盘古开天辟地英语

Pangu Separates Sky from Earth China has a history longer than that of any other present-day nation, containing a plethora of myths and legends. Regarded as the "Chinese Adam" by Westerners, the first figure in China's history was named Pangu. According to legend, in the beginning, there was only darkness and chaos, and the sky and earth were one blurred entity. This vast "egg," as the Chinese call it, was subjected to two opposing forces or principles. The interaction between the two forces the yin (passive or negative female principle) and yang (active or positive male principle) gave birth to Pangu, causing the egg's shell to crack. Pangu has been depicted in many ways. He sometimes appears as a dwarf with two horns on his head, clothed in skins or leaves, and holding a hammer in one hand and a chisel in the other or the symbol of the yin and yang . Pang has also been portrayed holding the sun in one hand and the moon in the other. He is often accompanied by his companions, the four supernatural animals: the phoenix, dragon, unicorn and tortoise. The separation of the sky and earth took 18,000 years to complete: the yang, which was light and pure, rose to become the sky; the yin , which was heavy and murky, sank to form the earth. Between the sky and earth was Pangu, who underwent nine changes every day: His wisdom greater than that of the sky and his ability greater than that of the earth. Every day the sky rose ten feet, the earth became ten feet thicker and Pangu grew ten feet taller. Another 18,000 years passed and the sky was very high; the earth, dense and Pangu, extremely tall. His body then dissolved and his head became the mountains; his breath, the wind and clouds; his voice, the thunder; his left eye, the sun and his right eye, the moon. Pangu's beard became the stars; his four limbs, the four quadrants of the globe; his blood, the rivers and his veins and muscles, the layers of the earth. His flesh became the soil; his skin and hair, the trees and plants; his semen, pearls; his marrow, precious stones and his sweat turned into rain. All in all, Pangu and the universe became one

盘古开天辟地 (山海经图) 天地浑沌如鸡子。盘古生在其中。万八千岁。天地开辟。阳清为天。阴浊为地。盘古在其中。一日九变。神于天。圣于地。天日高一丈。地日厚一丈。盘古日长一丈。如此万八千岁。天数极高。地数极深。盘古极长。故天去地九万里。后乃有三皇。 首生盘古。垂死化身。气成风云。声为雷霆。左眼为日。右眼为月。四肢五体为四极五岳。血液为江河。筋脉为地里。肌肉为田土。发为星辰。皮肤为草木。齿骨为金石。精髓为珠玉。汗流为雨泽。身之诸虫。因风所感。化为黎甿。 —徐整《三五历纪》《五运历年纪》 译文 远古的时候，没有天也没有地，到处是混混沌沌的漆黑一团，可就在这黑暗之中经过了一万八千年，却孕育出了一个力大无穷的神，他的名字叫盘古。 盘古醒来睁开眼一看，什么也看不见，于是拿起一把神斧怒喊着向四周猛劈过去。 那轻而清的东西都向上飘去，形成了天，重而浊的东西向下沉去，形成了地。盘古站在天地中间，不让天地重合在一起。天每日都在增高，地每日都在增厚，盘古也随着增高。这样又过了一万八千年，天变得极高，地变得极厚，可是盘古也累倒了，再也没有起来。 盘古的头化做了高山，四肢化成了擎天之柱，眼睛变成太阳和月亮，血液变成了江河，毛发肌肤都变成了花草，呼吸变成了风，喊声变成了雷，泪水变成了甘霖雨露滋润着大地。 盘古创造了天地，又把一切都献给了天地，让世界变得丰富多采，盘古成为了最伟大的神。