《精卫填海》成语英译与典故

三十一、精卫填海

传说古代炎帝的女儿叫女娃，

有一次她到东海边上去玩耍，

想不到她在海里戏水时，

被淹死沉在巨浪下。

女娃的灵魂含冤愤，

后来把一只鸟儿化。

变成的鸟儿叫“精卫”，

每日里鸣叫似说话。

往返于东海西山间，

衔些木块石头不算大。

这灵鸟胸藏怨愤要报复，

艰难险阻它不怕，

发誓要填平东海千顷浪，

感动得天下的生灵都钦佩它。

到后来“精卫填海”这成语，

常比喻做事坚持到底决心大。

Bird Jingwei Tring to Fill the Sea

A legend goes that the ancient Emperor Yan had a daughter called NüWa.One day she went to play by the East China Sea.Unfortunately when swimming，she was drowned in the deep sea.Her spirit was so fu⁃riously angry after she died that it changed into a bird.

This bird was known as“Jingwei”，and it twit⁃tered and twittered like a human being talking.The bird flew back and forth between the sea and the mountain，carrying small twigs and stones.This spirit⁃ual bird was intent on revenge，regardless of any dan⁃ger and hardships by trying to fill up the deep and large sea，which impressed all the living things in the world.

Later“Jingwei Trying to Fill the Sea”became an id⁃iom，in praise of someone who always sticks to his goal.