Tanjung Rhu summary in key points

1. Mr Li is looking at the ships in port from his office. counting them

Encik Li melihat kapal2 di pelabuhan dari pejabat dia. Dia mengira kapal2.
2. Mr Li is a successful businessman
Encik Li ialah seorang ahli perniagaan yang berjaya.
3. His children are also successful, studying in top universities
Anak2 dia juga berjaya, belajar di universiti tinggi
4. He wants to show his mother (Ah Mah) the ships from his office, to show her how much has changed
since last time (they grew up near the beach)
Dia ingin menunjukkan ibu dia (Ah Mah) kapal2 dari pejabat, untuk tunjukkan dia beberapa benda yang
sudah berubah sejak dulu (mereka dulu tinggal tepi pantai)

5. So he buys her a pair of binoculars

Jadi dia belikan dia sepasang binoculars
6. He meets her in the garden of his house. Ah Mah is feeding chickens
Dia temu Ah Mah di taman rumahnya. Ah Mah sedang beri makan kepada ayam2.
7. He tells his mother he has a present for her, a pair of binoculars to help her see. (Ah Mahs eyesight is bad)
Dia beritahu ibunya bahawa dia ada sesuatu hadiah untuknya, sepasang binoculars untuk tolong dia
melihat (penglihatan Ah Mah kurang baik)
a. He knows she is afraid to go for the operation so he has bought the binoculars for her.
Dia tahu ibunya takut pergi pembedahan jadi dia belilah binoculars itu untuknya.
8. He wants to take his mother to the office.
Dia nak ambil ibunya ke pejebat
9. The next morning, Mr Li asks his daughter (Ying) to call his mother.
Pagi setererusnya, Encik Li minta anak perempuannya (Ying) untuk panggil ibu.
10. Ah Mah is busy praying to her deceased husband in the praying room. (this is a traditional Chinese custom)
Ah mah sedang sibuk doa kepada suami yang sudah meninggal di dalam bilik doa. (Ini sesuatu adat Cina
tradisional)

11. Ying disturbs Ah Mah while Ah Mah is praying.

Ying menganggu Ah Mah semasa dia berdoa
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 a. Ying tells Ah Mah to hurry up
Ying suruh Ah Mah cepat
b. Ah Mah argues and says that it is important to finish praying
Ah Mah bertengkar dan katakan bahawa habiskan doa merupakan sesuatu yang penting
c. Ying says that she can do it faster
Ying katakan bahawa dia boleh buat lebih cepat
d. Ah Mah complains that Ying does not know how to pray properly
Ah Mah merungut bahawa Ying tak tahu doa dengan cara betul
12. Mr Li hears the argument and comes into the room
Encik Li mendengar pertengkaran dan memasuki bilik
13. Ying complains to her father in English that Ah Mah is taking too long
Ying merungut dalam Bahasa Inggeris bahawa Ah Mah lambat sangat
14. Mr Li scolds Ying for not being respectful to Ah Mah using Cantonese. (He speaks Cantonese so Ah Mah
can understand what they are saying. Ah Mah can only speak Cantonese)
Encik Li marah Ying kerana dia kurang hormat kepada Ah Mah dalam Bahasa Cantonis. (Dia cakap Bahasa
Cantonis supaya Ah Mah boleh memahami perbualan mereka. Ah Mah hanya boleh cakap Bahasa
Cantonis)
15. Mr Li asks Ying to wait for Ah Mah to finish.
Encik Li minta Ying tunggu untuk Ah Mah siapkan doa.
16. After Ah Mah has finished praying, she and Mr Li go to his office
Selepas Ah Mah siap berdoa, dia dan Encik Li pergi ke pejabatnya.
17. Mr Li shows Ah Mah the ships and asks her to look through the binoculars.
Encik Li tunjukkan Ah Mah kapal2 dan minta dia lihat melalui binoculars
18. Ah Mah says she cannot see but Mr Li asks Ah Mah to try harder
Ah Mah kata dia tak boleh lihat tapi Encik Li minta Ah Mah cuba lagi
19. Suddenly Ah Mah says, Yes! Yes! I can see!
Tiba2, Ah Mah kata, Ya! Ya! Saya boleh nampak!
a. And then Ah Mah says, I can see when you were a little boy, playing along the sand. (Ah Mah is
only pretending, she is remembering the past times)
Selepas itu, Ah Mah kata, Saya boleh lihat semasa kau budak kecik, main kat pasiaq. (Ah Mah
hanya berlakon, dia sedang mengingati kenangan dulu)
b. Ah Mah continues to tell the story while Mr Li asks her to stop repeatedly
Ah Mah teruskan bercerita semasa Encik Li ulang2 minta dia henti
20. Mr Li gets annoyed and he says enough! and takes the binoculars away from Ah Mah.
Encil Li rasa jengkel dan dia kata Cukuplah! dan dia ambil binoculars itu dari Ah Mah
21. Suddenly Ah Mah falls sick and she gets admitted to the hospital.
Tiba2 Ah Mah jatuh sakit dan masuk hospital
22. Ying is beside Ah Mah. Since Ah Mah got admitted into the hospital, Ying has taken good care of Ah Mah.
Ying berada sebelah Ah Mah. Sejak Ah Mah masuk hospital, Ying telah baik2 menjaga Ah Mah.
a. (example) ______________________________________________________

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23. Mr Li visits Ah Mah in the hospital

Encik Li melawat Ah Mah di hospital
24. Mr Li wants to ask something important from Ah Mah. But Ah Mahs eyes are closed.
Encik Li ingin tanya sesuatu yg penting dari Ah Mah tapi matanya tutup.
25. Ying says, dont worry, she can hear you! Just talk to her. She can still see! Ying pulls Ah Mahs eyelids
up to show her father.
Ying kata, jangan risau, dia boleh dengar Bapa! Cakap sahaja. Dia masih boleh lihat! Ying pula
menarik kelopak mata Ah Mah untuk tunjukkan ayahnya.
26. Mr Li scolds Ying Close her eyes! She is not a toy!
Encik Li marah Ying Tutup mata dia! Dia bukan alat permainan!
27. They talk about something which I forget :P
Mereka pula berbincang tentang sesuatu benda yg Cikgu sudah lupa :P
28. Ah Mah passes away.
Ah Mah meninggal dunia
29. Now Ah Mahs picture is beside her deceased husband in the praying room.
Sekarang, gambar Ah Mah berada sebelah suaminya di dalam bilik doa.
30. Mr Li is in the praying room, alone, talking to Ah Mah.
Encik Li berada di bilik doa, bersendirian, dan dia sedang bercakap kepada Ah Mah.
31. Mr Lis voice is sad.
Suara Encik Li sedih.

32. Mr Li tries to pray to Ah Mah but he cannot find the joss sticks (used for praying)
Encik Li cuba berdoa kepada Ah Mah tetapi dia tidak dapat mencari joss sticks (yg digunakan untuk
mendoa)
33. Suddenly, Mr Li gives up. And he says to himself, What am I doing here talking to a picture? (with a sad
voice, and his shoulders drooped)
Tiba2, Encik Li putus asa. Dia kata kepada sendiri, Apa saya sedang buat di sini cakap kepada sehelai
gambar? (Dengan suara yang sedih dan bahu yang [jatuh/melabuh?])
34. Mr Li leaves the praying room.
Encik Li tinggalkan bilik doa