- 1 - 共工触山译文及注释
共工触山是一篇古代神话传说,讲述了共工因为与神族争斗而触动了天柱,导致天地倾覆的故事。以下是该神话的译文及注释:
共工触山 The Myth of Gong Gong Bumping into the Mountain
伏羲时代,有一位名叫共工的巨人,因为与神族争斗而被驱逐到北方。
During the time of Fuxi, there was a giant named Gong Gong,
who was expelled to the north after a dispute with the gods.
他非常不满,心中怒火燃烧,决定发泄在天地之间。
He was very dissatisfied and burning with anger, and
decided to vent his anger on the heavens and the earth.
共工用巨力一撞,撞断了天柱,天地顿时倾覆,水淹大地。
Gong Gong used his great strength to hit the pillar that
held up the heavens, causing the world to collapse and the earth
to be flooded.
但女娲用粘土制作成石柱,撑起天空,维持了天地的平衡。
But Nüwa used clay to make a stone pillar, holding up the
sky and maintaining the balance of the world.
共工因为自己的行为而深感懊悔,最终自杀于激流之中。
Gong Gong felt deep regret for his actions and eventually