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机灵的老婆婆从前，在嘉义的山上住着一对老夫妇，老婆婆的眼睛不好，生活都是老公公在照顾她。这一天，老公公要下山办事，出门前跟老婆婆说：「山上有假扮成人的狐狸，妳眼睛不好，千万别随便开门。」老公公一出门立刻被眼尖的狐狸看到，狐狸发出奸笑，并躲进房子旁的树林里。

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天快黑了，老婆婆心想老公公怎么还没回来呢？这时，传来一阵敲门声，老婆婆从门缝往外看，头戴毛线帽手拿拐杖，的确是老公公的装扮，就高兴开门并说：「快进来，晚餐吃燉肉。」这时老婆婆伸手去拿帽子和拐杖，发现摸到的手怎么毛茸茸的，心想：「老伴说狐狸会装成人样，难道他是狐狸假扮的？」

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老婆婆想到一个办法，便说：「老伴，你扶我到火炉旁，好吗？」狐狸两手一抓便快步往火炉走，老婆婆马上知道这个粗鲁的人不是老公公。老婆婆接着说：「老伴，你走路不太稳，声音又沙哑，是不是又喝酒了？」狐狸回答：「是呀！是呀！」

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这时，老婆婆说：「每次你喝醉了，都会钻进米袋闷汗来解酒的，等你解完酒，我们就来吃燉肉。」

狐狸没办法只好爬进米袋里，老婆婆马上把袋口绑起来，又说：“吊在火炉上烤一下，比较快出汗”。就把袋子吊在火炉上，又加了许多柴火。狐狸被烤得受不了，大叫：“老伴，我出了满身汗，快放我下来!”

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老婆婆说：“哼，你这只狐狸还想骗我。” 狐狸知道事迹败露，便用力挣扎，这时老公公回来了。老公公一棒就把狐狸打昏在米袋里。隔天，下山把狐狸卖了，并换回了许多食物。

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机灵的老婆婆从前，在嘉义的山上住着一对老夫妇，老婆婆的眼睛不好，生活都是老公公在照顾她。

A long time ago, there lived an old couple in the mountains of Jia Yi County. The granny had poor eyesight. The grandpa took care of her daily life.

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这一天，老公公要下山办事，出门前跟老婆婆说：「山上有假扮成人的狐狸，你眼睛不好，千万别随便开门。」

One day, the grandpa needed to go down the mountain to run some errands. He told the granny, “Some bad foxes disguise themselves as humans. Your eyes might fool you, so don’t open the door.”

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老公公一出门立刻被眼尖的狐狸看到，狐狸发出奸笑，并躲进房子旁的树林里。

When the grandpa left the house, a sneaky fox saw him leave, and the fox conspired to victimize the granny. He hid himself in the woods.

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天快黑了，老婆婆心想老公公怎么还没回来呢？这时，传来一阵敲门声，

When the night fell, the granny wondered why the grandpa hadn’t come home. At this moment, she heard someone knocking the door.

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老婆婆从门缝往外看，头戴毛线帽手拿拐杖，的确是老公公的装扮，就高兴开门并说：「快进来，晚餐吃燉(炖)肉。」

She peeked through the hole of the door. Someone who wore a knitted cap and held a staff was standing by the door. It looked like the grandpa. She opened the door and said, “Come in! We will have beef stew tonight.”

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这时老婆婆伸手去拿帽子和拐杖，发现摸到的手怎么毛茸茸的，心想：「老伴说狐狸会装成人样，难道他是狐狸假扮的？」

Granny reached to help him put the cap and staff away. She realized the hand was very hairy. She thought to herself, “Grandpa said that foxes sometimes disguise themselves as humans. Was this one a fox?”

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老婆婆想到一个办法，便说：「老伴，你扶我到火炉旁，好吗？」

The granny came up with an idea. She said, “My dear, can you help me to the fire stove?”

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狐狸两手一抓便快步往火炉走，老婆婆马上知道这个粗鲁的人不是老公公。

The fox held up her hands rudely and led her there. The granny knew immediately that this was not the grandpa.

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老婆婆接着说：「老伴，你走路不太稳，声音又沙哑，是不是又喝酒了？」狐狸回答：「是呀！是呀！」

Granny then said, “My dear, your walk is wobbly and you sound awful when you talk. Did you drink tonight?” The fox said, “Yes, I did drink a little.”

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这时，老婆婆说：「每次你喝醉了，都会钻进米袋闷汗来解酒的，等你解完酒，我们就来吃燉肉。」

So the granny said, “Every time you drink too much, you will cure the hangover by getting into a giant rice bag for a good sweat. I will wait till your hangover is cured and then we will eat the stew.”

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狐狸没办法只好爬进米袋里，老婆婆马上把袋口绑起来，又说：“吊在火炉上烤一下，比较快出汗”。

The fox then crawled into the rice bag. Granny immediately tightened up the bag. She said, “I will hang you above the stove; the heat helps you sweat!”

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就把袋子吊在火炉上，又加了许多柴火。狐狸被烤得受不了，大叫：“老伴，我出了满身汗，快放我下来”

She added more firewood to the stack. The fox couldn’t endure the heat anymore. He shouted, “My dear, put me down! I am cured!”

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老婆婆说：“哼，你这只狐狸还想骗我。” 狐狸知道事迹败露，便用力挣扎，这时老公公回来了。

The granny said, “You want to trick me? I already know that you are a fox!” The fox then tried to free himself by struggling hard against the bag.

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老公公一棒就把狐狸打昏在米袋里。隔天，下山把狐狸卖了，并换回了许多食物。

The grandpa came home at this moment. He punched the fox senseless while it was in the bag. The next day, they sold the fox and brought a lot of food home.

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机灵的老婆婆从前，在嘉义的山上住着一对老夫妇，老婆婆的眼睛不好，生活都是老公公在照顾她。

A long time ago, there lived an old couple in the mountains of Jia Yi County. The granny had poor eyesight. The grandpa took care of her daily life.

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机灵 jīling (形) clever; smart; quick minded

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这一天，老公公要下山办事，出门前跟老婆婆说：「山上有假扮成人的狐狸，你眼睛不好，千万别随便开门。」

One day, the grandpa needed to go down the mountain to run some errands. He told the granny, “Some bad foxes disguise themselves as humans. Your eyes might fool you, so don’t open the door.”

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假 jiǎ 1 (形) false; fake; sham; phony; artificial:

假扮 jiǎbàn (动) disguise oneself as

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千万 qiān wàn 1 (数) ten million; millions upon millions 2 (副) [used of exhortation or a friendly warning]

千万要小心 qiān wàn yào xiǎoxīn Do be careful!

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随便 suíbiàn 1 (形) casual; random; informal: 3 careless: without thought:

随便聊天 suíbiàn liáotiān chat; chitchat

随便说话 suíbiàn shuōhuà speak casually

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老公公一出门立刻被眼尖的狐狸看到，狐狸发出奸笑，并躲进房子旁的树林里。

When the grandpa left the house, a sneaky fox saw him leave, and the fox conspired to victimize the granny. He hid himself in the woods.

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眼尖 Yǎnjiān (形) be sharp-eyed; have sharp eyes; have keen sight

尖 jiān 1 (名) point; tip; top: 3 (形) pointed; tapering:

尖 jiān

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奸笑 jiānxiào sinister [villainous] smile; smile evilly

奸 jiān 1 wicked; evil; treacherous:

奸计 jiānjì an evil plot

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天快黑了，老婆婆心想老公公怎么还没回来呢？这时，传来一阵敲门声，

When the night fell, the granny wondered why the grandpa hadn’t come home. At this moment, she heard someone knocking the door.

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老婆婆从门缝往外看，头戴毛线帽手拿拐杖，的确是老公公的装扮，就高兴开门并说：「快进来，晚餐吃燉(炖)肉。」

She peeked through the hole of the door. Someone who wore a knitted cap and held a staff was standing by the door. It looked like the grandpa. She opened the door and said, “Come in! We will have beef stew tonight.”

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门缝 ménfèng crack of the door

在门缝中夹伤手指 Zài mén fèng zhōng jiā shāng shǒuzhǐ jam one's fingers in the door

一阵烧饭的气味从门缝钻了进来 yīzhèn shāo fàn de qìwèi cóng mén fèng zuānle jìnlái. A smell of cooking penetrated the crack of the door .

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毛线 máoxiàn (名) knitting wool

毛衣 máoyī (名) woollen sweater

毛线帽 Máoxiàn mào woollen hat

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拐杖 Guǎizhàng (名) walking stick; crutches

拄拐杖 zhǔ guǎizhàng lean on crutches

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的确 díquè (副) indeed; really:

这本书的确很好 zhè běn shū díquè hěn hǎo This book is really good

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装扮 zhuāngbàn dress up; deck out; disguise; pretend

装 zhuāng v. dress up; deck out; act

化装 huàzhuāng make up

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炖（燉） dùn (动) 1 stew:

炖牛肉 dùn niúròu stewed beef

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这时老婆婆伸手去拿帽子和拐杖，发现摸到的手怎么毛茸茸的，心想：「老伴说狐狸会装成人样，难道他是狐狸假扮的？」

Granny reached to help him put the cap and staff away. She realized the hand was very hairy. She thought to herself, “Grandpa said that foxes sometimes disguise themselves as humans. Was this one a fox?”

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毛茸茸 máoróngrōng (形) hairy; downy

毛手毛脚 máoshǒumáojiǎo carelessly (in handling things):

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老婆婆想到一个办法，便说：「老伴，你扶我到火炉旁，好吗？」

The granny came up with an idea. She said, “My dear, can you help me to the fire stove?”

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狐狸两手一抓便快步往火炉走，老婆婆马上知道这个粗鲁的人不是老公公。

The fox held up her hands rudely and led her there. The granny knew immediately that this was not the grandpa.

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粗鲁 cūlǔ (形) rude; boorish

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老婆婆接着说：「老伴，你走路不太稳，声音又沙哑，是不是又喝酒了？」狐狸回答：「是呀！是呀！」

Granny then said, “My dear, your walk is wobbly and you sound awful when you talk. Did you drink tonight?” The fox said, “Yes, I did drink a little.”

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稳 wěn 1 (形) steady; stable; firm:

站稳 zhàn wěn stand firm.

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沙哑 shāyǎ hoarse

沙 Shā adj. (of νoice) raucous; hoarse

他的声音沙了 tā de shēngyīn shāle. His voice is hoarse

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这时，老婆婆说：「每次你喝醉了，都会钻进米袋闷汗来解酒的，等你解完酒，我们就来吃燉肉。」

So the granny said, “Every time you drink too much, you will cure the hangover by getting into a giant rice bag for a good sweat. I will wait till your hangover is cured and then we will eat the stew.”

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闷 mèn 3 (动) cover tightly:

闷一会儿，茶味就出来了 mèn yīhuǐ'er, cháwèi jiù chūláile Let the tea brew for a while and the flavour will come out

把事儿闷在心里 bǎ shì er mèn zài xīnlǐ bottle unpleasant things up; brood over unpleasant things see

also mèn

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解 jiě 3 allay; dispel; dismiss:

解毒 jiědú detoxicate

解酒 jiě jiǔ allay the drunk;.

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狐狸没办法只好爬进米袋里，老婆婆马上把袋口绑起来，又说：“吊在火炉上烤一下，比较快出汗”。

The fox then crawled into the rice bag. Granny immediately tightened up the bag. She said, “I will hang you above the stove; the heat helps you sweat!”

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绑 bǎng tie up; truss up

捆绑 Kǔnbǎng (动) truss up: bind: tie up

绑 bǎng tie up; truss up

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吊 diào (动) 1 hang; suspend;

吊 Diào (动) 2 lift up or or let down with a rope.

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就把袋子吊在火炉上，又加了许多柴火。狐狸被烤得受不了，大叫：“老伴，我出了满身汗，快放我下来”

She added more firewood to the stack. The fox couldn’t endure the heat anymore. He shouted, “My dear, put me down! I am cured!”

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柴火 Cháihuǒ firewood

火柴 huǒchái (名) match:

火柴盒 huǒchái hé match box

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老婆婆说：“哼，你这只狐狸还想骗我。” 狐狸知道事迹败露，便用力挣扎，这时老公公回来了。

The granny said, “You want to trick me? I already know that you are a fox!” The fox then tried to free himself by struggling hard against the bag.

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事迹 shìjì (名) deed; achievement :

败露 bài lù (of a plot, etc.) be discovered or exposed:

阴谋终于败露了 yīnmóu zhōngyú bàilùle The conspiracy was eventually uncovered.

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挣扎 Zhēngzhá (动) struggle:

垂死挣扎 chuísǐ zhēngzhá put up a last-ditch struggle

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老公公一棒就把狐狸打昏在米袋里。隔天，下山把狐狸卖了，并换回了许多食物。

The grandpa came home at this moment. He punched the fox senseless while it was in the bag. The next day, they sold the fox and brought a lot of food home.

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昏 Hūn 4 (动) lose consciousness; faint:

昏倒 hūndǎo fall down in a faint; fall unconscious

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隔天 gé tiān on one day after

隔一天一次 gé yītiān yīcì once every other day

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隔 Gé 1 separate; partition 2 at a distance from; at an interval of:

把一间屋隔成两间 bǎ yī jiàn wū gé chéng liǎng jiān partition a room into two

隔壁 gébì (名) next door:

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机灵的老婆婆从前，在嘉义的山上住着一对老夫妇，老婆婆的眼睛不好，生活都是老公公在照顾她。这一天，老公公要下山办事，出门前跟老婆婆说：「山上有假扮成人的狐狸，妳眼睛不好，千万别随便开门。」老公公一出门立刻被眼尖的狐狸看到，狐狸发出奸笑，并躲进房子旁的树林里。

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天快黑了，老婆婆心想老公公怎么还没回来呢？这时，传来一阵敲门声，老婆婆从门缝往外看，头戴毛线帽手拿拐杖，的确是老公公的装扮，就高兴开门并说：「快进来，晚餐吃燉肉。」这时老婆婆伸手去拿帽子和拐杖，发现摸到的手怎么毛茸茸的，心想：「老伴说狐狸会装成人样，难道他是狐狸假扮的？」

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老婆婆想到一个办法，便说：「老伴，你扶我到火炉旁，好吗？」狐狸两手一抓便快步往火炉走，老婆婆马上知道这个粗鲁的人不是老公公。老婆婆接着说：「老伴，你走路不太稳，声音又沙哑，是不是又喝酒了？」狐狸回答：「是呀！是呀！」

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这时，老婆婆说：「每次你喝醉了，都会钻进米袋闷汗来解酒的，等你解完酒，我们就来吃燉肉。」

狐狸没办法只好爬进米袋里，老婆婆马上把袋口绑起来，又说：“吊在火炉上烤一下，比较快出汗”。就把袋子吊在火炉上，又加了许多柴火。狐狸被烤得受不了，大叫：“老伴，我出了满身汗，快放我下来!”

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老婆婆说：“哼，你这只狐狸还想骗我。” 狐狸知道事迹败露，便用力挣扎，这时老公公回来了。老公公一棒就把狐狸打昏在米袋里。隔天，下山把狐狸卖了，并换回了许多食物。

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