全文 The whole set, with pinyin and English
看图 The pictures
图①：兔子和乌龟站在起跑线上，比赛开始了。
tù zi hé wū guī zhàn zài qǐ pǎo xiàn shàng bǐ sài kāi shǐ le
The rabbit and the tortoise stand at the starting line, and the race begins.
图②：兔子一下子就跑到了前面，乌龟慢慢地爬。
tù zi yí xià zi jiù pǎo dào le qián miàn wū guī màn màn de pá
The rabbit is soon far ahead, while the tortoise crawls slowly.
图③：兔子觉得自己一定会赢，就在大树下睡起觉来。
tù zi jué de zì jǐ yí dìng huì yíng jiù zài dà shù xià shuì qǐ jiào lái
The rabbit is sure it will win, so it goes to sleep under a big tree.
图④：乌龟一步一步地爬到了终点，兔子醒来时已经太迟了。
wū guī yí bù yi bù de pá dào le zhōng diǎn tù zi xǐng lái shí yǐ jīng tài chí le
Step by step, the tortoise reaches the finish line; when the rabbit wakes up, it is too late.
想一想 Guiding questions
问：兔子和乌龟为什么要比赛？
tù zi hé wū guī wèi shén me yào bǐ sài
Why did the rabbit and the tortoise have a race?
答：因为兔子常常笑乌龟爬得慢，乌龟就提出要和兔子比赛跑步。
yīn wèi tù zi cháng cháng xiào wū guī pá de màn wū guī jiù tí chū yào hé tù zi bǐ sài pǎo bù
Because the rabbit often laughed at the tortoise for being slow, so the tortoise suggested a race.
问：比赛开始后，兔子和乌龟跑得怎么样？
bǐ sài kāi shǐ hòu tù zi hé wū guī pǎo de zěn me yàng
After the race began, how did the rabbit and the tortoise do?
答：兔子一蹦一跳，一下子就跑到了前面，乌龟只能一步一步地慢慢爬。
tù zi yí bèng yí tiào yí xià zi jiù pǎo dào le qián miàn wū guī zhǐ néng yí bù yi bù de màn màn pá
The rabbit hopped and bounded far ahead in no time, while the tortoise could only crawl slowly, step by step.
问：兔子跑到大树下做了什么？为什么？
tù zi pǎo dào dà shù xià zuò le shén me wèi shén me
What did the rabbit do under the big tree? Why?
答：兔子靠着大树睡起觉来，因为它觉得乌龟爬得太慢，自己一定会赢。
tù zi kào zhe dà shù shuì qǐ jiào lái yīn wèi tā jué de wū guī pá de tài màn zì jǐ yí dìng huì yíng
The rabbit leaned against the tree and fell asleep, because it thought the tortoise was too slow and it would surely win.
问：最后谁赢了？兔子怎么样了？
zuì hòu shéi yíng le tù zi zěn me yàng le
Who won in the end? What happened to the rabbit?
答：乌龟一步一步地爬到了终点，赢了比赛。兔子醒来时已经太迟了。
wū guī yí bù yi bù de pá dào le zhōng diǎn yíng le bǐ sài tù zi xǐng lái shí yǐ jīng tài chí le
The tortoise crawled step by step to the finish line and won. When the rabbit woke up, it was too late.
问：这个故事告诉我们什么道理？
zhè ge gù shì gào sù wǒ men shén me dào lǐ
What lesson does this story teach us?
答：骄傲会让人失败，只要坚持不懈，慢的人也能成功。
jiāo ào huì ràng rén shī bài zhǐ yào jiān chí bú xiè màn de rén yě néng chéng gōng
Pride leads to failure; as long as you keep at it, even the slow can succeed.
好词好句 Good words and sentences
起跑线 一蹦一跳 一步一步 得意 呼呼大睡 急忙 终点 骄傲 坚持不懈 不服气
起跑线 qǐ pǎo xiàn: starting line; 一蹦一跳 yí bèng yí tiào: hopping and bounding; 一步一步 yí bù yi bù: step by step; 得意 dé yì: pleased with oneself; 呼呼大睡 hū hū dà shuì: to sleep soundly; 急忙 jí máng: hurriedly; 终点 zhōng diǎn: finish line; 骄傲 jiāo ào: proud; arrogant; 坚持不懈 jiān chí bú xiè: to keep at it; 不服气 bù fú qì: not willing to accept
兔子一蹦一跳，一下子就跑到了前面。
tù zi yí bèng yí tiào yí xià zi jiù pǎo dào le qián miàn
The rabbit hopped and bounded far ahead in no time.
乌龟没有停下来，它一步一步地往前爬，汗水都流下来了。
wū guī méi yǒu tíng xià lái tā yí bù yi bù de wǎng qián pá hàn shuǐ dōu liú xià lái le
The tortoise did not stop; it crawled forward step by step, sweat running down.
兔子醒来的时候，急忙往终点跑去，可是已经太迟了。
tù zi xǐng lái de shí hòu jí máng wǎng zhōng diǎn pǎo qù kě shì yǐ jīng tài chí le
When the rabbit woke up, it hurried towards the finish line, but it was already too late.
骄傲会让人失败，只要坚持不懈，慢的人也能成功。
jiāo ào huì ràng rén shī bài zhǐ yào jiān chí bú xiè màn de rén yě néng chéng gōng
Pride leads to failure; as long as you keep at it, even the slow can succeed.
范文 Sample composition: 龟兔赛跑
森林里住着一只兔子和一只乌龟。
sēn lín lǐ zhù zhe yì zhī tù zi hé yì zhī wū guī
In the forest lived a rabbit and a tortoise.
兔子跑得很快，常常笑乌龟爬得慢。
tù zi pǎo de hěn kuài cháng cháng xiào wū guī pá de màn
The rabbit ran fast and often laughed at the tortoise for being slow.
乌龟很不服气，说：“我们来比赛跑步吧！”
wū guī hěn bù fú qì shuō wǒ men lái bǐ sài pǎo bù ba
The tortoise did not accept this and said, "Let's have a race!"
兔子哈哈大笑，马上答应了。
tù zi hā hā dà xiào mǎ shàng dā ying le
The rabbit laughed out loud and agreed at once.
比赛那天，阳光灿烂。
bǐ sài nà tiān yáng guāng càn làn
On the day of the race, the sun was shining brightly.
比赛开始前，兔子和乌龟站在起跑线上。
bǐ sài kāi shǐ qián tù zi hé wū guī zhàn zài qǐ pǎo xiàn shàng
Before the race began, the rabbit and the tortoise stood at the starting line.
“预备，开始！”兔子一蹦一跳，一下子就跑到了前面。
yù bèi kāi shǐ tù zi yí bèng yí tiào yí xià zi jiù pǎo dào le qián miàn
"Ready, go!" The rabbit hopped and bounded far ahead in no time.
乌龟呢，只能一步一步地慢慢爬。
wū guī ne zhǐ néng yí bù yi bù de màn màn pá
As for the tortoise, it could only crawl slowly, step by step.
兔子跑到一棵大树下，回头一看，乌龟还在很远的地方。
tù zi pǎo dào yì kē dà shù xià huí tóu yí kàn wū guī hái zài hěn yuǎn de dì fang
The rabbit reached a big tree, looked back and saw the tortoise still far away.
它得意地想：“乌龟爬得那么慢，我先睡一会儿也能赢。”
tā dé yì de xiǎng wū guī pá de nà me màn wǒ xiān shuì yí huì er yě néng yíng
It thought smugly, "The tortoise is so slow, I can have a nap and still win."
于是，它靠着大树，呼呼大睡起来。
yú shì tā kào zhe dà shù hū hū dà shuì qǐ lái
So it leaned against the tree and fell fast asleep.
乌龟没有停下来，它一步一步地往前爬，汗水都流下来了。
wū guī méi yǒu tíng xià lái tā yí bù yi bù de wǎng qián pá hàn shuǐ dōu liú xià lái le
The tortoise did not stop; it crawled forward step by step, sweat running down.
它爬过大树，爬过兔子身边，终于爬到了终点。
tā pá guò dà shù pá guò tù zi shēn biān zhōng yú pá dào le zhōng diǎn
It crawled past the tree, past the rabbit, and at last reached the finish line.
兔子醒来的时候，急忙往终点跑去，可是已经太迟了。
tù zi xǐng lái de shí hòu jí máng wǎng zhōng diǎn pǎo qù kě shì yǐ jīng tài chí le
When the rabbit woke up, it hurried towards the finish line, but it was already too late.
乌龟赢了！
wū guī yíng le
The tortoise had won!
这个故事告诉我们：骄傲会让人失败，只要坚持不懈，慢的人也能成功。
zhè ge gù shì gào sù wǒ men jiāo ào huì ràng rén shī bài zhǐ yào jiān chí bú xiè màn de rén yě néng chéng gōng
This story tells us that pride leads to failure; as long as you keep at it, even the slow can succeed.
范文二 从乌龟的角度 From the tortoise's side
我是一只小乌龟，走路很慢。
wǒ shì yì zhī xiǎo wū guī zǒu lù hěn màn
I am a little tortoise, and I walk slowly.
兔子常常笑我，我心里很不服气，就向它提出比赛跑步。
tù zi cháng cháng xiào wǒ wǒ xīn lǐ hěn bù fú qì jiù xiàng tā tí chū bǐ sài pǎo bù
The rabbit often laughed at me. I didn't accept it, so I challenged it to a race.
比赛开始了，兔子一下子就跑得不见了。
bǐ sài kāi shǐ le tù zi yí xià zi jiù pǎo de bú jiàn le
The race began, and in no time the rabbit was out of sight.
我知道自己跑不快，但是我对自己说：“不要停，一直往前爬！”
wǒ zhī dào zì jǐ pǎo bú kuài dàn shì wǒ duì zì jǐ shuō bú yào tíng yì zhí wǎng qián pá
I knew I couldn't go fast, but I told myself, "Don't stop. Keep crawling forward!"
我爬呀爬，爬到大树旁边，看见兔子正靠在树下睡觉。
wǒ pá ya pá pá dào dà shù páng biān kàn jiàn tù zi zhèng kào zài shù xià shuì jiào
I crawled and crawled, and near the big tree I saw the rabbit asleep against it.
我没有吵醒它，继续往前爬。
wǒ méi yǒu chǎo xǐng tā jì xù wǎng qián pá
I didn't wake it, and kept crawling forward.
最后，我终于第一个爬到了终点。
zuì hòu wǒ zhōng yú dì yī gè pá dào le zhōng diǎn
In the end, I was the first to reach the finish line.
兔子醒来后急忙追来，却已经输了。
tù zi xǐng lái hòu jí máng zhuī lái què yǐ jīng shū le
The rabbit woke up and hurried after me, but it had already lost.
我明白了：只要坚持，就一定能到达终点。
wǒ míng bái le zhǐ yào jiān chí jiù yí dìng néng dào dá zhōng diǎn
I understood: as long as you keep going, you will reach the finish.