誰(shuí)說(shuō)女子不如男

Chapter 1

Our story begins with a young girl in ancient1 China. She lives with her parents， her older sister， and her younger brother in a little village. One morning， Mulan is working in her room. She is making cloth to sell at the market. Suddenly， she hears a noise. She goes to the window and looks out. A lot of people are running down the street. Mulan sees her friend， Sun Ying. “Whats the matter？” asks Mulan.“Quick！ Come and see，” says Sun Ying.

Mulan follows Sun Ying through the village. “Wait for me！” shouts Mulan. They soon see a big crowd of people in front of them. Everybody is looking at a long list on a tree.“Move！ I cant see！”says an old woman at the back. “Stop that！” shouts a man at the front angrily.

“Whats on the list？” Mulan asks Sun Ying.“The enemies are now here，” says Sun Ying，“and we must fight them. The Emperor2 needs a very big army3.” “One man from every family must join the army tomorrow，” says Sun Ying.“The names of all the men in the village are on the list.”

Mulan goes to the front of the crowd. She quickly reads the list. “Oh， no！” cries Mulan. “Look！ My fathers name is the first on the list.” “My father cant fight，” says Mulan. “Hes old and ill. And my brother， Xiong， is a young child. He cant join the army.” “What can I do？” cries Mulan. “You must think of a plan，” says Sun Ying.

Chapter 3

Mulan rides for two days… over the Black Hills… and across rivers. She rides through the cold dark night， and through the snow. Then suddenly she sees hundreds of little lights in front of her. She finds thousands of soldiers with their tents4 near the Yellow River. The light comes from their fires. She stops her horse and gets off.

“Hello there！” shouts one young man. “Come and join us.” “Im Ye Ming，” he says. “Would you like something hot to drink？” “Yes， please. My names Hua Mu-， sorry… Hua Hu，” says Mulan quickly. “Come and sit by the fire，” shouts Ye Ming. “This is Hua Hu，” he says to the soldiers near them. “Welcome brother，” say the soldiers.

That night， Mulan sleeps in one of the tents. “Everything is all right，” she thinks. “Im a woman but nobody knows my secret.” In the morning Ye Ming gets up early. “Hua Hu，” he whispers. “Are you awake5？ We must get ready. The enemy is not far from us.”

All of the soldiers get ready for the battle. Then the general6 of the army talks to his men. “Are you ready to fight？”“Yes！” they cry. Later that morning the two armies meet. The battle is long but Mulan fights bravely.

Hours later， many of the soldiers are dead. Mulan looks at them. “Oh， no， what can I do？” she thinks. Suddenly she starts to ride towards the enemy. “Brave soldiers， follow me！” she cries. The soldiers ride quickly after Mulan. She fights at the front with Ye Ming next to her. An enemy soldier wants to kill Ye Ming. “Watch out！” cries Mulan. Ye Ming rides away fast. “Thank you！” he shouts to Mulan.

After many hours the army wins the battle. The soldiers all come to Mulan.“Youre our hero！” they cry. “We can win every battle now！

第一章

故事的主角是中國(guó)古代的一位年輕女子，她叫花木蘭。她與父母、姐姐和弟弟生活在一個(gè)小村子里。一天早晨，木蘭在房間里干活。她正在織布，好拿到集市上去賣(mài)錢(qián)。突然，她聽(tīng)到一陣喧嘩聲。她來(lái)到窗前，向外望去，發(fā)現(xiàn)有很多人正從大街上跑過(guò)去。木蘭瞧見(jiàn)了她的朋友孫鶯?！俺隽耸裁词虑椋俊蹦咎m問(wèn)道?！翱?！出來(lái)看看?！睂O鶯回答道。

木蘭跟隨孫鶯跑到村子的另一頭。“等等我！”木蘭喊道。很快，她們就看到前面有一大群人。大家都在看貼在樹(shù)上的一張長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的名單?！伴W開(kāi)點(diǎn)兒！我看不見(jiàn)！”人群后面的一位老婆婆叫道?！皠e嚷嚷！”前面的一個(gè)男人生氣地喊道。

“名單上是什么？”木蘭問(wèn)孫鶯?！艾F(xiàn)在有敵人入侵，”孫鶯說(shuō)，“所以我們必須奮起反擊?；实坌枰恢嫶蟮能婈?duì)?！薄懊考冶仨毘鲆幻卸?，明天就去參軍，”孫鶯說(shuō)道，“村里所有的男人都在名單上。”

木蘭擠到人群前面。她飛快地看了一下名單?！芭叮?！”木蘭失聲叫道?！翱?！我父親的名字位列名單之首！”“我的父親不能去打仗，”木蘭說(shuō)，“他年老多病。我的弟弟花雄還是個(gè)孩子，他也不能參軍。”

“我該怎么辦？”木蘭叫道?！澳愕孟雮€(gè)對(duì)策?！睂O鶯說(shuō)。

第三章

木蘭騎馬飛奔了兩天……翻過(guò)黑山……跨過(guò)河流。她頂風(fēng)冒雪，日夜兼程。一天，她突然看到前方有數(shù)以百計(jì)的微弱的光亮。她發(fā)現(xiàn)成千上萬(wàn)的士兵在黃河附近安營(yíng)扎寨。那些光亮就是他們生起的火堆。她停下來(lái)，跳下馬。

“你好！”一名年輕男子叫道，“到我們這兒來(lái)吧?！薄拔医腥~明，”他說(shuō)，“你想喝點(diǎn)兒熱的東西嗎？”“好，謝謝。我叫花木——，對(duì)不起……我叫花弧?！蹦咎m迅速回答?！皝?lái)坐在火堆旁吧?！比~明大聲說(shuō)道?！斑@位是花弧?！彼蛑?chē)氖勘榻B?！皻g迎你，兄弟！”大家說(shuō)道。

那天晚上，木蘭在一個(gè)帳篷里睡下?！耙磺许樌彼底韵胫?，“我身為女兒身，可是沒(méi)有人知道我的秘密?！钡诙煸缟希~明起得很早。“花弧，”他小聲叫道，“你醒了嗎？我們得做好準(zhǔn)備，敵人離我們不遠(yuǎn)了。”

所有士兵都準(zhǔn)備好了參加戰(zhàn)斗。這時(shí)，將軍對(duì)士兵們講話(huà)?！澳銈兌紲?zhǔn)備好了嗎？”他大聲問(wèn)?！皽?zhǔn)備好了！”大家喊道。那天早上沒(méi)過(guò)多久，兩軍就相遇了。戰(zhàn)斗持續(xù)了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，然而木蘭一直英勇殺敵。

幾個(gè)小時(shí)后，許多士兵都戰(zhàn)死了。木蘭看到了這一切?！芭?，不！我該怎么辦？”她暗自想。突然，她策馬朝敵軍沖了過(guò)去?！坝赂业氖勘?，跟我來(lái)！”她叫道。大家催馬快速跟隨木蘭沖殺。她和葉明在隊(duì)伍前方并肩作戰(zhàn)。一名敵軍想要?dú)⑺廊~明?！爱?dāng)心！”木蘭大喊。葉明策馬閃開(kāi)了?！爸x謝你！”他沖木蘭喊道。

數(shù)小時(shí)后，木蘭他們軍隊(duì)贏得了這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)斗。士兵們圍住了木蘭?！澳闶俏覀兊挠⑿?！”他們高呼，“我們現(xiàn)在所向無(wú)敵！”

Tip

頻率副詞：表示某件事情發(fā)生的頻率。

always usually often sometimes never在一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)中，頻率副詞通常放在行為動(dòng)詞之前，be動(dòng)詞之后。如：

1）Ye Ming never forgets Mulan. 葉明從未忘記木蘭。

2）Xiong sometimes asks his parents about Mulan. 雄有時(shí)會(huì)向父母問(wèn)起木蘭。

3）Ye Ming always fights next to Mulan. 葉明總是與木蘭并肩作戰(zhàn)。

4）The soldiers are always hungry. 士兵們總是吃不飽。

“唧唧復(fù)唧唧，木蘭當(dāng)戶(hù)織。不聞機(jī)杼聲，惟聞女嘆息?！薄赌咎m辭》的開(kāi)頭這樣介紹花木蘭。作者珍妮特·哈迪·古爾德在這首中國(guó)北朝民歌的基礎(chǔ)上進(jìn)行改編，講述了木蘭的閨中生活、軍帖征兵、女扮男裝、代父從軍、征戰(zhàn)與立功、拒收獎(jiǎng)賞、歸家回到女子裝扮的故事。在中國(guó)古代，女子是不允許上戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)的。而木蘭為了“忠”和“孝”代父從軍，在戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上英勇殺敵，成為家喻戶(hù)曉的英雄。

美國(guó)迪士尼公司在1998年6月出品了一部電腦動(dòng)畫(huà)電影《花木蘭》（Mulan），這是迪士尼首次采用中國(guó)元素作為電影的題材。在這部電影中，我們可以看出中、美思維方式的差異。電影中的花木蘭不僅僅是為了孝道去從軍，更多的是為了實(shí)現(xiàn)自我價(jià)值，還因此與父親產(chǎn)生過(guò)激烈的爭(zhēng)吵。在民歌故事中，花木蘭在戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上從未暴露自己的女性性別，她把最美好的青春年華獻(xiàn)給了戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)，壓抑著心中作為女子對(duì)于美的追求。而電影中塑造的花木蘭，從軍不久就被人發(fā)現(xiàn)是女子，但仍然可以在軍營(yíng)中建功立業(yè)。她不再是用“女扮男裝”來(lái)隱藏自己身份的女子，而是有著與男人一樣上場(chǎng)殺敵的機(jī)會(huì)與實(shí)現(xiàn)自我價(jià)值的巾幗英雄。此外，她還勇于追求愛(ài)情，與李翔（電影中的男主角）在患難中互生愛(ài)意。他們不僅合力打敗了敵軍，其愛(ài)情也修成了正果。這樣的情節(jié)設(shè)計(jì)體現(xiàn)了西方的自由婚戀觀，不同于中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)價(jià)值體系中的“男女有別”。

當(dāng)然，《木蘭辭》也沒(méi)有完全否定女性的價(jià)值?！靶弁媚_撲朔，雌兔眼迷離；雙兔傍地走，安能辨我是雄雌？”這句話(huà)實(shí)際上也是對(duì)女性?xún)r(jià)值的肯定。

同學(xué)們?cè)谧x書(shū)的同時(shí)，可以再回頭品味《木蘭辭》和英文電影《花木蘭》（Mulan），你更喜歡哪個(gè)形象呢？

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