Howdy people! How ya doing? I would rate today's post as an advanced Chinese reading exercise which requires a relatively high level of Chinese vocabulary. But don't be scared. That's what I'm here for, to hold your hands and guide you through it. By me firstly going through the difficult words and clearing those up, I'm confident you will then be able to read through this article to the end.
Remember, every language starts from vocabulary. That's why reading and writing practice are the fundamental building blocks of literacy. So in your spare time I recommend taking some of these new words, copying and pasting into Arch Chinese dictionary and seeing how to write the characters and imitate the stroke order and try writing it at least ten times yourself. The dictionary also breaks down the characters into their constituent components and often give other useful information such as character etymology. Remember, finding your own way to remember as much vocabulary as you can and applying them to daily communication are fundamental.
By the way, is it just me or do all of Aesop's Fables end like anti-happily-ever-after? What's with that right?
Anyway let's dive in.
Key Vocabulary:
狐狸(hú lí) - fox
失足(shī zú) - if you directly translate it into English it means "lose + feet" but in Chinese it means fall down or slip.
挣扎(zhēng zhá) - struggle
口渴(kǒu kě) - thirsty
极(jí) - means extreme (extremely)
镇静(zhèn jìng) - calm down
赞美(zàn měi) - praise
痛饮(tòng yǐn) - 痛 means hurt 饮 means drink, but here it doesn't mean that you drink till you feel painful. It means you drink till you are satisfied
不假思索(bù jiǎ sī suǒ)- without hesitation
共商(gòng shāng) - means discuss together, you can actually expand this words to 共同together and 商量 discuss
狡猾(jiǎo huá) - crafty
指责(zhǐ zé) - blame
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