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The Tortoise and the Hare: Part 2

龟兔赛跑第二部分

Translation

乌龟wū guī一步一步yí bù yí bù地dì走zǒu。它tā走得zǒu dé很累hěn lèi，但是dàn shì没有méi yǒu放弃fàng qì。时间shí jiān过去guò qù了le。乌龟wū guī慢慢màn màn地dì走过zǒu guò了le兔子tù zi身边shēn biān。兔子tù zi还hái在zài睡觉shuì jiào。快到kuài dào终点zhōng diǎn了le！乌龟wū guī用力yòng lì走到zǒu dào了le终点zhōng diǎn。这时候zhè shí hou，兔子tù zi突然tū rán醒xǐng了le。它tā跑得pǎo dé很快hěn kuài，但是dàn shì已经yǐ jīng太晚了tài wǎn le。乌龟wū guī已经yǐ jīng到了dào le终点zhōng diǎn。兔子tù zi低下dī xià了le头tóu。它tā对duì乌龟wū guī说shuō："你nǐ赢了yíng le。我wǒ应该yīng gāi好好hǎo hǎo学习xué xí。"乌龟wū guī笑着xiào zhe说shuō："做事zuò shì要yào认真rèn zhēn，不能bù néng骄傲jiāo ào。"从这以后cóng zhè yǐ hòu，兔子tù zi再也不zài yě bù骄傲jiāo ào了le。

Key Vocabulary

应该yīnggāi

should; ought to

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我wǒ应该yīng gāi好好hǎo hǎo学习xué xí。

I should study properly.

认真rènzhēn

earnest; serious; conscientious

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做事zuò shì要yào认真rèn zhēn，不能bù néng骄傲jiāo ào。

You must be earnest in what you do and not be arrogant.

放弃fàngqì

to give up; to abandon

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它tā走得zǒu dé很累hěn lèi，但是dàn shì没有méi yǒu放弃fàng qì。

It was very tired from walking, but did not give up.

突然tūrán

suddenly; all of a sudden

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这时候zhè shí hou，兔子tù zi突然tū rán醒xǐng了liǎo。

Just then, the rabbit suddenly woke up.

The Tortoise and the Hare: Part 2

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