▸ 一yī列liè小xiǎo火车huǒ chē拉lā着zhe满满mǎn mǎn的de车厢chē xiāng，要yào翻过fān guò高高的gāo gāo de山shān。

A little train pulled cars loaded full, on its way over the tall mountain.

▸ 车厢chē xiāng里lǐ有yǒu玩具wán jù：娃娃wá wa、小丑xiǎo chǒu、大象dà xiàng，还有hái yǒu积木jī mù。

The cars held toys: dolls, clowns, elephants, and building blocks.

▸ 还有hái yǒu好吃hǎo chī的de：苹果píng guǒ、橘子jú zi、牛奶niú nǎi和hé糖果táng guǒ。

And good things to eat: apples, oranges, milk, and candy.

▸ 这些zhè xiē都是dōu shì给gěi山shān那边nà bian的de孩子们hái zi men的de。

All of it was for the children on the other side of the mountain.

▸ 小xiǎo火车huǒ chē开kāi得很de hěn开心kāi xīn：“山shān那边nà bian的de孩子们hái zi men在zài等děng我们wǒ men！”

The little train chugged along happily: "The children over the mountain are waiting for us!"

▸ 可是kě shì，突然tū rán，火车头huǒ chē tóu停下tíng xià了le。

But suddenly, the engine stopped.

▸ 它tā冒着mào zhe烟yān，再也zài yě动dòng不了bù liǎo了le。

It puffed smoke and couldn't move another inch.

▸ 玩具wán jù们men都dōu很hěn着急zháo jí：“怎么办zěn me bàn？孩子们hái zi men还hái在zài等děng！”

The toys were worried: "What do we do? The children are still waiting!"

▸ 他们tā men决定jué dìng站在zhàn zài路边lù biān，请qǐng别的bié de火车头huǒ chē tóu帮忙bāng máng。

They decided to stand by the track and ask another engine for help.

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