Kua Fu Chasing the Sun 夸父追日

作者 /应颖颖

指导教师 / 班海东 张泽妍

A long time ago, there was a mountain named “Chengdu Zaitian” in the vast wilderness.

很久以前，广阔的荒原上有一座名为 “成都载天”的高山。

This mountain was home to the Kua Fu tribe, whose members were all tall and mighty with super strength like giants.

山上住着夸父领导的一个部落。族内的人们个个高大威猛，力大无穷，如同巨人。

Catching sight of the sunrise and sunset, Kua Fu suddenly hit upon an idea that he wanted to race against the sun to see who ran faster!

每天看着太阳从东边升起，从西边落下，夸父突然萌发了一个念头：他想和太阳赛跑，比比谁跑得更快！

The next day, the moment the sun came out, he took a big step and ran towards the sun at full speed.

第二天，太阳升起的那一刻，他就迈开大步向着太阳跑去。

The sun, however, was not still, and it steadily rose from the horizon, reached the highest point and then descended to the west.

可太阳并没有停下脚步，它从地平线慢慢升起，到达最高点后又向西方缓缓下降。

Kua Fu could not stop for an instant, and he ran like wind all the way, struggling to catch up.

夸父一刻也不敢停歇，他一路狂奔，奋力追赶。

Most of the day passed, and Kua Fu was finally about to overtake the sun in Yugu, where the sun was supposed to fall!

大半天过去了，就在太阳要落山的地方禺谷，夸父终于要追上大阳了！

But as he got closer, he felt exhausted and extremely thirsty when a huge heat wave hit him all over.

可随着他离大阳越来越近，股巨大的热浪向他袭来，他感觉筋疲力尽，口干舌燥。

Then Kua Fu first came to the Yellow River, and drank the water there in one breath, and then at the Weihe River, he drank up all its water again.

于是夸父来到黄河边，口气喝干了黄河水，然后又喝干了渭河的水。

But that was still far from enough, and he ran to the north where there was a boundless ocean called Daze with abundant water.

尽管如此，他还是口渴难耐，便向北方无边无际的大泽跑去。

However, on the way, he ran out of energy.

在赶往大泽的途中，夸父耗尽了全力。

The moment he was about to fall, Kua Fu threw his cane out with his last bit of strength.

在即将倒下的一瞬间，夸父用尽最后一点力气把手杖丢了出去。

The cane turned into a peach forest with luxuriant foliage and rich fruits.

这只手杖化为一片枝繁叶茂、硕果累累的桃林。

As precious gifts for the descendants, this peach grove served as a resting place and people passing by could enjoy the coolness in the shade and take peaches as food before they continued their journey.

夸父把这片桃林留给了后代子孙，路人们可以在树下乘凉，用桃子解渴充饥后再踏上旅途。

应颖颖

英语B2204班

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