HSK3 Reading Practice – The Lazy Tiger

HSK3 Reading Practice

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Vocabulary

森林sēnlín森林sēnlín forest	這zhè森林sēnlín裡lǐ有yǒu很hěn多duō動物dòngwù这zhè森林sēnlín里lǐ有yǒu很hěn多duō动物dòngwù There are many animals in the forest here.
懶惰lǎnduò懒惰lǎnduò lazy	他tā很hěn懶惰lǎnduò， 不bù喜歡xǐhuān做zuò作業zuòyè他tā很hěn懒惰lǎnduò， 不bù喜欢xǐhuan做zuò作业zuòyè He is lazy and doesn’t like to do homework.
經常jīngcháng经常jīngcháng often	我wǒ經常jīngcháng去qù圖書館túshūguǎn學習xuéxí我wǒ经常jīngcháng去qù图书馆túshūguǎn学习xuéxí I often go to the library to study.
猴子hóuzi猴子hóuzi monkey	猴子hóuzi很hěn聰明cōngmíng， 會huì用yòng手shǒu拿ná東西dōngxī猴子hóuzi很hěn聪明cōngming， 会huì用yòng手shǒu拿ná东西dōngxi Monkeys are smart and can use their hands to grab things.
小豬xiǎozhū小猪xiǎozhū piglet	農場nóngcháng裡lǐ有yǒu幾jǐ隻zhī可愛kěài的de小豬xiǎozhū农场nóngcháng里lǐ有yǒu几jī只zhǐ可爱kěài的de小猪xiǎozhū There are some cute piglets on the farm.
橋qiáo桥qiáo bridge	河hé上shàng有yǒu一yí座zuò大dà橋qiáo河hé上shàng有yǒu一yí座zuò大dà桥qiáo There is a big bridge over the river.

懶懒惰的老虎

有一隻住在森林裡的老虎。他現非常的懶惰不想要自己去找食物。他經常叫其他動物幫他找東西吃。他看到一隻猴子，就跟猴子說：「我餓了，你快去外面我抓一隻小豬來給我吃。」有一只住在森林里的老虎。他现非常的懒惰不想要自己去找食物。他经常叫其他动物帮他找东西吃。他看到一只猴子，就跟猴子说：“我饿了，你快去外面我抓一只小猪来给我吃。“

猴子說：「老虎，對不起，不是我不想，可是我真的沒辦法。因為外面還有一隻老虎，他說所有的豬都是他的。他不會讓我給你找吃的，那隻老虎還說，如果我抓小豬給你，他就要吃了我，我真的很害怕。」猴子说：“老虎，对不起，不是我不想，可是我真的没办法。因为外面还有一只老虎，他说所有的猪都是他的。他不会让我给你找吃的，那只老虎还说，如果我抓小猪给你，他就要吃了我，我真的很害怕。”

「什麼？」老虎生氣地大叫：「他在哪裡！帶我去見他，我要讓他知道誰才是王！」「我帶你去，請跟我來！」猴子說。猴子和老虎來到河上的一座橋上。猴子說：「老虎你往橋下看，你看到了嗎？就是那隻老虎！」“什么？”老虎生气地大叫：“他在哪里！带我去见他，我要让他知道谁才是王！”“我带你去，请跟我来！”猴子说。猴子和老虎来到河上的一座桥上。猴子说：“老虎你往桥下看，你看到了吗？就是那只老虎！”

老虎看著橋下那隻老虎大叫，河裡的老虎也對著她大叫。老虎非常生氣地說：「我一定要讓你知道誰才是王！」說完這句話，老虎就跳進了河裡。老虎看着桥下那只老虎大叫，河里的老虎也对着她大叫。老虎非常生气地说：“我一定要让你知道谁才是王！”说完这句话，老虎就跳进了河里。

Questions

Lǎnduò de lǎohǔ

Yǒu yī zhī zhù zài sēnlín lǐ de lǎohǔ. Tā xiàn fēicháng de lǎnduò, bù xiǎng yào zìjǐ qù zhǎo shíwù. Tā jīngcháng jiào qítā dòngwù bāng tā zhǎo dōngxi chī. Tā kàn dào yī zhī hóuzi, jiù gēn hóuzi shuō: “Wǒ è le, nǐ kuài qù wàimiàn zhuā yī zhī xiǎozhū lái gěi wǒ chī.”

Hóuzi shuō: “Lǎohǔ, duìbuqǐ, bù shì wǒ bù xiǎng, kěshì wǒ zhēn de méi bànfǎ. Yīnwèi wàimiàn hái yǒu yī zhī lǎohǔ, tā shuō suǒyǒu de zhū dōu shì tā de. Tā bù huì ràng wǒ gěi nǐ zhǎo chī de, nà zhī lǎohǔ hái shuō, rúguǒ wǒ zhuā xiǎozhū gěi nǐ, tā jiù yào chī le wǒ, wǒ zhēn de hěn hàipà.”

“Shénme?” Lǎohǔ shēngqì de dà jiào: “Tā zài nǎlǐ! Dài wǒ qù jiàn tā, wǒ yào ràng tā zhīdào shuí cái shì wáng!” “Wǒ dài nǐ qù, qǐng gēn wǒ lái!” Hóuzi shuō. Hóuzi hé lǎohǔ lái dào hé shàng de yī zuò qiáo shàng. Hóuzi shuō: “Lǎohǔ, nǐ wǎng qiáo xià kàn, nǐ kàn dào le ma? Jiù shì nà zhī lǎohǔ!”

Lǎohǔ kàn zhe qiáo xià nà zhī lǎohǔ dà jiào, hé lǐ de lǎohǔ yě duì zhe tā dà jiào. Lǎohǔ fēicháng shēngqì de shuō: “Wǒ yīdìng yào ràng nǐ zhīdào shuí cái shì wáng!” Shuō wán zhè jù huà, lǎohǔ jiù tiàojìn le hé lǐ.

The Lazy Tiger

Once upon a time, there was a tiger living in the forest. He was very lazy and didn’t want to find food for himself. He often told other animals to get him something to eat. One day, he saw a monkey and said,
“I’m hungry. Hurry and go catch me a pig from outside so I can eat it.”

The monkey replied, “Tiger, I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t want to, but I really can’t. Because there’s another tiger out there, and he says all the pigs belong to him. He won’t let me bring food to you. That tiger even said that if I catch a pig for you, he will eat me. I’m really scared.”

“What?” the tiger roared angrily. “Where is he? Take me to see him! I’ll show him who the real king is!” “I’ll take you there, follow me!” said the monkey. The monkey led the tiger to a bridge over the river. The monkey said, “Tiger, look down from the bridge. Do you see it? That’s the tiger!”

The tiger looked down and saw another tiger in the water, roaring back at him. The tiger grew furious and shouted, “I’ll show you who the real king is!” And with that, the tiger leapt into the river.