No, it's an original. My father's friend is a calligrapher, and I had him make it for you.
没错,这可是真迹。我父亲的朋友是书法家,专门帮你写的。
I'm cleaning the yard outside.
我在外面清理庭院。
would be like trying to meet a friend in London without a pre-arranged rendezvous and absurdly wandering the streets in the hope of a chance encounter.