The Tea Seller at the Mountain Pass

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Bilingual excerpt

山口有一间小小的茶棚。

At the mountain pass, there is a small tea shed.

老陈在那里卖了三十年的茶。

Old Chen has been selling tea there for thirty years.

过路的人都会停下来喝一碗。

Passersby would stop for a bowl.

他从来不问客人从哪里来。

He never asked guests where they came from.

冬天山路结冰,他就点起火盆。

In winter, when the mountain roads were icy, he lit a brazier.

有一年大雪封山整整七天。

One year, heavy snow blocked the mountain for seven whole days.

三个旅人被困在茶棚里。

Three travelers were trapped inside a tea shed.

老陈把家里的米全都煮了。

Old Chen cooked all the rice at home.

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