The hare and the tortoise

乌龟一步一步向前走。

wū guī yí bù yí bù xiàng qián zǒu。

The tortoise moves forwards one step at a time.

兔子跑得很快，却中途睡着了。

tù zi pǎo de hěn kuài， què zhōng tú shuì zháo le。

The hare runs quickly but falls asleep during the race.

森林里的动物来观看比赛。

sēn lín lǐ de dòng wù lái guān kàn bǐ sài。

The animals in the forest come to watch the race.

乌龟先到达了终点。

wū guī xiān dào dá le zhōng diǎn。

The tortoise reaches the finish line first.

骄傲的兔子没有认真完成比赛。

jiāo ào de tù zi méi yǒu rèn zhēn wán chéng bǐ sài。

The proud hare does not finish the race carefully.

只要坚持前进，就会离目标更近。

zhǐ yào jiān chí qián jìn， jiù huì lí mù biāo gèng jìn。

If you keep moving forwards, you will get closer to your goal.

兔子觉得自己跑得快，就向乌龟提出比赛，看谁先到山边的树下。

tù zi jué de zì jǐ pǎo de kuài， jiù xiàng wū guī tí chū bǐ sài， kàn shuí xiān dào shān biān de shù xià。

The hare feels confident in its speed and challenges the tortoise to race to a tree by the hill.

比赛开始以后，兔子很快把乌龟留在后面。

bǐ sài kāi shǐ yǐ hòu， tù zi hěn kuài bǎ wū guī liú zài hòu miàn。

The hare quickly leaves the tortoise behind.

它回头看不见乌龟，就觉得胜利已经属于自己，躺在草地上睡着了。

tā huí tóu kàn bú jiàn wū guī， jiù jué de shèng lì yǐ jīng shǔ yú zì jǐ， tǎng zài cǎo dì shàng shuì zháo le。

Unable to see the tortoise, it assumes victory is assured and falls asleep on the grass.

乌龟没有停下来，尽管每一步都很慢，还是朝着终点前进。

wū guī méi yǒu tíng xià lai， jǐn guǎn měi yí bù dōu hěn màn， hái shì cháo zhe zhōng diǎn qián jìn。

The tortoise keeps going towards the finish despite its slow steps.

太阳的位置慢慢变了，兔子醒来时，发现乌龟已经快到那棵树了。

tài yáng de wèi zhì màn màn biàn le， tù zi xǐng lái shí， fā xiàn wū guī yǐ jīng kuài dào nà kē shù le。

As the sun shifts, the hare wakes and finds the tortoise almost at the tree.

它马上跑过去，可是乌龟先到，赢了比赛。

tā mǎ shàng pǎo guò qù， kě shì wū guī xiān dào， yíng le bǐ sài。

It runs immediately, but the tortoise arrives first and wins.

兔子站在终点，望着已经到达的乌龟，低下了头。乌龟擦擦额头的汗，终于在大树下坐下来休息。

tù zi zhàn zài zhōng diǎn， wàng zhe yǐ jīng dào dá de wū guī， dī xià le tóu。 wū guī cā cā é tóu de hàn， zhōng yú zài dà shù xià zuò xià lai xiū xi。

The hare stood at the finish beside the tortoise that had arrived first and lowered its head. The tortoise wiped its brow and finally rested under the tree.

A 兔子跑得快，为什么还输了？

tù zi pǎo de kuài， wèi shén me hái shū le？

Why did the faster hare lose?

B 因为它以为一定会赢，中途睡着了。

yīn wèi tā yǐ wéi yí dìng huì yíng， zhōng tú shuì zháo le。

It assumed victory and slept during the race.

A 乌龟是不是突然变快了？

wū guī shì bú shì tū rán biàn kuài le？

Did the tortoise suddenly become fast?

B 没有，它一直慢慢走，没有停。

méi yǒu， tā yì zhí màn màn zǒu， méi yǒu tíng。

No, it kept walking slowly without stopping.

A 如果兔子不睡觉，结果会怎样？

rú guǒ tù zi bù shuì jiào， jié guǒ huì zěn yàng？

What if the hare had not slept?

B 可能不同，所以要分清故事事实和我们的假设。

kě néng bù tóng， suǒ yǐ yào fēn qīng gù shì shì shí hé wǒ men de jiǎ shè。

It might differ, so distinguish story facts from our hypotheses.