yǒu yī gè wǒ kòu shǒu de zuò pǐn

有一个我叩首的（作品）

There is one of my kowtows (works)

tā qí shí shì wǒ zì jǐ de yī gè yuán xíng

它其实是我自己的一个原型

It is actually a prototype of myself

de

1:1的

1:1

fàng dào jīn gāng shā de zhōng jiān

放到金刚砂的中间

Put it in the middle of the emery

dāng shí fù qīn zài zhòng zhèng jiān hù shì

（当时）父亲在重症监护室

(At the time) Father was in the intensive care unit

yǐ jīng qù shì le

已经去世了

Has passed away

wǒ jiù zài mén kǒu

我就在门口

I'm at the door

yī zhí zuò zhè me yī gè dòng zuò

一直做这么一个动作

Keep doing such a move

wǒ jiào dài yíng

我叫戴莹

My name is dai ying

chū shēng yú sì chuān é méi shān

出生于四川峨眉山

Born in Mount Emei, Sichuan

wǒ fù qīn chū shēn cǎo gēn

我父亲出身草根

My father was born in grassroots

tā shì cóng jiàn zhù gōng rén

他是从建筑工人

He is a construction worker

yī bù bù zuò qǐ lái

一步步做起来

Do it step by step

tā zhī dào qí shí shēng huó de běn zhì shì hěn cán kù de

他知道，其实生活的本质是很残酷的

He knows that the nature of life is cruel

zài wǒ fù qīn shēng bìng zhī qián

在我父亲生病之前

Before my father got sick

wǒ yīng gāi shì gēn xiǎo gōng zhǔ yī yàng

我应该是跟小公主一样

I should be like the little princess

wú yōu wú lǜ dì shēng huó

无忧无虑地生活

Live carefree

nián cóng niǔ yuē gāng huí guó de shí hòu

（2015年，从纽约）刚回国的时候

(From New York in 2015) When I first returned to China

fù qīn yě shì zài bìng zhòng dāng zhōng

父亲也是在病重当中

Father is also seriously ill

wǒ yě méi yǒu gōng zuò

我也没有工作

I don't have a job either

hěn yì yù

很抑郁

Very depressed

wǒ fù qīn shì nián qù shì de

我父亲是2018年去世的

My father died in 2018

wǒ qí shí zhào gù bù le wǒ fù qīn

我其实照顾不了我父亲

I can't actually take care of my father

wǒ kàn dào fù qīn yòng xī yǎng jī

我看到父亲用吸氧机

I saw my father use an oxygen machine

wǒ hěn bēng kuì

我很崩溃

I am so broken

zài nián bān qù gōng dì páng biān de cūn zhuāng

在2017年，搬去工地旁边的村庄

In 2017, moved to the village next to the construction site

tè bié xǐ huān wǎng gōng dì pǎo

特别喜欢往工地跑

I especially like running to the construction site

cóng xiǎo wǒ gēn wǒ fù qīn de jì yì

从小我跟我父亲的记忆

The memories of me and my father since I was young

jiù shì zài nà gè dì fāng jiàn lì de

就是在那个地方建立的

Was built in that place

zài nà gè huán jìng zhōng wǒ huì gǎn jué yǒu ān quán gǎn

在那个环境中我会感觉有安全感

I feel safe in that environment

quán shì nóng mín gōng

全是农民工

All migrant workers

suǒ wèi wǒ men shè huì bǐ jiào dǐ céng de

所谓我们社会比较底层的

The so-called lower level of our society

wǒ qù gōng gòng yù shì xǐ zǎo

我去公共浴室洗澡

I go to the public bathroom to take a shower

chī kuài qián de fēi bǐng

吃5块钱的飞饼

Eat 5 yuan flying cake

jiù xiàng yī gè xiàn shí zhǔ yì de diàn yǐng yī yàng de

就像一个现实主义的电影一样的

Like a realistic movie

dàn wǒ yě méi jué dé kǔ

但我也没觉得苦

But I didn’t feel bitter either

wǒ měi tiān yě zài xún zhǎo cái liào

我每天也在寻找材料

I am also looking for materials every day

sī kǎo zuò pǐn zěn me zuò

思考作品怎么做

Thinking about how to do the work

bǎ wǒ duì fù qīn de sī niàn

把我对父亲的思念

To miss my father

shēng hé sǐ de zhè zhǒng tǐ wù

生和死的这种体悟

This realization of life and death

tǐ xiàn zài wǒ de zuò pǐn zhōng

体现在我的作品中

Reflected in my work

nián dǐ

2017年底

End of 2017

zài yī gè chāi qiān gōng dì

在一个拆迁工地

On a demolition site

hū rán zhī jiān tīng dào yī gè shēng rì gē

忽然之间听到一个生日歌

Suddenly heard a birthday song

wǒ jiù páo páo páo páo páo

我就刨刨刨刨刨

I'll plan it

fā xiàn le yī gè pò suì de

发现了一个破碎的

Found a broken

lián huā zhuàng de là zhú

莲花状的蜡烛

Lotus-shaped candle

qián liǎng tiān hái yǒu xiǎo péng yǒu zài hěn huān kuài dì guò zhe shēng rì

前两天，还有小朋友在很欢快地过着生日

Two days ago, there were children who had a happy birthday

rán hòu tū rán jiān jiù

然后突然间就

Then suddenly

méi le

没了

Gone

zhè cì jiù fàng zài le

这次就放在了

Put it this time

cóng chāi qiān dì fāng

从拆迁地方

From demolition place

shí jiǎn de yī xiē lā jī dài de zhèng zhōng jiān

拾捡的一些垃圾袋的正中间

The middle of some garbage bags picked up

zuò pǐn jiào guó jì gē

（作品）叫《国际歌》

(Work) called "Internationale"

guàn chuān yī céng hé èr céng de nà miàn qiáng

贯穿一层和二层的那面墙

The wall that runs through the first and second floors

ràng yī xiē jiàn zhù gōng rén láo dòng zhě

让一些建筑工人、劳动者

Let some construction workers, laborers

gòng tóng cān yǔ wán chéng zhè jiàn zuò pǐn

共同参与完成这件作品

Participate in completing this work together

dú lì liǎng gè zì

「独立」两个字

The word "independence"

tā jiù yuè xiě qíng xù jiù qǐ lái le

他就越写，情绪就起来了

The more he writes, the emotional upset

duì zhe wǒ jiù zhè yàng

对着我就这样

Just face me

zhè gè zuò pǐn zhēn hǎo

这个作品真好

This work is really good

sān sè biān zhī dài

三色编织袋

Three-color woven bag

nóng mín gōng zài huǒ chē zhàn

农民工在火车站

Migrant workers at the train station

lín shí dǎ bāo de yī zhǒng xíng lǐ bāo guǒ

临时打包的一种行李包裹

A temporary baggage package

shì yī gè mǐ gāo

是一个7米9高

Is a 7 meters 9 high

xiàng zhuǎn jīng tǒng yī yàng de zhuāng zhì zuò pǐn

像转经筒一样的装置作品

Installation works like a prayer wheel

cóng lǐ miàn dào wài miàn

从里面到外面

From inside to outside

xiě mǎn le cóng gǔ dào jīn cóng xī dào zhōng

写满了从古到今、从西到中

Written from ancient to present, from west to middle

zhé xué jiā de yī xiē yǔ lù

哲学家的一些语录

Some quotations from philosophers

jiàn zhù gōng rén shū xiě wán chéng de zuò pǐn

建筑工人书写完成的作品

Construction workers write finished works

shì zhī fù xīn chóu de

是支付薪酬的

Is paid

tā wán quán bù lǐ jiě shì wǒ yì liào zhī nèi de shì

他完全不理解是我意料之内的事

He didn't understand it was something I expected

chū qín jì lù zuò pǐn jiù xiàng měi tiān dǎ kǎ gōng zuò

《出勤记录》（作品）就像每天打卡工作

"Attendance Record" (work) is like clocking in every day

bù zhī shēng yì bù zhī sǐ

不知生亦不知死

I don't know how to live or die

jì zhě nín huì bù huì dān xīn

记者：您会不会担心

Reporter: Are you worried

yǒu rén jué dé nǐ zài lì yòng gōng rén

有人觉得你在利用工人?

Does anyone think you are using workers?

bù dān xīn

不担心

do not worry

zuò pǐn zhēn de jiǎ de

作品真的假的

The work is real

bié rén néng gǎn shòu chū lái

别人能感受出来

Others can feel it

wǒ kě néng shuō zhè jù huà bǐ jiào kuáng yī xiē

我可能说这句话比较狂一些

I might say this sentence is a bit crazy

dàn shì wǒ jué dé wǒ de zuò pǐn

但是我觉得我的作品

But I think my work

bù kě fù zhì hé bù kě tì dài

不可复制和不可替代

Irreproducible and irreplaceable

yì shù gěi le wǒ dì èr cì shēng mìng

艺术给了我第二次生命

Art gave me a second life

ràng wǒ zài zuì jué wàng de shí hòu

让我在最绝望的时候

Make me in the most desperate time

zhuā dào fú píng zhè me yī gè biǎo dá de chū kǒu

抓到浮萍，这么一个表达的出口

Caught duckweed, such an expression

wǒ cóng dà xué bì yè dào xiàn zài

我从大学毕业到现在

I graduated from university until now

yě méi yǒu shàng guò yī tiān bān

也没有上过一天班

Have never worked a day

gōng zuò de pǔ shì jià zhí

工作的普世价值

The universal value of work

wǒ wán quán méi yǒu gài niàn

我完全没有概念

I have no idea

wǒ xiān shēng shì tè bié lǐ jiě wǒ

我先生是特别理解我

My husband understands me very much

zhī chí wǒ

支持我

support me

yǒu shí hòu wǎn shàng wǒ huì zài fú táng dài zhe

有时候晚上我会在佛堂待着

Sometimes I stay in the Buddhist hall at night

wǒ huì chāo xuè jīng

我会抄血经

I will copy blood

chí zhòu zuò shàn shì

持咒、做善事

Chanting and doing good deeds

méi yǒu qí tā ài hǎo le

没有其他爱好了

No other hobbies

wǒ de qián cái wǒ dōu kě yǐ ná chū qù

我的钱财我都可以拿出去

I can take out all my money

wǒ nǎ pà huó yī tiān

我哪怕活一天

I even live a day

bié rén xū yào wǒ

别人需要我

Others need me

wǒ jiù jué dé wǒ hěn yǒu jià zhí

我就觉得我很有价值

I think I'm very valuable

bǎ wǒ tāo kōng shì zuì hǎo de

把我掏空是最好的

Hollowing me out is the best