The Legend of the White Snake (Part 1)
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ID: 2137
Upper Intermediate
Just in time for the Year of the Snake, this classic Chinese folktale takes us to the famed shores of the West Lake in Hangzhou where magical Taoist snakes turn into beautiful women and fall in love with good hearted shepherds. It's The Legend of the White Snake!
Dilu,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 毛毛雨 | máomáoyǔ | fine rain | |
| 缓缓 | huǎnhuǎn | slow | |
| 救命 | jiùmìng | save me, help! | |
| 恩人 | ēnrén | benefactor, someone who helps someone else |
杭州下着毛毛雨一位白衣姑娘和一位绿衣姑娘缓缓地走在西湖边上白衣姑娘有点儿激动她在寻找自己的救命恩人她要嫁给他报恩
Hángzhōu 杭州xià 下zhe 着máomáoyǔ 毛毛雨yī 一wèi 位báiyī 白衣gūniang 姑娘hé 和yī 一wèi 位lǜyī 绿衣gūniang 姑娘huǎnhuǎn 缓缓de 地zǒu 走zài 在xīhú 西湖biān 边shàng 上báiyī 白衣gūniang 姑娘yǒudiǎnr 有点儿jīdòng 激动tā 她zài 在xúnzhǎo 寻找zìjǐ de 自己的jiùmìng 救命ēnrén 恩人tā 她yào 要jiàgěi 嫁给tā 他bào\'ēn 报恩
A fine rain fell in Hangzhou. A maiden clad in white and a maiden clad in green walked slowly beside West Lake. The white-clad maiden is a bit agitated. She is in search of the one that once saved her, for she intends to marry him to repay her debt to him.
一千七百年前白衣姑娘是一条小白蛇一天它差点被一个捕蛇人杀死幸好那时来了一个小牧童救了它
yīqiānqībǎi 一千七百nián 年qián 前báiyī 白衣gūniang 姑娘shì 是yī 一tiáo 条xiǎo 小báishé 白蛇yītiān 一天tā 它chàdiǎnr 差点bèi 被yī 一gè 个bǔshérén 捕蛇人shā sǐ 杀死xìnghǎo 幸好nàshí 那时lái 来le 了yī 一gè 个xiǎo 小mùtóng 牧童jiù 救le 了tā 它
1700 years ago, the white-clad maiden was a small white snake. One day, she was very nearly caught and killed. Fortunately, a young shepherd boy appeared and saved her.
一年又一年小白蛇已经在山上修炼了一千七百年它已经修炼成人形变成一位年轻漂亮的姑娘她给自己起了个名字叫白素贞白素贞准备下山报恩了
yī nián yòu yī nián 一年又一年xiǎo 小báishé 白蛇yǐjīng 已经zài 在shān 山shàng 上xiūliàn 修炼le 了yīqiānqībǎi 一千七百nián 年tā 它yǐjīng 已经xiūliàn 修炼chéng 成rénxíng 人形biànchéng 变成yī 一wèi 位niánqīng 年轻piàoliang 漂亮de 的gūniang 姑娘tā 她gěi 给zìjǐ 自己qǐ 起le 了gè 个míngzi 名字jiào 叫Bái Sùzhēn 白素贞Bái Sùzhēn 白素贞zhǔnbèi 准备xiàshān 下山bào\\'ēn 报恩le 了
The years passed. The small white snake had already practiced the mystical Daoist arts for 1700 years. It had assumed a human form, and become a beautiful young maiden. She chose the name Bai Suzhen for herself. Bai Suzhen intended to come down from the mountain to repay her debt of gratitude.
下山的时候白素贞遇到了自己的同类小青她们一起来到了西湖她们找啊找终于发现了当年的小牧童
xiàshān 下山de shíhou 的时候Bái Sùzhēn 白素贞yùdào 遇到le 了zìjǐ de 自己的tónglèi 同类Xiǎoqīng 小青tāmen 她们yīqǐ 一起láidào 来到le 了Xīhú 西湖tāmen 她们zhǎo 找a 啊zhǎo 找zhōngyú 终于fāxiàn 发现le 了dāngnián 当年de 的xiǎo 小mùtóng 牧童
On her way down the mountain, Bai Suzhen encountered Xiaoqing, a being like herself. They went to West Lake together. Searching and searching, they finally found the little shepherd boy of years ago.
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