Chinese Language Learning Program
Lesson 81 – Read one Aesop's Fable in Chinese with me
Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese
Language Learning Program. Last time we talked about our body parts in Chinese.
Today, we will read one Aesop's Fable in Chinese-- The Crow and the Pitcher.
The Crow and the Pitcher is one of the Aesop's Fables
wū yā hē shuǐ
乌 鸦 喝 水 (The Crow and the Pitcher)
yī zhǐ wū yā kǒu kě le, dào chù zhǎo shuǐ hē,
一 只 乌 鸦 口 渴 了, 到 处 找 水 喝，
(A thirsty crow is flying all over the field for a long
time looking for water to drink.)
wū yā kàn jiàn yī gè píng zi, píng zi li yǒu shuǐ,
乌 鸦 看 见 一 个 瓶 子，瓶 子里 有 水，
(Finally he sees a pither with some water at the bottom.)
kě shì, píng zi lǐ shuǐ bù duō,
可 是， 瓶 子里 水 不 多，
(But, there is not much water in the pitcher.)
píng kǒu yòu xiǎo,
瓶 口 又 小，
(The neck of the pitcher is too small to get his head in.
)
wū yā hē bù zháo shuǐ,
乌 鸦 喝 不 着 水，
(So the water is beyond the reach of its beak.)
zěn me bàn ne?
怎 么 办 呢？(What should he do? )
wū yā kàn jiàn pang biān yǒu xǔ duō xiǎo shí zǐ,
乌 鸦 看 见 旁 边 有 许 多 小 石 子，
(He sees a lot of pebbles near by.)
xiǎng chū bàn fǎ lái le,
想 出 办 法 来 了，
(Then he has an idea.)
wū yā bǎ xiǎo shí zǐ yī gè yī gè de fàng jìn píng zi lǐ.
乌 鸦 把 小 石 子一 个 一 个 地 放 进 瓶 子里。
(Te crow drops the pebbles in the pitcher one by one.)
píng zi lǐ de shuǐ jiàn jiàn shēng gāo,
瓶 子里的 水 渐 渐 升 高，
(The water level keeps rising to the top of the pitcher.)
wū yā jiù hē zhe shuǐ le.
乌 鸦 就 喝 着 水 了。
(The bird can drink the water now.)
Today’s idiom is:
yǐ luǎn jī shí
以 卵 击 石
(throw an egg against a rock -- court defeat by fighting
against overwhelming odds；)
nǐ nà me zuò gēn běn shì yǐ luǎn jī shí, tú láo wú gōng.
你那 么 做 根 本 是 以 卵 击 石, 徒 劳 无 功.
(You are fighting a hopeless battle by doing that.)
Ok, that is all for today.
xiè xiè!
谢 谢 ! (Thanks!)
xià cì jiàn
下 次 见! (See you next time!)
