余秀华四十多岁了。
她出生在湖北农村,但是因为出生时的意外造成了脑瘫,从此以后行动不便,变成了残疾人。
而这个只有高中学历的残疾人却是现在中国最有名的诗人之一。
19岁时,余秀华被安排结婚了,父母觉得这个老实的男人以后能照顾她。
后来她说她的婚姻并不幸福,他们之间没有爱情,也没有尊重。
最困难的时候,她甚至想过以后乞讨为生,但即便如此,也坚定地要求离婚。
对于一个残疾的农村女人来说,主动离婚是非常让人意外的。
父母家人都不理解她的决定,但她还是坚持离开这个没有爱情的婚姻。
如果你看过她的诗,可能会更理解她的选择,这是一个热爱自由和爱情的人。
最开始时,余秀华一边打工一边写诗。
她说她首先是女人,是农民,最后才是诗人。
她写爱情、生活、家乡,还有她的残疾和渴望,写得既古典又现代,优美而让人感动。
后来这个天才女诗人终于被大家注意到,发表了一系列作品,甚至出版了20年来中国销量最大的诗集。
她特殊的生活经历让大家对她很好奇,也成了一个特殊的“网红”。
写诗是她获得自由和爱情的开始。
最近她还认识了比她小十多岁的年轻男人,又重新拥有了爱情。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 余秀华 | Yú Xiù huá | Yu Xiuhua, a Chinese poet. |
| 四十 | sì shí | forty / 40 |
| 多 | duō | (after a numeral) ... odd |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 湖北 | Hú běi | Hubei, a province in central China. |
| 农村 | nóng cūn | rural area / village |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 时 | shí | o'clock / time / hour / season / period |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 意外 | yì wài | accident / mishap |
| 造成 | zào chéng | to bring about; to create; to cause |
| 脑瘫 | nǎo tān | cerebral palsy |
| 从此 | cóng cǐ | from now on / since then / henceforth |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future |
| 行动 | xíng dòng | to move about |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 便 | biàn | suitable / convenient / opportune |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | to change into / to turn into / to become |
| 残疾 | cán jí | disabled / handicapped |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 而 | ér | but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 高中 | gāo zhōng | senior high school |
| 学历 | xué lì | educational background / academic qualifications |
| 却 | què | but / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous / well-known |
| 诗人 | shī rén | bard / poet |
| 之一 | zhī yī | one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc) |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 安排 | ān pái | to arrange / to plan / to set up |
| 结婚 | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 父母 | fù mǔ | father and mother; parents |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 老实 | lǎo shi | honest; sincere / well-behaved / naive; gullible |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man / a male / men |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 照顾 | zhào gù | to take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 她的 | tā de | her; hers |
| 婚姻 | hūn yīn | marriage; matrimony |
| 并 | bìng | (not) at all |
| 幸福 | xìng fú | happy / blessed |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 之间 | zhī jiān | (after a noun) between; among; amid |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 爱情 | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic) |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 尊重 | zūn zhòng | to esteem / to respect / to honor / to value |
| 困难 | kùn nan | difficult / challenging |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | even; so much so that |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that) |
| 过 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| 乞讨 | qǐ tǎo | to beg / to go begging |
| 为 | wéi | to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do |
| 生 | shēng | to live; to be alive / life / (bound form) life; lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 即便 | jí biàn | even if / even though / right away / immediately |
| 如此 | rú cǐ | like this; so; such |
| 坚定 | jiān dìng | firm / steady / staunch / resolute |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request / to require / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand |
| 离婚 | lí hūn | to divorce |
| 对于 | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 来说 | lái shuō | for; from the point of view of; in the case of |
| 主动 | zhǔ dòng | to take the initiative / to do sth of one's own accord |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 家人 | jiā rén | family member |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | to comprehend; to understand |
| 决定 | jué dìng | decision |
| 还是 | hái shi | still (as before) |
| 坚持 | jiān chí | to persevere with / to persist in / to insist on |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to depart; to leave |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 诗 | shī | poem / poetry / verse |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | choice; option; alternative |
| 热爱 | rè ài | to love ardently / to adore |
| 自由 | zì yóu | freedom; liberty |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | beginning |
| 一边 | yī biān | on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while |
| 打工 | dǎ gōng | to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first of all; in the first place |
| 农民 | nóng mín | peasant; farmer |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | finally; in the end |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 家乡 | jiā xiāng | hometown / native place |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | in addition |
| 渴望 | kě wàng | to thirst for / to long for |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 既 | jì | both... (and...) |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical |
| 又 | yòu | both... and... |
| 现代 | xiàn dài | modern times / modern age / modern era |
| 优美 | yōu měi | graceful / fine / elegant |
| 感动 | gǎn dòng | to move (sb) / to touch (sb emotionally) |
| 天才 | tiān cái | talented / gifted |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 终于 | zhōng yú | at last / in the end / finally / eventually |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 发表 | fā biǎo | to issue / to publish |
| 系列 | xì liè | series / set |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | work (of art) / opus |
| 出版 | chū bǎn | to publish |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 来 | lái | ever since / for the past (amount of time) |
| 销量 | xiāo liàng | sales volume |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 诗集 | shī jí | poetry anthology |
| 特殊 | tè shū | special / particular / unusual / extraordinary |
| 经历 | jīng lì | experience |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 好奇 | hào qí | inquisitive / curious |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right |
| 网红 | wǎng hóng | Internet celebrity; influencer |
| 获得 | huò dé | to obtain; to receive; to get |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb |
| 比 | bǐ | (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) |
| 小 | xiǎo | young |
| 十 | shí | ten / 10 |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again; once more; re- |
| 拥有 | yōng yǒu | to have; to possess |