Our hands and our thinking

我用双手把纸折起来。

wǒ yòng shuāng shǒu bǎ zhǐ zhé qǐ lai。

I fold the paper with both hands.

大脑帮助我们思考。

dà nǎo bāng zhù wǒ men sī kǎo。

Our brains help us think.

我们先思考，再回答。

wǒ men xiān sī kǎo， zài huí dá。

We think first and then answer.

我想到了一个好办法。

wǒ xiǎng dào le yí ge hǎo bàn fǎ。

I thought of a good solution.

想好以后，我们开始动手。

xiǎng hǎo yǐ hòu， wǒ men kāi shǐ dòng shǒu。

After thinking it through, we start working with our hands.

遇到问题要动脑想一想。

yù dào wèn tí yào dòng nǎo xiǎng yi xiǎng。

When we meet a problem, we should use our brains and think.

我们用双手折纸。

wǒ men yòng shuāng shǒu zhé zhǐ。

We fold paper with our hands.

大脑帮助我们思考。

dà nǎo bāng zhù wǒ men sī kǎo。

Our brain helps us think.

我先动脑，想一个办法。

wǒ xiān dòng nǎo， xiǎng yí ge bàn fǎ。

I think of a way first.

想好以后，再动手试一试。

xiǎng hǎo yǐ hòu， zài dòng shǒu shì yi shì。

After thinking it through, I try it with my hands.

A 你的小桥怎么弯了？

nǐ de xiǎo qiáo zěn me wān le？

Why did your bridge bend?

B 纸太平了，我想把它折起来。

zhǐ tài píng le， wǒ xiǎng bǎ tā zhé qǐ lai。

The paper is too flat. I want to fold it.

A 你先做还是先想？

nǐ xiān zuò hái shì xiān xiǎng？

Do you make it first or think first?

B 我先想一个办法，再动手试。

wǒ xiān xiǎng yí ge bàn fǎ， zài dòng shǒu shì。

I think of a method first and then try it with my hands.