A suburban night. Chinese Poem with explanations

A suburban night by LIU LiganChinese Poem with explanations for Sleep ASMR [email protected]郊区的夜晚 jiāoqū de yèwǎn｜suburban night剔着牙 tì zhe yá｜picking teeth下意识地 xià yìshí de｜subconsciously咕哝着 gūnóng zhe｜mumbling什么 shénme｜something整句英语：On a suburban night, picking her teeth, she subconsciously mumbled something.⸻朝窗帘走去 cháo chuānglián zǒu qù｜walked toward the curtain突然 túrán｜suddenly祖父 zǔfù｜grandfather惊讶地 jīngyà de｜surprised叫了出声 jiào le chūshēng｜shouted out整句英语：She walked toward the curtain—suddenly, her grandfather shouted out in surprise.⸻一个 yí gè｜a提早到来的冬天 tízǎo dàolái de dōngtiān｜early-coming winter沿着 yánzhe｜along远处 yuǎnchù｜distant农田里 nóngtián lǐ｜in the fields的 de｜possessive particle输电塔 shūdiàntǎ｜power towers“唰”的 shuā de｜whooshing飞过来 fēi guòlái｜flew over整句英语：An early-coming winter whooshed along the distant power towers in the fields.⸻厨房里 chúfáng lǐ｜in the kitchen的 de｜possessive particle光线 guāngxiàn｜light和 hé｜and影子 yǐngzi｜shadows一样 yíyàng｜equally暗 àn｜dark炸鱼 zhà yú｜fried fish经久不散 jīngjiǔ bù sàn｜lingering的 de｜possessive particle臭味 chòuwèi｜smell在空气中 zài kōngqì zhōng｜in the air弥漫 mímàn｜permeated整句英语：In the kitchen, the light and shadows were equally dark, and the lingering smell of fried fish permeated the air.⸻母亲 mǔqīn｜mother猫腰 māoyāo｜hunched在 zài｜at水池前 shuǐchí qián｜the sink“哗哗” huā huā｜(sound of water)洗着 xǐ zhe｜washing杯碟 bēidié｜cups and plates像 xiàng｜as if从一出生 cóng yī chūshēng｜since birth就 jiù｜already呆在那里 dāi zài nàlǐ｜staying there整句英语：Mother hunched at the sink, washing the cups and plates as if she had been there since birth.⸻她的 tā de｜her抱怨 bàoyuàn｜complaints里 lǐ｜in有 yǒu｜there is一丝 yì sī｜a trace of无动于衷 wúdòngyúzhōng｜indifference的 de｜possessive particle呆滞 dāizhì｜stupor整句英语：There was a trace of indifferent stupor in her complaints.⸻属于 bǔshǔ｜belong to他 tā｜him的 de｜possessive particle一天 yì tiān｜day已经 yǐjīng｜already结束了 jiéshù le｜ended整句英语：A day that belonged to him had already ended.⸻父亲 fùqīn｜father打着盹 dǎ zhe dǔn｜napping歪斜 wāixié｜slanted在 zài｜on破旧的 pòjiù de｜worn-out扶手椅 fúshǒuyǐ｜armchair 上 shàng｜on整句英语：Father was napping, slanted in the worn-out armchair.⸻一个 yí gè｜a过去的 guòqù de｜former火箭工程师 huǒjiàn gōngchéngshī｜rocket engineer如何 rúhé｜how变成了 biànchéng le｜became打家具的 dǎ jiājù de｜furniture-making巧匠 qiǎojiàng｜craftsman整句英语：How did a former rocket engineer become a furniture-making craftsman?⸻电视画面 diànshì huàmiàn｜television screen抖颤着 dǒuchàn zhe｜trembling布道者 bùdàozhě｜preacher的 de｜possessive particle脸 liǎn｜face构成 gòuchéng｜constitutes他 tā｜his一生 yìshēng｜whole life的 de｜possessive particle背景 bèijǐng｜background整句英语：On the television screen, trembling, the preacher’s face constituted the background of his entire life.⸻而 ér｜and/yet祖父 zǔfù｜grandfather没牙的 méi yá de｜toothless嘴 zuǐ｜mouth张大 zhāng dà｜wide open皱纹里 zhòuwén lǐ｜in the wrinkles藏着 cáng zhe｜hides等死的 děng sǐ de｜waiting-for-death窍门 qiàomén｜trick / secret整句英语：And grandfather’s toothless mouth opened wide, his wrinkles hiding the secrets of waiting for death.⸻晃动 huǎngdòng｜swaying拉长的 lācháng de｜elongated天线 tiānxiàn｜antenna像是 xiàng shì｜as if在 zài｜was摆弄 bǎinòng｜fiddling with孤零零的 gūlínglíng de｜lonely / solitary手杖 shǒuzhàng｜cane整句英语：The swaying, elongated antenna looked as if it were fiddling with a solitary cane.⸻我 wǒ｜I打开 dǎkāi｜opened门 mén｜the door沉重的 chénzhòng de｜heavy空气 kōngqì｜air似乎 sìhū｜seemed变轻了 biàn qīng le｜to become lighter整句英语：I opened the door, and the heavy air seemed to become lighter.⸻雪花 xuěhuā｜snowflakes带着 dàizhe｜carrying轻怜 qīng lián｜gentle pity降落 jiàngluò｜fell在 zài｜on敞开的 chǎngkāi de｜open世界 shìjiè｜world里 lǐ｜in整句英语：Snowflakes, carrying gentle pity, fell on the open world.