Mulan · chapter 7 of 10
The Last Battle
最后一次打仗
The twelfth winter. Ten thousand enemies wait below a snowy pass, and General Hua has only two thousand men and one idea.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 第十二年的冬天，雪下得很大。山口外边，都是敌人。
Dì shí'èr nián de dōngtiān, xuě xià de hěn dà. Shānkǒu wàibian, dōu shì dírén.
In the winter of the twelfth year, the snow fell thick and heavy. Beyond the mountain pass, the enemy was everywhere.
- Captain Li 花将军！你看山下！到处都是火，敌人太多了！
Huā jiāngjūn! Nǐ kàn shān xià! Dàochù dōu shì huǒ, dírén tài duō le!
General Hua! Look down there! Fires everywhere. There are too many of them!
- Mulan 别急，李大哥。先告诉我，他们有多少人？
Bié jí, Lǐ dàgē. Xiān gàosu wǒ, tāmen yǒu duōshao rén?
Easy, Captain Li. First tell me, how many are there?
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- Captain Li 他们有一万人，我们只有两千！我们守不住了！
Tāmen yǒu yíwàn rén, wǒmen zhǐyǒu liǎngqiān! Wǒmen shǒu bú zhù le!
They've got ten thousand men, and we've only got two thousand! We can't hold them!
- Mulan 山口很小，雪很深……山后，还有一条小路。
Shānkǒu hěn xiǎo, xuě hěn shēn…… Shān hòu, hái yǒu yì tiáo xiǎo lù.
The pass is narrow, and the snow is deep… And behind the mountain, there's a little path.
- Mulan 李大哥，让大家守在这里，多点火，多打鼓！
Lǐ dàgē, ràng dàjiā shǒu zài zhèlǐ, duō diǎn huǒ, duō dǎ gǔ!
Captain Li, have everyone hold here. Light lots of fires and beat lots of drums!
- Captain Li 点火？打鼓？我们是去打仗，还是去过年啊？
Diǎn huǒ? Dǎ gǔ? Wǒmen shì qù dǎzhàng, háishi qù guònián a?
Fires? Drums? Are we fighting a battle or throwing a New Year party?
- Mulan 敌人看见很多火，听见很多鼓，就会以为我们有很多人。
Dírén kànjiàn hěn duō huǒ, tīngjiàn hěn duō gǔ, jiù huì yǐwéi wǒmen yǒu hěn duō rén.
When the enemy sees lots of fires and hears lots of drums, they'll think there are lots of us.
- Captain Li 好主意！那我们呢？我们做什么？
Hǎo zhǔyi! Nà wǒmen ne? Wǒmen zuò shénme?
Good idea! And what about us? What do we do?
- Mulan 我带一百个人，从山后的小路过去。
Wǒ dài yìbǎi gè rén, cóng shān hòu de xiǎo lù guòqù.
I'll take a hundred men along the little path behind the mountain.
- Captain Li 一百个人？太少了！好吧……一百零一个！我跟你去！
Yìbǎi gè rén? Tài shǎo le! Hǎo ba…… yìbǎi líng yí gè! Wǒ gēn nǐ qù!
A hundred men? That's too few! Fine… make it a hundred and one! I'm coming with you!
- Mulan 好！跟紧我，别走丢了！
Hǎo! Gēn jǐn wǒ, bié zǒu diū le!
All right! Stay close, and don't get lost!
- Captain Li 放心！十二年了，我一直在你身边！
Fàngxīn! Shí'èr nián le, wǒ yìzhí zài nǐ shēnbiān!
Don't worry! For twelve years, I've always been right beside you!
- Narrator 天亮的时候，木兰带着一百个士兵，从山后冲了下来。
Tiān liàng de shíhou, Mùlán dàizhe yìbǎi gè shìbīng, cóng shān hòu chōng le xiàlái.
At daybreak, Mulan led a hundred soldiers charging down from behind the mountain.
- Captain Li 大家大声喊！让他们以为我们有十万人！
Dàjiā dàshēng hǎn! Ràng tāmen yǐwéi wǒmen yǒu shíwàn rén!
Everyone, shout as loud as you can! Make them think we've got a hundred thousand men!
- Mulan 冲！别停下！大家跟着我冲！
Chōng! Bié tíng xià! Dàjiā gēnzhe wǒ chōng!
Charge! Don't stop! Everyone, follow me!
- Captain Li 听！山口那边的鼓也响了！
Tīng! Shānkǒu nàbiān de gǔ yě xiǎng le!
Listen! The drums at the pass have started too!
- Captain Li 他们跑了！花将军，你看，他们的旗子都倒了！
Tāmen pǎo le! Huā jiāngjūn, nǐ kàn, tāmen de qízi dōu dǎo le!
They're running! General Hua, look, their banners are falling!
- Mulan 不要追了！让他们回家吧！
Búyào zhuī le! Ràng tāmen huí jiā ba!
Don't chase them! Let them go home!
- Captain Li 花将军！你救了我们所有人！
Huā jiāngjūn! Nǐ jiù le wǒmen suǒyǒu rén!
General Hua! You saved every one of us!
- Mulan 不是我一个人，是大家，是每一个士兵。
Bú shì wǒ yí gè rén, shì dàjiā, shì měi yí gè shìbīng.
Not just me. All of us. Every single soldier.
- Captain Li 他们还会再来吗？花将军，你说呢？
Tāmen hái huì zài lái ma? Huā jiāngjūn, nǐ shuō ne?
Will they come back? What do you think, General Hua?
- Mulan 不会了。他们吓坏了。我们不用再打仗了。
Bú huì le. Tāmen xià huài le. Wǒmen búyòng zài dǎzhàng le.
No. They're terrified. We won't have to fight anymore.
- Mulan 打了一百次仗，过了十二年……很多好兄弟，回不了家了。
Dǎ le yìbǎi cì zhàng, guò le shí'èr nián…… Hěn duō hǎo xiōngdì, huí bù liǎo jiā le.
A hundred battles, twelve long years… So many good brothers will never go home.
- Captain Li 他们在天上，也在看着我们。他们也会高兴的。
Tāmen zài tiān shàng, yě zài kànzhe wǒmen. Tāmen yě huì gāoxìng de.
They're up in the sky, watching us. They'll be glad too.
- Narrator 几天以后，京城来了人。
Jǐ tiān yǐhòu, jīngchéng lái le rén.
A few days later, a messenger came from the capital.
- Captain Li 花将军！花将军！皇帝要见你！
Huā jiāngjūn! Huā jiāngjūn! Huángdì yào jiàn nǐ!
General Hua! General Hua! The emperor wants to see you!
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What changed in the story?
- How many soldiers does each side have?
“他们有一万人，我们只有两千！”
- Why does Mulan want many fires and drums at the pass?
“就会以为我们有很多人。”
- Who goes with Mulan along the path behind the mountain?
“一百零一个！我跟你去！”
- What does Mulan order when the enemy runs?
“不要追了！让他们回家吧！”
- What news ends the chapter?
“皇帝要见你！”