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PAGE PAGE 12 射雕英雄传英文版 Eagle Shooting Hero Chapter 1 - Incident in the blizzard 第一回　风雪惊变 Translated by: Moinllieon Day in and day out, day after day, the Qiantang River majestically winds through and around Ox Village, near the city of Linan, on its journey toward the sea. On the shores there stood thirty or so tallow trees, leaves red like fire, yet another sign that it was now August. The wild weeds and grass around the village had just started to turn yellow. The sun shone down at a low angle on the grass, adding even more to their bleakness. Underneath two giant pine trees there gathered a group of villagers; the crowd included both men and women along with more than ten children. All of them were listening to a thin old man, giving him their complete attention. 钱塘江浩浩江水，日日夜夜无穷无休的从临安牛家村边绕过，东流入海。江畔一排数十株乌柏树，叶子似火烧般红，正是八月天时。村前村后的野草刚起始变黄，一抹斜阳映照之下，更增了几分萧索。两株大松树下围着一堆村民，男男女女和十几个小孩，正自聚精会神的听着一个瘦削的老者说话。 The old man was about fifty or so, the green robe that he was wearing had been washed to a bluish-gray. He banged two pieces of wood together a couple of times, with the little bamboo stick in his left hand he started to beat on a little drum to keep pace. He started to sing: “那说话人五十来岁年纪，一件青布长袍早洗得褪成了蓝灰色。只听他两片梨花木板碰了几下，左手中竹棒在一面小羯鼓上敲起得得连声。唱道： The peach blossoms without fail, vast unused fields feeding the crows. After the soldiers by the well, families gather in sorrow.” 　　“小桃无主自开花，烟草茫茫带晚鸦。 　　几处败垣围故井，向来一一是人家。” The old man banged the drum with the stick a couple of times more, and then continued: “Old Man Yie had a wife, a son, and a daughter. They lost each other when the Jin invaded. Finally, after many hardships and much difficulty, they were able to get back together. They returned to their home to find that the Jin soldiers had burned it to the ground. They had no choice but to head off to Bianliang (modern day Kaifeng, capital of North Song). ‘The heavens produce unexpected storms, people have unforeseen misfortunes’. As soon as the four of them got to Bianliang, the