Tw fables 04 老鼠娶亲

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 04 老鼠娶亲 (老鼠嫁女)
 很久以前，在乡下村落里有个老
鼠村，村里的村长有一位长得很漂亮
的女儿，村里的每个年轻人都想娶她
当新娘。不过，老鼠爸爸心想：“我
是十二生肖之首，想娶我女儿的人，
一定得是个了不起的新郎，才配得上
我美丽的女儿。”

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 于是老鼠爸爸就去找村里有名的
王媒婆，媒婆列出了一张全村青年才
俊的老鼠名单，可是老鼠爸爸却不愿
意把宝贝女儿嫁给天生害怕猫及太阳
的老鼠同类。他决定要出门去找全世
界最强的人。一出门看见太阳，他觉
得太阳最伟大，能放射光芒，照耀世
界，就决定先去找太阳。

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 太阳对老鼠爸爸说：“一片乌云就可
以遮住阳光，还是乌云最伟大。” 老鼠
爸爸跑去找乌云，乌云说：“一阵风就
可以把我吹得晕头转向，还是风最强。"
老鼠爸爸赶紧跑去找风，风说：“ 就算
我能吹，却还吹不过山头，应该是山最
伟大。” 一旁的山却说：“ 我不能移
动，可是老鼠却能轻易在我身上掘土挖
洞，我认为老鼠最了不起。”

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 老鼠爸爸这才发现，原来老鼠
是最适合的女婿呀！
 老鼠爸爸回到村里，就让女儿
和村里最强的老鼠结婚，日子就选
在正月初三，热热闹闹地办了一场
婚礼。

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 04 老鼠娶亲 (老鼠嫁女)
 很久以前，在乡下村落里有个
老鼠村，村里的村长有一位长得很
漂亮的女儿，村里的每个年轻人都
想娶她当新娘。
 Once upon a time, there was a mouse village in the
countryside. The village mayor had a very beautiful daughter
and every young man in the village wanted to marry her.

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 娶亲
 Qǔqīn
 (of a man) get married
 娶
 qǔ
 (动) marry (a woman); take to wife:
 嫁
 jià
 1 (动) (of a woman) marry
 The best title of this story should be :
 老鼠嫁女

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 嫁娶
 jià qǔ
 (名) marriage
 嫁妆
 jiàzhuāng
 (名) dowry; trousseau

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 出嫁
 chūjià
 (动) (of a woman) get married
 出家
 Chūjiā
 (动) become a Buddhist monk or nun
 改嫁
 gǎijià
 (动) (of a woman) remarry

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 乡下
 xiāngxià
 (名) village; country; countryside
 村落
 cūnluò
 a small village; hamlet

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 乡土
 xiāngtǔ
 1 (名) native soil
 2 of one's native land :
 乡土风味
 xiāngtǔ fēngwèi
 local flavour

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 村落
 cūnluò
 a small village; hamlet
 他指着远处的一座村落
 tā zhǐzhe yuǎn chǔ de yīzuò cūnluò
 He pointed to a distant village.
 山区村落稀疏
 shānqū cūnluò xīshū
 The villages are straggling in the mountainous area

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 新娘
 Xīnniáng
 (名) bride
 新郎
 xīnláng
 bridegroom

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 娘
 niáng
 3 a young woman:
 郎
 láng
 2 [referring to certain kinds of people] :

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 娘
 niáng
 3 a young woman:
 娘家
 niángjiā
 (名) a married woman's parents' home
 娘娘
 Niángniáng
 (名) empress or imperial concubine of the first rank:

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 郎
 láng
 2 [referring to certain kinds of people] :
 新郎
 xīnláng
 bridegroom
 令郎
 Lìngláng
 your son.

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 女儿。
 村长有一位女儿。
 村长有一位长得很漂亮的女儿。
 老鼠村
 有个老鼠村
 在乡下村落里有个老鼠村

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 不过，老鼠爸爸心想：“我是十二
生肖之首，想娶我女儿的人，一定
得是个了不起的新郎，才配得上我
美丽的女儿。”
 The Daddy Mouse thought to himself, “I am the
head of the 12 animal signs in Chinese
horoscope, I have to find an amazing young
man who deserves my beautiful daughter.”

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 生 肖
 Shēng xiào
 (名) any of the twelve animals symbolizing the year in which
one is born (The twelve animals are: the rat， the ox， the
tiger， the rabbit， the dragon， the snake， the horse， the
sheep， the monkey， the rooster， the dog and the pig. )
(a1so as "属相.. shúxiang)

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 首
 shǒu
 1 (名) head:
 4 ( 形) first:
 首都
 shǒudū
 (名) capital (of a country)
 首先
 Shǒuxiān
 2 in the first place; first of all; above all:

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 配
 pèi
 4 match:
 颜色不配
 yánsè bùpèi
 The colours don't match.

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 配得上
 can match
 配不上
 can not match

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 于是老鼠爸爸就去找村里有名的王
媒婆，媒婆列出了一张全村青年才
俊的老鼠名单，
 Daddy Mouse went to see the famous Matchmaker Wang
in the village. The matchmaker gave him a list of excellent
candidates.

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 媒婆
 méipó
 ( 名) professional female matchmaker
 媒
 méi
 1 名 matchmaker; go-between:
 2 imermediary
 媒人
 méirén
 (名) matchmaker; go-between
 Also call 红娘
 hóngniáng

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 做媒
 zuòméi
 act as a matchmaker
 媒介
 méijiè
 (名) medium; vehicle:
 imermediary

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 列
 liè
 2 arrange; list:
 列出
 list out
 列清单
 liè qīngdān
 make an inventory.

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 青年才俊
 Qīngnián cái jùn
 young talent
 青年
 Qīngnián
 (名) youth; young people

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 名单
 míngdān
 name list
 黑名单
 hēi míngdān
 (名) blacklist
 上了黑名单
 Be listed in blacklist

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 老鼠爸爸去找王媒婆
 老鼠爸爸去找有名的王媒婆
 老鼠爸爸去找村里有名的王媒婆
 老鼠爸爸就去找村里有名的王媒婆

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 可是老鼠爸爸却不愿意把宝贝女儿
嫁给天生害怕猫及太阳的老鼠同类。
他决定要出门去找全世界最强的人。
 But Daddy Mouse didn’t want his daughter to marry a mouse
that might fall into the prey of cats and would have to hide
from the sun. Daddy mouse decided to go out to find the
strongest, manliest man in the world.

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 宝贝
 bǎobèi
 1 treasured object; treasure
 2 darling; baby

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 嫁
 jià
 1 (动) (of a woman) marry
 2 shift; transfer:
 嫁祸于人
 jià huò yú rén
 lay the blame on sb. else; shift the trouble on to sb.
 嫁接
 jiàjiē
 (动) graft

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 同类
 tónglèi
 be of a kind; belong to the same category
 物以类聚
 wùyǐlèijù
 Birds of a feather flock together.

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 老鼠爸爸却不原意把女儿嫁给同类
 老鼠爸爸却不原意把宝贝女儿嫁给
同类
 可是老鼠爸爸却不原意把宝贝女儿
嫁给天生害怕猫及太阳的老鼠同类

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 他要去找人
 他决定要出门去找人
 他决定要出门去找全世界最强的人

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 一出门看见太阳，他觉得太阳最伟
大，能放射光芒，照耀世界，就决
定先去找太阳。
 When he went out of the door, he saw the sun right away. He
thought that the sun must be the greatest man on earth
because his sunlight illuminated the whole world. So he went
talk to the sun about marrying his daughter.

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 放射
 fàngshè
 (动) radiate:
 放射性
 fàngshèxìng
 radioactivity
 放射疗法
 fàngshè liáofǎ
 radiotherapy.

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 照耀
 zhàoyào
 shine on; illuminate
 耀
 yào
 1 shine, illuminate: .

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 太阳对老鼠爸爸说：“一片乌云就
可以遮住阳光，还是乌云最伟大。”
 However, the sun said to Daddy Mouse, “Sometimes a cloud
may block my light. I think the cloud would make a greater
candidate than me.”

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 遮
 zhē
 1 (动) hide from view; cover, screen:
 美丽的葡萄园给小山遮住了
 měilì de pútáo yuán gěi xiǎoshān zhē zhùle
 The beautiful vineyard was hidden from view by the hills.

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 遮
 zhē
 1 (动) hide from view; cover, screen:
 2 keep out:
 遮风挡雨
 zhē fēngdǎng yǔ
 keep out wind and rain

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 遮蔽
 zhēbì
 (动) hide from view, obstruct, shelter:
 一片森林遮蔽了我们的视线, 看不
到远处的村庄
 yīpiàn sēnlín zhēbìle wǒmen de shìxiàn, kàn bù dào yuǎn chǔ
de cūnzhuāng
 The woods blocked our view of the distant villages

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 老鼠爸爸跑去找乌云，乌云说：
“一阵风就可以把我吹得晕头转向，
还是风最强。“
 So Daddy Mouse went to talk to the cloud. The cloud said, “A
swirl of wind will blow me away, I think the wind is the
greatest person.”

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 晕头转向
 yūntóuzhuànxiàng
 get totally confused
 confused and disoriented
 晕
 yūn
 1 (动) feel dizzy; feel giddy
 转向
 zhuǎnxiàng
 (动) lose one' s bearings; get lost:
 ( 动) change direction

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 有点头晕
 yǒudiǎn tóuyūn
 feel a bit dizzy (or giddy) .
 头晕目眩
 tóuyūn mù xuàn
 have a dizzy spell

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 老鼠爸爸赶紧跑去找风，风说：
“ 就算我能吹，却还吹不过山头，
应该是山最伟大。”
 Daddy Mouse then went talk to the wind. The wind said, “No
matter how hard I blow, I cannot pass my wind to the other
side of the mountain. In my opinion, I think the mountain is
by far the greatest.”

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 一旁的山却说：“ 我不能移动，
可是老鼠却能轻易在我身上掘土挖
洞，我认为老鼠最了不起。”
 The mountain then said to him, “I am stuck in the same place
forever, while a mouse can dig a hole inside me, so I think
mice are the most amazing creatures!”

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 轻易
 qīngyì
 1 （副) easily:

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 掘
 jué
 (动) dig:
 挖
 wā
 (动) dig; excavate
 挖掘
 wājué
 (动) excavate ; unearth:

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 挖井
 wā jǐng
 dig well.
 挖洞
 wā dòng
 dig a hole .
 掘井
 jué jǐng
 dig (or sink) a well

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 老鼠爸爸这才发现，原来老鼠是最
适合的女婿呀！
 Daddy mouse finally discovered that the son-in-law he was
looking for had been right under his nose all along.

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 适合
 shìhé
 (动) suit ; fit:
 合适
 Héshì
 (形) suitable; appropriate; becoming; right:

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 适合国情
 shìhé guóqíng
 be suited to domestic conditions.
 适合他的口味
 shìhé tā de kǒuwèi
 suit his taste

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 女婿
 nǚxù
 (名) son-in-law
 相女婿
 xiāng nǚxù
 take a look at prospective son-in-law

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 老鼠爸爸回到村里，就让女儿和村
里最强的老鼠结婚，日子就选在正
月初三，热热闹闹地办了一场婚礼。
 Daddy Mouse went back to his village, and married his
daughter to the strongest mouse in the village. His daughter
got married on the third day of the Chinese New Year, and
the wedding was very grand and festive.

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 办 （举办 ）
 bàn
 3 purchase; get sth. ready:
 举办
 jǔbàn
 (动) conduct; hold; run:
 举办展览会
 jǔbànzhǎnlǎn huì
 hold (or put on ) an exhibition

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 婚礼
 hūnlǐ
 wedding ceremony
 礼
 lǐ
 1 (名) ceremony; rite:

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