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Nüwa Mends the Sky

在zài中国Zhōng guó古代gǔ dài神话shén huà中zhōng,有yǒu一yī位wèi非常fēi cháng伟大wěi dà的de女神nǚ shén,她tā的de名字míng zi叫jiào女娲Nǚ wā。

传说chuán shuō中zhōng,女娲Nǚ wā创造chuàng zào了le人类rén lèi,所以suǒ yǐ人们rén men把bǎ她tā当作dàng zuò母亲mǔ qīn一样yī yàng尊敬zūn jìng。

后来hòu lái,她tā还hái做zuò了le一yī件jiàn非常fēi cháng重要zhòng yào的de事情shì qing,那nà就是jiù shì补bǔ天tiān。

很hěn久jiǔ很hěn久jiǔ以前yǐ qián,世界shì jiè上shàng发生fā shēng了le一yī场cháng巨大jù dà的de灾难zāi nàn。

天上tiān shàng的de两liǎng个gè神仙shén xiān打dǎ起qǐ仗zhàng来lái,结果jié guǒ把bǎ支撑zhī chēng天空tiān kōng的de大dà柱子zhù zi撞zhuàng断duàn了le。

天空tiān kōng破pò了le一yī个gè大dà洞dòng,大地dà dì出现chū xiàn了le很多hěn duō裂缝liè fèng。

森林sēn lín燃rán起qǐ大dà火huǒ,洪水hóng shuǐ从cóng地下dì xià涌yǒng出来chu lai,凶猛xiōng měng的de野兽yě shòu到处dào chù伤害shāng hài人类rén lèi。

人们rén men每měi天tiān都dōu很hěn害怕hài pà,生活shēng huó得de很hěn不bù安心ān xīn。

女娲Nǚ wā看kàn到dào人类rén lèi遭受zāo shòu这么zhè me大dà的de痛苦tòng kǔ,心里xīn lǐ非常fēi cháng难过nán guò。

她tā决定jué dìng想xiǎng办法bàn fǎ拯救zhěng jiù人类rén lèi,把bǎ天tiān补bǔ好hǎo。

补bǔ天tiān不是bù shì一yī件jiàn容易róng yì的de事情shì qing。

女娲Nǚ wā先xiān是shì去qù黄河Huáng Hé边biān找zhǎo了le很多hěn duō五彩wǔ cǎi的de石头shí tou,然后rán hòu生shēng火huǒ,把bǎ石头shí tou烧shāo成chéng很hěn热rè很hěn热rè的de石头shí tou水shuǐ。

接着jiē zhe,她tā捧pěng着zhe这些zhè xiē滚烫gǔn tàng的de石头shí tou水shuǐ,飞fēi到dào天上tiān shàng,一点yī diǎn一点yī diǎn地de把bǎ那nà个gè大dà洞dòng补bǔ好hǎo。

就jiù这样zhè yàng,她tā来来回回lái lái huí huí飞fēi了le很多hěn duō很多hěn duō次cì,终于zhōng yú把bǎ天tiān补bǔ得de和hé原来yuán lái一样yī yàng平整píng zhěng。

天tiān补bǔ好hǎo了le以后yǐ hòu,女娲Nǚ wā又yòu去qù做zuò其他qí tā几jǐ件jiàn事shì。

她tā杀shā死sǐ了le一yī只zhī很hěn大dà的de乌龟wū guī,用yòng它的tā de四sì只zhī脚jiǎo当做dàng zuò新xīn的de大dà柱子zhù zi,把bǎ天tiān的de四sì个gè角jiǎo重新chóng xīn支撑zhī chēng起来qǐ lái。

她tā还hái赶走gǎn zǒu了le凶恶xiōng è的de黑hēi龙lóng,用yòng草木灰cǎo mù huī堵dǔ住zhù了le地上dì shang不断bù duàn流liú水shuǐ的de裂缝liè fèng。

经过jīng guò女娲Nǚ wā的de努力nǔ lì,天空tiān kōng不再bù zài漏lòu水shuǐ,洪水hóng shuǐ慢慢màn màn退tuì去qù,大dà火huǒ也yě被bèi扑灭pū miè了le。

野兽yě shòu回huí到dào山shān林lín里lǐ,不bù敢gǎn再zài伤害shāng hài人类rén lèi。

世界shì jiè又yòu恢复huī fù了le平静píng jìng,人们rén men可以kě yǐ安心ān xīn地de生活shēng huó、工作gōng zuò。

太阳tài yáng照常zhào cháng升起shēng qǐ和hé落下luò xià,一yī年nián四sì季jì也yě正常zhèng cháng变换biàn huàn。

传说chuán shuō女娲Nǚ wā后来hòu lái一直yī zhí生活shēng huó在zài天上tiān shàng,默默mò mò地de关注guān zhù着zhe人间rén jiān。

直到zhí dào今天jīn tiān,还hái有yǒu很多hěn duō人rén记得jì de女娲Nǚ wā补bǔ天tiān的de故事gù shi。

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Vocabulary 194 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
中国 Zhōng guóChina
古代 gǔ dàiancient times
神话 shén huàlegend / fairy tale / myth / mythology
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
有 yǒuto have; there is
一 yīone / single / a (article)
位 wèiclassifier for people (honorific)
非常 fēi chángvery; really
伟大 wěi dàhuge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
女神 nǚ shéngoddess
她 tāshe
名字 míng ziname (of a person or thing)
叫 jiàoto be called
女娲 Nǚ wāNüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)
传说 chuán shuōlegend; folk tale
创造 chuàng zàoto create / to bring about / to produce / to set (a record)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
人类 rén lèihumanity / human race / mankind
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
人们 rén menpeople
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
当作 dàng zuòto treat as / to regard as
母亲 mǔ qīnmother
一样 yī yàngjust like
尊敬 zūn jìngto respect; to revere; to esteem
后来 hòu láiafterwards; later
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
做 zuòto do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
件 jiànclassifier for events, things, clothes etc
重要 zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
事情 shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business
那 nà(specifier) that; the; those / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
就是 jiù shìexactly; precisely / only; simply; just / even; even if
补 bǔto repair / to patch / to mend / to make up for / to fill (a vacancy) / to supplement
天 tiānsky
很 hěnvery; quite
久 jiǔ(of a period of time) long
以前 yǐ qiánbefore / formerly / previous / ago
世界 shì jièworld
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
发生 fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
场 chángclassifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
巨大 jù dàhuge; immense; enormous; gigantic
灾难 zāi nàndisaster; catastrophe
天上 tiān shàngthe sky; the heavens
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
神仙 shén xiānDaoist immortal / supernatural entity / (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc / fig. lighthearted person
打 dǎto hit; to strike / to fight
起 qǐverb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc)
仗 zhàngwar / battle
来 láihither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker)
结果 jié guǒin the end; as a result
支撑 zhī chēngto prop up / to support
天空 tiān kōngsky
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
柱子 zhù zipillar
撞 zhuàngto knock against / to bump into / to run into / to meet by accident
断 duànto break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge
破 pòto break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of
洞 dòngcave / hole / zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)
大地 dà dìearth
出现 chū xiànto appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
裂缝 liè fèngcrack / crevice
森林 sēn línforest
燃 ránto burn / to ignite / to light / to start (debate) / to raise (hopes)
火 huǒfire / ammunition / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / Kangxi radical 86
洪水 hóng shuǐdeluge; flood
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
地下 dì xiàunderground
涌 yǒngto bubble up / to rush forth
出来 chu lai(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
凶猛 xiōng měngfierce / violent / ferocious
野兽 yě shòubeast / wild animal
到处 dào chùeverywhere
伤害 shāng hàito injure; to harm
每 měieach / every
都 dōuall; both; entirely
害怕 hài pàto be afraid; to be scared
生活 shēng huóto live
得 destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
不 bùno; not so
安心 ān xīnat ease
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
遭受 zāo shòuto suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
这么 zhè meso much / this much / how much?
痛苦 tòng kǔpain / suffering
心里 xīn lǐchest / heart; mind
难过 nán guòto feel sad
决定 jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind
想 xiǎngto think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that)
办法 bàn fǎway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem
拯救 zhěng jiùto save; to rescue
好 hǎo(verb complement indicating completion)
不是 bù shìis not
容易 róng yìeasy; straightforward
先 xiānbeforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now
是 shìindeed (used for emphasis)
去 qùto go, to go to
黄河 Huáng HéYellow River or Huang He
边 biānside / edge / margin / border / boundary
找 zhǎoto try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek
五彩 wǔ cǎimulticolored
石头 shí toustone
然后 rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
生 shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire)
烧 shāoto burn / to cook / to stew / to bake / to roast / to heat / to boil (tea, water etc) / to run a temperature / (coll.) to let things go to one's head
成 chéngto succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right
热 rèheat
水 shuǐwater / (after a name) ... River / (bound form) additional cost; extra income
接着 jiē zhethen / after that / subsequently / in turn / in one's turn
捧 pěngto hold or offer with both hands / to sing the praises of
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
这些 zhè xiēthese
滚烫 gǔn tàngboiling hot
飞 fēito fly
一点 yī diǎna bit; a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er
地 de-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
这样 zhè yàngthis way; like this; so
来来回回 lái lái huí huíback and forth / repeatedly to and fro
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
终于 zhōng yúat last / in the end / finally / eventually
和 héand; together with
原来 yuán láioriginal; former
平整 píng zhěngsmooth
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
又 yòu(once) again
其他 qí tāother / (sth or sb) else / the rest
几 jǐseveral / a few
事 shìmatter / thing / item / affair
杀 shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack / to weaken; to reduce / (dialect) to smart
死 sǐto die
只 zhīclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
乌龟 wū guītortoise / cuckold
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
它的 tā deits; belonging to it
四 sìfour / 4
脚 jiǎofoot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object)
当做 dàng zuòto treat as / to regard as / to look upon as
新 xīnnew; newly
角 jiǎoangle / corner / horn / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)
重新 chóng xīnagain; once more; re-
起来 qǐ láiindicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment
赶走 gǎn zǒuto drive out / to turn back
凶恶 xiōng èfierce / frightening
黑 hēiblack / dark / sinister / secret / shady / illegal
龙 lóngChinese dragon; loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur
草木灰 cǎo mù huīplant ash
堵 dǔto block up (a road, pipe etc) / to stop up (a hole)
住 zhù(result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
地上 dì shangon the ground / on the floor
不断 bù duànunceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant
流 liúto flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile
经过 jīng guòto pass / to go through
努力 nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive
不再 bù zàino more; no longer
漏 lòuto leak / to divulge / to leave out by mistake
慢慢 màn mànslowly; gradually
退 tuìto retreat; to withdraw / to reject; to return (sth) / to decline
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
扑灭 pū mièto eradicate / to extinguish
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
山 shānmountain; hill / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
林 lín(bound form) woods; forest / (bound form) circle(s) / (bound form) a collection (of similar things)
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
敢 gǎnto dare
再 zàiagain; once more; re-
恢复 huī fùto reinstate / to resume / to restore / to recover / to regain / to rehabilitate
平静 píng jìngtranquil / undisturbed / serene
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
太阳 tài yángsun / sunlight; sunshine / temple (on the side of the human head)
照常 zhào chángas usual
升起 shēng qǐto raise / to hoist / to rise
落下 luò xiàto fall / to drop / to land (of projectile)
年 niányear
季 jìseason / the last month of a season / fourth or youngest amongst brothers
正常 zhèng chángregular / normal / ordinary
变换 biàn huànto transform / to convert / to vary / to alternate
一直 yī zhístraight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
默默 mò mòin silence; not speaking
关注 guān zhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media)
人间 rén jiānthe human world / the earth
直到 zhí dàountil
今天 jīn tiānthe present time; now
人 rénperson; people
记得 jì deto remember
故事 gù shinarrative; story; tale