中国神话故事英文简介ppt课件.ppt

,TheAncientMythologyofChina,1,Chinesecivilizationisoneofthemostsplendidculturesintheworld,whichdatesbacktothousandsofyearsago.Similartomanyoldcivilizations,itsearlycultureisintegratedwithlegendsandmyths.Asdescribedinmythology,ChinesecivilizationbeginswithPangu,thecreatoroftheuniverse,andNvwa,thecreatorofmankind.,2,Thecreatoroftheuniverse,3,Accordingtolegend,inthebeginningoftheworld,theheavenandearthwereintegratedintoonebodythatisjustlikeanegg.Andinthe“egg”Pangusleptforthousandsofyears.Onedayhesuddenlywokeup.Openinghiseyes,hefoundeverythingwasblurredandinvisible.Angrily,hegraspedanaxeandwieldeditwithaneffort.Theheavenandtheearthstartedtosplit.Hefearedthattheheavenandtheearthgotintegratedintoonebodyagain.Sohedecidedtoholdtheheavenwithhishandsandfeet.,Thousandsofyearspassed,theheavenandtheearthfinallyseparated,butPangufelldownexhaustedly.Followinghisdeath,hisbreathturnedintothewindandcloud,hisvoicethethunder;hiseyesthesunandthemoon.Hisfourlimbsandbodybecamethefourquadrantsoftheglobe,andhisbloodtheriversandhismuscleandbonesthelayersoftheearth.Hisfleshbecamethesoil,hishairsandfursthestars,flowersandtrees.Pangucreatedtherichandbeautifulworldwithhisbody.,5,女娲造人,6,ItissaidthatNwaexistedinthebeginningoftheworld.Shewasagoddesshadhumanfacewithasnake-likebody.Shefeltlonelyastherewerenoanimalssoshebeganthecreationofanimalsandhumans.Onthefirstdayshecreatedchickens.Ontheseconddayshecreateddogs.Onthethirddayshecreatedsheep.Onthefourthdayshecreatedpigs.Onthefifthdayshecreatedcows.Onthesixthdayshecreatedhorses.Ontheseventhdayshebegancreatingmenfromyellowclay.,7,Oneday,shefoundthevillainsheoriginallycreatedhasbeenhairsnow-whiteanddied.Lookedatthiskindofsituation,shefeltsecretlyworry.SoNuwareferenceeverythingpickgenerationmethod,dividedhumanintomenandwomen,sothathumancanalsocooperate,reproduce.Becausehumanisgod-likecreature,notequalwithanimals,sosheagainestablishedmarriagesystemwhichisdifferentfromanimalspromiscuity-after.,8,Itissaidthereweretwodeities,GongGong,theGodofWaterandZhuRong,theGodofFire,onedaytheyfellinbattle.Theyfoughtallthewayfromheaventoearth,causingturmoileverywhere.TheGodofFirewon,andinangertheGodofWaterstruckhisheadagainstBuzhouMountain.Themountaincollapsedanddowncamethebigpillarthatheldheavenfromearth.Theskyslantedtothenorthwestandtheearthtothesoutheast,andso,sincethen,thesun,themoonandallthestarsturntowardsthewestandalltheriversrunsoutheast.,10,女娲补天,11,AfterGonggongstruckagainsttheBuzhouMountain.Halfoftheskyfellin,leavingabigblackhole.Theearthcrackedopen,forestswentupinflames,floodwaterssproutedfrombeneaththeearthanddragons,snakesandfierceanimalsleapedoutatthepeople.Manypeopleweredrownedandmorewereburnedordevoured.Itwasanunprecedenteddisaster.,12,Nuwawasgrievedthatmankindshouldundergosuchsuffering.Shedecidedtomendtheskyandendthiscatastrophe.Shemeltedtogethervariouskindsofcoloredstonesandwiththemoltenmixturepatchedupthesky.Thenshekilledagiantturtleanduseditsfourlegsasfourpillarstosupportthefallenpartofthesky.Shecaughtandkilledadragonandthisscaredtheotherbeastsaway.Thenshegatheredandburnedahugequantityofreedsandwiththeashesstoppedthefloodfromspreading,sothatthepeoplecouldlivehappilyagain.,13,夸父追日,14,InancientmythsPanguwasagiantandtheoffspringofNetherGodHoutu,wholivedinthenorthernwilderness.Hisearshungtwoyellowsnakes,holdingtwoyellowsnakes,tocatchupwiththesun.WhenhearrivedatwherethesunsetshefeltthirtysohedrunkuptheYellowRiverandWei-Shui,stillnotenough,hewenttothenorthoftheGreatLakes.HavenotarrivedattheGreatLakes,hediedofthirstonthehalfway.,15,精卫填海,16,Onceuponatime,therewasacutelittlefairy,namedbabygirl,shewastheyoungestdaughterofEmperorYan,andhelovedherverymuch.Babygirlwantedtovisitthesunrisesplacetheeastsea.Butherfatherwastoobusytotakeherthere.Onedayshesailedaboattothedepthsoftheeastsea.Fartherandfartherawayfromland,seawavesweremoreandmorebigandherboatcapsized.,17,Justbeforeshewasburiedbythesurgingwaves,herspiritturnedintoabeautifulbird.Asitflewovertheroaringsea,itcriedsadlyinthesoundjinwei,jingwei.ThatwaswhypeoplecalleditJi