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芭蕾舞女孩的选择

The Ballerina's Choice

The Ballerina's Choice

A girl loves ballet and wants to be a dancer. But one man's words make her give up. Years later, she learns the truth. This HSK 4 story shows us that our future is decided by our own choices, not by what others say.

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拼音 Pinyin
翻译 Translation
Yí gè nǚháir cóngxiǎo xuéxí bālěiwǔ, tā xiǎng kǎo wǔdǎo xuéyuàn, bǎ tiàowǔ dàngchéng yí bèizi de shì. Dàn tā xiǎng zhīdào zìjǐ yǒu méiyǒu zhège cáinéng. Yǒu yí gè bālěiwǔtuán lái dào tā zhù de chéngshì yǎnchū, tā jiù pǎo qù jiàn tuánzhǎng.
一个女孩儿从小学习芭蕾舞，她想考舞蹈学院，把跳舞当成一辈子的事。但她想知道自己有没有这个才能。有一个芭蕾舞团来到她住的城市演出，她就跑去见团长。
A girl learned ballet from a young age. She wanted to apply to a dance academy and make dancing her lifelong career. But she wanted to know if she had this talent. A ballet troupe came to perform in the city where she lived, so she ran to see the director.
Nǚháir shuō: “Wǒ xiǎng chéngwéi zuì hǎo de bālěiwǔ yǎnyuán, dàn wǒ bù zhīdào zìjǐ yǒu méiyǒu zhège cáinéng.” “Nǐ tiào yí duàn wǔ gěi wǒ kàn.” Tuánzhǎng shuō. Wǔ fēnzhōng hòu, tuánzhǎng dǎduàn le tā, yáoyáo tóu shuō: “Nǐ méiyǒu zhège cáinéng.”
女孩儿说：“我想成为最好的芭蕾舞演员，但我不知道自己有没有这个才能。”“你跳一段舞给我看。”团长说。5分钟后，团长打断了她，摇头说：“你没有这个才能。”
The girl said, “I want to become the best ballet dancer, but I don’t know if I have this talent.” “Dance a piece for me,” the director said. After 5 minutes, the director interrupted her, shook his head, and said, “You don’t have this talent.”

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芭蕾舞
bālěiwǔ
ballet
noun
她从小就开始学习芭蕾舞。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù kāishǐ xuéxí bālěiwǔ.
She started learning ballet from a young age.
女孩儿
nǚháir
girl
noun
那个女孩儿唱歌非常好听。
Nàge nǚháir chànggē fēicháng hǎotīng.
That girl sings very beautifully.
从小
cóngxiǎo
from childhood
adverb
他从小就喜欢画画。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan huàhuà.
He has liked drawing since childhood.
考
kǎo
to take an exam; to apply for
verb
她今年想考北京大学。
Tā jīnnián xiǎng kǎo Běijīng Dàxué.
She wants to apply to Peking University this year.
舞蹈
wǔdǎo
dance
noun
她喜欢看舞蹈表演。
Tā xǐhuan kàn wǔdǎo biǎoyǎn.
She likes watching dance performances.
学院
xuéyuàn
academy; college
noun
他在音乐学院学习钢琴。
Tā zài yīnyuè xuéyuàn xuéxí gāngqín.
He studies piano at the music academy.
一辈子
yí bèizi
whole life; lifetime
noun
他们决定一辈子在一起。
Tāmen juédìng yí bèizi zài yìqǐ.
They decided to be together for a lifetime.
才能
cáinéng
talent; ability
noun
他在音乐方面很有才能。
Tā zài yīnyuè fāngmiàn hěn yǒu cáinéng.
He has great talent in music.
舞团
wǔtuán
dance troupe
noun
这个舞团在世界各地演出。
Zhège wǔtuán zài shìjiè gèdì yǎnchū.
This dance troupe performs all over the world.
演出
yǎnchū
to perform; performance
verb/noun
今晚的演出非常精彩。
Jīnwǎn de yǎnchū fēicháng jīngcǎi.
Tonight’s performance was very wonderful.
团长
tuánzhǎng
troupe leader; director
noun
团长对每个演员都很严格。
Tuánzhǎng duì měi gè yǎnyuán dōu hěn yángé.
The troupe leader is strict with every performer.
成为
chéngwéi
to become
verb
他想成为一名医生。
Tā xiǎng chéngwéi yì míng yīshēng.
He wants to become a doctor.
演员
yǎnyuán
actor; performer
noun
她是一名电影演员。
Tā shì yì míng diànyǐng yǎnyuán.
She is a movie actor.
打断
dǎduàn
to interrupt
verb
请不要打断别人的话。
Qǐng bú yào dǎduàn biérén de huà.
Please don’t interrupt others.
摇头
yáotóu
to shake one’s head
verb
他摇了摇头，表示不同意。
Tā yáo le yáo tóu, biǎoshì bù tóngyì.
He shook his head to show he disagreed.
难过
nánguò
sad; upset
adjective
听到这个消息，她很难过。
Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā hěn nánguò.
Hearing this news, she was very sad.
舞鞋
wǔxié
dance shoes
noun
她买了一双新的舞鞋。
Tā mǎi le yì shuāng xīn de wǔxié.
She bought a new pair of dance shoes.
扔
rēng
to throw
verb
请不要随便扔垃圾。
Qǐng bú yào suíbiàn rēng lājī.
Please don’t throw rubbish casually.
箱子
xiāngzi
box; suitcase
noun
这个箱子里装的是书。
Zhège xiāngzi lǐ zhuāng de shì shū.
What is packed in this box is books.
结婚
jiéhūn
to get married
verb
他们打算明年结婚。
Tāmen dǎsuàn míngnián jiéhūn.
They plan to get married next year.
超市
chāoshì
supermarket
noun
我每周都去超市买东西。
Wǒ měi zhōu dōu qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi.
I go to the supermarket to buy things every week.
服务员
fúwùyuán
waiter; clerk; service worker
noun
这家饭馆的服务员态度很好。
Zhè jiā fànguǎn de fúwùyuán tàidù hěn hǎo.
The waiters at this restaurant have a very good attitude.
剧院
jùyuàn
theater
noun
我们今晚去剧院看戏。
Wǒmen jīnwǎn qù jùyuàn kàn xì.
We are going to the theater to see a play tonight.
门口
ménkǒu
doorway; entrance
noun
他在门口等我。
Tā zài ménkǒu děng wǒ.
He is waiting for me at the entrance.
碰到
pèngdào
to run into; to meet by chance
verb
我在街上碰到了老朋友。
Wǒ zài jiē shàng pèngdào le lǎo péngyou.
I ran into an old friend on the street.
当初
dāngchū
originally; at that time
noun
当初我就不应该相信他。
Dāngchū wǒ jiù bù yīnggāi xiāngxìn tā.
I shouldn’t have believed him back then.
看出
kànchū
to see; to tell; to make out
verb
我看出他今天心情不好。
Wǒ kànchū tā jīntiān xīnqíng bù hǎo.
I can tell he is in a bad mood today.
并
bìng
actually; (not) at all
adverb
我并没有生气。
Wǒ bìng méiyǒu shēngqì.
I was not angry at all.
毁
huǐ
to ruin; to destroy
verb
一场大火毁了他的房子。
Yì chǎng dàhuǒ huǐ le tā de fángzi.
A big fire destroyed his house.
本来
běnlái
originally; at first
adverb/adjective
我本来想去公园，后来下雨了。
Wǒ běnlái xiǎng qù gōngyuán, hòulái xiàyǔ le.
I originally wanted to go to the park, but later it rained.
认为
rènwéi
to think; to believe
verb
我认为这个办法很好。
Wǒ rènwéi zhège bànfǎ hěn hǎo.
I think this method is very good.
如果
rúguǒ
if
conjunction
如果明天不下雨，我们就去公园。
Rúguǒ míngtiān bú xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù qù gōngyuán.
If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we will go to the park.
真的
zhēn de
really; true
adverb/adjective
他真的不知道这件事。
Tā zhēn de bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.
He really doesn’t know about this.
舞蹈家
wǔdǎojiā
dancer
noun
她梦想成为一名舞蹈家。
Tā mèngxiǎng chéngwéi yì míng wǔdǎojiā.
She dreams of becoming a dancer.
在意
zàiyì
to care about; to mind
verb
她不在意别人怎么看她。
Tā bú zàiyì biérén zěnme kàn tā.
She doesn’t care how others see her.
人生
rénshēng
life
noun
人生中总会有起有落。
Rénshēng zhōng zǒng huì yǒu qǐ yǒu luò.
Life always has its ups and downs.
成功
chénggōng
success; to succeed; successful
noun/verb/adjective
他的努力终于成功了。
Tā de nǔlì zhōngyú chénggōng le.
His efforts finally succeeded.
失败
shībài
failure; to fail
noun/verb
失败是成功之母。
Shībài shì chénggōng zhī mǔ.
Failure is the mother of success.
靠
kào
to rely on; to depend on
verb/preposition
我们不能总是靠父母。
Wǒmen bù néng zǒngshì kào fùmǔ.
We cannot always rely on our parents.
机会
jīhuì
opportunity; chance
noun
这是一个很好的机会。
Zhè shì yí gè hěn hǎo de jīhuì.
This is a very good opportunity.
选择
xuǎnzé
to choose; choice
verb/noun
你可以选择自己喜欢的颜色。
Nǐ kěyǐ xuǎnzé zìjǐ xǐhuan de yánsè.
You can choose the color you like.
完全
wánquán
completely; complete
adverb/adjective
我完全同意你的看法。
Wǒ wánquán tóngyì nǐ de kànfǎ.
I completely agree with your view.
别人
biérén
others; other people
pronoun
我们要尊重别人。
Wǒmen yào zūnzhòng biérén.
We should respect others.
安排
ānpái
to arrange; arrangement
verb/noun
老师安排我们明天去参观。
Lǎoshī ānpái wǒmen míngtiān qù cānguān.
The teacher arranged for us to visit tomorrow.
帮助
bāngzhù
to help; help
verb/noun
谢谢你的帮助。
Xièxie nǐ de bāngzhù.
Thank you for your help.
一定
yídìng
definitely; certainly
adverb
我一定会帮你。
Wǒ yídìng huì bāng nǐ.
I will definitely help you.
努力
nǔlì
to work hard; hardworking
verb/adjective
只要努力，就会进步。
Zhǐyào nǔlì, jiù huì jìnbù.
As long as you work hard, you will improve.
创造
chuàngzào
to create; creation
verb/noun
劳动人民创造了历史。
Láodòng rénmín chuàngzào le lìshǐ.
The working people created history.
未来
wèilái
future
noun
我们要为未来做好准备。
Wǒmen yào wèi wèilái zuò hǎo zhǔnbèi.
We need to prepare well for the future.
跳舞
tiàowǔ
to dance
verb
她从小就喜欢跳舞。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan tiàowǔ.
She has liked dancing since childhood.
把……当成…… (bǎ... dàngchéng...)
“把……当成……” means “to treat... as...” or “to regard... as...”. It uses the 把-structure to show how someone views something. The structure is “把 + A + 当成 + B.”
她想把跳舞当成一辈子的事。
Tā xiǎng bǎ tiàowǔ dàngchéng yí bèizi de shì.
She wanted to make dancing her lifelong career.
他把小猫当成了自己的家人。
Tā bǎ xiǎomāo dàngchéng le zìjǐ de jiārén.
He treated the kitten as his own family.
你不要把别人的帮助当成理所当然。
Nǐ bú yào bǎ biérén de bāngzhù dàngchéng lǐsuǒdāngrán.
Don’t take others’ help for granted.
如果……是不会……的 (rúguǒ... shì bú huì... de)
“如果……是不会……的” means “if..., one would not...”. It is used to make a hypothetical judgment. The structure is “如果 + condition, 是不会 + result + 的.”
如果你真的想成为舞蹈家，你是不会在意我说的话的。
Rúguǒ nǐ zhēn de xiǎng chéngwéi wǔdǎojiā, nǐ shì bú huì zàiyì wǒ shuō de huà de.
If you really wanted to become a dancer, you would not care about what I said.
如果他是你的好朋友，他是不会骗你的。
Rúguǒ tā shì nǐ de hǎo péngyou, tā shì bú huì piàn nǐ de.
If he were your good friend, he would not lie to you.
如果你努力了，是不会没有收获的。
Rúguǒ nǐ nǔlì le, shì bú huì méiyǒu shōuhuò de.
If you work hard, you will not gain nothing.
不只……也…… (bù zhǐ... yě...)
“不只……也……” means “not only... but also...”. It is used to add a second point. The structure is “不只 + A + 也 + B.”
人生的成功和失败，不只是靠机会，也是一种选择。
Rénshēng de chénggōng hé shībài, bù zhǐshì kào jīhuì, yě shì yì zhǒng xuǎnzé.
Success and failure in life not only depend on opportunity; they are also a choice.
他不只喜欢音乐，也喜欢运动。
Tā bù zhǐ xǐhuan yīnyuè, yě xǐhuan yùndòng.
He not only likes music, but also likes sports.
学习汉语不只要多听，也要多说。
Xuéxí Hànyǔ bù zhǐ yào duō tīng, yě yào duō shuō.
Learning Chinese requires not only listening more, but also speaking more.
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芭蕾舞女孩的选择

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女孩儿为什么去找团长？
Nǚháir wèishénme qù zhǎo tuánzhǎng?

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团长看完女孩儿跳舞后说了什么？
Tuánzhǎng kàn wán nǚháir tiàowǔ hòu shuō le shénme?

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女孩儿后来做了什么工作？
Nǚháir hòulái zuò le shénme gōngzuò?

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 团长当初为什么说女孩儿没有才能？
Tuánzhǎng dāngchū wèishénme shuō nǚháir méiyǒu cáinéng?

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