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阿诗玛

阿诗玛

Ashima

Level 5 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 63 vocabulary words

Source: 撒尼族叙事长诗《阿诗玛》 · Sani epic Ashima

撒sā尼ní姑娘gū niang阿ā诗shī玛mǎ又yòu美měi又yòu能干néng gàn,和hé勇敢yǒng gǎn的de小伙子xiǎo huǒ zi阿ā黑hēi相xiāng爱ài。

Ashima of the Sani, beautiful and able, loved the brave youth Ahei.

有钱yǒu qián人家rén jia的de阿ā支zhī抢qiǎng了le阿ā诗shī玛mǎ回家huí jiā逼bī婚hūn,阿ā诗shī玛mǎ宁níng死sǐ不bù从cóng。阿ā黑hēi赶gǎn来lái救jiù她tā,和hé阿ā支zhī比赛bǐ sài砍kǎn树shù、接jiē火huǒ种zhòng都dōu赢yíng了le。

The rich A'zhi kidnapped her and forced marriage, she would rather die. Ahei raced to save her, beating A'zhi at tree-felling and fire-carrying.

阿ā支zhī放fàng洪水hóng shuǐ冲chōng走zǒu了le阿ā诗shī玛mǎ。阿ā诗shī玛mǎ变成biàn chéng了le山谷shān gǔ里lǐ的de回huí声shēng。

A'zhi loosed a flood that swept Ashima away; she became the valley's echo.

如今rú jīn石shí林lín里lǐ还有hái yǒu阿ā诗shī玛mǎ的de石shí峰fēng,对duì着zhe石shí峰fēng喊hǎn一yì声shēng,回huí声shēng就jiù回答huí dá你nǐ,阿ā诗shī玛mǎ还hái在zài。

Her stone peak still stands in the Stone Forest, call to it and the echo answers. Ashima remains.

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