Story Transcript:
春秋战国时期,越国有一个叫施夷光的女子,五官端正,粉面桃花,相貌过人。她在河边浣纱时,清澈的河水映照她俊俏的身影,使她显得更加美丽,这时,鱼儿看见她的倒影,忘记了游泳,渐渐地沉到河底。从此,西施这个“沉鱼”的代称,在附近流传开来。
chūn qiū zhàn guó shí qī , yuè guó yǒu yī gè jiào shī yí guāng de nǚ zǐ , wǔ guān duān zhèng , fěn miàn táo huā , xiāng mào guò rén 。 tā zài hé biān huàn shā shí , qīng chè de hé shuǐ yìng zhào tā jùn qiào de shēn yǐng , shǐ tā xiǎn dé gēng jiā měi lì , zhè shí , yú ér kàn jiàn tā de dǎo yǐng , wàng jì le yóu yǒng , jiàn jiàn de chén dào hé dǐ 。 cóng cǐ , xī shī zhè gè “ chén yú ” de dài chēng , zài fù jìn liú chuán kāi lái 。
Key Vocabulary:
1. 五官端正 - facial features that are symmetrical, correct, normal
wǔ guān duān zhèng
2. 桃花 - peach blossoms
táo huā
3. 相貌 - appearance
xiāng mào
4. 浣纱 - to wash silk/to wash clothes
huàn shā
5. 清澈 - clear
qīng chè
6. 映照 - reflect
yìng zhào
7. 俊俏 - charming, beautiful, elegant
jùn qiào
8. 倒影 - inverted image
dǎo yǐng
9. 代称 - nickname, alternative name
dài chēng
10. 流传 - to spread, to hand down, to circulate
liú chuán