梁山伯与祝英台爱情故事英文版.docx

梁山伯与祝英台（英文版）TheChinese1egendOftheButterf1y1oversThismaynotbeaword-for-wordtranscript.Adjustingherdisguise,ZhuYingtaipreparedtobidherparentsgoodbye.Shehada1waysbeenadutifu1daughter-stayinghomeandcreatingworksofembroiderythatbroughtherparentspride.Andyetza1thoughon1yboyswerea11owedattheConfuciusAcademyinHangzhouzwhatYingtaitru1ywantedwastogotoschoo1.Shebeggedherparentsto1etherattenddressedasaboyand,seeingherdeterminationandc1everdisguises,theyfina11yagreed.However,theyon1ygaveherpermissionwhenshepromisedtokeephertrueidentityasecretandeventua11yreturntothetraditiona1paththeyzdsetforher.E1atedzYingtaibeganherjourneytoHangzhou.Onthewayzshefoundherse1fatacrossroads,unsurewhichroutetotakewhenayoungmanapproached.Astheireyesmetztheysharedaninstantconnection.Yingtai1earnedthathisnamewas1iangShanbozandthathe'dbeherc1assmateattheacademy,sotheywa1kedtherestofthewaytogether,raptinconversation.Yingtairea1izedthat,despitehermeticu1ousdisguise,shefe1tthatshecou1dfina11ybeherse1f.Thetwodecidedtoce1ebratewhattheythoughtwou1dbeaIongzc1osefriendship,andbecameswornbrothers.AttheacademyzYingtaiburiedherse1finbooksandstudiedwithShanbo1ateintothenights.Thetwofe1tathomeso1ongastheywereateachother'ssides.Theysharedaroom,buteventhoughShanboquestionedheraboutit,Yingtaia1waysusedthebathrooma1oneandbuttonedherthickrobesuptoherchin-nomattertheweather.NowandagainzYingtaiheardstudentsmutteringabouthersecretivebehavior.Asmonthss1ippedintoyears,Yingtaicontinuedtoexce1atherstudiesandfe1t1ikeherpast-andintendedfuture-were1ifetimesaway.Yetthewhispersgrew1ouder.Andafterthreeyears,shehadnochoicebutto1eave.Partingtearfu11y,YingtaiaskedShanbotovisither.WhenYingtaireturnedhomezherparentsannouncedthattheMafami1yfromtheneighboringvi11agehadsentamatchmakertoasktheirpermissionforYingtaitomarrytheirson.Theyzdfounditafittingmatchandaccepted.TryingtohideherdisappointmentYingtaihonoredtheiragreement.ButasshepreparedforanothernewIifershethoughtofShanbo.Meanwhi1e,hetoowasdistracted-hisstudiesdu11withoutYingtainear.WhenShanbofina11yvisitedYingtaizShouse,hecameuponayoungwoman.Hewasabouttoaskforherbrother,butastheireyesmetzherecognizedtheyoungscho1arhe,da1ways1oved.Shanboknewhecou1dn,tstandbeingseparatedfromYingtaiagainandaskedhertomarryhim.Butzheartbroken,Yingtaito1dhimthatshewasa1readypromisedtoanother.Shanbowasdevastated,butheunderstoodthatYingtaihadtoabidebyherparents'wishes,andtheypartedagain.Shanbofe11i11andgrewweakerbytheday.Worried,hisfami1ysentamatchmakertotheZhufami1y.But,becauseofYingtairscurrentengagement,herfatherrefusedtheproposa1.Doingotherwisewou1dbringtheirfami1ypub1icshame.Shanbozsi11nesstookaturnfortheworseand,sensinghewou1dnzt1ivetoseehermarried,ShanbowroteYingtaiafina11etter.IfYingtai1ovedhimzheaskedthatsheburnincenseinfrontofhistombwhenshewasonherwaytotheMafami1y.WhenYingtaizsweddingdaycamezita1sofe1t1ikeafunera1.AstheprocessionwoundthroughtownunderstormyskieszYingtaibrokeoffandkne1tinfrontofShanboxstombz1ightingincenseandofferingsacrificesthroughhertears.Sudden1y,ac1apofthundersoundedaboveanda1ightningbo1tshotthroughthetombzfracturingthestone.Withouthesitation,Yingtaithrewherse1fin.Asherparentsrushedtorescuetheirdaughter,twobutterf1iesf1utteredoutofthecrack.Thistime,Yingtaihadtransformedforgood.Fina11yfree,shecou1df1oatforeverwithShanboatherside.