Stage 4: Wider reading 阶段 4: 宽阔地文学

Unit 8: Providence in Beijing

深谋远虑在北京

Providence in Beijing

深谋远虑在北京

Fear ye not, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.

害怕 ye不,搁置不动和看见拯救的勋爵.

Arrived at Beijing last night temperature 28°C perspiration pouring off me in winter clothes and sheepskin (so dressed, simply because I could not carry, push or drag another thing!).

到达北京昨天晚上温度28°C汗倾倒关我在冬季衣服和sheepskin(如此打扮,简单地因为我不能运,推或拖此外!).

My destination was Yanji, 30 hrs journey away by train, via the Provincial city of Jilin.

我的目标是Yanji,30hrs旅程离开坐火车,通过吉林的地方性的城市

That would be the nearest I could get to the border to North Korea.

那将是最近的 1能到达边框北韩国.

In view of the chronic communication lapses connected with my endeavour to date, it did not surprise me that there was no one to meet me, but the Lord had something better planned.

鉴于慢性的通信失误联接我的尽力到此为止,它不惊讶我那没有一遇见我,但是有勋爵东西更好计划.

He provided His angel a young English speaking Chinese one of His Family who procured a taxi, accompanied me to the train station;

他倘若他的天使年轻英语讲汉语家庭获得之一他的出租车,陪伴我火车车站;

helped me hundreds of meters to the correct ticket office with my luggage;

帮助我数以百计的计量器改正票房和我的行李;

ascertained that there was no possibility of my being on a train to Jilin before Thursday night, secured the ticket (a "soft sleeper");

在星期四前确定那没有可能的我的进行火车到吉林夜晚,保证票 ( "软睡眠者");

found a hotel (exceptionally difficult at this time of the year), which provides a very nice room at a reasonable price (less than $40 U.S. for two nights);

发现旅馆(出奇困难的在一年时)哪一个提供非常好的房间在合理的定价(少于$40 U.S.为二夜晚);

took complete charge of my financial affairs so that I could get the most benefit out of what I was prepared to spend in Beijing;

取我的财政的事件的完成费用以致我能获得最利益缺乏什么 我作准备花费在北京;

found a place where we could eat about 11 o'clock at night;

发现放置我们能吃在哪里关于 11点钟在夜里;

and arranged to meet me today (his day off) together with his like minded young lady, to accompany me by cab to the Great Wall of China.

并且排列遇见我今天(他的天关)和他的喜欢有意的年轻女士,陪伴我由的士到长城的中国.

As in Hong Kong, you cannot see the sky.

当在香港,你不能看见天空.

The pall extends out across the plain and in among the steep, rugged mountains, where we drove through picturesque scenery and interesting sights including many mule-drawn carts, and some pulled by strong little donkey

遮盖物横过扩大外面平面和在在浸渍之中,崎岖的山,我们开在哪里通过生动的风景和有趣风景包括许多骡-描画的双轮运货马车,并且一些拉由有力地小驴子,并且一由大的 bl

The trees along many city roads are really beautiful, and most of the small houses are made of brick and natural stones mortared together, which gives them a distinctive character, though, at least facing the road, the

树沿着许多城市道路真正地美丽的,并且大多数小房子由砖块做的和自然的石头臼一起,哪一个给他们有特色的人物,尽管,至少贴边道路,那里似乎是极少数

Of course, tall apartment buildings proliferate, but not sky scrapers.

当然,高公寓建筑物增殖,而不是天空刮刀.

I prefer the more open aspect of a city without sky scrapers.

我更喜欢越多打开方面的城市 : 没有天空刮刀.

It was quite a thrill to be walking with Chinese friends on the Great Wall of China, having not one arrangement to make or problem to meet during the whole period since the young man spoke to me at the airport.

它是很激动在走和汉语朋友们在中国的长城,有一整理制作或问题遇见正当全部时期既然年轻人说话对我在飞机场.

If there was an example of provision made for me it was that divinely arranged encounter .

如果有供应的例子拥护我是的象神一样地排列遭遇 .

Without it, I could not possibly have understood what was being said to me at the railway station, or even carried my things there, or found a place to stay.

没有它,我不能可能地已了解什么在据说我在火车站,或东西甚至运我的那里,或发现放置到停留.

But the wonderful thing, to me, is that it was not a one in ten thousand or more chance that I had meet this young man (in a city of 10 million);

但是精彩的东西,我,是那它不是一在一万或更多机会那我有遇见这年轻人 (在 10百万的城市 );

it was a certainty.

它是确定.

Have passed through Sheng Yang, Manchuria's largest city.

我通过了省杨, 满洲的最大的市

can not see much for miles around cities, everything fades into oblivion in a few hundred meters, even in a hundred it is dim.

不能看见许多为英里在附近城市,所有的褪色进入遗忘在一些百计测,甚至在百它暗淡.

This soft sleeper is very comfortable, quite old with connotations of elegance in the lace antimacassars and pleated edges on the seat covers which make me think of old hotels or possibly coach interiors so to me eminently satisfactory.

这软睡眠者非常舒服的,相当旧的和雅致的含蓄在花边椅子罩子和褶鼓励座位覆盖哪一个制作我考虑旧的旅馆或可能地训练内部如此我杰出的满意的.

This train stops at Jilin so I have to catch another to Yanji.

这训练停止在吉林如此我不得不抓另一个到Yanji

I wired from Beijing and asked to be met, but it seems highly unlikely do not see how anyone can, as it is impossible to find out when anything arrives or departs from anywhere.

我以铁丝围起的从北京和问被遇见,但是它似乎高不太可能的不看见如何任一个能,照目前这样不可能的查找任何事到达当或离开无论何处.

Even Chinese-speakers cannot do it, because nobody knows, one must find out by experience.

甚至汉语演讲者不能做它,因为没有人知道,一必须查找由体验.

As I am reclining comfortably at the moment, it seems of little concern.

当 我在斜靠舒服地此刻,它似乎的小关心.