Long long ago, there were two high mountains, Taihang mountain and Wangwu mountain. The two high mountains blocked the way, so the villagers couldn′t go out for thousands of years.
很久很久以前,有两座高山,太行山和王武山。两座高山挡住了去路,所以村民们几千年来都出不去。
One of the villagers is an old man named Yu Gong. He was more than 90 years old.
村民中有一位名叫愚公的老人。他已经90多岁了。
One day, he called his family together and said,“Those two mountains are too much in the way. Let’s move them away.” His wife said, “Are you crazy? How can we move the two big mountains? And what about all the dirt and stones?” “Don′t worry, we can move them to the seaside.” said Yu Gong.
一天,他把家人叫到一起,说:“那两座山太碍事了。我们把它们搬走吧。”他的妻子说:“你疯了吗? 我们怎样才能移动这两座大山? 还有那些泥土和石头呢? “别担心,我们可以把它们搬到海边去。”愚公说。
The next day, when Yu Gong and his family moved the dirt and stones, Hequzhisou laughed at him and said,“You’re so old. How can you move the mountains?”
第二天,愚公和他的家人搬土和石头的时候,河曲之叟嘲笑愚公说:“你太老了。你怎么能移山呢?”
The old man said, “I′m old, but I have sons. If my sons are old,I have grandsons. My grandchildren are endless.We can move generation by generation.” Yu Gong and his family removed the mountains day and night, never taking a break.
老人说: 我老了,但我有儿子。如果我的儿子老了,我还有孙子。我的孙子是无穷无尽的。我们可以一代一代地迁移。愚公和他的家人日夜移山,从未休息过。
Finally, the Heavenly Emperor heard about this. He was moved and thought that Yu Gong spirit was commendable, so he sent his two sons to help. In a blink of an eye, the two mountains were removed away.
最后,天帝听说了这件事。他很感动,觉得愚公精神很可贵,就派两个儿子去帮忙。一眨眼,两座大山就被移走了。
This story tells us that as long as we have determination, anything can be done,no matter how difficult it is.
这个故事告诉我们,只要我们有决心,任何事情都可以做到,不管多难。
(图、文/徐草原, 编审/张慧娟,审核/王俊华)