8 一块 奇妙 的 玉 a piece of|wonderful||jade 8 Ein wundervolles Stück Jade 8 A Wonderful Jade 8 Una maravillosa pieza de jade 8 Un merveilleux morceau de jade 8 Un meraviglioso pezzo di giada 8 素晴らしい翡翠のかけら 8 멋진 옥 조각 8 Uma maravilhosa peça de jade 8 Замечательный кусок нефрита 8 En underbar bit jade 8 一块 奇妙 的 玉

一块 奇妙 的 玉 。 A wonderful piece of jade.

在 一个 山边 上 ， 住 着 一户 人家 ， 只有 两个 人 ： 母亲 和 儿子 。 ||by the mountain|||indicating state|a household|family|only|||Mother|| On a mountainside, there is a family, only two people: mother and son. 母亲 有病 ， 不能 出外 工作 ， 只有 靠着 儿子 割 青草 ， 卖 给 农民 养牲 畜 ， 然后 拿 钱 买 食物 。 mother|sick|cannot|go out||only rely on|rely on||cut|green grass|sell|to|farmers|raise livestock|livestock|then|take money|money|buy food|food The mother was sick and could not go out to work. She could only rely on her son to mow the grass, sell it to farmers to raise livestock, and then use the money to buy food. 他们 很穷 ， 生活 过得 很苦 。 |very poor|life|lived|very hard They were poor and had a hard life. 有 一年 ， 一连 几个 月 没有 下雨 ， 草木 都 枯死 了 。 ||one after another|||||plants||died from drying up| In one year, there was no rain for a few months, and the vegetation was dead. 这个 男孩儿 到处 找 青草 ， 平常 的 青草地 ， 现在 都 枯 了 ， 到 哪儿 去 找 呢 ？ |boy|everywhere|look for|green grass|usually||green grassland|now||dried|||||look for|question particle The boy is looking for grass everywhere, the usual green grass, now it is dry, where to find it? 为了 生活 ， 他 就 到 很 远 的 一个 山谷 去 。 In order to|living|||||far|possessive particle||mountain valley| In order to live, he went to a valley far away.

那个 山谷 ， 以前 是 一片 青草地 ， 有割 不 完 的 草 ， 现在 也 全都 是 枯 草 。 |valley|in the past||a piece|green grassland|that has not been cut||finished|||now||all||withered grass| The valley, which used to be a green grass, has grass that can't be cut, and now it's all dry grass. 他 很 失望 ， 如果 再 找 不到 青草 就要 挨饿 了 。 ||disappointed|if|again|find|can't find|grass|will have to|go hungry| He is very disappointed, if you can't find the grass again, you will be hungry. 正当 这个 男孩儿 要 离开 的 时候 ， 忽然 他 看到 一只 兔子 跑 过去 。 just as||the boy||leaving||when|suddenly||||rabbit|ran past|past Just as the boy was leaving, suddenly he saw a rabbit running over. 他 想 ， 兔子 是 吃 青草 的 ， 一定 知道 哪儿 有 青草 。 He thought that the rabbit is eating grass, and must know where there is grass. 他 就 赶快 跟着 兔子 跑 ， 可是 兔子 跑 得 太快 了 ， 没有 跟上 ， 只好 顺着 兔子 跑 去 的 方向 走 。 ||quickly|followed||run|but|||degree complement|too fast|||keep up|had to|along|||||the direction| He ran quickly with the rabbit, but the rabbit ran too fast, did not keep up, had to follow the direction of the rabbit running.

走 着 走 着 ， 忽然 发现 一 大片 青草地 ， 他 高兴 极了 ， 赶快 拿出 镰来 割 。 walking|progressive aspect marker|||suddenly|discovered||large patch|green grassland|||very happy|quickly|took out|the sickle|to cut Walking and walking, suddenly found a large piece of green grass, he was very happy, and quickly took out the hoe to cut. 当 他 割得 差不多 快完了 ， 就 把 青草 装在 麻袋 里 背 回家 。 when||cut|almost|almost finished||past tense marker|green grass|packed in|burlap sack||carry on back|home When he was almost done cutting, he packed the grass in a sack and carried it home. 第二天 ， 这个 男孩儿 还是 去 割草 。 The next day||the boy|||mow grass The next day, the boy still went to mowing. 他 想 ， 昨天 那 块 草地 已经 割完 了 ， 今天 应该 到 别的 地方 去 找 。 ||yesterday||piece|grass field|already|been mowed||today|should|to|other places|other places||look for He thought that the grass had been cut yesterday, and he should go look somewhere else today. 他 走 了 很 远 ， 也 找 不到 青草 ， 走 着 走 着 ， 又 走 到 同一个 山谷 。 |||||||not even|green grass||||||walked||the same|valley He walked very far, could not find the grass, walked, and walked to the same valley. 没想到 ， 那儿 又 长出 青草 来 。 |||grew out|green grass| Unexpectedly, there was grass growing again. 真 快 ！ so fast! 一个 晚上 就 长得 这么 高 。 |one night||grew to|| It grows so high in one night.

他 又 拿出 镰刀 来 割草 ， 装进 麻袋 ， 背着 回家 。 ||took out|a sickle||mowing grass|put into|burlap sack|on his back| He took out the hoe to cut the grass, put it into the sack, and carried it home. 第三天 ， 他 想 那个 地方 可能 又 长出 青草 来 ， 于是 又 到 那儿 去 。 the third day|||||||grew grass|green grass||so|||| On the third day, he thought that there might be grass growing again in that place, so he went there again. 果然 ， 又 是 一片 青草地 。 sure||||green grass field Sure enough, it is a green grass. 他 想 ， 这儿 的 草种 特别 好 ， 不怕 干旱 。 ||||type of grass|especially||not afraid|drought He thought that the grass here is particularly good and not afraid of drought. 如果 种 在家 附近 ， 就 不必 跑 到 这么 远来 。 |plant|at home|nearby||not necessary|run|||from far away If you are near your home, you don't have to travel so far. 他用 刀子 挖 了 一些 带根 的 ， 装进 麻袋 。 He used|knife|dug|||with roots||put into|sack He dug some roots and put them in sacks. 当 他 准备 回家 的 时候 ， 忽然 看见 草洞 里 有 一块 闪闪发光 的 东西 。 ||preparing||||suddenly||a grassy hole|||a piece|shining|| When he was ready to go home, he suddenly saw a gleaming thing in the grass hole. 他 伸手 去 拿 ， 原来 是 一块 绿玉 。 |reached out||take|turns out|||green jade He reached for it and it turned out to be a piece of green jade. 他 很 高兴 ， 可以 卖些 钱 ， 给 母亲 治病 。 ||||some|||mother|treat an illness He is very happy and can sell some money to treat his mother. 这个 男孩儿 回到 家里 ， 赶快 把 玉 拿给 母亲 看 ， 他 母亲 也 从来没 见 过 这 么 漂亮 的 玉 。 |boy|back home|home|quickly||jade|show to|mother|||||ever seen|||this|such|beautiful jade|| The boy returned home and took the jade to his mother. His mother had never seen such a beautiful jade.

他 把 玉 放在 米缸 里 藏 着 ， 然后 把 挖 来 的 草根 ， 种 在 房子 外面 的 空地 上 ， 浇 了 些 水 。 |||put in|rice barrel||hiding||then||dug|came||grass roots|plant||house|outside the house||vacant lot||water||| He hid the jade in the rice tank, and then planted the dug grass roots on the open space outside the house and poured some water. 第四天 早上 ， 这个 男孩儿 想 看看 他 的 草 怎么样 。 the fourth day|morning||boy|||||grass|how is The fourth morning, the boy wanted to see how his grass was. 想不到 ， 他 到 房子 外面 一看 ， 草 都 枯死 了 。 |||the house|outside|at a glance|||had withered| Unexpectedly, he went to the outside of the house and saw that the grass was dead.

他 到 米缸 去 看看 那块 玉 怎么样 ， 想不到 米缸 里 的 米 满满的 ， 那块 玉 对 着 他 闪闪发光 。 ||rice barrel|||that piece|||unexpectedly|rice jar|||rice jar|full of||||at||shining He went to the rice tank to see how the jade was. I couldn’t think of the rice in the rice jar full, and the jade sparkled at him. 真是 奇妙 的 玉 啊 ， 他们 母子 不敢相信 。 |wonderful|||||mother and son|can't believe It’s a wonderful jade, their mother and son can’t believe it. 他们 把 米 拿 出来 ， 只 留下 一点 ， 然后 又 把 玉 放在 里面 。 |||||only|left behind|a little bit|then||||put in|inside They took the rice out, leaving only a little, and then put the jade inside. 第五天 ， 这个 男孩儿 一大早 就 去 米缸 看 玉 。 the fifth day||boy|early in the morning|||rice jar|| On the fifth day, the boy went to the rice tank to see jade early in the morning. 一 翻开 盖子 ， 又 是 一缸 满满的 米 。 |opened|lid|||a tub|full of| As soon as the lid is opened, it is a full tank of rice. 以后 ， 他们 把 玉 放在 钱 罐子 里 ， 过 了 一夜 ， 钱 就 满满的 。 afterwards||past tense marker||put in|money|jar||after||one night|||full Later, they put the jade in the money jar, and after a night, the money was full. 他们 把 玉 放进 油 瓶子 里 ， 过 了 一夜 ， 油 就 满满的 。 |||put into|oil|bottle||||one night|oil||full They put the jade in the oil bottle, and after a night, the oil was full.

真 奇妙 啊 ！ |wonderful| It’s wonderful! 从此 ， 这个 男孩儿 有 米 ， 有 油 ， 又 有 钱 给 他 母亲 治病 。 from now on||||||oil||has||||mother|treat an illness Since then, the boy has rice, oil, and money to treat his mother. 他 不必 靠 割草 生活 ， 有 时间 去 学校 读书 。 ||rely on||living||||school|study at school He does not have to rely on mowing to live, have time to go to school. 他们 除了 生活 以外 ， 还有 多余 的 食物 帮助 别人 ， 有 多余 的 钱 帮助 别 的 小孩儿 上学 。 |besides||besides|also have|extra||food||others||extra|||help others|others||| In addition to their lives, they have extra food to help others, and have extra money to help other children go to school.