【英语时差8,16】Chinese Folk Tales in London 中国社区

let’s hear from this lady, Veronica Needa. Where does Veronica live? "Hello there, my name’s Veronica Needa, I have a Chinese name too, my Chinese name is Li Wi Kei, which is in Cantonese because I come from Hong Kong, and I make my home in London now.When I came to this country twenty plus years ago, I realised that a lot of the British-born Chinese, a lot of the Chinese people here were actually out of touch with a lot of those myths¹ and legends² and the old stories and overseas³ Chinese have had a lot of things like that missing⁴ for them, especially the young ones. And of course as a theatre worker, I was not just telling stories for the British community but also really for the British-Chinese community where I could.I also talk about another very special feature about the dragon which a lot of Chinese people have forgotten, or perhaps they don’t even know and that is the fact that it is said to resemble⁵ nine other animals. And I feel very connected to this aspect of the dragon because of course I’m Eurasian -I have four cultures, races, in my blood so I identify very strongly with the Chinese dragon. " Veronica: I remember you! Yes, that’s right. Did you like my dragon? Child: Yeah. Veronica: What did you like about my dragon most of all? Child: All the animals. Veronica: All the animals? All the different animals that the dragon is made of…

 

1 myths   

n.神话( myth的名词复数 )；杜撰出来的人[事物]

参考例句：

• They drew the material of their plays chiefly from myths and legends. 他们主要从神话传说中提取剧本的素材。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Jasper White is one of rare people who believes in ancient myths. 贾斯珀。怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一。 来自新概念英语第二册

2 legends   

n.传说( legend的名词复数 )；民间传说；（地图或书中图表的）图例；传奇人物

参考例句：

• They drew the material of their plays chiefly from myths and legends. 他们主要从神话传说中提取剧本的素材。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Both men were legends in their own time. 这两个人在他们各自的时代都是传奇式人物。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 overseas   

adj.海外的；adv.在海外

参考例句：

• Her man has been sent overseas by his employers.她的丈夫已被雇主派往海外。
• Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

4 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

5 resemble   

vt.相似，类似，象

参考例句：

• The two boys nearly resemble each other.这两个男孩极相象。
• They resemble each other in one respect.他们有一点彼此相似。