我与鲜字的故事？英文双语对照

自从老虎做了兽中之王后，饱食终日，无所用心。有一天，无聊之余，突然想起了自己当年的师傅——猫。老虎尽管仍为猫没教会自己爬树的本领而耿耿于怀，但为了显示自己的大王气度，决定设宴招待猫。于是，老虎派狐狸直接向猫发出了邀请。

　　猫接受了邀请，决定准时赴宴。

　　这一天，猫如约来到了老虎大王的山洞。双方寒暄之后，宴会便开始了。老虎对猫说：“今天的宴会我特地为你准备了味道最美的食物——羊肉。”猫听后回答说：“不，我要吃鱼，因为鱼的味道最好。”老虎则说：“羊肉的‘膻’味最美。”猫则坚持说：“鱼的‘腥’味最好。”看看相持不下，老虎便说：“我是大王，我说了算！”猫却并不买账，反唇相讥道：“我是师傅，应该我说了算！”这时，在一旁的狐狸见状搭了腔，说道：“一个大王，一个师傅，二者都是权威，话说得都有道理。你们争下去也没个结果，干脆待我去讨教造字始祖，看他能不能为你们造一个新字，表示味道美好，既有羊又有鱼，既膻又腥，如何？”老虎和猫听罢，都表示赞成。

　　就这样，狐狸来到造字始祖的家，心想这下一定会难倒始祖。没想到，说明来意后，始祖表示这很简单，当即造一个字，折衷了二者对味道的偏好，使该字的字形中既有“羊”又有“鱼”，发音中既有“膻”又有“腥”。之后，始祖又告诉狐狸说，老虎和猫在这个字的具体写法上，还会有争吵。狐狸问：“那如何是好？”于是，始祖如此这般地教导了狐狸一番。

　　狐狸回到山洞，告诉老虎与猫，始祖新造字的字形中既有“羊”又有“鱼”，发音中既有“膻”又有“腥”，二者都表示同意。但在这个字的写法上，果然不出始祖所料，老虎与猫又发生了争执。因为老虎爱吃“羊”，便坚持要把这个新字写作“羊”字头、“鱼”字底；反之，猫则坚持要写作“鱼”字头、“羊”字底。那么，到底这个字该怎么写呢？双方又各不相让。最后，狐狸根据始祖预先设置的方案从中打圆场，说：“这就不必非得要争个高低不可了吧。‘鱼’和‘羊’平起平坐，‘鱼’在左、‘羊’在右。在读音上，取‘腥’的前半部分‘xi-’在前、取‘膻’的后半部分‘-ɑn’在后。”猫听了很高兴。老虎则问：“这是为什么？”狐狸想了想，回答：“这是因为猫做师傅在先，你做大王在后。”这样“鲜”字就产生了!

　　后来，人们发现将甲鱼与羊肉放在一起蒸，既不腥也不膻，味道确实堪称一绝。故而，“鲜”字我们一直沿用至今。

　　如今的“鲜”字的字义与“腥”和“膻”无关。比如，我们将刚采摘下来的花称为“鲜花”，也将清新的空气叫做“新鲜空气”。此外，“鲜”字还有“少、寡”的意思，如成语“鲜为人知”“寡廉鲜耻”。

Since the tiger the queen in doing beast, eat three square meals a day, not give serious thought to anything. One day, dull, remembered oneself suddenly in those days master -- cat. Although the tiger still does not have him church for the cat the competence of swarm and be troubled Yu Huai, but the king bearing to show oneself, decide fete receives a cat. Then, tiger clique fox was given out to the cat directly invite.

The cat was accepted invite, the decision is prompt attend the banquet.

This day, the cat comes to the cave of tiger king as agreed upon. After both sides greets, the banquet began. The tiger says to the cat: "Today's banquet my specially prepared the food with the most beautiful flavour for you -- hotpot. " the answer after the cat listens says: "Not, I should have a fish, because piscine flavour is best. " the tiger says: "Of hotpot ' the smell of mutton ' flavour is the most beautiful. " the cat insists to say: "Of the fish ' raw meat or fish ' flavour is best. " see be locked in a stalemate, the tiger says: "I am king, I said to calculate! " cat however not show respect for, recriminate path: "I am a master, should I said to calculate! " at this moment, in aside the fox sees shape took pitch, say: "A king, a master, both is authoritative, the word says reasonably. You are contended for go down to also do not have a result, flat wait for me to go first ancestor of word-formation of ask for advice, see him can make a new word for you, state taste is good, already the sheep has a fish again, already the smell of mutton raw meat or fish, how? " tiger and cat listen, express to hold with.

such, the fox comes to the home of word-formation first ancestor, the heart thinks regular meeting beats this first ancestor. Cannot think of, after showing one's purpose in coming, first ancestor states this is very simple, make a word at once, eclectic both is right olfactory preference, make have already in the glyph of this word " sheep " have again " fish " , have already in pronunciation " the smell of mutton " have again " raw meat or fish " . Later, first ancestor tells a fox to say again, tiger and cat are in of this word specific write a law to go up, still can have brawl. The fox asks: "How is that good? " then, first ancestor taught a fox such-and-suchly one time.

The fox returns cave, tell tiger and cat, have already in the glyph of first ancestor new word-formation " sheep " have again " fish " , have already in pronunciation " the smell of mutton " have again " raw meat or fish " , both expresses to agree. But in this word write a law to go up, do not give material of first ancestor place as expected, tiger and cat produced conflict again. Because the tiger loves to eat " sheep " , insist to want to write this new word " sheep " word head, " fish " word bottom; Conversely, the cat insists to want writing " fish " word head, " sheep " word bottom. So, after all how should be this word written? Both sides refuses to give up again. Finally, the program that the fox sets beforehand according to first ancestor mediates a dispute from which, say: "This need not have to should dispute an on any account cannot. ' fish ' and ' sheep ' be on an equal footing, ' fish ' be in left, ' sheep ' in right. On pronunciation, take ' raw meat or fish ' before half part ' Xi- ' advanced, take ' the smell of mutton ' second half part ' - ɑ N ' after. " the cat listened very glad. The tiger asks: "Is this why? " the fox thinks, reply: "Because the cat becomes a master worker,this is prevenient, after you do king to be in. " such " bright " the word arose!

Later, people discovery puts soft-shelled turtle and hotpot together evaporate, both neither raw meat or fish also not the smell of mutton, flavour really can weighs a special skill. So, "Bright " word we all the time continue to use up to now.

Nowadays " bright " word word justice and " raw meat or fish " and " the smell of mutton " have nothing to do. For instance, we just will pluck the flower that come down is called " flower " , also be called fresh air " fresh air " . In addition, "Bright " the word still has " little, few " meaning, be like idiom " little-known " " shameless " .