中国神话传说/Chinese Folklore

Category: Chinese Legends

CHENXINAG HOUYI JINGWEI KUAFU NVWA PANGU SHANWA XINGTIAN YAOJI

  • The Story of Xing Tian 刑天的故事

    蚩尤死后，南方的一个天神不服黄帝，他手拿盾牌和大斧，去挑战黄帝，这个天神名叫刑天。

    After Chi You’s death, a god from the southern regions refused to submit to the Yellow Emperor. He wielded a shield and a great axe and went to challenge the Yellow Emperor. This god was named Xing Tian.

    刑天力大无比，非常厉害，他一路杀退重重天兵天将，一直杀到黄帝的中央天庭。

    Xing Tian was immensely powerful and fierce. He fought off countless heavenly soldiers and generals, making his way all the way to the central heavenly court of the Yellow Emperor.

    黄帝出来了，他对刑天说：“刑天，你为什么不能做个温和的神，而非要当个可怕的战神呢？”

    The Yellow Emperor stepped forward and said to Xing Tian, “Xing Tian, why can’t you be a gentle god, instead of a terrifying war god?”

    刑天理直气壮地说：“每个神都应该有自己的自由，做自己的王者，为什么你一定要所有的神都听你的话，替你办事呢？”

    Xing Tian, with great confidence, replied, “Every god should have the freedom to be their own ruler. Why must all the gods listen to you and serve you?”

    黄帝微笑着说：“世界应该有个统治者，这样其他的神和人才不会互相残杀，才能让世界更加和谐。”

    The Yellow Emperor smiled and said, “The world needs a ruler so that the gods and mortals do not destroy each other. Only then can the world be peaceful and harmonious.”

    “胡说！这都是你的借口！没有谁愿意任人摆布！黄帝，我要挑战你！”刑天愤怒地说道。

    “Bullshit! These are just excuses! No one wants to be manipulated! Yellow Emperor, I challenge you!” Xing Tian shouted angrily.

    黄帝见刑天如此固执，便挥剑与刑天打了起来。

    Seeing how stubborn Xing Tian was, the Yellow Emperor drew his sword and began to fight him.

    他们打呀打，从云端打到平地，又从平地打到山巅。

    They fought fiercely, from the clouds to the ground, then from the ground to the mountaintop.

    刑天确实很厉害，但黄帝毕竟久经沙场，而且还有神女传授给他的兵法。

    Xing Tian was indeed powerful, but the Yellow Emperor had vast experience in battle, and he also possessed military tactics taught by the divine maidens.

    黄帝看准一个机会，一剑朝着刑天的脖子砍了下去，刑天的头滚了下来。

    The Yellow Emperor seized an opportunity and, with one swing of his sword, struck at Xing Tian’s neck. Xing Tian’s head rolled off and fell to the ground.

    刑天发出低沉的吼声，蹲下身子，在地上摸索寻找自己的头。

    Xing Tian let out a deep growl, crouched down, and began to search the ground for his head.

    黄帝再次挥剑，将山劈开，刑天的头被找到并埋入山中。

    The Yellow Emperor swung his sword again, splitting the mountain open, and Xing Tian’s head was found and buried deep within it.

    听到这些声音，刑天停止了摸索。他知道自己的头永远也找不到了。

    Hearing these sounds, Xing Tian stopped searching. He realized that his head would never be found again.

    刑天愤怒极了，不甘心就这样败在黄帝手下，他站起来对着黄帝大喊：“黄帝，我要打败你！虽然我没有了头，但我的双乳可以当眼睛，我的肚脐可以发出惊天动地的喊声！”

    Xing Tian was furious and unwilling to accept defeat at the hands of the Yellow Emperor. He stood up and shouted, “Yellow Emperor, I will defeat you! Even though I no longer have a head, my breasts can serve as eyes, and my navel can emit earth-shattering cries!”

    刑天一手拿着盾牌，一手举起大斧，向着天空乱舞，试图再冲向天庭。

    Xing Tian held a shield in one hand and raised his great axe with the other, wildly swinging it in the air, trying to charge toward the heavenly court again.

    然而，他的双脚已经和大山融为一体，永不屈服地站在天地之间。

    However, his feet had already fused with the mountain, and he stood there, unyielding, between heaven and earth.

  • Kua Fu Chasing the Sun 夸父逐日

    远古时代，我国北部有一座巍峨雄伟的大山，叫作载天山。山上住着一个巨人氏族，叫夸父族。夸父族的首领叫作夸父，他力大无比，意志坚强，气概非凡。

    In ancient times, in the northern part of China, there stood a towering and magnificent mountain called Zaitian Mountain. A tribe of giants lived on this mountain, known as the Kua Fu clan. Their leader was Kua Fu, a man of immense strength, firm will, and extraordinary spirit.

    那时北部地区荒凉落后，毒蛇猛兽横行，人们生活十分凄苦。为了让部落的人活下去，夸父每天都率领族人同猛兽搏斗。

    At that time, the northern land was desolate and undeveloped. Venomous snakes and ferocious beasts roamed freely, and people lived in great hardship. To ensure the survival of his people, Kua Fu led the tribe in daily battles against wild beasts.

    夸父常常把捉到的凶恶黄蛇挂在自己的两只耳朵上作为装饰，并以此为荣。

    Kua Fu often hung the fierce yellow snakes he captured on his ears as ornaments and took pride in them.

    有一年，天大旱，火一样的太阳烤焦了土地，晒干了河水，庄稼枯萎，人们热得无法生活下去。

    One year, a severe drought struck. The blazing sun scorched the land, dried up rivers, withered crops, and made life unbearable for the people.

    夸父看到这种情景，立下雄心壮志，发誓要捉住太阳，让它听从人们的吩咐，更好地为大家服务。

    Seeing this suffering, Kua Fu made a bold vow to capture the sun and force it to obey humanity, so it could serve the people better.

    一天，太阳刚从海上升起，夸父便从东海边迈开大步，开始了逐日的征程。

    One day, just as the sun rose from the sea, Kua Fu set out from the eastern coast, taking great strides as he began his journey to chase the sun.

    太阳在天空中飞快地移动，夸父在地上像风一样追赶。他饿了就摘野果，渴了就喝河水，累了只稍作休息。

    The sun raced across the sky, while Kua Fu chased it across the land like the wind. When hungry, he ate wild fruits; when thirsty, he drank river water; when tired, he rested only briefly.

    他不断鼓励自己，认为只要追上太阳，人们就能过上幸福的生活。九天九夜后，他离太阳越来越近。

    He kept encouraging himself, believing that once he caught the sun, people would live happily. After nine days and nights, he drew closer and closer to it.

    翻越高山，跨过大河，夸父终于在禺谷追上了太阳。他兴奋极了，伸手想要捉住太阳。

    After crossing countless mountains and rivers, Kua Fu finally caught up with the sun in Yu Valley. Overjoyed, he reached out to seize it.

    然而，由于过度激动和劳累，他头昏眼花，晕倒在地。等他醒来时，太阳已经消失了。

    However, overwhelmed by excitement and exhaustion, he became dizzy and collapsed. When he awoke, the sun had already vanished.

    夸父并不气馁，又继续追赶。可越接近太阳，光热越强，他的身体水分被迅速蒸干。

    Kua Fu did not give up and continued the chase. But the closer he got to the sun, the stronger its heat became, rapidly draining all the moisture from his body.

    他喝干了黄河，又喝干了渭河，仍然无法解渴。最终，在前往北方大泽的途中，他因极度疲惫倒下而死。

    He drank the Yellow River dry, then the Wei River, yet his thirst remained. On his way north to seek a great lake, he collapsed from exhaustion and died.

    夸父死后，身体化作了一座大山，名为夸父山。他遗留下的手杖变成了一片桃林，被称为桃林寨。

    After his death, Kua Fu’s body turned into a great mountain called Kua Fu Mountain. The staff he left behind became a vast peach forest, later known as Taolin Fortress.

    虽然夸父没有捉住太阳，但他的执着与勇敢感动了天地。从此风调雨顺，万物兴盛，人们在夸父山下幸福地生活。

    Although Kua Fu never caught the sun, his persistence and courage moved heaven and earth. From then on, the climate became favorable, all things flourished, and people lived happily at the foot of Kua Fu Mountain.

  • 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.