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1、愚公移山的故事-中国神话故事英语版愚公移山，出自《列子·汤问》里的一篇文章，作者为战国的列御寇，叙述了愚公不畏艰难，坚持不懈，挖山不止，最终感动天帝而将山挪走的故事。TheTaihangandWangwuMountains,whichhadaperipheryofsevenhundredli andwereahundredthousandfeethigh,originallylaysouthofJizhouandnorthofHeyang.TheFoolishOldManoftheNorthMountain,nearlyninetyyearsofage,livedbehindthesemoun
2、tains.Hewasunhappyaboutthefactthatthemountainsblockedhiswaytothesouthandhehadtowalkroundthemwheneverhewentourorcameback,sohecalledthewholefamilytogethertotalkaboutthematter."Whatwouldyousay,"hesaidtothem,"ifIsuggestthatallofusworkhardtolevelthetwomountains,soastoopenawaytoplacessouthofYuPrefecturean
3、dtheHanRiver?"Manyvoicessaidtheyagreedtotheidea.Buthiswifehadherdoubts."Withyourstrength,"shesaid,"youcouldhardlyremoveasmallhilllikeKuifu.WhatcouldyoudowiththeTaihangandWangwuMountains?Besides,wherecouldyoudeposittheearthandrocks.?""CarrythemtotheshoresoftheBohaiSeaandnorthofYintu,"saidseveralpeopl
4、e.Theoldman,helpedbyhissonandgrandsonwhocouldcarrythings,begantobreakrocksanddigearth,whichtheycarriedinbasketsanddustbinstotheshoresoftheBohaiSea.Theseven-year-oldsonofawidownamedJingcheng,oneoftheoldman'sneighbours,camerunninguptoofferhishelp.Onetriptotheseatookthemalongtime:theyleftinwinterandcam
5、ebackinsummer.TheWiseOldManattheRiverBendstoppedtheoldman.Helaughedandsaid,"Howunwiseyouare!Atyourage,oldandfeebleasyouare,youcannotevenremoveonehaironthemountain,letalonesomuchearthandsomanyrocks!"TheFoolishOldManoftheNorthMountainheavedalongsignandsaid,"Youaresoconceitedthatyouareblindtoreason.Eve
6、nawidowandachildknowbetterthanyou.WhenIdie,therewillbemysons,whowillhavetheirsonsandgrandsons.Thosegrandsonswillhavetheirsonsandgrandsons,andsoontoinfinity.Butthemountainswillnotgrow.Whyisitimpossibletolevelthem?"TheWiseOldManattheRiverBendcouldnotanswerhim.TheOldMan'swordswereheardbyagodwithsnakesi
7、nhishands.Hewasafraidthattheoldmanwouldreallylevelthetwomountains,andreportedthewholethingtotheHeavenlyGod.Movedbytheoldman'sdetermination,theHeavenlyGodorderedthetwosonsofKua'ershitocarrythetwomounta
