tortoise

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  • n.乌龟；【动】龟；〈比喻〉行动缓慢的人
  • Web陆龟；玳瑁；王八
Plural Form：tortoises  

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Tortoise
n.
1.
陆龟；龟a reptile with a hard round shell, that lives on land and moves very slowly. It can pull its head and legs into its shell.

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1.
There was a famine in those days and Tortoise had not eaten a good meal for two moons.
当时正在闹饥荒，陆龟已经有两个月没吃到过一顿好饭了。
dāng shí zhèng zài nào jī huang , lù guī yǐ jīng yǒu liǎng gè yuè méi chī dào guò yī dùn hǎo fàn le 。
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2.
The Tortoise replied: "You may be as fast as the wind, but I will beat you in a race! "
但乌龟说：“你可能跑得和风一样快，但我将在比赛中击败你！”
dàn wū guī shuō : " nǐ kě néng pǎo de hé fēng yí yàng kuài , dàn wǒ jiāng zài bǐ sài zhōng jī bài nǐ ! "
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3.
The man from a vehicle moving down a case of beverages, the tortoise was surprised, feeling very proud of him.
那个男人从车上搬下来了一箱饮料、乌龟很惊讶，他感觉很自豪。
nà ge nán rén cóng chē shàng bān xià lái le yī xiāng yǐn liào 、 wū guī hěn jīng yà , tā gǎn jué hěn zì háo 。
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4.
The Rabbit treating the whole matter very lightly , said he would first take a little nap , and that she should soon overtake the tortoise .
兔子认为比赛太轻松了，他说他先打个盹，然后很快的可以追上乌龟。
tù zǐ rèn wéi bǐ sài tài qīng sōng le , tā shuō tā xiān dǎ gè dǔn , rán hòu hěn kuài de kě yǐ zhuī shàng wū guī 。
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5.
Tortoise was very happy as he flew among the birds, and he was soon chosen as the man to speak for the party because he was a great orator.
飞在鸟儿中间，陆龟非常高兴；因为是一个很了不起的演说家，他不久就被公推为他们一行的代言人。
fēi zài niǎo ér zhōng jiān , lù guī fēi cháng gāo xìng ; yīn wèi shì yī gè hěn liǎo bu qǐ de yǎn shuō jiā , tā bù jiǔ jiù bèi gōng tuī wèi tā men yì xíng de dài yán rén 。
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6.
Hare thought with pride that it would take Mr. Tortoise a long time to catch up with him and he would have enough time to rest.
兔子回头看着乌龟，很骄傲地想，乌龟要赶上他还要很长时间呢，他完全有时间休息一下。
tù zǐ huí tóu kàn zhe wū guī , hěn jiāo ào de xiǎng , wū guī yào gǎn shàng tā hái yào hěn cháng shí jiān ne , tā wán quán yǒu shí jiān xiū xi yí xià 。
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7.
The fact that we have had three stolen over a weekend must surely qualify Bromley as the tortoise-theft capital of the country.
事实上，一个周末我们有三只龟被偷，应该把布罗姆利市称作为本国的乌龟盗窃之都。
shì shí shàng , yī gè zhōu mò wǒ men yǒu sān zhī guī bèi tōu , yīng gāi bǎ bù luó mǔ lì shì chēng zuò wèi běn guó de wū guī dào qiè zhī dōu 。
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8.
The tortoise never for a moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
乌龟一刻不停，虽然爬得很慢，但一直都在朝终点坚持不懈地前进。
wū guī yí kè bù tíng , suī rán pá de hěn màn , dàn yì zhí dōu zài cháo zhōng diǎn jiān chí bú xiè de qián jìn 。
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9.
Once upon a time a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was faster. They decided to settle the argument with a race.
从前，有只乌龟和兔子争论谁跑得快，于是它们决定以赛跑解决这一争论。
cóng qián , yǒu zhī wū guī hé tù zǐ zhēng lùn shuí pǎo de kuài , yú shì tā men jué dìng yǐ sài pǎo jiě jué zhè yī zhēng lùn 。
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10.
If he had not taken things for granted, there's no way the tortoise could have beaten him.
假设它不要自认一切都是理所当然的，乌龟是不行能打败它的。
jiǎ shè tā bú yào zì rèn yí qiè dōu shì lǐ suǒ dāng rán de , wū guī shì bù xíng néng dǎ bài tā de 。
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