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As is pretty typical in Chinese texts, it's never really specified if it's one blade of grass or a field of grass that is the protagonist here, but . My point is that this is a great example of - in English stories, it's hard to personify something you can't define. 



Not 100% sure I'm happy with the conclusion that's drawn here, considering I dye my hair all the time, but what the hell. 

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闷闷不乐 - [pinyin]men4 men4 bu4 le4[/pinyin] - Sulky, moody, unhappy
怎么了 - [pinyin]zen3 me5 le4[/pinyin] - What's wrong?
叹 - [pinyin]tan4[/pinyin] - Sigh
暑假 - [pinyin]shu3 jia4[/pinyin] - Summer vacation
自责 - [pinyin]zi4 ze2[/pinyin] - To blame oneself
根本 - [pinyin]gen1 ben3[/pinyin] - absolutely (not)
努力 - [pinyin]nu3 li4[/pinyin] -  To strive, work hard
盯 - [pinyin]ding1[/pinyin] - Stare at
攥 - [pinyin]zuan4[/pinyin] - To grasp
共同 - [pinyin]gong4 tong2[/pinyin] - Together
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小草银银喜欢银色。
　　春天，小草银银让春姑娘把她的头发染成银色。春姑娘说：“对不起，银银，我只能把你的头发染成青色”。银银非常伤心。
　　夏天小草银银让夏姑娘把她的头发染成银色。夏姑娘说：“对不起，银银，我只能把你的头发染成深绿色”。银银非常伤心。
　　秋天小草银银让秋姑娘把她的头发染成银色。秋姑娘说：“对不起，银银，我只能把你的头发染成金黄色”。银银非常伤心。
　　冬天小草银银让冬姑娘把她的头发染成银色。冬姑娘说：“好啊，不过你可不要后悔呦”？银银说：“不会的，有了那么漂亮的头发我高兴还来不及呢”！
　　就这样银银的头发变成了银色。忽然，银银的头发掉下来了，这是怎么回事呢？原来，头发染多了是会伤害身体的。这下银银真的后悔了。
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The little grass YinYin liked the color silver. 
　　In spring time, little grass Yinyin asked the Lady of Spring to dye her hair silver. The Lady of Spring said: "I'm sorry, YinYin, I can only dye your hair blue/green [see explanation]. YinYin was very broken-hearted. 

In summer time, little grass YinYin asked the Lady of Summer to to dye her hair silver. The lady of summer said, "I'm sorry, YinYin, I can only dye your hair green!" YinYin was very broken-hearted. 

In autumn, little grass YinYin asked the Lady of Autumn to dye her hair silver. The Lady of Autumn said: "I'm sorry, YinYin, I can only dye your hair golden yellow." YinYin was very broken-hearted.

In winter, little grass YinYin asked the Lady of Winter to dye her hair silver. The Lady of Winter said, "Okay, but won't you regret it?" YinYin said, "I won't, if I had hair that beautiful I couldn't be happier!" And so YinYin's hair turned silver. Suddenly, YinYin's hair fell out - how could this be? Of course, if you dye your hair too often, it's not good for you. And after this YinYin was indeed regretful. 
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