1、鲧禹治水鲧禹治水 洪水滔天,鲧窃帝之息壤以堙洪水,不待帝命。帝令祝融杀鲧于羽郊。鲧复生禹,帝乃命禹卒布土以定九州。注释鲧(gn):人名,禹的父亲。帝:指天帝。息壤:一种神土,传说这种土能够生长不息,至于无穷,所以能堵塞洪水,故名。息,生长。堙(yn):堵塞。祝融:火神的名字。羽郊:羽山的近郊。复:通“腹”。传说鲧死三年,尸体不腐,鲧腹三年后自动裂开,禹乃降生。布:同“敷”,铺陈,即陈设,布置。九州:古代分中国为九个州,这里泛指全国的土地。中文译文洪水滔天,灾害严重,鲧违抗天帝的命令擅自盗取了他的息壤来堵塞洪水。天帝让火神祝融在羽山近郊杀死鲧。鲧死后三年,尸体没有腐蚀。三年后自动裂开,禹降生了。
2、天帝就命令禹率部下铺填土壤平治洪水来安定九州。English versionThe devastating flood hit the earth and caused serious disasters.Gun stole the soil which can grow infinitely by itself from heaven to stop the flood.The God in heaven ordered the God of Fire to kill Gun in the suburb of mountain Yu.Three years after Yus death,his body split and came out his son named Yu.Therefore,the God in heaven ordered Yu with his subordinates to defend the flood with the soil so that people on earth can have a happy life.Thank you!