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1、中国文化典籍英译AnAnthologyofChineseMasterpiecesinEnglishTranslationI1.神话传说（Myth）女娲补天·淮南子女娲补天[汉刘安]往古之时，四极废，九州裂，天不兼覆，地不周载。火爁焱而不灭，水浩洋而不息。猛兽食颛民，鸷鸟攫老弱。于是女娲炼五色石以补苍天，断鳌足以立四极，杀黑龙以济冀州，积芦灰以止淫水。NuwaMendstheSkyByLiuAnInancienttimes,thefourcornersoftheskycollapsedandtheworldwithitsnineregions
2、splitopen.Theskycouldnotcoverallthethingsunderit,norcouldtheearthcarryallthethingsonit.Agreatfireragedandwouldnotdieout;afiercefloodracedaboutandcouldnotbechecked.Savagebeastsdevouredinnocentpeople;viciousbirdspreyedontheweakandold.ThenNuwameltedrocksoffivecolorsandusedthe
3、mtomendthecracksinthesky.Shesupportedthefourcornersoftheskywiththelegsshehadcutofffromagiantturtle.ShekilledtheblackdragontosavethepeopleofJizhou,andblockedthefloodwiththeashesofreeds.苍天补，四极正，淫水涸，冀州平；狡虫死，颛民生，背方州，抱圆天。当此之时，禽兽虫蛇，无不匿其爪牙，藏其蛰毒，无有攫噬之心。考其功烈，上际九天，下契黄垆，名声被后世，光辉熏万物。T
4、hustheskywasmended,itsfourcornerslifted,thefloodtamed,Jizhoupacified,andharmfulbirdsandbeastskilled,andtheinnocentpeoplewereabletoliveonthesquareearthunderthedomeofthesky.Itwasatimewhenbirds,beasts,insectsandsnakesnolongerusedtheirclawsorteethorpoisonousstings,fortheydidno
5、twanttocatchoreatweakerthings.Nuwa’sdeedsbenefitedtheheavensaboveandtheearthbelow.Hernamewasrememberedbylatergenerationsandherlightshoneoneverycreation.Trans.byDingWangdao2.寓言（fable）画蛇添足·战国策画蛇添足[西汉刘向]楚有祠者，赐其舍人卮酒。舍人相谓曰：“数人饮之不足，一人饮之有余。请画地为蛇，先成者饮酒。”一人蛇先成，引酒且饮之，乃左手执卮，右手画蛇，曰：“吾
6、能为之足！”未成，一人之蛇成，夺其卮，曰：“蛇固无足，子安能为之足？”遂饮其酒。为蛇足者，终亡其酒。TheManWhoDrawsaSnakeandAddsFeettoItByLiuXiangAnativeofChuafterworshippinghisancestorsgavehisretainersapotofwine.Oneoftheretainerssaid,“It’sinsufficientforallofus,buttoomuchforoneofus.Isuggest,therefore,thatwedrawsnakesonthe
7、ground,andtheonewhofirstfinisheddrawingthesnakewillwinthepotofwine.”Whenoneretainerhadcompletedhisdrawing,hetookthepottodrink.Ashehelditinhislefthand,hecontinuedtodrawthesnakewithhisrighthand,saying:“Icanaddfeettoit.”Whilehewasaddingfeettohissnake,anothermanwhohadthendrawn
8、hissnakesnatchedthepotfromhishand,protesting:“Nosnakehasfeet.Howcanyouaddfeettoit?”thenhe
