HSK3 Reading Practice – The Lazy Tiger

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HSK 3 · Reading Practice

The Lazy Tiger

Vocabulary

HSK 3 森sēn林lín Tap to flip

forest

这zhè森sēn林lín里lǐ有yǒu很hěn多duō动dòng物wù

There are many animals in the forest here.

HSK 3 懒lǎn惰duò Tap to flip

lazy

他tā很hěn懒lǎn惰duò，，不bù喜xǐ欢huān做zuò作zuò业yè

He is lazy and doesn’t like to do homework.

HSK 3 经jīng常cháng Tap to flip

often

我wǒ经jīng常cháng去qù图tú书shū馆guǎn学xué习xí

I often go to the library to study.

HSK 3 猴hóu子zi Tap to flip

monkey

猴hóu子zi很hěn聪cōng明míng，，会huì用yòng手shǒu拿ná东dōng西xī

Monkeys are smart and can use their hands to grab things.

HSK 3 小xiǎo猪zhū Tap to flip

piglet

农nóng场chǎng里lǐ有yǒu几jǐ只zhī可kě爱ài的de小xiǎo猪zhū

There are some cute piglets on the farm.

HSK 3 桥qiáo Tap to flip

bridge

河hé上shàng有yǒu一yī座zuò大dà桥qiáo

There is a big bridge over the river.

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Reading Passage

懒惰的老虎
The Lazy Tiger

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。

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.

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.

Comprehension Questions

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这zhè个ge故gù事shì中zhōng有yǒu多duō少shǎo只zhǐ老lǎo虎hǔ和hé猴hóu子zi？？

There is only one real tiger and one monkey; the “second tiger” turns out to be the tiger’s own reflection in the river.

老lǎo虎hǔ为wèi什shén么me不bù想xiǎng自zì己jǐ去qù找zhǎo食shí物wù？？

The story states directly that the tiger was very lazy and didn’t want to find food himself.

猴hóu子zi为wèi什shén么me不bù敢gǎn去qù抓zhuā小xiǎo猪zhū给gěi老lǎo虎hǔ？？

The monkey explains that another tiger outside claims ownership of all the pigs and threatened to eat the monkey.

老lǎo虎hǔ听tīng到dào猴hóu子zi的de话huà后hòu，，做zuò了le什shén么me？？

The tiger became angry and demanded the monkey take him to confront the other tiger.

下xià面miàn哪nǎ一yī句jù是shì正zhèng确què的de？？

The monkey cleverly tricks the lazy tiger into jumping into the river by pointing at his own reflection.

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