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花木兰上集

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ID: 1380 Advanced
古代的女子，“无才便是德”，上战场肯定都是男人的事。但是有这样一位女英雄，她不仅武艺高强，还会兵法战术。她想打扮成男子，替年老体弱的父亲去打仗。她就是——花木兰。
Thu Mar 18 2010 | Jiaojie, David
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游牧民族 yóumù mínzú nomadic peoples
屡次 lǚcì repeatedly
侵犯 qīnfàn to violate, to infringe upon
边境 biānjìng border
北方游牧民族屡次侵犯我国边境，各家各户务必派出男丁，保家卫国！
běifāng yóumù mínzú lǚcì qīnfàn wǒguó biānjìng ，gèjiāgèhù wùbì pàichū nándīng ，bǎojiāwèiguó ！
The nomadic tribes from the North have repeatedly infringed upon our borders. Every family and household must send an adult male to defend their home and country!
爹爹，您体弱多病，弟弟还年幼，让我替您出征吧！
diēdie ，nín tǐruòduōbìng ，dìdi hái niányòu ，ràng wǒ tì nín chūzhēng ba ！
Father, you've become weak and are continuously falling ill. Also, our family's youngest male is still underage. Let me go into battle in your place!
你一个大姑娘家，是不能上战场的。
nǐ yī gè dàgūniangjia ，shì bùnéng shàng zhànchǎng de 。
You're just an unmarried girl. You can't enter the battlefield.
我从小习武，骑马射箭样样精通，而且还看过很多兵书。我想女扮男装......
wǒ cóngxiǎo xíwǔ ，qímǎ shèjiàn yàngyàng jīngtōng ，érqiě hái kàn guo hěn duō bīngshū 。wǒ xiǎng nǚbànnánzhuāng ......
Ever since I was young, I've practiced martial arts, horseback riding and archery, and I'm proficient in them all. Moreover, I've also read many books on warfare. I would like to disguise myself as a man.
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