The Rabbit and the Tortoise
龟兔赛跑
It is a bright spring morning. A Tortoise walks by and meets a Rabbit.
一个春光明媚的早晨。一只乌龟正在往前走,这时他遇到了一只兔子。
Tortoise: Hi there, Mr. Rabbit. Beautiful day, isn't it?
乌龟:嘿,你好,兔子先生。今天天气真好,不是吗?
Rabbit: Aren't you "the Slow Tortoise"?
兔子:你是那个“慢吞吞的乌龟”吗?
The Tortoise is a little mad, but he doesn't show it. The Tortoise still tries to be nice to the Rabbit.
乌龟有点生气了,但是他并没有表现出来。乌龟仍然试着对兔子友好些。
Tortoise: Yes, I'm Mr. Tortoise. I'm happy to meet you. Let's be friends.
乌龟:是啊,我是乌龟先生。很高兴遇到你。我们交个朋友吧!
Rabbit: No, thank you. I don't want to be your friend.
兔子:不了,谢谢!我不想做你的朋友。
Tortoise: How come?
乌龟:为什么?
Rabbit: Your legs are too short. You can't jump. And you are too slow.
兔子:你的腿太短了,你不会跳,而且你动作太慢!
Tortoise: My legs may be short. And I may be slow. But I can still beat you in a race.
乌龟:我的腿是短,我可能是很慢,但我还是可以在赛跑中赢你。
Rabbit: Ha! Ha! Ha! That's funny! How can you beat me? I am much faster.
兔子:哈哈哈!太好笑了!你怎么能赢我呢?我比你快多了。
Tortoise: I can beat you for sure.
乌龟:我一定能赢你。
Rabbit: No, you can't!
兔子:不,你不能!
Tortoise: Yes, I can!
乌龟:能!我能!
Rabbit: No, you can't!
兔子:不,你不能!
Tortoise: Yes, I can! Let's have a race now. Then you'll see.
乌龟:能!我能!我们现在就来赛跑。跑完之后你 就知道了。
Rabbit: Now? Okay! Why not? I will win for sure.
兔子:现在吗?好啊!有何不可?我一定会赢的。
Tortoise: Let's make a bet. If I win, you must carry me on your back.
乌龟:我们来打个赌。如果我赢了,你要背着我。
Rabbit: I promise. But if I win, you must carry me.
兔子:没问题。但是如果我贏了,你也要背着我。
Tortoise: Fine.
乌龟:好!
The other animals in the forest hear about the race and gather to see the Tortoise and the Rabbit run. The race is about to start.
森林里其他的动物听到这个消息都围过来观看乌龟和兔子的比赛。比赛就要开始了。
Tortoise: See the mountain top?
乌龟:你看到那座山的山顶了吗?
Rabbit: Yes.
兔子:看到了。
Tortoise: The first one to reach there, wins. Okay?
乌龟:谁最先到那里谁就算赢了,好吗?
Rabbit: Okay.
兔子:好!