This is an upper-beginner level texta. It’s good for beginner readers in the sense that a) it’s short, and b) it’s extremely repetitive – if you can puzzle out the first two or three sentences, the rest should be clear. To get you going, it might be worth noting there that the protagonist is a […]
小草银银喜欢银色。 春天，小草银银让春姑娘把她的头发染成银色。春姑娘说：“对不起，银银，我只能把你的头发染成青色”。银银非常伤心。 夏天小草银银让夏姑娘把她的头发染成银色。夏姑娘说：“对不起，银银，我只能把你的头发染成深绿色”。银银非常伤心。 秋天小草银银让秋姑娘把她的头发染成银色。秋姑娘说：“对不起，银银，我只能把你的头发染成金黄色”。银银非常伤心。 冬天小草银银让冬姑娘把她的头发染成银色。冬姑娘说：“好啊，不过你可不要后悔呦”？银银说：“不会的，有了那么漂亮的头发我高兴还来不及呢”！ 就这样银银的头发变成了银色。忽然，银银的头发掉下来了，这是怎么回事呢？原来，头发染多了是会伤害身体的。这下银银真的后悔了。
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny; few; young |
| 草 | cǎo | variant of 草[cao3]; grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] |
| 银 | yín | silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 银色 | yín sè | silver (color) |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season); CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 让 | ràng | to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4]) |
| 春 | chūn | old variant of 春[chun1]; surname Chun |
| 姑 | gū | paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary) |
| 娘 | niáng | mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate; variant of 娘[niang2] |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the ob… |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 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… |
| 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] |
| 发 | fā | to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds); hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3] |
| 染 | rán | to dye; to acquire (bad habits etc); to add color washes to a painting |
| 成 | Chéng | surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1] |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1] |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 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 |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) |
| 青色 | qīng sè | cyan; blue-green |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 伤心 | shāng xīn | to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt |
| 夏天 | xià tiān | summer; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 夏 | Xià | the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC; Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432); surname Xia |
| 深 | shēn | old variant of 深[shen1]; (lit. and fig.) deep |
| 绿色 | lu:4 sè | green |
| 秋天 | qīu tiān | autumn; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 秋 | Qīu | surname Qiu; old variant of 秋[qiu1]; used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1] |
| 金黄色 | jīn huáng sè | gold color |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter |
| 冬 | dōng | winter; surname Dong |
| 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (… |
| 啊 | ā | interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! |
| 不过 | bù guò | only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival) |
| 可不 | kě bu | see 可不是[ke3 bu5 shi4] |
| 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 后 | Hòu | surname Hou; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post- |
| 悔 | huí | (bound form) to regret; to repent |
| 呦 | ||
| 不会 | bù huì | improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all |
| 有了 | yǒu le | I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1]) |
| 那么 | nà me | like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case |
| 漂 | piāo | to float; to drift |
| 亮 | liàng | bright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear; to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc) |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood |
| 还 | Huán | surname Huan |
| 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… |
| 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- |
| 及 | jí | and; to reach; up to; in time for |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation… |
| 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… |
| 这 | zhè | (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing) |
| 样 | yàng | manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | to change into; to turn into; to become |
| 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 |
| 忽然 | hū rán | suddenly; all of a sudden |
| 掉 | diào | to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to sh… |
| 下 | xià | down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency … |
| 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] |
| 怎 | zěn | how |
| 么 | má | exclamatory final particle; variant of 麼|么[me5] |
| 回事 | huí shì | (old) to report to one's master |
| 原 | Yuán | surname Yuan; (Japanese surname) Hara |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly- |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Tai… |
| 伤害 | shāng hài | to injure; to harm |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
| 这下 | zhè xià | this time |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper |
The little grass YinYin liked the color silver. In spring time, little grass Yinyin asked the Lady of Spring to dye her hair silver. The Lady of Spring said: “I’m sorry, YinYin, I can only dye your hair blue/green [see explanation]. YinYin was very broken-hearted.
In summer time, little grass YinYin asked the Lady of Summer to dye her hair silver. The lady of summer said, “I’m sorry, YinYin, I can only dye your hair green!” YinYin was very broken-hearted.
In autumn, little grass YinYin asked the Lady of Autumn to dye her hair silver. The Lady of Autumn said: “I’m sorry, YinYin, I can only dye your hair golden yellow.” YinYin was very broken-hearted.
In winter, little grass YinYin asked the Lady of Winter to dye her hair silver. The Lady of Winter said, “Okay, but won’t you regret it?” YinYin said, “I won’t, if I had hair that beautiful I couldn’t be happier!” And so YinYin’s hair turned silver.
Suddenly, YinYin’s hair fell out – how could this be? Of course, if you dye your hair too often, it’s not good for you. And after this YinYin was indeed regretful.