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@ 20553 The Old Man Who Moved a Mountain

* 有一個老人叫愚公，他家門前有兩座大山擋著路，他決定和家人一起移山。*

* yǒu yī ge lǎorén jiào Yú Gōng, tā jiā ménqián yǒu liǎng zuò dàshān dǎng zhe lù, tā juédìng hé jiārén yīqǐ yí shān. *

* There was an old man named Yu Gong. In front of the gate of his home were two big mountains blocking the road. He decided, together with his family, to move the mountains.*

* 另一個老人笑他太傻，認為不可能。*

* lìng yī ge lǎorén xiào tā tài shǎ, rènwéi bù kěnéng. *

* Another old man laughed at him, calling him foolish. He thought it was impossible.*

* 愚公說：“我死了有兒子，兒子死了還有孫子，孫子死了還有他的孫子。但是這兩座山不會長高。只要我們堅持，最後一定能成功。”*

* Yú Gōng shuō: `` wǒ sǐ le yǒu érzi, érzi sǐ le hái yǒu sūnzi, sūnzi sǐ le hái yǒu tā de sūnzi. dànshì zhè liǎng zuò shān bùhuì zhǎng gāo. zhǐyào wǒmen jiānchí, zuìhòu yīdìng néng chénggōng." *

* Yu Gong said: ``When I die, there is my son. When my son dies, there is my grandson. When my grandson dies, there will be his grandson. But these two mountains will not grow taller. As long as we persevere, in the end we are sure to succeed.*

Key Vocabulary* *

擋* dǎng* to block

決定* juédìng* to decide

移* yí* to move

認為* rènwéi* to think; to consider

只要* zhǐyào* as long as; provided

堅持* jiānchí* to persevere; to persist in

Supplementary Vocabulary* *

愚公移山* yúgōngyíshān* where there's a will, there's a way

決心* juéxīn* determination; resolution

子孫* zǐsūn* children and grandchildren; offspring

放棄* fàngqì* to give up

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