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Most Popular Chinese Tales With Animals
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这一年夏天老也不下雨,
It didn’t rain in the summer this year,
Wūyā xiǎng: "yàoshì zài zhǎo búdào shuǐ hē, wǒ huì kěsǐ de!"
乌鸦想:“要是再找不到水喝,我会渴死的!”
The crow thinks he might die if he doesn’t find water!
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tā shǐchū quánshēn de lìqi jìxù xiàngqián fēiqù, qīwàng néng zhǎodào yì diǎnr
shuǐ hē.
它使出全身的力气继续向前飞去,期望能找到一点儿水喝。
so he goes on flying in hopes of finding some water.
érqiě píng kǒu hěn xiǎo, zuǐ shēn bú jìnqù, gēnběn hē búdào shuǐ.
而且瓶口很小,嘴伸不进去,根本喝不到水。
and the bottle’s neck is too narrow and small for his mouth to reach inside.
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Wūyā bǎ xiǎo shízi yí ge yíge de xié qǐlái diū jìn píngzi lǐ,
乌鸦把小石子一个一个的撷起来丢进瓶子里,
He throws those tiny stones into the bottle,
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In Chinese culture crows are usually considered bad luck because of their black
feathers.
2. 喝 (hē): v. to drink.
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ránhòu jiù huì fāyá, zài zhǎng yèzi, zuìhòu huì jiéchū hěnduō cài.
然后就会发芽,再长叶子,最后会结出很多菜。
then they bud and sprout leaves, and at last they yield many vegetables.
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Xiǎomāo xiǎng: rúguǒ wǒ bǎ yú zhòngdào nítǔ lǐ, huìbuhuì zhǎng chū hěnduō
yú ne?
小猫想:如果我把鱼种到泥土里,会不会长出很多鱼呢?
The kitten thought: “If I plant fish in the soil, will more fish grow?
Xiǎomāo měitiān dōu jiāoshuǐ, yí gè xīngqī guòqù le, kěshì yú hái méiyǒu fāyá.
小猫每天都浇水,一个星期过去了,可是鱼还没有发芽。
He watered the fish every day. A week later, the fish still didn't sprout.
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Māma xiào le, tā shuō: "Yú shì dòngwù, bùnéng zhòng de.
妈妈笑了,她说:“鱼是动物,不能种的。
His mom laughed and said, "Fish are animals and cannot been planted.
Zhǐyǒu zhíwù cái kěyǐ zhòngzhí. Bǐrú fānqié, huángguā, xīguā děng."
只有植物才可以种植。比如番茄、黄瓜、西瓜等。”
Only plants can been planted, for example, tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelons
and so on."
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1. 发芽 (fāyá): v. to germinate
"发 (fā)" means to grow out and "芽 (yá)" means bud.
2. 明白 (míngbai): v. to understand
"明 (míng)" means clear and "白 (bái)" literally means white.
3. 小猫 (xiǎomāo): n. Kitten
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5. 春天 (chūntiān): n. Spring
7. 学习 (xuéxí): v. to learn
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1. 借 (jiè): v. to borrow
Kěyǐ
B: 可以。
Sure.
Hǎo de.
B: 好的。
Ok.
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Tā zǒu dào yí piàn yùmǐ dì lǐ, kànjiàn yùmǐ jié de yòu dà yòu duō, fēicháng
gāoxìng.
它走到一片玉米地里,看见玉米结得又大又多,非常高兴。
He was very happy when he came to a cornfield and saw a lot of big ears of
corn.
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Tài gāoxìng le, wǒ bàba xià zhōu yào dài wǒ qù Zhōngguó lǚyóu.
A: 太高兴了,我爸爸下周要带我去中国旅游。
I’m so happy. My father will take me to travel to China next week.
Nà dāngrán le, tā shì māma tèyì sòng gěi wǒ de shēngrì lǐwù ne.
B: 那当然了,它是妈妈特意送给我的生日礼物呢。
Of course. It is a special birthday gift from my mother.
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3. 玉米 (yùmǐ): n. corn
4. 桃子 (táozi): n. peach
5. 西瓜 (xīgua): n. watermelon
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dànshì, wúlùn zěnme zǒu què dōu zhǐnéng héng zhe zǒu.
但是,无论怎么走却都只能横着走。
however, no matter how hard she tried, she could only walk sideways.
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1. 螃蟹 (pángxiè) : n. crab
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Chūntiān dào le, tiānqì mànman zhuǎn nuǎn, bīngxuě yě kāishǐ rónghuà le.
春天到了,天气慢慢转暖,冰雪也开始融化了。
As spring comes, the weather turns warm and the ice and snow begin to melt.
Bèiwǎ láidào xiǎohé biān, kànjiàn yí dà qún lǎoshǔ zhèngzài máng zhe bān
dōngxi.
贝瓦来到小河边,看见一大群老鼠正在忙着搬东西。
Beva comes to a little river. He sees a crowd of mice busy moving things.
Lǎoshǔ huídá : “Chūntiān yào lái le, yǔshuǐ huì mànguò xiǎohé.
老鼠回答:“春天要来了,雨水会漫过小河。
A mouse answers: “Spring is coming and the rain will surge over this little river.
Hébiān bùnéng zhù le, wǒmen yào bān dào shānpō shàng qù.”
河边能住了,我们要搬到山坡上去。”
We cannot live by it. So, we have to move to the mountain slope.”
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Kěshì yǒu yì zhī lǎoshǔ què zài yì páng yōuxián de shài tàiyang.
可是有一只老鼠却在一旁悠闲地晒太阳。
However, there is a mouse leisurely basking on his side in the sunshine.
Jīntiān tiānqì hěnhǎo, wǒ xiān shàishai tàiyang, míngtiān zài bān yě bùchí.”
今天天气很好,我先晒晒太阳,明天再搬也不迟。”
It is a fine day today, so I am going to bask in the sunshine first. It won't be too
late to move things tomorrow.”
Hěn duō tiān guòqù le, Zhīzhi měitiān dōu zài hébiān yōuxián de shài zhe
tàiyang.
很多天过去了,吱吱每天都在河边悠闲地晒着太阳。
Many days go by, and Zhizhi still basks in the sunshine near the river every day.
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Tā zǒngshì shuō: “Wǒ xiān shàishai tàiyang, míngtiān zài bān yě bùchí.”
他总是说:“我先晒晒太阳,明天再搬也不迟。”
Each day he says: “I am basking first. It won't be too late to move things
tomorrow. ”
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Wǒ qù shài bèizi.
我去晒被子。
I am going to put my quilt in the sunshine.
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“Dūdu, Dūdu, yězhū lái lā! Zhuàng huài le líba, hái zài kěn xiàngrìkuí ne!”
“嘟嘟,嘟嘟,野猪来啦!撞坏了篱笆,还在啃向日葵呢!”
“Dudu, Dudu, the wild boar is coming! He'll knock down our railings and chew
on our sunflowers!”
Dàjiā gǎnjǐn lái dào xiàngrìkuí dì, jiéguǒ lián yězhū de yǐngzi dōu méiyǒu
kànjiàn.
大家赶紧来到向日葵地,结果连野猪的影子都没有看见。
Everyone scurries to the sunflowers, but they find no trace of the wild boar.
Dìèr tiān, xiǎoxióng Bènben yòu láidào Bèilā jiā, tā duì Bèilā shuō:
第二天,小熊笨笨又来到贝拉家,他对贝拉说:
The next day, the little bear Benben visits Beila’s house and says:
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“Bèilā, Bèilā, yězhū lái lā, yězhū lái lā! Zhuàng huài le líba, hái zài kěn xiàngrìkuí
ne!”
“贝拉,贝拉,野猪来啦,野猪来啦!撞坏了篱笆,还在啃向日葵呢!”
“Beila, Beila, the wild boar is coming! The wild boar is coming! He'll knock
down our railings and chew on our sunflowers!”
Dàjiā gǎnjǐn lái dào xiàngrìkuí dì, jiéguǒ lián yězhū de yǐngzi dōu méiyǒu
kànjiàn.
大家赶紧来到向日葵地,结果连野猪的影子都没有看见。
Everyone scurries to the sunflowers, but they find no trace of the wild boar.
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“Yězhū lái le, dàjiā kuài gēn wǒ yìqǐ qù gǎnzǒu yězhū ba.”
“野猪来了,大家快跟我一起去赶走野猪吧。”
“The wild boar is coming! Let’s drive the boar away together.”
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xiànzài zhòng xiàqu, dào míngnián yòu kěyǐ zhǎng chū xīn de xiàngrìkuí la!”
现在种下去,到明年又可以长出新的向日葵啦!”
we will plant them now and they will grow into new sunflowers again next
year!”
Xiǎoxióng Bènben jiē guò le zhǒngzi, xiǎoxīnyìyì de zhòng dào le nítǔ lǐ.
小熊笨笨接过了种子,小心翼翼的种到了泥土里。
The little bear Benben takes the seeds and plants them in the soil with much
care.
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Cóngcǐ Bènben měitiān dōu ànshí gěi xiàngrìkuí jiāoshuǐ, chúchóng, shīféi,
从此笨笨每天都按时给向日葵浇水、除虫、施肥,
From then on, Benben waters, exterminates, and fertilizes the sunflower seeds
every day.
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Lìlìshàngdàng le.
丽丽上当了。
Lily is fooled.
Xiǎoxīn shàngdàng!
小心上当!
Be careful of being tricked!
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3. 新(xīn):adi. new
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Xiàtiān, yǒu yì zhī mǎyǐ bèi fēng guā dào le chítáng lǐ.
夏天,有一只蚂蚁被风刮到了池塘里。
In summer, an ant fell into a pond.
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1. 蚂蚁 (mǎyǐ): n. ant
2. 咬 (yǎo) : v. to bite
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Yǒu yì tiān, tiān rè jí le. Sūn Wùkōng hé Zhū Bājiè qù zhǎo shuǐguǒ.
有一天,天热极了。孙悟空和猪八戒去找水果。
One day, on their way to India, the weather was extremely hot. Sun Wukong
went to find some fruit with Pig Bajie.
Sūn Wùkōng zhīdào, Bājiè zhǐshì xiǎng tōulǎn, jiù zìjǐ qù zhǎo shuǐguǒ le.
孙悟空知道,八戒只是想偷懒,就自己去找水果了。
Sun Wukong knew that Bajie merely wanted to slack off, so Sun Wukong went
to find some fruit himself.
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Tā bǎ xīguā fēn chéng sì kuài, dǎsuàn fēn gěi shīfu hé tóngbàn chī.
他把西瓜分成四块,打算分给师傅和同伴吃。
He divided it into four sections, planning to give them to his master and his
fellows,
Kěshì zìjǐ méi rěn zhù, bā sì kuài xīguā dōu chī le.
可是自己没忍住,把四块西瓜都吃了。
Yet he was so greedy that he ate the whole watermelon himself.
Kàn dào Sūn Wùkōng huílai, tā liánmáng bǎ xīguā pí rēng diào le.
看到孙悟空回来,他连忙把西瓜皮扔掉了。
Upon Sun Wukong’s return, Bajie quickly threw away the watermelon rind.
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Bājiè cǎi dào le zìjǐ gāngcái rēng de xīguā pí shàng, lián shuāi le sì jiāo.
八戒踩到了自己刚才扔的西瓜皮上,连摔了四跤。
Bajie stepped on the discarded peels, slipped, and fell down four times.
Culture Notes:
《西游记》(Xī yóu jì) Journey to the West is a mythic Chinese novel, and also
one of the Four Great Classical Novels《四大名著》(sìdà míngzhù) in China. The
novel mainly features the famous Monk Xuanzang and his three disciples who
have magic powers, on their pilgrimage to India in search of Buddhist
scriptures. The TV series adopted from this novel has remained extremely
popular in China for more than twenty years. It is deeply loved by kids of all
ages.
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1. 猪 (zhū): n. pig
2. 西瓜 (xīguā): n. watermelon
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