The Big Race[qh]
重要的赛跑[qh]
A dog saw a group of animals across the road.[qh]
一只狗看见一群动物穿过马路qh]
He walked over to meet them.[qh]
他走过去和他们会面qh]
"What are you doing?" he asked them.[qh]
他询问他们,“你们在做什么呢qh]
"I just sold them tickets to a race between the rabbit and the turtle," the duck responded.[qh]
“我刚卖给了他们兔子和乌龟比赛的票,”鸭子回答qh]
The dog was extremely excited.[qh]
狗非常兴奋qh]
He felt fortunate that he happened to be there.[qh]
他感到很幸运,因为他碰巧在那里qh]
“I don't have anything to do today,” the dog said,"I want to buy a ticket, too."[qh]
“我今天没什么事可做,”狗说,“我也想买张票qh]
The dog sat down to observe the race.[qh]
那条狗坐下来观察比赛qh]
It would be many kilometers in length.[qh]
全程的长度会有很多公里qh]
The rabbit and the turtle stood next to each other.[qh]
兔子和乌龟站在一起qh]
They waited for the race to start.[qh]
他们等着比赛开始qh]
The dog wondered why the turtle agreed to run against the rabbit.[qh]
狗想知道为什么乌龟会同意和兔子赛跑qh]
Being fast was not a characteristic of turtles.[qh]
速度快并不是乌龟的特点qh]
The rabbit was going to win easily.[qh]
兔子很容易就赢了qh]
Suddenly, the race began.[qh]
突然,比赛开始了qh]
The rabbit ran extremely quickly.[qh]
兔子跑得飞快qh]
The turtle walked slowly.[qh]
乌龟慢慢地走着qh]
After a minute, the rabbit looked back.[qh]
过了一会儿,兔子回头看了看qh]
He saw that the turtle was far behind him and was breathing quickly because he was so tired.[qh]
他看到乌龟在他后面很远的地方,呼吸急促,因为他太累了qh]
The rabbit smiled and slowed down to a walk.[qh]
兔子笑了笑,放慢了脚步qh]
A minute later, the rabbit said,"I'm winning, so I’ll take a rest."[qh]
一分钟后,兔子说:“我赢了,所以我要休息一下qh]
He sat and began to consume some grass.[qh]
他坐下来,开始吃草qh]
Then, he let his eyes close.[qh]
然后,他闭上眼睛qh]
He wasn't the winner yet.[qh]
他还不是赢家qh]
But there was no risk of him losing the race.[qh]
但是他没有输掉比赛的风险qh]
He went to sleep.[qh]
他睡着了qh]
Hours later, a loud sound woke him.[qh]
几个小时后,一声巨响惊醒了他qh]
All of the animals were talking loudly and looking at the field.[qh]
所有的动物都在大声说话,看着比赛场qh]
He felt fear for the first time.[qh]
他第一次感到害怕qh]
The turtle was almost at the finish line.[qh]
乌龟快到终点线了qh]
Now, the rabbit realized his mistake.[qh]
现在,兔子意识到了自己的错误qh]
But the race was over.[qh]
但是比赛结束了qh]
He gave the turtle an opportunity to win, and the turtle took it.[qh]
他给了乌龟一个获胜的机会,乌龟抓住了这个机会qh]
The duck handed the turtle his prize.[qh]
鸭子把奖品递给了乌龟qh]
It was the happiest day of the turtle's life.[qh]
这是乌龟一生中最快乐的一天qh]
The dog was happy for the turtle.[qh]
狗为乌龟感到高兴qh]
"He isn't fast" the dog thought.[qh]
“他跑得不快,”狗想qh]
"But he tried his best and did something great."[qh]
“但他尽了最大的努力,做了一件伟大的事情qh]