旅游英语：断桥及经典的爱情故事

旅游英语：断桥及经典的爱情故事Westlake,afamousplaceofinterestinChina,hasalonghistoryandalongwithitalotofstories.Somearerealandsomeareimaginary.Whatevertheyare,thesestoriesarealwaystouchingandgivethebeautifulWestLakeamuchdeepermeaningthanwhatweseethroughoureyes.ThereisafamousbridgeonWestLake.ItiscalledBrokenBridge（断桥）.AlthoughitiscalledBrokenBridge,itisnotactuallybroken.Itgotitsnamefromthewayitlookinwinter.Onafinedayafteraheavysnowfall,fromadistancethebridgeseemstobebrokeninthemiddlewhichwastheresultofsnowmeltingonthemiddlepart.BrokenBridgeisfamousbecauseofitsbeautifulwinterscene,butevenmoresobecauseofalovestory.ItistheplacewherethebeautifulChineselovestoryofXuxianandBainiangzistarted.It'soneofthefourmostpopulartraditionalChineselovestories.Itisnotatruestory,butalmosteveryoneinChinaknowsthisstory.BrokenBridgeistheplacewhereXuxianandBainianzimeteachother.Whenthetwowalkedonthebridgethatday,itsuddenlybecamerainy.Bainiangzi,abeautifulgirl,didn'thaveanumbrella,butXuxianhadone.Sotheysharedtheumbrellaandstartedtheirfirsttalk.Xuxian,theyoungman,wasastonishedbythebeautyofBainiangzi.Theybothlikedeachotherverymuchandkindoffellinloveatfirstsight.ButBainiangziwasnotanordinaryhumanbeing.Shewasoriginallyawhitesnakethathadpracticedasceticism（修行）for1,000years.Shelovedpeopleandwantedtobeahumanbeingherselfinsteadofanimmortal（神仙）.FinallyGodletthesnakebeawomanforitsgoodbehavior.ThedayXuxianandBainianzimetwasthefirstdayshebecameahuman.Itwasfatethattheymet.Theyfellinloveandsoongotmarriedandlivedahappylife.Theystartedaclinicforillpeople.Bainiangzihadmagicpowerandusedittohelpthosepoorillpeople.ButtherewasamonknamedFahai,whoknewwhatBainianziactuallywas.Regardlessofthegooddeedsshedid,heinsistedonregardingherasevilanddecidedtokillher.HewenttoXuxianandtoldhimwhathiswifereallywas.Xuxianwassoastonishedthathewasdiedoffright.Tosaveherhusband,Bainiangziriskedherlifetostealakindofholygrassfromheavenwhichcouldbringdeadpeoplebacktolife.Xuxiancamebacktolife.Heknewhiswifewasasnake,buthealsoknewhergoodnatureandstilllovedher.Unfortunately,Fahai,themonk,caughtBainiangziandlockedherupundertheLeifengPagoda（雷峰塔）whichwaslocatedalongtheWestLake.Thispagodaisstillstandingtheretoday.Theendofthestoryisasadone,butpeopledolovethestory.AsIrewritethisstory,IrememberhowitmovedmewhenIfirsthearditwhenIwasalittlegirl,andIbegintothinkwhypeoplelovethisstorysomuch.MyansweristheyaretouchedbyXuxianandBainiangzi'slovewhichwastheresultofa1000-yearwait.Andmostimportantly,theyaretouchedbythegoodnatureofthewhitesnake.SimilartoWesterners,Chinesedonothaveagoodimpressionofsnakes.Peopletendtothinktheyareevil,buthereinthisstory,thewhitesnakeiskindandgenerousandbraveenoughtolove.Peopledoloveher.Whilethemonkseemedtobegood,whathedidwasreallybad.Heismuchclosertoevil.SoIthinkthestorytellspeoplenottobeprejudiiced.Weshouldjudgeapersonbywhathereallydoes,notbyhisappearanceororigin.