Level 2 · Elementary · Story

惩chéng罚fá

Punishment

Mama brings home lots of fruit for tonight, but big brother Rahim can't wait and starts tasting all of it.

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🔑 Key words in this story (24)

贪吃 tānchī greedy (about food)
生气 shēngqì angry
感到 gǎndào to feel
惩罚 chéngfá punishment; to punish
所有 suǒyǒu All, every: it stands before a noun and takes in the whole of a group.
尝尝 chángchang to have a taste
结果 jiéguǒ A result or outcome: what comes at the end of an exam, a match, a test or an effort.
看看 kànkan (just) look!
跟着 gēnzhe following, right after (跟着说 'chime in')
调皮 tiáopí naughty, full of mischief
自私 zìsī selfish
可是 kěshì but
并 bìng (before a negative) not at all
惭愧 cánkuì ashamed
不是 bùshì isn't it… ? (不是…吗)
该 gāi should, ought to
罚 fá to punish
警告 jǐnggào to warn
后悔 hòuhuǐ to regret
不久 bùjiǔ soon, before long
果然 guǒrán just as expected
恶心 ěxīn sick (as if about to throw up); disgusting
小声 xiǎoshēng softly, in a quiet voice
肚子 dùzi belly, tummy

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有yǒu一yī天tiān，妈mā妈ma买mǎi了le很hěn多duō水shuǐ果guǒ。

One day, mama got a lot of fruit.

我wǒ们men都dōu问wèn她tā：“什shén么me时shí候hou可kě以yǐ吃chī水shuǐ果guǒ？”妈mā妈ma说shuō：“等děng今jīn天tiān晚wǎn上shang再zài吃chī。”

“When can we have some fruit?” we ask. “We will have the fruit tonight,” says mama.

我wǒ哥gē哥ge拉Lā希xī姆mǔ很hěn贪tān吃chī，所suǒ有yǒu的de水shuǐ果guǒ都dōu想xiǎng尝cháng尝chang。结jié果guǒ他tā吃chī了le很hěn多duō。

My brother Rahim is greedy. He tastes all the fruit. He eats a lot of it.

弟dì弟di叫jiào着zhe说shuō：“看kàn看kan拉Lā希xī姆mǔ做zuò了le什shén么me！”。我wǒ跟gēn着zhe说shuō：“拉Lā希xī姆mǔ很hěn调tiáo皮pí很hěn自zì私sī。”

“Look at what Rahim did!” shouts my little brother. “Rahim is naughty and selfish,” I say.

妈mā妈ma对duì拉Lā希xī姆mǔ很hěn生shēng气qì。

Mother is angry with Rahim.

我wǒ们men也yě对duì拉Lā希xī姆mǔ很hěn生shēng气qì。可kě是shì拉Lā希xī姆mǔ并bìng不bù感gǎn到dào惭cán愧kuì。

We are also angry with Rahim. But Rahim is not sorry.

小xiǎo弟dì弟di问wèn：“拉Lā希xī姆mǔ不bù是shì该gāi罚fá了le吗ma？”

“Aren’t you going to punish Rahim?” asks little brother.

妈mā妈ma警jǐng告gào说shuō：“拉Lā希xī姆mǔ，你nǐ很hěn快kuài就jiù会huì后hòu悔huǐ的de。”

“Rahim, soon you will be sorry,” warns mama.

不bù久jiǔ，拉Lā希xī姆mǔ果guǒ然rán开kāi始shǐ感gǎn到dào恶ě心xīn起qǐ来lai。

Rahim starts to feel sick.

拉Lā希xī姆mǔ小xiǎo声shēng说shuō：“我wǒ肚dù子zi很hěn疼téng。”

“My tummy is so sore,” whispers Rahim.

妈mā妈ma早zǎo料liào到dào会huì发fā生shēng这zhè样yàng的de事shì情qing。拉Lā希xī姆mǔ受shòu到dào了le水shuǐ果guǒ的de惩chéng罚fá！

Mama knew this would happen. The fruit is punishing Rahim!

后hòu来lái，拉Lā希xī姆mǔ跟gēn我wǒ们men道dào歉qiàn说shuō：“以yǐ后hòu我wǒ再zài也yě不bù会huì贪tān吃chī了le。”而ér我wǒ们men这zhè次cì都dōu相xiāng信xìn他tā！

Later, Rahim says sorry to us. “I will never be so greedy again,” he promises. And we all believe him.