彭祖的故事？英文双语对照

彭祖的故事：

每年农历六月十二，是彭祖的祭祀日。据村里的老人讲：彭祖是个很刻苦又很有善心的孩子，13岁那年，他在水田里做抹田岸农活，刚好有一位老者经过，老者也没想到在这种地方能碰到这样一位气宇轩昂的年轻人，便停下脚步惊奇地观察他，更惊奇的是：老者发现这个年轻人的气数将尽，对此倍感可惜……

彭祖看到一位老者停下脚步站在那里发呆，还以为是他在为过不了路而烦恼呢！因为刚抹的岸路都是泥巴，在未干硬之前是不能走的，于是便走到岸边要背老者过去。那老者也不客气，顺从地让彭祖背过对岸，只是在背上不停地叹气……

平白无故叹什么气？彭祖对此很是不解，便问老者为何唉声叹气？老者不忍，自言自语道：“既然受人恩惠，就要与人消灾！”于是便把岁数将尽的事告知彭祖，彭祖一听大惊失色，得知遇见高人，纳头便拜：“恳求神仙一定相救！”于是老者便授予机宜：要他在农历八月十五晚上在门前的大路上摆上八仙桌，供上清茶、点，用桌裙遮住桌子四周，然后自己躲在桌下，到时如此如此……

转眼到了八月十五那天晚上，彭祖按老者说的躲在桌下，也不知过了多久，迷糊只听一阵脚步声渐近，有人说：“既然人家诚心相敬，我等借此歇歇脚也好”，于是几个人坐下来边歇边吃边聊，……

这时，彭祖从桌底下一下子窜出，看他（她）们有男有女正好是八位，于是纳头便拜：“恳求八仙救命！”那些人正是八仙，刚好云游到此。八仙不是凡人，（她）们一看这阵势其实早就明白了其中的玄机。俗话说：吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手软！于是八个人一合计，便每人给彭祖增添了一百年的寿期，让他好人长命。这就是后人常说的“彭祖八百单三岁”，其实是八百一十三岁（历史上不可能有那么长的岁数）！至于彭祖后来有没有活那么长岁数，这是后话，按下不表。话说到了彭祖岁数将至之前，尽管年寿已高达800余岁，但由于有神灵保佑，仍然神采奕奕，健硕无比，闲来无事，还经常到处走走。而这阵子有两个小鬼最闹心，因为阎罗王地府里已经发话了，要他们务必将逍遥在世上的彭祖缉拿归阴，可是几百年他都被八仙罩着，没有半点信息露出，该到哪里去找。无奈之下他俩就使了下小伎俩，故意在河边洗黑木炭，想把黑木炭洗白。这时，刚好彭祖从此处经过，看了小鬼的愚蠢之举，不禁仰天大笑：“从我彭祖活到八百外，从来也没听说黑木炭可以洗白，哈哈哈！”两个小鬼一听，不禁大喜过望，原来彭祖就是此人，真是：踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫。就这样，寿星彭祖离奇的一生就此结束了。

Peng Zu's story:

Annual the traditional Chinese calendar June 12, it is sacred day of Peng Zu. The old person according to the village tells: Peng Zu is a child that has benevolence very assiduously very much again, , he does farm work of the bank that wipe cropland in the paddy field, just have course of an old man, the old man also did not think of in this kind the place can come up against the youth of dignified of such an air space, stop offal pace to observe him amazedly, more amazed is: The old man discovers the gas number of this youth will be used up, to this times feeling regrettablly...

Peng Zu sees an old man stops offal pace to stand over to syare blankly, still thinking is him in to cannot cross a path trouble! Because of the bank logic that just applied it is mud, working hard before cannot go, walk along a bank to want to carry over an old man then. That old man is blunt also, compliant ground makes Peng ancestor back too thither, just keep sighing on the back...

Does without reason of for no reason sigh? Peng Zu is to indissoluble very to this, why to ask the old man groans? The old man cannot bear, solilo-quize path: "Since get person debt, be about with person disappear calamity! " the thing that will use up age then informs Peng Zu, peng Zuyi listens turn pale with fright, get have found a superior appreciative of one's ability to see tall person, accept head does obeisance to: "Entreat an immortal to be saved certainly! " then the old man awards guildelines: Want him to be in the traditional Chinese calendar in August 15 old fashioned square table for eight people is placed on the highroad before the door in the evening, for going up green tea, dot, obscure with desk skirt table all around, next oneself hide below the desk, when arriving so such...

Arrived in an instant in August 15 that day in the evening, peng Zu hides below the desk by what the old man says, also had not known how long, listen to asymptotic of a footstep only mistily, someone says: "Since family sincere desire is respected, my borrow this to rest it may not be a bad idea of stop on the way for a rest " , then a few people sit the edge rests the edge eats an edge chat, ...

At this moment, peng Zu from below the desk at a draught change goes, see him (she) people have male having female just in time is 8, then accept head does obeisance to: "Entreat the Eight Immortals in the legend to help! " those people are the Eight Immortals in the legend, just roam comes here. The Eight Immortals in the legend is not laic, (she) people treat this condition actually early understood among them mystery. Common saying says: The mouth that has a family is soft, take the family's be irresolute when firmness is needed! Then 8 people one aggregate, added centenary life to Peng Zuzeng each period, make his good person long-lived. This is later generations often say " 800 sheet of Peng ancestor 3 years old " , it is actually 813 years old (there cannot be so long years on the history) ! Have vivid so long years later as to Peng Zu, this is hind word, press do not express. Word respecting before Peng Zu age will come, although year birthday already was as high as 800 more than years old, but because deities is blessed, alight still, be good at large is clinking, idle will do not have a thing, often still go everywhere. And this streak has two impish most make a heart, because the word has been sent in government office of Yama king ground, want them to be sure to arrest the Peng Zu of free on earth put in shade 's charge, but hundreds of years he is being overspread by the Eight Immortals in the legend, show without the least bit information, should search where. But under they made play small trick, black charcoal is washed intentionally in river side, want to wash black charcoal white. At this moment, just Peng Zu is in a course from now on, looked impish lift foolishly, can't help admiring extremely big laugh: "From me Peng Zu lives to be 800 outside, also did not hear black charcoal can be washed white, hahaha! " two impish listen, can't help be overjoyed, original Peng Zu is this person, really: Step broken iron shoe to not have look for place, must come complete not take time and energy. such, longlived person Peng Zu's bizarre lifetime ended at this point.