Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 5

English → Chinese Full Text Level 4/10

He met the fox, who gave him the good advice: but when he came to the two inns, his eldest brother was standing at the window where the merrymaking was, and called to him to come in; and he could not withstand the temptation, but went in, and forgot the golden bird and his country in the same manner.

他遇到了狐狸，狐狸给了他好的忠告：但当他来到那两家客栈时，他的大哥正站在欢宴的窗边，招呼他进去；他经不住诱惑，便走了进去，同样地忘记了金鸟和自己的国家。

Time passed on again, and the youngest son too wished to set out into the wide world to seek for the golden bird; but his father would not listen to it for a long while, for he was very fond of his son, and was afraid that some ill luck might happen to him also, and prevent his coming back.

时光又流逝了，小儿子也想动身去广阔的世界寻找金鸟；但他的父亲很长一段时间都不肯答应，因为他非常疼爱这个儿子，害怕他也遭遇厄运，再也回不来。

However, at last it was agreed he should go, for he would not rest at home; and as he came to the wood, he met the fox, and heard the same good counsel.

然而，最终还是同意他去了，因为他在家里根本坐不住；当他来到树林时，他遇到了狐狸，听到了同样的好忠告。

But he was thankful to the fox, and did not attempt his life as his brothers had done; so the fox said, 'Sit upon my tail, and you will travel faster.'

但他对狐狸心存感激，并没有像他的哥哥们那样谋害狐狸的性命；于是狐狸说："坐在我的尾巴上，你会走得更快。"

So he sat down, and the fox began to run, and away they went over stock and stone so quick that their hair whistled in the wind.

于是他坐了下来，狐狸开始奔跑，他们越过树桩和石头飞奔而去，速度之快，头发都在风中呼呼作响。

When they came to the village, the son followed the fox's counsel, and without looking about him went to the shabby inn and rested there all night at his ease.

当他们来到村子时，儿子遵从了狐狸的忠告，没有四处张望，径直走进那家简陋的客栈，安然地在那里歇息了一夜。

Vocabulary

他: tā — He, him; third person singular masculine pronoun.
遇到: yù dào — To encounter, meet, or come across something.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or new situation.
狐狸: hú li — Fox; a cunning animal often in folk tales.
给: gěi — To give; for, to (preposition indicating recipient).
好的: hǎo de — Good, fine; used to express agreement or approval.
忠告: zhōng gào — Sincere advice; honest counsel given to someone.
但: dàn — But, however; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.
当: dāng — When, while; at the time of a certain moment.
来到: lái dào — To arrive at, come to a specific place.
那: nà — That; demonstrative pronoun pointing to something distant.
两家: liǎng jiā — Two establishments, two families or shops.
客栈: kè zhàn — Inn, tavern; traditional lodging place for travelers.
时: shí — When, at the time; temporal marker in sentences.
他的: tā de — His; possessive form of third person masculine pronoun.
大哥: dà gē — Eldest brother; respectful term for older male.
正: zhèng — Just, right in the middle of doing something.
站在: zhàn zài — Standing at, standing in a specific location.
欢宴: huān yàn — Festive banquet; a joyful feast or celebration.
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.
窗边: chuāng biān — Beside the window; near or next to a window.
招呼: zhāo hu — To greet, wave, or call out to someone.
进去: jìn qù — To go inside, enter into a place or space.
经不住: jīng bu zhù — Cannot withstand, unable to resist temptation.
诱惑: yòu huò — Temptation, lure; enticement that is hard to resist.
便: biàn — Then, thereupon; literary connector indicating consequence.
走: zǒu — To walk, go, leave; basic verb of movement.
同样: tóng yàng — Similarly, in the same way; identical manner.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb phrase.
忘记: wàng jì — To forget; fail to remember something important.
和: hé — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases together.
自己: zì jǐ — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun referring to subject.
国家: guó jiā — Country, nation, state; an organized political territory.
时光: shí guāng — Time, days; the passage of time poetically expressed.
又: yòu — Again, once more; indicates repetition of an action.
流逝: liú shì — To pass, elapse; time flowing away gradually.
小儿子: xiǎo ér zi — Youngest son; the smallest or last-born male child.
也: yě — Also, too; adverb indicating similarity or addition.
想: xiǎng — To want, think, desire; mental intention or wish.
动身: dòng shēn — To set out, depart on a journey or trip.
去: qù — To go; verb of movement toward a destination.
广阔: guǎng kuò — Vast, wide, expansive; describing a large open area.
世界: shì jiè — World; the entire earth or a domain of existence.
寻找: xún zhǎo — To search for, look for something or someone.
父亲: fù qīn — Father; a formal term for one's male parent.
很长: hěn cháng — Very long; a lengthy duration or great extent.
一段时间: yī duàn shí jiān — A period of time; a certain stretch of duration.
都: dōu — All, both; adverb indicating totality or universality.
不肯: bù kěn — Unwilling to, refuse to do something.
答应: dā ying — To agree, consent, promise to do something.
因为: yīn wèi — Because, since; conjunction introducing a reason.
非常: fēi cháng — Very, extremely; intensifier indicating high degree.
疼爱: téng ài — To love dearly, dote on someone affectionately.
这个: zhè ge — This, this one; demonstrative pointing to nearby thing.
儿子: ér zi — Son; a male child in relation to parents.
害怕: hài pà — To be afraid, fear; feel scared about something.
遭遇: zāo yù — To suffer, encounter misfortune or unfortunate circumstances.
厄运: è yùn — Bad luck, misfortune; terrible fate or ill fortune.
再也: zài yě — Never again, no longer; emphatic negation of repetition.
回不来: huí bu lái — Unable to return, cannot come back home.
然而: rán ér — However, yet; literary conjunction showing contrast.
最终: zuì zhōng — Finally, ultimately, in the end after everything.
还是: hái shi — Still, nevertheless; indicates something happens despite conditions.
同意: tóng yì — To agree, consent; express approval of a proposal.
在: zài — At, in, on; preposition indicating location or state.
家里: jiā lǐ — At home, inside the house or family residence.
根本: gēn běn — Fundamentally, simply; used to emphasize impossibility.
坐不住: zuò bu zhù — Cannot sit still; unable to remain calm and settled.
树林: shù lín — Forest, woods; an area densely covered with trees.
听到: tīng dào — To hear, to catch the sound of something.
好: hǎo — Good, well; adjective expressing positive quality.
对: duì — Toward, to; correct; preposition indicating direction.
心存感激: xīn cún gǎn jī — To feel grateful in one's heart; deeply thankful.
并没有: bìng méi yǒu — Did not at all; emphatic negation of an action.
像: xiàng — Like, similar to; preposition for comparison.
哥哥们: gē ge men — Older brothers; plural form of elder brother.
那样: nà yàng — Like that, in that way; demonstrative of manner.
谋害: móu hài — To plot to harm or murder someone deliberately.
性命: xìng mìng — Life; one's existence or vital life force.
于是: yú shì — Therefore, so, thereupon; indicates a logical consequence.
说: shuō — To say, speak, tell; basic verb of speaking.
坐在: zuò zài — Sitting on or at a specific location.
我的: wǒ de — My, mine; first person singular possessive pronoun.
尾巴: wěi ba — Tail; the appendage at the back of an animal.
上: shàng — On, above; directional particle indicating surface position.
你: nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun in Chinese.
会: huì — Will, can; auxiliary verb for ability or future action.
走得: zǒu de — Walk in a manner; potential complement of movement.
更快: gèng kuài — Even faster; comparative indicating greater speed.
坐: zuò — To sit; basic verb of taking a seated position.
下来: xià lái — To come down, sit down; directional complement downward.
开始: kāi shǐ — To begin, start; marks the initiation of an action.
奔跑: bēn pǎo — To run, sprint; move rapidly on foot at speed.
他们: tā men — They, them; third person plural pronoun.
越过: yuè guò — To cross over, pass beyond an obstacle or boundary.
石头: shí tou — Stone, rock; a solid mineral object found naturally.
飞奔: fēi bēn — To dash, race; run extremely fast like flying.
速度: sù dù — Speed, velocity; the rate of movement or progress.
头发: tóu fa — Hair; the strands of hair growing on one's head.
风中: fēng zhōng — In the wind; amid blowing air currents outside.
村子: cūn zi — Village; a small rural settlement of people.
遵从: zūn cóng — To comply with, follow instructions or advice given.
没有: méi yǒu — Did not, have not; negation of action or existence.
四处: sì chù — Everywhere, all around; in all directions around oneself.
张望: zhāng wàng — To look around, peer about curiously or cautiously.
径直: jìng zhí — Directly, straight; without detour or hesitation.
走进: zǒu jìn — To walk into, enter by walking through an entrance.
那家: nà jiā — That establishment, that particular shop or place.
简陋: jiǎn lòu — Simple and crude; plain, lacking comfort or amenities.
安然: ān rán — Safely, peacefully; in a calm and secure manner.
那里: nà lǐ — There, that place; refers to a location already mentioned.
歇息: xiē xi — To rest, take a break; pause from activity to recuperate.
一夜: yī yè — One night, overnight; the duration of a single night.

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