Sinbad the Sailor · chapter 5 of 5
Home, Rich
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Sinbad gets his lost goods back, sails home to Baghdad rich, and shows the porter what his money really cost.
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- Captain 辛巴达，那年你掉进海里，我们找了你三天三夜。
Xīnbādá, nànián nǐ diào jìn hǎilǐ, wǒmen zhǎo le nǐ sāntiānsānyè.
Sinbad, the year you fell into the sea, we searched for you three days and nights.
- Captain 我以为你已经不在了。可是你的东西，我一件也没有动。
Wǒ yǐwéi nǐ yǐjīng bú zài le. Kěshì nǐ de dōngxi, wǒ yíjiàn yě méiyǒu dòng.
I thought you were gone. But I never touched a single thing of yours.
- Sinbad the Sailor 真的吗？船长，你是一个真正的好人！
Zhēnde ma? Chuánzhǎng, nǐ shì yígè zhēnzhèng de hǎorén!
Really? Captain, you are a truly good man!
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- Captain 这是你的大箱子，就在这条船上。你自己打开看看吧。
Zhè shì nǐ de dàxiāngzi, jiù zài zhètiáo chuánshàng. Nǐ zìjǐ dǎkāi kànkan ba.
Here's your big chest, right on this ship. Open it and see for yourself.
- Sinbad the Sailor 都在！布，金子，还有香料！我的天啊！
Dōu zài! Bù, jīnzi, háiyǒu xiāngliào! Wǒ de tiān a!
It's all here! The cloth, the gold, and the spices! My goodness!
- Sinbad the Sailor 船长，你再看看这个。这是大鸟带我找到的钻石！
Chuánzhǎng, nǐ zài kànkan zhège. Zhèshì dàniǎo dài wǒ zhǎodào de zuànshí!
Captain, look at this too. These are the diamonds the big bird helped me find!
- Captain 这么多！你现在是海上最有钱的人了！
Zhème duō! Nǐ xiànzài shì hǎishàng zuì yǒuqián de rén le!
So many! You're the richest man on the sea now!
- Sinbad the Sailor 不，我是最幸运的人。我有一点儿运气，还有一点儿勇气。
Bù, wǒ shì zuì xìngyùn de rén. Wǒ yǒu yìdiǎnr yùnqì, háiyǒu yìdiǎnr yǒngqì.
No, I'm the luckiest man. I have a little luck and a little courage.
- Captain 那你现在想做什么？你还想去航海吗？
Nà nǐ xiànzài xiǎng zuò shénme? Nǐ hái xiǎng qù hánghǎi ma?
So what do you want to do now? Do you want to sail again?
- Sinbad the Sailor 我想先回家。我要睡在自己的床上，一个月都不动。
Wǒ xiǎng xiān huíjiā. Wǒyào shuì zài zìjǐ de chuángshàng, yígèyuè dōu búdòng.
I want to go home first. I'll sleep in my own bed for a month and not move.
- Captain 哈哈哈！好，那我们现在就回巴格达！
Hāhāhā! Hǎo, nà wǒmen xiànzài jiù huí Bāgédá!
Ha ha ha! All right, let's go back to Baghdad right now!
- Sinbad the Sailor 巴格达！我好想那儿的茶，还有热热的面包。
Bāgédá! Wǒ hǎo xiǎng nàr de chá, háiyǒu rèrè de miànbāo.
Baghdad! I miss the tea there so much, and the warm bread.
- Narrator 回到巴格达以后，辛巴达卖了钻石，买了一座大房子。
Huídào Bāgédá yǐhòu, Xīnbādá mài le zuànshí, mǎi le yízuò dàfángzi.
Back in Baghdad, Sinbad sold the diamonds and bought a big house.
- Sinbad the Sailor 所以，挑夫辛巴达，我的故事你都听完了。
Suǒyǐ, tiāofū Xīnbādá, wǒ de gùshi nǐ dōu tīng wán le.
And so, Sinbad the Porter, you've heard all of my story.
- Sinbad the Porter 我以前以为，您的钱是天上掉下来的。
Wǒ yǐqián yǐwéi, nín de qián shì tiānshàngdiào xiàlái de.
I used to think your money fell from the sky.
- Sinbad the Porter 现在我知道了，那些钱是您一次又一次，从大海里找回来的。
Xiànzài wǒ zhīdào le, nàxiē qián shì nín yícì yòu yícì, cóngdà hǎilǐ zhǎo huílái de.
Now I know you brought that money back from the sea, again and again.
- Sinbad the Sailor 钱是很好的东西，可是朋友更好。
Qián shì hěn hǎo de dōngxi, kěshì péngyou gènghǎo.
Money is a good thing, but friends are better.
- Sinbad the Porter 我只是一个搬东西的人，怎么会是您的朋友呢？
Wǒ zhǐshì yígè bāndōngxi de rén, zěnme huì shì nín de péngyou ne?
I'm only a man who carries things. How could I be your friend?
- Sinbad the Sailor 你搬东西，我也搬东西，只是我们搬的东西不一样。
Nǐ bāndōngxi, wǒ yě bāndōngxi, zhǐshì wǒmen bān de dōngxi bù yíyàng.
You carry things and I carry things. We just carry different things.
- Sinbad the Porter 哈哈，您说得真好！那明天我还能来听故事吗？
Hāhā, nín shuō dé zhēn hǎo! Nà míngtiān wǒ hái néng lái tīng gùshi ma?
Ha ha, that's well said! Then can I come back tomorrow to hear more stories?
- Sinbad the Sailor 不只是明天。你不用再去搬东西了，来我家里做事吧。
Bù zhǐshì míngtiān. Nǐ búyòng zài qù bāndōngxi le, lái wǒ jiālǐ zuòshì ba.
Not only tomorrow. You don't need to go carry things anymore. Come and work at my house.
- Sinbad the Porter 真的吗？我……我不知道说什么才好。
Zhēnde ma? Wǒ… Wǒ bù zhīdào shuō shénme cái hǎo.
Really? I... I don't know what to say.
- Sinbad the Sailor 什么都不用说。来，我们先吃饭！
Shénme dōu búyòngshuō. Lái, wǒmen xiān chīfàn!
You don't have to say anything. Come, let's eat first!
- Sinbad the Porter 这是我这一辈子吃过的最好的一顿饭！
Zhè shì wǒ zhè yíbèizi chī guò de zuìhǎo de yídùnfàn!
This is the best meal I've had in my whole life!
- Sinbad the Sailor 那你要多吃一点儿！你太瘦了。
Nà nǐ yào duō chī yìdiǎnr! Nǐ tài shòu le.
Then eat more! You're too thin.
- Sinbad the Porter 两个辛巴达，一个从海上来，一个从路上来。真好！
Liǎnggè Xīnbādá, yígè cóng hǎishàng lái, yígè cóng lùshàng lái. Zhēn hǎo!
Two Sinbads, one from the sea and one from the road. How wonderful!
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What changed in the story?
- What does the captain give back to Sinbad?
“这是你的大箱子”
- Why had the captain kept the goods?
“我一件也没有动”
- What does Sinbad plan to do first back home?
“我要睡在自己的床上”
- What did the porter used to think about Sinbad's money?
“您的钱是天上掉下来的”
- What job does Sinbad offer the porter?
“来我家里做事吧”