两只小狗在争一块饼干，争得很厉害。
这时，大狗走了过来。
两只小狗看到了希望，不再争了，而是让大狗给它们分那块饼干。
大狗把饼干从中间分成了两半，两只小狗各拿到一块。
但是A小狗告诉大狗，说它的那块小一些，于是，大狗就把B小狗的饼干咬掉一口；
B小狗又说自己的饼干没有A小狗的大了，大狗又把A小狗的饼干咬了一口…
…
就这样，两只小狗一次一次地吵，大狗一口一口地咬。
结果，一块饼干全让大狗吃了。
原来，公平只是让双方心里平衡啊！
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 只 | zhī | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 小 | xiǎo | small / tiny / few |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 在 | zài | (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 争 | zhēng | to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 块 | kuài | classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units |
| 饼干 | bǐng gān | biscuit; cracker; cookie |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 厉害 | lì hai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding / (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 时 | shí | o'clock / time / hour / season / period |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 过来 | guò lái | to come over |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 希望 | xī wàng | a hope; a wish |
| 不再 | bù zài | no more; no longer |
| 而 | ér | but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast) |
| 是 | shì | indeed (used for emphasis) |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 它们 | tā men | they; them |
| 分 | fēn | to distribute; to allocate |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 中间 | zhōng jiān | the middle; the inside |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right |
| 半 | bàn | half / semi- |
| 各 | gè | each / every |
| 拿 | ná | to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 于是 | yú shì | thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 咬 | yǎo | to bite / to nip |
| 掉 | diào | (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) |
| 口 | kǒu | classifier for things with mouths / classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | doesn't exist / to not be |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so |
| 次 | cì | classifier for enumerated events: time |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 吵 | chǎo | to quarrel / to make a noise / to disturb by making a noise |
| 结果 | jié guǒ | in the end; as a result |
| 全 | quán | all / whole / entire / every / complete |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 原来 | yuán lái | so, actually, as it turns out |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair / impartial |
| 双方 | shuāng fāng | both sides / both parties involved |
| 心里 | xīn lǐ | chest / heart; mind |
| 平衡 | píng héng | balance / equilibrium |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |