小鹿与小溪。一天,小鹿来到了小溪边。他望着溪水里映着的自己,夸道:瞧我真美丽!像树干一样苍劲的角,珍珠一样白而毛绒绒的斑点,细长而有力的脚,不胖不瘦,真完美!一旁的小溪说道:虽然你美丽,但是没什么作用啊,你整天只会夸耀自己美,就没想到大伙儿干活的辛苦吗?小鹿不服气了,他嘟起嘴,把蹄子踏得哒哒响,说:我?我那么强壮,自然力气比你大多了,哪像你,涓涓细流,柔弱无力,还口口声声地教训我!好啊!既然你自以为力气比我大。小溪笑着说,声音清脆得像铃铛响,我们就能来打个赌,用两年的时间,把一块巨石打磨得光滑圆润,这样好吗?小鹿冷笑一声说:两年把石头磨圆?对于我来说太容易了,因为用不了几个月,我就可以直接把巨石踢碎!小溪答应了,让他用两年时间把巨石踢碎。这两年里,小溪一直不停地用全身力气来打磨巨石,每磨完一个角,小溪就会为自己加油。而小鹿根本就不把他和小溪的约定放在眼里,而是今天去洗洗澡,明天去采花,后天去参加约会看见小溪正在努力打磨巨石时还轻蔑地看了小溪几眼。小溪看都没看,依然努力打磨巨石。一眨眼,两年过去了。原本坚硬且有棱有角的巨石被小溪磨成了一个硕大的石球。小溪把它托起,欢呼着,而小鹿呢?他正用他的蹄子在使劲地踢巨石,可巨石连动都没动一下,更别说裂开了,突然,小鹿脚一痛,竟晕在地上。小溪赢了,他输了。从此,森林里没了一头骄傲而美丽的小鹿,却多了一头拖着残腿走不快的小鹿。

小鹿与小溪。
Fawn and creek.

   小鹿与小溪。
   xiǎo lù yǔ xiǎo xī
   Fawn and creek.

      小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
      鹿 (lù) deer
      与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
      小溪 (xiǎo xī) brook/streamlet
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         溪 (xī) creek/rivulet


一天,小鹿来到了小溪边。
One day, the fawn came to the creek.

   一天,
   yī tiān
   One day.

      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven

   小鹿来到了小溪边。
   xiǎo lù lái dào le xiǎo xī biān
   The fawn came to the creek.

      小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
      鹿 (lù) deer
      来到 (lái dào) to come/to arrive
         来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      小溪 (xiǎo xī) brook/streamlet
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         溪 (xī) creek/rivulet
      边 (biān) side/edge/margin/border/boundary/CL:個|个[ge4]/simultaneously


他望着溪水里映着的自己,夸道:瞧我真美丽!像树干一样苍劲的角,珍珠一样白而毛绒绒的斑点,细长而有力的脚,不胖不瘦,真完美!一旁的小溪说道:虽然你美丽,但是没什么作用啊,你整天只会夸耀自己美,就没想到大伙儿干活的辛苦吗?小鹿不服气了,他嘟起嘴,把蹄子踏得哒哒响,说:我?我那么强壮,自然力气比你大多了,哪像你,涓涓细流,柔弱无力,还口口声声地教训我!好啊!既然你自以为力气比我大。
He looked at himself reflected in the stream and boasted: "Look how beautiful I am! My horns are as strong as tree trunks, my pearls are as white and fluffy, my feet are long and strong, I'm not too fat and not too thin, I'm perfect! The brook on the side said: Although you are beautiful, but nothing useful ah, you only boast of their beauty all day long, did not think of the hard work of the people? The deer was not convinced, he beamed, put his hooves on the clatter, said: I? I'm so strong, so I'm naturally stronger than you, unlike you, who is weak and weak, and you're still talking about me! Fine! Since you think you are stronger than me.

   他望着溪水里映着的自己,
   tā wàng zhāo xī shuǐ lǐ yìng zhāo de zì jǐ
   He looked at himself reflected in the stream.

      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      望 (wàng) full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      溪 (xī) creek/rivulet
      水里 (shuǐ lǐ) Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4]
         水 (shuǐ) water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income
         里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
      映 (yìng) to reflect (light)/to shine/to project (an image onto a
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      自己 (zì jǐ) oneself/one's own
         自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
         己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1

   夸道:
   kuā dào
   Quoted.

      夸 (kuā) see 夸克[kua1 ke4]
      道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality

   瞧我真美丽!
   qiáo wǒ zhēn měi lí
   Look how beautiful I am!

      瞧 (qiáo) to look at/to see/to see (a doctor)/to visit
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
      美丽 (měi lí) beautiful
         美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
         丽 (lí) Korea/beautiful

   像树干一样苍劲的角,
   xiàng shù gān yī yàng cāng jìn de jiǎo
   The horn, as pale as a tree trunk

      像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
      树干 (shù gān) tree trunk
         树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
         干 (gān) to concern/to interfere/shield/stem
      一样 (yī yàng) same/like/equal to/the same as/just like
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
      苍劲 (cāng jìn) bold/upright and strong/vigorous/forceful (brush strokes)
         苍 (cāng) dark blue/deep green/ash-gray
         劲 (jìn) strength/energy/enthusiasm/spirit/mood/expression/interest
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      角 (jiǎo) angle/corner/horn/horn-shaped/unit of money equal to 0.1

   珍珠一样白而毛绒绒的斑点,
   zhēn zhū yī yàng bái ér máo róng róng de bān diǎn
   The pearl-like white and fluffy spots of

      珍珠 (zhēn zhū) pearl/CL:顆|颗[ke1]
         珍 (zhēn) precious thing/treasure/culinary delicacy/rare/valuable/to
         珠 (zhū) bead/pearl/CL:粒[li4]顆|颗[ke1]
      一样 (yī yàng) same/like/equal to/the same as/just like
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
      白 (bái) white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain/clear/to make
      而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      毛绒绒 (máo róng róng) fluffy/furry
         毛 (máo) hair/feather/down/wool/mildew/mold/coarse or semifinished
         绒 (róng) velvet/woolen
         绒 (róng) velvet/woolen
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      斑点 (bān diǎn) spot/stain/speckle
         斑 (bān) spot/colored patch/stripe/spotted/striped/variegated
         点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to

   细长而有力的脚,
   xì cháng ér yǒu lì de jiǎo
   Long, thin, powerful feet.

      细长 (xì cháng) slender
         细 (xì) thin or slender/finely particulate/thin and soft/fine
         长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
      而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      有力 (yǒu lì) powerful/forceful/vigorous
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
         力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      脚 (jiǎo) foot/leg (of an animal or an object)/base (of an object)

   不胖不瘦,
   bù pán bù shòu
   Not fat and not thin.

      不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
      胖 (pán) healthy/at ease/fat/plump
      不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
      瘦 (shòu) thin/to lose weight/(of clothing) tight/(of meat) lean/(of

   真完美!
   zhēn wán měi
   It's perfect!

      真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
      完美 (wán měi) perfect/perfection/perfectly
         完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
         美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for

   一旁的小溪说道:
   yī páng de xiǎo xī shuì dào
   A side stream said.

      一旁 (yī páng) aside/to the side of
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         旁 (páng) beside/one side/other/side/self/the right-hand side of
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      小溪 (xiǎo xī) brook/streamlet
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         溪 (xī) creek/rivulet
      说道 (shuì dào) to state/to say (the quoted words)/to discuss/reason
         说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
         道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality

   虽然你美丽,
   suī rán nǐ měi lí
   Although you are beautiful.

      虽然 (suī rán) although/even though/even if
         虽 (suī) although/even though
         然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      美丽 (měi lí) beautiful
         美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
         丽 (lí) Korea/beautiful

   但是没什么作用啊,
   dàn shì méi shén me zuō yòng ā
   But nothing works.

      但是 (dàn shì) but/however
         但 (dàn) but/yet/however/only/merely/still
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      没什么 (méi shén me) nothing/it doesn't matter/it's nothing/never mind
         没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
         什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
         么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
      作用 (zuō yòng) to act on/to affect/action/function/activity/impact/result
         作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
         用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
      啊 (ā) interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing

   你整天只会夸耀自己美,
   nǐ zhěng tiān zhī huì kuā yào zì jǐ měi
   You only boast of your beauty all day long.

      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      整天 (zhěng tiān) all day long/whole day
         整 (zhěng) exactly/in good order/whole/complete/entire/in order
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
      会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      夸耀 (kuā yào) to brag about/to flaunt
         夸 (kuā) see 夸克[kua1 ke4]
         耀 (yào) brilliant/glorious
      自己 (zì jǐ) oneself/one's own
         自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
         己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
      美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for

   就没想到大伙儿干活的辛苦吗?
   jiù méi xiǎng dào dà huǒ ér gān huó de xīn kǔ má
   Don't you think of the hard work of the people?

      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      没想到 (méi xiǎng dào) didn't expect
         没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
         想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
         到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
      大伙 (dà huǒ) everybody/everyone/we all
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         伙 (huǒ) companion/partner/group/classifier for groups of people/to
      儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
      干活 (gān huó) to work/to be employed
         干 (gān) to concern/to interfere/shield/stem
         活 (huó) to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      辛苦 (xīn kǔ) exhausting/hard/tough/arduous/to work hard/to go to a lot
         辛 (xīn) (of taste) hot or pungent/hard/laborious/suffering/eighth
         苦 (kǔ) bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to
      吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\

   小鹿不服气了,
   xiǎo lù bù fú qì le
   Fawn is not convinced that

      小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
      鹿 (lù) deer
      不服 (bù fú) not to accept sth/to want to have sth overruled or changed
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         服 (fú) clothes/dress/garment/to serve (in the military a prison
      气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   他嘟起嘴,
   tā dū qǐ zuǐ
   He puckered his lips and

      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      嘟 (dū) toot/honk/to pout
      起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to
      嘴 (zuǐ) mouth/beak/nozzle/spout (of teapot etc)

   把蹄子踏得哒哒响,
   bǎ tí zǐ tā dé dā dā xiǎng
   The hoofs are clattering.

      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      蹄子 (tí zǐ) hoof/(old) wench/hussy
         蹄 (tí) hoof/pig's trotters
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      踏 (tā) see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]/to tread/to stamp/to step on/to press a
      得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
      哒 (dā) (phonetic)/command to a horse/clatter (of horses' hoofs)
      哒 (dā) (phonetic)/command to a horse/clatter (of horses' hoofs)
      响 (xiǎng) echo/sound/noise/to make a sound/to sound/to ring/loud

   说:
   shuì
   Says.

      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   我?
   
   Me?

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my

   我那么强壮,
   wǒ nā me jiàng zhuàng
   I'm so strong.

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      那么 (nā me) like that/in that way/or so/so/so very much/about/in that
         那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
         么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
      强壮 (jiàng zhuàng) strong/sturdy/robust
         强 (jiàng) stubborn/unyielding/strong/powerful/better/slightly more
         壮 (zhuàng) Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi the PRC's second most

   自然力气比你大多了,
   zì rán lì qì bǐ nǐ dà duō le
   Naturally, the strength is greater than yours.

      自然 (zì rán) nature/natural/naturally
         自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
         然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
      力气 (lì qì) strength/CL:把[ba3]
         力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
         气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
      比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      大多 (dà duō) for the most part/many/most/the greater part/mostly
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
         多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   哪像你,
   nǎ xiàng nǐ
   Unlike you.

      哪像 (nǎ xiàng) unlike/in contrast to
         哪 (nǎ) how/which/(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in
         像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])

   涓涓细流,
   juān juān xì liú
   Trickle down.

      涓涓 (juān juān) a trickle/tiny stream/sluggish/to flow sluggishly
         涓 (juān) brook/to select
         涓 (juān) brook/to select
      细 (xì) thin or slender/finely particulate/thin and soft/fine
      流 (liú) to flow/to disseminate/to circulate or spread/to move or

   柔弱无力,
   róu ruò mó lì
   Soft and feeble.

      柔弱 (róu ruò) weak/delicate
         柔 (róu) soft/flexible/supple/yielding/rho (Greek letter Ρρ)
         弱 (ruò) weak/feeble/young/inferior/(following a decimal or
      无力 (mó lì) powerless/lacking strength
         无 (mó) not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-/-less
         力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously

   还口口声声地教训我!
   hái kǒu kǒu shēng shēng de jiāo xùn wǒ
   And you're talking about lecturing me!

      还口 (hái kǒu) to retort/to answer back
         还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
         口 (kǒu) mouth/classifier for things with mouths (people domestic
      口 (kǒu) mouth/classifier for things with mouths (people domestic
      声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
      声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      教训 (jiāo xùn) lesson/moral/to chide sb/to lecture sb
         教 (jiāo) to teach/religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell
         训 (xùn) to teach/to train/to admonish/instruction (from superiors)
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my

   好啊!
   hǎo ā
   Bravo!

      好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
      啊 (ā) interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing

   既然你自以为力气比我大。
   jì rán nǐ zì yǐ wéi lì qì bǐ wǒ dà
   Since you think you have more strength than me.

      既然 (jì rán) since/as/this being the case
         既 (jì) already/since/both... (and...)
         然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
      你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
      自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
      以为 (yǐ wéi) to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually
         以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
         为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
      力气 (lì qì) strength/CL:把[ba3]
         力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
         气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
      比 (bǐ) Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]/(particle
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest


小溪笑着说,声音清脆得像铃铛响,我们就能来打个赌,用两年的时间,把一块巨石打磨得光滑圆润,这样好吗?小鹿冷笑一声说:两年把石头磨圆?对于我来说太容易了,因为用不了几个月,我就可以直接把巨石踢碎!小溪答应了,让他用两年时间把巨石踢碎。
Creek smiled and said, sounding crisp like a bell ringing, we'll be able to make a bet, with two years of time to polish a boulder smooth and round, so good? Fawn sneered and said: two years to polish the stone round? It's too easy for me, because in a few months, I can just kick the boulder to pieces! Xiao Xi agreed to let him spend two years to kick the boulder to pieces.

   小溪笑着说,
   xiǎo xī xiào zhāo shuì
   Creek chuckled and said

      小溪 (xiǎo xī) brook/streamlet
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         溪 (xī) creek/rivulet
      笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   声音清脆得像铃铛响,
   shēng yīn qīng cuì dé xiàng líng chēng xiǎng
   The sound is as clear and crisp as a bell ringing.

      声音 (shēng yīn) voice/sound/CL:個|个[ge4]
         声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
         音 (yīn) sound/noise/note (of musical scale)/tone/news/syllable
      清脆 (qīng cuì) sharp and clear/crisp/melodious/ringing/tinkling/silvery
         清 (qīng) clear/distinct/quiet/just and honest/pure/to settle or
         脆 (cuì) brittle/fragile/crisp/crunchy/clear and loud voice/neat
      得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
      像 (xiàng) to resemble/to be like/to look as if/such as/appearance
      铃铛 (líng chēng) little bell/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         铃 (líng) (small) bell/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
         铛 (chēng) frying pan/griddle/clank/clang/sound of metal
      响 (xiǎng) echo/sound/noise/to make a sound/to sound/to ring/loud

   我们就能来打个赌,
   wǒ mén jiù néng lái dá gě dǔ
   We'll be able to make a bet that

      我们 (wǒ mén) we/us/ourselves/our
         我 (wǒ) I/me/my
         们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      赌 (dǔ) to bet/to gamble

   用两年的时间,
   yòng liǎng nián de shí jiān
   With two years of

      用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
      两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
      年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      时间 (shí jiān) time/period/CL:段[duan4]
         时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
         间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section

   把一块巨石打磨得光滑圆润,
   bǎ yī kuài jù dàn dá mó dé guāng huá yuán rùn
   Polishing a boulder to a smooth roundness.

      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      一块 (yī kuài) one block/one piece/one (unit of money)/together/in the
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         块 (kuài) lump (of earth)/chunk/piece/classifier for pieces of cloth
      巨石 (jù dàn) huge rock/boulder/monolith
         巨 (jù) very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic
         石 (dàn) dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one
      打磨 (dá mó) polish/grind
         打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
         磨 (mó) to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die
      得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
      光滑 (guāng huá) glossy/sleek/smooth
         光 (guāng) light/ray/CL:道[dao4]/bright/only/merely/to use up
         滑 (huá) to slip/to slide/smooth/slippery/cunning
      圆润 (yuán rùn) mellow and full/suave/smooth and round/rich (in voice)
         圆 (yuán) circle/round/circular/spherical/(of the moon) full/unit of
         润 (rùn) to moisten/to lubricate/to embellish/moist/glossy/sleek

   这样好吗?
   zhè yàng hǎo má
   Is this good?

      这样 (zhè yàng) this kind of/so/this way/like this/such
         这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
         样 (yàng) manner/pattern/way/appearance/shape/classifier: kind type
      好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
      吗 (má) see 嗎啡|吗啡 morphine/(question particle for \yes-no\

   小鹿冷笑一声说:
   xiǎo lù lěng xiào yī shēng shuì
   Fawn sneered and said.

      小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
      鹿 (lù) deer
      冷笑 (lěng xiào) to sneer/to laugh grimly/grin of dissatisfaction
         冷 (lěng) cold
         笑 (xiào) laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]
      一声 (yī shēng) first tone in Mandarin (high level tone)
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         声 (shēng) sound/voice/tone/noise/reputation/classifier for sounds
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off

   两年把石头磨圆?
   liǎng nián bǎ dàn tóu mó yuán
   Two years to grind the stone round?

      两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
      年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      石头 (dàn tóu) stone/CL:塊|块[kuai4]
         石 (dàn) dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one
         头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
      磨 (mó) to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die
      圆 (yuán) circle/round/circular/spherical/(of the moon) full/unit of

   对于我来说太容易了,
   duì yú wǒ lái shuì tài róng yì le
   It was too easy for me to

      对于 (duì yú) regarding/as far as sth is concerned/with regards to
         对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
         于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
      太 (tài) highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
      容易 (róng yì) easy/likely/liable (to)
         容 (róng) to hold/to contain/to allow/to tolerate/appearance/look
         易 (yì) easy/amiable/to change/to exchange/prefix corresponding to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   因为用不了几个月,
   yīn wéi yòng bù le jī gě yuè
   Because it won't take more than a few months.

      因为 (yīn wéi) because/owing to/on account of
         因 (yīn) cause/reason/because
         为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
      用不了 (yòng bù le) to not use all of/to use less than
         用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      几个 (jī gě) a few/several/how many
         几 (jī) small table
         个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      月 (yuè) moon/month/monthly/CL:個|个[ge4]輪|轮[lun2]

   我就可以直接把巨石踢碎!
   wǒ jiù kě yǐ zhí jiē bǎ jù dàn tī suì
   I could have just kicked the boulder to pieces!

      我 (wǒ) I/me/my
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      可以 (kě yǐ) can/may/possible/able to/not bad/pretty good
         可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
         以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
      直接 (zhí jiē) direct/opposite: indirect 間接|间接/immediate/directly
         直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
         接 (jiē) to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to
      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      巨石 (jù dàn) huge rock/boulder/monolith
         巨 (jù) very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic
         石 (dàn) dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one
      踢 (tī) to kick/to play (e.g. soccer)/(slang) butch (in a lesbian
      碎 (suì) to break down/to break into pieces/fragmentary

   小溪答应了,
   xiǎo xī dā yīng le
   The creek promised that

      小溪 (xiǎo xī) brook/streamlet
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         溪 (xī) creek/rivulet
      答应 (dā yīng) to answer/to respond/to answer positively/to agree/to
         答 (dā) to answer/to agree/reply/answer/return/respond/echo
         应 (yīng) to agree (to do sth)/should/ought to/must/(legal) shall/to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   让他用两年时间把巨石踢碎。
   ràng tā yòng liǎng nián shí jiān bǎ jù dàn tī suì
   Let him take two years to kick the boulder to pieces.

      让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
      两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
      年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
      时间 (shí jiān) time/period/CL:段[duan4]
         时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
         间 (jiān) between/among/within a definite time or space/room/section
      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      巨石 (jù dàn) huge rock/boulder/monolith
         巨 (jù) very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic
         石 (dàn) dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one
      踢 (tī) to kick/to play (e.g. soccer)/(slang) butch (in a lesbian
      碎 (suì) to break down/to break into pieces/fragmentary


这两年里,小溪一直不停地用全身力气来打磨巨石,每磨完一个角,小溪就会为自己加油。
During these two years, the creek has been constantly using its whole body to polish the boulder, and after grinding each corner, the creek will cheer itself.

   这两年里,
   zhè liǎng nián lǐ
   During these two years

      这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
      两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
      年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
      里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood

   小溪一直不停地用全身力气来打磨巨石,
   xiǎo xī yī zhí bù tíng de yòng quán shēn lì qì lái dá mó jù dàn
   The creek has been constantly using the whole body to polish the boulder.

      小溪 (xiǎo xī) brook/streamlet
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         溪 (xī) creek/rivulet
      一直 (yī zhí) straight (in a straight line)/continuously/always/from the
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         直 (zhí) straight/to straighten/fair and reasonable/frank
      不停 (bù tíng) incessant
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         停 (tíng) to stop/to halt/to park (a car)
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
      全身 (quán shēn) whole body/em (typography)
         全 (quán) all/whole/entire/every/complete
         身 (shēn) body/life/oneself/personally/one's morality and conduct/the
      力气 (lì qì) strength/CL:把[ba3]
         力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
         气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
      来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
      打磨 (dá mó) polish/grind
         打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
         磨 (mó) to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die
      巨石 (jù dàn) huge rock/boulder/monolith
         巨 (jù) very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic
         石 (dàn) dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one

   每磨完一个角,
   měi mó wán yī gě jiǎo
   After each corner is sharpened, the

      每 (měi) each/every
      磨 (mó) to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die
      完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      角 (jiǎo) angle/corner/horn/horn-shaped/unit of money equal to 0.1

   小溪就会为自己加油。
   xiǎo xī jiù huì wéi zì jǐ jiā yóu
   The creek then cheers itself on.

      小溪 (xiǎo xī) brook/streamlet
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         溪 (xī) creek/rivulet
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
      自己 (zì jǐ) oneself/one's own
         自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
         己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
      加油 (jiā yóu) to add oil/to top up with gas/to refuel/to accelerate/to
         加 (jiā) to add/plus/(used after an adverb such as 不 大 稍 etc and
         油 (yóu) oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil paint or varnish


而小鹿根本就不把他和小溪的约定放在眼里,而是今天去洗洗澡,明天去采花,后天去参加约会看见小溪正在努力打磨巨石时还轻蔑地看了小溪几眼。
And the deer simply do not put his and Creek's agreement in the eyes, but today to wash bath, tomorrow to pick flowers, and the day after to attend a date to see Creek is trying to polish the boulder when also contemptuously looked at Creek a few eyes.

   而小鹿根本就不把他和小溪的约定放在眼里,
   ér xiǎo lù gēn běn jiù bù bǎ tā hé xiǎo xī de yāo dìng fàng zài yǎn lǐ
   And Fawn didn't even take his agreement with Creek seriously.

      而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
      鹿 (lù) deer
      根本 (gēn běn) fundamental/basic/root/simply/absolutely (not)/(not) at all
         根 (gēn) root/basis/classifier for long slender objects e.g.
         本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
      就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
      不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
      小溪 (xiǎo xī) brook/streamlet
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         溪 (xī) creek/rivulet
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      约定 (yāo dìng) to agree on sth (after discussion)/to conclude a bargain/to
         约 (yāo) to weigh in a balance or on a scale/to make an appointment
         定 (dìng) to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order
      放在眼里 (fàng zài yǎn lǐ) to pay attention to/to care about/to attach importance to
         放 (fàng) to put/to place/to release/to free/to let go/to let out/to
         在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
         眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
         里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood

   而是今天去洗洗澡,
   ér shì jīn tiān qù xǐ xǐ zǎo
   Rather, today to take a bath.

      而是 (ér shì) rather
         而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
         是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
      今天 (jīn tiān) today/at the present/now
         今 (jīn) today/modern/present/current/this/now
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      洗 (xǐ) to wash/to bathe/to develop (photo)
      洗澡 (xǐ zǎo) to bathe/to take a shower
         洗 (xǐ) to wash/to bathe/to develop (photo)
         澡 (zǎo) bath

   明天去采花,
   míng tiān qù cǎi huā
   tomorrow to pick flowers.

      明天 (míng tiān) tomorrow
         明 (míng) bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      采花 (cǎi huā) to pick flowers/to enter houses at night in order to rape
         采 (cǎi) allotment to a feudal noble
         花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]

   后天去参加约会看见小溪正在努力打磨巨石时还轻蔑地看了小溪几眼。
   hòu tiān qù cān jiā yāo huì kān jiàn xiǎo xī zhēng zài nǔ lì dá mó jù dàn shí hái qīng miè de kān le xiǎo xī jī yǎn
   The day after, when I went to my appointment and saw the creek trying to polish the boulder, I looked at the creek with contempt for a few moments.

      后天 (hòu tiān) the day after tomorrow/acquired (not innate)/a posteriori
         后 (hòu) empress/queen
         天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
      去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      参加 (cān jiā) to participate/to take part/to join
         参 (cān) to take part in/to participate/to join/to attend/to counsel
         加 (jiā) to add/plus/(used after an adverb such as 不 大 稍 etc and
      约会 (yāo huì) appointment/engagement/date/CL:次[ci4]個|个[ge4]/to arrange to
         约 (yāo) to weigh in a balance or on a scale/to make an appointment
         会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
      看见 (kān jiàn) to see/to catch sight of
         看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
         见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
      小溪 (xiǎo xī) brook/streamlet
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         溪 (xī) creek/rivulet
      正在 (zhēng zài) just at (that time)/right in (that place)/right in the
         正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
         在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      努力 (nǔ lì) great effort/to strive/to try hard
         努 (nǔ) to exert/to strive
         力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
      打磨 (dá mó) polish/grind
         打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
         磨 (mó) to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die
      巨石 (jù dàn) huge rock/boulder/monolith
         巨 (jù) very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic
         石 (dàn) dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one
      时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
      还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
      轻蔑 (qīng miè) to contempt/to disdain/pejorative
         轻 (qīng) light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small
         蔑 (miè) to belittle/nothing
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      小溪 (xiǎo xī) brook/streamlet
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         溪 (xī) creek/rivulet
      几 (jī) small table
      眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]


小溪看都没看,依然努力打磨巨石。
Xiao Xi didn't even look at it, still trying to polish the boulder.

   小溪看都没看,
   xiǎo xī kān dōu méi kān
   Xiao Xi didn't even look at it.

      小溪 (xiǎo xī) brook/streamlet
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         溪 (xī) creek/rivulet
      看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
      看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to

   依然努力打磨巨石。
   yī rán nǔ lì dá mó jù dàn
   Still trying to polish the boulder.

      依然 (yī rán) still/as before
         依 (yī) to depend on/to comply with or listen to sb/according to/in
         然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
      努力 (nǔ lì) great effort/to strive/to try hard
         努 (nǔ) to exert/to strive
         力 (lì) power/force/strength/ability/strenuously
      打磨 (dá mó) polish/grind
         打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
         磨 (mó) to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die
      巨石 (jù dàn) huge rock/boulder/monolith
         巨 (jù) very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic
         石 (dàn) dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one


一眨眼,两年过去了。
In the blink of an eye, two years have passed.

   一眨眼,
   yī zhǎ yǎn
   In the blink of an eye.

      一眨眼 (yī zhǎ yǎn) in a wink
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         眨 (zhǎ) to blink/to wink
         眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]

   两年过去了。
   liǎng nián guō qù le
   Two years have passed.

      两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
      年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
      过去 (guō qù) (in the) past/former/previous/to go over/to pass by/(verb
         过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
         去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed


原本坚硬且有棱有角的巨石被小溪磨成了一个硕大的石球。
The original hard and angular boulder was ground into a large stone ball by the creek.

   原本坚硬且有棱有角的巨石被小溪磨成了一个硕大的石球。
   yuán běn jiān yìng qiě yǒu lēng yǒu jiǎo de jù dàn bèi xiǎo xī mó chéng le yī gě shuò dà de dàn qiú
   The original hard and angular boulder was ground into a large stone ball by the creek.

      原本 (yuán běn) originally/original
         原 (yuán) former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source
         本 (běn) root/stem/origin/source/this/the current/original/inherent
      坚硬 (jiān yìng) hard/solid
         坚 (jiān) strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute
         硬 (yìng) hard/stiff/strong/firm/resolutely/doggedly/good (quality)
      且 (qiě) and/moreover/yet/for the time being/to be about to/both
      有棱有角 (yǒu lēng yǒu jiǎo) (of a shape) sharp and clearcut/(of a person) definite in
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
         棱 (lēng) corner/edge/arris (sharp ridge formed by two surfaces
         有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
         角 (jiǎo) angle/corner/horn/horn-shaped/unit of money equal to 0.1
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      巨石 (jù dàn) huge rock/boulder/monolith
         巨 (jù) very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic
         石 (dàn) dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one
      被 (bèi) quilt/by/(indicates passive-voice clauses)/(literary) to
      小溪 (xiǎo xī) brook/streamlet
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         溪 (xī) creek/rivulet
      磨 (mó) to rub/to grind/to polish/to sharpen/to wear down/to die
      成了 (chéng le) to be done/to be ready/that's enough!/that will do!
         成 (chéng) to succeed/to finish/to complete/to accomplish/to become/to
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
      硕大 (shuò dà) big/huge/massive
         硕 (shuò) large/big
         大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      石 (dàn) dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one
      球 (qiú) ball/sphere/globe/CL:個|个[ge4]/ball game/match


小溪把它托起,欢呼着,而小鹿呢?他正用他的蹄子在使劲地踢巨石,可巨石连动都没动一下,更别说裂开了,突然,小鹿脚一痛,竟晕在地上。
The creek lifted it up, cheering, and the fawn? He was using his hooves to kick the boulder, but the boulder did not even move a little, let alone cracked, suddenly, the deer feet a pain, but fainted on the ground.

   小溪把它托起,
   xiǎo xī bǎ tā tuō qǐ
   The creek lifts it up and

      小溪 (xiǎo xī) brook/streamlet
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         溪 (xī) creek/rivulet
      把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
      它 (tā) it
      托 (tuō) prop/support (for weight)/rest (e.g. arm rest)/thanks to/to
      起 (qǐ) to rise/to raise/to get up/to set out/to start/to appear/to

   欢呼着,
   huān hū zhāo
   Cheering.

      欢呼 (huān hū) to cheer for/to acclaim
         欢 (huān) joyous/happy/pleased
         呼 (hū) to call/to cry/to shout/to breath out/to exhale
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to

   而小鹿呢?
   ér xiǎo lù ne
   And the fawn?

      而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
      鹿 (lù) deer
      呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to

   他正用他的蹄子在使劲地踢巨石,
   tā zhēng yòng tā de tí zǐ zài shǐ jìn de tī jù dàn
   He was kicking the boulder with his hooves.

      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      正用 (zhēng yòng) correct usage
         正 (zhēng) first month of the lunar year/straight/upright/proper/main
         用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      蹄子 (tí zǐ) hoof/(old) wench/hussy
         蹄 (tí) hoof/pig's trotters
         子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
      在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
      使劲 (shǐ jìn) to exert all one's strength
         使 (shǐ) to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/to send/to
         劲 (jìn) strength/energy/enthusiasm/spirit/mood/expression/interest
      地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      踢 (tī) to kick/to play (e.g. soccer)/(slang) butch (in a lesbian
      巨石 (jù dàn) huge rock/boulder/monolith
         巨 (jù) very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic
         石 (dàn) dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one

   可巨石连动都没动一下,
   kě jù dàn lián dòng dōu méi dòng yī xià
   But the boulder did not even move a little.

      可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
      巨石 (jù dàn) huge rock/boulder/monolith
         巨 (jù) very large/huge/tremendous/gigantic
         石 (dàn) dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗/ten pecks/one
      连动 (lián dòng) to link/to peg (currency)/gang (gears)/continuously/serial
         连 (lián) to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession
         动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
      都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
      没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
      动 (dòng) (of sth) to move/to set in movement/to displace/to touch/to
      一下 (yī xià) (used after a verb) give it a go/to do (sth for a bit to
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of

   更别说裂开了,
   gēng bié shuì liè kāi le
   Not to mention the cracking of

      更 (gēng) to change or replace/to experience/one of the five two-hour
      别 (bié) to leave/to depart/to separate/to distinguish/to classify
      说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
      裂开 (liè kāi) to split open
         裂 (liè) to split/to crack/to break open/to rend
         开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   突然,
   tū rán
   Suddenly.

      突然 (tū rán) sudden/abrupt/unexpected
         突 (tū) to dash/to move forward quickly/to bulge/to protrude/to
         然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly

   小鹿脚一痛,
   xiǎo lù jiǎo yī tòng
   Fawn's feet ache.

      小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
      鹿 (lù) deer
      脚 (jiǎo) foot/leg (of an animal or an object)/base (of an object)
      一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
      痛 (tòng) ache/pain/sorrow/deeply/thoroughly

   竟晕在地上。
   jìng yūn zài de shǎng
   He actually fainted on the ground.

      竟 (jìng) unexpectedly/actually/to go so far as to/indeed
      晕 (yūn) confused/dizzy/giddy/to faint/to swoon/to lose
      在地 (zài de) local
         在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
         地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
      上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous


小溪赢了,他输了。
Creek wins, he loses.

   小溪赢了,
   xiǎo xī yíng le
   Creek wins.

      小溪 (xiǎo xī) brook/streamlet
         小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
         溪 (xī) creek/rivulet
      赢 (yíng) to beat/to win/to profit
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed

   他输了。
   tā shū le
   He lost.

      他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
      输 (shū) to lose/to transport/to donate/to enter (a password)
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed


从此,森林里没了一头骄傲而美丽的小鹿,却多了一头拖着残腿走不快的小鹿。
From then on, there was no longer a proud and beautiful fawn in the forest, but an additional fawn that could not walk fast enough with a crippled leg.

   从此,
   cóng cǐ
   From then on, the

      从此 (cóng cǐ) from now on/since then/henceforth
         从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
         此 (cǐ) this/these

   森林里没了一头骄傲而美丽的小鹿,
   sēn lín lǐ méi le yī tóu jiāo ào ér měi lí de xiǎo lù
   Without a proud and beautiful fawn in the forest.

      森林 (sēn lín) forest/CL:片[pian4]
         森 (sēn) forest
         林 (lín) woods/forest/CL:片[pian4]/circle(s) (i.e. specific group of
      里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
      没了 (méi le) to be dead/not to be or cease to exist
         没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
         了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      一头 (yī tóu) one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
      骄傲 (jiāo ào) pride/arrogance/conceited/proud of sth
         骄 (jiāo) proud/arrogant
         傲 (ào) proud/arrogant/to despise/unyielding/to defy
      而 (ér) and/as well as/and so/but (not)/yet (not)/(indicates causal
      美丽 (měi lí) beautiful
         美 (měi) the Americas/abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]/USA/abbr. for
         丽 (lí) Korea/beautiful
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
      鹿 (lù) deer

   却多了一头拖着残腿走不快的小鹿。
   què duō le yī tóu tuō zhāo cán tuǐ zǒu bù kuài de xiǎo lù
   But there is an extra fawn that can't walk fast enough with a stump.

      却 (què) but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat
      多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
      了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
      一头 (yī tóu) one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side
         一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
         头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
      拖 (tuō) to drag/to tow/to trail/to hang down/to mop (the floor)/to
      着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
      残 (cán) to destroy/to spoil/to ruin/to injure/cruel/oppressive
      腿 (tuǐ) leg/CL:條|条[tiao2]
      走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
      不快 (bù kuài) unhappy/in low spirits/(of a knife) not sharp
         不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
         快 (kuài) rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever
      的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
      小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
      鹿 (lù) deer