英文版中国古代神话故事.docx

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英文版中国古代神话故事

英文版中国古代神话故事

1、精卫填海（版本一）

ThebirdJingweitryingtofillthesea

Onceuponatime,theyoungestdaughterofEmperorYan,legendaryrulerofprimitiveChina,wentboatingontheEasternSea.Whileshewasenjoyingherself,astrongwindroseontheseaandherboatcapsized.Justbeforeshewasburiedbythesurgingwaves,herspiritturnedintoabeautifulbird.Asitflewovertheroaringsea,itcriedsadlyinthesound"jinwei,jingwei".Thatwaswhypeoplecalledit"Jingwei".Thebirdlivedonamountainnearthesea.Ithatedtheseasomuchthatitdecidedtofillitup.Everyday,itflewtoandfrobetweenthemountainandthesea,carryinginatwigorapebblefromthemountainanddroppingitintothesea.Oneday,theroaringseasaidtoJingwei,"Poorlittlebird,stopdoingthatmeaninglessthing!

You'llneverfillmeup."Jingweireplied,"I'llfillyouupnodoubt!

Iwill,evenifit'lltakemethousandsofyears!

I'llfightonuntildoomsday!

"ThebravelittlebirdkeptcarryingtwigsandpebblesfromthemountaintotheEasternSeawithouttakingarest.Fromthisfablecomestheidiom"ThebirdJingweitryingtofillthesea".Weuseittodescribepeoplewhoarefirmandindomitableandwillnotstopuntiltheyreachtheirgoal.

２、精卫填海（版本二）

英文：

Onceuponatime,Yanhasasmalldaughter,Hernameisbabygirl,helovedhislittledaughter,Yanoftenplaywiththegirls,buttheterriblethinghappened,girlsplayinginthesea,unfortunately,deadwater,andthenSheturnedintoabird,namedJingwei,YansaddayJadeBirdwatchingit,andfinallydecidedtomakethisJingweifilledthesea,sothathenolongerclaimedmorelives!

中文：

从前，有1个女孩叫做精卫，她很爱自己的父亲炎帝，他们经常在一起玩，每天都很开心。

有一天，精卫去划船，不小心掉进了海里，后来她变成了1只鸟。

她经常去看她的父亲，她的父亲为此很伤心。

后来精卫决定用石子把那个海填起来。

３、精卫填海（版本三）ThebirdJingweitryingtofilltheseaOnceuponatime,theyoungestdaughterof Emperor Yan,legendaryrulerofprimitiveChina,wentboatingontheEasternSea.Whileshewasenjoyingherself,astrongwindroseontheseaandherboatcapsized.Justbeforeshewasburiedbythesurgingwaves,herspiritturnedintoabeautifulbird.Asitflewovertheroaringsea,itcriedsadlyinthesound"jinwei,jingwei".Thatwaswhypeoplecalled it"Jingwei".Thebirdlivedonamountainnearthesea.Ithatedtheseasomuchthatitdecidedtofillitup.Everyday,itflewtoandfrobetweenthemountainandthesea,carryinginatwigorapebblefromthemountainanddroppingitintothesea.Oneday,theroaringseasaidtoJingwei,"Poorlittlebird,stopdoingthatmeaninglessthing!

You'llneverfillmeup."Jingweireplied,"I'llfillyouup no doubt!

Iwill,evenifit'lltakemethousandsofyears!

I'llfightonuntildoomsday!

"ThebravelittlebirdkeptcarryingtwigsandpebblesfromthemountaintotheEasternSeawithouttakingarest.Fromthis fablecomestheidiom"ThebirdJingweitryingtofillthesea".We useittodescribepeoplewhoarefirmandindomitableandwill notstopuntiltheyreachtheirgoal.

４、愚公移山Taihang,WongUktwomountains,uptoaradiusof700,uptotenfeetQibaQian.TheyoriginallylocatedinthesouthernpartofJizhou,onthe northshoreofthe Yellow River.Called theFoolishOldManofthenorthernpeople,nearly90-year-oldage,livinginthefaceof Hill.FoolishOldManofthe Hill sufferfromblockingtheroadtothenorth,goallthewayRaoyuan.FoolishOldManofthethenconvenedtodiscussthewholefamily,said:

"YouandIbothtriedtwobigmountainstobeleveled,ithastopassYuzhouinthesouth,toreachthesouthbankofHanRiver,willyou?

"Wehaveagreedwithhim.FoolishOldMan'swifequestionedsaid:

"Withyourstrength,noteventhefatherofQuebec Hill havecutthelandgrievances,andcanTaihang,WongUkShanhowthesetwodo?

Besides,whereonearthtogo?

"WeOneafteranother:

"totheedgeoftheearthandrockintotheBohaiSea,northofthehiddenland."FoolishOldManofthechildrenandgrandchildrencanthenleadthethree-Tiaodan,stonecutting,diggingthesoil,KeibasketdeliveredtotheedgeoftheBohaiSea. Beijing'sneighborslastnamehasawidoworphans,justsevenoreightyearsold,tohelpthembounce.Winterandsummerseasons,theonlyonefromthis.Thebend-chitostoptheFoolishOldManofoldgentlemanwithasmile:

"Youtoosmart.Withyourremainingyearsofeffort,nottodestroyamountainofgrass,mudandrockhowcan?

"FoolishOldManoftheBeishanAlongheavysighandsaid:

"Youthoughtstubborn,obstinatetothepointwherecannotbechanged,notaswidowsandsmallchildren.EvenifIdie,and his son init; son andgrandsonofHealth,sonsandgrandchildren;sonandhisson,Sonandgrandson;childrenandgrandchildrendidnotcometoan end,butHillwillnotincreasetheheightofinjusticedugwhyworry?

"Mosesoldgentlemandoesnotbend,thentoanswer.Holdingthesnakemountainheardaboutit,forfearhekeptdiggingcontinues,theAssociationreportedonthematter.Emperormovedbyhissincerity,thecommand'sEboasttwosonsgobacktwoHill.OntheeasternpartofaShuofang,aYongzhouonthesouth.Sincethen,inthesouthofJizhou,northoftheHanRiver,thereisnobarrierofhighmountains.

５、夸父追日（版本一）

英文：

KuaFutriedhisbesttochasethesun.Whenhearrivedattheplacewherethesunset,hehadtoturnedaround,ashecouldnotbearthethirst,andcametotheYellowRiverandtheWeiRiver.

Inonebreath,he quaffed upallthewaterinbothrivers.Thoughhedrankuptworivers,hestillfeltthirsty,andhedecidedtogotothelargelakeinthenorthforagooddrink.Onthewaytothenorth,KuaFueventuallydiedofthirst.

Thewalkingstickthrowndownbyhim,being nurtured bythe nourishment convertedfromhisdeadbody,unexpectedlybloomedand fructified,anditgrewintopeachwoods,whichstretchedforthousandsofmiles.

中文：

夸父竭尽全力追赶太阳。

当他追赶太阳降落的地方时，由于忍受不了干渴，只好掉转头，回到黄河、渭河所在的地方，一口气便将这两条河里的水喝得精光。

虽然喝光了两条大河，但夸父还是感到不解渴,又打算到北方的大湖里去痛饮一番。

北去的途中，夸父终因干渴而死。

６、夸父追日（版本二）Ancienttimes,inthenorthofthecountry,thereisamagnificenttoweringChengducontainedTianshanmountainstherelivedagiantcalledKuafufamilyclan.Kuafutribeleadercalledbraggadocio,hewasextremelytall,Litaiwuqiong,strong-willed,theextraordinaryspirit.Atthattime,theworld'sdesolationbehind,poisonoussnakeswildbeastsrunamok,andpeople'slivesmiserable.Kuafuthepurposeofthistribeofpeoplecanlivebirthseverydayandledthecrowdfightingwiththescourge.Braggadociooftencaughtinferociousyellowsnakehanginginhisearsasadecoration,beproudof.Oneyear,daysofdrought.Likefireandthesunscorchedthegroundcrops,driedupriverwater.Onehotuncomfortable,Icannotlive.Kuafutoseethisscenario,wesetambitiousvowedtocatchthesunandletitlistentothepeople'sinstructions,andbetterserviceforeveryone.Oneday,thesunhadjustrisenfromthesea,KuafutakesignificantstepsfromtheedgeoftheEastChinaSeabeganhisdailyjourney.Sunintheskyflewforward,braggadocioonthegroundashighwindstorecover.Kuafukeptchasing呀chase,hungry,pickingawildfruitboxes;thirsty,andholdingarivermouththirst-quenching;tired,andwasonlyanap.Hishearthasbeenencouragingourselves:

"Soon,wemustcatchupwiththesun,andpeople'sliveswillbehappy."Hecatchforninedaysandninenights,fromthesun,closertous,glowingred,burninghotsunonhisownhead啦.Kuafuhascrossedtheoneseatmountain,crossedariversection,andfinallywemustcatchupwiththesun-YuGu.Atthistime,Kuafumindextremelyexcited.Hemayreachouttocatchthesun,becauseofover-excitement,physicalandpsychologicalhaggard,suddenly,Kuafufeltdizziness,actuallypassedout.Whenheawoke,thesunhaslonggone.Kuafustillnotdiscouraged,hesummonthebody'sstrength,sheispreparingtosetout.However,thecloserfromthesun,themoreintensesunlight,Kuafufeelmoreandmoreintolerableanxiety,hefelthewascoveredinwaterhavebeenevaporated,andurgent,heneedstodrinkplentyofwater.Sostandupandwalksouth-eastofKuafutheYellowRiver,FuXiashenson,drankthewateroftheYellowRiver,theYellowRiverwaterwasthatheHegan,andhewasgoingtodrinkthewaterintheWeiheRiver.Whoknows,heHeganoftheWeiheRiverwater,ornottoquenchyourthirst.Asaresult,heintendedtogonorth,goingtodrinkalargeZewater.However,thebraggadocioisreallytiredandtoothirsty,andwhenhewenthalfway,thebodywillnolongerunabletocope,andslowlyfalltotheground,dead.Kuafu'sdeath,hisbodyturnedintoamountain.Thisisthe"braggadocioMountain",itwassaidLingbaoCounty,HenanProvinceislocatedintheWestisnow35SpiritLakevalleyandthepoolwherethemiddlevalley.Kuafudroppedthecanewhenhedied,butalsohasbecomeacolorfulYunxiaTaolinthesame.Taolinofthedifficultterrain,andtheirdescendantstreatthisplacecalledthe"Tao-linchai."Kuafudead,hedidnotcatchthesun.However,theEmperorofHeavenbyhissacrifice,movedbythespiritofthebraveheroestopunishthesun.Sincethen,everyyearofhistribaldays,allthingsflourish.Kuafu'sdescendantsliveinKuafuYamashita,parenthood,offspring,lifeisveryhappy.

７、女娲补天

英文：

It is said that there was no man when the sky andthe earth were separated by Pangu. It was Nuwawho made human beings after her own model withyellow clay.From then on, man began to live in peace andhappiness on the earth.

nexpectedly, one year, the fourpillars supportingthe heaven suddenly collapsed and the earthcracked. A great fire raged； torrential water flooded all the lands;fierce animals preyed on men. ThenNuwa melted fivecolored stones, using them to mend the cracks in the sky.

To replace the broken pillars,