中国神话传说/Chinese Folklore

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CHENXINAG HOUYI JINGWEI KUAFU NVWA PANGU SHANWA XINGTIAN YAOJI

  • The Story of Hou Yi 后羿的故事

    在远古的时候，有十个太阳同时出现在天空，强烈的阳光把大地烤焦了，庄稼都枯萎了，人们热得喘不过气来，倒在地上昏迷不醒。由于天气酷热，一些妖怪猛兽从干涸的江湖和闷热的大森林里跑出来，残害人类。

    In ancient times, ten suns appeared in the sky at once, and the intense sunlight scorched the earth, with crops withering and people unable to breathe from the heat, collapsing and fainting. Due to the extreme heat, monsters and wild beasts emerged from the dried rivers and scorching forests, harming humans.

    天帝听到人间的灾难，命令箭神后羿下凡帮助人类脱离苦难。后羿带着天帝赐给他的一张红色的弓、一袋白色的箭，与他美丽的妻子嫦娥一同来到人间。

    Upon hearing the suffering of humanity, the Jade Emperor ordered Hou Yi, the God of Archery, to descend to the mortal realm to help. Hou Yi, carrying a red bow and a bag of white arrows given to him by the Jade Emperor, came to the human world with his beautiful wife, Chang’e.

    后羿劝说太阳儿子们每天轮流出来，既能给大地带来温暖，又能避免把大地烤得太热，但太阳们不肯听从。后羿愤怒之下，开始射击太阳，最终射下了九个太阳，只剩下一个。

    Hou Yi persuaded the suns to take turns rising each day, bringing warmth to the earth without scorching it. However, the suns refused to listen. Enraged, Hou Yi began to shoot the suns, ultimately shooting down nine of them, leaving only one.

    人类因此能够安居乐业，感激后羿的帮助。然而，后羿的工作并未结束，他继续捕猎肆虐人间的怪兽，保护人类免受威胁。

    As a result, humans could live in peace and were grateful for Hou Yi’s help. However, Hou Yi’s work was not over; he continued hunting monsters that ravaged the world, protecting humanity from threats.

    后羿为拯救人类而付出了巨大努力，他击败了许多强大的怪物，展现了无与伦比的箭术。然而，这也引发了其他神灵的嫉妒，他们向天帝进谗言，最终使天帝疏远了后羿。

    Hou Yi made great efforts to save humanity, defeating many powerful monsters and demonstrating unparalleled archery skills. However, this caused jealousy among other gods, who spread malicious rumors to the Jade Emperor, eventually leading to Hou Yi being distanced by the emperor.

    天帝最终决定将后羿和他的妻子嫦娥贬下人间。后羿和嫦娥过上了清贫的生活，后羿靠打猎为生，妻子则依靠他的努力维持生活。

    The Jade Emperor ultimately decided to banish Hou Yi and his wife, Chang’e, to the mortal world. They lived a poor life, with Hou Yi working as a hunter and his wife relying on his efforts to sustain their lives.

    后羿决定寻求能够让自己和妻子长生不老的神药，他前往昆仑山找寻西王母，最终得到了神药，但决定将药藏起来，不让妻子知道。

    Hou Yi decided to seek the elixir of immortality to grant eternal life for himself and his wife. He journeyed to Kunlun Mountain to find the Queen Mother of the West and eventually obtained the elixir. However, he decided to hide the elixir and not tell his wife.

    然而，嫦娥无法忍受清贫的生活，在后羿不在家的时候偷偷服下了神药，飞向了月亮，住进了广寒宫。

    However, Chang’e could not bear the poor life, and while Hou Yi was away, she secretly took the elixir and flew to the moon, where she resided in the Guanghan Palace.

    后羿发现妻子离开后，感到非常伤心，但他不忍用箭伤害她，只能与她告别。之后，后羿继续过着孤独的生活，并教授射箭技术。

    When Hou Yi discovered that his wife had left, he was deeply saddened. However, he could not bring himself to harm her with his arrows and had to say goodbye. From then on, Hou Yi lived a lonely life and began teaching archery skills to others.

    后羿的弟子中有一个名叫逢蒙的人，他的射箭技巧日益精进，最终为了超越后羿，趁后羿醉酒时从背后射杀了他。

    Among Hou Yi’s disciples was a man named Feng Meng, who quickly improved his archery skills. In his quest to surpass Hou Yi, Feng Meng killed him while Hou Yi was drunk.

    尽管嫦娥到了月亮上，但她感到孤独和寂寞，整日闷闷不乐地待在月宫里。

    Although Chang’e arrived on the moon, she felt lonely and desolate, spending her days in sadness in the moon palace.

  • Ten Suns Rising Together 十日同出

    在中国神话里面，天帝的名字叫”帝俊”，帝俊和他的妻子太阳神羲和生了十个太阳儿子，他们住在东方海外的汤谷。因为太阳儿子们经常在汤谷里洗澡，所以汤谷里的海水滚烫，像开水一样。

    In Chinese mythology, the Jade Emperor’s name is “Di Jun.” Di Jun and his wife, the sun goddess Xi He, had ten sons, all of whom were solar deities. They lived in the Tang Valley, located beyond the Eastern seas. Since the sons often bathed in the valley, the water there was scalding hot, like boiling water.

    汤谷中央长着一棵巨大的桑树，名为扶桑。扶桑树有几千丈高，是天帝十个太阳儿子的家。每个太阳儿子住在不同的枝条上，轮流在天空中值班。一个太阳值一天，另一个太阳则等待下班。

    In the center of the valley stood a giant mulberry tree, known as Fusang. The Fusang tree was several thousand zhang tall and served as the home of the ten solar sons. Each son lived on a different branch, taking turns to serve in the sky. One sun worked for a day while the other waited for their turn.

    每天黎明要到来时，人们听见公鸡叫声响起，然后就知道太阳要出来了。公鸡叫唤后，太阳儿子们就开始轮值，一天的工作开始了。

    Every dawn, people would hear the rooster crowing, signaling that the sun would rise. After the rooster crowed, the solar sons began their shifts, and the day’s work began.

    扶桑树的树顶上，终年站着一只玉鸡。当黑夜过去，黎明将到时，玉鸡就会张开翅膀叫唤，叫一个太阳儿子起床上班。

    At the top of the Fusang tree, there stood a jade rooster year-round. When the night passed and dawn approached, the jade rooster would spread its wings and crow, waking one of the solar sons to begin their shift.

    然而，随着时间的推移，太阳儿子们觉得每天只有一个太阳值班太无聊。他们觉得在天空中孤单，虽然有妈妈在远处看着，但仍然感到寂寞。

    However, over time, the solar sons found it boring to have only one sun working each day. They felt lonely in the sky, even though their mother watched over them from a distance.

    有一天晚上，他们聚在扶桑树的枝头讨论怎么解决这个无聊的问题，最终决定所有太阳儿子一起值班。

    One night, they gathered on the branches of the Fusang tree and discussed how to solve the problem of boredom. They finally decided that all ten suns would work together.

    第二天早晨，玉鸡一叫，十个太阳一起跑出来，谁也不去坐妈妈驾的车子。他们在天空中跑着、跳着、叫着，妈妈急得在车上大喊，但他们不听。

    The next morning, when the jade rooster crowed, all ten suns ran out together, ignoring the car that their mother usually drove. They ran, jumped, and shouted in the sky, while their mother shouted in panic from her car, but they did not listen.

    他们决定以后每天都一起值班，不再分开。这种闹腾的局面让他们觉得更好玩，也不再觉得寂寞。

    They decided to work together every day from then on, no longer separating. This chaotic situation made them feel more entertained and no longer lonely.

  • The Five Sacred Mountains of Guixu 归墟五神山

    人类的始祖女娲造人之后，天地间一向太平无事。忽然有一天，天地大冲撞。天上崩开一条巨大的裂口；地面也爆裂塌陷，烈焰从地心迸发，焚毁了森林；洪水从渊底喷涌，冲走了山岭。妖魔鬼怪、恶禽猛兽趁机肆虐，人类陷于水深火热之中。

    After the creation of humanity by Nuwa, there was peace in the world. Suddenly, one day, a great collision occurred between heaven and earth. The sky split open with a massive rift, and the ground cracked and sank. Flames erupted from the earth’s core, burning the forests, while floods surged from the depths of the abyss, sweeping away mountains. Monsters, demons, and wild beasts took advantage of the chaos, and humans were caught in great suffering.

    女娲听到人类的求助声，她先杀死妖魔鬼怪，再平息水患，接着进行伟大的天工程。女娲到各个地方收集芦柴，搬运到天的裂口处，不久，芦柴便堆得与天一样高了。接着，她又去地上寻找与天一样颜色的青石，放在柴堆上面。

    Upon hearing the cries of humans, Nuwa first killed the demons and monsters, then quelled the floods, and began the great task of repairing the heavens. She gathered reeds from various places and transported them to the rift in the sky. Soon, the reeds were piled high, reaching the height of the heavens. Next, she searched for stones that matched the color of the sky and placed them on top of the reed pile.

    趁从地心迸发的大火还没有完全熄灭，她用一棵大树点燃芦柴，火焰忽地蹿起，照亮了整个宇宙，五色石都被烧得通红。慢慢地，熔化的石块像糖浆一样流淌，填补了天的裂缝。当芦柴快烧完时，天上的裂口被修补好了。

    As the flames erupting from the earth’s core had not fully died down, she used a great tree to ignite the reeds. The flames suddenly shot up, illuminating the entire universe, and the five-colored stones turned bright red. Gradually, the molten stones flowed like syrup, filling the rift in the sky. When the reeds were nearly burnt out, the rift in the heavens was repaired.

    虽然天地被女娲修补好了，但天地的形态无法恢复到原来的样子。西北方向的天空略微倾斜，太阳、月亮自觉地向东南方向倾斜，东南方向的土地则陷下去了一个深坑。大量的水积聚在那里，形成了海洋。

    Although the heavens and earth were repaired by Nuwa, their original form could not be restored. The sky in the northwest tilted slightly, causing the sun and moon to naturally move towards the southeast. The land in the southeast sank into a deep pit, and a large amount of water gathered there, forming the oceans.

    归墟里面有五座神山，分别是“岱舆”“员峤”“方壶”“瀛洲”“蓬莱”。每座神山都高三万里，山与山之间相距七万里。山上有大量的宫殿，许多神仙住在这里。神山上的飞禽走兽都是白色的，山上还有许多奇特的树，这些树结的果实，味道非常好，凡人吃了可以长生不老。

    Inside the Guixu, there are five sacred mountains: “Daiyu,” “Yuankao,” “Fanghu,” “Yingzhou,” and “Penglai.” Each mountain is 30,000 miles high, and the distance between each mountain is 70,000 miles. The mountains are filled with numerous palaces, and many immortals reside there. The flying creatures and beasts on these sacred mountains are all white, and there are many peculiar trees that bear fruit. The fruits taste incredibly delicious, and any mortal who eats them will gain immortality.

    神仙们穿着洁白的衣服，背上长有小小的翅膀。平时，这些神仙在大海上、碧空下，像鸟一样自由地飞翔，往返于五座神山之间。神仙们的生活快乐而幸福。

    The immortals wear pure white garments and have small wings on their backs. Usually, these immortals fly freely in the sea and the clear sky, traveling between the five sacred mountains. Their lives are joyful and content.

    然而，在这快乐的生活中，也有一件让他们烦恼的事情。原来这五座神山都是漂浮在大海上，下面没有生根，一遇到大风就会漂移不定。于是他们派代表向天帝诉苦，天帝于是命令海神派出十五只大乌龟，把五座神山驮起来。

    However, amidst their joyful lives, there was one issue that troubled them. The five sacred mountains were floating on the sea without any roots beneath them, causing them to drift whenever there was a strong wind. They sent a representative to complain to the Jade Emperor, who then ordered the Sea God to send fifteen great tortoises to carry the five sacred mountains.

    每座神山由一只大乌龟驮着，再由两只猴子在旁边守候，轮换六万年一次。这样一来，神山稳定了，住在山上的神仙们都欢天喜地。

    Each sacred mountain was carried by a great tortoise, with two monkeys guarding nearby. They would rotate every 60,000 years. As a result, the mountains became stable, and the immortals living on them were overjoyed.

    不料有一年，巨人国的一个巨人来到归墟。他的身子像神山一样高大，举起钓竿接二连三地从海底钓上了六只大乌龟。巨人不管三七二十一，背着乌龟便回家了。

    Unexpectedly, one year, a giant from the land of giants arrived at Guixu. His body was as tall as the sacred mountains, and he lifted a fishing rod, pulling up six great tortoises from the sea one after another. Without a second thought, the giant carried the tortoises on his back and went home.

    失去乌龟的神山被风吹走，岱舆和员峤两座神山沉到海里，住在这两座神山上的神仙们慌慌张张地搬家，带着东西在天空中飞来飞去，累得满头大汗。

    The sacred mountains, now without the tortoises, were blown away by the wind. The Daiyu and Yuankao mountains sank into the sea, and the immortals living on these two mountains hastily packed their belongings and flew frantically in the sky, exhausted and drenched in sweat.

    天帝知道了这件事情，大发雷霆，把巨人国的人身体缩短，以免他们再出去惹事。剩下的三座神山因为有大乌龟驮着，一直没有出事，至今还矗立在中国的东部沿海。

    Upon learning of this, the Jade Emperor was enraged and shortened the bodies of the giants from the land of giants to prevent them from causing any more trouble. The remaining three sacred mountains, carried by the great tortoises, have remained safe and still stand along the eastern coast of China to this day.