The kitten learns to focus

小猫跟着妈妈到河边钓鱼。

xiǎo māo gēn zhe mā ma dào hé biān diào yú。

The kitten follows its mother to the river to fish.

一只蝴蝶从小猫面前飞过。

yì zhī hú dié cóng xiǎo māo miàn qián fēi guò。

A butterfly flies past the kitten.

小猫又看见一只蜻蜓。

xiǎo māo yòu kàn jiàn yì zhī qīng tíng。

The kitten sees a dragonfly too.

它决定专心看着鱼漂。

tā jué dìng zhuān xīn kàn zhe yú piāo。

It decides to concentrate on watching the float.

妈妈耐心地等鱼儿上钩。

mā ma nài xīn de děng yú ér shàng gōu。

Mother waits patiently for a fish to bite.

做事时东看西看，很容易分心。

zuò shì shí dōng kàn xī kàn， hěn róng yì fēn xīn。

Looking around while working makes it easy to become distracted.

小猫和妈妈来到河边，想学着安静地钓鱼。

xiǎo māo hé mā ma lái dào hé biān， xiǎng xué zhe ān jìng de diào yú。

A kitten comes to the riverside with its mother to learn to fish quietly.

刚坐下来，一只蝴蝶飞过，小猫放下鱼竿，追着它跑了几步。

gāng zuò xià lai， yì zhī hú dié fēi guò， xiǎo māo fàng xià yú gān， zhuī zhe tā pǎo le jǐ bù。

As soon as it sits down, a butterfly passes and it puts down the rod to chase it.

回到原来的地方以后，它又看见一只蜻蜓，忍不住转过头去。

huí dào yuán lái de dì fang yǐ hòu， tā yòu kàn jiàn yì zhī qīng tíng， rěn bú zhù zhuǎn guò tóu qù。

Back at its spot, it sees a dragonfly and cannot resist turning to look.

妈妈已经钓到一条鱼，小猫却觉得自己等了很久，什么也没得到。

mā ma yǐ jīng diào dào yì tiáo yú， xiǎo māo què jué de zì jǐ děng le hěn jiǔ， shén me yě méi dé dào。

Mother has caught a fish, while the kitten feels it has waited ages without success.

妈妈说：“你一会儿做这个，一会儿做那个，注意力没有放在钓鱼上。”

mā ma shuō：“nǐ yí huì er zuò zhè ge， yí huì er zuò nà ge， zhù yì lì méi yǒu fàng zài diào yú shàng。”

Mother says, “You keep switching activities instead of concentrating on fishing.”

小猫决定先认真观察鱼漂，把追蝴蝶的想法留到休息的时候。

xiǎo māo jué dìng xiān rèn zhēn guān chá yú piāo， bǎ zhuī hú dié de xiǎng fǎ liú dào xiū xi de shí hou。

The kitten decides to watch the float carefully and leave chasing butterflies for a break.

它不再急着和妈妈比较，而是耐心学习，终于发现鱼漂动了起来。

tā bù zài jí zhe hé mā ma bǐ jiào， ér shì nài xīn xué xí， zhōng yú fā xiàn yú piāo dòng le qǐ lai。

It stops comparing itself impatiently with Mother, learns patiently and finally notices the float moving.

A 我做作业时总想看窗外。

wǒ zuò zuò yè shí zǒng xiǎng kàn chuāng wài。

I keep wanting to look outside during homework.

B 是什么让你分心？

shì shén me ràng nǐ fēn xīn？

What distracts you?

A 小鸟和路上的车，我每次都停下来。

xiǎo niǎo hé lù shàng de chē， wǒ měi cì dōu tíng xià lai。

Birds and cars; I stop every time.

B 可以先做一小段，再安排休息。

kě yǐ xiān zuò yì xiǎo duàn， zài ān pái xiū xi。

Try a short section first, then take a planned break.

A 那我先把这一题做完。

nà wǒ xiān bǎ zhè yì tí zuò wán。

Then I will finish this question first.

B 好，休息时再看看窗外。

hǎo， xiū xi shí zài kàn kan chuāng wài。

Good; look outside during the break.