The Hero Maui

美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习

Table of Contents Hero of the Pacific.

太平洋英雄目录.

4 Maui Pushes Up the Sky.

4毛伊将天空推向上.

5 Maui Snares the Sun.

5毛伊·斯纳雷斯太阳.

7 Maui Pulls Up the Islands.

7毛伊拉起群岛.

11 Maui Defeated.

11毛伊败出.

15 Glossary.

15 词汇。

16 Hero of the Pacific The Polynesian peoples settled more than one thousand islands in the Pacific Ocean.

16 太平洋英雄 波利尼西亚人民在太平洋上定居了一千多座岛屿。

Each island has its own traditions, but one of the mythical figures common to all of Polynesia is the trickster Maui.

每个岛都有自己的传统,但整个波利尼西亚所共有的神话人物之一是狡猾的毛伊.

His heroic exploits have been told in different ways all across the Pacific.

他的英勇剥削在太平洋各地都以不同的方式得到宣传。

Maui was a demigod, the son of a human woman and a god.

毛伊是神盾局成员,是人类女人和神的儿子.

Therefore, he was not immortal, but he did have supernatural powers of cunning, imagination, and strength.

因此,他不是不朽的, 但他确实有超自然的力量 狡猾,想象力,和力量。

Here are a few of the stories that Polynesians have told about the hero Maui.

以下是波利尼西亚人讲述的一些关于"英雄毛伊"的故事.

Maui Pushes Up the Sky Long ago, the earth and the sky had not yet been separated.

毛伊将天上推了很久,地上和天上还没有分开.

People were forced to crawl from place to place when they wanted to move around.

人们在想四处走动时被迫从地上爬来爬去.

It was very inconvenient and difficult for people to fish, farm, or visit one another.

对人们来说,捕鱼、耕作或互访是非常不方便和困难的。

Seeing this, Maui decided to raise the sky into the heavens so that humanity could move around freely.

看到这一点后,毛伊决定把天空升入天上,让人类可以自由地走动.

He went to the sky god, Ru, to request assistance with this task.

他前往天空之神"鲁"请求协助完成这项任务.

They agreed to travel far apart from one another and then, on a signal, push the sky up simultaneously.

他们同意远道而行,然后在信号上同时将天空推向上方.

Maui crawled north and Ru crept south until they each came to a place where they could lie flat on the ground and brace their backs against the sky.

Maui向北爬去,Ru向南爬去,直到他们各自来到一个可以平地地站立并站起后背对着天空的地方。

At Maui’s signal, they both began to push.

在毛伊的信号下,两人开始推.

Their strength was enormous, and the sky began to move.

他们的力量巨大,天空开始移动.

Gradually, they pushed themselves into a crouching position; then, with great effort, they stood up with the sky resting on their shoulders.

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Then Ru and Maui placed their hands under the sky, palms up.

于是鲁和毛伊将手放入天下,掌相向.

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.

People, plants, and animals can now grow and move freely on the earth because of their efforts.

人类,植物和动物现在可以因为自己的努力而在地上生长和自由出行.

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 bitterly cold.

植物不能生长,水果不能成熟,夜晚又长又苦寒.

Maui’s mother was particularly unhappy, for the Sun’s speed interfered with her work.

Maui的母亲尤其不高兴,因为太阳的速度干扰了她的工作。

It was her task to make cloth and sew it into clothing and sleeping mats.

她的任务是把布缝成衣服和睡垫

She made her cloth by stripping bark from trees, pounding it into a pulp, and then spreading the pulp to dry in sheets.

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However, because the days were so short, she could not dry the sheets of wood pulp.

然而,由于时间太短,她无法将木浆的床单干干.

Cloth was in short supply.

克洛斯缺货

People complained, and Maui’s mother begged Maui to help her.

人们抱怨,毛伊的母亲恳求毛伊帮助她.

Maui promised to do what he could.

毛伊答应尽力而为.

He noticed that the Sun had sixteen legs, which allowed him to run very quickly.

他注意到太阳有十六条腿,这使得他能够跑得很快.

Maui reasoned that if he could snare those legs, he could halt the Sun’s journey and bargain with him.

Maui认为,如果他能刺穿这些腿,他就可以阻止太阳的行走并与他讨价还价。

Maui’s mother approved of this plan, and she gave him sixteen ropes made of strong vines.

毛伊的母亲同意了这个计划,她给了他16根由强力藤条制成的绳子.

Then she instructed him to seek advice from his grandmother.

后来她指示他向外祖母寻求建议.

Maui’s grandmother gave him a magic war axe and another strong rope made of twisted vines.

Maui的外祖母给了他一把神奇的战争斧头和另一条由扭曲的藤条所制成的强力绳子.

She told Maui to hide underneath a tree at the top of a mountain.

她告诉毛伊躲在山顶一棵树下.

“From there,” she said, “you will be able to see the Sun as he comes up.

她说,“从那以后,你就能看见太阳升起来。

When his first leg creeps over the horizon, throw your first rope, catch his leg, and fasten the rope to a tree.

当他第一只腿爬过地平线时,抛出你的第一根绳子,抓住他的腿,把绳子绑到一棵树上.

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 concealed himself under a tree at the top of a tall mountain.

第二天早上黎明前,毛伊将自己藏在高山顶的一棵树下.

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 from his grandmother.

但毛伊用绳子将他拖回并用外祖母取出的战争斧来威胁他.

The Sun was terrified and begged Maui to release him.

太阳吓坏了并恳求毛伊释放他.

“I will do no such thing,” Maui said, “until we reach an agreement.”

Maui说,“除非我们达成协议,否则我不会这样做。 “

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, in fear, accepted everything Maui said, and soon they made a bargain.

太阳在恐惧中接受了毛伊所说的一切,很快他们达成了一个交易.

Maui was not hard-hearted, and he agreed to allow the Sun to travel quickly across the sky in winter.

毛伊并不刻薄,他同意让太阳在冬天能迅速穿越天空.

But in the summer, they agreed that the Sun would travel at a leisurely pace so that the days would be long and the people would be able to complete their work.

但是在夏天,他们同意太阳会以闲暇的速度出行,这样的日子会很长,人民就能完成他们的工作.

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’s strength and cunning were equaled only by his love of mischief.

毛伊拉开 在群岛上,毛伊的实力和狡猾只与他对恶作剧的热爱相提并论。

When he and his brothers went out fishing, for example, the brothers would often catch fish after much time and effort, only to discover that the fish wound up in Maui’s net.

例如,当他和他的兄弟们出海捕鱼时,兄弟们经常会经过许多时间和努力去钓鱼,结果发现鱼最后被毛伊网所围住。

Eventually, Maui’s brothers refused to take him fishing any longer.

最终,毛伊的兄弟拒绝再带他去钓鱼.

Maui realized that he would have to prove his worth as a fisherman if he were ever to fish with his brothers again.

毛伊意识到要证明自己作为渔夫的价值,就必须再与他的兄弟们一起捕鱼.

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 labored for many days and made himself an enormous fishing hook from a sharp bone and a twisted vine.

毛伊努力了好几天,用锋利的骨头和被扭曲的藤条使自己成为了巨大的钓鱼钩.

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, transformed himself into a beetle, and hid in one of his brothers’ fishing nets.

完事后,毛伊取出他的钩子,将自己变成甲虫,并藏入他兄弟的一条渔网.

As soon as his brothers were far out to sea, Maui transformed into his proper shape and revealed himself to them.

他的兄弟们一出海,毛伊就变成了他合适的外形并暴露了自己.

They were not pleased, but Maui cajoled them to stay out in the fishing grounds.

他们不高兴,但毛伊说服他们留在渔场。

“If you will take me to the deepest parts of the ocean,” Maui said, “I will show you the greatest fish in the sea.”

“如果你带我去最深的海洋,”毛伊说,“我将指示你海上最伟大的鱼。

His brothers grumbled, but rather than endure Maui’s arguments, they decided to grant his request.

他的兄弟们不忍心忍受毛伊的争论,而是决定同意他的请求。

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 an enormous pull on the fishing line.

钓鱼线突然出现一股巨大的拉力.

“Paddle!”

出发!

Maui cried to his brothers.

毛伊向哥哥们哭.

“Keep the line taut!

“保持低调!

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 also eager to see what he had caught.

Maui的兄弟们尽了全力地划桨,因为他们也渴望看到他抓住了什么。

It certainly was a heavy fish; as they drove their oars into the water, the brothers found that their united strength was scarcely enough to keep the canoe moving.

这肯定是一种重活鱼;当他们把桨开入水中时,兄弟们发现他们的团结力量几乎不足以使独木舟继续前进.

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 glanced back to see what they had caught—and then he screamed, horrified.

Maui的一个兄弟回头看他们抓住了什么——然后他尖叫,吓坏了。

He saw an enormous island surfacing behind them, caught fast on Maui’s magic fishing hook.

他看到一个巨大的岛屿在他们身后冲浪,

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, enormous heave and cast the line free, settling the island into place.

毛伊给了一个最后的,巨大的重力, 并把线自由了,安顿了小岛的位置。

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 and looked up in wonder at the island that Maui had raised out of the ocean.

疲惫不堪,他们靠着桨休息,抬头惊奇地仰望着毛伊从出海所养起的小岛.

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 there was one boon he was not able to grant humankind: the gift of immortality.

但是,他不能给予人类一个好处:不朽的天赋。

Maui believed that it was not right that people should die.

毛伊认为人死是不对的.

He decided to attempt to steal the secret of immortality from Hine (HEE-nay), the goddess who kept the secret to immortal life in her heart.

他决定试图从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.

Gathering his courage, Maui approached Hine while she was sleeping and dived into her open mouth.

毛伊鼓起勇气接近他 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—but Hine woke just as he was trying to come out of her mouth again.

他发现了Hine的心,差点带着心逃走了,但Hine醒了,正想再次从她嘴里出来。

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 humanity the gift of immortality, but humanity remembers him and honors him for the attempt.

毛伊没有成功地给予人类不朽的礼物,但人类却记得他并因他的尝试而向他致敬.

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.

Glossary boon (n.)

词汇(n.)

a request or favor (p.

请求或帮助(p.

15) cajoled (v.)

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persuaded another with flattery, gentle urging, or by making promises; coaxed (p.

以恭维和温柔的劝告或许诺说服另一人;

12) cunning (n.)

12)狡猾(n.

cleverness or deceit used to trick others (p.

巧妙或欺骗用来欺骗他人(p.

4) exploits (n.)

4)剥削 (n.

remarkable or heroic deeds (p.

杰出或英勇的行为(p.

4) generation (n.)

4) 生成(n.

all the people or other living things that are born and live at about the same time (p.

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15) immortal (adj.)

15)不朽 (adj.

able to live forever; not subject to death (p.

能够长生不老;不能被处死(p.

4) mischief (n.)

4) 恶作剧 (n.

behavior that is troublesome or annoying (p.

行为令人烦恼或烦恼(p.

11) mythical (adj.)

11) 神话 (adj.

of or relating to a myth or folktale; imaginary or idealized (p.

或与神话或民间传说有关;想象或理想化(p.

4) Polynesian (adj.)

4)波利尼西亚人(adj.

of or relating to people from ethnic groups native to many islands in the Pacific Ocean (p.

与来自太平洋上许多岛屿的族裔群体的人有关的人(p.

4) simultaneously (adv.)

4) 同时(adv.