Words & phrases
井口
jǐng kǒu
opening of a well
伸手
shēn shǒu
reach out a hand
抬头
tái tóu
raise one's head
发现
fā xiàn
discover; notice
Model sentences
猴子们围在井口旁边。
hóu zi men wéi zài jǐng kǒu páng biān。
The monkeys gather beside the well.
月亮高高挂在天上。
yuè liàng gāo gāo guà zài tiān shàng。
The Moon hangs high in the sky.
井水里有月亮的倒影。
jǐng shuǐ lǐ yǒu yuè liàng de dào yǐng。
The Moon’s reflection appears in the well water.
小猴子伸手去捞月亮。
xiǎo hóu zi shēn shǒu qù lāo yuè liàng。
The little monkey reaches out to scoop up the Moon.
老猴子抬头看见天上的月亮。
lǎo hóu zi tái tóu kàn jiàn tiān shàng de yuè liàng。
The old monkey looks up and sees the Moon in the sky.
大家终于发现井里只是倒影。
dà jiā zhōng yú fā xiàn jǐng lǐ zhǐ shì dào yǐng。
They finally discover that the image in the well is only a reflection.
猴子捞月亮
一天晚上，一只小猴子看见井里的亮光，大声喊：“月亮掉进井里了！”
yì tiān wǎn shàng， yì zhī xiǎo hóu zi kàn jiàn jǐng lǐ de liàng guāng， dà shēng hǎn：“yuè liàng diào jìn jǐng lǐ le！”
One evening, a young monkey saw light in a well and shouted, “The moon has fallen into the well!”
别的猴子跑来，低头一看，水里果然有一个圆圆的月亮。
bié de hóu zi pǎo lái， dī tóu yí kàn， shuǐ lǐ guǒ rán yǒu yí ge yuán yuán de yuè liàng。
Other monkeys arrive, look down and indeed see a round moon in the water.
它们没有先问这是怎么回事，就一个拉着一个，想把月亮捞出来。
tā men méi yǒu xiān wèn zhè shì zěn me huí shì， jiù yí ge lā zhe yí ge， xiǎng bǎ yuè liàng lāo chū lái。
Without first asking what is happening, they hold onto one another and try to scoop the moon out.
最下面的小猴子伸手碰到水面，圆形立刻散开了，它吓了一跳。
zuì xià miàn de xiǎo hóu zi shēn shǒu pèng dào shuǐ miàn， yuán xíng lì kè sàn kāi le， tā xià le yí tiào。
The lowest monkey touches the water, and the round shape breaks up, startling it.
这时，老猴子抬起头，看见天空中圆圆的月亮，急忙叫道：“快上来吧！月亮还在天上呢！”
zhè shí， lǎo hóu zi tái qǐ tóu， kàn jiàn tiān kōng zhōng yuán yuán de yuè liàng， jí máng jiào dào：“kuài shàng lái ba！ yuè liàng hái zài tiān shàng ne！”
Then the old monkey looked up and saw the round moon in the sky. “Come up! The moon is still in the sky!” it called.
原来井里只是月亮的倒影，水面动了，倒影也跟着变。
yuán lái jǐng lǐ zhǐ shì yuè liàng de dào yǐng， shuǐ miàn dòng le， dào yǐng yě gēn zhe biàn。
The shape in the well is only a reflection, which changes when the water moves.
猴子们一个接一个爬回树上。小猴看看井里的月亮，又看看天上的月亮，不好意思地笑了。
hóu zi men yí ge jiē yí ge pá huí shù shàng。 xiǎo hóu kàn kan jǐng lǐ de yuè liàng， yòu kàn kan tiān shàng de yuè liàng， bù hǎo yì si de xiào le。
The monkeys climbed back into the tree one by one. The young monkey looked from the reflection to the moon above and smiled sheepishly.
Conversation
A 井里真的有一个月亮吗？
jǐng lǐ zhēn de yǒu yí ge yuè liàng ma？
Is there really a moon in the well?
B 有月亮的倒影，不是真正的月亮。
yǒu yuè liàng de dào yǐng， bú shì zhēn zhèng de yuè liàng。
There is a reflection of the moon, not the actual moon.
A 小猴子为什么以为月亮掉下来了？
xiǎo hóu zi wèi shén me yǐ wéi yuè liàng diào xià lai le？
Why does the little monkey think the moon has fallen?
B 它只看了井水，没有抬头看天空。
tā zhǐ kàn le jǐng shuǐ， méi yǒu tái tóu kàn tiān kōng。
It only looks at the well water and does not look up at the sky.
A 碰到水面以后，倒影为什么散开？
pèng dào shuǐ miàn yǐ hòu， dào yǐng wèi shén me sàn kāi？
Why does the reflection break up when the water is touched?
B 因为水面动了，反射的样子也变了。
yīn wèi shuǐ miàn dòng le， fǎn shè de yàng zi yě biàn le。
Because the water moves and the reflected image changes.
