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Tortoise and the Hare

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ID: 0445 Elementary
Granted, the names might have changed, but the story stays the same. The same story that got [Artist Previously Known as Rian the Intern] through some rough times. The least we can do is share it with you... in Chinese, of course. In this podcast, learn the Mandarin Chinese version of the well-loved fable (* moral can be applied to learning Chinese).
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
伊索 yīsuǒ Aesop
寓言 yùyán fable
赛跑 sàipǎo race
乌龟 wūguī tortoise
伊索寓言龟兔赛跑
yīsuǒ 伊索yùyán 寓言guī 龟tù 兔sàipǎo 赛跑
A Fable: The Tortoise and the Hare Race
一只乌龟和一只兔子比赛跑步
yī 一zhī 只wūguī 乌龟hé 和yī 一zhī 只tùzi 兔子bǐsài 比赛pǎobù 跑步
A tortoise and a hare had a running competition.
兔子说你这么慢我一定能赢你
tùzi 兔子shuō 说nǐ 你zhème 这么màn 慢wǒ 我yīdìng 一定néng 能yíng 赢nǐ 你
The hare said, “You’re so slow. I can definitely beat you.”
乌龟说我只要一直爬不停就会赶上你
wūguī 乌龟shuō 说wǒ 我zhǐyào 只要yīzhí 一直pá 爬bùtíng 不停jiù 就huì 会gǎnshàng 赶上nǐ 你
The tortoise said, “As long as I keep on crawling without stopping, then I will catch up to you.”
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