古代文化1-5单元段落翻译练习.docVIP

《中国古代社会与文化综合教程》1-5单元翻译练习 Unit 1 In ancient times, the four corners of the sky collapsed and the world with its nine regions split open. The sky could not cover the whole earth, nor could the earth carry all the things on it. A great fire raged and would not die out; a fierce flood raced about and could not be checked. Savage beasts devoured innocent people. Then Nuwa melted rocks of five colors to mend the cracks in the sky. She supported the four corners of the sky with the legs she had cut off from a giant turtle. She killed the black dragon to save the people and blocked the flood with the