Story – The bird that likes to travel 1

“The bird that likes to travel” is a story for HSK4 learners. Stories I shared some are Chinese folk tales, and some are my creations.

Warning: Most of my stories are not for kids.

Listen the Complete Story

Story

Story Part 1　　Story Part 2　　Story Part 3　　Story Part 4

　　星期日的下午，我躺在床上看著窗戶外面。外面有好多小鳥飛來飛去，牠們又唱歌又跳舞，看起來好開心。突然一隻五色鳥飛到了我的窗前，牠慢慢地跳到我身上然後點頭說：「你好，我是五色鳥，我一直到處旅遊。現在剛好到了你家前面，想請問你可不可以給我一點食物？」　　星期日的下午，我躺在床上看着窗户外面。外面有好多小鸟飞来飞去，牠们又唱歌又跳舞，看起来好开心。突然一只五色鸟飞到了我的窗前，牠慢慢地跳到我身上然后点头说：「你好，我是五色鸟，我一直到处旅游。现在刚好到了你家前面，想请问你可不可以给我一点食物？」

　　我吓了一跳！这只鸟竟然会说话。我惊讶地看着牠说：「你好，我没想到你会问我问题！」　　我嚇了一跳！這隻鳥竟然會說話。我驚訝地看著牠說：「你好，我沒想到你會問我問題！」

　　五色鸟又走了几步，现在离我的脸更近了。「我当然要问你，因为这是你的房子。我是一只很有礼貌的鸟。」牠歪歪头看我。　　五色鳥又走了幾步，現在離我的臉更近了。 「我當然要問你，因為這是你的房子。我是一隻很有禮貌的鳥。」牠歪歪頭看我。

Pinyin

　　Xīngqīrì de xiàwǔ, wǒ tǎng zài chuángshàng kànzhe chuānghù wàimiàn. Wàimiàn yǒu hǎoduō xiǎoniǎo fēi lái fēi qù, tāmen yòu chànggē yòu tiàowǔ, kàn qǐlái hǎo kāixīn. Túrán yì zhī wǔsè niǎo fēi dàole wǒ de chuāng qián, tā màn man de tiào dào wǒ shēnshang ránhòu diǎntóu shuō, ” Nǐ hǎo, wǒ shì wǔsè niǎo, wǒ yìzhí dàochù lǚyóu. Xiànzài gānghǎo dàole nǐ jiā qiánmiàn, xiǎng qǐngwèn nǐ kěbù kěyǐ gěi wǒ yìdiǎn shíwù?” 

　　Wǒ xiàle yí tiào! Zhè zhī niǎo jìngrán huì shuōhuà. Wǒ jīngyà de kànzhe tā shuō, “Nǐ hǎo, wǒ méi xiǎngdào nǐ huì wèn wǒ wèntí!’ 

　　Wǔsè niǎo yòu zǒule jǐ bù, xiànzài lí wǒ de liǎn gèng jìnle.”Wǒ dāngrán yào wèn nǐ, yīnwèi zhè shì nǐ de fángzi. Wǒ shì yì zhī hěn yǒu lǐmào de niǎo.’Tā wāi wāi tóu kàn wǒ.

Vocabulary

1. 五色鳥五色鸟 Wǔsè niǎo: Psilopogon nuchalis. A kind of bird in Taiwan.

2. 點頭点头 diǎntóu: Nod one’s head.

3. 剛好刚好 gānghǎo: Just right, exactly

4. 嚇了一跳吓了一跳 xiàle yí tiào: Shocked

5. 竟然 jìngrán: Unexpectedly

6. 歪頭歪头 wāi tóu: Tilt one’s head.

Grammar

1. 飛來飛去飞来飞去  V來来V去  V lái V qù

This structure is using to describe that you are “verbing without a clear direction”. It’s kind of like “verbing this way and that.”

　想xiǎng來lái想xiǎng去qù想xiǎng来lái想xiǎng去qù
　Think it over and over again

　跑pǎo來lái跑pǎo去qù跑pǎo来lái跑pǎo去qù
　Run back and forth.

2. 没想到  没V到  méi V dào

What 到 dào does is indicate that the outcome of the verb is achieved, so here is indicate that didn’t expected (thinking isn’t achieved)

　餐廳cāntīng關guān了le， 所以suǒyǐ我wǒ沒méi吃chī到dào餐厅cāntīng关guān了le， 所以suǒyǐ我wǒ没méi吃chī到dào
　The restaurant is closed, so I didn’t get the food. (eating isn’t achieved)

　咖啡kāfēi賣mài完wán了le， 所以suǒyǐ我wǒ没méi買mǎi到dào咖啡kāfēi卖mài完wán了le， 所以suǒyǐ我wǒ没méi买mǎi到dào
　Coffee is sold out, so didn’t get it. (Purchase failed)