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The Dragon and the Goldfish Man
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companion
同伴
noun · tóng bàn
Someone who travels or spends time with you.
與你同行或相伴的人。
The dragon became Minli's loyal companion on the road.
龍成了敏俐路上忠實的同伴。
generous
慷慨的
adjective · kāng kǎi de
Willing to give and share freely.
願意大方給予和分享。
It was generous of Minli to give away her only two copper coins.
敏俐把僅有的兩枚銅錢送人，真是慷慨。
persuade
說服
verb · shuō fú
To convince someone to do or believe something.
使別人相信或去做某件事。
Minli persuaded the king to lend her the borrowed line.
敏俐說服國王把那條借來的線交給她。
transform
變化／蛻變
verb · biàn huà / tuì biàn
To change completely into something new.
完全變成另一種樣子。
A carp that leaps the Dragon Gate waterfall transforms into a dragon.
躍過龍門瀑布的鯉魚會蛻變成龍。
gratitude
感恩
noun · gǎn ēn
A feeling of thankfulness for what you receive.
對所得到的一切心懷感謝。
The Goldfish Man's kindness filled Minli with gratitude.
金魚人的善意讓敏俐充滿感恩。
cunning
機敏狡黠的
adjective · jī mǐn jiǎo xiá de
Clever in a sly, quick-thinking way.
聰明中帶著狡黠與機警。
The monkeys were cunning, but Minli was patient.
猴子很機靈，但敏俐更有耐心。
riddle
謎語
noun · mí yǔ
A puzzling question with a hidden answer.
藏著答案的難題。
Each helper gave her a riddle instead of a map.
每個幫她的人給的不是地圖，而是謎語。
disguise
偽裝
noun · wěi zhuāng
A covering that hides who someone really is.
遮掩真實身分的外表。
The king walked among his people in disguise.
國王偽裝成平民走在人群中。
loyal
忠誠的
adjective · zhōng chéng de
Staying true to a friend even when it is hard.
即使艱難也對朋友保持真誠。
Dragon stayed loyal through every wrong turn.
龍在每一次走錯路時都始終忠誠。
endure
忍耐
verb · rěn nài
To keep going through something difficult.
在困難中堅持下去。
They endured cold nights on the road to the mountain.
去山上的路上，他們忍耐了許多寒夜。
humble
謙卑的
adjective · qiān bēi de
Not proud; willing to learn from anyone.
不自大，願意向任何人學習。
The Goldfish Man was humble about his own wisdom.
金魚人對自己的智慧十分謙卑。
tangled
糾纏的
adjective · jiū chán de
Twisted together and hard to separate.
彼此纏繞、難以分開。
Their fates were tangled from the first page.
他們的命運從第一頁起就糾纏在一起。
twilight
暮色
noun · mù sè
The soft light between day and night.
白天與夜晚之間柔和的光。
They travelled in twilight to avoid the heat.
他們趁暮色趕路，好避開炎熱。
bitter
苦的
adjective · kǔ de
Sharp and unpleasant in taste — or in feeling.
味道或心情上的苦澀。
Bitter medicine, bitter memory, same word.
苦藥與苦回憶，用的是同一個字。
guidance
指引
noun · zhǐ yǐn
Help that shows you which way to go.
指出方向的幫助。
She asked for guidance and received a question.
她求的是指引，得到的卻是一個問題。