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The Brave Little Tailor (Part 2)

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ID: 2124 Upper Intermediate
Hear ye! Hear ye! Our little tailor continues his quest And in tiny kingdom receives a test: Giants in the wood he has to slay But will our hero win the day? In this lesson, hear the second part of the story of “The Brave Little Tailor” and learn more Chinese fairy tale vocab! Also, be sure to check out the new task feature below, ChinesePod's newest way to enrich your learning experience along with fellow poddies!
Thu Feb 14 2013 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
效劳 xiàoláo to be in someone's service
赏赐 shǎngcì to bestow
眼红 yǎnhóng jealous, envious
大臣们 dàchéngmen courtiers
小裁缝走了很久，来到了一个小国。小国的国王邀请他去王宫里做客，并让他留下来为自己效劳，还赏赐了很多金银珠宝给他。
xiǎo cáiféng zǒu le hěnjiǔ ，láidào le yī gè xiǎoguó 。xiǎoguó de guówáng yāoqǐng tā qù wánggōng lǐ zuòkè ，bìng ràng tā liúxiàlai wèi zìjǐ xiàoláo ，hái shǎngcì le hěn duō jīnyínzhūbǎo gěi tā 。
The little tailor walked for a while and came to a small kingdom. The king of the small kingdom invited him to stay at the palace as his guest, let him stay and serve him, and bestowed all manner of treasures upon him.
这下，大臣们都眼红了，他们觉得小裁缝没有为国家作出过一点贡献，凭什么得到那么多赏赐啊？而且他们也很担心小裁缝会威胁到他们的地位。所以他们一起到国王面前抗议，请国王赶走小裁缝。
zhèxià ，dàchéngmen dōu yǎnhóng le ，tāmen juéde xiǎo cáiféng méiyǒu wèi guójiā zuò chū guò yīdiǎn gòngxiàn ，píng shénme dédào nàme duō shǎngcì a ？érqiě tāmen yě hěn dānxīn xiǎo cáiféng huì wēixiédào tāmen de dìwèi 。suǒyǐ tāmen yīqǐ dào guówáng miànqián kàngyì ，qǐng guówáng gǎnzǒu xiǎo cáiféng 。
At this time, the officials of the court were all jealous. They felt: “The little tailor hasn't made any contributions to the country. On what grounds can he receive so many awards?” Also, they were very worried that the little tailor would threaten their positions. So they went together before the king to protest, asking that the king expel the little tailor.
国王觉得大臣们说的有道理，但也不甘心就这么放走小裁缝，所以他想试试小裁缝到底有多大本事。
guówáng juéde dàchénmen shuō de yǒudàolǐ ，dàn yě bùgānxīn jiù zhème fàng zǒu xiǎo cáiféng ，suǒyǐ tā xiǎng shìshi xiǎo cáiféng dàodǐ yǒu duōdà běnshì 。
The king felt that what the officials said made sense, but he was unwilling to just expel the little tailor, so he thought: “What can I use to test the abilities of the little tailor?”
国王告诉小裁缝，如果他能杀死森林里的两个巨人，就可以跟公主结婚。
guówáng gàosu xiǎo cáiféng ，rúguǒ tā néng shā sǐ sēnlín lǐ de liǎng gè jùrén ，jiù kěyǐ gēn gōngzhǔ jiéhūn 。
The king told the little tailor: “If you can kill two of the giants in the forest, then you can marry the princess.”
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