揠苗助长 – yàmiáozhùzhǎng

一、中文故事 / Chinese Story

很久以前hěn jiǔ yǐ qián ， 有yǒu 一个yí ge 农夫nóng fū 。

他tā 种了zhòng le 很多hěn duō 禾苗hé miáo ， 每天měi tiān 都dōu 去qù 田里tián lǐ 看kàn 。

可是kě shì ， 他tā 觉得jué de 禾苗hé miáo 长得zhǎng de 太慢tài màn 了le 。

他tā 很hěn 着急zháo jí ， 心里xīn lǐ 想xiǎng ：“ 我wǒ 怎么zěn me 才能cái néng 让ràng 禾苗hé miáo 快点儿kuài diǎnr 长大zhǎng dà 呢ne ？”

一天yì tiān ， 他tā 想出xiǎng chū 一个yí ge 办法bàn fǎ 。

他tā 走进zǒu jìn 田里tián lǐ ， 把bǎ 禾苗hé miáo 一棵一棵yì kē yì kē 往上wǎng shàng 拔bá 。

他tā 从cóng 早上zǎo shang 忙到máng dào 晚上wǎn shang ， 累得lèi de 满头大汗mǎn tóu dà hàn 。

回到huí dào 家jiā 以后yǐ hòu ， 他tā 高兴地gāo xìng de 对duì 家人jiā rén 说shuō ：“ 今天jīn tiān 我wǒ 帮助bāng zhù 禾苗hé miáo 长高zhǎng gāo 了le ！”

他的tā de 儿子ér zi 听了tīng le ， 觉得jué de 很奇怪hěn qí guài ， 马上mǎ shàng 跑到pǎo dào 田里tián lǐ 去看qù kàn 。

第二天dì èr tiān ， 他们tā men 发现fā xiàn 所有的suǒ yǒu de 禾苗hé miáo 都dōu 枯死kū sǐ 了le 。

农夫nóng fū 这才zhè cái 明白míng bai ： 做事zuò shì 不能bù néng 太着急tài zháo jí ， 也yě 不能bù néng 违背wéi bèi 自然规律zì rán guī lǜ 。

二、Moral / Bài học

English: Do not rush things against their natural way. Too much impatience may bring bad results.

Vietnamese: Làm việc gì cũng không nên nóng vội và đi ngược quy luật tự nhiên. Quá hấp tấp có thể làm hỏng việc.

Chinese: 做事zuò shì 不能bù néng 太tài 着急zháo jí ， 要yào 按照àn zhào 规律guī lǜ 慢慢màn màn 来lái 。

三、Vocabulary Table / Bảng từ vựng

Chinese	Pinyin	English	Vietnamese	Example
揠苗助长	yà miáo zhù zhǎng	to pull seedlings to help them grow; to spoil things by being too impatient	nhổ mạ giúp lúa lớn; nóng vội làm hỏng việc	学习不能揠苗助长。Learning cannot be rushed unnaturally.
农夫	nóng fū	farmer	người nông dân	农夫每天去田里。The farmer goes to the field every day.
禾苗	hé miáo	seedlings	mạ, cây lúa non	禾苗长得很慢。The seedlings grow very slowly.
田里	tián lǐ	in the field	trong ruộng	田里有很多禾苗。There are many seedlings in the field.
觉得	jué de	to think; to feel	cảm thấy, cho rằng	他觉得禾苗长得太慢。He thought the seedlings grew too slowly.
长大	zhǎng dà	to grow up	lớn lên	孩子慢慢长大。The child slowly grows up.
太慢	tài màn	too slow	quá chậm	这辆车开得太慢。This car is going too slowly.
着急	zháo jí	anxious; impatient	nóng ruột, sốt ruột	不要着急，慢慢来。Do not be anxious. Take it slowly.
办法	bàn fǎ	method; way	cách, phương pháp	他想出一个办法。He thought of a method.
走进	zǒu jìn	to walk into	đi vào	农夫走进田里。The farmer walked into the field.
拔	bá	to pull out; to pull up	nhổ, kéo lên	他把禾苗往上拔。He pulled the seedlings upward.
往上	wǎng shàng	upward	hướng lên trên	请把手往上举。Please raise your hand upward.
忙	máng	busy	bận rộn	他从早上忙到晚上。He was busy from morning to evening.
满头大汗	mǎn tóu dà hàn	sweating heavily	mồ hôi nhễ nhại	他累得满头大汗。He was so tired that he was sweating heavily.
帮助	bāng zhù	to help	giúp đỡ	我想帮助你。I want to help you.
长高	zhǎng gāo	to grow taller	cao lên, lớn cao hơn	禾苗长高了。The seedlings grew taller.
奇怪	qí guài	strange	kỳ lạ	儿子觉得很奇怪。The son felt it was very strange.
发现	fā xiàn	to discover; to find	phát hiện	他们发现禾苗都死了。They found that all the seedlings had died.
枯死	kū sǐ	to wither and die	khô héo và chết	禾苗枯死了。The seedlings withered and died.
明白	míng bai	to understand	hiểu ra	农夫终于明白了。The farmer finally understood.
自然规律	zì rán guī lǜ	natural law	quy luật tự nhiên	不能违背自然规律。We cannot go against natural laws.

四、Reading Questions

1. 农夫种了什么？
   What did the farmer plant?
2. 农夫为什么很着急？
   Why was the farmer anxious?
3. 农夫想出了什么办法？
   What method did the farmer think of?
4. 第二天，禾苗怎么样了？
   What happened to the seedlings the next day?
5. 这个故事告诉我们什么？
   What does this story teach us?

五、Answer Key

1. 他种了很多禾苗。 / He planted many seedlings.
2. 因为他觉得禾苗长得太慢了。 / Because he thought the seedlings were growing too slowly.
3. 他把禾苗一棵一棵往上拔。 / He pulled the seedlings upward one by one.
4. 第二天，所有的禾苗都枯死了。 / The next day, all the seedlings withered and died.
5. 做事不能太着急，要按照规律慢慢来。 / We should not rush things; we should follow natural rules and take things step by step.