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花木兰(军营)

花木蘭(軍營)

Mulan in the Army

Level 5 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 58 vocabulary words

Source: 《木兰诗》 · The Ballad of Mulan

木mù兰lán替tì父fù从cóng军jūn,一yī去qù十shí二èr年nián。

Mulan served twelve years in her father's place.

战场zhàn chǎng上shàng她tā骑qí马mǎ射shè箭jiàn,冲chòng在zài最zuì前面qián miàn,立lì了liǎo很hěn多duō战zhàn功gōng。

In battle she rode and shot at the front and won many honours.

战友zhàn yǒu们men只zhī当dàng她tā是shì个gè勇敢yǒng gǎn的de兄弟xiōng dì,谁shéi也yě没méi发现fā xiàn她tā是shì女nǚ的de。

Her comrades knew only a brave brother; none guessed she was a woman.

打dǎ完wán仗zhàng皇上huáng shang要yào封fēng她tā做zuò官guān,木mù兰lán不要bù yào官guān,只要zhǐ yào一yī匹pǐ快kuài马mǎ回家huí jiā看kān爹diē娘niáng。

Offered office by the emperor, she asked only for a swift horse to carry her home.

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