胡同的生活 Life in Hutong

胡同的魅力不仅仅体现在它的历史和名称上，更让人着迷的是生活在其中的给人带来的快乐。坐上老北京特色的人力三轮车，走到胡同深处去，你能更深地了解北京的胡同，了解胡同里平民百姓的生活和传统。
The charm of hutong is not only shown in its history and names, but also lies in the happiness which it brings to hutong residents. If you take a special Beijing tricycle, and go to the depth of hutong, you will have a deeper understanding of hutong and the life and tradition of hutong residents.

主持人：想起那个时候最幸福，最高兴的是什么事？
Host: What was the happiest thing at that time?

中年妇女：最高兴的？夏天坐街上大家一块聊天、玩儿，热了，睡不着觉，拿扇子坐街边上玩，那时没有空调，没有电扇，也没有电视，什么都没有，也挺快乐的，大家裤衩背心一穿，女孩子当然穿的多点，大家都坐一块儿。
Interviewee: The happiest thing? In summer, we used to sit in the street to chat and play with neighbors. It was so hot that we could not fall into sleep. We took fans with us and sat in the street. At that time, there were no air conditioners, no electric fans and no televisions. Although we did have anything at that time, we also felt happy. Guy wore vests and short pants. Girl of course wore more. We all sat together.

主持人：那讲什么呢？
Host: What were you chatting about?

中年妇女：什么都可以讲，天南海北，东西南北，全都能讲。小孩一般，住平房像我们，小孩踢毽子、跳皮筋。热的时候，每个人拿一小板凳儿，有老人小孩，大家一块玩，聊天，听老人讲故事，听老人聊。
Interviewee: We were chatting about everything. Kids like us lived in bungalows. They kicked shuttlecocks and skipped rubber bands. When it was hot, everybody would carry a stool. We all chatted and played together and listened to stories from elders.