(单词翻译:单击)
The Race for Water
夺水竞赛
There was a town next to a river.
河边有一个小镇。
The people there had a lot of water.
那里的人们有很多水。
But they wasted it.
但是他们浪费了水。
That made the Sky angry.
这让天空很生气。
It said," If you waste water, I will take it away from you."
它说:“如果你们再浪费水，我就把你们的水拿走。”
But the people didn't listen.
但是人们不听。
When the season changed from spring to summer, the clouds disappeared.
当季节由春转夏时，云就消失了。
The bright sun was hot and made the river dry.
明亮的太阳很热，导致河水干涸。
There was no water available.
没有水可用了。
People asked, "When will the rain fall?"
人们问:“什么时候下雨?”
The Sky's response was,"You don't appreciate water.
天空的回应是:“你们不重视水。
You waste it, and now I will never make rain again."
你们浪费了它，现在我再也不下雨了。”
A boy decided that this wasn't fair.
一个男孩认为这不公平。
He thought of a solution.
他想到了一个解决办法。
He asked the Sky to race him.
他请求天空和他比赛。
He said,"If I get to the top of that hill before your rain can form puddles, you must fill our river."
他说:“如果我在你的雨形成水坑之前到达山顶，你就必须填满我们的河。”
The Sky laughed. "Little boy, I am the Sky.
天空笑了。“小男孩，我就是天空。
I am above everything else.
我高于一切。
You cannot beat me."
你赢不了我的。”
But the boy knew he would win.
但男孩知道他会赢。
When the race began, the boy ran forward.
比赛开始时，男孩向前跑去。
The Sky started raining on the hill.
天空开始在山上下雨了。
But puddles did not form there.
但那里并没有形成水坑。
When it rained on the hill, the water went down.
当雨落在山上时，水就流下去了。
The Sky kept raining.
天空不停地下着雨。
The water flowed down into the river.
水流入河中。
When the boy reached the top of the hill, the river was full.
当男孩到达山顶时，河水已经满了。
The people began to celebrate.
人们开始庆祝。
It was the highest level the river had ever been at before.
这是这条河以前的最高水位。
The Sky was angry. "A boy can't beat me! I won't fill your river," it said.
天空生气了。“一个小男孩不可能打败我的! 我不会填满你的河，”它说。
Now the boy laughed.
男孩笑了。
"It doesn't matter whether you want to fill it or not," he said. "You already did."
“你想不想填补空缺并不重要，”他说。“你已经填满了。”
The Sky looked at the full river.
天空看着满溢的河水。
"You tricked me." it said.
它说:“你骗了我。”
It asked the people,"Do you appreciate water now?"
它问人们:“你们现在懂得珍惜水了吗?”
"Yes," they said. "We won't waste it."
“懂得了，”他们说。“我们不会再浪费它。”
That is how a lone boy saved his town and won the race for water.
一个男孩就是这样独自拯救了他的小镇，赢得了夺水的比赛。
