双语阅读：白娘子和端午节的颇深渊源

传说屈原投江后，屈 原家乡的人们为了不让蛟龙吃掉屈原的遗体，纷纷把粽子、咸蛋抛入江中。一位老医生拿来一坛雄黄酒倒入江中，说是可以药晕鱼龙，保护屈原。一会儿，水面果真 浮起一条蛟龙。于是，人们把这条蛟龙扯上岸，抽其筋，剥其皮，之后又把龙筋缠在孩子们的手腕和脖子上，再用雄黄酒抹七窍，以为这样便可以使孩子们免受虫蛇 伤害。

据说这就是端午节饮雄黄酒的来历。

There is a very famous traditional Chinese story that has a close connection to the Dragon Boat Festival. Once upon a time on E-Mei mountain there lived two snake spirits, White Snake and Green Snake. These snakes, being magical, turned themselves into beautiful maidens and set off on a journey to the West Lake of Hang Zhou.

有一个与端午节息息相关的中国传统故事是“白蛇传”。从前，在伊眉山 上有两只蛇精，白蛇与青蛇。这两只蛇精运用法力将自己变成美丽的女子，并到杭州西湖游玩。

When they arrived at West Lake they met a man named Xu Xian. White Snake quickly fell in love with Xu Xian and they were soon married. A Buddhist monk, named Fa Hai, warned Xu Xian of his wife’s deceptive appearance and suggested to him a plan.

当她们在西湖游玩时，遇到一位名叫许仙的男子，白蛇与许仙很快的相恋并且随即结婚。当时一位名 叫法海的和尚，曾经警告许仙注意他妻子惑人的外表，并建议他一个揭开真相的计划。