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HSK 3 · Chapter 3 · 735 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-heroes-fight-lu-bu-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-3

三英战吕布

Three Heroes Fight Lü Bu

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华雄死sǐ了le，大家dàjiā都dōu很hěn高兴gāoxìng。可是kěshì没méi过guò多久duōjiǔ，他们tāmen就jiù不bù高兴gāoxìng了le，因为yīnwèi吕布lǚbù来lái了le。

吕布lǚbù是shì谁shéi？他tā个子gèzi很hěn高gāo，长得zhǎngde也yě好看hǎokàn，是shì那nà时候shíhou最zuì能néng打dǎ的de人rén。大家dàjiā一yì听到tīngdào他tā的de名字míngzi，心里xīnlǐ就jiù害怕hàipà。

吕布lǚbù以前yǐqián叫jiào一个yígè叫jiào丁原的de人rén“爸爸bàba”。后来hòulái，董卓dǒngzhuó送给sònggěi他tā很hěn多duō好hǎo东西dōngxi，还有háiyǒu一yì匹pǐ好hǎo马mǎ，叫jiào赤兔chìtù。吕布lǚbù就jiù杀shā了le丁原，又yòu叫jiào董卓dǒngzhuó“爸爸bàba”。赤兔马从头到脚cóngtóu-dàojiǎo都dōu是shì红色hóngsè的de，一yì天tiān能néng跑pǎo一千yìqiān里lǐ。所以suóyǐ大家dàjiā都dōu说shuō：“人rén中zhōng吕布lǚbù，马mǎ中赤兔chìtù。”意思yìsi是shì：人rén里面lǐmiàn，吕布lǚbù最zuì厉害lìhai；马mǎ里面lǐmiàn，赤兔chìtù最好zuìhǎo。

现在xiànzài，董卓dǒngzhuó让ràng吕布lǚbù带dài着zhe人rén去qù虎牢关hǔláoguān。吕布lǚbù骑qí着zhe赤兔chìtù马mǎ来到láidào了le关guān前qián，手里shǒuli的de武器wǔqì又yòu长cháng又yòu重zhòng。

这边zhèbiān的de人rén叫jiào大将dàjiàng出去chūqù打dǎ他tā。第一dìyī个gè人rén出去chūqù，没méi打dǎ几jǐ下xià，就jiù被bèi吕布lǚbù杀shā了le。第二dì’èr个gè出去chūqù，一下yíxià就jiù被bèi吕布lǚbù打死dásǐ了le。第dì三sān个gè打dǎ了le十几shíjǐ下xià，一yì只zhī手shǒu被bèi吕布lǚbù砍kǎn了le下来xiàlái。大家dàjiā都dōu不bù敢gǎn再zài出去chūqù了le。

刘备liúbèi的de老lǎo同学tóngxué说shuō：“我wǒ去qù！”他tā骑马qímǎ出去chūqù，可是kěshì没méi打dǎ几jǐ下xià就jiù不行bùxíng了le，马上mǎshàng往回wǎnghuí跑pǎo。吕布lǚbù骑qí着zhe赤兔马在zài后面hòumiàn追zhuī。赤兔chìtù跑pǎo得de太tài快kuài了le，一下子yíxiàzi就jiù到dào了le他tā的de后面hòumiàn。吕布lǚbù的de武器wǔqì就要jiùyào落下luòxià去qù了le——

“三sān姓xìng家奴jiānú，别bié跑pǎo！我wǒ张飞zhāngfēi在zài这里zhèlǐ！”张飞zhāngfēi拿ná着zhe丈八蛇矛zhàngbā-shémáo冲chōng了le过来guòlai。这zhè是shì张飞zhāngfēi在zài骂mà吕布lǚbù：你nǐ一会儿yíhuìr姓xìng吕lǚ，一会儿yíhuìr叫jiào这zhè个gè人rén爸爸bàba，一会儿yíhuìr又yòu叫jiào那nà个gè人rén爸爸bàba，你nǐ到底dàodǐ姓xìng什么shénme？

吕布lǚbù听tīng了le，非常fēicháng生气shēngqì，马上mǎshàng和hé张飞zhāngfēi打dǎ了le起来qǐlai。五十多wǔshíduō下xià过去guòqù了le，谁shéi也yě没有méiyǒu赢yíng。

关羽guānyǔ看见kànjiàn了le，也yě拿ná着zhe大刀dàdāo骑马qímǎ跑pǎo了le过去guòqu。两liǎng个gè人rén一起yìqǐ打dǎ吕布lǚbù，又yòu是shì三十多sānshíduō下xià过去guòqù了le，他们tāmen还是háishi拿ná吕布lǚbù没有méiyǒu办法bànfǎ。

刘备liúbèi也yě拿ná着zhe两liǎng把bǎ剑jiàn，骑马qímǎ过去guòqù了le。三sān兄弟xiōngdì围wéi着zhe吕布lǚbù，一起yìqǐ打dǎ他tā。两边liǎngbiān的de人rén都dōu在zài看kàn，看kàn得de忘wàng了le说话shuōhuà。

时间shíjiān长cháng了le，吕布lǚbù也yě累lèi了le。他tā看kàn着zhe刘备liúbèi的de脸liǎn，好像hǎoxiàng要yào打dǎ下去xiàqu。刘备liúbèi往wǎng旁边pángbiān一yì躲duǒ，吕布lǚbù就jiù从cóng刘备liúbèi身边shēnbiān冲chōng了le出去chūqu，骑qí着zhe赤兔chìtù，跑pǎo回huí了le虎牢关hǔláoguān。三sān兄弟xiōngdì骑马qímǎ跟gēn在zài后面hòumiàn，可是kěshì谁shéi的de马mǎ也yě没有méiyǒu赤兔chìtù快kuài。

这zhè一次yícì，三sān个gè人rén一起yìqǐ打dǎ吕布lǚbù，还是háishi没有méiyǒu打赢dǎyíng。可是kěshì，“三英战zhàn吕布lǚbù”这个zhège故事gùshi，从cóng那nà时候shíhou一直yìzhí讲jiǎng到dào了le今天jīntiān。“三英”，说shuō的de是shì刘备liúbèi、关羽guānyǔ、张飞zhāngfēi三sān个gè人rén。

后来hòulái，董卓dǒngzhuó放fàng火烧huǒshāo了le都城dūchéng，带dài着zhe皇帝huángdì往wǎng西边xībiān跑pǎo了le。只有zhíyǒu曹操cáocāo带dài着zhe人rén去qù追zhuī，可是kěshì他tā输shū了le。别的biéde人rén都dōu不想bùxiǎng再zài打dǎ了le。你nǐ想要xiǎngyào这个zhège，我wǒ想要xiǎngyào那个nàge，大家dàjiā吵来吵去chǎolái-chǎoqù，最后zuìhòu都dōu回huí自己zìjǐ的de地方dìfang去qù了le。刘备liúbèi三sān兄弟xiōngdì也yě走zǒu了le。

天下tiānxià更gèng乱luàn了le。在zài这些zhèxiē人rén里面lǐmiàn，有yǒu一yí个gè人rén越来越yuèláiyuè厉害lìhai。他tā就是jiùshì曹操cáocāo。

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
可是kěshìbut; however
心里xīnlǐin one's heart; in one's mind
害怕hàipàto be afraid; to be scared
以前yǐqiánbefore; previously; formerly
后来hòuláiafterwards; later
马mǎhorse
又yòuagain (it already happened again); and also
中zhōngmiddle; center
最好zuìhǎobest
带dàito bring; to take; to carry
骑qíto ride (a horse, bike, etc.)
马上mǎshàngright away; immediately

Lesson plan: 45 minutes (for the teacher)

HSK 3 · Three Heroes Fight Lü Bu. By the end, students can read it aloud, say what it is about and use 可是 and 心里 in sentences of their own.

  1. Warm-up 5 min

    Write 三英战吕布 on the board. Ask what the class thinks it is about, then give the English: “Three Heroes Fight Lü Bu”.

  2. Key words 10 min

    Teach 可是 (kěshì, but; however), 心里 (xīnlǐ, in one's heart; in one's mind), 害怕 (hàipà, to be afraid; to be scared), 以前 (yǐqián, before; previously; formerly), 后来 (hòulái, afterwards; later), 马 (mǎ, horse). Say each one, the class says it back, then ask for its meaning with the word covered. The rest are in the handout’s table.

  3. Listen 10 min

    Play it read aloud from mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-heroes-fight-lu-bu-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-3: once with the text face down, once reading along. Students tap any word there for its meaning.

  4. Read and check 10 min

    Students read it alone, then tell a partner in two sentences of Chinese what it says.

  5. Use it 10 min

    In pairs, each student writes two sentences of their own, one with 可是 and one with 心里, and reads one to the class.

Homework. Students read it again at home and Review its words. Put it in a free class (mandarinthewild.com/teachers/class) and you see who read it.

English (for the teacher)

Hua Xiong was dead, and everyone was delighted. But before long they stopped smiling, because Lü Bu had come.

Who was Lü Bu? He was tall and handsome, and the best fighter of his day. Just hearing his name filled people with fear.

Lü Bu used to call a man named Ding Yuan "Father". Then Dong Zhuo gave him lots of fine things, and a fine horse too, called Red Hare. So Lü Bu killed Ding Yuan and started calling Dong Zhuo "Father" instead. Red Hare was red from head to hoof and could run a thousand li in a day. That's why everyone said: "Among men, Lü Bu; among horses, Red Hare." It means: of all men, Lü Bu is the most fearsome; of all horses, Red Hare is the best.

Now Dong Zhuo sent Lü Bu with his men to Hulao Pass. Lü Bu rode Red Hare up to the front of the pass, a long, heavy weapon in his hand.

The lords' side sent their generals out to fight him. The first man rode out, and after only a few blows Lü Bu killed him. The second rode out, and Lü Bu killed him with a single blow. The third fought him for a dozen blows or so, and Lü Bu cut off one of his hands. After that, nobody dared go out again.

Liu Bei's old schoolmate said: "I'll go!" He rode out, but after only a few blows he was beaten, and he turned and fled. Lü Bu rode after him on Red Hare. Red Hare was so fast that in a moment he was right behind him. Lü Bu's weapon was about to come down...

"Don't run, you slave with three surnames! I, Zhang Fei, am here!" Zhang Fei came charging up with his Serpent Spear. That was Zhang Fei insulting Lü Bu: one minute your name is Lü, the next you call this man Father, and the next you call that man Father; just what is your surname?

Lü Bu was furious when he heard it, and at once he and Zhang Fei were fighting. Fifty blows and more went by, and neither one could win.

Guan Yu saw it, and he too rode over with his great blade. The two of them fought Lü Bu together, and another thirty blows went by, and still they could do nothing against him.

Liu Bei rode over as well, with his two swords. The three brothers surrounded Lü Bu and fought him all together. Both armies were watching, so caught up that they forgot to speak.

As time went on, Lü Bu grew tired too. He aimed at Liu Bei's face as if about to strike. Liu Bei dodged to one side, and Lü Bu broke out past him and galloped on Red Hare back to Hulao Pass. The three brothers rode after him, but none of their horses was as fast as Red Hare.

That time, even three against one, they did not beat Lü Bu. But the story "Three Heroes Fight Lü Bu" has been told from that day to this. The "three heroes" are Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Later Dong Zhuo set fire to the capital and fled west, taking the emperor with him. Only Cao Cao led his men after him, and he was beaten. None of the others wanted to fight any more. You wanted this, I wanted that, and they quarrelled on and on until in the end they all went back to their own lands. The three brothers left too.

The land was in worse chaos than ever. Among all these men, one was growing stronger and stronger. That man was Cao Cao.