Nov. 30, 2022
There is a ghost story commonly appear in Chinese textbook in high school called "Mr. Din sell a ghost", it is not a scary ghost story but a funny tale. The story itself is not meaningful, however, the literature show how the folks see the world hundreds years ago.
As the story goes:
When Mr.Din was young. One night, he met the ghost on his way.
Mr.Ding asked:" who are you?"
"I'm a ghost, and you? " the ghost replied.
"I'm a ghost, too." Mr.Din cheated to the ghost.
"where are you going?" the ghost asked.
"I am going to Wan city " Mr.Din answered.
"I would go to Wan city, too" then the ghost said.
So Mr. Din and the ghost walked together for a while. In that moment , the ghost suggested that :
"It is too tired to walk, we can carry each other by turns"
"good idea!" Mr.Din answered.
The ghost was almost no weight so the Mr.Din carried the ghost very easily. However, Mr.Din was too heavy for the ghost to carry.
"Why are you so heavy? you might not be a ghost!" ghost asked.
"Because I'm a new ghost, a new ghost always as heavy as a living human" Mr.Din answered. The ghost accepted the answer.
After some times. Mr.Din asked the ghost:
"I just died recently, not knowing what are ghosts afraid of "
"We are afraid of living creatures' s spit" the ghost answered.
When they walked beside the river. The ghost lightly slipped on the water and cross the river without any sound. However, Mr.Din struggled for swimming and made some big splashes.
"Why are you so loudly?" the ghost asked.
"I'm a new ghost, a new ghost always not skills to cross the river, never mind." Mr.Din answered. The ghost accepted the answer.
A few days later, they arrived the Wan City. The ghost suddenly rode on Mr.Din's head. Mr.Din shocked, grabbed the ghost in a hurry , then spitted to the ghost. At the same time the ghost touched Mr.Din's split, it transformed into a goat. After all this happened, Mr.Din dragged this goat to market, sold it for thousands dollars.
Henceforth, there is a saying goes in the streets : "Mr.Din sold the ghost , and earned much money"
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"I'm a ghost, too."
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"wWhere are you going?"
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the ghost asked.
"I am going to Wan city ," Mr. Din answered.
"I wouldant to go to Wan city, too," then the ghost then said.
So Mr. Din and the ghost walked together for a while.
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"gGood idea!"
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Mr.Din asked the ghost:
"I just died recently, not knowing what are ghosts afraid of "
"We are afraid of living creatures' s spit," the ghost answered.
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"We are afraid of the spit of living creatures," the ghost answered.
When they walked beside the river, the ghost lightly slipped onto the water and crossed without a sound.
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"Why are you so loudly?"
the ghost asked.
"I'm a new ghost, a. A new ghost always notdoes not have the skills to cross thea river, never. Please don't mind me."
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- Please don't mind me.
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- Please pay no attention.
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Mr. Din answered.
The ghost accepted thehis answer again.
A few days later, they arrived athe Wan City.
The ghost suddenly rode on Mr. Din's head.
Mr. Din shocked, grabbed the ghost in a hurry , and then spitted to on the ghost.
Past tense of "spit" can be either "spit" or "spat."
At the same time the ghost touched Mr.Din's splis soon as Mr. Din's spit touched the ghost, it transformed into a goat.
After all this happened, Mr. Din then dragged thise goat to the market, and sold it for thousands of dollars.
Henceforth, there is a saying goes in the streets which goes like this: "Mr. Din sold the ghost , and earned mucha lot of money."
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Well done. Thanks for the ghost story!
Mr. Din sSells a gGhost
All first letters are each capitalized except for these common words: the, a, an, of, on and in (that I can recall as of writing.)
Ex: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
However, if they are the first word of the title then they are always capitalized.
Ex: The Book Thief
There is a ghost story that commonly appears in a Chinese textbook in high schools called "Mr. Din sSells a gGhost", it is not a scary ghost story but a funny tale.
The story itself is not meaningful, h. However, the literaturestory shows how the folks used to see the world hundreds years ago.
As tThe story goes like this:
When Mr.Din was young.
I don't know how to translate this one correctly. It is unnatural as a sentence in English.
Mr.Ding asked:" w, "Who are you?
"
"I'm a ghost, and you? "
tThe ghost replied.
Mr.Din cheatlied to the ghost.
"wWhere are you going?"
tThe ghost asked.
"I am going to Wan city ." Mr.Din answered.
"I wouldill go to Wan city, too." then tThe ghost then said.
Again, I don't know how to translate this accurately but this is as close as I get.
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"It is too tiredexhausting to walk, we can we carry each other byin turns?"
"gGood idea!"
The ghost washad almost no weight sto theit so Mr.Din carried the ghost very easily.
'had almost no weight to him/her/it' is a phrase.
yYou might not be a ghost!"
The ghost asked.
In English, we wouldn't use asked at the end of a piece of dialogue if the final sentence is not a question. So, this is just hard to translate.
"Because I'm a new ghost, a new ghost always is as heavy as a living humanbeing." Mr.Din answered.
So, 'living human' could translate as 'a living being' or 'the living.'
After some times.,
Mr.Din asked the ghost:,
"I just died recently, I do not knowing what are ghosts afraid of ."
"We are afraid of a living creatures' 's spit." tThe ghost answered.
When they walked beside the river.,
Tthe ghost lightly slitepped on to the water and crossed the river without any sound.
Slip would mean to fall here.
However, Mr.Din struggled forto swimming and made some big splashes.
"Why are you so loudly?"
tThe ghost asked.
"I'm a new ghost, a new ghost always notever have the skills to cross the river, never mind."
A few days later, they arrived athe Wan City.
The ghost suddenly rode on top Mr.Din's head.
Mr.Din shocked, grabbed the ghost in a hurry ,and then spitted ton the ghost.
At the same time the ghost touched Mr.Din's split, it transformed into a goat.
After all this happened, Mr.Din dragged thise goat to market, and sold it for thousands dollars.
Henceforth, there is a saying goes in the streets that goes: "Mr.Din sold the ghost , and earned much money".
Not sure if I formatted this correctly.
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A very interesting story.
Mr. Ding sell a ghost |
There is a ghost story commonly appear in Chinese textbook in high school called "Mr. Ding sell a ghost", it is not a scary ghost story but a funny tale. |
The story itself is not meaningful, however, the literature show how the folks see the world hundreds years ago. The story itself is not meaningful The story itself is not meaningful, however, the literature shows how |
As the story goes:
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When Mr.Din was young. When Mr.Din was young. I don't know how to translate this one correctly. It is unnatural as a sentence in English. When Mr. Din was young, one night, he met a ghost on his way. This was an incomplete sentence so I appended the next fragment to it to make it complete. |
One night, he met the ghost on his way.
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Mr.Ding asked:" who are you? Mr.Din Mr. Din |
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"I'm a ghost, and you? " "I'm a ghost, and you? "I'm a ghost, and you? |
the ghost replied.
This was a fragment so I appended it to the previous sentence. |
"I'm a ghost, too." This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
Mr.Din cheated to the ghost. Mr.Din Mr. Din |
"where are you going?" " " LangCorrect splits text by punctuation so I didn't mark the next fragment as incorrect. |
the ghost asked.
This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
"I am going to Wan city " Mr.Din answered. "I am going to Wan city "I am going to Wan city |
"I would go to Wan city, too" then the ghost said. "I w Again, I don't know how to translate this accurately but this is as close as I get. "I w |
So Mr. Din and the ghost walked together for a while. So Mr. Din and the ghost walked together for a |
In that moment , the ghost suggested that : In that moment
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"It is too tired to walk, we can carry each other by turns" "It is
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"good idea!" " " |
Mr.Din answered. Mr. Din answered. |
The ghost was almost no weight so the Mr.Din carried the ghost very easily. The ghost 'had almost no weight to him/her/it' is a phrase. The ghost w |
However, Mr.Din was too heavy for the ghost to carry.
We try to avoid beginning a sentence with "however." |
"Why are you so heavy? |
you might not be a ghost!"
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ghost asked. The ghost asked. In English, we wouldn't use asked at the end of a piece of dialogue if the final sentence is not a question. So, this is just hard to translate. the ghost |
"Because I'm a new ghost, a new ghost always as heavy as a living human" Mr.Din answered. "Because I'm a new ghost, a new ghost always is as heavy as a living So, 'living human' could translate as 'a living being' or 'the living.' "Because I'm a new ghost, a new ghost always is as heavy as a living human being," Mr. Din answered. |
The ghost accepted the answer. The ghost accepted |
After some times. After some time After some time |
Mr.Din asked the ghost: Mr.Din asked the ghost
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"I just died recently, not knowing what are ghosts afraid of " "I just died recently, I do not know
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"We are afraid of living creatures' s spit" the ghost answered. "We are afraid of a living creature "We are afraid of living creatures' or, even better: "We are afraid of the spit of living creatures," the ghost answered. |
When they walked beside the river. When they walked beside the river When they walked beside the river, the ghost lightly slipped onto the water and crossed without a sound. |
The ghost lightly slipped on the water and cross the river without any sound.
Slip would mean to fall here.
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However, Mr.Din struggled for swimming and made some big splashes. However, Mr.Din struggled
or Mr. Din, however, struggled to swim and splashed loudly. |
"Why are you so loudly?" "Why are you so loud "Why are you so loud |
the ghost asked.
This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
"I'm a new ghost, a new ghost always not skills to cross the river, never mind." "I'm a new ghost, a new ghost always n "I'm a new ghost These mean all the same thing. - Please don't mind me. - Please pay me no attention. - Please pay no attention. - Please pay me no mind. |
Mr.Din answered. Mr. Din answered. |
The ghost accepted the answer. The ghost accepted |
A few days later, they arrived the Wan City. A few days later, they arrived at A few days later, they arrived at |
The ghost suddenly rode on Mr.Din's head. The ghost suddenly rode on top Mr.Din's head. The ghost suddenly rode on Mr. Din's head. |
Mr.Din shocked, grabbed the ghost in a hurry , then spitted to the ghost. Mr.Din shocked, grabbed the ghost in a hurry Mr. Din shocked, grabbed the ghost in a hurry Past tense of "spit" can be either "spit" or "spat." |
At the same time the ghost touched Mr.Din's split, it transformed into a goat. At the same time the ghost touched A |
After all this happened, Mr.Din dragged this goat to market, sold it for thousands dollars. After all this happened, Mr.Din dragged th After all this happened, Mr. Din then dragged th |
Henceforth, there is a saying goes in the streets : "Mr.Din sold the ghost , and earned much money" Henceforth, there is a saying Not sure if I formatted this correctly. Henceforth, there is a saying |
Mr. Din sell a ghost Mr. Din All first letters are each capitalized except for these common words: the, a, an, of, on and in (that I can recall as of writing.) Ex: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets However, if they are the first word of the title then they are always capitalized. Ex: The Book Thief Mr. Din We capitalize the first letter of important words in titles. |
There is a ghost story commonly appear in Chinese textbook in high school called "Mr. Din sell a ghost", it is not a scary ghost story but a funny tale. There is a ghost story that commonly appears in a Chinese textbook in high schools called "Mr. Din There is a ghost story which commonly appears in Chinese |
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