Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 14
Then he gave him a lump of silver as big as his head.
然后他给了汉斯一块和他脑袋一样大的银子。
Hans took out his pocket-handkerchief, put the piece of silver into it, threw it over his shoulder, and jogged off on his road homewards.
汉斯掏出他的手帕，把那块银子放进去，搭在肩上，便踏上了回家的路。
As he went lazily on, dragging one foot after another, a man came in sight, trotting gaily along on a capital horse.
他懒洋洋地走着，拖着沉重的步伐，这时一个骑着一匹骏马的人出现在视野中，欢快地小跑而来。
Vocabulary
- 然后
- rán hòu — Then; after that; subsequently
- 他
- tā — He; him; third person singular male pronoun
- 给了
- gěi le — Gave; past action of giving something to someone
- 一块
- yī kuài — One piece; one chunk of something
- 和
- hé — And; with; connecting words or phrases
- 脑袋
- nǎo dai — Head; one's head or skull informally
- 一样
- yī yàng — Same; alike; equally; just like something
- 大
- dà — Big; large; great in size
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 银子
- yín zi — Silver; silver coins used as currency
- 掏出
- tāo chū — To take out; to pull something from a pocket
- 手帕
- shǒu pà — Handkerchief; small cloth for wiping hands or face
- 把
- bǎ — Particle marking the object before the verb
- 那块
- nà kuài — That piece; that chunk of something
- 放进
- fàng jìn — To put into; to place something inside something
- 去
- qù — To go; directional complement indicating inward motion
- 搭在
- dā zài — To drape on; to place or rest on top
- 肩上
- jiān shàng — On the shoulder; atop one's shoulder
- 便
- biàn — Then; thereupon; immediately after that
- 踏上
- tà shàng — To set foot on; to begin a journey or path
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state
- 回家
- huí jiā — To return home; to go back to one's house
- 路
- lù — Road; path; route; way
- 懒洋洋
- lǎn yāng yāng — Lazily; in a sluggish, listless, drowsy manner
- 地
- de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
- 走着
- zǒu zhe — Walking; in the process of walking along
- 拖着
- tuō zhe — Dragging; pulling along with difficulty or effort
- 沉重
- chén zhòng — Heavy; weighty; burdensome in feeling or physically
- 步伐
- bù fá — Pace; footstep; manner or rhythm of walking
- 这时
- zhè shí — At this moment; just then; at this point in time
- 一个
- yī gè — One; a single person or object
- 骑着
- qí zhe — Riding; in the act of riding an animal or vehicle
- 一匹
- yī pǐ — One horse; measure word for horses
- 骏马
- jùn mǎ — Fine horse; a swift and splendid steed
- 人
- rén — Person; human being; people
- 出现
- chū xiàn — To appear; to emerge; to come into view
- 在
- zài — At; in; located at a place or time
- 视野
- shì yě — Field of vision; visual range; one's view
- 中
- zhōng — In; within; inside; middle of something
- 欢快
- huān kuài — Cheerful; lively; joyful and light-hearted
- 小跑
- xiǎo pǎo — To trot; to move at a light, brisk pace
- 而来
- ér lái — Coming; approaching in a certain manner
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