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小太监进宫

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ID: 1158 Advanced
封建社会的皇宫中，有一群特殊的男人。这是一个怎样的群体呢？他们为什么要进宫？他们是怎么进宫的？他们的工作是什么？他们会有什么样的命运？这个特殊话题的课程，希望大家会喜欢。
Tue May 12 2009 | Jenny , Jiaojie
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
断子绝孙 duànzǐjuésūn to be without heirs
享福 xiǎngfú to enjoy one's life
时辰 shíchen time
紫禁城 Zǐjìnchéng Forbidden City
老天爷啊，今天我董家要断子绝孙了！我就这一个儿子，你以后可要保佑他！儿子，你别怪娘，娘这是为你好！
lǎotiānyě ā ，jīntiān wǒ Dǒng Jiā yào duànzǐjuésūn le ！wǒ jiù zhè yī ge érzi ，nǐ yǐhòu kě yào bǎoyòu tā ！érzi ，nǐ bié guài niáng ，niáng zhè shì wèi nǐ hǎo ！
Oh Lord, the Dong family won't have any heirs after today! I only have this son-- in the future, you'll have to protect him! Don't blame your mother, my son! Momma did this for your own good!
行了，你别哭了。你儿子跟我进宫，我保证像亲儿子一样待他！而且，进宫以后他就是皇上身边的人了，享福还来不及呢！肯定比在家过的日子好！
xíng le ，nǐ bié kū le 。nǐ érzi gēn wǒ jìn gōng ，wǒ bǎozhèng xiàng qīn érzi yíyàng dài tā ！érqiě ，jìn gōng yǐhòu tā jiùshì huángshàng shēnbiān de rén le ，xiǎngfú hái láibují ne ！kěndìng bǐ zài jiā guò de rìzi hǎo ！
That's enough. Stop crying. When your son enters the palace with me, I promise to treat him as I would my own blood relative. Plus, he'll be right at the Emperor's side. He'll be living a life of comfort and happiness in no time at all! He'll definitely live better than he would've been at home!
楚公公，时辰到了。
Chǔ gōnggong ，shíchen dào le 。
Grandpa Chu, the time has come.
好。动作要快，别让孩子闹。还有伤口要处理好，不能在路上留下一滴血！
hǎo 。dòngzuò yào kuài ，bié ràng háizi nào 。hái yǒu shāngkǒu yào chǔlǐ hǎo ，bùnéng zài lùshang liúxià yī dī xiě ！
Good. The action should be quick. Don't let the child make a fuss. And you have to take good care of the wound. Don't let him lose a single drop of blood!
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