The Legend of the White Snake (Part 3)
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ID: 2173
Upper Intermediate
ChinesePod brings the last installment of the saga of the snake spirit Bai Suzhen and her love Xu Xian. It's The Legend of the White Snake! In this final part of the story, love goes beyond death and good old fashioned filial piety saves the day!
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 转眼 | zhuǎnyǎn | in the blink of an eye, in no time | |
| 忐忑 | tǎntè | anxious, perturbed | |
| 真相 | zhēnxiàng | true situation | |
| 解酒 | jiějiǔ | to sober up |
转眼端午节到了许仙很忐忑但他也想知道真相所以非要和老婆一起饮酒白素贞只好喝了一点她非常难受让许仙去拿解酒药白素贞倒在床上现出了原形
zhuǎnyǎn 转眼duānwǔjié 端午节dào 到le 了Xǔ Xiān 许仙hěn 很tǎntè 忐忑dàn 但tā 他yě 也xiǎng 想zhīdào 知道zhēnxiàng 真相suǒyǐ 所以fēiyào 非要hé 和lǎopó 老婆yīqǐ 一起yǐnjiǔ 饮酒Bái Sùzhēn 白素贞zhǐhǎo 只好hē 喝le 了yīdiǎn 一点tā 她fēicháng 非常nánshòu 难受ràng 让Xǔ Xiān 许仙qù 去ná 拿jiějiǔ 解酒yào 药Bái Sùzhēn 白素贞dǎo 倒zài 在chuáng shàng 床上xiàn chū 现出le 了yuánxíng 原形
In a flash, Dragon Boat Festival arrived. Xu Xian was very troubled, but he still wanted to know the truth, so he had to drink with his wife. Bai Suzhen only needed to drink a little bit. She felt extremely terrible and asked Xu Xian to get her some medicine to deal with the effects of the alcohol. Bai Suzhen fell upon the bed and revealed her true form.
许仙看到那条巨大的白蛇立刻就被吓死了白素贞醒来发现丈夫死了她擦干眼泪飞到天上去采灵芝人家不让她采她就偷了一颗王母娘娘非常生气要处死白素贞观音娘娘为她求情白素贞才拿到灵芝回家救活了丈夫
Xǔ Xiān 许仙kàndào 看到nà 那tiáo 条jùdà 巨大de 的bái 白shé 蛇lìkè 立刻jiù 就bèi 被xià 吓sǐ 死le 了Bái Sùzhēn 白素贞xǐnglái 醒来fāxiàn 发现zhàngfu 丈夫sǐ 死le 了tā 她cā 擦gān 干yǎnlèi 眼泪fēi 飞dào 到tiānshàng 天上qù 去cǎi 采língzhī 灵芝rénjiā 人家bùràng 不让tā 她cǎi 采tā 她jiù 就tōu 偷le 了yī 一kē 颗Wángmǔniángniang 王母娘娘fēicháng 非常shēngqì 生气yào 要chǔsǐ 处死Bái Sùzhēn 白素贞Guānyīnniángniang 观音娘娘wèi 为tā 她qiúqíng 求情Bái Sùzhēn 白素贞cái 才ná dào 拿到língzhī 灵芝huíjiā 回家jiùhuó 救活le 了zhàngfu 丈夫
As soon as Xu Xian saw the giant white snake, he was immediately scared to death. When Bai Suzhen awoke, she discovered that her husband was dead. Wiping away her tears, she flew up to heaven to pick a medicinal fungus. No one gave her permission to take one; she just stole it. The Queen Mother of the West was extremely angry and wanted to kill Bai Suzhen. Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy, asked for leniency so that Bai Suzhen could take the medicinal fungus and return home and save her husband.
许仙见妻子还跟以前一样温柔善良乐于助人慢慢忘记了法海的话他觉得妻子就算是蛇妖也是一个好蛇妖他们感情更好了没多久白素贞怀孕了
Xǔ Xiān 许仙jiàn 见qīzi 妻子hái 还gēn 跟yǐqián 以前yīyàng 一样wēnróu 温柔shànliáng 善良lèyúzhùrén 乐于助人mànmàn 慢慢wàngjì 忘记le 了Fǎhǎi 法海de 的huà 话tā 他juéde 觉得qīzi 妻子jiùsuàn 就算shì 是shéyāo 蛇妖yě 也shì 是yī 一gè 个hǎo 好shéyāo 蛇妖tāmen 他们gǎnqíng 感情gèng 更hǎo 好le 了méi 没duō jiǔ 多久Bái Sùzhēn 白素贞huáiyùn 怀孕le 了
Xu Xian saw that his wife looked the same as before - soft, kind and full of compassion - and slowly forgot about what Fa Hai had said. He felt that even if his wife was a snake spirit, then she was a good snake spirit. Their love for each other grew even stronger. In no time at all, Bai Suzhen was pregnant.
这时候法海又来了他把许仙骗到了金山寺白素贞要救丈夫水里的鱼虾蟹都来帮助她水淹金山寺逼法海放人没想到却让老百姓遭了水灾
zhèshíhòu 这时候Fǎhǎi 法海yòu 又lái 来le 了tā 他bǎ 把Xǔ Xiān 许仙piàn 骗dào 到le 了Jīnshānsì 金山寺Bái Sùzhēn 白素贞yào 要jiù 救zhàngfu 丈夫shuǐ 水lǐ 里de 的yú 鱼xiā 虾xiè 蟹dōu 都lái 来bāngzhù 帮助tā 她shuǐ 水yān 淹Jīnshānsì 金山寺bī 逼Fǎhǎi 法海fàngrén 放人méixiǎngdào 没想到què 却ràng 让lǎobǎixìng 老百姓zāo 遭le 了shuǐzāi 水灾
At this time, Fa Hai returned again, and tricked Xu Xian into coming to Jinshan Temple. Bai Suzhen wanted to save her husband, and all the fish, shrimp and crabs of the water came to help her. Water inundated Jinshan Temple and compelled Fa Hai to give him up. However, unexpectedly, this caused a disastrous flood for the common people.
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