HSK 3 Traditional Chinese Stories: 129 with Zhuyin & Pinyin

李白lǐ bái小時候xiǎo shí hou不bù愛ài讀書dú shū。When Li Bai was little, he did not like to study.一天yī tiān，他tā從cóng學校xué xiào跑pǎo了le出去chū qù。One day, he ran out of school.

他tā在zài河邊hé biān看到kàn dào一位yī wèi老奶奶lǎo nǎi nai。By the river, he saw an old woman.老奶奶lǎo nǎi nai在zài石頭shí tou上shàng磨mó一根yī gēn鐵棒tiě bàng。The old woman was grinding an iron rod on a stone.

李白lǐ bái問wèn：「奶奶nǎi nai，您nín在zài做zuò什麼shén me？」Li Bai asked, "Grandma, what are you doing?"

老奶奶lǎo nǎi nai說shuō：「我要wǒ yào把bǎ它tā磨mó成chéng一根yī gēn針zhēn。」The old woman said, "I am going to grind it into a needle."

李白lǐ bái說shuō：「鐵棒tiě bàng這麼zhè me大dà，怎麼zěn me可能kě néng？」Li Bai said, "The iron rod is so big — how is that possible?"

老奶奶lǎo nǎi nai說shuō：「我wǒ天天tiān tiān磨mó，它tā就jiù會huì變biàn小xiǎo。」The old woman said, "I grind it every day, so it will get smaller."

李白lǐ bái聽了tīng le，回到huí dào學校xué xiào好好hǎo hǎo讀書dú shū。When Li Bai heard this, he went back to school and studied hard.後來hòu lái，他tā成了chéng le很hěn有名yǒu míng的de詩人shī rén。Later, he became a very famous poet.

這個zhè ge成語chéng yǔ是shì「磨杵成針mó chǔ chéng zhēn」。This idiom is "grinding an iron rod into a needle."意思yì si是shì：只要zhǐ yào天天tiān tiān做zuò，難nán的de事shì也yě能néng做zuò成chéng。It means: if you keep at it every day, even hard things can be done.例句lì jù：別bié怕pà難nán，磨杵成針mó chǔ chéng zhēn，天天tiān tiān練就liàn jiù行xíng。Example: Don't fear hard things — keep grinding, just practice every day.

王Wáng老師lǎo shī早上zǎo shang七點qī diǎn起床qǐ chuáng。Teacher Wang wakes up at seven in the morning.他tā先xiān喝hē一yī杯bēi水shuǐ，然後rán hòu洗臉xǐ liǎn、刷牙shuā yá。He first drinks a glass of water, then washes his face and brushes his teeth.窗外chuāng wài的de陽光yáng guāng很亮hěn liàng，空氣kōng qì也yě很hěn新鮮xīn xiān。The sunlight outside is bright, and the air is fresh.

他tā打開dǎ kāi窗戶chuāng hu，看見kàn jiàn樓下lóu xià的de人rén在zài買mǎi早餐zǎo cān。He opens the window and sees people downstairs buying breakfast.有人yǒu rén買mǎi包子bāo zi，有人yǒu rén買mǎi豆漿dòu jiāng，還有hái yǒu人rén騎qí電動車diàn dòng chē去qù上班shàng bān。Some buy buns, some buy soy milk, and some ride scooters to work.

王Wáng老師lǎo shī喜歡xǐ huan吃chī雞蛋jī dàn、麵包miàn bāo和hé水果shuǐ guǒ當dàng早餐zǎo cān。Teacher Wang likes to eat eggs, bread, and fruit for breakfast.他tā一邊yī biān吃chī，一邊yī biān聽tīng中文zhōng wén歌曲gē qǔ。He eats while listening to Chinese songs.吃完chī wán早飯zǎo fàn，他tā喝hē一點yī diǎn咖啡kā fēi，看kàn手機shǒu jī裡lǐ的de新聞xīn wén。After breakfast, he drinks some coffee and reads news on his phone.

早上zǎo shang八bā點diǎn，他tā帶dài上書shàng shū、本子běn zi和hé水壺shuǐ hú，準備zhǔn bèi出門chū mén。At eight o'clock, he takes his books, notebook, and water bottle, and gets ready to head out.門外mén wài的de風fēng很hěn舒服shū fu，天tiān也yě不太bù tài熱rè。The wind outside feels nice, and the weather isn't too hot.他tā騎qí著zhe自行車zì xíng chē去qù學校xué xiào，路上lù shang還hái跟gēn鄰居lín jū打招呼dǎ zhāo hu。He rides his bicycle to school and greets his neighbors on the way.

上海shàng hǎi白bái鴿gē街jiē221號hào，住zhù著zhe一位yī wèi有名yǒu míng的de偵探zhēn tàn，他tā叫jiào沈默shěn mò。At 221 Baige Street in Shanghai lived a famous detective named Shen Mo.華huà醫生yī shēng是shì他tā最好zuì hǎo的de朋友péng you，常常cháng cháng幫bāng他tā做事zuò shì。Dr. Hua was his best friend and often helped him with his work.一天yī tiān早上zǎo shang，華huà醫生yī shēng看見kàn jiàn桌子zhuō zi上shàng有yǒu一根yī gēn手杖shǒu zhàng。One morning, Dr. Hua noticed a walking stick on the table.

沈默shěn mò說shuō：「昨天zuó tiān晚上wǎn shang有yǒu一位yī wèi客人kè rén來lái找zhǎo我們wǒ men，我們wǒ men不bù在家zài jiā，他tā把bǎ手杖shǒu zhàng忘wàng在zài這裡zhè lǐ了le。」Shen Mo said, "A visitor came looking for us last night. We weren't home, and he left his walking stick behind."華huà醫生yī shēng拿起ná qǐ手杖shǒu zhàng，仔細zǐ xì地de看了kàn le看kàn。Dr. Hua picked up the stick and examined it carefully.「沈shěn先生xiān sheng，你nǐ能néng從cóng這zhè根gēn手杖shǒu zhàng看出kàn chū什麼shén me嗎ma？」他tā問wèn。"Mr. Shen, can you tell anything from this walking stick?" he asked.沈默shěn mò笑了笑xiào le xiào，說shuō：「這位zhè wèi客人kè rén是shì一位yī wèi鄉下xiāng xia的de醫生yī shēng。」Shen Mo smiled and said, "Our visitor is a country doctor."

「他tā常常cháng cháng走zǒu很遠hěn yuǎn的de路lù，所以suǒ yǐ手杖shǒu zhàng的de下面xià miàn很hěn舊jiù了le。」"He often walks long distances, so the bottom of the stick is badly worn."「他tā還有hái yǒu一隻yī zhī狗gǒu，狗gǒu喜歡xǐ huan幫bāng主人zhǔ rén拿ná手杖shǒu zhàng，你nǐ看kàn，上面shàng miàn有yǒu狗gǒu的de牙印yá yìn。」"He also has a dog that likes to carry the stick for its master — look, there are tooth marks on it."華huà醫生yī shēng問wèn：「你nǐ怎麼zěn me知道zhī dào他tā是shì醫生yī shēng？」Dr. Hua asked, "How do you know he's a doctor?"沈默shěn mò說shuō：「手杖shǒu zhàng上shàng寫xiě著zhe幾個jǐ ge小xiǎo字zì：送給sòng gěi莫mò醫生yī shēng。」Shen Mo said, "There are a few small words on the stick: For Dr. Mo."華huà醫生yī shēng笑了xiào le：「這zhè也yě太tài簡單jiǎn dān了le吧ba！」Dr. Hua laughed. "That's far too easy!"就jiù在zài這個zhè ge時候shí hou，有人yǒu rén敲門qiāo mén。At that very moment, someone knocked at the door.

一個yī ge四十sì shí多duō歲suì的de男人nán rén走了zǒu le進來jìn lái，他tā看起來kàn qǐ lai很hěn累lèi，也yě很hěn著急zháo jí。A man in his forties walked in, looking tired and anxious.「對不起duì bù qǐ，我wǒ昨天zuó tiān把bǎ手杖shǒu zhàng忘wàng在zài這裡zhè lǐ了le。」他說tā shuō。"Excuse me, I left my walking stick here yesterday," he said.「您nín就是jiù shì莫mò醫生yī shēng吧ba？請坐qǐng zuò。」沈默shěn mò說shuō。"You must be Dr. Mo? Please, sit down," said Shen Mo.莫mò醫生yī shēng很hěn吃驚chī jīng：「您nín怎麼zěn me知道zhī dào我的wǒ de名字míng zi？」Dr. Mo was astonished. "How do you know my name?"沈默shěn mò說shuō：「請qǐng告訴gào sù我wǒ，您nín為什麼wèi shén me從cóng那麼nà me遠yuǎn的de地方dì fāng來lái找zhǎo我wǒ？」Shen Mo said, "Please tell me — why have you come so far to find me?"

莫mò醫生yī shēng坐下zuò xia來lái，喝hē了le一口yī kǒu茶chá，慢慢地màn màn de說shuō：Dr. Mo sat down, took a sip of tea, and began slowly:「我wǒ住zhù在zài霧wù山shān鎮zhèn，那是nà shi一個yī ge很hěn小的xiǎo de鎮zhèn，坐zuò火車huǒ chē要yào一天yī tiān。」"I live in Fog Mountain Town — a very small town, a full day away by train."「鎮zhèn的de外面wài miàn有yǒu一座yī zuò很hěn老lǎo的de房子fáng zi，大家dà jiā叫jiào它tā白bái家老jiā lǎo宅zhái。」"Outside the town stands a very old house that everyone calls the old Bai manor."「兩個liǎng gè星期xīng qī以前yǐ qián，白bái老爺lǎo ye死sǐ在zài老lǎo宅zhái的de大dà門口mén kǒu。」"Two weeks ago, old Master Bai was found dead at the manor gate."「醫生yī shēng說shuō他的tā de心臟xīn zàng不好bù hǎo，他tā是shì因為yīn wèi太tài害怕hài pà才cái死sǐ的de。」"The doctors said his heart was weak — he died of sheer fright."華huà醫生yī shēng問wèn：「他tā一個人yī gè rén死sǐ在zài門口mén kǒu嗎ma？」Dr. Hua asked, "Did he die alone at the gate?"

莫mò醫生yī shēng的de臉liǎn變biàn得很de hěn白bái，他tā小聲xiǎo shēng地de說shuō：Dr. Mo's face turned pale, and he said in a low voice:「在zài他的tā de身體shēn tǐ旁邊páng biān，我wǒ看見了kàn jiàn le很大hěn dà很大hěn dà的de狗gǒu的de腳印jiǎo yìn。」"Beside his body, I saw enormous dog footprints."「沈shěn先生xiān sheng，那nà不是bù shì普通pǔ tōng的de狗gǒu的de腳印jiǎo yìn。」"Mr. Shen, those were not the footprints of an ordinary dog."