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1. The Turtle and the Rabbit

2. 有一天，一只兔子吹牛 Yǒu yītiān, yī zhǐ tùzǐ chuīniú
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One day a Rabbit was bragging

3. 我是森林里最快的动物，他说
Wǒ shì sēnlín lǐ zuì kuài de dòngwù, tā shuō
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“I am the fastest animal in the
forest,” he said

4. 当他看到乌龟时，他大声地笑了起来
Dāng tā kàn dào wūguī shí, tā dàshēng de xiàole qǐlái
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When he saw the Turtle he
laughed loudly

5. 你是如此缓慢，你如何到达任何地方
Nǐ shì rúcǐ huǎnmàn, nǐ rúhé dàodá rènhé dìfāng
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“You are so slow, how do you get
anywhere.” asked the Rabbit

6. 哦，我到处都是我想要的 Ó, wǒ dàochù dōu shì wǒ xiǎng yào de
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Oh I get everywhere I want to,”
answered the Turtle

7. 我比你想象的要快 Wǒ bǐ nǐ xiǎngxiàng de yāo kuài
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And I get there sooner than you
think”

8. 我会让你取得它 Wǒ huì ràng nǐ qǔdé tā
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I’ll race you to prove it.

9. 兔子非常逗乐 Tùzǐ fēicháng dòulè
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The Rabbit was very amused

10. 你永远不会和我打比赛，你太慢了，他说
Nǐ yǒngyuǎn bù huì hé wǒ dǎ bǐsài, nǐ tài mànle, tā shuō
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You will never win a race with me,
you are much too slow.” he said

11. 兔子同意比赛乌龟 Tùzǐ tóngyì bǐsài wūguī
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The Rabbit agreed to race
the Turtle

12. 所有的动物都来看比赛
Suǒyǒu de dòngwù dōu lái kàn bǐsài
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All the animals came to watch
the race

13. 一两三去，喊着动物 Yī liǎng sān qù, hǎnzhe dòngwù
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“1 2 3 go,” shouted the animals
and the race started

14. 兔子赶了过去 Tùzǐ gǎnle guòqù
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The Rabbit sped away

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Soon he was far ahead of the
Turtle
他很快就远在乌龟前面 Tā hěn kuài jiù yuǎn zài wūguī qiánmiàn

16. 兔子是如此遥远，他决定睡午觉
Tùzǐ shì rúcǐ yáoyuǎn, tā juédìng shuì wǔjiào
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The Rabbit was so far ahead
that he decided to take a nap

17. 乌龟一直保持稳定的步伐
Wūguī yīzhí bǎochí wěndìng de bùfá
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The Turtle kept going at a steady
pace

18. 过了一会儿，他通过了睡觉的兔子
Guòle yīhuǐ'er, tā tōngguòle shuìjiào de tùz
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After a while he passed the
sleeping rabbit

19. 兔子醒来，但已经太晚了
Tùzǐ xǐng lái, dàn yǐjīng tài wǎnle
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The Rabbit woke up but it was
too late

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The Turtle was almost finished
the race
乌龟几乎完成了比赛 Wūguī jīhū wánchéngle bǐsài

21. 兔子跑得尽可能快 Tùzǐ pǎo de jǐn kěnéng kuài
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The Rabbit ran as fast as he could

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But he could not catch the Turtle
但他无法捕捉到乌龟 Dàn tā wúfǎ bǔzhuō dào wūguī

23. 乌龟赢得了比赛 Wūguī yíngdéle bǐsài
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The Turtle won the race

24. 故事的道德是 Gùshì de dàodé shì
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The moral of the story is:

25. 工作缓慢而稳定比快速，粗心的工作要好
Gōngzuò huǎnmàn ér wěndìng bǐ kuàisù, cūxīn de gōngzuò yàohǎo
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Working slow and steady is better
than working fast and carelessly