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The Broken String

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A young pianist named Li Yiran faces a critical moment during her first major competition when a string on the piano breaks mid-performance, testing her composure and skill.

Added 6/30/2026 · 315 characters

Story text

20 sentences

  1. lǐyīrán
    dìyī
    cānjiā
    zhòngyào
    de
    gāngqín
    bǐsài
  2. chuānzhe 穿
    lánsè
    de
    cháng
    qún
    zuò
    zài
    wǔtái
    shàng
    de
    gāngqín
    qián
  3. guānzhòng
    mén
    hěn
    ānjìng
    dēngguāng
    hěn
    míngliàng
  4. kāishǐ
    dàn
    zòu
    shǒu
    yōuměi
    de
    gǔdiǎn
    yuèqǔ
  5. tūrán
    gāngqín
    de
    gēn
    qín
    xián
    duàn
    le
    fāchū
    hěn
    de
    shēngyīn
  6. lǐyīrán
    xià
    le
    tiào
    yīnyuè
    tíngzhǐ
    le
  7. kàn
    le
    kàn
    zìjǐ
    de
    shǒu
    yòu
    kàn
    le
    kàn
    gāngqín
  8. guānzhòng
    mén
    kāishǐ
    xiǎoshēng
    shuōhuà
    píngwěi
    mén
    kàn
    zháo
  9. lǐyīrán
    shēn
    le
    yīkǒuqì
  10. juédìng
    jìxù
    dàn
    zòu
    yòng
    shèngxià
    de
    qín
    xián
    wánchéng
    qǔzi
  11. de
    shǒuzhǐ
    zài
    qín
    jiàn
    shàng
    qīng
    qīng
    yídòng
  12. yīnyuè
    suīrán
    yīyàng
    le
    dànshì
    yīrán
    hěn
    měi
  13. shàng
    yǎnjīng
    wánquán
    chénjìn
    zài
    yīnyuè
  14. zuìhòu
    dàn
    wánle
    zuìhòu
    yīn
  15. guānzhòng
    mén
    zhàn
    qǐlái
    gěi
    le
    rèliè
    de
    zhǎngshēng
  16. lǐyīrán
    xiào
    le
    zhīdào
    zuòdào
    le
  17. píngwěi
    mén
    gěi
    le
    hěn
    gāo
    de
    fēnshù
  18. suīrán
    gāngqín
    huài
    le
    dànshì
    de
    biǎoxiàn
    hěn
    chūsè
  19. bǐsài
    jiéshù
    hòu
    lǐyīrán
    péngyǒu
    mén
    yīqǐ
    chīfàn
    qìngzhù
  20. yǒngyuǎn
    huì
    wàngjì
    zhè
    tèbié
    de
    yèwǎn

Quiz

Reading comprehension

Question 1 of 4

Question 1

How does Li Yiran react after the string breaks?

Narration

The Broken String