Words & phrases
石子
shí zi
small stone; pebble
升高
shēng gāo
rise; become higher
Model sentences
一只口渴的乌鸦找到一个装着少量水的瓶子。
yì zhī kǒu kě de wū yā zhǎo dào yí ge zhuāng zhe shǎo liàng shuǐ de píng zi。
A thirsty crow finds a bottle containing a little water.
瓶口太窄，乌鸦的嘴伸不进去。
píng kǒu tài zhǎi， wū yā de zuǐ shēn bù jìn qu。
The bottle opening is too narrow for the crow's beak.
乌鸦一次次把小石子放进瓶里。
wū yā yí cì cì bǎ xiǎo shí zi fàng jìn píng lǐ。
The crow drops small stones into the bottle one by one.
石子占了空间，水面慢慢升高。
shí zi zhàn le kōng jiān， shuǐ miàn màn màn shēng gāo。
The stones take up space, and the water level slowly rises.
水面升高以后，乌鸦终于喝到水。
shuǐ miàn shēng gāo yǐ hòu， wū yā zhōng yú hē dào shuǐ。
After the water rises, the crow can finally drink.
第一次办法不成功时，乌鸦继续尝试。
dì yī cì bàn fǎ bù chéng gōng shí， wū yā jì xù cháng shì。
When its first approach fails, the crow keeps trying.
乌鸦喝水
一只乌鸦飞了很久，又累又渴，终于在路旁发现一个装着水的瓶子。
yì zhī wū yā fēi le hěn jiǔ， yòu lèi yòu kě， zhōng yú zài lù páng fā xiàn yí ge zhuāng zhe shuǐ de píng zi。
After a long flight, a tired, thirsty crow finds a bottle of water beside the path.
它落到瓶边，把嘴伸进去，可是瓶口太窄，水又太少，怎么也喝不到。
tā luò dào píng biān， bǎ zuǐ shēn jìn qu， kě shì píng kǒu tài zhǎi， shuǐ yòu tài shǎo， zěn me yě hē bú dào。
It lands beside the bottle and pushes in its beak, but the narrow opening and low water keep the drink out of reach.
乌鸦绕着瓶子走，想把它推倒，可瓶子立得很稳，水仍然留在底部。
wū yā rào zhe píng zi zǒu， xiǎng bǎ tā tuī dào， kě píng zi lì de hěn wěn， shuǐ réng rán liú zài dǐ bù。
The crow circles the bottle and tries to tip it, but the bottle stands firmly and the water stays at the bottom.
忽然，它看见旁边有许多小石子，便衔起一颗，放进瓶里。
hū rán， tā kàn jiàn páng biān yǒu xǔ duō xiǎo shí zi， biàn xián qǐ yī kē， fàng jìn píng lǐ。
Then it notices little pebbles nearby, picks one up in its beak and drops it into the bottle.
第一颗石子落下时，只发出轻轻的一声，水面变化很小。乌鸦低头看了一会儿，才继续寻找下一颗，没有因为变化不大就立刻放弃。
dì yī kē shí zi là xià shí， zhǐ fā chū qīng qīng de yì shēng， shuǐ miàn biàn huà hěn xiǎo。 wū yā dī tóu kàn le yí huì er， cái jì xù xún zhǎo xià yī kē， méi yǒu yīn wèi biàn huà bù dà jiù lì kè fàng qì。
The first pebble makes a small sound and little change; the crow watches before finding the next, rather than giving up.
石子沉到水底，水面升高了一点，乌鸦马上又衔来第二颗、第三颗。
shí zi chén dào shuǐ dǐ， shuǐ miàn shēng gāo le yì diǎn， wū yā mǎ shàng yòu xián lái dì èr kē、 dì sān kē。
The pebble sinks, raising the water slightly, and the crow promptly brings a second and a third.
它一颗一颗地放，瓶里的石子越来越多，水面也慢慢升高。
tā yì kē yì kē de fàng， píng lǐ de shí zi yuè lái yuè duō， shuǐ miàn yě màn màn shēng gāo。
As it adds pebbles one by one, more stones fill the bottle and the water slowly rises.
终于，水升到了嘴能够碰到的地方，乌鸦低下头，痛痛快快地喝起来。
zhōng yú， shuǐ shēng dào le zuǐ néng gòu pèng dào de dì fang， wū yā dī xià tou， tòng tòng kuài kuài de hē qǐ lai。
At last the water reaches its beak, and the crow lowers its head and drinks gladly.
喝完水，它在瓶口旁停了一会儿，然后展开翅膀，飞向远处。
hē wán shuǐ， tā zài píng kǒu páng tíng le yí huì er， rán hòu zhǎn kāi chì bǎng， fēi xiàng yuǎn chù。
After drinking, it rests beside the opening for a moment, spreads its wings and flies away.
Conversation
A 乌鸦开始为什么喝不到水？
wū yā kāi shǐ wèi shén me hē bú dào shuǐ？
Why can the crow not drink at first?
B 水面太低，瓶口又窄，它的嘴够不到。
shuǐ miàn tài dī， píng kǒu yòu zhǎi， tā de zuǐ gòu bú dào。
The water is too low and the opening too narrow for its beak to reach.
A 它后来用了什么办法？
tā hòu lái yòng le shén me bàn fǎ？
What does it try next?
B 把小石子一颗一颗放进瓶里。
bǎ xiǎo shí zi yī kē yī kē fàng jìn píng lǐ。
It drops small stones into the bottle one by one.
A 故事里的水面怎样变化？
gù shì lǐ de shuǐ miàn zěn yàng biàn huà？
How does the water level change in the story?
B 慢慢升高，最后到了它能喝到的位置。
màn màn shēng gāo， zuì hòu dào le tā néng hē dào de wèi zhì。
It gradually rises to where the crow can reach it.
