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The Legend of the White Snake (Part 1)

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ID: 2137 Upper Intermediate
Just in time for the Year of the Snake, this classic Chinese folktale takes us to the famed shores of the West Lake in Hangzhou where magical Taoist snakes turn into beautiful women and fall in love with good hearted shepherds. It's The Legend of the White Snake!
Tue Mar 05 2013 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
毛毛雨 máomáoyǔ fine rain
缓缓 huǎnhuǎn slow
救命 jiùmìng save me, help!
恩人 ēnrén benefactor, someone who helps someone else
杭州下着毛毛雨，一位白衣姑娘和一位绿衣姑娘缓缓地走在西湖边上。白衣姑娘有点儿激动，她在寻找自己的救命恩人，她要嫁给他报恩。
Hángzhōu xià zhe máomáoyǔ ，yī wèi báiyī gūniang hé yī wèi lǜyī gūniang huǎnhuǎn de zǒu zài xīhú biān shàng 。báiyī gūniang yǒudiǎnr jīdòng ，tā zài xúnzhǎo zìjǐ de jiùmìng ēnrén ，tā yào jiàgěi tā bào\'ēn 。
A fine rain fell in Hangzhou. A maiden clad in white and a maiden clad in green walked slowly beside West Lake. The white-clad maiden is a bit agitated. She is in search of the one that once saved her, for she intends to marry him to repay her debt to him.
一千七百年前，白衣姑娘是一条小白蛇。一天，它差点被一个捕蛇人杀死，幸好那时来了一个小牧童，救了它。
yīqiānqībǎi nián qián ，báiyī gūniang shì yī tiáo xiǎo báishé 。yītiān ，tā chàdiǎnr bèi yī gè bǔshérén shā sǐ ，xìnghǎo nàshí lái le yī gè xiǎo mùtóng ，jiù le tā 。
1700 years ago, the white-clad maiden was a small white snake. One day, she was very nearly caught and killed. Fortunately, a young shepherd boy appeared and saved her.
一年又一年，小白蛇已经在山上修炼了一千七百年。它已经修炼成人形，变成一位年轻漂亮的姑娘，她给自己起了个名字叫“白素贞”。白素贞准备下山报恩了。
yī nián yòu yī nián ，xiǎo báishé yǐjīng zài shān shàng xiūliàn le yīqiānqībǎi nián 。tā yǐjīng xiūliàn chéng rénxíng ，biànchéng yī wèi niánqīng piàoliang de gūniang ，tā gěi zìjǐ qǐ le gè míngzi jiào “Bái Sùzhēn ”。Bái Sùzhēn zhǔnbèi xiàshān bào\\'ēn le 。
The years passed. The small white snake had already practiced the mystical Daoist arts for 1700 years. It had assumed a human form, and become a beautiful young maiden. She chose the name Bai Suzhen for herself. Bai Suzhen intended to come down from the mountain to repay her debt of gratitude.
下山的时候，白素贞遇到了自己的同类小青，她们一起来到了西湖。她们找啊找，终于发现了当年的小牧童。
xiàshān de shíhou ，Bái Sùzhēn yùdào le zìjǐ de tónglèi Xiǎoqīng ，tāmen yīqǐ láidào le Xīhú 。tāmen zhǎo a zhǎo ，zhōngyú fāxiàn le dāngnián de xiǎo mùtóng 。
On her way down the mountain, Bai Suzhen encountered Xiaoqing, a being like herself. They went to West Lake together. Searching and searching, they finally found the little shepherd boy of years ago.
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