老房子
The old house — Chinese reading, HSK 5
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爷爷奶奶住的是一套三十多年的老房子，没有电梯，楼道也很窄。这几年，我爸爸一直劝他们搬到新小区去，那里交通方便，环境也好。
yé ye nǎi nai zhù de shì yí tào sān shí duō nián de lǎo fáng zi méi yǒu diàn tī lóu dào yě hěn zhǎi zhè jǐ nián wǒ bà ba yì zhí quàn tā men bān dào xīn xiǎo qū qù nà li jiāo tōng fāng biàn huán jìng yě hǎo
My grandparents live in a flat over thirty years old, with no lift and a narrow stairwell. For years my father has been urging them to move to a new estate, where transport is convenient and the surroundings are pleasant.
可是爷爷每次都摇头。他说，楼下的邻居认识了几十年，谁家有事大家都会主动帮忙；搬到新地方，连对门住的是谁都不知道。
kě shì yé ye měi cì dōu yáo tóu tā shuō lóu xià de lín jū rèn shi le jǐ shí nián shéi jiā yǒu shì dà jiā dōu huì zhǔ dòng bāng máng bān dào xīn dì fang lián duì mén zhù de shì shéi dōu bù zhī dào
But Grandpa shakes his head every time. He says the neighbours downstairs have known each other for decades, and when any family has trouble everyone offers to help; move somewhere new and you don't even know who lives across the hall.
以前我觉得爷爷太固执，现在慢慢理解了。对老人来说，房子不只是住的地方，更是几十年的回忆和熟悉的生活。新房子再舒适，也代替不了这些。
yǐ qián wǒ jué de yé ye tài gù zhí xiàn zài màn màn lǐ jiě le duì lǎo rén lái shuō fáng zi bù zhǐ shì zhù de dì fang gèng shì jǐ shí nián de huí yì hé shú xī de shēng huó xīn fáng zi zài shū shì yě dài tì bù le zhè xiē
I used to think Grandpa was too stubborn, but now I gradually understand. For old people a home isn't just a place to live; it's decades of memories and a familiar way of life. However comfortable a new flat is, it can't replace that.
生詞
电梯 diàntī lift, elevator
窄 zhǎi narrow
劝 quàn to urge, persuade
小区 xiǎoqū housing estate
主动 zhǔdòng on one's own initiative
固执 gùzhí stubborn
回忆 huíyì memory, recollection
代替 dàitì to replace