核心提示：Nü Wa Mends the Sky 女娲补天 In ancient times, the four corners of the sky collapsed and the world with its nine regions split open. The sky could not cover all the things under it, nor could the earth carry all the things on it. A great
Nü Wa Mends the Sky
女娲补天
In ancient times, the four corners of the sky collapsed and the world with its nine regions split open. The sky could not cover all the things under it, nor could the earth carry all the things on it. A great fire raged and would not die out; a fierce flood raced about and could not be checked. Savage beasts devoured innocent people; vicious birds preyed on the weak and old.
往古之时，四极废，九州裂，天不兼覆，地不周载；火爁(làn 焚烧)焱(yàn,火花，火焰)而不灭，水浩洋而不息。猛兽食颛(zhuān善良：颛民:善良的百姓,)民，鸷(zhì,凶猛)鸟攫（jué，抓取：攫取（掠夺）。攫夺）老弱。
Then Nü Wa melted rocks of five colours and used them to mend the cracks in the sky. She supported the four corners of the sky with the legs she had cut off from a giant turtle. She killed the black dragon to save the people of Jizhou, and blocked the flood with the ashes of reeds.
于是女娲炼五色石以补苍天，断鳌足以立四极，杀黑龙以济冀州，积芦灰以止淫水。
Thus the sky was mended, its four corners lifted, the flood tamed, Jizhou pacified, and harmful birds and beasts killed, and the innocent people were able to live on the square earth under the dome of the sky. It was a time when birds, beasts, insects and snakes no longer used their claws or teeth or poisonous stings, for they did not want to catch or eat weaker things.
苍天补，四极正；淫水涸，冀州平；狡虫死，颛民生；背方州，抱圆天。当此之时，禽兽虫蛇，无不匿其爪牙，藏其蛰毒，无有攫噬之心。Nü Wa's deeds benefited the heavens above and the earth below. Her name was remembered by later generations and her light shone on every creation.
考其功烈，上际九天，下契(qiè 古同“锲”，用刀子刻。)黄垆(lú,黑色坚硬的土)，名声被后世，光晖熏万物。
Long long time ago, in the north of the country, there is a magnificent towering chengdu contained tianshan mountains there lived a giant called kuafu family clan. kuafu tribe leader called braggadocio, he was extremely tall, litaiwuqiong, strong-willed, the extraordinary spirit. at that time, the world's desolation behind, poisonous snakes wild beasts run amok, and people's lives miserable. kuafu the purpose of this tribe of people can live births every day and led the crowd fighting with the scourge. braggadocio often caught in ferocious yellow snake hanging in his ears as a decoration, be proud of.
远古时代，在我国北部，有一座巍峨雄伟的成都载天山，山上住着一个巨人氏族叫夸父族。夸父族的首领叫做夸父，他身高无比，力大无穷，意志坚强，气概非凡。那时候，世界上荒凉落后，毒蛇猛兽横行，人们生活凄苦。夸父为了本部落的人产能够活下去，每天都率领众人跟洪水猛兽搏斗。夸父常常将捉到的凶恶的黄蛇挂在自己的两只耳朵上作为装饰，引以为荣。
one year, days of drought. like fire and the sun scorched the ground crops, dried up river water. one hot uncomfortable, i can not live. kuafu to see this scenario, we set ambitious vowed to catch the sun and let it listen to the people's instructions, and better service for everyone。
有一年，天大旱。火一样的太阳烤焦了地上的庄稼，晒干了河里的流水。人们热得难受，实在无法生活。夸父见到这种情景，就立下雄心壮志，发誓要把太阳捉住，让它听从人们的吩咐，更好地为大家服务。
one day, the sun had just risen from the sea, kuafu take significant steps from the edge of the east china sea began his daily journey。
一天，太阳刚刚从海上升起，夸父就从东海边上迈开大步开始了他逐日的征程。
sun in the sky flew forward, braggadocio on the ground as high winds to recover. kuafu kept chasing , hungry, picking a wild fruit boxes; thirsty, and holding a river mouth thirst-quenching; tired, and was only a nap. his heart has been encouraging ourselves: "soon, we must catch up with the sun, and people's lives will be happy." he catch for nine days and nine nights, from the sun, closer to us, glowing red, burning hot sun on his own head。
太阳在空中飞快地转，夸父在地上疾风一样地追。夸父不停地追呀追，饿了，摘个野果充饥；渴了，捧口河水解渴；累了，也仅仅打盹。他心里一直在鼓励自己：“快了，就要追上太阳了，人们的生活就会幸福了。”他追了九天九夜，离太阳越来越近，红彤彤、热辣辣的太阳就在他自己的头上啦。
kuafu has crossed the one seat mountain, crossed a river section, and finally we must catch up with the sun-yu gu. at this time, kuafu mind extremely excited. he may reach out to catch the sun, because of over-excitement, physical and psychological haggard, suddenly, kuafu felt dizziness, actually passed out. when he awoke, the sun has long gone。
夸父又跨过了一座座高山，穿过了一条条大河，终于在禺谷就要追上太阳了。这时，夸父心里兴奋极了。可就在他伸手要捉住太阳的时候，由于过度激动，身心憔悴，突然，夸父感到头昏眼花，竟晕过去了。他醒来时，太阳早已不见了。
Long long time ago, there lived a little princess named Niu Wa (女娃) who was the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan, the legendary ruler in ancient Chinese mythology。
很久以前，有一个公主，名叫女娃，她是中国古代神话中炎帝宠爱的小女儿。
The littel princess loved watching the sunrise, admiring the spectacle of nature. She once asked her father where the sun rises. Her father said it was in the Eastern Sea and promised to take her there to see sunrise on a boat, but he had been too busy to do that。
女娃很喜欢看日出，喜欢大自然。她很想让父亲带她出去，到东海——太阳升起的地方去看一看。可是因为父亲忙于公事：太阳升起时来到东海，直到太阳落下；日日如此，总是不能带她去
One day, the little princess got a boat behind her father's back, sailing to the Eastern Sea. When she was away from the shore, unfortunately, a strong wind rose and overthrew her boat. She was buried by the surging waves, being drowned quickly。
这一天，女娃没告诉父亲，便一个人驾着一只小船向东海太阳升起的地方划去。不幸的是，海上突然起了狂风大浪，像山一样的海浪把女娃的小船打翻了，女娃不幸落入海中，终被无情的大海吞没了。
After her death, her spirit turned into a beautiful bird with white beak and red claws. Since it often stood on a branch, mourning herself sadly in the sound "jing wei, jing wei", people called it "Jing Wei"。
女娃死了，她的精魂化作了一只小鸟，花脑袋，白嘴壳，红色的爪子，十分可爱，可发出的，却是“精卫、精卫”的悲鸣，所以，人们便叫此鸟为“精卫”。
Jing Wei hated the sea very much for taking her life. In order to revenge and keep other kids from being drown, the small bird decided to fill up the roaring sea。
精卫痛恨无情的大海夺去了自己年轻的生命，她要报仇雪恨。因此，她一刻不停地从她住的发鸠山上衔了一粒小石子，展翅高飞，一直飞到东海。
From then on, Jing Wei flew to and fro between the mountain and the Eastern sea, carrying a twig or a pebble and dropping it into the sea. Day after day, it never stopped。
从此以后，她在波涛汹涌的海面上回翔阒，悲鸣着，把石子树枝投下去，想把大海填平。
Puzzled by its behaviors, the sea said to Jing Wei with irony, "Stop doing that, poor little bird, it is totally meaningless! You'll never fill me up."
大海奔腾着，咆哮着，嘲笑她：“小鸟儿，算了吧，你这工作就干一百万年，也休想把我填平！”
To it, Jing Wei replied firmly, "I'll fill you up no doubt! I will, even if it'll take me thousands of years! I'll fight on until doomsday!"
精卫十分执著，在高空答复大海：“哪怕是干上一千万年，一亿年，干到宇宙的尽头，世界的末日，我终将把你填平的！
The brave little bird kept carrying twigs and pebbles from the mountain to the Eastern Sea without taking a rest。
她衔呀，扔呀，成年累月，往复飞翔，从不停息。
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