中国古代神话英文版课件PPT

1PanguSeparatestheSkyfromtheEarth|2NvWaCreatedMan|3QuafuChasingAftertheSun|PANGUSEPARATESTHESKYFROMTHEEARTHAccordingtolegend,inthebeginningoftheworld,theskyandtheearthwerenotseparated,andtherewasonlydarknessandchaos.OurancestorPangu，agiant,hadbeenbornandgrowingupinitfor108000years.Oneday,hesuddenlywokeup.Openingtheeyes,hefoundthateverythingwasblurredandinvisible.Angrily,hegraspedanaxeandwieldeditwithaneffort.Withabang,thechaoswassplitallofasudden.Thelightandclearairroseuptothesky,andtheheavyandturbidtotheearth.Afterit,Panguproppeduptheskywithhisheadandsteppedonthegroundwithhisfeet,fearingthattheymightclose.Theskyincreaseditsheightby1zhangdaily,andtheearthsankby1zhangPangugrewwithit.Thousandsofyearspassed,theheavenandtheearthfinallyseparated,buthefelldownexhaustedly.Followinghisdeath,hisbreathturnedintothewindandclouds,hisvoicethethunder；hiseyesthesunandthemoon.Hisfourlimbsandbodybecamethefourquadrantsoftheglobe,andhisbloodtheriversandhismusclesandbonesthelayersoftheearth.Hisfleshbecamethesoil,hishairandfursthestars,flowersandtrees.Evenhissweatturnedintorainanddew.Pangucreatedtherichandbeautifulworldwithhisbody.NVWACREATEDMANItissaidthattherewerenomenwhentheskyandtheearthwereseparated.ItwasNvWawhomademenbymouldingyellowclay.Theworkwassotaxingthatherstrengthwasnotequaltoit.Soshedippedaropeintothemudandthenliftedit.Themudthatdrippedfromtheropealsobecamemen.Thosemadebymouldingyellowclaywererichandnoble,whilethosemadebyliftingtheropewerepoorandlow.QUAFUCHASINGAFTERTHESUNONEYEAR,THEWEATHERWASVERYHOT.SOKUAFUDECIDEDTOCATCHTHESUN.KUAFUWASCHASINGFORTHESUN.HEFELTVERYTHIRSTYWHENHEGOTCLOSETOTHESUN.SOHECAMETOTHEYELLOWRIVERANDTHEWEIRIVERTODRINKWATER.HOWEVER,THETWORIVERSWERENOTENOUGHTOHIM.SOHEWANTEDTOGOTODAZETODRINKMOREWATER.BUTHEDEADONTHEHALFWAY.KUAFUDROPPEDHISSTICKWHENHEDIED,ANDITBECAMEPEACHTREES.