One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run.
有一天一隻小兔子誇耀自己跑的有多快,
He was laughing at the turtle for being so slow.
它嘲笑一直烏龜它多麼慢。
Much to the rabbit's surprise, the turtle challenged him to a race.
這隻烏龜竟然要挑戰它,跟他來一場比賽,這讓小兔子非常驚訝
The rabbit thought this was a good joke and accepted the challenge.
小兔認為這簡直就是個笑話,欣然接受了挑戰
The fox was to be the judge of the race.
狐狸來給這場比賽做裁判
As the race began, the rabbit raced way ahead ofthe turtle, just like everyone thought.
比賽一開始,和大家想的一樣,小兔子跑在小烏龜的前面
The rabbit got to the halfway point and could not see the turtle anywhere.
小兔子跑完了一半路程,向四周看去沒看到小烏龜
He was hot and tired and decided to stop and take a short nap.
小兔子又熱又累,於是決定停下來小憩一會兒
Even if the turtle passed him, he would be able to race to the finish line ahead of him.
小兔子想即使小烏龜超過他,自己也能追上小烏龜贏得比賽
All this time the turtle kept walking step by stepby step .
小烏龜這時候一直一步一步地往前走
He never quit no matter how hot or tired he got.He just kept going.
不管自己多麼熱,多累,他都繼續保持向前走
However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and woke up.
另一方面,小兔子睡得時間比自己想像得要長很多,當自己醒來時
He could not see the turtle anywhere!
四周都沒看到小烏龜
He went at full speed to the finish line but found the turtle there waiting for him.
它全速衝向終點線,但是它看到小烏龜在終點等著它
Moral: Slow and steady wins the race.
烏龜雖然走的慢,但是他靠自己的堅持贏得了比賽。