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2024年秋期人教版九英用英语讲好中国故事必备阅读素材 用英语讲好中国故事一 武松打虎 Once upon a time, there was a man named Wu Song who wanted to go home and visit his brother one day.很久以前，有一个叫武松的人，一天，他打算回家探望他哥哥，这句话也可以表述成: Long long ago, there was a man named Wu Song who wanted to go home and visit his brother one day. He passed by a place called Jing Yang gang on the way home then he went to the pub and drank 18 bowls of alcohol.他在路上经过一个叫景阳冈的地方，于是他去酒馆喝了18碗酒。 Although he was a little drunk, he continued to follow the original plan. 虽然他有点醉了，但是还是按原计划继续赶路。 The waiter told him, "There is a very fierce tiger on the hill. Yo u shouldn't leave today." 酒馆的店小二告诉他:“山上有一只十分凶猛的老虎，你今天就不要走了。 But Wu Song did not believe it, and then he came to the hill and really met a big tiger. 但是武松不信，然后走到山上后，真的遇到一只大老虎。 Wu Song was not afraid at all. He killed the tiger with all his strength. 武松一点不害怕，用尽全力将大老虎给打死了。 This helped the local people a great deal, so Wu Song became a hero in the local people's minds.这简直帮了当地人一个大忙，于是武松成为当地人心目中的英雄。 用英语讲好中国故事二 Gild the Lily A long time ago, there was a nobleman who lived with some retainers. One day, after worshiping his ancestors, the host gave his retainers a pot of wine. One of the retainers said, "It's not enough for all of us to drink. I suggest that we draw a snake on the ground. The one who first finishes the drawing will win the pot of wine." All the others agreed. One man, eager to win, quickly sketched out his snake. When he was about to claim his prize, he noticed that the others were still busy with their drawings. Filled with pride, he thought, "How could my masterpiece be completed without feet?" Then he began adding feet to the snake. As he was busy drawing, another man also completed his snake. He swiftly grabbed the pot of wine and said, "Snakes have no feet. How can you add feet to it?" Then he drank the wine. Seeing this, the first man was filled with regret. This is today’s idiom story. It tells us not to overdo things, or we might ruin the whole work. 中文大意 画蛇添足 从前，有个贵族的家里住着一些门客。一天，主人祭祀过祖宗以后，把一壶祭祀用的酒赏给门客们。 有个门客说道：“这壶酒大家都来喝怕是不够，不如我们各自在地上画一条蛇，谁先画好，谁就喝这壶酒。”大家都同意这个提议。 有个人很想赢，他很快就把蛇画好了，刚想告诉大家自己赢了时，却发现其他人都还在紧张地作画。他满心骄傲，心想：“我画的蛇怎么能没有脚呢？”接着，他开始给蛇画上脚。 正当他忙着画脚时，另一个人也把蛇画好了。这个人立刻抢过了酒，他说：“蛇本来就没有脚，你怎么能给它画上脚呢？”说完他就喝了起来。一开始画好蛇的那个人只能眼睁睁地看着，后悔不已。 这就是今天的成语故事，它告诉我们凡事不要做过头，否则反倒会适得其反。 词汇句型 ancestor /ˈænsestə(r)/ n. 祖先；祖宗 His ancestors had come to America from Ireland.他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。 masterpiece /ˈmɑːstə(r)/n. 杰作；代表作 Her work is a masterpiece of (= an excellent example of) simplicity. 她的作品是简约风格的典范。 swiftly/swɪftli/adv.  迅速的 She moved swiftly to the rescue. 用英语讲好中国故事三Yugong Moves the Mountains Long ago, there were two high mountains, Taihang Mountain and Wangwu Mountain. The two high mountains blocked a village, and the villagers never went out for thousands of years. There was an old man named Yu Gong, which means “Foolish Old Man” in English. He was more than 90 years old. One day, he gathered his family together and said, “Those two mountains are a big trouble. Let’s move them away.” His wife said, “How could we possibly get rid of the two massive mountains? And what about all the dirt and stones?” “Don’t worry, we can transport the debris to the seaside.” said Yu Gong. The next day, they began the tough task of breaking rocks and digging earth. The dirt and stones were transported in baskets  to the distant Bohai Sea. Day and night, Yugong and his family kept working without any complaint. Another old man named Zhisou, which means “Clever Old Man” in English, laughed at Yugong and said, “You are so old and feeble. How could you possibly remove even a corner of these mountains?” Yugong said, “I’m old,but I have sons. If my sons are old, I have my grandsons. Generation after generation, we will surely level the mountains.”  Finally, the Emperor in the heaven heard about this. He was deeply moved by the spirit of Yu Gong. So he sent his two sons to help. At last, the two mountains were removed. This is today’s idiom story. It tells us that, as long as we have the determination, we will find a way to solve the problem. 中文大意 愚公移山 很久以前，有两座高山，太行山和王屋山。两座高山挡住了一个村庄，那里的村民们几千年来都出不去。 村民中有一位名叫愚公的老人，他已经90多岁了。 一天，他把家人叫到一起，说:“那两座山太碍事了，我们把它们搬走吧。”他的妻子说:“我们怎么可能动得了这两座山呢?还有那些泥土和石头往哪放呢?” “别担心，我们可以把它们搬到海边去。”愚公说。 第二天，大家开始了这项艰苦的工程，他们敲开岩石，挖起土壤，又把岩石和土用篮子运到远处的渤海。就这样，一天天过去了，愚公和家人一直做着这件事，从不抱怨。 一个叫“智叟”的老人见状，嘲笑愚公道：“你瞧瞧你都多大岁数了，身体也不行了，我看你连大山的一角都移不动。” 愚公说：“ 虽然我老了，但我有儿子啊。如果我的儿子老了，我还有孙子，子子孙孙，我们总有把山夷平的一天。” 最后，天帝听说了这件事。他被愚公的精神感动了，就派他的两个儿子去帮忙。最后，两座大山真的被移走了。 这个故事告诉我们，只要我们有决心，总能有解决问题的办法。 词汇句型 block /blɒk/ 堵住 An ugly new building blocked the view from the window. 一座难看的大楼把窗外的景物遮住了。 debris /ˈdebriː/ 垃圾废弃物 Clear away leaves and other garden debris from the pond. 把池塘里的树叶和其他庭园垃圾清除干净。 feeble /ˈˈfiːbl/ 虚弱的；衰弱的 a feeble old man衰弱的老人 be deeply moved by... 被深深感动 We were deeply moved by her plight.她的困境深深地打动了我们。 用英语讲好中国故事四Be There Just to Make Up the Number During the warring states, King Xuan of Qi loved to listen to the yu, an ancient Chinese musical instrument. He employed more than 300 yu players to perform at his court every day. The king enjoyed listening to them playing together. The players were all well-paid for the performance. Mr. Nanguo knew little about the instrument, but he envied theyu players and wished to get the same treatment. So, he went to the court and told the king that he was an excellent yu player, and wanted to join the group. The king was very happy that he got another master player. From then on, Mr. Nanguo imitated the finger movements of the other players and pretended to be playing very enthusiastically. The king appreciated Nanguo's ‘performance’ very much and never found out that he was a liar. Later the king died and he was succeeded by his son, who turned out to be another admirer of theyu. But the new king would like the players to perform for him one by one. Hearing this, Nanguo sneaked out of the court at once and never came back. This is today’s idiom story.  If someone pretends to have some abilities he does not really have, we could say that he is  there just to make up the number. 中文大意滥竽充数 战国时期，齐宣王喜欢听竽，这是一种古老的中国管乐器。每天都有300多名乐师在宫廷中为他演奏，齐宣王非常喜欢听他们一起表演。这些乐师享受着丰厚的俸禄。 南郭先生对这种乐器知之甚少，但他很羡慕那些吹竽的乐师，希望能得到相同的待遇。 于是，他进宫禀告齐宣王，自己是一位技艺高超的竽手，想加入乐队。 齐宣王非常高兴，因为他有幸招到了一位大师级的演奏家。从此以后，南郭先生模仿其他竽手的手指动作，假装非常投入地演奏。 齐宣王非常欣赏南郭的 “表演”，从未发现他只是个骗子。 齐宣王死后，他的儿子齐湣王继承了王位。新王也很爱听竽，但他喜欢听乐手们单独演奏。 一听如此，南郭先生赶紧溜出了宫廷，再也不敢回来了。 这就是今天的成语故事了，如果某人假装自己拥有某样才能，我们就可以说他是在滥竽充数。 词汇句型musical instrument 乐器 Most pupils learn (to play) a musical instrument.多数小学生都学习演奏乐器。 master /ˈmɑːstə(r)/adj. 技术精湛的 the skills of a master craftsman工艺大师的技艺 appreciate v.  欣赏；赏识 His talents are not fully appreciated in that company. 他的才干在那家公司未受到充分赏识。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$