龟兔赛跑
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A fast hare mocks a slow tortoise, they race through a sunny forest, and the steady tortoise wins by a hair.
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Section 1
A Sunny Morning
Hare sees the tortoise on a quiet path and laughs at him.
! 7 new words in this section
-
Yětù 野兔hare chars · HSK 6Key animal in the fable.
-
Wūguī 乌龟tortoiseKey animal in the fable.
-
tíng xiàlái 停下来to stop chars · HSK 4
-
dī xià 低下to lower chars · HSK 4
-
hāhā 哈哈ha ha chars · HSK 5
-
táitóu 抬头to raise one’s head chars · HSK 4
-
zhǐzhe 指着to point at chars · HSK 4
zǎoshang
早上
tàiyáng
太阳
chūlái
出来
le
了
,
xiǎolù
小路
hěn
很
ānjìng
安静
。
In the morning the sun came out, and the path was quiet.
Yětù
野兔
zài
在
xiǎolù
小路
shàng
上
tiàoláitiàoqù
跳来跳去
,
kàn dào
看到
yì zhī
一只
Wūguī
乌龟
zài
在
lùbiān
路边
mànmàn
慢慢
zǒu
走
。
The hare hopped along the path and saw a tortoise slowly walking by the roadside.
Yětù
野兔
tíng xiàlái
停下来
,
dī xià
低下
tóu
头
kàn le kàn
看了看
,
ránhòu
然后
hāhā
哈哈
dàxiào
大笑
。
The hare stopped, lowered his head to look, and then burst into loud laughter.
Wūguī
乌龟
táitóu
抬头
shuō
说
:
“
zǎoshang
早上
hǎo
好
,
jīntiān
今天
de
的
tiānqì
天气
zhēn
真
hǎo
好
。”
The tortoise raised his head and said, “Good morning, the weather is really nice today.”
Yětù
野兔
zhǐzhe
指着
tā
他
xiào
笑
:
“
nǐ
你
zǒu
走
tài
太
màn
慢
le
了
ba
吧
?
”
The hare pointed at him and laughed: “You walk too slowly, right?”
Section 2
Boasting
The hare boasts that he is fast and can easily win any race.
! 4 new words in this section
-
Yětù 野兔hare chars · HSK 6
-
zhǐzhe 指着pointing at chars · HSK 4
-
shāshā 沙沙rustle chars · HSK 4
-
Wūguī 乌龟tortoise
Yětù
野兔
gāoxìng de
高兴地
dòngdong
动动
ěrduo
耳朵
,
shuō
说
:
“
nǐ
你
tài
太
màn
慢
le
了
,
wǒ
我
pǎo
跑
fēicháng
非常
kuài
快
。”
The hare, looking pleased, wiggled his ears and said, “You are too slow; I run very fast.”
tā
他
zhǐzhe
指着
qiánmiàn
前面
de
的
chánglù
长路
,
yòu
又
xiàozhe
笑着
shuō
说
:
“
wǒ
我
cānjiā
参加
bǐsài
比赛
,
yídìng
一定
néng
能
xiān
先
dào
到
。”
Pointing to the long road ahead, he smiled and said, “If I join a race, I will arrive first.”
pángbiān
旁边
de
的
fēng
风
cóng
从
shù
树
shàng
上
guā
刮
guò
过
,
yǒu
有
shāshā
沙沙
de
的
shēngyīn
声音
,
Wūguī
乌龟
ānjìng de
安静地
tīngzhe
听着
。
The wind by them scraped past the trees with a rustling sound, and the tortoise quietly listened.
tā
他
méiyǒu
没有
shēngqì
生气
,
zhǐshì
只是
diǎntóu
点头
,
shuō
说
:
“
nǐ
你
zhēn de
真的
hěn
很
kuài
快
。”
He wasn’t angry; he just nodded and said, “You really are fast.”
Yětù
野兔
tīng
听
le
了
gèng
更
gāoxìng
高兴
,
yòu
又
tiào
跳
le
了
liǎng
两
xià
下
。
Hearing this, the hare felt even happier and hopped twice again.
Section 3
The Challenge
The tortoise suggests a race and they set a start and finish.
! 4 new words in this section
-
Wūguī 乌龟tortoise
-
hóngxiàn 红线red line chars · HSK 4
-
Yětù 野兔hare chars · HSK 6
-
guà 挂to hang chars · HSK 4
guò le
过了
yíhuìr
一会儿
,
Wūguī
乌龟
mànmande
慢慢地
shuō
说
:
“
nà
那
wǒmen
我们
lái
来
bǐsài
比赛
,
kànkan
看看
shéi
谁
xiān
先
dào
到
qiánmiàn
前面
de
的
hóngxiàn
红线
。”
After a while, the tortoise slowly said, “Then let’s race and see who reaches the red line ahead first.”
Yětù
野兔
yì
一
tīng
听
jiù
就
xiào qǐlái
笑起来
,
shuō
说
:
“
hǎo
好
a
啊
,
wǒ
我
yídìng
一定
huì
会
xiān
先
dào
到
!
”
As soon as the hare heard it, he laughed and said, “Great, I will arrive first!”
tāmen
他们
zài
在
lùkǒu
路口
zhǎo lái
找来
yì gēn
一根
hóngxiàn
红线
,
guà
挂
zài
在
liǎng
两
biān
边
de
的
shù
树
shàng
上
,
dào
到
le
了
nàli
那里
,
shéi
谁
xiān
先
dào
到
jiù
就
shì
是
dì yī
第一
。
At the crossroads they found a red string, hung it on the trees on both sides, and whoever arrived there first would be number one.
kāishǐ
开始
de
的
dìfāng
地方
zài
在
dìshang
地上
,
yǒu
有
gè
个
báibái
白白
de
的
xiǎo
小
kuài
块
,
hěn
很
qīngchu
清楚
。
The starting place was on the ground; there was a little white piece, very clear to see.
Wūguī
乌龟
diǎntóu
点头
,
shuō
说
yào
要
zǒu
走
hǎo
好
měi
每
yī
一
bù
步
。
The tortoise nodded and said he would do his best with each step.
Yětù
野兔
diǎntóu
点头
,
dànshì
但是
xīnlǐ
心里
xiǎngzhe
想着
zhè
这
yídìng
一定
hěn
很
jiǎndān
简单
。
The hare nodded, but in his heart he thought it would surely be very easy.
Section 4
They Start
They begin the race; hare speeds ahead while tortoise moves steadily.
! 5 new words in this section
-
huītǔ 灰土dust chars · HSK 5
-
Yětù 野兔hare chars · HSK 6
-
Wūguī 乌龟tortoise
-
luò 落to fall chars · HSK 4
-
bù tíng 不停nonstop chars · HSK 4
tāmen
他们
yìqǐ
一起
kāishǐ
开始
pǎo
跑
,
báisè
白色
de
的
xiǎo
小
kuài
块
hòumiàn
后面
fēiqǐ
飞起
yì
一
diǎn
点
huītǔ
灰土
。
They started running together, and a bit of dust rose behind the little white piece.
Yětù
野兔
xiàng
像
fēng
风
yíyàng
一样
de
地
pǎo
跑
,
jǐ xià
几下
jiù
就
pǎodào
跑到
qiánmiàn
前面
hěn
很
yuǎn
远
。
The hare ran like the wind and in just a few moments was far ahead.
tā
他
huítóu
回头
kànjiàn
看见
Wūguī
乌龟
hái
还
zài
在
mànmàn
慢慢
zǒu
走
,
jiù
就
xiào
笑
le
了
。
He looked back and saw the tortoise still walking slowly, and he smiled.
Wūguī
乌龟
bù
不
kàn
看
tā
他
,
zhǐ
只
kànzhe
看着
lù
路
,
yí
一
bù
步
yí
一
bù
步
de
地
xiàng qián
向前
zǒu
走
。
The tortoise didn’t look at him; he only watched the road and moved forward step by step.
tiān
天
shàng
上
yǒu
有
tàiyáng
太阳
,
shù
树
hé
和
shù
树
zhōngjiān
中间
luò
落
xià
下
xiǎo
小
diǎndiǎn
点点
,
lù
路
shàng
上
yǒu
有
báibái
白白
de
的
xiǎo
小
diǎn
点
。
There was the sun in the sky; little spots fell between the trees, and white dots lay on the road.
shù
树
shàng
上
de
的
niǎo
鸟
jiào
叫
gè
个
bù tíng
不停
,
zhèlǐ
这里
de
的
fēng
风
hěn
很
xīnxiān
新鲜
。
Birds on the branches chirped nonstop, and the breeze here was very fresh.
Section 5
The Nap
The hare gets overconfident, takes a nap, while the tortoise keeps moving.
! 6 new words in this section
-
Yětù 野兔hare chars · HSK 6
-
Wūguī 乌龟tortoise
-
bì shàng 闭上to close chars · HSK 5
-
tíngxià 停下to stop chars · HSK 4
-
shùlín 树林woods/forest chars · HSK 4
-
shāshā 沙沙rustling chars · HSK 4
pǎo
跑
le
了
yíhuìr
一会儿
,
Yětù
野兔
juéde
觉得
yì
一
diǎn
点
yě
也
bù
不
lèi
累
,
xīnlǐ
心里
xiǎng
想
:
“
Wūguī
乌龟
tài
太
màn
慢
le
了
。”
After running for a while, the hare felt not tired at all and thought, “The tortoise is too slow.”
tā
他
kàndào
看到
yí
一
kuài
块
cǎodì
草地
hěn
很
shūfu
舒服
,
jiù
就
shuō
说
:
“
wǒ
我
xiān
先
xiūxi
休息
yíhuìr
一会儿
,
zài
再
pǎo
跑
yě
也
bù
不
wǎn
晚
。”
He saw a comfy patch of grass and said, “I’ll rest for a moment first; it won’t be late to run again later.”
tā
他
zài
在
shùxià
树下
xiūxi
休息
,
tīngzhe
听着
fēngshēng
风声
,
bì shàng
闭上
yǎn
眼
,
hěn
很
kuài
快
jiù
就
shuìzhe
睡着
le
了
。
He rested under the tree, listened to the sound of the wind, closed his eyes, and soon fell asleep.
Wūguī
乌龟
yīzhí
一直
zǒu
走
,
tā
他
kànjiàn
看见
Yětù
野兔
zài
在
shuì
睡
,
yě
也
méiyǒu
没有
tíngxià
停下
。
The tortoise kept walking, and though he saw the hare sleeping, he did not stop.
tā
他
duì
对
zìjǐ
自己
shuō
说
:
“
búyào
不要
jí
急
,
zǒu
走
hǎo
好
měi
每
yī
一
bù
步
。”
He said to himself, “Don’t rush; take each step well.”
shùlín
树林
hěn
很
ānjìng
安静
,
zhǐnéng
只能
tīngjiàn
听见
jiǎo
脚
hé
和
shù
树
shàng
上
de
的
shāshā
沙沙
shēng
声
。
The woods were very quiet; only the sounds of footsteps and rustling in the trees could be heard.
Section 6
Neck and Neck
Hare wakes and sprints, but the tortoise stays steady and wins just ahead.
! 5 new words in this section
-
zhèn 阵gust chars · HSK 5
-
Yětù 野兔hare chars · HSK 6
-
hóngxiàn 红线red line chars · HSK 4
-
Wūguī 乌龟tortoise
-
lìhai 厉害great/awesome chars · HSK 4
yǒu
有
yí
一
zhèn
阵
fēng
风
,
Yětù
野兔
yíxiàzi
一下子
zuòqǐ
坐起
,
kànjiàn
看见
tàiyáng
太阳
yǐjīng
已经
gèng
更
gāo
高
le
了
。
A gust of wind came and the hare sat up at once; he saw the sun was already higher.
tā
他
mǎshàng
马上
tiào
跳
qǐlái
起来
,
hěn
很
kuài
快
de
地
xiàng qián
向前
pǎo
跑
,
xīnlǐ
心里
hěn
很
zhāojí
着急
。
He jumped up right away and ran forward very fast, feeling very anxious.
qiánmiàn
前面
yǒu
有
nà
那
dào
道
hóngxiàn
红线
,
tā
他
kàndào
看到
Wūguī
乌龟
yǐjīng
已经
hěn
很
jìn
近
le
了
。
Ahead was the red line, and he saw that the tortoise was already very close to it.
Yětù
野兔
pǎo
跑
gèng
更
kuài
快
,
Wūguī
乌龟
yě
也
bù
不
huítóu
回头
,
yīzhí
一直
xiàng qián
向前
zǒu
走
。
The hare ran even faster, and the tortoise didn’t look back, just kept moving forward.
dào
到
le
了
hóngxiàn
红线
qián
前
yī
一
bù
步
,
Wūguī
乌龟
xiān
先
dào
到
,
chéng
成
le
了
dì yī
第一
,
zhè
这
cì
次
bǐsài
比赛
Yětù
野兔
zhǐ
只
chà
差
yì
一
diǎndiǎn
点点
。
One step before the red line, the tortoise arrived first and became number one; in this race the hare was just a tiny bit behind.
xiǎolù
小路
shàng
上
yǒu
有
hěn duō
很多
shēngyīn
声音
,
dàjiā
大家
dōu
都
zǒu
走
guòlái
过来
,
shuō
说
Wūguī
乌龟
zhēn
真
xíng
行
,
yě
也
duì
对
Yětù
野兔
shuō
说
búyào
不要
zài
再
juéde
觉得
zìjǐ
自己
hěn
很
lìhai
厉害
。
There were many voices on the path; everyone came over, saying the tortoise was truly capable, and telling the hare not to think he’s so great again.