英语阅读翻译:七夕的由来中英对照版
很久以前，有一个放牛娃名叫牛郎，父母早亡，只好跟着哥哥嫂嫂度日。然而，哥哥嫂子为人狠毒，经常虐待他。他们逼牛郎干苦活，不让他吃饱睡好，最后又把他赶出了家门，牛郎除了身上的衣服和一头老水牛外，一无所有。Onceuponatime,therelivedapoorcowherd,Niulang,whoseparentshaddiedlongbefore.Hehadtolivetogetherwithhiselderbrother.Unfortunately,hisbrotherandhissister-in-lawwereverymeanandoftentreatedNiulangverybadly.Theywouldnotgivehimenoughfoodtoeat,andmadehimworksohardthathehardlyhadtimetosleep.Finally,theykickedhimoftheirhome.Allhehadintheworldweretheclothesonhisbackandanoldox.
牛郎在山边搭了间茅草屋，辛勤开垦，在岩石地上挖出了一片菜园，他常常饥肠辘辘，劳累不堪，但把老水牛照顾得好好的。一日，牛突然说话了，它告诉牛郎说自己前身是天上的金牛星，由于违反了天条把粮食种子撒到了人间，天帝将它贬到人间以示惩罚。老牛说，过几天，天上的仙女会下凡到离茅草屋不远的圣池里游泳，其中有一个勤劳善良、美丽贤惠的姑娘，名叫织女。织女是天宫中王母娘娘的外孙女，如果牛郎能趁仙女洗澡的时候把织女的衣服拿走，她就会留下来作他的妻子。Niulangbuiltasmallthatchedcottageonthesideofamountain.Hecutanddugandsweatuntilhehadmadeavegetablegardenoutoftherockysoil.Hewasoftentiredandhungry,butalwaysfoundtimetotakegoodcareofhisoldox.Oneday,theoldoxsuddenlybegantospeaktohim.ItsaidthatitusedtobeTaurus,theGolden-OxStar,intheskyandhadbeenbanishedbytheLordofHeaventothisworldaspunishmentforitsviolationofheavenlyrulebyspreadinggrainseedstothisworld.TheoldoxtoldNiulangthatthegoddessesofHeavenwouldtakeabathinasacredpondnotfarfromhiscottageafewdayslater.Amongthemwasabeautiful,virtuousandindustriousgirlwhosenameisZhinu,theGirlWeaver.ZhinuwasagranddaughteroftheKingoftheHeavenlyKingdom.IftheCowherdtooktheadvantageoftheirbathinthepondtotakeawayherclothes,shewouldstayandbecomehiswife.
到了那天，牛郎藏在高大的芦苇丛里等着。老牛说的话显灵了，仙女们很快就到了，她们脱掉丝袍跳进水里。牛郎偷偷地爬出来，拿起织女的衣服跑开了。仙女们吓着了，赶快上岸，穿起衣服跑开了，把织女一个人留在后头。牛郎跑回来，把衣服还给了织女，他对织女一见钟情。两人相对而视，织女对牛郎说要做他的妻子。Whenthedaycame,Niulanghidinthetallreedsbythepondandwaitedfortheyounggoddesses.Theysooncame,justastheoxsaidtheywould.Theytookofftheirsilkrobesandjumpedintotheclearwater.Niulangcreptoutofhishidingplace,pickedupZhinu'sclothesandranaway.Hercompanionsweresofrightenedthattheyjumpedout,dressedasquicklyastheycouldandflewaway,leavingtheGirlWeaverbehind.Niulangreturnedandgaveherbackherclothes.Hehadadoredherfromthefirstsighthesawher.Theylookedintoeachother'seyes.TheGirleWeavertoldthepoorCowherdthatshewouldbehiswife.
两人结婚后，牛郎耕田种地，织女纺线织衣，恩恩爱爱。织女成了远近的名人，她心灵手巧，养蚕纺纱，编锦织缎，样样精通。三年后，侄女生了对龙凤胎，男孩儿叫"金哥"，女孩儿叫"玉妹"。小两口日子过得幸福美满，牛郎织女满以为能够终身相守，白头到老。Aftertheirmarriage,theCowherdploughedandtheGirlWeaverwoveandtheylovedeachother.TheGirlWeaverbecamefamousfarandnearforherdexterityinraisingsilkworms,reelingandweavingexquisitesilksandsatins.Threeyearslater,Zhinugavebirthtotwins,aboyandagirl.Theynamedtheboy"BrotherGold"andthegirl"SisterJade".Thecouplewereoverjoyedwiththeadditionstotheirfamilyandbelievedthattheywouldremainadevotedcoupletotheendoftheirlives.
一天，牛快死了，临死前说对小两口说，将它的皮剥下来放好，有朝一日，披上它，就可飞上天去。牛死后，牛郎心疼地剥下牛皮，小心翼翼地收藏起来。Oneday,theoxwasdying.Beforeitcloseditseyesforthelasttime,ittoldtheyoungcoupletoskinhimandkeepitshideafteritsdeath.ItalsotoldthemthatitshidewouldenablramantoflyeventoHeaven.Aftertheoldoxdied,theyoungcouplereluctantlyskinneditandstoreditwithmeticulouscare.
这时候，玉皇大帝和王母娘娘听说孙女到了人间，还结婚生子，非常生气，遂下令天神尽快把织女捉回来。Meanwhile,theKingandQueenofHeavenfoundoutthattheirgranddaughterhadgonetotheworldofManandtakenahusband.Theyflewintoatemper.TheyorderedagodtobringtheGirlWeaverbackassoonaspossible.
一日，牛郎从地里回来看见孩子们坐在地上哭，忙到织布机前看，没人。孩子说，有个老太太把妈妈抓走了。牛郎记起了老牛对他说的话，他把孩子放到两个箩筐里，披上牛皮，挑起箩筐，突然，他轻如浮云，飞向天空。眼看快追上了，王母娘娘听到了小孩的哭声，她朝后一望，从头上取下金簪，在身后划了一道，天空中立马出现一条奔腾的河，这条河就叫天河。天河太宽，河水湍急，牛郎飞不过去，只能看着织女飞走，父子三人哭得揪心裂胆，天帝见此情景，大为感动，遂允许牛郎织女每年农历七月初七在天河上鹊桥相会。Niulangcamebackfromthefieldonedaytofindhistwochildrensittingonthegroundandcrying.Hefoundtheseatattheloomempty.Thetwochildrentoldhimthatanoldladyhadjusttakentheirmotheraway.Niulangrememberedwhattheoldoxhadtoldhim,hecarriedhistwochildrenintwobasketsonapoleandputonthemagichide.Immediately,hegotaslightasacloudandflewupintothesky.HehadalmostcaughtupwiththeQueenandhiswifewhentheQueenheardthecryingofhischildren.Lookingback,shepulledoffagoldclaspfromherhairanddrewalinebehindher.Aragingtorrentimmediatelyappearedinthesky.Thisistheso-calledRiverofHeaven.TheCowherdandhischildrencouldnotgetpastthiswideandswollenriver.Heartbroken,heandhischildrencouldonlylookandweepbitterly.Movedbytheirmournfulcrying,theKingofHeavendecidedtoallowtheseparatedcoupletomeetonabridgeofmagpiesontheseventhnightoftheseventhLunarmontheachyear.
这对可怜的夫妻变成了星星，牛郎变成了牵牛星，织女成了织女星，把他们分开的河就是银河。Thepoorcoupleeachbecameastar,theCowherd,AltairandtheGirlWeaver,Vega.ThewideriverthatkeptthemapartisknownastheMilkyWay.
这个悲楚动人的故事一代代相传。据说，七月初七那天，喜鹊很少，因为他们都要飞到银河上为牛郎织女搭起约会的桥。由于牛郎和织女在上面站的时间太长了，次日，这些忠实的喜鹊头都变秃了。Thissadlovestoryhaspassedfromgenerationtogeneration.ItiswellknownthatveryfewmagpiesareseenontheDouble-SeventhDay.ThisisbecausetheyallflytotheMilkyWaytoformabridgeforthemeetingoftheCowherdandtheGirlWeaver.Andthenextdaythemagpies'headsarebaldbecausetheCowherdandtheGirlWeaverwalkedandstoodtoolongontheheadsoftheirloyalfeatheredfriends.
在中国，许多人把"七夕节"当成本族的情人节。TheDouble-SeventhDayinChinaisconsideredbymanytheChineseValentine'sDay.
七夕节的由来(用英语表达)
七夕节的由来（中英对照）
从前，有个善良又诚实的人，叫牛郎。他的父母在他童年的时候就死了。后来，他被迫和他嫂子生活在一起，他靠用牛耕地来糊口。
Longlongago,therewasanhonestandkind-heartedfellownamedNiuLang.Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasachild.Laterhewasdirvenoutofhishomebyhissister-in-law(嫂子）.Sohelivedbyfarmingwithanoldcow.
一天，神奇的牛告诉他，去寻找一个美丽的和漂亮的女人作为他的人生伴侣。在这头牛的指引下，一天傍晚，牛郎来到河边，看到7个美丽的仙女在洗澡，他就拿了其中最漂亮的一件丝绸走了。
Oneday,themagicalcowkindlytoldhimawaytofindabeautifulandnicewomanashislifecompanion.Underthedirectionofthecow,NiuLangwenttotheriversideonanevening.Thiseveningthesevenfairiesleftheaventobathe.Hetookoneofthebeautifulsilkdressesthefairieshadleftonthebank.
当仙女们从水里出来后，最小的那个仙女找不到衣服了，所以其他的仙女们就回天上了，而没有带走她。
Whenthefairiesleftthewater,theyoungestcouldn'tfindherclothesandhadtoseehersistersflybacktoheavenwithouther.
后来，牛郎拿着衣服出来，像这个被落下的最小的仙女表白说：“我想和你在一起。”从此织女就爱上了牛郎，就悄悄的来到的人间嫁给了牛郎。夫妻俩一个种田，一个织布，生活十分美满，两年间织女生了一对儿女。
ThenNiuLangcameoutwiththedressandaskedtheyoungestfairy,ZhiNu,tostaywithhim.ZhiNufellinlovewithhimandcamedownsecretlytoearthandmarriedhim.SoNiuLangfarmedinthefiledandtheZhiNuwoveathome.Theylivedahappylifeandhadasonandadaughter.
不幸的是，天帝很快发现了这件事，命令王母去把织女抓回来。在这头神奇牛的帮助下，牛郎带着两个孩子飞到了天上。
Unfortunately,theGodofHeavensoonfoundoutthefactandorderedtheQueenMothertobringZhiNuback.Withthehelpofmagicalcow,NiuLangflewtoheavenwithhissonanddaughter.
正在他要抓住织女的时候，王母摘下金发簪在空中划了一下。一道银河出现在了牛郎面前，从此牛郎和织女被这道银河分隔两地。
Atthetimewhenhewasabouttocatchupwithhiswife,theQueenMothertookoffoneofhergoldhairpinsandmadeastroke.OneriverappearedinfrontofNiuLang.NiuLangandZhiNuwereseparatedonthetwobanksforever.
他们的忠诚感动了喜鹊，成千上万的喜鹊在银河上架起一座鹊桥，让牛郎织女在桥上相会。王母没有办法，被他们感动了，只好允许每年的七月初七的晚上，让牛郎和织女在鹊桥上相会一次。因此，牛郎和织女的约会就是“七夕节”（七七节）。
Theyloyaltytotouchedmagpies，sotensofthousandsofmagpiescametobuildabridgefortheCowhandandWeaverMaidtomeeteachother.TheQueenMotherwaseventuallymovedandallowedthemtomeeteachyearonthe7thofthe7thlunarmonth.Hencetheirmeetingdatehasbeencalled"QiXi"(DoubleSeventh).
七夕节的由来英文
七夕节的由来英文
QixiFestival(Chinese:七夕节),alsoknownastheQiqiaoFestival(Chinese:乞巧节),isaChinesefestivalthatcelebratestheannualmeetingofthecowherdandweavergirlinChinesemythology.Itfallsontheseventhdayofthe7thmonthontheChinesecalendar.ItissometimescalledtheDoubleSeventhFestival,theChineseValentine'sDay,ortheMagpieFestival.Thisisanimportantfestival,especiallyforyounggirls.
Thefestivaloriginatedfromtheromanticlegendoftwolovers,ZhinüandNiulang,whoweretheweavermaidandthecowherd,respectively.ThetaleofTheWeaverGirlandtheCowherdhasbeencelebratedintheQixiFestivalsincetheHanDynasty.Theearliest-knownreferencetothisfamousmythdatesbacktoover2600yearsago,whichwastoldinapoemfromtheClassicofPoetry.ThefestivalinspiredTanabatainJapanandChilseokinKorea.
Mythology
ThegeneraltaleisaboutalovestorybetweenZhinu(theweavergirl,symbolizingVega)andNiulang(thecowherd,symbolizingAltair).Theirlovewasnotallowed,thustheywerebanishedtooppositesidesoftheSilverRiver(symbolizingtheMilkyWay).Onceayear,onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,aflockofmagpieswouldformabridgetoreunitetheloversforoneday.Therearemanyvariationsofthestory.Avariationfollows:
Ayoungcowherd,henceNiulang(Chinese:牛郎;literally:"cowherd"),cameacrossabeautifulgirl—Zhinü(simplifiedChinese:织女;traditionalChinese:织女;literally:"weavergirl"),theGoddess'sseventhdaughter,whohadjustescapedfromboringheaventolookforfun.ZhinüsoonfellinlovewithNiulang,andtheygotmarriedwithouttheknowledgeoftheGoddess.Zhinüprovedtobeawonderfulwife,andNiulangtobeagoodhusband.Theylivedhappilyandhadtwochildren.ButtheGoddessofHeaven(orinsomeversions,Zhinü'smother)foundoutthatZhinü,afairygirl,hadmarriedameremortal.TheGoddesswasfuriousandorderedZhinütoreturntoheaven.(Alternatively,theGoddessforcedthefairybacktoherformerdutyofweavingcolorfulclouds,atasksheneglectedwhilelivingonearthwithamortal.)OnEarth,Niulangwasveryupsetthathiswifehaddisappeared.Suddenly,hisoxbegantotalk,tellinghimthatifhekilleditandputonitshide,hewouldbeabletogouptoHeaventofindhiswife.Cryingbitterly,hekilledtheox,putontheskin,andcarriedhistwobelovedchildrenofftoHeaventofindZhinü.TheGoddessdiscoveredthisandwasveryangry.Takingoutherhairpin,theGoddessscratchedawideriverintheskytoseparatethetwoloversforever,thusformingtheMilkyWaybetweenAltairandVega.Zhinümustsitforeverononesideoftheriver,sadlyweavingonherloom,whileNiulangwatchesherfromafarwhiletakingcareoftheirtwochildren(hisflankingstarsβandγAquilaeorbytheirChinesenamesHèGu1andHèGu3).Butonceayearallthemagpiesintheworldwouldtakepityonthemandflyupintoheaventoformabridge(鹊桥,"thebridgeofmagpies",QueQiao)overthestarDenebintheCygnusconstellationsotheloversmaybetogetherforasinglenight,whichistheseventhnightoftheseventhmoon.
Traditions
Younggirlspartakeinworshipingthecelestials(拜仙)duringrituals.TheygotothelocaltempletopraytoZhinüforwisdom.Paperitemsareusuallyburnedasofferings.Girlsmayalsorecitetraditionalprayersfordexterityinneedlework,whichsymbolizethetraditionaltalentsofagoodspouse.Divinationcouldtakeplacetodeterminepossibledexterityinneedlework.Theymakewishesformarryingsomeonewhowouldbeagoodandlovinghusband.Duringthefestival,girlsmakeadisplayoftheirdomesticskills.Traditionally,therewouldbecontestsamongstyounggirlswhoattemptedtobethebestinthreadingneedlesunderlow-lightconditionsliketheglowofemberorahalfmoon.Today,girlssometimesgathertoiletriesinhonorofthesevenmaidens.
Thefestivalalsoheldanimportancefornewly-wedcouples.Traditionally,theywouldworshipthecelestialcoupleforthelasttimeandbidfarewelltothem.Thecelebrationstoodsymbolforahappymarriageandshowedthatthemarriedwomanwastreasuredbyhernewfamily.
Duringthisfestival,afestoonisplacedintheyard.Singleandnewly-wedwomenmakeofferingstoNiulangandZhinü,whichmayincludefruit,flowers,tea,andfacepowder.Afterfinishingtheofferings,halfofthefacepowderisthrownontheroofandtheotherhalfdividedamongtheyoungwomen.Itisbelievedthatbydoingthis,thewomenareboundinbeautywithZhinü.Talessaythatitwillrainonthisfatefuldayifthere'scryinginheaven.Othertalessaythatyoucanheartheloverstalkingifyoustandundergrapevinesonthisnight.
Onthisday,theChinesegazetotheskytolookforVegaandAltairshiningintheMilkyWay,whileathirdstarformsasymbolicbridgebetweenthetwostars.Itwassaidthatifitrainsonthisdaythatitwascausedbyariversweepingawaythemagpiebridge,orthattherainisthetearsoftheseparatedcouple.Basedonthelegendofaflockofmagpiesformingabridgetoreunitethecouple,apairofmagpiescametosymbolizeconjugalhappinessandfaithfulness.