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读精美英文,品中国文化:The bird Jingwei is trying to fill the sea(精卫填海)

2017-11-15 副站长 草坪驿站

精卫填海,此处的精卫是一只好鸟。


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The bird Jingwei is trying to fill the  sea(精卫填海)

Chinese Culture Reading in English900单词系列

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Once upon a  time,the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan legendary ruler of primitive Chinawent boating on the Eastern Sea.

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While she was enjoying herself,a strong  wind rose on the sea and her boat was turnded over.

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Just besore she was buried by the surging  waves,her spirit turned into a beautiful bird.

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As it flew over  the roaring sea,it cried sadly in the soundJinwei,Jinwei.

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That was why  people called itJingwei.

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The bird lied on a mountain near the sea.

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It hated the sea  so much that it decided to fill it up.

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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.

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One day,the  roaring sea said to Jingwei, Poor little bird,stop doing that  meaningless thing!You will never fill me up.

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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)!

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The brave little  bird kept carrying twigs and pebbles from the mountain to the Eastern Sea  without taking a rest.

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Thus,here comes  the idiom The bird  Jingwei is trying to fill the sea.

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We use it to describe people who are firm and  persevering and will not stop unti they reach their goal.

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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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通过对方的微信公众号、朋友圈等,就可以了解对方的气质,读过的书,走过的路,爱过的人。

 

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