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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