The Dragon

龍

An evil dragon lived in a castle in the remote southern mountains.

偏遠(yuǎn)的南部山區(qū)有一座城堡，里面住著一條惡龍。

One day the monster landed in a town. The dragon commanded the people, “Give me food now, or I will eat you!” The dragon lifted its wings so that its lungs could be completely filled with hot steam, and breathed it upon the people. A man turned into a stone statue!

有一天，這條惡龍來到一座鎮(zhèn)子。它對(duì)民眾說：“給我食物，不然就把你們都吃掉！”說罷舉起翅膀，朝著人們口吐火熱的氣體。瞬間把其中一人變?yōu)榱耸瘢?br>

The people submitted and brought food. The dragon ate all of it and left.

人們不敢造次，紛紛回家?guī)砹耸澄铩糊埑酝晔澄锖箅x開了。

The people sent a boy to ask for help from a wise old man. He resided in a temple.

寺廟里住著一位年長的智者，人們派一名小男孩去向他求救。

The boy told the old man about the dragon. Then, the old man counseled the boy. “A meteor will fall in the northern sky. It will make a huge explosion. Find the meteor and bring it to me. I will use it to make a sword for you.”

小男孩對(duì)長者說了事情原委。長者聽后回答說：“會(huì)有一塊隕石從北邊落下來，到時(shí)會(huì)造成大爆炸。把這塊隕石找來給我，我為你鑄一把劍。”

The boy did as the old man said. Soon, the sword was ready.

男孩按照長者所言行動(dòng)。很快，寶劍就做好了。

Use this to kill the dragon. But be careful. You must cover yourself with weeds that smell bad. That will ensure that he does not smell you, the man said.

“用這把劍去屠龍，但要小心。你要藏身于臭草叢中，這樣惡龍便無法發(fā)現(xiàn)你的蹤跡，”長者說道。

The boy traveled for many days to find the castle. He went to the upper level and opened a door. He could see the dragon’s tail. It was sleeping, so the boy killed it. Then, he took the dragon’s gold and jewelry and returned to his town. The people were happy.

數(shù)天之后。男孩找到了那座城堡。他爬上樓并打開了一扇門。他能看到惡龍的尾巴，此時(shí)它熟睡正酣，男孩趁機(jī)殺掉了惡龍。隨后，男孩帶上了惡龍的金銀珠寶返回了城里。人們喜出望外。

單詞

bring v.帶來；帶走

castle n.城堡

command v.命令

counsel v.建議；勸告

ensure v.保證

explosion n.爆炸

jewelry n.珠寶

land v.著陸

meteor n.流星

monster n.怪物

northern adj.北方的

remote adj.遙遠(yuǎn)的

southern adj.南方的

statue n.雕像；雕塑

steam n.蒸汽

submit v.服從，順從

temple n.寺廟

upper adj.較高的，上面的

weed n.野草

wing n.翅膀