花木兰

Long long ago, there was a girl called Hua Mulan. Her father was a general. Mulan learned martial arts from him. Mulan had an elder sister and a younger brother. Her father was getting old. So the whole family was hoping that the five-year- old boy would grow up soon. Then he could support the family. Mulan didn't think so. She always thought, " I can do whatever boys can do. "

从前，有一个女孩儿，叫花木兰。她的父亲是一位将军。从小跟着父亲，木兰练就了一身好武艺。 木兰有一个姐姐和一个弟弟。 父亲年纪越来越大了。全家人都盼着五岁的弟弟快快长大，早日成为家里的顶梁柱。 木兰不服气。她常常想，“男孩子可以做到的事，我也可以。”

One day at dinner, Mulan's father was drinking in silence. Her mother was sighing. “ Dad, what's the matter?" asked Mulan. “ Well, the emperor ordered that one man from each family should serve in the army. Your brother is too young, so I have to go, " sighed her father.

这一天，吃晚饭时，父亲一杯接一杯地喝着闷酒，母亲则在一旁唉声叹气。 “父亲，出什么事了吗？”木兰问。 “哎，皇上下了诏书，每家都要出一个男丁到军中服役，你弟弟太小，只能我去了。”父亲叹着气说。

Early the next morning, Mulan rushed to the market and bought a horse. She also bought the saddle, the whip and so on. In the evening, when Mulan's father came home, he saw a young soldier in the hall. The soldier was nobody but Mulan! Mulan said that she would go to the army in place of her father.

第二天，天还没亮，木兰就飞快地冲到集市上，挑了一匹毛色鲜亮的骏马。她又配齐马鞍、马鞭等 傍晚，木兰的父亲回到家，看见一位年轻的士兵坐在大堂。 那个士兵不是别人，正是木兰！木兰说她将代替父亲去参军。

Before leaving home, Mulan said to her parents, " Don't worry! I will be fine. I will serve the country and win honor for our family! ” Mulan cut her hair and put on the armor. She then left home on horseback. She did not even look back.

临别时，木兰对父母说，”你们放心！我一定会照顾好自己，为国家效力，为花家争光！” 木兰剪短长发，穿上盔甲，跨上骏马奔驰而去。离开家时，她没有回头。

In the army, all the soldiers had to take hard training every day. In the first few days, Mulan didn't do well. But she didnt lose heart. She kept practicing. Mulan made great progress. Finally, she even did better than a lot of strong men.

到了军营，士兵们每天都要参加各种演练项目。 最初的几天里，木兰表现得并不好。但她没有灰心。 她不停的练习。木兰取得了巨大的进步。最后，她甚至比很多强壮的男人做得更好。

At first, nobody thought much of Mulan. The marshal only asked her to guard and transport food. One day, the marshal led a troop to the front line. He asked Mulan to follow them. On the way, the enemy attacked them suddenly. Mulan asked other soldiers to surround the enemy with the food carts, and they fought off the enemy. The marshal promoted Mulan. Mulan could finally fight at the front line.

起初，没人看好木兰。元帅只让她看守和运送食物。 这天，元帅率领一队尖兵赶往前线，吩咐木兰紧随其后。途中，敌军突袭。 木兰让其他士兵用粮车包围敌人，然后他们逼退了敌军。 元帅提拔了木兰。木兰终于可以带兵上阵了。