中国传统文化经典哲理故事(英文).doc

中国传统文化经典哲理故事(英文).docHarmony of Humoun and Nature 天人合一〖 Zhuangzhou Dreamed a Butterfly 〗 One day at sunset , Zhuangzi dozed off and dreamed that he turned into a butterfly . He flapped his wings and made sure enough he was a butterfly . He had such a joyful feel-ing as he fluttered about that pletely forgot that he was Zhuangzi . Soon though , he realized that proud butterfly was really Zhuangzi who dreamed he was a butterfly . Or was ita butterfly who dreamed he was Zhuangzi? Maybe Zhuangzi was the butterfly , and maybe the butterfly was Zhungzi? This is what is meant by the “ transformation of things .”庄周梦蝶一天, 落日时分, 庄子梦见自己变成一只蝴蝶。他扑打扑打翅膀, 确信自己已经变成一只蝴蝶。这时他十分惬意, 飘飘然竟完全忘记了自己是庄子。一会儿醒来, 他明白了, 那只骄傲的蝴蝶正是梦见自己变成蝴蝶的庄子。或许是蝴蝶做梦自己变成了庄子也未可知。庄子是蝴蝶? 亦或蝴蝶是庄子? 这正是所谓的“事物转换”的道理啊! 〖A Fond Dream of Nanke 〗 In the Tang Dynasty , there lived a person called Chun Yufen . One day , his friends came to celebrate his birthday , and Chun Yufen was drinking under an old pagoda tree . When he became drunk , he fell asleep . Suddenly , Chun Yufen met with two atomies who took him into a giant hole in the tree , having a ride to the great Kingdom of Pagoda . Chun Yufen found himself ina fairy world with many red gates , magnificent palaces , luxuriant pavilions and beautiful gardens . 南柯一梦在中国唐朝, 有个人叫淳于棼。一天他过生日, 在门前大槐树下摆下宴席和朋友饮酒作乐,好不快活。喝醉了之后,他便睡着了。迷迷糊糊之中, 他突然感觉有两个使者请他上车, 马车朝大槐树下一个树洞驶去, 驶向“槐安国”。他发现树洞里另有一番仙境。有许多朱红色的大门, 大门里面是华丽的宫殿, 周围是亭台楼阁和美丽的花园。 The king appreciated him very much so that he was named the mayor of Nanke ,a small town in the Kingdom . Soon after , he married the king ’s beautiful daughter . Chun Yufen was so happy with the life there that he totally forgot his hometown . Twenty years passed , and Chun Yufen stayed as the very essful mayor of Nanke and raised a big family of five sons and two daughters . 国王非常欣赏淳于棼,封他为“南柯郡太守”。后来,国王还将公主许配给他。淳于棼与公主过得非常幸福以致完全忘了自己的家乡。淳于棼上任南柯郡太守后, 前后二十年的时间, 把南柯郡治理得井井有条, 还和公主生了五个儿子,两个女儿。 However,the kingdom was invaded by another country and Chun Yufen had to lead the troops to ho