When I was trying to find out more about the song “Countless Finally How Many Ducks” I ran across this video. It’s a news report. For fun, I think you should watch the video before you read my translation. Try to guess what it’s about.
http://bbs1.people.com.cn/postDetail.do?view=2&pageNo=1&treeView=1&id=109841211&boardId=4
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Translation:
Most people only hear of ventriloquism (when you don’t open your mouth but use your abdomen to speak) in martial arts novels. Such an incredible thing appears nowadays in Harbin Normal University’s most famous female student, Baihao Yi. On the morning of the 30th, reporters went to Harbin Normal University to see this skilled ventriloquist.
The resulting interview: Harbin University Student Baihao Yi (Hello, everyone. My name is Baihao Yi. Children’s Day is coming. I wish all the kids out there a happy Children’s Day. <here she sings “Countless Finally How Many Ducks”>)
In another interview with her classmate: “The first time I heard Baihao Yi use her abdomen to speak I thought it was very mysterious, and I tried it myself, but I couldn’t learn how to do it.”
Her classmate Liushi Hang: “At the start of university I didn’t at all know she could use her abdomen to speak. There was one time when I think she was singing to herself with her mouth closed, and I thought it was particularly mysterious. At the time I didn’t really believe it. Afterward I made her really close her mouth and talk a little. I thought it was really miraculous. I also wanted to learn how, but I couldn’t.”
It was in primary school that Baihao Yi realized she had this amazing skill. At the time she thought everyone could do it. She absolutely never thought she had any kind of unique talent. Afterward she found out she alone had this skill.
Baihao YI: “I found out I could do this in primary school, maybe first or second grade, I don’t remember too well. At that time, probably when I was playing alone, I randomly let out this kind of sound. At the time I thought everyone could do it, and I didn’t ask other children, ‘Can you do this?’ Afterwards I learned that everyone around me couldn’t do it. I went to the hospital to get examined. I found out I had no abnormalities.”
<more ventriloquism>
This extraordinary capability has brought her and the people around her many delightful moments. She thinks “ventriloquism” is a gift from heaven. She says she needs to protect it well and not use it simply for gain. Her dream is to, after she graduates, continue advanced studies and in the future be an excellent teacher.
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I’m still a bit skeptical, but it’s a funny video nonetheless.
