愚公移山英文

版本一:太行、王屋两座大山，纵横七百里，高万丈。Taihang,wangwutwomountains,venaspect,thehighlofty.它们原来位于冀州

的南部、黄河北岸的北边。LocatedinthesouthoftheiroriginalJizhou,northofthenorthshoreoftheYellowRiver.北山脚下有个叫

愚公的人，年纪将近九十岁了，面对着山居住。FoolishOldManofthepeopleatthefootofamannamedKitayama,agealmostninety

yearsold,facingthemountainstolive.愚公苦于山北面道路阻塞，进进出出曲折绕远。Oldmansufferingfromblockedmountainroads

north,andoutoftwistsandturnstakelong.于是愚公便召集全家人来商量说：“我和你们用尽全力铲平险峻的大山，使它一直通到豫州

南部，到达汉水南岸，好吗？”大家纷纷表示赞同他的意见。Sooldmanwillbesummonedtodiscussthefamilysaid:"Itriedmybestto

beleveledwithyousteepmountains,ithaslinkstotheYuzhousouth,toreachthesouthbankoftheHanRiver,willyou?"Wehave

agreedwithhim.愚公的妻子提出疑问说：“凭你的力量，连魁父这座小山都平不了，又能把太行、王屋这两座山怎么样呢？况且把土石

放到哪里去呢？”大家纷纷说：“把土石扔到渤海的边上，隐土的北面。”愚公于是带领子孙中能挑担子的几个，凿石头，挖泥土，用箕畚

搬运到渤海的边上。Questionedtheoldman'swifesaid:"Withyourpower,eventheFatherofthehillisflatQuebeccannot,andcan

TaihangMountainwangwuhowtodothetwo?Moreover,theearthandstoneputwhere?"Wehavesaid:"Theedgeofthedebris

thrownintotheBohaiSea,northofhiddenearth."sonsofoldmansocanleadthechildknowstheweightofafew,cuttingstone,

diggingthesoil,withKeibasketcarriedtotheedgeoftheBohaiSea.邻居姓京城的寡妇有个孤儿，刚刚开始换牙才七八岁，蹦蹦跳跳

地去帮助他们。Neighbor,awidownamedthecapitalhasanorphan,onlyvenoreightpermanentteethjuststarted,skippingtohelp

them.只有冬夏换季，才回家一次。Onlysummerandwinterason,onlytogohomeagain.河曲有一个聪明的老头笑着阻止愚公说：

“你真是太不聪明了。凭你这么大的岁数和剩下的力气，连山上的一根草木都动不了，又能把泥土和石头又怎么样呢？”愚公长叹一声说：

“你思想顽固，顽固到不能改变的地步，还不如寡妇、小孩子。即使我死了，还有儿子在呀；儿子又生孙子，孙子又生儿子；儿子又有儿

子，儿子又有孙子；子子孙孙没有穷尽的，可是山不会增高加大，何必愁挖不平呢？”河曲那个聪明的老头无言而对。Awioldmanbend

tostopsmilingoldmansaid:"You'ageandtherestofsuchabigeffort,evenamountaincannotmovevegetation,

soilandstonesandtheycanhowwhat?"oldmansighedandsaid:"Youthoughtstubborn,stubborntothepointcannotbechanged,

notaswidows,Idie,theresonYes;sonandgrandsonofHealth,grandsonandson;sonofanotherson,anotherson,

grandson;childrenandgrandchildrennoend,butHillwillnotbeincreadtoincrea,sowhyworryaboutdiggingclearedaway?"bend

thewioldmansilentandright.拿着蛇的山神听说了这件事，怕他不停地挖下去，向天帝报告了这件事。Holdingasnakemountainout

aboutthis,fearingthathekeptdiggingdown,reportedtheincidenttotheEmperor.天帝被他的诚心感动，命令夸娥氏的两个儿子背走

了两座山。Heaventouchedbyhissincerity,orderboastE'stwosonswentbacktwomountains.一座放在东部，一座放在南面。One

ontheeast,oneonthesouth.从此，冀州的南部，直到汉水的南岸，没有高大的山阻隔了。Sincethen,thesouthernJizhouuntiltheHan

Riverinthesouth,thereisnobarrieroftallmountains.

版本二:Onceuponatime,therewasalargemountaincalledTai-YingwhichsatbetweenOldManYuandthe

ay,OldManYuhadtowalkmanyextramilesinordertocirclearoundTai-Ying,and

finallyhedecidedtosimplymovethemountainoutofhisway.

OldManYucalledtogetherhischildrenandgrandchildren."IamgoingtomoveTai-Ying."

Thefamilycheered.

Theyoungeststoodandaskedwherethemoutaincouldbemoved.

OldManYuthoughtforacond."Iwilldumpitinthea."

Againthefamilycheered,andpromidtohelpmakehisdreamareality.

Now,averyoneknows,itisnosmallmattertomoveamountain,

year,onlyatinyportionofTai-Yinghadbeencartedtothea.

AshopkeeperinthevillagelaughedatOldManYu."old,andTai-Yingis

monstrous."

OldManYushookhisheadandsmiled."Youareright,hildrenwhohavechildren

goeson,-Yingwillbe

moved."

Andsoitwas.