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连环画翻译:牛郎织女(6张简笔画)

🎨 第一幅:牛郎放牛

画面描述:

A young cowherd tending his cattle by the riverside, with a loyal old ox beside him.
年轻牛郎在河边放牛,身旁跟着一头忠实的老牛。

对话翻译:

老牛:"牛郎啊,你勤劳善良,将来必有好报。"
The old ox: "Niulang, your diligence and kindness will be rewarded."

🎨 第二幅:仙女沐浴

画面描述:

Seven celestial maidens bathing in a heavenly pool, their colorful silk garments hanging on tree branches.
七位仙女在天池沐浴,五彩霓裳挂在树枝上。

对话翻译:

织女:"姐妹们,人间的水竟如此清凉!"
Zhinü: "Sisters, the mortal world's water is so refreshing!"

🎨 第三幅:偷衣结缘

画面描述:

Niulang holding Zhinü's red robe while she stands bashfully in the water, other fairies flying away.
牛郎手持织女的红衣,织女含羞立于水中,其他仙女正飞离。

对话翻译:

牛郎:"请留下做我的妻子吧!"
Niulang: "Please stay and be my wife!"

💡 文化提示:中国古代"窃衣留妻"是常见婚恋母题,反映从抢婚到聘娶的过渡习俗。

🎨 第四幅:男耕女织

画面描述:

The couple working happily together - Niulang plowing fields with the ox while Zhinü weaves at home.
夫妻幸福劳作:牛郎牵牛耕田,织女在家纺织。

对话翻译:

织女:"我织的云锦可做衣裳,多余的换些家用。"
Zhinü: "The brocade I weave can make clothes, the extra can be traded for household needs."

🎨 第五幅:王母拆散

画面描述:

The Queen Mother of the West creating the Milky Way with her hairpin, separating the desperate lovers.
西王母用金钗划出银河,隔开悲痛欲绝的恋人。

对话翻译:

王母:"仙凡不得通婚,这是天条!"
Queen Mother: "Celestials and mortals shall not wed - this is divine law!"

🎨 第六幅:鹊桥相会

画面描述:

Magpies forming a bridge across the Milky Way on Qixi Festival, reuniting the family with their two children.
七夕节喜鹊搭成鹊桥,让牛郎织女和两个孩子团聚。

对话翻译:

织女:"一年一度相见日,胜却人间无数时。"
Zhinü: "One annual reunion surpasses countless earthly days."

💡 文化延伸:Qixi Festival (Double Seventh Festival) 是中国情人节,2006年被列入国家级非物质文化遗产。

📝 文化词汇表

  • 牛郎织女:The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
  • 鹊桥:Magpie Bridge
  • 七夕节:Qixi Festival / Double Seventh Festival
  • 银河:Milky Way (中文直译:Silver River)
  • 西王母:Queen Mother of the West
  • 云锦:Cloud-pattern brocade