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Learn Chinese in Chinese stories｜Chinese legends｜Shennong tested hundred...

Learn Chinese in Chinese stories｜Chinese legends｜Shennong tested hundreds of herbs in person

You may not know Chinese medicine, but you must have heard of artemisinin for malaria. Chinese herbal medicine has a history of several thousand years , there are currently more than 12000 kinds of herbs in China .The mastery of the medicinal properties of most herbs depends on the author's trial in person .《Shennong Herbal Medicine》is the earliest theory of Chinese herbal medicine,it is written by a person called Shennong who tested hundreds herbs in person .

你可能不知道中药，但一定听说过治疗疟疾的青蒿素。中草药有几千年历史，在中国目前有12000多种中草药.对大多数中草药的药性的掌握都是靠作者亲身试药。《神农本草》是最早的中药理论，相传是一个叫神农的人亲身尝试百种草药后写出来的。

 CONTENT

Yuan gu shi hou ,zai nan fang li shan fu jin sheng huo zhe yi ge jiao yan zu de bu luo

远古时候，在南方历山附近生活着一个叫炎族的部落

In ancient times, there was a tribe called Yan lived near the southern Lishan mountains

 Yan zu de ren men kao da lie wei sheng

炎族的人们靠打猎为生

People of the Yan tribe live by hunting

 Da bu dao lie wu jiu e du zi ,sheng bing le ye wu yao ke yi

打不到猎物就饿肚子,生病了也无药可医

People suffered from hungry if didn’t got prey ,and no medicine if got sick

 You yi tian li shan de shi dong li dan sheng le yi ge tou shang zhang zhe jiao de ying er

有一天历山的石洞里诞生了一个头上长着角的婴儿

One day a baby with horns on its head was born in a cave of Lishan Mountain

Ying er chu sheng de shi hou ,shi dong si zhou mao chu jiu yan quan shui

婴儿出生的时候，石洞四周冒出九眼泉水

When the baby was born, there were nine springs spilled out of the cave

 Hou lai zhe ge hai zi cheng le yan zu de shou ling bei zun wei yan di

后来这个孩子成了炎族的首领被尊为炎帝

Later the child became the leader of the Yan clan and was called Emperor Yan

  Yi tian yi zhi hong se de da niao xian lai yi chuan zhong zi fang dao yan di shou li

一天一只红色的大鸟衔来一串种子放到炎帝手里

One day a big red bird put a string of seeds into the hands of Emperor Yan

 Yan di jiang zhong zi zhong dao tu li ,bu duo jiu zhang chu yi pian he miao

炎帝将种子种到土里, 不多久长出一片禾苗

Yan planted the seeds into the soil and soon some rice shoots grew

 He miao cheng shu hou yan di jiang ta zhu shu le qing ren men pin chang

禾苗成熟后炎帝将它煮熟了请人们品尝

When the rice shoot matured, Yan cooked it and asked people to taste

 Ren men fa xian ta ji hao chi you neng tian bao du zi

人们发现它既好吃又能填饱肚子

People found it is delicious and can feed the stomach

 Yu shi yan di jiang zhong zi fen song gei ren men bing jiao hui ren men geng zhong

于是炎帝将种子分送给人们并教会人们耕种

So Yan distributed the seeds and taught people to farm

 Cong ci ren men you le liang shi chi ,zun cheng yan di wei shen nong

从此人们有了粮食吃，尊称炎帝为神农

Since then, people have grains to eat and honored Yan as Shennong

 Dang shi ren men sheng bing le wu yao ke yi

当时人们生病了无药可医

At that time there was no medicine when people got sick

 Shen nong jue ding dao shen shan ye lin qu cai ji yao cai

神农决定到深山野林去采集药材 ��中草药

Shennong decided to collect medicinal materials from the wide mountains

 Yi tian shen nong fa xian yi zhong lv se de ye zi

一天神农发现一种绿色的叶子

One day Shennong found some green leaves

 Ta jiao le jiao fa xian zhe zhong ye zi neng qing chu ti nei du su

他嚼了嚼发现这种叶子能清除体内的毒素

He chewed and found that the leaves could clear the toxins from body

 Shen nong gei zhe zhong ye zi qu ming wei cha

神农给这种叶子取名为茶

Shennong named the leaf ‘cha’ -- tea

 Mei dang shen nong chang yao zhong du hou ta dou yong cha lai jie du

每当神农尝药中毒后他都用茶来解毒

When Shennong was poisoned for medicine trial ,he used the tea to detoxify

Tong guo qin zi shi chi ,shen nong fa xian le hen duo ke yi zhi bing de yao cai

通过亲自试吃，神农发现了很多可以治病的药材

Through the trial by himself, Shennong found many herbs that can treat illness

 Yi tian shen nong fa xian yi zhong huang se de xiao cao

一天神农发现一种黄色小草

One day Shennong found a yellow grass

 Ta zhai xia ye zi fang jin zui li

他摘下叶子放进嘴里

He took the leaves and put them in his mouth

 Shui zhi zhe shi you ju du de duan chang cao

谁知这是有剧毒的断肠草

That was the highly toxic gelsemium elegan

 Shen nong teng tong nan ren hun dao zai di

神农疼痛难忍昏倒在地

Shen Nong felt terrible pain and fell to the ground

 Dang ren men zhao dao ta de shi hou ,shen nong yi jing si qu le

当人们找到他的时候，神农已经死去了

When people found him, Shennong was dead

 Shen nong shou li jin wo zhe ta dui ge zhong zhi wu yao xing de ji lu ‘shen nong ben cao’神农手里紧握着他对各种植物药性的记录<神农本草>

Shennong held the book <Shennong Herbal Medicine >which recorded the medicinal properties of plants

 Wei le ji nian shen nong ,ren men jiang ta chang bai cao de di fang cheng wei shen nong jia

为了纪念神农，人们将神农尝百草的地方称为神农架

In memory of Shennong, the place where Shennong tested herbs was called Shennongjia

 Shen nong ye bei zun wei nong ye zhi shen he yao wang shen

神农也被尊为农业之神和药王神

Shennong was honored as the god of agriculture and medicine.

  KEYPOINTS

 Nóng

农

nóng yè

农业 agriculture; farming

Nóng mín

农民 peasant ,farmer

Zhōng guó de nóng mín yī bān zhǐ xiǎo nóng huò diàn nóng ,tā men kào zì jǐ hěn shǎo de tǔ dì huò gěi bié rén gēng zhòng tǔ dì móu shēng

中国的农民一般指小农或佃农，他们靠自己很少的土地或给别人耕种土地谋生。

In China ,’nong min 农民’generally refer to small-peasant or tenants , who earn a living on their own little land or farming for others

 Jǐ qiān nián lái ,zhōng guó dà duō shù rén kǒu dōu shì nóng mín .zhí dào jìn jǐ shí nián suí zhe gōng yè huà hé dà liàng nóng mín jìn chéng ,zhè zhǒng rén kǒu jié gòu cái fā shēng gǎi biàn

几千年来，中国大多数人口都是农民。直到近几十年随着工业化和大量农民进城，这种人口结构才发生改变。

For thousands of years, most people in China are peasants. Until recent decades this demographic structure changed with industrialization and large numbers of peasants entering cities

 Zài zhè zhǒng shēng chǎn fāng shì shàng chǎn shēng de nóng gēng wén míng kě yǐ zuò wéi lǐ jiě zhōng guó de yí gè shì jiǎo

在这种生产方式上产生的农耕文明可以作为理解中国的一个视角

The Agricultural civilization produced in this mode of production can be used as a perspective to understand China

 Zhǒng  zhòng

种

Zhǒng zi

种子  seed;

Gēng Zhòng

耕种 plough and sow; work on the farm;

 Liáng shí

粮食 staple food; principal food

Dào gǔ

稻谷 rice (mainly in south)

Xiǎo mài

小麦 wheat (mainly in north)

Wǔ gǔ

五谷  the five cereals: rice, millet, millet, wheat, beans

Wǔ gǔ fēng dēng

五谷丰登  an abundant harvest of all crops

 Yào

药 medicine; drug; chemicals

cǎo yào

草药 medicinal herb

 Zhōng guó shì cǎo yào de fā yuán dì ,mù qián zhōng guó dà yvē yǒu yī wàn èr qiān zhǒng cǎo yào

中国是草药的发源地,目前中国大约有12000种草药。

China is the birthplace of medicinal herbs. At present, there are about 12000 kinds of herbs in China.

 Zhōng yào yóu cǎo yào ,dòng wù yào ,kuàng wù yào gòu chéng,cǎo yào zhàn le dà duō shù

中药由草药，动物药，矿物药构成，草药占了大多数。

Traditional Chinese medicine is made up of herbs, animal medicine and mineral medicine, and herbal medicine accounts for the majority.

 Chá

茶 tea plant; tea;

Chá yè

茶叶 tea; tea-leaves  

Gēn jù fā jiào chéng dù bù tóng ,chá yè fēn wéi hóng chá ,huáng chá ,bái chá ,lǜ chá děng根据发酵程度不同，茶叶分为红茶,黄茶, 白茶,绿茶等

According to the degree of fermentation, tea is divided into black tea, yellow tea,white tea, green tea, etc.

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如果我们回顾历史，中国有1300多年科举考试的历史，这种考试制度选拔了很多人才，它成为寒门子弟向上流动最重要的通道。‘朝为田舍郎，暮登天子堂’讲的就是寒门子弟通过科举考试改变阶层的故事. 因此，中国人也形成了重视教育的观念，比如‘万般皆下品，惟有读书高’。但由于旧科举考试制度的僵化，1905年，清廷出于发展新教育、培养实用人才的需要，废除了科举制度。

If we look back , China has more than 1300 years of imperial examination history, this examination system had selected a lot of talent, It become the most important channel for poor children to move up . 'Zhāo wéi tián shě láng ,mù dēng tiān zǐ táng' is about the story of civilian population change the class through the imperial examination.Therefore, the Chinese people attached much importance to education.Such as the saying ‘Wàn bān jiē xià pǐn ,wéi yǒu dú shū gāo’ .  However, because of the rigidity of the old imperial examination system, in 1905, the Qing Dynasty abolished it because of the need to develop new education and train practical talents.

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1nóng lì农历 The traditional Chinese calendar

农历是中国的传统历法，是农业上一种最常用的精准计算可利用时间段的方法，对传统农业生产有很大帮助。Lunar calendar is the traditional Chinese calendar.It is the most commonly used in agriculture accurate calculation of available time period method, which is of great help to traditional agricultural production.

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很多年前当我还是个孩子时，听说过‘神农架野人’的故事。长大后，才知道真的有‘神农架’这个地方，它位于湖北省西北部，得名于一个叫‘神农’的人，而神农是中国药神和农业之神。在‘神农架’山区，林海茫茫，层峦叠嶂，山谷深处，人迹罕至。很多年来，当地人都传说神农架深山里有野人：直立行走、身高过2米、手长垂至膝、脚大、双眼朝前、面似人脸......虽然科学家认为野人的传说不可信，但也许我们永远都应该对自然和造化存一份敬畏之心。

Many years ago, when I was a child, I heard the story of Shennongjia savage.After grown-up ,I found there is indeed a place called  "Shennongjia" , which is located in the northwest of Hubei Province, named after a person ‘Shennong’ who is the god of medicine and agriculture in China. In the mountain area of Shennongjia, the forest sea is boundless, the mountains are stacked, the valley is deep, few people tread. For many years, the local people have said that there are savage in the deep mountains : walking upright, over 2 meters tall, long hands hanging to the knees, big feet, eyes facing forward, face like human......Although scientists believe that the legend of savage is not credible, perhaps we should always have a heart of awe of nature and creation.

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Tea in China has a history of thousands of years, no one can tell exactly where tea originated , and almost every place in China has its own characteristics tea. For example, Hangzhou West Lake Longjing, Fujian Pu'er .And tea culture has a long history in China. Gentleman like to enjoy tea in small cup ,manual workers like the tea in a large bowl .Drinking tea is to quench thirst, it is a taste enjoyment, sometimes it is a mood.

茶在中国有几千年历史了，谁也说不清茶叶究竟起源于中国什么地方，而几乎每个地方都有自己的���色茶叶。比如杭州西湖龙井，福建普洱。而茶文化在中国源远流长。风雅之士小杯品茶，贩夫走卒大碗喝茶，喝茶是解渴，喝茶是味觉享受，有时喝的是一个心情。

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‘Wǔ gǔ fēng dēng五谷丰登’ is an idiom. "Wǔ gǔ 五谷" refer to the five cereals: rice, millet, millet, wheat, beans . And"rice" is the staple food in southern China ," wheat "is the staple food in the north ;" fēng dēng丰登" means "harvest, high yield ";" Wǔ gǔ fēng dēng五谷丰登" means that the main food crops have been harvested. In the past ,most Chinese rely on the land to live, so the idiom‘Wǔ gǔ fēng dēng五谷丰登’for Chinese means a good year and a good life. ‘五谷丰登’是一个成语。‘五谷’是指‘稻、黍、稷、麦、豆 ’等五种主要粮食作物，其中‘稻谷’是中国南方地区的主食，‘小麦’是北方地区的主食；‘丰登’是‘丰收，丰产’的意思；‘五谷丰登’意思是主要的粮食作物都获得了丰收。以前大多数中国人主要依靠土地生活，‘五谷丰登’意味着好年景和好生活。

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There are many polysyllabic characters in Chinese, which may be a difficult point in Chinese learning. These polysyllabic characters have same shape, but pronounced differently in different words or sentences , although many polysyllabic characters are just with different tones. Many foreign students can speak Chinese fluently, but they often can not distinguish polysyllabic characters , which is also a reason why their Chinese does not sound authentic enough. Such as ‘种’can pronounced as ‘zhǒng’ and ‘zhòng’. Can you distinguish it clearly?

汉语中有不少多音字，这也许是汉语学习的一个难点。这些多音字字形相同，但在不同词语中发音不同，虽然很多多音字只是声调的不同. 很多外国学生汉语说得流利，但他们往往分不清多音字，这也是为什么他们的汉语听起来不够地道的一个原因。比如‘种’有两种发音‘zhǒng’和‘zhòng’.你能分清楚吗？

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In China ,’nóng mín 农民’generally refer to small-peasant or tenants , who earn a living on their own little land or farming for others.

For thousands of years, most people in China were ’nóng mín 农民’. Until recent decades this demographic structure changed with industrialization and large numbers of ’nóng mín 农民 entering cities.The Agricultural civilization produced in this mode of production can be used as a perspective to understand China .中国的农民一般指小农或佃农，他们靠自己很少的土地或给别人耕种土地谋生。几千年来，中国大多数人口都是农民。直到近几十年随着工业化和大量农民进城，这种人口结构才发生改变。在这种生产方式上产生的农耕文明可以作为理解中国的一个视角。

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‘yì异’means ‘ different ‘; ‘yì xiàng异象’means ‘magical vision different with usual’.

The historical legend about heroes seems like to described when they were born the nature had some magical vision .Such as Shennong who is the god of agriculture and medicine in China. It is said there suddenly appeared nine clear springs when Shennong was born in a wide cave , and Shennong had horns on his head . 历史传说对英雄人物的记载中，总是喜欢描述他们出生时自然界出现某种异象。比如中国的农业之神和药王神---神农，据说他出生在一个山洞里，在神农出生的时候，石洞周围突然冒出九眼清泉，而且神农头上长着角。

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From west to east ,the topography of China is from high to low by three steps.Due to topographical features, most rivers flow east or east into the ocean. Most of Chinese people also lives in the richer plains of the east. Such as Peking ,Shanghai ,Nanjing ,Guangzhou ,Shenzhen etc.  

中国的地形从西往东，按三个阶梯从高到低.由于中国的地形特征, 大多数河流从西向东流向海洋.而中国大多数人口也都居住在东部比较富裕的平原地区,比如北京，上海，南京，广州，深圳等。

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‘chang 长’ means’ long’ .Yangtze river is the longest river in China, so it is called ‘Chang 长jiang’ ( literally mean long river ).The Yangtze River originates from roof of the world-- the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it flows from the plateau to the hilly and plain from west to east. The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River refers to the three canyons in the upper reaches , where the canyons are steep, the current is fast and the scenery is beautiful. Now there is the world's largest water conservancy projects --The Three Gorges Project . 长江是中国最长的江河，因此叫长江。长江发源于世界屋脊青藏高原，自西向东从高原流向丘陵平原地区。长江三峡是指长江上游的三个峡谷地段，这里峡谷陡峭，水流湍急，风景绮丽。在长江上建有世界最大的三峡水利工程。

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‘Huáng黄’means yellow ; ‘ Huáng hé黄河’ means ‘the yellow river’ .The Yellow River has a large amount of alluvial sediment from the Loess Plateau, and the river water is yellow, so it is called the Yellow River. It flows through the central plain area, which is the main birthplace of Chinese civilization,so the Yellow River is also known as the Mother River of China. 黄河带有大量黄土高原冲积下来的泥沙，河水呈现黄色，因此叫黄河。黄河流经的中部平原地区是华夏文明主要发源地，因此黄河又被称为中国的母亲河。

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‘shui huo bu rong水火不容’ is a Chinese idiom. ‘水Water ’and‘火 fire’ are two things of the opposite nature and can’t be compatible at all. Sometimes it describe the people can’t be together for hatred . In Chinese legend ,the fire god is called' Zhu Rong', the water god is called'Gong gong'. Neither of them given in for each other. In order to show strength ,the water god Gonggong damaged the Buzhou mountains, resulting in the first  flooding in the world .

‘shui huo bu rong 水火不容’ 是一个中国成语。水和火是两种性质相反的东西，根本不能相容。有时比喻 人与人之间有仇恨，不能在一起。传说中火神叫‘祝融’，水神叫‘共工’，他们俩谁也不服谁，水神共工为了表现自己的厉害，撞坏了不周山，导致人间第一次洪灾。

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Learn Chinese in Chinese stories｜Chinese legends｜Nuwa mended the sky

Human always like to live by water. The Yellow River Basin in China also gave birth to the earliest Chinese culture, and China's floods seem to be quite frequent, the  five thousand years of Chinese history also was a history of water control.

In the Chinese legend, the water God Gonggong fought with the fire God Zhurong, Gonggong damaged the Buzhou mountains which supported the sky and earth, the water came out of the sky river, flooding the world. This was the first great flood. Finally, the human creator Nu WA made a multicolored divine stones out of hot fire

and mended the sky.

人类总是逐水而居。在中国的黄河流域也诞生了最早的华夏文化，而中国的水灾似乎特别多，中国人五千年历史，也是一部治水的历史。

传说水神共工与火神打架，一怒之下撞坏了支撑天地的不周山，天河的水流出，人间洪灾泛滥，这就是人类第一次大洪灾。最后，人类的创造者女娲娘娘炼成五彩巨石，终于修补了天空的漏洞。

   CONTENT

Pan gu kai tian hou

盘古开天后

After Pangu created the world

 You yi zuo ju da de shan zhi cheng zhe tian he di

有一座巨大的山支撑着天和地

There was a huge mountain that supported the sky and the earth

 Ta de ming zi jiao bu zhou shan

它的名字叫不周山

It was called ‘Buzhou’ mountains

 Nv wa niang niang chuan zao de ren lei jiu sheng huo zai bu zhou shan xia de tu di shang

女娲娘娘创造的人类就生活在不周山下的土地上

The human beings created by Nu WA live on the land beneath the Buzhou mountain

 Ta men xing fu de sheng huo zhe

他们幸福地生活着

They lived happily

 Ke shi you yi tian

可是有一天

Yet one day

 Tian shang de huo shen Zhurong he shui shen Gonggong da le qi lai

天上的火神祝融和水神共工打了起来

The God of fire Zhurong and God of water Gonggong fought in the sky

 ‘Bu zhou shan nai cheng tian shi zhu,ruo zao sun huai hou guo bu kan she xiang

不周山乃撑天石柱,若遭损坏后果不堪设想

Buzhou montains are the stones to support the sky ,consequence is unimaginable if it damaged’

 ‘Wo yao rang suo you ren dou zhi dao wo shui shen gong gong de li hai

我要让所有人都知道我水神共工的厉害

I will let everyone know how sharp I am

 Bu zhou shan tan ta ,tian he de shui liu le xia lai

不周山坍塌，天河的水流了下来

Buzhou montains collapsed ,and the water in the Sky’ river came down

 Wei le zheng jiu sheng ling wan wu

为了拯救生灵万物

To save the people and other creatures

 Nv wa jue ding xiu bu tian dong

女娲决定修补天洞

Nuwa decided to mend the sky

 Xiu bu tian dong zhi you yi ge ban fa

修补天洞只有一个办法

These is only one way to mend the sky

 Bi xu shou ji tian di jian de bao shi

必须收集天地间的宝石

Must collect precious stones in the universe

 Yong zhi re zhi huo lian cheng wu cai shen shi

用炙热之火炼成五彩神石

Make a multicolored divine stone out of hot fire

 Zhi you wu cai shen shi cai neng bu tian

只有五彩神石才能补天

Only the multicolored divine stone can mend the sky

 Tian dong zhong yu xiu bu hao le

天洞终于修补好了

Finally the sky was mended

 Bu zhou shan que quan bu tan ta le

不周山却全部坍塌了

All the Buzhou mountains collapsed

 Tian di shi qu zhi cheng

天地失去支撑

The sky and earth lose support

 Suo you sheng ming dou wu fa zai zhe pian tu di sheng cun

所有生命都将无法在这片土地上生存

All creatures can’t live on the land

 Ke shi nv wa yi jing mei you li liang qu zheng jiu ta men le

可是女娲已经没有力量去拯救他们了

But Nuwa had no power to save them

 Wo de zhe si tiao tui ke yi zhi cheng tian he di

我的这四条腿可以支撑天和地

My four legs can support the sky and the earth

 Ke shi na xie ren lei zong shi chao chao nao nao de

可是那些人类总是吵吵闹闹的

But those humans are always noisy

 Zhen de zhi de qu jiu ta men ma

真的值得去救它们吗

Is it really worth saving them

Ta men yong yuan dou shi wo de hai zi

他们永远都是我的孩子

They will always be my children

 Qiu qiu nin bang bang ta men

求求你帮帮他们

Please help them

 Wo zhi dao le

我知道了

I see

 Qi shi wo hai shi xi huan an jing yi dian

其实我还是喜欢安静一点

I still like to be quiet

 Zhong yu shen ao ye ye yong ta si tiao tui de li liang

终于神鳌爷爷用他四条腿的力量

Finally the huge legendary turtle used it’ four legs

Chong xin cheng qi le tian he di

重新撑起了天和地

Support the sky and earth again

 Zai nan jie shu le

灾难结束了

The disaster finally ended

 Ren lei ye kai shi le man chang de yu shui xiang chu de guo cheng

人类开始了漫长的与水相处的过程

Humans has begun a long history to get along with the water

   KEYPOINTS

Shuǐ

水 water

 Huǒ

火 fire

 Shén

神 god

Shuǐ shén水神water god   ;huǒ shén火神fire god

 Huáng hé

黄河  The yellow river

 Huáng hé dài yǒu dà liàng huáng tǔ gāo yuán chōng jí xià lái de ní shā ,hé shuǐ chéng xiàn huáng sè ,yīn cǐ jiào huáng hé

黄河带有大量黄土高原冲积下来的泥沙，河水呈现黄色，因此叫黄河

 The Yellow River has a large amount of alluvial sediment from the Loess Plateau, and the river water is yellow, so it is called the Yellow River.

 Huáng hé liú jīng de zhōng bù píng yuán dì qū shì huá xià wén míng zhǔ yào fā yuán dì ,yīn cǐ huáng hé yòu bèi chēng wéi mǔ qīn hé

黄河流经的中部平原地区是华夏文明主要发源地，因此黄河又被称为母亲河

 The Yellow River flows through the central plain area, which is the main birthplace of Chinese civilization,so the Yellow River is also known as the Mother River

 Cháng jiāng

长江 the Yangtze River

 Zhè shì zhōng guó zuì cháng de hé liú ,yīn cǐ  jiào cháng jiāng

这是中国最长的河流，因此叫长江

Yangtze river is the longest river in China, so it is called the Chang jiang ( literally mean long river ).

 Zài cháng jiāng shàng jiàn yǒu sān xiá shuǐ lì gōng chéng

在长江上建有三峡水利工程

Three Gorges Project was on the Yangtze River

 Zhōng guó de dì xíng cóng xī wǎng dōng ,àn sān gè jiē tī cóng gāo dào dī

中国的地形从西往东，按三个阶梯从高到低

From west to east ,the topography of China is from high to low by three steps

 Yóu yú zhōng guó de dì xíng tè zhēng ,dà duō shù hé liú cóng xī xiàng dōng liú xiàng hǎi yáng

由于中国的地形特征, 大多数河流从西向东流向海洋

Due to topographical features, most rivers flow east or east into the ocean

 ér zhōng guó dà duō shù rén kǒu yě dōu jū zhù zài dōng bù bǐ jiào fù yù de píng yuán dì qū

而中国大多数人口也都居住在东部比较富裕的平原地区

Most of Chinese people also lives in the richer plains of the east

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Learn Chinese and Chinese Culture in stories｜Chinese Idiom ｜ Brotherhood...

The Three Kingdoms is a special period in Chinese history, most of the characters of that times have distinct personalities. Shu was one of kingdoms . The founding monarch of Shu, Liu Bei, was a little guy who made and sold straw shoes for a living before. Liu Bei's success can not be separated from the great help of his two sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.The idiom "Taoyuan Jieyi" tells the story of they became sworn brothers in a peach garden.

三国是中国历史上一个特殊时期，三国时期的人物大多个性鲜明。蜀国是三国时期的一个王国，他们的开国君主刘备以前只是个靠卖草鞋为生的小人物。刘备的发迹离不开他的两个结拜兄弟关羽和张飞的鼎力相助，成语‘桃园结义’讲的就是他们三人结拜为兄弟的故事。

  CONTENT

Dong Han Mo nian

东汉末年

Towards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty

Chao ting wei ping pan zhao mu shi bing

朝廷为平叛招募士兵

The government recruited soldiers to fight rebellion

Zhe tian ,Liu Bei zheng kan zhao bing de gao shi

这天，刘备正看招兵的告示

On the day, Liu Bei was looking at the sign of recruiting soldiers

Ta yu dao yi ge hei lian da ge er

他遇到一个黑脸大个儿

He met a black-face big guy

 Zhe ge ren jiao Zhang Fei

这个人叫张飞

His name is Zhang Fei

 Zhang fei hen pei fu liu bei guan yu shi ju  de jian shi

张飞很佩服刘备关于时局的见识

Zhang Fei admired Liu Bei’ insight about the tims

 Liu Bei zi bao jia men

刘备自报家门

Liu Bei introduced himself

 Wo jiao Liu Bei

我叫刘备

My name is Liu Bei

 Wo zu shang shi han shi zong qin

我祖上是汉室宗亲

I am a descendant of the founding emperor of the Han dynasty  

 Xian zai yi mai cao xie wei sheng

现在以卖草鞋为生

Now selling straw shoes for a living

 Ta men liang ren liao de hen tou ji

他们俩人聊得很投机  

They had many common topics

 Zhang Fei qing liu bei yi qi qu he jiu

张飞请刘备一起去喝酒

Zhang Fei invited Liu Bei to drink wine together

 Ta men lai dao yi ge jiu guan

他们来到一个酒馆

They came to a tavern

 Zhe shi jin lai yi ge hong lian da han

这时进来一个红脸大汉

Then came a red-face big guy

 Ta shi Liu Bei duo nian bu jian de yi ge peng you

他是刘备多年不见的一个朋友

He was Liu Bei’s friend who hasn’t met for many years

 Ta jiao Guan yu

他叫关羽

His name is Guan Yu

 San ren xiang hu xin shang xiang tan sheng huan

三人相互欣赏相谈甚欢

They enjoyed each others and had many common points

 Liu Bei yao qing ta me yi qi gan yi fan shi ye

刘备邀请他们一起干一番事业

Liu Bei invited them to build up establishment

 Guan Yu he Zhang Fei biao shi yuan yi quan li zhui sui

关羽和张飞表示愿意全力追随

Guan Yu Zhang Fei agreed to follow

 Ta men lai dao Zhang Fei de tao yuan

他们来到了张飞的桃园

They came to Zhang Fei's peach garden

 An nian ling da xiao jie bai wei xiong di

按年龄大小结拜为兄弟

To be sworn brothers by age

 Ta men dui tian qi shi

他们对天起誓

They sworn to the Gods

 Cong jin yi hou you fu tong xiang you nan tong dang

从今以后有福同享有难同当

From now on , sharing happiness and suffering with each others

 Yi qi kai chuang shi ye

一起开创事业

To build up establishment together

 Zai ci hou san shi fuo nian li

在此后三十多年里

Over the nest 30 years

 San ren gan dan xiang zhao

三人肝胆相照

They ‘ heart to heart’ to help each others

 Ke fu jian nan wan xiang

克服艰难万险

Overcoming many tough difficulties

 Gong tong kai chuang le shu guo ji ye

共同开创了蜀国基业

Created Shu Kingdom together

    KEYPOINTS

 Táo Yuán Jié Yì

桃园结义

 Xiàng chuán sān guó shí qī, liú bèi ,guān yǔ ,zhāng fēi zài táo yuán jié bài wéi xiōng dì 相传三国时期，刘备，关羽，张飞在桃园结拜为兄弟

 It is said in the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei became sworn brothers in Taoyuan （ peach garden)

 Zhè gè chéng yǔ xíng róng yǒu gòng tóng lǐ xiǎng de rén jié bài wéi xiōng dì

这个成语形容有共同理想的人结拜为兄弟

 The idiom is used to describe the people became  sworn brothers for a common ideal

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Learn Chinese in Chinese stories｜Chinese legends｜Kuā Fù Zhuī Rì

In Chinese "Yue岳" means mountain . There are five famous mountains in China ,which are located in the north, south, east, west and middle of the land. There are many legends about the origin of the Five Mountains, the most popular is that the Five mountains were the huge stones used by a giant called Kua Fu to put the pot for cooking when he was chasing after the Sun.This video is about the legend ‘ Kuafu Zhui Ri’ and relative Chinese culture.

岳’在中文里是高山的意思，在中国有‘五岳’的说法，他们分别位于中国东西南北中。

关于‘五岳’的由来有很多传说，其中一种说法是这‘五岳’是一个叫夸父的巨人当年追日的时候架锅煮��用的五块巨石。这个视频是关于‘夸父追日’的故事及汉语文化介绍。

 CONTENT

Kuā Fù Zhuī Rì

夸父追日

Kuafu’s chasing after the sun

 Yuan gu shi hou ,zai bei fang you zuo gao shan jiao cheng du zai tian shan

远古时候，在北方有座高山叫成都载天山

In ancient times, there was a high mountain in the north of China called Chengdu Zaitianshan  

 Zai tian shan shen chu sheng huo zhe yi ge ju ren bu luo

载天山深处生活着一个巨人部落

In the deep of Zaitian mountain ,there was a Giant tribe

 Ta men de shou ling jiao kua fu

他们的首领名叫做夸父

Their leader was called Kuafu

 Kua fu shen qiang li zhuang ,yi zhi jian qiang

夸父身强力壮，意志坚强

Kuafu was powerful and strong - willed

  Ta dai ling zhe zu ren guo zhe qin lao de ri zi

他带领着族人过着勤劳的日子

He led his people live a hard life

 Na shi da di huang ling ,du wu meng shou heng xing

那时大地荒凉，毒物猛兽横行

Then the land was desolate and infested with poison beasts

 Te bie dao le wan shang tai yang xia shan le ,da di chong hui hei an

特别到了晚上太阳下山了，大地重回黑暗

Especially at night when the sun goes down and the earth become dark

 Du she meng shou chu lai xi ji ren lei

毒蛇猛兽出来袭击人类

The vipers and beasts attacked humans

 Kua fu de bu luo yin ci si le hen duo ren

夸父的部落因此死了很多人

In Kuafu’ tribe, many people lost lives

 Kua fu fei chang nan guo

夸父非常难过

Kua fu felt very sad

 Ta yao qu zhuo zhu tai yang

他要去捉住太阳

He wanted to catch the Sun

 Rang da jia guo shang zhi you guang ming mei you hei an de ri zi

让大家过上只有光明没有黑暗的日子

Let the people live a life with light and without darkness

 Yu shi dang tai yang gang gang sheng qi de shi hou

于是当太阳刚刚升起的时候

So when the sun had just risen

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Kua fu gao bie le zu ren qu zhui gan tai yang

夸父告别了族人去追赶太阳

Kuafu said goodbye to his people and went after the sun

 Tai yang zai kong zhong fei kuai de yi dong

太阳在空中飞快地移动

The Sun moved fast in the sky

 Kua fu zai di shang pin ming de zhui gan

夸父在地上拼命追赶

Kua fu run after it on the earth at top speed

 Ta yve guo yi zuo zuo da shan

他越过一座座大山

He crossed many mountains

 Kua guo yi tiao tiao he liu

跨过一条条河流

crossed many mountains

 Kun le jiu da ge dun

困了就打个盹

When sleepy just taken a nap

 E le jiu chi dian ye guo chong ji

饿了就吃点野果充饥

When hungry just eaten some wide fruits

You shi kua fu ye zhu dian fan

有时夸父也煮点饭  

Sometimes Kuafu cooked something

 Ju shuo xian zai de wu yve jiu shi kua fan dang nian jia guo zhu fan yong de ju shi

据说现在的五岳就是夸父当年架锅煮饭用的巨石

It is said that the Five Mountains  were the huge stones used by Kua Fu to put the pot when cooked

 Kua fu li tai yang yve lai yve jin

夸父离太阳越来越近

Kua fu was getting closer to the Sun

 Ta jue de yve lai yve ke

他觉得越来越渴

He felt more and more thirsty

 Kua fu xiang qi le zu ren hai zai ku nan zhong

夸父想起了族人还在苦难中

Kua fu remembered his people were still suffering

 Ta jue ding ji xu zhui gan tai yang

他决定继续追赶太阳

He decided to keep chasing the sun

 Jing guo jiu tian jiu ye kua fu zhong yu zhui shang le tai yang

经过九天九夜夸父终于追上了太阳

After nine days and nine nights, Kuafu finally caught up with the sun

 Kua fu xiang qu zhuo zhu tai yang

夸父想去捉住太阳

Kua fu wanted to catch the Sun

 Ke shi tai yang tai zhi re le

可是太阳太炙热了

But the Sun is too hot

 Rang kua fu you ke you lei

让夸父又渴又累

Make Kua fu too thirsty and too tired

 Kua fu gan le wei he he huang he shui hai bu jie ke

夸父喝干了渭河和黄河水还不解渴

Kua fu drank all the Weihe River and Yellow River water but still felt thirsty  喝完了

 Ta jue ding qu bei fang da ze he shui

他决定去北方大泽喝水

He want to go to Daze in the north and drink water

 Zai qu da ze de lu shang kua fu yong yuan de dao xia le

在去大泽的路上，夸父永远地倒下了

On the way to Daze, my father fell down forever

 Lin si de shi hou kua fu qian gua zhe zi ji de zu ren

临死的时候夸父牵挂着自己的族人

When he died, he missed his people

 Ta fen li jiang shou zhong de mu zhang tou xiang lai shi de fang xiang

他奋力将手中的木杖投向来时的方向

He strove to throw his stick to the direction of his hometown

 Hou lai zai mu zhang diao luo de di fang sheng zhang chu le da pian tao lin

后来在木杖掉落的地方生长出大片桃林

Later at the place where the stick fell down growing large peach forests

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 KEYPOINTS

Zhuī

追chase after; run after; trace;

E. g. kuā fù zhuī rì 夸父追日Kuafu is chasing after the Sun

 è

饿 hungry

E.g.Kuā fù jué de è le夸父觉得饿了 Kua fu felt hungry

 Kùn

困 sleepy

E. g. Kuā fù kùn le jiù dǎ gè dǔn 夸父困了就打个盹

Kua fu felt sleepy and took a nap

 Rè

热 hot

E. g. tài yáng tài zhì rè le 太阳太炙热了 The Sun is too hot

Kuā fù jué de tài rè le夸父觉得太热了 Kua fu felt too hot

 Kě

渴 thirsty

Kǒu kě 口渴

 Yvè lái yvè

越来越 more and more

E.g. Kuā fù jué de yvè lái yvè kě le 夸父觉得越来越渴了 Kua fu felt more and more thirsty

 Yvè

岳 high mountain

 Wǔ yvè

五岳

the Five Mountains (Taishan Mountain 泰山 in Shandong, Hengshan Mountain 衡山 in Hunan, Huashan Mountain 华山 in Shanxi, Hengshan Mountain 恒山 in Shanxi and Songshan Mountain 嵩山 in Henan)

 Jù shuō xiàn zài de wǔ yvè jiù shì kuā fù dāng nián jià guō zhǔ fàn yòng de jù shí

据说现在中国的五岳就是夸父当年架锅煮饭用的巨石

It is said that the Five Mountains  were the huge stones used by Kua Fu to put the pot when cooking

 Yvè fù

岳 父 wife's father

 Kě néng shì biǎo shì yī zhǒng zūn jìng ,zhōng guó rén xǐ huān chēng zhàng rén wéi’yvè fù ‘ huò ‘lǎo tài shān ‘ .可能是表示一种尊敬，中国人喜欢称丈人为‘岳父’或‘老泰山’

May be a sign of respect, the Chinese like to call the father-in-law's ‘ yve fu’  or ‘ lao tai shan ‘ .  

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