英语讲中国成语故事14 世外桃源 Peach Paradise.pdf

G2成语_PeachParadise世外桃源

作者：JennyLamandSheilaHigginson

朗读者：AaronSmith

Lexile：570L

难度：相当于美国小学二年级

在战火纷争的年代里，陶渊明曾幻想过一个世外桃源，并将它撰写成一

个有趣的故事。从前，有位渔人在划船时迷了路，沿途却发现许多开满

了花朵的桃树。他走进树林，看见一座山，山中有个仅容纳一人通行的

洞穴，洞穴的出口有缕缕阳光照入，美轮美奂。洞穴外是一个村庄，这

里与世隔绝，人们生活平静安逸。村民热情好客，款待渔人，使他流连

忘返。渔人离开村庄后能找回这个世外桃源吗？

WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisPeachParadise,

retoldbyJennyLamandSheilaHigginson,andnarratedbyAaron

Smith.

ThewriterTaoYuanMinglivedduringtheEasternJinDynasty(365-427

AD).ItwasatimeofwarinChina.TaoYuanMingwishedeveryone

couldstopfightingandliveinpeace.Hedreamedofafable.Itwentlike

this…

Onceuponatime,afishermansetouttoexploreariver.Hegotinhis

smallboatandbegantorow.Thefishermanrowedandrowedand

rowed.Hegotsocaughtupintherhythmoftherowing,helosttrack

ofwherehewas.Still,hekeptonrowing.

Alongtheway,thefishermanspottedsomepeachtreesontheriver

bankcoveredwithflowers.Fartherdowntheriver,hesaw

moreblossomingpeachtrees.

“Theremustbehundredsoftrees!”thefishermangasped.

Attheendoftheriver,thefishermancameuponawholeforestof

blossomingpeachtrees.Ashesteppedoffhisboat,hisfeetsankin

acarpetofpeachpetals.Thesweetsmellfilledtheair.

“Thisisapeachparadise!”thefishermancried.“Ihaveneverseenor

smelledanythinglikeit!”

Hewalkedthroughtheforesttoseewhatelsetherewastosee.Atthe

endoftheforesthefoundamountain.Atthebaseofthemountainwasa

tinycave.Thesmallopeningwasjustwideenoughtofitoneperson.

Abeamoflightshoneoutfromthecave.Theedgesofthebeam

werelacedwithcolorsoftherainbow.Itfeltmagical.

“It’slikethatrainbowlightiscallingmeintothecave,”thefisherman

whisperedtohimself.

Hecrawledinsidethetinyopening.Itwasdifficulttosee,buthekept

crawlingtowardthelight.Thenarrowtunnelstartedtogetwidera