سوء فهم في مكتب البريد

下个月十号是我妈妈的生日。

Xià (fourth tone, falling) ge (neutral tone) yuè (fourth tone, falling) shí (second tone, rising) hào (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) māma (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) shēngrì. (first tone, high and level)

عيد ميلاد أمّي في العاشر من الشهر القادم.

她在摩洛哥，我在北京，我想给她寄一件生日礼物。

Tā (first tone, high and level) zài (fourth tone, falling) Móluògē, (second tone, rising) wǒ (third tone, dipping) zài (fourth tone, falling) Běijīng, (third tone, dipping) wǒ (third tone, dipping) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) gěi (third tone, dipping) tā (first tone, high and level) jì (fourth tone, falling) yí (second tone, rising) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) shēngrì (first tone, high and level) lǐwù. (third tone, dipping)

هي في المغرب وأنا في بكين، فأردتُ أن أُرسل إليها هديّة عيد ميلاد.

星期六上午，我拿着东西去了学校附近的邮局。

Xīngqīliù (first tone, high and level) shàngwǔ, (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) ná (second tone, rising) zhe (neutral tone) dōngxi (first tone, high and level) qù (fourth tone, falling) le (neutral tone) xuéxiào (second tone, rising) fùjìn (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) yóujú. (second tone, rising)

صباح السبت حملتُ الأغراض وذهبتُ إلى مكتب البريد القريب من الجامعة.

邮局里人不多，我不用等很长时间。

Yóujú (second tone, rising) lǐ (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) bù (fourth tone, falling) duō, (first tone, high and level) wǒ (third tone, dipping) búyòng (second tone, rising) děng (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) cháng (second tone, rising) shíjiān. (second tone, rising)

لم يكن في المكتب أناس كثيرون، فلم أنتظر طويلًا.

工作人员问我：“里面是什么？”

Gōngzuò (first tone, high and level) rényuán (second tone, rising) wèn (fourth tone, falling) wǒ: (third tone, dipping) “Lǐmiàn (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) shénme?” (second tone, rising)

سألتني الموظّفة: «ماذا يوجد بالداخل؟»

我说：“一件衣服和一些中国茶，都是给我妈妈的。”

Wǒ (third tone, dipping) shuō: (first tone, high and level) “Yí (second tone, rising) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) yīfu (first tone, high and level) hé (second tone, rising) yìxiē (fourth tone, falling) Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level) chá, (second tone, rising) dōu (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) gěi (third tone, dipping) wǒ (third tone, dipping) māma (first tone, high and level) de.” (neutral tone)

قلت: «قطعة ملابس وبعض الشاي الصيني، وكلّها لأمّي.»

她把我的东西放好，说：“两公斤。”

Tā (first tone, high and level) bǎ (third tone, dipping) wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) dōngxi (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling) hǎo, (third tone, dipping) shuō: (first tone, high and level) “Liǎng (third tone, dipping) gōngjīn.” (first tone, high and level)

وضعت أغراضي في مكانها وقالت: «كيلوغرامان.»

“寄到摩洛哥，一共两百八十块。”

“Jì (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling) Móluògē, (second tone, rising) yígòng (second tone, rising) liǎngbǎi (third tone, dipping) bāshí (first tone, high and level) kuài.” (fourth tone, falling)

«إلى المغرب، المجموع مئتان وثمانون يوانًا.»

我给了她三百块，她找了我二十块。

Wǒ (third tone, dipping) gěi (third tone, dipping) le (neutral tone) tā (first tone, high and level) sānbǎi (first tone, high and level) kuài, (fourth tone, falling) tā (first tone, high and level) zhǎo (third tone, dipping) le (neutral tone) wǒ (third tone, dipping) èrshí (fourth tone, falling) kuài. (fourth tone, falling)

أعطيتُها ثلاثمئة يوان فأعادت إليّ عشرين.

我问她：“要多长时间？”

Wǒ (third tone, dipping) wèn (fourth tone, falling) tā: (first tone, high and level) “Yào (fourth tone, falling) duō (first tone, high and level) cháng (second tone, rising) shíjiān?” (second tone, rising)

سألتها: «كم يستغرق الوصول؟»

她说：“十四天。”

Tā (first tone, high and level) shuō: (first tone, high and level) “Shísì (second tone, rising) tiān.” (first tone, high and level)

قالت: «أربعة عشر يومًا.»

我听了以后很着急。

Wǒ (third tone, dipping) tīng (first tone, high and level) le (neutral tone) yǐhòu (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) zháojí. (second tone, rising)

وما سمعتُه أقلقني كثيرًا.

因为我觉得她说的是“四十天”。

Yīnwèi (first tone, high and level) wǒ (third tone, dipping) juéde (second tone, rising) tā (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) shì (fourth tone, falling) “sìshí (fourth tone, falling) tiān”. (first tone, high and level)

لأنّني ظننتُ أنّها قالت «أربعين يومًا».

四十天以后，我妈妈的生日已经过去了。

Sìshí (fourth tone, falling) tiān (first tone, high and level) yǐhòu, (third tone, dipping) wǒ (third tone, dipping) māma (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) shēngrì (first tone, high and level) yǐjīng (third tone, dipping) guòqù (fourth tone, falling) le. (neutral tone)

وبعد أربعين يومًا يكون عيد ميلاد أمّي قد مضى.

我问她：“不能快一点儿吗？我妈妈的生日是下个月十号。”

Wǒ (third tone, dipping) wèn (fourth tone, falling) tā: (first tone, high and level) “Bù (fourth tone, falling) néng (second tone, rising) kuài (fourth tone, falling) yìdiǎnr (fourth tone, falling) ma? (neutral tone) Wǒ (third tone, dipping) māma (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) shēngrì (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling) ge (neutral tone) yuè (fourth tone, falling) shí (second tone, rising) hào.” (fourth tone, falling)

سألتها: «ألا يمكن أن يصل أسرع؟ عيد ميلاد أمّي في العاشر من الشهر القادم.»

她笑了，拿出手机，在上面写了“14”。

Tā (first tone, high and level) xiào (fourth tone, falling) le, (neutral tone) ná (second tone, rising) chū (first tone, high and level) shǒujī, (third tone, dipping) zài (fourth tone, falling) shàngmiàn (fourth tone, falling) xiě (third tone, dipping) le (neutral tone) “14”. (neutral tone)

ابتسمت وأخرجت هاتفها وكتبت عليه «14».

她说：“是十四天，不是四十天。”

Tā (first tone, high and level) shuō: (first tone, high and level) “Shì (fourth tone, falling) shísì (second tone, rising) tiān, (first tone, high and level) bú (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling) sìshí (fourth tone, falling) tiān.” (first tone, high and level)

قالت: «أربعة عشر يومًا، لا أربعين.»

我看着手机，也笑了。

Wǒ (third tone, dipping) kàn (fourth tone, falling) zhe (neutral tone) shǒujī, (third tone, dipping) yě (third tone, dipping) xiào (fourth tone, falling) le. (neutral tone)

نظرتُ إلى الشاشة وضحكتُ أنا أيضًا.

“十”和“四”，这两个字的声音很近，我常常听错。

“Shí” (second tone, rising) hé (second tone, rising) “sì”, (fourth tone, falling) zhè (fourth tone, falling) liǎng (third tone, dipping) ge (neutral tone) zì (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) shēngyīn (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) jìn, (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) chángcháng (second tone, rising) tīng (first tone, high and level) cuò. (fourth tone, falling)

إنّ 十 و四 متقاربتان في الصوت كثيرًا، ولذلك كثيرًا ما أخلط بينهما.

回学校的路上我想：以后听到时间和钱的时候，我一定要问清楚。

Huí (second tone, rising) xuéxiào (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) lù (fourth tone, falling) shang (neutral tone) wǒ (third tone, dipping) xiǎng: (third tone, dipping) yǐhòu (third tone, dipping) tīng (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling) shíjiān (second tone, rising) hé (second tone, rising) qián (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) shíhou, (second tone, rising) wǒ (third tone, dipping) yídìng (second tone, rising) yào (fourth tone, falling) wèn (fourth tone, falling) qīngchu. (first tone, high and level)

وفي طريق العودة قلت لنفسي: من الآن فصاعدًا، كلّما سمعتُ وقتًا أو مبلغًا سأسأل حتّى أتيقّن.

半个月以后，妈妈打电话告诉我，礼物已经到了。

Bàn (fourth tone, falling) ge (neutral tone) yuè (fourth tone, falling) yǐhòu, (third tone, dipping) māma (first tone, high and level) dǎ (third tone, dipping) diànhuà (fourth tone, falling) gàosu (fourth tone, falling) wǒ, (third tone, dipping) lǐwù (third tone, dipping) yǐjīng (third tone, dipping) dào (fourth tone, falling) le. (neutral tone)

وبعد نصف شهر اتّصلت أمّي لتخبرني أنّ الهديّة وصلت.

她说她很喜欢那件衣服，也很喜欢中国茶。

Tā (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level) tā (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) nà (fourth tone, falling) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) yīfu, (first tone, high and level) yě (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level) chá. (second tone, rising)

وقالت إنّ الملابس أعجبتها كثيرًا، والشاي الصيني كذلك.