The Bookshop That Was Never There Yesterday
老李每天早上六点半出门，走半个小时去公司。
Old-Li every day morning six point half out-door, walk half (M) hour go company.
Every morning at six-thirty, Old Li left his house and walked half an hour to work.
这条路他走了十多年，每一家店他都认识。
This (M) road he walk (PERF) ten-more year, every one (M) shop he all know.
He had walked this route for over ten years and knew every shop along it.
可是那天早上，他突然在街边看见一家小书店。
But that day morning, he suddenly at street side see one (M) small bookstore.
But that morning, he suddenly noticed a small bookshop by the street.
“奇怪，”他说，“这家店昨天还不在这儿。”
"Strange," he say, "this (M) shop yesterday still not at here."
“Strange,” he said. “This shop wasn't here yesterday.”
他想走过去，可是身体好像自己走进了书店。
He want walk past, but body seem self walk-into (PERF) bookstore.
He wanted to walk past, but his body seemed to step into the shop on its own.
里面只有一位老板，是位头发全白的女人。
Inside only have one (M) shopkeeper, is (M) hair all white (POSS) woman.
Inside was only one shopkeeper, a woman with all-white hair.
她笑着说：“早上好。”
She smile (CONT) say: "Morning good."
She smiled and said, “Good morning.”
老李问：“你们的店什么时候开的？”
Old-Li ask: "Your shop what time open (POSS)?"
Old Li asked, “When did this shop open?”
她说：“我们的店比较特别。有人需要一本特别的书的时候，我们才在。”
She say: "Our shop comparatively special. Have person need one (M) special (POSS) book (POSS) time, we then at."
She said, “Our shop is different. We're only here when someone needs a particular book.”
老李笑了笑，他以为这只是开玩笑。
Old-Li smile (PERF) smile, he take-as this only is open-joke.
Old Li smiled. He thought it was just a joke.
可是她从一边拿起一本书，给了老李。
But she from one side pick-up one (M) book, give (PERF) Old-Li.
But she lifted a book from the side and handed it to him.
“这本，是写给你的。”
"This (M), is write-give you (POSS)."
“This one is for you.”
书上写着一个名字——那个名字就是老李自己的名字。
Book on write (CONT) one (M) name — that (M) name just is Old-Li own (POSS) name.
On the cover was a name — his own name.
他翻开书，开始读。
He flip-open book, begin read.
He opened the book and started to read.
里面写的全是他的生活：他小时候的家，他第一个朋友，他和妻子是怎么认识的。
Inside write (POSS) all is his life: his small-time (POSS) home, his first (M) friend, he and wife is how know (POSS).
Inside was his whole life: his childhood home, his first friend, how he met his wife.
他读得越久，越觉得这真是他的故事。
He read (DEG) more long, more feel this true is his (POSS) story.
The more he read, the more he felt this really was his story.
可是读到最后，故事开始不一样了。
But read to last, story begin not same (PERF).
But by the end, the story began to change.
书里的他做了一个不同的决定。
Book inside (POSS) him do (PERF) one (M) different (POSS) decision.
The man in the book made a different choice.
他没有放下自己一直喜欢的事，他没有让别人决定他的生活。
He not have put-down own continuously like (POSS) matter, he not have let other-person decide his (POSS) life.
He didn't give up what he had always loved. He didn't let others decide his life.
结果，书里的他变得很高兴，也帮了很多人。
Result, book inside (POSS) him change (DEG) very happy, also help (PERF) very many person.
In the end, the man in the book was happy, and he helped many people.
老李读到最后一句话，眼里有水。
Old-Li read to last one (M) sentence, eye inside have water.
Old Li read the last line with tears in his eyes.
他把书放下，对老板说：“这本书我能买吗？”
He (BA) book put-down, toward shopkeeper say: "This (M) book I able buy (Q)?"
He set the book down and asked, “May I buy this book?”
她笑着说：“你已经读完了。你能记住，就够了。”
She smile (CONT) say: "You already read-finish (PERF). You able remember, then enough (PERF)."
She smiled and said, “You've already finished it. If you remember it, that's enough.”
老李走出书店，向公司去。
Old-Li walk-out bookstore, toward company go.
Old Li walked out and continued toward his office.
第二天早上，他又走那条路，可是书店已经不见了。
Second day morning, he again walk that (M) road, but bookstore already not see (PERF).
The next morning, he walked the same road, but the bookshop was gone.
他站在街上看了很久，最后笑了。
He stand at street on look (PERF) very long, last smile (PERF).
He stood on the street for a long time, then finally smiled.
那天下班以后，他没有回家。
That day off-work after, he not have return-home.
That day after work, he didn't go home.
他先去做了一件事——一件他在书里读到的事。
He first go do (PERF) one (M) matter — one (M) he at book inside read-to (POSS) matter.
He first went to do something — something he had read about in the book.