HSK 2 Traditional Chinese Stories: 40 with Zhuyin & Pinyin

今天jīn tiān早上zǎo shang，阿榮ā róng五wǔ點diǎn就jiù起床qǐ chuáng。This morning, Ā Róng woke up at five.他tā洗臉xǐ liǎn、刷牙shuā yá，然後rán hòu吃chī了le一點yī diǎn麵包miàn bāo。He washed his face, brushed his teeth, and then ate some bread.

今天jīn tiān的de天氣tiān qì很hěn熱rè，但是dàn shì他tā還是hái shi要yào去qù工作gōng zuò。The weather was very hot today, but he still had to go to work.阿榮ā róng是shì一yī名míng消防員xiāo fáng yuán，他tā每天měi tiān都dōu很hěn忙máng。Ā Róng is a firefighter, and he is busy every day.

他tā到dào消防隊xiāo fáng duì時shí，同事tóng shì們men已經yǐ jīng在zài整理zhěng lǐ工具gōng jù。When he arrived at the fire station, his coworkers were already organizing the tools.他們tā men一起yī qǐ檢查jiǎn chá水管shuǐ guǎn、頭盔tóu kuī和hé制服zhì fú。They checked the hoses, helmets, and uniforms together.

阿榮ā róng喜歡xǐ huan這zhè份fèn工作gōng zuò，因為yīn wèi他tā可以kě yǐ幫助bāng zhù很多hěn duō人rén。Ā Róng likes this job because he can help many people.他tā想xiǎng：今天jīn tiān應該yīng gāi會huì是shì平靜píng jìng的de一天yī tiān。He thought: today should be a peaceful day.

但dàn他tā不bù知道zhī dào，新xīn的de任務rèn wu很快hěn kuài就要jiù yào來lái了le。But he didn't know a new mission would come soon.

一隻yī zhī青蛙qīng wā住zhù在zài井jǐng裡lǐ。A frog lived in a well.它tā每天měi tiān從cóng井jǐng裡lǐ看kàn天tiān。Every day it looked at the sky from inside the well.它tā說shuō：「天tiān只有zhǐ yǒu一點點yī diǎn diǎn大dà。」It said, "The sky is only a tiny bit big."

一隻yī zhī小鳥xiǎo niǎo飛來fēi lái，坐在zuò zài井jǐng邊biān。A little bird flew over and sat at the edge of the well.小鳥xiǎo niǎo說shuō：「不對bù duì，天tiān很大hěn dà很大hěn dà。」The bird said, "That's not right. The sky is very, very big."

青蛙qīng wā不bù相信xiāng xìn，笑了xiào le起來qǐ lai。The frog did not believe it and started to laugh.小鳥xiǎo niǎo說shuō：「你nǐ跳tiào出來chū lái看看kàn kan吧ba。」The bird said, "Jump out and take a look."

青蛙qīng wā跳出tiào chū井jǐng，看到kàn dào了le很大hěn dà的de天tiān。The frog jumped out of the well and saw the huge sky.它tā說shuō：「原來yuán lái我wǒ知道zhī dào的de太tài少了shǎo le！」It said, "So I knew far too little!"

這個zhè ge成語chéng yǔ是shì「井底之蛙jǐng dǐ zhī wā」。This idiom is "a frog at the bottom of a well."意思yì si是shì：一個人yī gè rén看到kàn dào的de很少hěn shǎo，懂dǒng的de也yě很少hěn shǎo。It means: a person who has seen very little and understands very little.例句lì jù：不要bù yào做zuò井底之蛙jǐng dǐ zhī wā，多duō出去chū qù看看kàn kan吧ba！Example: Don't be a frog in a well — go out and see more!

小白xiǎo bái是shì一隻yī zhī流浪liú làng貓māo，他tā走在zǒu zài安靜的ān jìng de街上jiē shang。Xiao Bai was a stray cat, walking down a quiet street.他tā正在zhèng zài找zhǎo吃的chī de，因為yīn wèi今天jīn tiān還沒hái méi吃chī東西dōng xi。He was looking for food, because he hadn't eaten anything all day.

路邊lù biān有yǒu一個yī ge小xiǎo餐廳cān tīng，裡面lǐ miàn的de人rén正在zhèng zài說話shuō huà。There was a small restaurant by the road, with people talking inside.小白xiǎo bái走zǒu過去guò qù，希望xī wàng能néng找到zhǎo dào一點yī diǎn飯fàn。Xiao Bai walked over, hoping to find a little food.

餐廳cān tīng外wài有yǒu一個yī ge紙zhǐ盒hé，小白xiǎo bái跳tiào進去jìn qù休息xiū xi。Outside the restaurant was a cardboard box, and Xiao Bai jumped in to rest.天氣tiān qì有點yǒu diǎn冷lěng，他tā把bǎ身體shēn tǐ縮suō得de小小的xiǎo xiǎo de。The weather was a little cold, so he curled up into a small ball.

不bù多久duō jiǔ，一個yī ge女孩nǚ hái走zǒu出來chū lái。Before long, a girl came out.她tā看見kàn jiàn小白xiǎo bái，輕輕qīng qīng說shuō：「你nǐ餓è了嗎le ma？」She saw Xiao Bai and said softly, "Are you hungry?"女孩nǚ hái放了fàng le一點yī diǎn飯fàn在zài紙zhǐ盒hé前qián。The girl put a little food in front of the box.小白xiǎo bái慢慢màn màn走zǒu過去guò qù，心裡xīn li變得biàn de暖暖nuǎn nuǎn的de。Xiao Bai slowly walked over, and his heart grew warm.