Listen to this articleOne Sentence
一句话
Wen Yiduo
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There is one sentence, able to set a fire,
有一句话说出就是祸，
Once spoken, definitely bring a disaster.
有一句话能点得着火。
For five thousand years nobody has revealed it,
别看五千年没有说破，
How can you outguess a volcano’s silence?
你猜得透火山的缄默？
Perhaps one day, as if possessed by a spirit,
说不定是突然着了魔，
Suddenly out of the blue sky a thunder
突然青天里一个霹雳
Will explode:
爆一声：
China, our China!
“咱们的中国！”
How would I say this today?
这话叫我今天怎么说？
You may not believe the iron tree will boom.
你不信铁树开花也可，
But there is one sentence you must listen to:
那么有一句话你听着：
Wait till the volcano cannot keep any silence
等火山忍不住了缄默，
Don’t tremble, put out your tongue or stamp your feet,
不要发抖，伸舌头，顿脚，
Just wait till out of the blue sky a thunder
等到青天里一个霹雳
Will explode:
爆一声：
China, our China!
“咱们的中国！”
