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今天，我们给大家分享的是《百鸟朝凤》（All Birds Paying Homeage to the Phoenix）节选。很久很久以前，有两只本领高强、神通广大的鸟，一只叫凤凰，另一只叫毕方。凤凰不但雍容华贵，聪慧美丽，还很勤劳，不像别的鸟那样吃饱了就知道玩，而是从早到晚忙个不停，将别的鸟扔掉的果实都一颗一颗捡起来，收藏在洞里。
有一年，森林大旱。鸟儿们觅不到食物，都饿得头昏眼花，快支撑不下去了。这时，凤凰急忙打开山洞，把自己多年积存下来的干果和草籽拿出来分给大家，和大家共渡难关。
According to legend, in 26 century BC,there once lived a hardworking emperor called Yellow Emperor, who loved his people. He taught them how to get fire from wood by friction, how to buildboats and carts for transport, how to drill wells for water and how todomesticate wild animals.
相传在公元前26世纪，有个勤政爱民的好帝王叫黄帝。他带领百姓用燧石取火，建造舟车，挖凿水井，创建医学，把野兽驯养成家畜。
Around him were a group of able andresourceful officials. Amongst them were Rongcheng w o designed the lunarcalendar, Jusong and Cangjie who invented hieroglyphs (Chinese pictographiccharacters), and Linglun who created different musical tunes and melodies.
他身边出谋划策的大臣也个个不凡，其中有创造历法的容成，发明象形文字的沮诵、仓颉(jie)，制造音律的伶伦等
One day, a number of officials came to havean audience with the Yellow Emperor; however, the latter seemed to be deeplyworried. The officials asked, "We would like to know what is troublingyou, Your Majesty?
一天，几位大臣来拜见黄帝，发现黄帝一副心事重重的样子。大臣问道:“敢问陛下为何事烦恼呢？“
The Yellow Emperor sighed and said,"Well, I have domesticated over a hundred different types of birds in thewhole world and I still haven't had the chance to see what a Phoenix looks like.
黄帝轻轻叹了口气，说:“唉，天下之大，经我驯服的鸟类也不下百种，却至今都没有见过风凰的样子啊！“
The officials looked at each other and didnot know how to answer the emperor.
大臣们面面相觑，一时间不知道该怎么回答。
“Why don't we go and ask Tianlao, thelearned man, an elderly official suggested. “Rumor has it that Tianlao knowseverything. Perhaps he will know where to find a Phoenix. “
“不如去请教天老，”一位老臣建议道，“传闻他知识渊博，或许会知道风凰的情况
The Yellow Emperor was very happy to hearthe suggestion and could not wait to lead the group of officials to visitTianlao.
黄帝听了很高兴，迫不及待地领着众大臣一起去了天老的住处。
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