Words & phrases
相信
xiāng xìn
believe; trust
Model sentences
一只狼悄悄靠近羊群。
yì zhī láng qiāo qiāo kào jìn yáng qún。
A wolf quietly approaches the flock.
羊群正在山坡上吃草。
yáng qún zhèng zài shān pō shàng chī cǎo。
The flock is grazing on the hillside.
孩子大声呼喊村民来帮忙。
hái zi dà shēng hū hǎn cūn mín lái bāng máng。
The child shouts for the villagers to help.
说真话，别人才会相信你。
shuō zhēn huà， bié rén cái huì xiāng xìn nǐ。
People will believe you when you tell the truth.
诚实的人会承认自己的错误。
chéng shí de rén huì chéng rèn zì jǐ de cuò wù。
An honest person admits their mistakes.
信任需要用诚实的行动慢慢建立。
xìn rèn xū yào yòng chéng shí de xíng dòng màn màn jiàn lì。
Trust must be built slowly through honest actions.
狼来了
一个放羊的孩子在山坡上觉得无聊，就想用一个玩笑引人注意。
yí ge fàng yáng de hái zi zài shān pō shàng jué de wú liáo， jiù xiǎng yòng yí ge wán xiào yǐn rén zhù yì。
A shepherd boy gets bored on a hillside and decides to attract attention with a prank.
他大声喊：“狼来了！”村民听见以后，放下手里的事情跑来帮助他。
tā dà shēng hǎn：“láng lái le！” cūn mín tīng jiàn yǐ hòu， fàng xià shǒu lǐ de shì qíng pǎo lái bāng zhù tā。
He shouts, “Wolf!” and villagers leave their work to help him.
可是山坡上没有狼，孩子还笑大家跑得太快。
kě shì shān pō shàng méi yǒu láng， hái zi hái xiào dà jiā pǎo de tài kuài。
There is no wolf, and the boy laughs at how quickly they came.
村民有的还拿着农具，有的连外衣也没有穿好。一个人问：“狼在哪里？”孩子指着远处的山坡，又笑了起来。
cūn mín yǒu de hái ná zhe nóng jù， yǒu de lián wài yī yě méi yǒu chuān hǎo。 yí ge rén wèn：“láng zài nǎ lǐ？” hái zi zhǐ zhe yuǎn chù de shān pō， yòu xiào le qǐ lai。
Some villagers still carry farm tools and others have not even put on their coats properly. One asks, “Where is the wolf?” The child points to the distant hillside and laughs again.
后来，他又做了同样的事，村民渐渐不再相信他的呼喊。
hòu lái， tā yòu zuò le tóng yàng de shì， cūn mín jiàn jiàn bù zài xiāng xìn tā de hū hǎn。
He repeats the trick, and the villagers gradually stop believing his cries.
有一天，狼真的来了，孩子急忙求助，却没有及时得到帮助。
yǒu yì tiān， láng zhēn de lái le， hái zi jí máng qiú zhù， què méi yǒu jí shí dé dào bāng zhù。
One day a wolf really comes; he urgently calls for help but does not receive it in time.
孩子跑下山，向村民说明发生了什么。一位老人说：“前两次我们赶来，你都在骗我们，这一次大家才没有相信。”
hái zi pǎo xià shān， xiàng cūn mín shuō míng fā shēng le shén me。 yí wèi lǎo rén shuō：“qián liǎng cì wǒ men gǎn lái， nǐ dōu zài piàn wǒ men， zhè yí cì dà jiā cái méi yǒu xiāng xìn。”
The boy ran downhill and explained. An elder said, “You deceived us when we came the first two times. That is why nobody believed you this time.”
孩子听完，低下头，把羊赶回家。从那以后，他不再用假的呼喊取笑愿意帮助他的人。
hái zi tīng wán， dī xià tou， bǎ yáng gǎn huí jiā。 cóng nà yǐ hòu， tā bù zài yòng jiǎ de hū hǎn qǔ xiào yuàn yì bāng zhù tā de rén。
The boy lowered his head and took the sheep home. From then on, he no longer used false alarms to mock people willing to help.
Conversation
A 如果我说过谎，别人不相信我怎么办？
rú guǒ wǒ shuō guò huǎng， bié rén bù xiāng xìn wǒ zěn me bàn？
What if others distrust me because I have lied?
B 先诚实说明发生了什么，不要再编一个故事。
xiān chéng shí shuō míng fā shēng le shén me， bú yào zài biān yí ge gù shì。
First explain honestly without inventing another story.
A 说一句对不起就够了吗？
shuō yī jù duì bù qǐ jiù gòu le ma？
Is one apology enough?
B 还要用行动改正，信任可能需要时间。
hái yào yòng xíng dòng gǎi zhèng， xìn rèn kě néng xū yào shí jiān。
Make amends through actions; trust may take time.
A 如果真的遇到危险呢？
rú guǒ zhēn de yù dào wēi xiǎn ne？
What if there is real danger?
B 仍然马上求助，把地点和情况说清楚。
réng rán mǎ shàng qiú zhù， bǎ dì diǎn hé qíng kuàng shuō qīng chǔ。
Seek help immediately and explain the location and situation clearly.
