中国古代神话英文版资料讲解

ChineseGenesis—BeautifulMyths第一页，共15页。1PanguSeparatestheSkyfromtheEarth

|2NvWaCreatedMan|3QuafuChasingAftertheSun|VariousMyths第二页，共15页。PanguSeparatestheSkyfromtheEarthAccordingtolegend,inthebeginningoftheworld,theskyandtheearthwerenotseparated,andtherewasonlydarknessandchaos.OurancestorPangu，agiant,hadbeenbornandgrowingupinitfor108000years.Oneday,hesuddenlywokeup.Openingtheeyes,hefoundthateverythingwasblurredandinvisible.第三页，共15页。Angrily,hegraspedanaxeandwieldeditwithaneffort.Withabang,thechaoswassplitallofasudden.Thelightandclearairroseuptothesky,andtheheavyandturbidtotheearth.Afterit,Panguproppeduptheskywithhisheadandsteppedonthegroundwithhisfeet,fearingthattheymightclose.Theskyincreaseditsheightby1zhangdaily,andtheearthsankby1zhangPangugrewwithit.第四页，共15页。Thousandsofyearspassed,theheavenandtheearthfinallyseparated,buthefelldownexhaustedly.Followinghisdeath,hisbreathturnedintothewindandclouds,hisvoicethethunder；hiseyesthesunandthemoon.Hisfourlimbsandbodybecamethefourquadrantsoftheglobe,andhisbloodtheriversandhismusclesandbonesthelayersoftheearth.Hisfleshbecamethesoil,hishairandfursthestars,flowersandtrees.Evenhissweatturnedintorainanddew.Pangucreatedtherichandbeautifulworldwithhisbody.第五页，共15页。NvWaCreatedManItissaidthattherewerenomenwhentheskyandtheearthwereseparated.ItwasNvWawhomademenbymouldingyellowclay.Theworkwassotaxingthatherstrengthwasnotequaltoit.Soshedippedaropeintothemudandthenliftedit.Themudthatdrippedfromtheropealsobecamemen.Thosemadebymouldingyellowclaywererichandnoble,whilethosemadebyliftingtheropewerepoorandlow.第六页，共15页。QuafuChasingAftertheSun第七页，共15页。Oneyear,theweatherwasveryhot.第八页，共15页。SoKuaFudecidedtocatchthesun.第九页，共15页。KuaFuwaschasingforthesun.第十页，共15页。Hefeltverythirstywhenhegotclosetothesun.第十一页，共15页。SohecametotheYellowRiverandtheWeiRivertodrinkwater.第十二页，共15页。However,thetworiverswerenotenoughtohim.SohewantedtogotoDazetodrinkmorewater.Buthedeadonthehalfw