从前，一个美丽的村子里有一只乌龟和一只兔子，它们决定举行一场跑步比赛。
比赛开始后，乌龟一步一步地往前爬，非常有耐心。
它知道自己爬得慢，但它也相信，只要坚持，一定会成功。
兔子很快地跑起来，好像很容易赢得比赛。
它看到乌龟离自己很远，觉得自己肯定赢了，于是，兔子决定在路边的树下休息一会儿。
虽然乌龟爬得很慢，但它一步一步地接近终点，一直没有停。
当兔子醒来时，发现乌龟已经快到终点线了。
兔子非常惊讶，马上跑起来。
但无论兔子多努力，还是输了比赛。
大家对这个结果都很惊讶。
这场比赛告诉我们，只要我们努力、不骄傲、坚持到最后，就能取得成功。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 从前 | cóng qián | previously / formerly / once upon a time |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 美丽 | měi lì | beautiful |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 村子 | cūn zi | village |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 只 | zhī | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 乌龟 | wū guī | tortoise / cuckold |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 兔子 | tù zi | hare / rabbit |
| 它们 | tā men | they; them |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind |
| 举行 | jǔ xíng | to hold |
| 场 | chǎng | classifier for sporting or recreational activities / classifier for number of exams |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double |
| 比赛 | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc) / match |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 步 | bù | a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 往 | wǎng | to / towards / (of a train) bound for |
| 前 | qián | front / forward / ahead |
| 爬 | pá | to crawl / to climb / to get up or sit up |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 耐心 | nài xīn | patience |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | so long as; provided; if |
| 坚持 | jiān chí | to persevere with / to persist in / to insist on |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | to succeed |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 快 | kuài | rapid / quick |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | to seem like |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy; straightforward |
| 赢得 | yíng dé | to win / to gain |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 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) |
| 离 | lí | (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of |
| 远 | yuǎn | far / distant / remote |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 肯定 | kěn dìng | assuredly; definitely |
| 赢 | yíng | to beat / to win / to profit |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 于是 | yú shì | thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 路 | lù | road / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind |
| 边 | bian | suffix of a noun of locality |
| 树 | shù | tree |
| 下 | xià | down / downwards / below |
| 休息 | xiū xi | to rest |
| 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment / a while |
| 虽然 | suī rán | although; even though |
| 接近 | jiē jìn | to approach; to get close to |
| 终点 | zhōng diǎn | the end / end point / finishing line (in a race) / destination / terminus |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't / hasn't |
| 停 | tíng | to stop / to halt |
| 当 | dāng | when / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up / to be awake / to become aware / to sober up / to come to |
| 来 | lái | hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker) |
| 时 | shí | when |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 线 | xiàn | thread / string / wire / line / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) |
| 惊讶 | jīng yà | amazed / astonished |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once / right away / immediately |
| 无论 | wú lùn | no matter what or how / regardless of whether... |
| 多 | duō | how (to what extent) |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive |
| 还是 | hái shi | still (as before) |
| 输 | shū | to lose; to be beaten / (bound form) to transport / (literary) to donate; to contribute / (coll.) to enter (a password) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 结果 | jié guǒ | outcome; result; consequence |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 骄傲 | jiāo ào | conceited / proud of sth |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last; ultimate |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 取得 | qǔ dé | to acquire; to get; to obtain |