The Hero Maui
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Hero of the Pacific The Polynesians settled more than one thousand islands in the Pacific Ocean.
太平洋英雄波利尼西亚人在太平洋上定居了一千多个岛屿.
Each island has its own traditions.
每个岛屿都有自己的传统.
However, one of the mythical figures common to all of Polynesia is the demigod Maui.
然而,整个波利尼西亚所共有的神话人物之一是神明毛伊.
Maui had supernatural powers of cunning, imagination, and strength.
毛伊拥有狡猾、想象力和力量的超自然力量。
Here are a few of the stories that Polynesians have told all across the Pacific about the hero Maui.
以下是波利尼西亚人向太平洋各地讲述的关于"毛伊"英雄的故事中的几个.
Maui Pushes Up the Sky Long ago, the earth and the sky had not yet been separated, and people had to crawl from place to place.
毛伊将天上推了很久,地上和天上还没有分开,人们不得不从地上爬来爬去.
Maui decided to lift the sky into the heavens so that humans could move around freely.
毛伊决定把天空升入天上,让人类可以自由行走.
He went to the sky god, Ru, to request aid.
他前往天空之神鲁求援.
They agreed to travel far apart from one another.
他们同意远道而来。
Then, on a signal, they both pushed the sky up at the same time.
然后,在一个信号上,他们两人同时将天空推向上方.
Their strength was enormous, and the sky began to move.
他们的力量巨大,天空开始移动.
Slowly, they pushed themselves into a crouching position.
他们慢慢地把自己推入了蹲下的位置.
Then they stood with the sky resting on their shoulders.
然后他们站在天上 肩上躺着
Finally, Ru and Maui placed their hands under the sky, palms up.
最后,鲁和毛伊将手放入天空下,手掌向上.
They stretched upward until they were taller than the tallest mountains.
他们升起,直到比最高的山高。
As they grew, the sky rose with them until it floated miles above the land.
当他们生长的时候,天空随他们而升起,直到它飘出地上数英里.
Their achievement is still visible today as we look up at the perfect blue dome Ru and Maui created.
今天,当我们仰望所创造的完美的蓝色穹顶Ru和Maui时,它们的成就仍然可见.
Now people, plants, and animals can grow and move freely on the earth because of their efforts.
现在人们,植物和动物,由于他们的努力,可以自由地在地上生长和移动.
Maui Snares the Sun The lifting of the sky created an unexpected problem.
毛伊·斯纳斯太阳 升起天空造成了出人意料的问题.
Suddenly the Sun had enough space to run across it very quickly.
突然太阳有足够的空间非常迅速地穿过它。
This caused great suffering for humankind, as the days became very short.
这给人类造成了巨大痛苦,因为日子变得非常短。
Plants could not grow, fruits could not ripen, and the nights were long and cold.
植物无法生长,水果无法成熟,夜晚又长又冷.
Maui’s mother and grandmother were particularly unhappy, and they begged Maui to help.
Maui的母亲和祖母特别不高兴,他们恳求Maui提供帮助。
Maui promised to do what he could.
毛伊答应尽力而为.
He noticed that the Sun had sixteen legs, which let him run very quickly.
他注意到太阳有十六条腿,这让他跑得很快.
Maui reasoned that if he could snare those legs, he could stop the Sun in his tracks and bargain with him.
毛伊认为,如果他能刺穿这些腿,他就能阻止太阳在足迹上与他讨价还价.
Maui’s mother and grandmother approved of this plan, and they gave him sixteen ropes made of strong vines.
毛伊的母亲和外祖母都同意这个计划,他们给了他16根由强力藤条所制成的绳子.
They also gave him a magic war axe.
他们还给了他一把神奇的战争斧.
Finally, they told Maui to hide underneath a tree at the top of a mountain.
最后,他们告诉毛伊躲在山顶一棵树下.
“From there,” said his grandmother, “you will be able to see the Sun as he comes up.
他的外祖母说,“从那里,在他出现的时候,你可以看到太阳。
When his first leg creeps over the horizon, throw your first rope, catch his leg, and tie the rope to the tree.
当他的第一个腿爬过地平线时,抛出你的第一根绳子,抓住他的腿,把绳子绑到树上.
Do this as each of his legs comes up, and you will trap him.”
当他的双腿都上来的时候 你就把他困住 “
Before dawn the next morning, Maui hid under a tree at the top of a tall mountain.
次日清晨出道前,毛伊躲入高山顶一棵树下.
Before long, the Sun’s first leg appeared on the horizon, and Maui threw his rope and caught it.
不久后,太阳的第一腿就出现在地平线上,毛伊将绳子抛出并抓住了.
He fastened the rope to the tree and waited for the second leg to appear.
他把绳子绑到树上,等待第二条腿出现.
The Sun soon realized what was happening and tried to flee.
太阳很快意识到发生的事情,并想逃跑.
But Maui, using the ropes, dragged him back and threatened him with the war axe.
但毛伊用绳子将他拖回并用战斧相威胁.
The Sun was terrified and begged Maui to set him free.
太阳吓坏了并恳求毛伊释放他.
“I will do no such thing,” Maui said, “until we make a deal.”
Maui说,“我不这样做,直到我们达成协议。 “
And he described all the troubles the Sun’s rapid progress across the sky had made for humankind: how the people could not cook, work, or pray because the days were so short.
他描述了太阳跨天的快速进步给人类带来的所有麻烦:人们如何不能做饭、工作或祈祷,因为日子太短了。
The Sun accepted everything Maui said, and soon they had a bargain.
太阳接受了毛伊所说的一切,很快他们有了交易.
Maui agreed to allow the Sun to travel quickly across the sky in winter.
毛伊同意让"太阳"在冬天能迅速穿越天空.
But in summer, the Sun would travel slowly so that the days would be long and crops could grow.
但是在夏天,太阳会缓慢地行走,这样的日子会很长,作物会长出.
Thus Maui snared the Sun and created the seasons we have today.
毛伊因此征服了太阳 创造了我们今天的季节
Maui Pulls Up the Islands Maui loved to play tricks.
毛伊拉开 在岛上毛伊岛喜欢玩花招
When he and his brothers went out fishing, for example, his brothers worked hard to catch fish.
例如他和他的兄弟们出外钓鱼时,他的兄弟们努力去钓鱼.
Somehow, however, the fish always wound up in Maui’s net.
然而,这些鱼总在毛伊的网中落下。
Finally, Maui’s brothers refused to take him fishing any longer.
最后,Maui的兄弟拒绝再带他去捕鱼。
Maui realized that he would have to prove his worth to his brothers.
毛伊意识到他必须向他的兄弟们证明自己的价值.
He decided to make a new fishing hook that could catch the greatest fish in the world.
他决定制造出能捕取出世界上最伟大的鱼的新钓鱼钩.
Maui worked for days and made a huge fishing hook from a sharp bone and a twisted vine.
毛伊工作了好几天,用锋利的骨头和扭曲的藤条做了个巨大的钓鱼钩.
He also breathed some of his own magic power into it.
他还将自己的一些魔力吹入其中.
When he was finished, Maui took his hook, changed into a beetle, and hid in one of his brothers’ fishing nets.
完成后,毛伊取出他的钩子,被换成甲虫并藏入他兄弟的渔网之一.
As soon as they were far out to sea, Maui changed back into his normal shape.
他们一到出海远处,毛伊就变回了正常的外形.
His brothers were not pleased, but Maui said, “If you take me to the deepest parts of the ocean, I will show you the greatest fish in the sea.”
他的兄弟们不高兴,但毛伊说:“如果你带我去最深的海洋,我就把海里最伟大的鱼给你看。”
His brothers grumbled, but rather than listen to Maui’s arguments, they decided to grant his request.
他的哥哥们不听毛伊的论据,反而抱怨,决定同意他的请求.
They paddled far out to sea, and Maui cast out his magic hook and fishing line.
他们远道而去 毛伊将他的神奇钩子和钓鱼线抛出
Suddenly there was a strong pull on the line.
突然间线上出现了一股强烈的拉力.
“Paddle!”
出发!
Maui cried to his brothers.
毛伊向哥哥们哭.
“Keep the line tight!
“紧紧地排好队!
We will bring in this great fish together.”
我们会把这条大鱼带到一起 “
Maui’s brothers paddled with all their might, for they were eager to see what he had caught.
Maui的兄弟们尽了全力地挥舞着,因为他们渴望看到他抓住了什么。
Finally they could hear something splashing up through the waves behind the canoe.
他们终于能听到 有东西在独木舟后浪涌起
One of Maui’s brothers looked back and screamed, horrified.
Maui的一个兄弟回头大叫,
He saw an enormous island rising behind them, caught on Maui’s magic fishing hook.
他看到一个巨大的岛屿在他们身后高起,被毛伊的神奇钓钩所抓住.
It looked like a monstrous fish about to devour them all.
它看起来像一个可怕的鱼 要吞噬他们全部。
Maui gave one final heave and cast the line free, settling the island into place.
毛伊给一个最后的回放, 并把线自由了, 安置了岛屿的位置。
Suddenly, the brothers found that they were paddling in shallow water next to a beach.
突然,兄弟俩发现他们在海滩旁边的浅水中分道扬镳.
Exhausted, they rested on their oars.
精疲力尽,他们靠桨休息。
Everyone looked up in wonder at the island that Maui had pulled out of the ocean.
所有人都在想毛伊从海里 拔出的那座小岛
That is how the hero Maui lifted the Pacific Islands out of the sea.
英雄毛伊就是这样将太平洋群岛从海中取出.
Maui Defeated Maui gave humankind many gifts, including the gift of summer, the gift of the islands, and the gift of the sky.
毛伊失败了 毛伊赠予了人类许多礼物,包括出自"夏"之礼,出自"诸岛"之礼,出自"天"之礼.
But he was not able to give humans the gift of immortality.
然而他却未能给人类以永生的天赋.
Maui believed that it was not right that people should die.
毛伊认为人死是不对的.
He decided to steal the secret of immortality from Hine (HEE-nay), the goddess who kept the secret to immortal life in her heart.
他决定从Hine (HEE-nay)中窃取永生之秘诀,她心中保留了永生之秘诀.
Maui knew that the only way to steal the secret was to steal Hine’s heart.
Maui知道窃取秘密的唯一办法是窃取Hine的心.
Maui approached Hine while she was sleeping and dived into her open mouth.
毛伊来过 在她睡觉时深呼吸,并潜入她张开的口中。
He found Hine’s heart and nearly escaped with it.
他找到Hine的心脏,
But Hine woke just as he was trying to come out of her mouth again.
但Hine醒过来时正想从她嘴里出来
She caught Maui in her teeth and killed him.
她把毛伊从牙齿上抓住并杀死了.
Maui was not successful in giving humankind the gift of immortality, but humans remember him and honor him for the attempt.
毛伊没有成功给予人类永生的礼物,但人类记得他并因这一尝试而向他致敬.
In this way, the hero Maui survives as the stories about him are passed down from generation to generation.
这样,主角毛伊活了下来,因为关于他的故事是代代相传的.