舞龙英语绘本

Origin of Dragon Dance，关于舞龙的由来，民间传说有好几个版本，这只是其中之一，中英文对照，用词简单。One day, The Dragon King’s was suffering from terrible back pain and it was more than he could endure.传龙王背痛得受不了了。In the dragon palace there was no medicine that could cure the back pain.在龙宫里有没有药可以治背痛。The Dragon King decided to disguise himself as an old man to seek medical help.于是龙王把自己乔装成一个老人出去求医。When the doctor felt the pulse of the old man he sensed something really strange and said: "You are not the human!"医生诊脉时，觉得龙王的脉象异常说道：“不是凡人”。The Dragon King’s look of dismay could not conceal the truth.龙王一脸惊慌，但却无法隐瞒真相。He told the doctor the truth and the reason for his visit.于是就跟医生说了实话，也说了他来求医的原因。Thereupon the doctor asked him to change into his true form. The doctor seized a centipede from the scales around the waist of the Dragon King.于是，医生让龙王变回真身，然后从龙王腰部的龙鳞下面揪出一直蜈蚣。After the poison had been extracted from the Dragon King‘s waist, the doctor applied ointment.蜈蚣被抓出来后，医生给涂抹了点膏药。The Dragon King was restored to full health.龙王就好了。In order to thank the gracious Doctor for his treatment. The Dragon King said to the doctor that, "Good crops will come, so long as a dragon dance according to my appearance is played.为了感谢医生的治疗，龙王对医生说“舞龙可带来好收成”。The story spread among the people, then every Spring the dragon dance was played to pray for rain to produce good crops.这个故事在民间传播开了，每年春天都会舞龙，以祈求来年有好收成。

舞龙Dragon DanceChina is the most populous(人口众多的) country in the world. Wherever there are Chinese people, there are "dragons" regarded as mascots. For over 2,000 years, the dragon has turned from a symbol of deity, emperor and imperial power into a symbol of the rising Chinese nation. The Dragon Dance , accordingly, has been elevated from asking for God and rain to expressing people's courage, pride and wisdom.中国是世界上人口众多的国家。哪里有中国人，哪里就有被视为吉祥物的“龙”。2000多年来，龙已经从神的象征，皇帝和皇权的象征转变成中华民族的象征。据说，舞龙已经从请求上帝降雨转变成了人们表达勇气，骄傲和智慧的方式了。The Dragon Dance has diversified models and forms. The dragon is a totem (图腾)of the Chinese nation. The farming tribes worship it very much. People think dragons can make clouds and bring them rain. Playing dragon dances in the spring will hopefully bring people favorable weather; playing in dry seasons will bring them rain; playing to different families will drive ghosts out. Therefore, the custom goes on.舞龙有各种各样的模式和形式。龙是中华民族的图腾。从事农业的人都很信奉它。人们认为龙可以让云层给他们带来雨水。春天玩舞龙是希望人们带来有利的气候。在干旱的季节里舞龙是希望能给他们带来雨水，在各家各户舞龙可以赶走鬼魂。因此，风俗就这样传下去了。

1、不加s。dance是可数名词，但是在这里不变复数。

2、因为dragon dance只是一种舞蹈演出形式，表示舞龙这一项中国传统的舞蹈演出形式，用dragon dance即可。

dragon dance

读音：英 [ˈdræɡən dɑːns]  美 [ˈdræɡən dæns]

释义：舞龙；龙舞。

语法：dance指“跳舞或舞蹈”“舞步”“舞曲”时，用作可数名词。表示“舞蹈艺术”时，是不可数名词，其前加the，跟单数动词连用。

dragon dance的同根词组：dance together

dance together

读音：英 [dɑːns təˈɡeðə(r)]   美 [dæns təˈɡeðər]

释义：一起跳舞。

语法：dance的基本意思是指有节奏地、轻快地、优美地跳动，多指“跳舞”，主要用作不及物动词，偶尔也可用作及物动词，宾语多是舞蹈的名称，也可接同形或不同形的同源宾语。

例句：

That evening they danced every dance together.

那天晚上他们一起跳了每一支舞曲的舞。