Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: A Gift from the Heart: Ming's Leap of Faith
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Story Transcript:

Zh: 炎热的夏日，午后太阳透过公司大大的玻璃窗，洒在整齐的办公桌上，形成有趣的光影。
En: On a hot summer afternoon, the sun shone through the large glass windows of the company, casting interesting patterns of light and shadow on the neat desks.

Zh: Ming在自己的座位上，心神不宁地看向会议室的方向。
En: Ming sat at his own desk, anxiously glancing towards the direction of the meeting room.

Zh: 两天后，公司要为一位同事办一个告别派对。
En: In two days, the company was going to throw a farewell party for a colleague.

Zh: Ming想选一份特别的礼物，希望能给他的同事带来惊喜，也让他的老板对他刮目相看。
En: Ming wanted to choose a special gift that would surprise his colleague and also impress his boss.

Zh: 然而，他的工作很忙，对于同事的个人喜好知之甚少，这让他感到有些无奈。
En: However, he was swamped with work and knew very little about his colleague's personal preferences, which left him feeling a bit helpless.

Zh: Ming是部门的一名项目经理，工作中总是追求完美。
En: Ming was a project manager in the department, always pursuing perfection in his work.

Zh: 除了忙碌的项目，他还注意到他的一位同事，李，总能选出令公司同事们惊叹的礼物。
En: Besides his busy projects, he had noticed that one of his colleagues, Li, always managed to pick gifts that amazed the company staff.

Zh: Ming心想，或许应该去问问她的意见。
En: Ming thought that perhaps he should ask for her advice.

Zh: 但他同时又犹豫，怕显得自己能力不足。
En: Yet, he hesitated, fearing it might make him seem incompetent.

Zh: 下午的茶歇时间，Ming鼓起勇气，走到李的座位旁边。
En: During the afternoon tea break, Ming mustered the courage to walk over to Li's desk.

Zh: “李，我想为即将离开的同事选个礼物，”Ming稍显紧张地说道，
En: "Li, I want to choose a gift for the colleague who is leaving," Ming said, slightly nervous.

Zh: “我知道你很有眼光，你有什么建议吗？”
En: "I know you have a good eye for this. Do you have any suggestions?"

Zh: 李微微一笑，点了点头，“当然可以。
En: Li smiled faintly and nodded, "Of course.

Zh: 我想你应该考虑那位同事喜欢什么，或者她有什么特别的回忆。”
En: I think you should consider what that colleague likes or if she has any special memories."

Zh: 但Ming仍然陷入了犹豫，因为他的时间很紧张，也懒于去做更多调查。
En: But Ming still hesitated, as his schedule was tight and he was reluctant to do more research.

Zh: 他决定冒险，独自去选择礼物。
En: He decided to take a risk and choose the gift on his own.

Zh: 他最终为那位同事买了一本漂亮的旅行笔记本和一支笔，想着这或许适合喜欢自由旅行的生活方式。
En: He eventually bought a beautiful travel journal and a pen for the colleague, thinking it might suit a lifestyle that enjoys the freedom of travel.

Zh: 告别派对如期而至，Ming有些紧张。
En: The farewell party arrived as scheduled, and Ming was a bit nervous.

Zh: 他看到其他同事们都准备了精美的礼物。
En: He saw that other colleagues had prepared exquisite gifts.

Zh: 轮到他时，他小心翼翼地递出自己的礼物，心中忐忑不安。
En: When it was his turn, he cautiously handed over his gift, feeling anxious inside.

Zh: 那位即将离开的同事打开礼物，看着笔记本，眼中闪过一丝惊喜和感动。
En: The departing colleague opened the gift, and her eyes flickered with surprise and emotion as she looked at the notebook.

Zh: 原来这位同事年轻时有一次跨国旅行为她留下了深刻的回忆，而那本笔记本正好唤起了那段美好的画面。
En: It turned out that this colleague had once gone on an overseas trip in her youth, leaving her with deep memories, and the journal perfectly reawakened those beautiful moments.

Zh: 同事对Ming说道：“谢谢你，这真是一个特别的礼物，勾起了我许多回忆。”
En: She said to Ming, "Thank you, this is truly a special gift, bringing back many memories."

Zh: Ming放下了心中的大石，明白到，即使没有太多的准备，只要心意诚挚，礼物也能意义非凡。
En: Ming felt a weight lift off his heart, understanding that even without much preparation, a sincere thought could make a gift truly meaningful.

Zh: 那天之后，Ming意识到信任自己的直觉和投入一点真心，往往能带来意想不到的结果。
En: After that day, Ming realized that trusting his instincts and putting a bit of heart into something could lead to unexpected results.

Zh: 他也逐渐明白，与同事间更加深入的交流，能让彼此的工作和生活更加丰富。
En: He also gradually understood that deeper communication with colleagues could enrich both their work and lives.

Zh: 他的眼中对未来充满了新的希望。
En: His eyes were filled with new hope for the future.


Vocabulary Words:

• anxiously: 心神不宁地
• farewell: 告别
• impress: 刮目相看
• swamped: 忙碌不堪
• preferences: 喜好
• helpless: 无奈
• perfection: 完美
• mustered: 鼓起
• nervous: 紧张
• faintly: 微微地
• flickered: 闪过
• emotion: 感动
• overseas: 跨国
• journal: 笔记本
• memories: 回忆
• instincts: 直觉
• sincere: 诚挚
• meaningful: 意义非凡
• gradually: 逐渐
• tight: 紧张
• schedule: 时间安排
• reluctant: 懒于
• risk: 冒险
• exquisite: 精美
• cautiously: 小心翼翼
• departing: 即将离开的
• patterns: 光影
• departing: 即将离开的
• project: 项目
• communication: 交流