问题标题:
那位能给我英文的《愚公移山》?
问题描述:
那位能给我英文的《愚公移山》?
舒华回答:
HowTheFoolishOldManMovedMountains
Yugongwasaninety-year-oldmanwholivedatthenorthoftwohighmountains,MountTaihangandMountWangwu.
Stretchingoverawideexpanseofland,themountainsblockedyugong'swaymakingitinconvenientforhimandhisfamilytogetaround.Onedayyugonggatheredhisfamilytogetherandsaid,"Let'sdoourbesttolevelthesetwomountains.WeshallopenaroadthatleadstoYuzhou.Whatdoyouthink?"
Allbuthiswifeagreedwithhim.
"Youdon'thavethestrengthtocutevenasmallmound,"mutteredhiswife."HowonearthdoyousupposeyoucanlevelMountTaixinandMountWanwu?Moreover,wherewillalltheearthandrubblego?""DumpthemintotheSeaofBohai!"saideveryone.
SoYugong,hissons,andhisgrandsonsstartedtobreakuprocksandremovetheearth.TheytransportedtheearthandrubbletotheSeaofBohai.
NowYugong'sneighbourwasawidowwhohadanonlychildeightyearsold.Eveningtheyoungboyofferedhishelpeagerly.
Summerwentbyandwintercame.IttookYugongandhiscrewafullyeartotravelbackandforthonce.
OnthebankoftheYellowRiverdwelledanoldmanmuchrespectedforhiswisdom.Whenhesawtheirback-breakinglabour,heridiculedYugongsaying,"Aren'tyoufoolish,myfriend?Youareveryoldnow,andwithwhateverremainsofyourwaningstrength,youwon'tbeabletoremoveevenacornerofthemountain."
Yugongutteredasighandsaid,"Abiasedpersonlikeyouwillneverunderstand.Youcan'tevencomparewiththewidow'slittleboy!"
"EvenifIweredead,therewillstillbemychildren,mygrandchildren,mygreatgrandchildren,mygreatgreatgrandchildren.Theydescendantswillgoonforever.Butthesemountainswillnotgrowanytaler.Weshalllevelthemoneday!"hedeclaredwithconfidence.
Thewiseoldmanwastotallysilenced.
WhentheguardiangodsofthemountainssawhowdeterminedYugongandhiscrewwere,theywerestruckwithfearandreportedtheincidenttotheEmperorofHeavens.
FilledwithadmirationforYugong,theEmperorofHeavensorderedtwomightygodstocarrythemountainsaway.
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