小壁虎借尾巴 (Xiǎo bìhǔjiè wěiba) The Story of the Gecko’s Tail
借 (jiè): v. to borrow
新 (xīn): adj. new
Yì zhī xiǎo bìhǔ zhèng pā zài qiáng shàng zhuō wénzi.
一 只 小 壁虎 正 趴 在 墙 上 捉 蚊子。
A gecko was crawling on a wall to catch mosquitoes.
Tūrán, yì tiáo shé yǎozhù le tā de wěiba.
突然，一 条 蛇 咬住 了它 的 尾巴。
Suddenly, a snake gripped his tail with its teeth.
Xiǎo bìhǔ zhèngduàn le wěiba táopǎo le.
小 壁虎 挣断 了 尾巴 逃跑 了。
The gecko ran away, but his tail had broken off.
Tā xīnxiǎng: “Méiyǒu wěiba duō chǒu a!”
它 心想： “没有 尾巴 多 丑 啊!”
“I’m so ugly without a tail!” the gecko thought.
Yúshì tā juédìng qù jiè yì tiáo wěiba.
于是 它 决定 去 借一 条 尾巴。
So he decided to borrow a tail.
Kàndào xiǎo yú zài shuǐ lǐ kuàilè de yóuláiyóuqù,
看到 小 鱼 在 水 里 快乐 地 游来游去，
When he saw the fish swaying her tail and swimming merrily in the river,
Tān wèn, “Xiǎo yú jiějie, nǐ néng bǎ wěiba jiègěi wǒ ma?”
它 问：“小 鱼 姐姐，你 能 把 尾巴 借给 我 吗?”
he asked, “Sister Fish, can you lend your tail to me?”
Xiǎo yú shuō, “Duìbùqǐ, wǒ hái yào yòng tā yóuyǒng ne.”
小 鱼 说，“对不起，我 还 要 用 它 游泳 呢。”
The fish answered, “I am sorry. I have to use it for swimming.”
Xiǎo bìhǔ yòu kàn dào yànzi zài tiānkōng fēi.
小 壁虎 又 看 到 燕子 在 天空 飞。
Then he saw a swallow flying in the sky.
Tā shuō: “Yànzi āyí, nǐ néng bǎ wěiba jiègěi wǒ ma?”
他 说：“燕子阿姨，你能 把 尾巴 借给 我 吗?”
He said, “Aunt Swallow, can you lend your tail to me?”
Yànzi huídá dào, “Bù xíng a, wǒ yào yòng tā lái fēixíng ne.”
燕子 回答 道：“不 行啊，我 要 用 它 来 飞行 呢。”
The swallow responded, “Sorry, I have to use it when flying.”
Xiǎo bìhǔ méiyǒu fàngqì jìxù xúnzhǎo xīn wěiba.
小 壁虎 没有 放弃 继续 寻找 新 尾巴。
The gecko didn’t give up and continued to look for a new tail.
Rán’ér, tā yí cì yòu yí cì de kōngshǒu ér guī.
然而，他 一 次 又一 次地 空手 而 归。
However, he failed again and again.
Tā gǎndào fēicháng jǔsàng, yúshì huíjiā gàosù le māma.
他 感到 非常 沮丧，于是 回家 告诉 了 妈妈。
He was so depressed that he went back home and told his mother what happened.
Xiǎo bìhǔ de māma wēixiào zhe shuō, “Bǎobèi, nǐ huítóu kànkan.”
小 壁虎 的 妈妈 微笑 着 说：“宝贝， 你 回头 看看。”
His mother said with a smile, “My dear, turn around and have a look!”
Xiǎo bìhǔ zhuǎnguò tóu qù, tā jīngxǐ de jiào dào, “Ò, wǒ yòu zhǎng chū yì tiáo
xīn wěibā la!”
小 壁虎 转过 头 去，它 惊喜 地 叫 道：“哦，我 又 长 出 一 条
新 尾巴 啦！”
Upon tossing his head back, the gecko shouted with joy, “Oh, I have grown a new tail!”
Nà běn gùshì shū néng jiè wǒ kànkan ma?
A: 那 本 故事 书 能 借 我 看看 吗？
Can I borrow that storybook from you?
Kěyǐ
B: 可以。
Sure.
Wǒ xià zhōu huán gěi nǐ, hǎo ma?
A: 我 下 周 还 给 你，好 吗？
I will return it to you next week, ok?
Hǎo de.
B: 好 的。
Ok.
Zuótiān shēngrì, bàba sòng le wǒ yí gè xīn wánjù.
昨天 生日，爸爸 送 了 我 一个 新 玩具。
My father gave me a new toy for my birthday yesterday.
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I still have not decided whether I will go or not.
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