hsk 6 lesson 4 with pinyin and English translation

Lesson 4   完美的胜利 

A perfect victory

Wánměi de shènglì

完美的胜利 

A perfect victory

Lǎoshǔ shì shānshén de chǒngwù, 

老鼠是山神的宠物，

The mouse is the pet of the mountain god. 

tā yànjuànle chǒngwù de shēnghuó, 

它厌倦了宠物的生活，

It is tired of pet life 

yě hěn yànwù chǒngwù zhège juésè, 

也很厌恶宠物这个角色，

and hates the role of pet. 

yúshì xiàngshān shén qǐngjià, 

于是向山神请假，

So he asks the mountain god for leave 

yāoqiú dào dòngwù shìjiè zǒu yī huí, 

要求到动物世界走一回，

and asks to go to the animal world, 

xīn xiǎng yīdìng yào zhǎo jīhuì zhèngmíng yīxià zìjǐ de shílì.

心想一定要找机会证明一下自己的实力。

thinking that he must find a chance to prove his strength.

Shānshén shuō:

山神说：

The mountain god said: 

“Dòngwù shìjiè zhōng, 

“动物世界中，

"In the animal world, 

dà xiàng shì zuì qiáng dà de, 

大象是最强大的，

the elephant is the most powerful. 

tǎngruò nǐ hái xiǎng huílái, 

倘若你还想回来，

If you want to come back, 

bìxū zhànshèng dà xiàng, 

必须战胜大象，

you must defeat the elephant, 

fǒuzé, nǐ jiù yǒngyuǎn liú zài dòngwù shìjiè ba.” 

否则，你就永远留在动物世界吧。”

otherwise, you will stay in the animal world forever." 

Lǎoshǔ dāyìngle shānshén de tiáojiàn, 

老鼠答应了山神的条件，

The mouse agreed to the conditions of the mountain god 

bìng ànzì bǎ tiǎozhàn mùbiāo dìng wèile dà xiàng.

并暗自把挑战目标定为了大象。

and secretly targeted the challenge as an elephant.

Lǎoshǔ yī lái dào dòngwù jiè, 

老鼠一来到动物界，

As soon as the mouse came to the animal kingdom, 

biàn fājué tā duì shānshén de chéngnuò shì duōme cǎoshuài, 

便发觉它对山神的承诺是多么草率，

he realized how sloppy its promise to the mountain god was. 

tā shì nàme ruòxiǎo, 

它是那么弱小，

It was so weak  

sīháo méiyǒu duìkàng dà xiàng de lìliàng, 

丝毫没有对抗大象的力量，

that it did not have the power to fight the elephant at all, 

dàn lǎoshǔ háishì juédìng chángshì yīxià.

但老鼠还是决定尝试一下。

but the mouse decided to give it a try.

Tā xiǎng, wǒ tài xiǎole, bù kěyǐ mángmù xíngdòng, 

它想，我太小了，不可以盲目行动，

It thought, I am too young to act blindly, 

dàn wǒ kěyǐ chéng dà xiàng bù zhùyì, 

但我可以乘大象不注意，

but I can ride an elephant without paying attention, 

jìn dào dà xiàng bízi lǐ qù, 

进到大象鼻子里去，

and go into the elephant's trunk. 

dà xiàng bùnéng chuǎnqìle, 

大象不能喘气了，

the elephant can not gasp, 

jiù de qǐngqiú wǒ ráoshù, 

就得请求我饶恕，

have to ask me for forgiveness, 

wǒ jiù kěyǐ qiǎngpò tā rènshū.

我就可以强迫它认输。

I can force it to give up.

Zhè tiān, dà xiàng zhèngzài chī shùyè, 

这天，大象正在吃树叶，

On this day, the elephant was eating leaves, 

lǎoshǔ chéngjī pǎo jìn dà xiàng de bízi zhōng, 

老鼠乘机跑进大象的鼻子中，

and the mouse took the opportunity to run into the elephant’s trunk, 

zhǔnbèi shíshī tā de jìhuà.

准备实施它的计划。

preparing to implement its plan.

Bùliào, gāng jìnqù,  

不料，刚进去，

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered, 

dà xiàng yǎng de nánshòu, 

大象痒得难受，

the elephant was itchy 

měngliè de dǎ qǐle pēntì,

猛烈地打起了喷嚏，

and violently sneezing, 

lǎoshǔ xiàng zǐdàn yì yàng bèi shèle chūlái.

老鼠像子弹一样被射了出来。

and the mouse was shot out like a bullet.

Dà xiàng yòng mièshì de yǎnguāng dīngzhe tā, 

大象用蔑视的眼光盯着它，

The elephant stared at it with contempt, 

fènnù de shuō:

愤怒地说：

and said angrily: 

“Nǐ zhège yúchǔn de jiāhuo, 

“你这个愚蠢的家伙，

"You stupid fellow, 

tài kěwùle, 

太可恶了，

you are too damned, 

xià cì zài shuǎliúmáng, 

下次再耍流氓，

next time you play a hooligan, 

wǒ yīdìng cǎi biǎnle nǐ.”

我一定踩扁了你。”

I must squash you.”

Cóngcǐ lǎoshǔ zài yě bù gǎn tiǎozhàn dà xiàngle.

从此老鼠再也不敢挑战大象了。

From then on, the mouse never dared to challenge the elephant.

Nà shì yīgè xīyáng jiāng luò de bàngwǎn, 

那是一个夕阳将落的傍晚，

It was an evening when the setting sun was about to set, 

dà xiàng bù liúshén luò rùle dǎliè zhě shè xià de jù wǎng zhōng.

大象不留神落入了打猎者设下的巨网中。

and the elephant inadvertently fell into the giant net set by the hunters.

Tā bùgù yīqiè de yònglì zhēngzhá, 

它不顾一切地用力挣扎，

It struggled desperately, 

wǎngwài luàn cuàn, 

往外乱窜，

rushing out, 

xiǎng bǎituō jù wǎng, 

想摆脱巨网，

trying to get rid of the giant net, 

kěshì, tā de yīqiè nǔlì dōu méi yòng.

可是，它的一切努力都没用。

but all its efforts were useless.

Dà xiàng yòu bēishāng yòu hàipà, 

大象又悲伤又害怕，

The elephant was sad and scared. 

tā juédé sǐwáng yuè lái yuè jìnle.

它觉得死亡越来越近了。

It felt that death was getting closer.

Qiàqiǎo, lǎoshǔ kàn dàole zhè yīqiè, 

恰巧，老鼠看到了这一切，

It just so happened that the mouse saw all this 

tā xiǎng, dà xiàng xiànzài háo wú dǐkàng nénglì, 

它想，大象现在毫无抵抗能力，

and thought, the elephant has no resistance right now. 

zhǐyào wǒ zài tā shēntǐ de zhòngyào bùwèi yǎo jǐ gè dòng, 

只要我在它身体的重要部位咬几个洞，

As long as I bite a few holes in important parts of its body, 

tā jiù méimìngle, 

它就没命了，

it will die. 

wǒ bù jiù zhànshèng dà xiàngle ma?

我不就战胜大象了吗？

Wouldn't I defeat the elephant?

Rán'ér, kàn dào dà xiàng bēicǎn de yàngzi, 

然而，看到大象悲惨的样子，

However, seeing the miserable appearance of the elephant, 

lǎoshǔ bùrěn xiàshǒu, 

老鼠不忍下手，

the mouse couldn't bear to start. 

tā juédé nàyàng wèimiǎn tàiguò cánrěn, 

它觉得那样未免太过残忍，

It felt that it was too cruel. 

liángxīn gàosù tā, yīnggāi jiù dà xiàng, 

良心告诉它，应该救大象，

The conscience told it that the elephant should be saved. 

yúshì, tā kāishǐ yòng fēnglì de yáchǐ yǎo chánràozhe dà xiàng de wǎng hé shéngzi.

于是，它开始用锋利的牙齿咬缠绕着大象的网和绳子。

So, it started to bite the net and rope around the elephant with its sharp teeth.

Bùzhīguòle duōjiǔ, 

不知过了多久，

Don't know how long it took, 

lǎoshǔ jīhū hàofèile quánbù lìqì, 

老鼠几乎耗费了全部力气，

the mouse almost exhausted all its strength, 

shéngzi zhōngyú bèi yǎo duànle, 

绳子终于被咬断了，

the rope was finally bitten off, 

jù wǎng chūxiànle yīgè dà quēkǒu, 

巨网出现了一个大缺口，

a big gap appeared in the giant net, 

dà xiàng měng de yī yònglì, tuōlíle jù wǎng.

大象猛地一用力，脱离了巨网。

and the elephant violently pulled away from the giant net.

Cóngcǐ, lǎoshǔ hé dà xiàng chéngle hǎo péngyǒu.

从此，老鼠和大象成了好朋友。

Since then, the mouse and the elephant have become good friends.

Bùjiǔ, shānshén zhǎodàole lǎoshǔ, 

不久，山神找到了老鼠，

Soon, the mountain god found the mouse 

yào tā huí dào zìjǐ shēnbiān.

要它回到自己身边。

and asked it to come back to him.

Lǎoshǔ shuō: “Zhè dàgài bù kěnéngle, 

老鼠说：“这大概不可能了，

The mouse said: "This is probably impossible, 

wǒ wúfǎ zhànshèng dà xiàng.”

我无法战胜大象。”

I can't beat the elephant.”

Shānshén shuō:

山神说：

Mountain God said: 

“Nǐ huà dí wéi yǒu, 

“你化敌为友，

"You have turned the enemy into a friend 

chuàngzàole jǔshì zhǔmù de chéngjiù, 

创造了举世瞩目的成就，

and created a world-renowned achievement. 

shìjiè shàng hái yǒu bǐ zhè gèng wánměi de shènglì ma?”

世界上还有比这更完美的胜利吗？”

Is there a more perfect victory in the world?"  

Gǎibiān zì “cānkǎo xiāoxī” táiwān “zhìhuì xiǎopǐn”

改编自《参考消息》台湾《智慧小品》

Adapted from "Reference News" Taiwan "Wisdom Essay"

Full Translation:

A perfect victory

The mouse is the pet of the mountain god. It is tired of pet life and hates the role of pet. So he asks the mountain god for leave and asks to go to the animal world, thinking that he must find a chance to prove his strength.

The mountain god said: "In the animal world, the elephant is the most powerful. If you want to come back, you must defeat the elephant, otherwise, you will stay in the animal world forever." The mouse agreed to the mountain god's terms and secretly challenged it and secretly target the challenge as an elephant.

As soon as the mouse came to the animal kingdom, he realized how sloppy its promise to the mountain god was. It was so weak that it did not have the power to fight the elephant at all, but the mouse decided to give it a try. It thought, I am too young to act blindly, but I can ride an elephant without paying attention, and go into the elephant's trunk. the elephant can not gasp, have to ask me for forgiveness, I can force it to give up.

On this day, the elephant was eating leaves, and the mouse took the opportunity to run into the elephant’s trunk, preparing to implement its plan. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered, the elephant was itchy and violently sneezing, and the mouse was shot out like a bullet. The elephant stared at it with contempt, and said angrily: "You stupid fellow, you are too damned, next time you play a hooligan, I must squash you.” From then on, the mouse never dared to challenge the elephant.

It was an evening when the setting sun was about to set, and the elephant inadvertently fell into the giant net set by the hunters. It struggled desperately, rushing out, trying to get rid of the giant net, but all its efforts were useless. The elephant was sad and scared. It felt that death was getting closer. It just so happened that the mouse saw all this and thought, the elephant has no resistance right now. As long as I bite a few holes in important parts of its body, it will die. Wouldn't I defeat the elephant?

However, seeing the miserable appearance of the elephant, the mouse couldn't bear to start. It felt that it was too cruel. The conscience told it that the elephant should be saved. So, it started to bite the net and rope around the elephant with its sharp teeth. Don't know how long it took, the mouse almost exhausted all its strength, the rope was finally bitten off, a big gap appeared in the giant net, and the elephant violently pulled away from the giant net.

Since then, the mouse and the elephant have become good friends. Soon, the mountain god found the mouse and asked it to come back to him. The mouse said: "This is probably impossible, I can't beat the elephant.” Mountain God said: "You have turned the enemy into a friend and created a world-renowned achievement. Is there a more perfect victory in the world?"  

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