留学生在中国 第6期 lovestory 爱情故事

 　　You：Chinese lover's day just passed.

　　中国的情人节刚过。

　　David：Ah, the time for lovers¹ to meet.

　　哦，情人约会的日子。

　　You：Yes, it is in the August. I can't remember which day, but I do know that in the Chinese lunar calendar it's July seven. I don't know which way it is in the solar calendar.

　　是的，在8月份。我记不清出具体的日子了，但我知道是阴历七月初七。阳历是哪一天我不知道。

　　David：Someone told me once about the story behind this special day.

　　我曾听说过关于这个特殊节日的故事。

　　You：This's a story of two lovers. They are two stars in the sky.

　　这是一对恋人的故事。他们是天空中的两颗星星。

　　David：Yes, it is a beautiful story. One was a goddess, the daughter of a god, and one was a shepherd² boy. They fell in love next to a stream at first sight. Then they married, and had children, but then the mother or father of the goddess got mad.

　　多么美的故事。一个是神仙的女儿，另一个是个牧人。他们在小河边一见钟情，然后他们结了婚，有了孩子。但后来不知道是她的父亲还是母亲发怒了。

　　You：Her mother, yeah. That’s a very beautiful story.

　　是她母亲。是呀，是个美丽的故事。

　　David：They were divided to starts on two sides, and only on that day can they see each other.

　　他们被变成了两颗星星，分隔两地，只有在那一天才能见面。

　　You：They were sepereted by a river, I mean, the Milky³ Way.

　　他们被一条叫“银河”的天河隔开了。

　　David：The River? No bridge?

　　河？没有桥吗？

　　You：No, in Chinese it’s called Yinhe, the SilverRiver.

　　没有。汉语里叫做银河。

　　David：You mean the Milky Way. The Milky Way is the English name of our galaxy⁴. At night, the galaxy appears like a river in the sky.

　　你是说“银河”——夜晚出现在天空中，就像一条天河。

　　You：Oh, I see. Anyway, they can meet only once a year on a bridge made by birds. A lot of birds come together to form a bridge that the lovers use to meet each other on.

　　我明白了。就如故事里讲的，他们每年在由很多鸟架成的桥上只见一次面。

1 lovers   

爱好者( lover的名词复数 )； 情人； 情夫； 情侣

参考例句：

• They were off-screen lovers. 他们是真实生活中的情侣。
• Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧和朱丽叶这一对莎士比亚笔下命运多舛的恋人

2 shepherd   

n.牧羊者，牧师，指导者；v.看守，领导，指导

参考例句：

• The shepherd boy waited for his sheep to drink.牧童等羊喝水。
• The shepherd and his dog gathered in the sheep.牧羊人和牧羊狗把羊群赶到一块。

3 milky   

adj.牛奶的，多奶的；乳白色的

参考例句：

• Alexander always has milky coffee at lunchtime.亚历山大总是在午餐时喝掺奶的咖啡。
• I like a hot milky drink at bedtime.我喜欢睡前喝杯热奶饮料。

4 galaxy   

n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)

参考例句：

• The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
• The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。