One little pig learned the hard way that laziness doesn’t pay off when a hungry wolf comes knocking.
从前,有三只小猪。他们长大了,要自己盖房子。
第一只小猪懒,他用草盖了一个房子。又快又容易。
第二只小猪用木头盖房子。也不太难。
第三只小猪很努力。他用砖盖房子。他用了很长时间,可是他的房子很结实。
一天,一只大灰狼来了。他很饿,想吃小猪。
狼来到第一个房子。他说:”小猪,小猪,开门!”小猪说:”不开!”狼说:”那我吹!”他一吹,草房子就倒了。小猪跑到第二个房子。
狼也来了。他又吹,木头房子也倒了。两只小猪跑到第三个房子。
狼又来了,又吹。可是砖房子没有倒!狼吹了很多次,还是吹不倒。
最后,狼累了,走了。三只小猪很安全,也很高兴。
第三只小猪说:”努力工作是对的。”
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小猪 | xiǎo zhū | little pig |
| 盖房子 | gài fángzi | to build a house |
| 懒 | lǎn | lazy |
| 草 | cǎo | straw/grass |
| 砖 | zhuān | brick |
| 结实 | jiēshi | sturdy/solid |
| 大灰狼 | dà huī láng | big bad wolf |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow |
| 倒 | dǎo | to collapse/fall down |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to work hard/diligent |
| 从前 | cóng qián | previously; formerly; once upon a time |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional) |
| 三 | Sān | surname San |
| 只 | zhī | variant of 隻|只[zhi1]; variant of 只[zhi3]; grain that has begun to ripen; classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 他 | tā | (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2]) |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 长大 | zhǎng dà | to grow up |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly |
| 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high… |
| 一 | yī | one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out … |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courte… |
| 盖 | gǎi | to cover; to build; a lid; since; approximately; surname Gai |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant |
| 容 | Róng | surname Rong |
| 易 | Yì | surname Yi; I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]) |
| 二 | èr | two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid |
| 木 | Mù | surname Mu |
| 头 | tóu | head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- |
| 太 | tài | highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) |
| 长 | cháng | long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4]) |
| 时间 | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to… |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky; heaven |
| 来 | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3… |
| 饿 | è | hungry; to starve (sb) |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc); variant of 吃[chi1] |
| 狼 | láng | wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoug… |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1] |
| 开门 | kāi mén | (lit. and fig.) to open a door; to open for business |
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, … |
| 那 | Nā | surname Na |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 就 | jìu | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precise… |
| 跑 | páo | (of an animal) to paw (the ground) |
| 个 | gě | used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]; variant of 個|个[ge4] |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be |
| 多次 | duō cì | many times; repeatedly |
| 还是 | hái shi | still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or |
| 最 | zuì | variant of 最[zui4]; old variant of 最[zui4]; (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world") |
| 后 | Hòu | surname Hou; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post- |
| 累 | lěi | to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lei4]); continuous; repeated; rope; to bind together; to twist around |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form… |
| 安全 | ān quán | safe; secure; safety; security |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4] |
| 对 | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to sui… |
The Three Little Pigs
Once upon a time, there were three little pigs. They grew up and needed to build their own houses.
The first little pig was lazy. He built a house with straw. It was fast and easy.
The second little pig built a house with wood. It wasn’t too difficult either.
The third little pig worked very hard. He built a house with bricks. It took him a long time, but his house was very sturdy.
One day, a big bad wolf came. He was very hungry and wanted to eat the little pigs.
The wolf came to the first house. He said: ‘Little pig, little pig, open the door!’ The little pig said: ‘No!’ The wolf said: ‘Then I’ll blow!’ He blew once, and the straw house collapsed. The little pig ran to the second house.
The wolf came too. He blew again, and the wooden house also collapsed. The two little pigs ran to the third house.
The wolf came again and blew. But the brick house didn’t collapse! The wolf blew many times, but still couldn’t blow it down.
Finally, the wolf got tired and left. The three little pigs were safe and very happy.
The third little pig said: ‘Working hard is the right thing to do.’