{"id":5952,"date":"2019-11-11T20:59:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T20:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/chinese-idiom-5-ben-niao-xian-fei-clumsy-birds-have-to-start-flying-early\/"},"modified":"2019-11-11T20:59:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T20:59:28","slug":"chinese-idiom-5-ben-niao-xian-fei-clumsy-birds-have-to-start-flying-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/chinese-idiom-5-ben-niao-xian-fei-clumsy-birds-have-to-start-flying-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Idiom (5): \u7b28\u9e1f\u5148\u98de Clumsy Birds Have to Start Flying Early"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Key Learning Points:
<\/strong>\u7b28\u9e1f\u5148\u98de (Bèn ni\u01ceo xi\u0101n f\u0113i) Clumsy birds have to start flying early.
\u51b3\u5fc3 (juéx\u012bn): v to resolve
\u5fd7\u6c14 (zhìqì): n aspiration <\/p>\n

Idiom Story:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u6811\u4e0a\u4e00\u53ea\u9e1f\u5988\u5988\u5b75\u51fa\u4e86\u516d\u53ea\u9e1f\u5b9d\u5b9d\uff0c
Shùshàng yìzh\u012b ni\u01ceom\u0101ma f\u016b ch\u016b le liùzh\u012b ni\u01ceob\u01ceobao,
A bird hatches six baby birds,<\/p>\n

\u5c0f\u516d\u53c8\u7626\u53c8\u5c0f\uff0c\u54e5\u54e5\u59d0\u59d0\u4eec\u90fd\u6b3a\u8d1f\u5b83\uff1b
Xi\u01ceoliù yòu shòu yòu xi\u01ceo, g\u0113ge ji\u011bjie men d\u014du q\u012bfu t\u0101;
Xiaoliu is very weak and small; his sisters and brothers usually bully him.<\/p>\n

\u7ecf\u5e38\u4ece\u5b83\u5634\u91cc\u62a2\u866b\u5b50\uff0c\u5c0f\u516d\u53ea\u5f97\u997f\u7740\u809a\u5b50\u3002
J\u012bngcháng cóng t\u0101 zu\u01d0l\u01d0 qi\u01ceng chóngzi, xi\u01ceoliù zh\u01d0 d\u011bi è zhe dùzi.
The other birds usually rob food from his mouth, and Xiaoliu has to suffer from hunger.<\/p>\n

\u54e5\u54e5\u59d0\u59d0\u4eec\u53eb\u4ed6 “\u7b28\u9e1f”\u3002
G\u0113ge ji\u011bjie men jiào t\u0101 “bèn ni\u01ceo.”
Sisters and Brothers call him “clumsy bird.”<\/p>\n

\u4e8e\u662f\u4ed6\u51b3\u5fc3\u953b\u70bc\u597d\u8eab\u4f53\uff0c\u8ba9\u54e5\u54e5\u59d0\u59d0\u4eec\u4e0d\u518d\u5632\u7b11\u81ea\u5df1\u3002 \u3000
Yúshì t\u0101 juéx\u012bn duànliàn h\u01ceo sh\u0113nt\u01d0, ràng g\u0113ge ji\u011bjie men bú zài cháoxiào zìj\u01d0.
He determines to exercise more to be healthier, in order to not be laughed by his sisters and brothers.<\/p>\n

\u4ed6\u5fd7\u6c14\u975e\u5e38\u5927\uff0c\u6bcf\u5929\u90fd\u8d77\u5f97\u5f88\u65e9\uff0c \u3000
T\u0101 zhìqì f\u0113icháng dà, m\u011biti\u0101n d\u014du q\u01d0 de h\u011bn z\u01ceo,
Xiaoliu has a strong will and gets up very early every day.<\/p>\n

\u7b49\u54e5\u54e5\u59d0\u59d0\u4eec\u9192\u6765\uff0c\u4ed6\u5df2\u7ecf\u8dd1\u5b8c\u6b65\uff0c\u5403\u4e86\u866b\u5b50\u4e86\u3002 \u3000
D\u011bng g\u0113ge ji\u011bjie men x\u01d0nglái, t\u0101 y\u01d0j\u012bng p\u01ceo wán bù, ch\u012b le chóngzi le.
He always finishes exercising and eating worms by the time his sisters and brothers wake up.<\/p>\n

\u51ac\u5929\u5230\u4e86\uff0c\u9e1f\u7fa4\u8981\u5357\u98de\u4e86\uff1b\u7b28\u9e1f\u662f\u9e1f\u7fa4\u4e2d\u7b2c\u4e00\u4e2a\u98de\u5f80\u5357\u65b9\u7684\u3002 \u3000
D\u014dngti\u0101n dào le, ni\u01ceoqún yào nán f\u0113i le; bènni\u01ceo shì ni\u01ceoqún zh\u014dng dìyígè f\u0113iw\u01ceng nánf\u0101ng de.
When the winter is coming and the bird flock prepare to fly to the south, the “clumsy bird” is the first one to start flying.<\/p>\n

\u7b28\u9e1f\u5148\u98de (Bèn ni\u01ceo xi\u0101n f\u0113i) Clumsy birds have to start flying early \u3000<\/p>\n

“\u7b28\u9e1f\u5148\u98de (bèn ni\u01ceo xi\u0101n f\u0113i) Clumsy birds have to start flying early” is used to describe someone who compensates for his\/her weaknesses by working hard. The character “\u7b28 (bèn)” means clumsy. “\u9e1f (ni\u01ceo)” refers to bird; “\u5148 (xi\u0101n)” means first and “\u98de (f\u0113i)” means to fly.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u6211\u76f8\u4fe1\u901a\u8fc7\u52aa\u529b\u6211\u4f1a\u8fbe\u5230\u76ee\u6807\u7684\uff0c\u7b28\u9e1f\u5148\u98de\u561b\uff01 \u3000
W\u01d2 xi\u0101ngxìn t\u014dngguò n\u01d4lì w\u01d2 huì dádào mùbi\u0101o de, bèn ni\u01ceo xi\u0101n f\u0113i ma!
I believe I can reach my goal through hard working. A clumsy bird should make an early start.<\/p>\n

Key Learning Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u51b3\u5fc3 (juéx\u012bn):<\/strong> v to resolve<\/p>\n

Example:<\/p>\n

\u5979\u51b3\u5fc3\u8fd9\u6b21\u8981\u8003\u5168\u73ed\u7b2c\u4e00\u3002 \u3000
T\u0101 juéx\u012bn zhècì yào k\u01ceo quán b\u0101n dìy\u012b.
She resolves to win the first place in this examination.<\/p>\n

\u5fd7\u6c14 (zhìqì):<\/strong> n aspiration \u3000<\/p>\n

Example:<\/p>\n

\u522b\u8fd9\u6837\uff0c\u6709\u5fd7\u6c14\u70b9\u513f\uff0c\u91cd\u65b0\u632f\u4f5c\u8d77\u6765\uff01 \u3000
Bié zhè yàng, y\u01d2u zhìqì di\u01cenr, chóngx\u012bn zhènzuò q\u01d0lái\uff01
Don’t be like that; please cheer up again with a strong aspiration.<\/p>\n

\u751f\u8bcd (sh\u0113ngcí) Vocabulary<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u5632\u7b11 (cháoxiào): n\/v laugh
\u6b3a\u8d1f (q\u012bfu): v to bully
\u953b\u70bc (duànliàn): v to exercise
\u9e1f\u7fa4 (ni\u01ceoqún): n bird flock \u3000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n