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丽丽学习使用筷子。她觉得筷子很难用。每次想夹面条的时候，面条总是滑下来。她很着急，也很灰心。

小明看见了，走到丽丽旁边，笑着说：“别着急，我来教你。”

小明先告诉丽丽，筷子要怎么拿才正确。他说：“上面的筷子不动，只动下面的筷子。”然后，他一步一步地教丽丽。

丽丽很认真地听，也很努力地练习。刚开始，她还是夹不起面条，但是她没有放弃。小明一直鼓励她，说：“再试一次！你快成功了！”

经过一段时间的练习，丽丽终于可以夹起面条了！她非常开心，大声地说：“我成功了！我学会用筷子了！”

小明也为她感到高兴。他说：“你看，只要努力，就一定能成功。”

丽丽笑着点点头。她觉得，今天不但学会了用筷子，还明白了一个道理：坚持就是胜利。她和小明一起开心地吃着面条。

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Lìlì xuéxí shǐyòng kuàizi. Tā juéde kuàizi hěn nán yòng. Měi cì xiǎng jiā miàntiáo de shíhou, miàntiáo zǒngshì huá xiàlai. Tā hěn zhāojí, yě hěn huīxīn.

Xiǎomíng kànjiàn le, zǒudào Lìlì pángbiān, xiàozhe shuō: “Bié zhāojí, wǒ lái jiāo nǐ.”

Xiǎomíng xiān gàosu Lìlì, kuàizi yào zěnme ná cái zhèngquè. Tā shuō: “Shàngmiàn de kuàizi bù dòng, zhǐ dòng xiàmiàn de kuàizi.” Ránhòu, tā yībù yībù de jiāo Lìlì.

Lìlì hěn rènzhēn de tīng, yě hěn nǔlì de liànxí. Gāng kāishǐ, tā háishi jiā bù qǐ miàntiáo, dànshì tā méiyǒu fàngqì. Xiǎomíng yīzhí gǔlì tā, shuō: “Zài shì yícì! Nǐ kuài chénggōng le!”

Jīngguò yíduàn shíjiān de liànxí, Lìlì zhōngyú kěyǐ jiā qǐ miàntiáo le! Tā fēicháng kāixīn, dàshēng de shuō: “Wǒ chénggōng le! Wǒ xuéhuì yòng kuàizi le!”

Xiǎomíng yě wèi tā gǎndào gāoxìng. Tā shuō: “Nǐ kàn, zhǐyào nǔlì, jiù yídìng néng chénggōng.”

Lìlì xiàozhe diǎndiǎn tóu. Tā juéde, jīntiān búdàn xuéhuì le yòng kuàizi, hái míngbai le yíge dàolǐ: jiānchí jiùshì shènglì. Tā hé Xiǎomíng yìqǐ kāixīn de chīzhe miàntiáo.

English Translation #

Lili was learning how to use chopsticks. She thought chopsticks were very difficult to use. Every time she wanted to pick up noodles, the noodles would always slip down. She was very anxious and also discouraged.

Xiaoming saw this and walked to Lili’s side, saying with a smile, “Don’t worry, I’ll teach you.”

Xiaoming first told Lili how to hold the chopsticks correctly. He said, “The top chopstick doesn’t move, only the bottom chopstick moves.” Then, he taught Lili step by step.

Lili listened very carefully and practiced very hard. At first, she still couldn’t pick up the noodles, but she didn’t give up. Xiaoming kept encouraging her, saying, “Try again! You’re almost successful!”

After practicing for a period of time, Lili was finally able to pick up the noodles! She was very happy and said loudly, “I succeeded! I learned how to use chopsticks!”

Xiaoming was also happy for her. He said, “You see, as long as you work hard, you will definitely succeed.”

Lili nodded with a smile. She felt that today, she not only learned how to use chopsticks, but also understood a principle: perseverance is victory. She and Xiaoming happily ate noodles together.

Grammatical Points and Analysis #

Resultative Complements: #

• 夹起 (jiā qǐ): ‘Pick up’ - 起 indicates the result of the action 夹 (jiā, to pick up) being successful. Can be used to indicate ‘picking up’, ‘raising’, ‘being able to pick up’.
• 滑下来 (huá xiàlái): ‘Slip down’ - 下来 indicates the direction of the action 滑 (huá, to slip) which is down and away from the speaker/subject.
• 学会 (xuéhuì): ‘Learn how to’ - 会 indicates the result of the action 学 (xué, to learn) being mastery or understanding.

Adverbs of Degree and Scope: #

• 总是 (zǒngshì): ‘Always’ - Used to indicate that something happens regularly or frequently.
• 很 (hěn): ‘Very’ - Used to express the degree of an adjective (e.g., 很着急 - very anxious).
• 也 (yě): ‘Also’ - Used to indicate something or someone being included.
• 先 (xiān): ‘First’ - Indicates that an action is performed before another.
• 一直 (yīzhí): ‘Always/Continuously’ - Used to express the action or state being ongoing.
• 终于 (zhōngyú): ‘Finally’ - Indicates that something happened after a long time or effort.
• 一起 (yìqǐ): ‘Together’ - Used to indicate people doing something at the same time.

Sentence Structures: #

• 只要…就… (zhǐyào…jiù…): ‘As long as…then…’ - Expresses a conditional relationship. Example: 只要努力，就一定能成功 (zhǐyào nǔlì, jiù yídìng néng chénggōng) - As long as you work hard, you will definitely succeed.
• 不但…还… (búdàn…hái…): ‘Not only…but also…’ - Expresses that something has two or more qualities. Example: 不但学会了用筷子，还明白了一个道理 (búdàn xuéhuì le yòng kuàizi, hái míngbai le yíge dàolǐ) - Not only learned how to use chopsticks, but also understood a principle.

Sentence using “的”: #

• 一步一步地教 (yībù yībù de jiāo) : The “de” particle is used to convert the adjective phrases (一步一步) into an adverbial phrase, to modify the verb (教).

Questions #

1. 为什么丽丽开始的时候觉得用筷子很难？ (Wèi shénme Lìlì kāishǐ de shíhou juéde yòng kuàizi hěn nán?) - Why did Lili find chopsticks difficult to use at first?

2. 小明教丽丽用筷子的时候， 告诉她什么最重要的诀窍？ (Xiǎomíng jiāo Lìlì yòng kuàizi de shíhou, gàosu tā shénme zuì zhòngyào de juéqiào?) - When Xiaoming taught Lili how to use chopsticks, what was the most important tip he told her?

Disclaimer: This story is purely fictional and generated by AI. Any similarities to real people, places, or events are purely coincidental.