.
tʰɑŋ˥˥ mu˨˩˦ tɕʰy˥˩ @集市 ʂɑŋ˥˩ maɪ˥˩ ɕjɑŋ˥˥ tɕjɑʊ˥˥
很多人去集市上买水果。
People at the market are buying fruit.
xən˨˩˦ tuɔ˥˥ ʐən˧˥ tɕʰy˥˩ @集市 ʂɑŋ˥˩ maɪ˨˩˦ ʂweɪ˨˩˦ kuɔ˨˩˦
但是没有人去汤姆那儿，因为他们更喜欢去女人们那儿买。
But no one is buying
Tom’s bananas.
They prefer to buy fruit from women.
tan˥˩ ʂɚ˥˩ @没有人 tɕʰy˥˩ tʰɑŋ˥˥ mu˨˩˦ @那儿 ɪn˥˥ weɪ˥˩ tʰa˥˥ mən˧ kɤŋ˥˩ ɕi˨˩˦ xwan˧ tɕʰy˥˩ ny˨˩˦ ʐən˧˥ mən˧ @那儿 maɪ˨˩˦
人们说：“在我们这儿，只有女人会去卖水果”。他们问：“什么男人会去卖水果啊？”
“In our community, only women sell fruit,” people say. “What kind of a man is this?” people ask.
ʐən˧˥ mən˧ ʂuɔ˥˥ tsaɪ˥˩ uɔ˨˩˦ mən˧ @这儿 ʈʂɚ˨˩˦ joʊ˨˩˦ ny˨˩˦ ʐən˧˥ xweɪ˥˩ tɕʰy˥˩ maɪ˥˩ ʂweɪ˨˩˦ kuɔ˨˩˦ tʰa˥˥ mən˧ uən˥˩ ʂən˧˥ mɤ˧ nan˧˥ ʐən˧˥ xweɪ˥˩ tɕʰy˥˩ maɪ˥˩ ʂweɪ˨˩˦ kuɔ˨˩˦ a˧
但是汤姆没有放弃。他在集市上叫卖：“快来买我的香蕉！又大又甜的香蕉！”
But Tom does not give up.
He calls, “Buy my bananas!
Buy my sweet ripe bananas!”
tan˥˩ ʂɚ˥˩ tʰɑŋ˥˥ mu˨˩˦ meɪ˧˥ joʊ˨˩˦ fɑŋ˥˩ tɕʰi˥˩ tʰa˥˥ tsaɪ˥˩ @集市 ʂɑŋ˥˩ @叫卖 @快来 maɪ˨˩˦ uɔ˨˩˦ tɤ˧ ɕjɑŋ˥˥ tɕjɑʊ˥˥ joʊ˥˩ ta˥˩ joʊ˥˩ tʰjɛn˧˥ tɤ˧ ɕjɑŋ˥˥ tɕjɑʊ˥˥
有一个妇女从篮子里抓了一把香蕉，仔细地查看。
One woman picks up a bunch of bananas from the tray.
She looks at the bananas carefully.
joʊ˨˩˦ i˧˥ kɤ˧ fu˥˩ ny˨˩˦ tsʰʊŋ˧˥ lan˧˥ tsɯ˧ li˨˩˦ ʈʂwa˥˥ lɤ˧ i˥˥ pa˨˩˦ ɕjɑŋ˥˥ tɕjɑʊ˥˥ tsɯ˨˩˦ ɕi˥˩ ti˥˩ ʈʂʰa˧˥ kʰan˥˩
然后她买了那把香蕉。
The woman buys the bananas.
ʐan˧˥ xoʊ˥˩ tʰa˥˥ maɪ˨˩˦ lɤ˧ na˥˩ pa˨˩˦ ɕjɑŋ˥˥ tɕjɑʊ˥˥
越来越多的人到汤姆的摊位前。他们买了汤姆的香蕉，吃得津津有味。
More people come to the stall.
They buy Tom’s bananas and eat them.
ɥœ˥˩ laɪ˧˥ ɥœ˥˩ tuɔ˥˥ tɤ˧ ʐən˧˥ tɑʊ˥˩ tʰɑŋ˥˥ mu˨˩˦ tɤ˧ @摊位 tɕʰjɛn˧˥ tʰa˥˥ mən˧ maɪ˨˩˦ lɤ˧ tʰɑŋ˥˥ mu˨˩˦ tɤ˧ ɕjɑŋ˥˥ tɕjɑʊ˥˥ ʈʂʰɚ˥˥ tɤ˧˥ tɕɪn˥˥ tɕɪn˥˥ joʊ˨˩˦ weɪ˥˩
不一会儿，汤姆的篮子就空了，他数了数自己卖香蕉赚到的钱。
Soon, the tray is empty.
Tom counts the money he earned.
pu˧˥ i˥˩ xweɪ˧˥ aɻ˧ tʰɑŋ˥˥ mu˨˩˦ tɤ˧ lan˧˥ tsɯ˧ tɕjoʊ˥˩ kʰʊŋ˥˥ lɤ˧ tʰa˥˥ ʂu˥˩ lɤ˧ ʂu˥˩ tsɯ˥˩ tɕi˨˩˦ maɪ˥˩ ɕjɑŋ˥˥ tɕjɑʊ˥˥ ʈʂwan˥˩ tɑʊ˥˩ tɤ˧ tɕʰjɛn˧˥
汤姆用这些钱买了肥皂、糖和面包。他把这些东西放在他的篮子里。
Then Tom buys soap, sugar, and bread.
He puts the things in his tray.
tʰɑŋ˥˥ mu˨˩˦ jʊŋ˥˩ ʈʂɤ˥˩ ɕjɛ˥˥ tɕʰjɛn˧˥ maɪ˨˩˦ lɤ˧ feɪ˧˥ tsɑʊ˥˩ tʰɑŋ˧˥ xɤ˧˥ mjɛn˥˩ pɑʊ˥˥ tʰa˥˥ pa˨˩˦ ʈʂɤ˥˩ ɕjɛ˥˥ @东西 fɑŋ˥˩ tsaɪ˥˩ tʰa˥˥ tɤ˧ lan˧˥ tsɯ˧ li˨˩˦
汤姆把篮子稳稳当当地顶在头上，回家了。
Tom balances the tray on his head and goes home.
tʰɑŋ˥˥ mu˨˩˦ pa˨˩˦ lan˧˥ tsɯ˧ @稳稳当当 ti˥˩ tɪŋ˨˩˦ tsaɪ˥˩ tʰoʊ˧˥ ʂɑŋ˥˩ xweɪ˧˥ tɕja˥˥ lɤ˧
Written by: Humphreys Odunga
Illustrated by: Zablon Alex Nguku
Translated by: Vicky Liu
Read by: Zhuo Sun
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level 2
