Yu Gong Moves the Mountains 愚公移山
Once upon a time, there was an old man named Yu Gong. He lived with his family behind two big mountains. It took them a long time to walk around the mountains to get to other places.
从前,有位老人叫愚公。他和家人住在两座大山后面。他们要绕过山去其他地方得花费很长时间。
Yu Gong said, “We must move these mountains to make our lives better.” His family agreed. They started to dig the mountains with shovels.
愚公说:“我们必须移走这些山,让生活变好。”他的家人都同意了。他们开始用铲子挖山。
A man laughed at them, saying, “You're too old. It's impossible.” But Yu Gong replied, “I have sons, and they'll have sons. We'll keep going.”
一个人嘲笑他们,说:“你太老了,这不可能做到。”但愚公回答:“我有儿子,他们还会有儿子。我们会一直干下去。”
Day after day, they worked hard. Their spirit moved the gods. The gods helped them move the mountains away.
日复一日,他们努力干活。他们的精神感动了神仙。神仙帮他们把山移走了。
This story tells us: never give up, no matter how hard things are. With strong will and hard work, we can overcome any difficulty.
这个故事告诉我们:无论事情多艰难,都别放弃。凭借坚强的意志和努力,我们能克服任何困难。
关键词:
1. mountains /ˈmaʊntɪnz/ 山
2. family /ˈfæməli/ 家人
3. move /muːv/ 移动
4. shovels /ˈʃʌvlz/ 铲子
5.impossible /ɪmˈpɑːsəbl/ 不可能的
6. spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ 精神
7. give up /ɡɪv ʌp/ 放弃
8.difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ 困难
问题:
1. What did Yu Gong decide to do? (愚公决定做什么?)
2. Why could they move the mountains at last? (他们最后为什么能移走山?)