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The Zodiac Race: Part 3

十二生肖的比赛第三部分

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老虎lǎo hǔ是shì一只yì zhī强壮qiáng zhuàng的de动物dòng wù。它tā相信xiāng xìn自己zì jǐ一定yí dìng能néng赢得yíng dé比赛bǐ sài。老虎lǎo hǔ跳进tiào jìn了le大河dà hé，用尽yòng jìn全力quán lì向xiàng对岸duì àn游去yóu qù。河水hé shuǐ又急又猛yòu jí yòu měng，把bǎ老虎lǎo hǔ冲到chōng dào了le下游xià yóu。老虎lǎo hǔ费了fèi le很大的力气hěn dà de lì qi，终于zhōng yú爬上pá shàng了le对岸duì àn。它tā喘着气chuǎn zhe qì冲向chōng xiàng终点zhōng diǎn，得到dé dào了le第三名dì sān míng。老虎lǎo hǔ虽然suī rán很骄傲hěn jiāo ào，但dàn心里xīn lǐ有一点yǒu yì diǎn不高兴bù gāo xìng。它tā以为yǐ wéi自己zì jǐ会huì是shì第一名dì yī míng。接下来jiē xià lái，一只yì zhī兔子tù zi来到lái dào了le河边hé biān。兔子tù zi不会bú huì游泳yóu yǒng，它tā看着kàn zhe河水hé shuǐ，不知道bù zhī dào怎么zěn me过去guò qù。它tā发现fā xiàn河里hé lǐ有yǒu几块jǐ kuài石头shí tou，从cóng一块yí kuài跳到tiào dào另一块lìng yí kuài。跳到一半tiào dào yí bàn的时候de shí hou，石头shí tou突然tū rán不见了bú jiàn le。就在这时jiù zài zhè shí，一根yì gēn大木头dà mù tou从cóng上游shàng yóu漂piāo了le过来guò lái。兔子tù zi抓住zhuā zhù木头mù tou，借助jiè zhù水流shuǐ liú漂到piāo dào了le对岸duì àn。它tā轻轻地qīng qīng de跳上岸tiào shàng àn，得到dé dào了le第四名dì sì míng。兔子tù zi非常fēi cháng高兴gāo xìng，因为yīn wèi它tā根本没想到gēn běn méi xiǎng dào自己zì jǐ能néng过河guò hé。这时候zhè shí hou，天空tiān kōng突然tū rán暗了下来àn le xià lái，乌云wū yún盖住gài zhù了le太阳tài yáng。一条yì tiáo巨大jù dà的de龙lóng从cóng云中yún zhōng飞了下来fēi le xià lái。龙lóng会huì飞fēi，也yě会huì呼风唤雨hū fēng huàn yǔ，它tā本来běn lái应该yīng gāi最先zuì xiān到达dào dá终点zhōng diǎn。但是dàn shì，龙lóng在路上zài lù shang看到kàn dào一个村子yí gè cūn zi着火了zháo huǒ le。它tā停下来tíng xià lái，用yòng大雨dà yǔ把bǎ火huǒ扑灭pū miè了le。村民们cūn mín men非常fēi cháng感激gǎn jī，纷纷fēn fēn向xiàng龙lóng道谢dào xiè。龙lóng心里xīn lǐ很温暖hěn wēn nuǎn，但是dàn shì已经yǐ jīng耽误了dān wu le很多时间hěn duō shí jiān。它tā拼命pīn mìng飞向fēi xiàng终点zhōng diǎn，最终zuì zhōng得到dé dào了le第五名dì wǔ míng。玉皇大帝yù huáng dà dì看着kàn zhe龙lóng，微笑着wēi xiào zhe点了点头diǎn le diǎn tóu。他tā说shuō："龙lóng，你nǐ虽然suī rán来晚了lái wǎn le，但dàn你nǐ做的事情zuò de shì qing值得zhí dé称赞chēng zàn。"

Key Vocabulary

用尽yòng jìn

to use up; to exhaust

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老虎lǎo hǔ跳进tiào jìn了liǎo大河dà hé，用尽yòng jìn全力quán lì向xiàng对岸duì àn游去yóu qù。

The tiger leapt into the great river and swam towards the far bank with all its strength.

耽误dān wu

to delay; to hold up; to lose time

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龙lóng心里xīn lǐ很温暖hěn wēn nuǎn，但是dàn shì已经yǐ jīng耽误dān wu了liǎo很多时间hěn duō shí jiān。

The dragon felt warmth in its heart, but had already lost a great deal of time.

感激gǎn jī

grateful; thankful

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村民们cūn mín men非常fēi cháng感激gǎn jī，纷纷fēn fēn向xiàng龙lóng道谢dào xiè。

The villagers were deeply grateful and thanked the dragon one after another.

拼命pīn mìng

with all one's might; desperately

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它tā拼命pīn mìng飞向fēi xiàng终点zhōng diǎn，最终zuì zhōng得到dé dào了liǎo第五名dì wǔ míng。

It flew towards the finish with all its might and ultimately took fifth place.

The Zodiac Race: Part 3

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