读精美英文,品中国文化:The bird Jingwei is trying to fill the sea(精卫填海)
精卫填海,此处的精卫是一只好鸟。
序号 | 英 文 |
0 | The bird Jingwei is trying to fill the sea(精卫填海) |
Chinese Culture Reading in English(900单词系列) | |
1-1 | Once upon a time,the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan legendary ruler of primitive China,went boating on the Eastern Sea. |
1-2 | While she was enjoying herself,a strong wind rose on the sea and her boat was turnded over. |
1-3 | Just besore she was buried by the surging waves,her spirit turned into a beautiful bird. |
1-4 | As it flew over the roaring sea,it cried sadly in the sound"Jinwei,Jinwei". |
1-5 | That was why people called it"Jingwei". |
2-1 | The bird lied on a mountain near the sea. |
2-2 | It hated the sea so much that it decided to fill it up. |
2-3 | Every day,it flew to and fro(来回) between the mountain and the sea,carring a twig(细枝) or pebble(卵石) from the mountain and dropping it into the sea. |
2-4 | One day,the roaring sea said to Jingwei, "Poor little bird,stop doing that meaningless thing!You will never fill me up." |
2-5 | Jingwei replied, "No doubt,I’ll fii you up!I will,even if it’ll take me thousands of years!I’ll fight on until doomasday(世界末日)!" |
2-6 | The brave little bird kept carrying twigs and pebbles from the mountain to the Eastern Sea without taking a rest. |
3-1 | Thus,here comes the idiom "The bird Jingwei is trying to fill the sea." |
3-2 | We use it to describe people who are firm and persevering and will not stop unti they reach their goal. |
4 | 精卫鸟,中国远古时代的愤怒的小鸟(Angry Bird)。
后人评价曲线救国的汪兆铭(笔名汪精卫):民国时期的大美男,刺杀清摄政王的英雄,不计身前身后名的天字一号大汉奸…… 纵观历史,主和,不一定是汉奸;主战,不一定是英雄。汪第一任妻子陈璧君在狱中反问审判人员:哪一寸国土是汪先生丢的?(PS:日伪统治区算是保卫了国土吗?)
周公恐惧流言日,王莽谦恭未篡时。 向使当初身便死,一生真伪复谁知? |
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