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屈原与渔夫 Qu Yuan and the Fisherman

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ID: 2714 Advanced
今天的课程里，我们把两千年前的中国诗人屈原的文章【渔父】改写成白话戏剧，不但演出，还加上讨论。对话当中，保留了几个已经成为“俗语”的文言文原句。同学们，一起来用中文学习中国的思想与文化吧！ 【渔父】 屈原既放，游于江潭，行吟泽畔，颜色憔悴，形容枯槁。渔父见而问之曰：「子非三闾大夫与？何故至于斯？」屈原曰：「举世皆浊我独清，众人皆醉我独醒，是以见放。」渔父曰：「圣人不凝滞于物，而能与世推移。世人皆浊，何不淈其泥而扬其波？众人皆醉，何不餔其糟而歠其醨？何故深思高举，自令放为？」屈原曰：「吾闻之，新沐者必弹冠，新浴者必振衣。安能以身之察察，受物之汶汶者乎？宁赴湘流，葬于江鱼之腹中，安能以皓皓之白，而蒙世俗之尘埃乎！」渔父莞尔而笑，鼓枻而去，乃歌曰：「沧浪之水清兮，可以濯吾缨；沧浪之水浊兮，可以濯吾足。」遂去，不复与言。
Thu Jun 18 2015 | Fiona Tian, Iona Tian, Constance Fang
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
奸臣 jiānchén a treacherous state official
陷害 xiànhài to be framed; to entrap
放逐 fàngzhú to be banished
徘徊 páihuái to pace back and forth
渔夫
yúfū
The Fisherman
屈原
Qū Yuán
Qu Yuan
旁白
pángbái
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事情发生在两千多年前的中国南方
shìqing fāshēng zài liǎng qiān duō niánqián de Zhōngguó nánfāng
The story takes place in southern China 2000 years ago...
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