▸ 从前cóng qián，有yǒu一个人yī gè rén，他tā家jiā有yǒu很多hěn duō鸡jī。

Long ago, there was a man who had many chickens at home.

▸ 鸡jī每天měi tiān一起yī qǐ走zǒu，一起yī qǐ吃chī东西dōng xi。

Every day the chickens walked together and ate together.

▸ 一天yī tiān，有人yǒu rén送给sòng gěi他tā一只yī zhī鹤hè。

One day, someone gave him a crane.

▸ 鹤hè是shì一种yī zhǒng大dà鸟niǎo，腿tuǐ很hěn长cháng。

A crane is a big bird with very long legs.

▸ 它tā全身quán shēn白白bái bái的de，很hěn好看hǎo kàn。

It was white all over and very pretty.

▸ 鹤hè站在zhàn zài鸡jī的de中间zhōng jiān。

The crane stood among the chickens.

▸ 它tā比bǐ每měi一只yī zhī鸡jī都dōu高gāo很多hěn duō。

It was much taller than every chicken.

▸ 人们rén men一来yī lái，就jiù先xiān看见kàn jiàn它tā。

As soon as people came, they saw it first.

▸ 因为yīn wèi它tā和hé鸡jī太tài不一样bù yī yàng了le。

Because it was just too different from the chickens.

▸ 这个zhè ge成语chéng yǔ是shì“鹤立鸡群hè lì jī qún”。

This idiom is "a crane standing among chickens."

▸ 意思yì si是shì：一个人yī gè rén比bǐ别人bié ren好hǎo很多hěn duō，很hěn特别tè bié。

It means: someone is much better than others and really stands out.

▸ 小美xiǎo měi唱歌chàng gē唱chàng得de最好zuì hǎo，她tā在zài班bān里lǐ鹤立鸡群hè lì jī qún。

Xiao Mei sings the best; in her class she is a crane among chickens.

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