The North Wind and the Sun 北風與太陽

4 Characters:

• Narrator
• North Wind
• Sun
• Traveler

Narrator: Once upon a time, the North Wind and the Sun had a friendly competition. They wanted to see who could make a traveler take off his coat.

North Wind: (Boastful) I can do it easily! My strong gusts will blow his coat away.

Sun: (Smiling) Let's see who can make the traveler feel warmer.

Narrator: The traveler walked by, wearing a thick coat.

North Wind: (Blowing forcefully) Watch this! I'll blow his coat off!

Narrator: The North Wind blew and blew with all its might, but the traveler only held his coat tighter.

Traveler: (Shivering) Brr, it's chilly!

Narrator: The North Wind realized that force wasn't working.

 Sun: (Gently) Let me try now.

Narrator: The Sun began to shine warmly on the traveler.

Sun: (Warmly) Feel the warmth, traveler.

Narrator: The traveler felt the Sun's gentle rays, and slowly, he started to feel warmer.

Traveler: (Smiling) Ah, this feels nice.

Narrator: As the Sun continued to shine, the traveler felt so warm that he took off his coat.

North Wind: (Surprised) The Sun won?

Sun: (Humbly) Sometimes, warmth and kindness work better than force.

Narrator: And so, the Sun's gentle warmth won over the North Wind's force. The traveler learned that kindness can be more persuasive than strength.

Traveler: (Grateful) Thank you, Sun.

Narrator: And from that day on, the North Wind and the Sun understood the power of warmth and gentleness.

Narrator: The end.

[End of script.]

北風與太陽

四位角色：

• 旁白

• 北風

• 太陽

• 旅行者

旁白：從前，北風和太陽展開了一場友好的比賽。他們想要看看誰能讓一位旅行者脫下他的外套。

北風：（自誇地）這很容易！我的狂風將會吹走他的外套。

太陽：（微笑）讓我們看看誰能讓旅行者感到更溫暖。

旁白：旅行者穿著厚厚的外套走過。

北風：（用力地吹）看這個！我會吹走他的外套！

旁白：北風全力地吹個不停，但旅行者只是更緊地抓住他的外套。

旅行者：（顫抖著）嗯，好冷啊！

旁白：北風意識到用力並不起作用。

太陽：（溫和）現在輪到我試試了。

旁白：太陽開始溫暖地照耀在旅行者身上。

太陽：（溫暖地）感受溫暖，旅行者。

旁白：旅行者感受到太陽溫柔的光線，慢慢地，他開始感到更溫暖了。

旅行者：（微笑著）啊，感覺真好。

旁白：太陽持續照耀，旅行者感到非常溫暖，終於脫下了外套。

北風：（驚訝）太陽贏了？

太陽：（謙虛地）有時候，溫暖和善意比力量更加有效。

旁白：因此，太陽溫柔的溫暖戰勝了北風的強力。旅行者學到了善良比力量更具說服力。

旅行者：（感激）謝謝你，太陽。

旁白：從那一天開始，北風和太陽明白了溫暖和溫柔的力量。

旁白：結束。

【劇本結束】

Vocabulary

1. Competition (競爭)
2. • Definition: A contest between individuals or groups to determine who is the best at something.
   • 競爭；個人或團體之間的比賽，以確定誰在某方面是最好的。
   • Related Words: Contest (比賽), Rivalry (競爭)
   • Collocations: Fierce competition (激烈競爭), intense competition (激烈競爭), healthy competition (健康競爭)
   • Example Sentence: The competition between the two teams was tough, but both gave their best efforts. (兩支隊伍之間的競爭很激烈，但兩者都盡力而為。)
2. Friendly (友好的)
3. • Definition: Kind and pleasant, showing a positive attitude toward others.
   • Traditional Chinese: 友好的；友善和愉快，對他人表示積極的態度。
   • Related Words: Amicable (友好的), Cordial (熱情友好的)
   • Collocations: Friendly gesture (友好的姿態), friendly relationship (友好關係), friendly smile (友好的微笑)
   • Example Sentence: The friendly neighbors always helped each other with a smile. (友好的鄰居總是帶著微笑互相幫助。)
3. Boastful (自吹自擂的)
4. • Definition: Bragging or showing excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
   • 自吹自擂的；吹噓或對自己或自己的成就表現出過度的自豪感。
   • Related Words: Arrogant (傲慢的), Conceited (自負的)
   • Collocations: Boastful claims (自吹自擂的言辭), boastful attitude (自吹自擂的態度), boastful behavior (自吹自擂的行為)
   • Example Sentence: His boastful talk about his success annoyed his colleagues. (他對自己的成功吹噓的言談讓同事感到惱火。)
4. Persuasive (有說服力的)
5. • Definition: Able to convince or influence someone to do or believe something.
   • 有說服力的；能夠說服或影響某人做或相信某事。
   • Related Words: Convincing (有說服力的), Compelling (令人信服的)
   • Collocations: Persuasive argument (有說服力的論點), persuasive speech (有說服力的演講), persuasive techniques (說服技巧)
   • Example Sentence: Her persuasive reasoning helped change people's minds about the importance of recycling. (她有說服力的論據幫助改變了人們對於回收的重要性的看法。)
5. Gentle (溫和的)
6. • Definition: Mild, kind, and soft in nature or manner.
   • 溫和的；溫和，善良，和柔和的性質或方式。
   • Related Words: Mild (溫和的), Tender (柔軟的)
   • Collocations: Gentle touch (溫柔的觸摸), gentle approach (溫和的方法), gentle reminder (溫和的提醒)
   • Example Sentence: The gentle breeze made the hot day more bearable. (溫和的微風使炎熱的天氣變得更加可忍受。)