A little panda picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home.
But the pumpkin is too big. The panda can’t take it home.
Suddenly she sees a bear riding a bike toward her. She watches the bike.
“I know!I have a good idea.” she jumps and shouts happily,“I can roll a pumpkin. It’s like a wheel.”
So she rolls the pumpkin to her home. When her mother sees the big pumpkin, she is surprised, “Oh, my God! How can you carry it home?”
the little panda answers proudly, “I can’t lift it, but I can roll it.”
Her mother smiled and says，“What a clever girl! Use you heard to do something,”
There are many animals in the forest. Today is a fine day. Animals are having a sport meeting.
Monkey, Fox, Panda, Rabbit and Bear are running. Look! Rabbit is the first. Fox and Monkey are the second. Bear is the third. The other animals are shouting, “Bear! Come on! Bear! Come on!” And look there, Duck and Pig are doing high jump. Pig is too fat, he can't jump very high. So Duck is the champion. Here! Cat and Squirrel are climbing a tree. Cat is ill. So he is the last, but he does his best. This sports meeting is wonderful. The animals are very happy!
Ye Gong was well-known for his fondness for dragons:
葉公喜歡龍，已經(jīng)出了名了。
In the house where he lived, dragons were painted on the walls and carved on the pillars and the four walls of his bedroom.
他住的屋子里，墻上畫著龍，柱子上雕著龍，臥室四面的墻壁上也刻著龍。
There were dragons everywhere, up and down, front and back, with each dragon baring its teeth and brandishing its claws.
上上下下，前前后后，到處都是龍，一條條張牙舞爪。
In the heavens there was a real dragon.
天上有一條真的龍。
It was very happy to hear that Ye Gong was so fond of dragons.
聽說葉公這樣喜歡龍，高興極了。
One day, the sky suddenly darkened, and then came wind, thunder and rain.
有一天，天空突然暗了下來，又是刮風(fēng)，又是打雷，又是下雨。
The real dragon flew to Ye Gong's home.
真龍飛到了葉公的家里。
It poked its head into the window in the south and coiled its tail to the window in the north, rocking and rattling the whole house.
它把頭伸進(jìn)了南面的窗口，把尾巴繞到了北面的窗口，把整個(gè)屋子搖得格格直響。
At the sight of this real dragon, Ye Gong was frightened out of his wits.
葉公看到這條真龍，一下子嚇得魂飛魄散。
He trembled all over and hurriedly hid himself.
渾身發(fā)抖，急忙躲了起來。
So it turned out that what Ye Gong liked was painted and carved fake dragons but not real ones.
原來，葉公喜歡的只是那些畫著、雕著的假龍，而不是真龍!
Once, the King of the State of Wu wanted to invade the State of Chu.
一次，吳王要進(jìn)攻楚國(guó)。
The King of Wu warned his ministers: "If anyone should dare to dissuade me from invading Chu again, I will put him to death."
吳王警告他的大臣們說: “有誰(shuí)再敢來勸阻我進(jìn)攻楚國(guó)，我就處死他。”
One young hanger-on of his wanted to dissuade him but didn't dare.
吳王的門客中有一個(gè)年青人，想去勸阻但又不敢。
He carried a slingshot, and for three consecutive days paced up and down in the King's back garden.
他懷里揣著彈弓，一連三個(gè)早晨在吳工的后花園里徘徊。
The dew wetted his clothes all through.
露水濕透了他的衣服。
One day, the King of Wu called him:"The dew has wetted your clothes to such a state.
一天，吳王叫住他:“露水把你的衣服濕成這個(gè)樣子。
Why should you bear such hardship?"
你何必吃這個(gè)苦呢?”
The young man replied: "There is a cicada on a tree in this garden.
年青人回答說: “這個(gè)園子里，有一棵樹，樹上有一只蟬。
The cicada is high above, chirping leisurely and taking in the dew freely, not knowing that a mantis is right behind it.
蟬高高在上，悠閑地叫著，自由自在地吸著露水，卻不知道有一只蝗螂在它身后呢!
The mantis, pressing its body close in a concealed place, is intent on catching the cicada, not knowing that a siskin is hiding right behind it.
蝗螂把身子緊緊地貼在隱蔽的地方，只想去捕蟬，卻不知道有一只黃雀早已躲在它的身后呢!
The siskin is stretching out its neck to peck at the mantis, not knowing that a man carrying a slingshot is under it.
黃雀正伸長(zhǎng)了脖子想去啄蝗螂，卻不知道在它下面正有人拿著彈弓呢!
These three small creatures make every effort only to get the benefit before them but ignore entirely the disaster behind."
這三只小生物，只是力求得到它們眼前的利益，卻全不管它們身后隱伏著禍患啊!”
Having heard the young man's words, the King of Wu suddenly saw the light and said: "What you said is right!"
吳王聽了年青人的話后，恍然大悟說: “你說得好啊!”
Consequently, the King of Wu dropped his plan to invade the State of Chu.
于是，吳王就不再進(jìn)攻楚國(guó)了。
Tian Rao had served Ai Gong, King of the State of Lu, for many years, but he was never appointed to any important position.
田饒雖然服侍魯哀公多年，但是仍然沒有受到重用。
One day, Tian Rao said to Ai Gong of Lu: "I am going to leave Your Majesty, and fly high and far to distant places like the swan goose."
有一天，田饒對(duì)魯哀公說: “我要離開大王，像鴻雁那樣遠(yuǎn)走高飛?！?/p>
"What do you mean?" asked Ai Gong.
魯哀公說:“你這是什么意思?”
Tian Rao replied: "Haven't Your Majesty seen a rooster before?
田饒回答說:“大王難道沒有見過雄雞嗎?
It has a red cockscomb on its head and looks very elegant.
它頭上戴著紅冠，非常文雅。
It has sharp claws on its feet and is of martial bearing.
腳上有鋒利的爪子，格外英武。
When facing enemies, it is very brave and vigorous and fights to the bitter end.
面對(duì)敵人敢打敢拼，十分勇猛。
When it fords food, it will call its pals to enjoy together, and is very kind.
看見食物就呼喚同伴一道享用，多么仁義。
It keeps watch during the night and crows at dawn, never bungles matters and is very honest.
晚上守夜，黎明報(bào)曉，從來不會(huì)誤事，極其誠(chéng)實(shí)!
Though the rooster has these five merits, Your Majesty still order your subordinates to cook it for food.
雄雞雖然有這五種長(zhǎng)處，可是大王還是命令手下人把它煮了吃。
Why is that so? Because it is near to Your Majesty."
為什么會(huì)這樣呢?因?yàn)樗驮诖笸跎磉叞?”
Tian Rao paused and then continued: "As to the swan goose, its one flight covers I，000 li.
田饒頓了頓，接著說: “至于那鴻雁，一飛就是千里。
Sometimes it stops by Your Majesty's pools, and eats your fish and soft-shelled turtles.
有時(shí)停在大王的水池邊，吃大王的魚鱉。
Sometimes it stops in Your Majesty's fields and pecks your beans and grains.
有時(shí)停在大王的田園里，啄大王的豆類和谷物。
Though it does not have the merits of the rooster, Your Majesty still regard it highly because it is far away from you.
盡管它沒有雄雞的長(zhǎng)處，可是大王還是很器重它。
Therefore, please permit me to fly high and far to distant places like the swan goose."
這是因?yàn)樗x大王遠(yuǎn)啊，所以請(qǐng)?jiān)试S我也像鴻雁一樣遠(yuǎn)走高飛了吧!”