Lesson Transcript

Hey, guys! Welcome back. I’m Kate.
Today, we’re going to learn a Chinese story, 聪明的乌龟 (cōngmíng de wūguī).
聪明的乌龟 (cōngmíng de wūguī), A Clever Tortoise.
Let’s just get started.
一只老虎很饥饿，他正在寻找食物。
(yī zhī lǎo hǔ hěn jī è, tā zhèng zài xún zhǎo shí wù.)
A tiger is hungry, he is looking for food.
老虎 (lǎo hǔ) tiger
饥饿 (jī è) hungry
寻找 (xún zhǎo) looking for
食物 (shí wù) food
他看见一只青蛙在他前面。
(tā kàn jiàn yī zhī qīng wā zài tā qián miàn.)
He sees a frog in front of him.
看见 (kàn jiàn) see
青蛙 (qīng wā) frog
前面 (qián miàn) in front, in front of
“一只青蛙，我有晚餐啦！”
(yī zhī qīng wā, wǒ yǒu wǎn cān la!)
“A frog! My dinner!”
我有晚餐 (wǒ yǒu wǎn cān) my dinner
晚餐 (wǎn cān) dinner
于是, 他补向青蛙。
(yú shì, tā bǔ xiàng qīng wā.)
So he rushes at the frog.
补向 (bǔ xiàng) rushes at
小乌龟看见了，他猛咬一下啊老虎的尾巴。
(xiǎo wū guī kàn jiàn le, tā měng yǎo yī xià a lǎo hǔ de wěi ba.)
The little tortoise sees it; he bites the tiger’s tail.
看见 (kàn jiàn) see
猛咬 (měng yǎo) bite
尾巴 (wěi ba) tail
“哎呦！” 老虎疼得叫起来并回头看。
("āi yōu!" lǎo hǔ téng dé jiào qǐ lái bìng huí tóu kàn.)
“Ouch!” cries the tiger and he looks back.
回头看 (huí tóu kàn) looks back
此时青蛙听见了老虎的声音，他迅速跳进水里。
(cǐ shí qīng wā tīng jiàn le lǎo hǔ de shēng yīn, tā xùn sù tiào jìn shuǐ lǐ.)
The frog hears the voice and jumps into water.
“谢谢你，小乌龟。” 青蛙说。
("xiè xiè nǐ, xiǎo wū guī." qīng wā shuō.)
“Thank you, little tortoise.” says the frog.
谢谢你 (xiè xiè nǐ) Thank you
老虎愤怒地说:“我要把你扔到天上去。”
(lǎo hǔ fèn nù de shuō: "wǒ yào bǎ nǐ rēng dào tiān shàng qù.")
The tiger is very angry and says, "I'll throw you to the sky!"
愤怒 (fèn nù) angry
扔 (rēng) throw
天上 (tiān shàng) to the sky
“谢谢你，我喜欢在天空飞翔。”乌龟说。
("xiè xiè nǐ, wǒ xǐ huān zài tiān kōng fēi xiáng." wū guī shuō.)
"Thank you, I like flying in the sky," says the tortoise.
谢谢你 (xiè xiè nǐ) Thank you
喜欢 (xǐ huān) like
喜欢在天空飞翔 (xǐ huān zài tiān kōng fēi xiáng) like flying in the sky
老虎停下来说:“那我就把你扔到水里。”
(lǎo hǔ tíng xià lái shuō: "nà wǒ jiù bǎ nǐ rēng dào shuǐ lǐ.")
The tiger stops and says, "I will throw you into the river."
扔到水里 (rēng dào shuǐ lǐ) throw you into the river
“哦，不！我不会游泳。”
("ó, bù! wǒ bú huì yóu yǒng.")
"Oh, no! I can't swim."
游泳 (yóu yǒng) swim
"如果你把我扔进水里我会死的。"
("rú guǒ nǐ bǎ wǒ rēng jìn shuǐ lǐ wǒ huì sǐ de.")
"I will die if you throw me into the water."
死 (sǐ) die
老虎很快就把乌龟扔进水里了。
(lǎo hǔ hěn kuài jiù bǎ wū guī rēng jìn shuǐ lǐ le.)
The tiger threw the tortoise into the water quickly.
“谢谢你，老虎先生，再见！”
("xiè xiè nǐ, lǎo hǔ xiān shēng, zài jiàn!")
"Thank you, Mr. Tiger. Bye-bye."
谢谢你 (xiè xiè nǐ) Thank you
老虎先生 (lǎo hǔ xiān shēng) Mr. Tiger
乌龟和青蛙一起游走了。
(wū guī hé qīng wā yī qǐ yóu zǒu le.)
The tortoise and the frog swim away together.
游走了 (yóu zǒu le) swim away
Right now, let's tell the whole story again.
一只老虎很饥饿，他正在寻找食物。
(yī zhī lǎo hǔ hěn jī è, tā zhèng zài xún zhǎo shí wù.)
他看见一只青蛙在他前面。
(tā kàn jiàn yī zhī qīng wā zài tā qián miàn.)
“一只青蛙，我有晚餐啦！”
(yī zhī qīng wā, wǒ yǒu wǎn cān la!)
于是，他补向青蛙。
(yú shì, tā bǔ xiàng qīng wā.)
小乌龟看见了，他猛咬一下啊老虎的尾巴。
(xiǎo wū guī kàn jiàn le, tā měng yǎo yī xià a lǎo hǔ de wěi ba.)
“哎呦！”老虎疼得叫起来并回头看。
("āi yōu!" lǎo hǔ téng dé jiào qǐ lái bìng huí tóu kàn.)
此时青蛙听见了老虎的声音，他迅速跳进水里。
(cǐ shí qīng wā tīng jiàn le lǎo hǔ de shēng yīn, tā xùn sù tiào jìn shuǐ lǐ.)
“谢谢你，小乌龟。”青蛙说。
("xiè xiè nǐ, xiǎo wū guī." qīng wā shuō.)
老虎愤怒地说:“我要把你扔到天上去。”
(lǎo hǔ fèn nù de shuō: "wǒ yào bǎ nǐ rēng dào tiān shàng qù.")
“谢谢你，我喜欢在天空飞翔。”乌龟说。
("xiè xiè nǐ, wǒ xǐ huān zài tiān kōng fēi xiáng." wū guī shuō.)
老虎停下来:“那我就把你扔到到水里。”
(lǎo hǔ tíng xià lái shuō: "nà wǒ jiù bǎ nǐ rēng dào shuǐ lǐ.")
“哦，不！我不会游泳，
("ó, bù! wǒ bú huì yóu yǒng.")
如果你把我扔井水里我会死的。"
("rú guǒ nǐ bǎ wǒ rēng jìn shuǐ lǐ wǒ huì sǐ de.")
老虎很快就把乌龟扔进水里了。
(lǎo hǔ hěn kuài jiù bǎ wū guī rēng jìn shuǐ lǐ le.)
“谢谢你，老虎先生，再见！”
("xiè xiè nǐ, lǎo hǔ xiān shēng, zài jiàn!")
乌龟和青蛙一起游走了。
(wū guī hé qīng wā yī qǐ yóu zǒu le.)
It is today’s Chinese story. If you like my videos, please don’t forget to give me a thumbs up and subscribe. See you next time. Bye-bye!

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