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放假的时候，爷爷教我下象棋，他说象棋里有很多学问。
fàng jià de shí hou yé ye jiāo wǒ xià xiàng qí tā shuō xiàng qí lǐ yǒu hěn duō xué wen
During the holidays, Grandpa taught me Chinese chess. He said there is a lot to learn in chess.
红色的棋子归我，黑色的棋子归爷爷，“车、马、炮”各有各的走法。
hóng sè de qí zǐ guī wǒ hēi sè de qí zǐ guī yé ye jū mǎ pào gè yǒu gè de zǒu fǎ
The red pieces were mine and the black pieces were Grandpa's. The chariot, the horse and the cannon each move in their own way.
第一盘棋，我只走了十几步，就被爷爷“将军”了。
dì yī pán qí wǒ zhǐ zǒu le shí jǐ bù jiù bèi yé ye jiāng jūn le
In the first game, I had made only a dozen or so moves when Grandpa put my general in check.
我一连输了五盘，气得想把棋盘推开，再也不玩了。
wǒ yì lián shū le wǔ pán qì de xiǎng bǎ qí pán tuī kāi zài yě bù wán le
I lost five games in a row. I was so angry that I wanted to push the chessboard away and never play again.
爷爷笑着说：“下棋不能心急，每走一步，都要先想想对方会怎么走。”
yé ye xiào zhe shuō xià qí bù néng xīn jí měi zǒu yí bù dōu yào xiān xiǎng xiang duì fāng huì zěn me zǒu
Grandpa smiled and said, “You can't be impatient in chess. Before every move, think first about how the other player will move.”
从那以后，我下棋时不再急急忙忙，而是慢慢地思考每一步。
cóng nà yǐ hòu wǒ xià qí shí bú zài jí jí máng máng ér shì màn màn de sī kǎo měi yí bù
From then on, I no longer rushed when I played. Instead, I thought carefully about every move.
一个星期后，我和爷爷下了一盘很精彩的棋，最后只差一步就赢了。
yí gè xīng qī hòu wǒ hé yé ye xià le yì pán hěn jīng cǎi de qí zuì hòu zhǐ chà yí bù jiù yíng le
A week later, Grandpa and I played a really exciting game. In the end, I was just one move away from winning.
爷爷竖起大拇指说：“你进步了！”我明白了，做事要有耐心，不能急于求成。
yé ye shù qǐ dà mǔ zhǐ shuō nǐ jìn bù le wǒ míng bai le zuò shì yào yǒu nài xīn bù néng jí yú qiú chéng
Grandpa gave me a thumbs-up and said, “You've improved!” I understood that you need patience to do things well, and must not rush to succeed.