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狗和倒影

The Dog and Its Reflection

Level 2 · Fables · 寓言故事 · 31 vocabulary words

Source: 《伊索寓言》 · Aesop's Fables

一yì只zhī狗gǒu嘴zuǐ里lǐ叼diāo着zhe一yí块kuài肉ròu,走过zǒu guò一yì条tiáo小xiǎo河hé。

A dog carrying a piece of meat crossed a small river.

他tā看见kàn jiàn水shuǐ里lǐ也yě有yǒu一yì只zhī狗gǒu,嘴zuǐ里lǐ有yǒu一yí块kuài更gèng大dà的de肉ròu。

In the water he saw another dog holding a bigger piece of meat.

他tā想xiǎng抢qiǎng那nà块kuài肉ròu,就jiù张开zhāng kāi嘴zuǐ叫jiào。

Greedy for that piece too, he opened his mouth to bark.

他tā的de肉ròu掉diào进jìn了le水shuǐ里lǐ,水shuǐ里lǐ的de肉ròu也yě不见bú jiàn了le。

His own meat fell into the water, and the reflection's meat vanished.

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