Words & phrases
收成
shōu cheng
harvest; yield
Model sentences
儿子们以为地里埋着金子。
ér zi men yǐ wéi dì lǐ mái zhe jīn zi。
The sons believe that gold is buried in the field.
父亲留给儿子们一片土地。
fù qīn liú gěi ér zi men yí piàn tǔ dì。
The father leaves his sons a piece of land.
他们把每一块地都认真翻土。
tā men bǎ měi yí kuài dì dōu rèn zhēn fān tǔ。
They carefully turn the soil in every part of the field.
翻好的土地适合种植庄稼。
fān hǎo de tǔ dì shì hé zhòng zhí zhuāng jia。
The freshly turned land is suitable for growing crops.
秋天到了，田里的收成比往年好。
qiū tiān dào le， tián lǐ de shōu cheng bǐ wǎng nián hǎo。
When autumn arrives, the harvest is better than in previous years.
儿子们明白，劳动创造的收获才是真正的财富。
ér zi men míng bái， láo dòng chuàng zào de shōu huò cái shì zhēn zhèng de cái fù。
The sons understand that the harvest created through work is the real treasure.
埋在地里的金子
老农民的三个儿子不喜欢劳动，父亲担心他们以后无法养活自己。
lǎo nóng mín de sān gè ér zi bù xǐ huan láo dòng， fù qīn dān xīn tā men yǐ hòu wú fǎ yǎng huó zì jǐ。
An old farmer worries that his three sons, who dislike work, will be unable to support themselves.
父亲告诉他们，田里藏着金子，三个儿子听见以后，终于愿意去翻土寻找。
fù qīn gào su tā men， tián lǐ cáng zhe jīn zi， sān gè ér zi tīng jiàn yǐ hòu， zhōng yú yuàn yì qù fān tǔ xún zhǎo。
Their father tells them there is gold hidden in the field, and they finally agree to turn the soil in search of it.
他们把田翻了一遍又一遍，却没有找到想象中的金块，心里很失望。
tā men bǎ tián fān le yí biàn yòu yí biàn， què méi yǒu zhǎo dào xiǎng xiàng zhōng de jīn kuài， xīn lǐ hěn shī wàng。
They turn the field repeatedly but find no imagined gold pieces and feel disappointed.
三个儿子拿着工具，从田的一边翻到另一边。石头被搬开，杂草被清掉，硬土也变松了。他们一面干活，一面商量，谁先发现宝物，就大声叫其他人过来。
sān gè ér zi ná zhe gōng jù， cóng tián de yì biān fān dào lìng yì biān。 shí tou bèi bān kāi， zá cǎo bèi qīng diào， yìng tǔ yě biàn sōng le。 tā men yí miàn gàn huó， yí miàn shāng liáng， shuí xiān fā xiàn bǎo wù， jiù dà shēng jiào qí tā rén guò lái。
The sons dig across the field, remove stones and weeds and loosen the hard soil. They agree that whoever finds treasure will call the others.
到了傍晚，手脚已经很累，篮子里却没有金子。第二天，他们还是不甘心，又检查了一遍。父亲看着整理好的土地，提醒他们别让这一番劳动白费。
dào le bàng wǎn， shǒu jiǎo yǐ jīng hěn lèi， lán zi lǐ què méi yǒu jīn zi。 dì èr tiān， tā men hái shì bù gān xīn， yòu jiǎn chá le yí biàn。 fù qīn kàn zhe zhěng lǐ hǎo de tǔ dì， tí xǐng tā men bié ràng zhè yì fān láo dòng bái fèi。
By evening their limbs are tired but their basket holds no gold. They check again the next day. Looking at the prepared field, their father suggests putting that work to use.
既然土地已经整理好，他们便继续种庄稼，也学着按时照顾田地。
jì rán tǔ dì yǐ jīng zhěng lǐ hǎo， tā men biàn jì xù zhòng zhuāng jia， yě xué zhe àn shí zhào gù tián dì。
With the soil now prepared, they plant crops and learn to tend the field regularly.
后来得到的收成，让他们发现劳动能带来真实的收获，而不是只等地下出现宝物。
hòu lái de dào de shōu cheng， ràng tā men fā xiàn láo dòng néng dài lái zhēn shí de shōu huò， ér bú shì zhǐ děng dì xià chū xiàn bǎo wù。
The later harvest shows them that work brings real gains rather than waiting for treasure to appear underground.
这时再看父亲的话，他们开始把金子理解成土地、劳动和学习种田的本领。
zhè shí zài kàn fù qīn de huà， tā men kāi shǐ bǎ jīn zi lǐ jiě chéng tǔ dì、 láo dòng hé xué xí zhòng tián de běn lǐng。
They now understand the gold as the value of the land, the work and the skills they have learned.
儿子们把粮食装进仓里，望着一袋袋收成，终于知道父亲所说的金子藏在哪里。
ér zi men bǎ liáng shí zhuāng jìn cāng lǐ， wàng zhe yí dài dài shōu cheng， zhōng yú zhī dào fù qīn suǒ shuō de jīn zi cáng zài nǎ lǐ。
As the sons store the grain, they finally understand where the gold their father described was hidden.
从那以后，他们不再到处找宝物，而是一起照顾田地，等待下一季的庄稼长起来。
cóng nà yǐ hòu， tā men bù zài dào chù zhǎo bǎo wù， ér shì yì qǐ zhào gù tián dì， děng dài xià yí jì de zhuāng jia zhǎng qǐ lai。
After that, they stop searching for treasure and work together to care for the fields and the next season’s crops.
Conversation
A 儿子们开始想找到什么？
ér zi men kāi shǐ xiǎng zhǎo dào shén me？
What do the sons initially hope to find?
B 真正的金块，他们以为田里有宝物。
zhēn zhèng de jīn kuài， tā men yǐ wéi tián lǐ yǒu bǎo wù。
Actual pieces of gold; they think there is treasure in the field.
A 为什么后来能有收成？
wèi shén me hòu lái néng yǒu shōu cheng？
Why do they obtain a harvest later?
B 因为翻好了土，又种植和照顾庄稼。
yīn wèi fān hǎo le tǔ， yòu zhòng zhí hé zhào gù zhuāng jia。
They prepare the soil, then plant and tend the crops.
A 后来金子这个词还能表示什么？
hòu lái jīn zi zhè ge cí hái néng biǎo shì shén me？
What else can gold represent later?
B 土地的价值，还有劳动和学到的本领。
tǔ dì de jià zhí， hái yǒu láo dòng hé xué dào de běn lǐng。
The value of the land, work and acquired skills.
