| Hey, guys! Welcome back. I’m Kate. |
| Today, we're going to learn a very interesting Chinese story, 老猫 (lǎo māo) - "An Old Cat". |
| Let's just get started. |
| 一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老。 |
| (yī wèi lǎo fù yǒu zhī māo, zhè zhī māo hěn lǎo.) |
| An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old. |
| 老妇 (lǎo fù) old woman |
| 猫 (māo) cat |
| 老 (lǎo) old |
| 它跑不快了，也咬不了东西。 |
| (tā pǎo bù kuài le, yě yǎo bù liǎo dōng xī.) |
| She could not run quickly, and she could not bite. |
| 跑 (pǎo) run |
| 快 (kuài) quickly |
| 咬 (yǎo) bite |
| 一天，老猫发现一只老鼠。 |
| (yī tiān, lǎo māo fā xiàn yī zhī lǎo shǔ.) |
| One day, the old cat found a mouse. |
| 老猫 (lǎo māo) old cat |
| 老鼠 (lǎo shǔ) mouse |
| 它跳过去抓这只老鼠。 |
| (tā tiào guò qù zhuā zhè zhī lǎo shǔ.) |
| She jumped and caught the mouse. |
| 跳 (tiào) jump |
| 抓 (zhuā) catch |
| 然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。 |
| (rán ér, tā yǎo bù zhù zhè zhī lǎo shǔ.) |
| But she could not bite it. |
| 然而 (rán ér) but |
| 咬不住 (yǎo bù zhù) cannot bite |
| 因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜走了。 |
| (yīn cǐ, lǎo shǔ cóng tā de zuǐ biān liū zǒu le.) |
| So the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away. |
| 溜走 (liū zǒu) ran away |
| 于是，老妇变得很生气。 |
| (yú shì, lǎo fù biàn de hěn shēng qì.) |
| Then the old woman became very angry. |
| 生气 (shēng qì) angry |
| 因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。 |
| (yīn wèi lǎo māo méi yǒu bǎ lǎo shǔ yǎo sǐ.) |
| because the cat had not killed the mouse. |
| 咬死 (yǎo sǐ) kill |
| 她开始打这只猫。 |
| (tā kāi shǐ dǎ zhè zhī māo.) |
| She began to hit the cat. |
| 打 (dǎ) hit |
| 猫说:"不要打你的老仆人。" |
| (māo shuō: "bú yào dǎ nǐ de lǎo pú rén.") |
| The old cat said, "Do not hit your old servant." |
| 老仆人 (lǎo pú rén) old servant |
| "我已经为你服务了很多年。" |
| (wǒ yǐ jīng wèi nǐ fú wù le hěn duō nián.) |
| "I have worked for you for many years." |
| 服务 (fú wù) worked for you |
| 很多年 (hěn duō nián) many years |
| "但我太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情。" |
| (dàn wǒ tài lǎo le, duì nián jì dà de bú yào zhè me wú qíng.) |
| "But I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old." |
| 年纪大的 (nián jì dà de) old |
| 无情 (wú qíng) unkind |
| "要记住老年人在年轻时所做过的有益的事情。" |
| (yào jì zhù lǎo nián rén zài nián qīng shí suǒ zuò guò de yǒu yì de shì qíng.) |
| "Remember what good work the old did when they were young." |
| 老年人 (lǎo nián rén) the old |
| 年轻时 (nián qīng shí) when they were young |
| 年轻 (nián qīng) young |
| Now, let's review the whole story again. |
| 一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老。 |
| (yī wèi lǎo fù yǒu zhī māo, zhè zhī māo hěn lǎo.) |
| 它跑不快了，也咬不了东西。 |
| (tā pǎo bù kuài le, yě yǎo bù liǎo dōng xī.) |
| 一天，老猫发现一只老鼠， |
| (yī tiān, lǎo māo fā xiàn yī zhī lǎo shǔ.) |
| 它跳过去抓这只老鼠。 |
| (tā tiào guò qù zhuā zhè zhī lǎo shǔ.) |
| 然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。 |
| (rán ér, tā yǎo bù zhù zhè zhī lǎo shǔ.) |
| 因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜走了。 |
| (yīn cǐ, lǎo shǔ cóng tā de zuǐ biān liū zǒu le.) |
| 于是，老妇变得很生气。 |
| (yú shì, lǎo fù biàn de hěn shēng qì.) |
| 因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。 |
| (yīn wèi lǎo māo méi yǒu bǎ lǎo shǔ yǎo sǐ.) |
| 她开始打这只猫。 |
| (tā kāi shǐ dǎ zhè zhī māo.) |
| 猫说:“不要打你的老仆人。 |
| (māo shuō: "bú yào dǎ nǐ de lǎo pú rén.") |
| 我已经为你服务了很多年， |
| (wǒ yǐ jīng wèi nǐ fú wù le hěn duō nián.) |
| 但我太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情。 |
| (dàn wǒ tài lǎo le, duì nián jì dà de bú yào zhè me wú qíng.) |
| 要记住老年人在年轻时所做过的有益的事情。” |
| (yào jì zhù lǎo nián rén zài nián qīng shí suǒ zuò guò de yǒu yì de shì qíng.) |
| Alright! So this is today’s Chinese class. If you like my videos, please don’t forget to give me a thumbs up and subscribe. See you next time. Bye-bye! |
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