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The Race for Water[qh]
夺水竞赛[qh]
There was a town next to a river.[qh]
河边有一个小镇。[qh]
The people there had a lot of water.[qh]
那里的人们有很多水。[qh]
But they wasted it.[qh]
但是他们浪费了水。[qh]
That made the Sky angry.[qh]
这让天空很生气。[qh]
It said," If you waste water, I will take it away from you."[qh]
它说:“如果你们再浪费水，我就把你们的水拿走。”[qh]
But the people didn't listen.[qh]
但是人们不听。[qh]
When the season changed from spring to summer, the clouds disappeared.[qh]
当季节由春转夏时，云就消失了。[qh]
The bright sun was hot and made the river dry.[qh]
明亮的太阳很热，导致河水干涸。[qh]
There was no water available.[qh]
没有水可用了。[qh]
People asked, "When will the rain fall?"[qh]
人们问:“什么时候下雨?”[qh]
The Sky's response was,"You don't appreciate water.[qh]
天空的回应是:“你们不重视水。[qh]
You waste it, and now I will never make rain again."[qh]
你们浪费了它，现在我再也不下雨了。”[qh]
A boy decided that this wasn't fair.[qh]
一个男孩认为这不公平。[qh]
He thought of a solution.[qh]
他想到了一个解决办法。[qh]
He asked the Sky to race him.[qh]
他请求天空和他比赛。[qh]
He said,"If I get to the top of that hill before your rain can form puddles, you must fill our river."[qh]
他说:“如果我在你的雨形成水坑之前到达山顶，你就必须填满我们的河。”[qh]
The Sky laughed. "Little boy, I am the Sky.[qh]
天空笑了。“小男孩，我就是天空。[qh]
I am above everything else.[qh]
我高于一切。[qh]
You cannot beat me."[qh]
你赢不了我的。”[qh]
But the boy knew he would win.[qh]
但男孩知道他会赢。[qh]
When the race began, the boy ran forward.[qh]
比赛开始时，男孩向前跑去。[qh]
The Sky started raining on the hill.[qh]
天空开始在山上下雨了。[qh]
But puddles did not form there.[qh]
但那里并没有形成水坑。[qh]
When it rained on the hill, the water went down.[qh]
当雨落在山上时，水就流下去了。[qh]
The Sky kept raining.[qh]
天空不停地下着雨。[qh]
The water flowed down into the river.[qh]
水流入河中。[qh]
When the boy reached the top of the hill, the river was full.[qh]
当男孩到达山顶时，河水已经满了。[qh]
The people began to celebrate.[qh]
人们开始庆祝。[qh]
It was the highest level the river had ever been at before.[qh]
这是这条河以前的最高水位。[qh]
The Sky was angry. "A boy can't beat me! I won't fill your river," it said.[qh]
天空生气了。“一个小男孩不可能打败我的! 我不会填满你的河，”它说。[qh]
Now the boy laughed.[qh]
男孩笑了。[qh]
"It doesn't matter whether you want to fill it or not," he said. "You already did."[qh]
“你想不想填补空缺并不重要，”他说。“你已经填满了。”[qh]
The Sky looked at the full river.[qh]
天空看着满溢的河水。[qh]
"You tricked me." it said.[qh]
它说:“你骗了我。”[qh]
It asked the people,"Do you appreciate water now?"[qh]
它问人们:“你们现在懂得珍惜水了吗?”[qh]
"Yes," they said. "We won't waste it."[qh]
“懂得了，”他们说。“我们不会再浪费它。”[qh]
That is how a lone boy saved his town and won the race for water.[qh]
一个男孩就是这样独自拯救了他的小镇，赢得了夺水的比赛。 [qh]
