用英语讲中国故事——Yugong Moves Mountains 愚公移山

愚公移山

Yugong Moves Mountains

在很久很久以前，有一个叫北山的地方，住着一位老人，人们称他为愚公。

A long, long time ago, there was a place called Beishan. There lived an old man there. People called him Yugong.

愚公的家门前有两座高大的山，一座叫太行山，另一座叫王屋山。

There were two tall mountains in front of Yugong's home, one was called Taihang Mountain and the other was called Wangwu Mountain.

这两座山挡住了愚公一家和村里人通往外界的道路，出行十分不便。

These two mountains blocked the way to the outside world for Yugong's family and the villagers, making travel very inconvenient.

愚公看着前面这两座大山，很是忧愁。

Yugong looked at the two big mountains in front of him and felt very sad.

一天，愚公召集全家人开会，他说：“我想和大家一起把这两座山移走，开出一条通往外面的路，你们觉得怎么样？”

One day, Yugong called a meeting with his family and said, "I want to work with everyone to move these two mountains and open a road to the outside world. What do you think?"

愚公的家人都觉得这是个好主意，纷纷表示支持。

Yugong's family members all thought it was a good idea and expressed their support.

愚公的计划很快传遍了村子，邻居智叟听说了，笑着对愚公说：“你真是老糊涂了，这么大年纪还想移山，这怎么可能呢？”

The news of Yugong's plan soon spread throughout the village. When his neighbor Zhisou heard about it, he laughed and said to Yugong, "You are really old and confused. How can you move mountains at such an old age?"

愚公听后，平静地回答：“虽然我年纪大了，但我有儿子，儿子又有孙子，子子孙孙无穷无尽，总有一天能把山移平。”

After hearing this, Yugong calmly replied: "Although I am old, I have sons, and my sons have grandsons. My descendants are endless, and one day I will be able to flatten the mountain."

愚公不理会别人的嘲笑，每天带着家人一起挖土、运石，开始了艰巨的移山工程。

Ignoring others' ridicule, Yugong took his family to dig soil and transport stones every day, starting the arduous project of moving mountains.

他们的努力逐渐感动了村民，越来越多的人加入到移山的行列中。

Their efforts gradually moved the villagers, and more and more people joined the ranks of moving the mountains.

天上的玉帝得知了愚公移山的事情，被他的毅力和恒心所感动，于是派了两位大力神仙来帮助愚公。

The Jade Emperor in heaven learned about Yugong's move of the mountains and was moved by his perseverance and determination, so he sent two powerful gods to help him.

神仙施展法力，将两座大山搬走了。

The gods used their magic power to move the two mountains away.

从此，愚公的家乡再也没有大山的阻隔，村民们可以自由地通往外界，大家都过上了更加便利和美好的生活。

From then on, there were no longer mountains blocking Yugong’s hometown, the villagers could freely access the outside world, and everyone lived a more convenient and better life.

愚公移山的故事也在民间流传开来，成为激励人们坚持不懈的典范。

The story of Yugong moving the mountains also spread among the people and became a model to inspire people to persevere.

这个故事告诉我们：无论面对多么艰巨的任务，只要我们有坚定的决心和持之以恒的努力，就一定能够战胜困难，取得成功。这个成语也用来形容那些不畏艰难、坚持不懈的精神。

This story tells us that no matter how difficult the task is, as long as we have firm determination and persistent efforts, we will be able to overcome difficulties and achieve success. This idiom is also used to describe the spirit of perseverance in the face of difficulties.