中国成语故事传说：精卫填海
<p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Fajiu">Fajiu</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mulberry">mulberry</span>(桑树) <span word="bushes">bushes</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mulberry">mulberry</span> <span word="bushes">bushes</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crow">crow</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="claws">claws</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="name">name</span>: <span word="Jingwei">Jingwei</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Yandi">Yandi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="drowned">drowned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="returned">returned</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Jingwei">Jingwei</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="bits">bits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twigs">twigs</span>(细枝) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span>! <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="commendable">commendable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tenacity">tenacity</span>(韧性，固执).</p><p>精卫是海边的一种小鸟。这种鸟外表和乌鸦差不多，头上的羽毛有花纹，嘴巴是白色的，脚是红色的，叫声听上去就像它的名字一样：<span word="Jingwei">Jingwei</span>。这种小鸟有个奇特的习性，就是经常把岸上的小树枝、小石块用嘴衔着丢到大海里。</p><p>这种鸟相传是远古时代炎帝的小女儿女娃变成的。女娃去东海边游玩，一去就没有回家，原来她不幸跌到海里淹死了。女娃死后变成一只鸟儿，就是精卫鸟。精卫鸟因为东海会淹死人，就发誓要填平它。于是，不管春夏秋冬，酷暑严寒，刮风下雨，精卫鸟每天都衔了西山的小树枝、小石块，丢到大海里。</p><p>一只小鸟想用这种办法填平大海，真是谈何容易!不过它有这样的决心和毅力，却是难能可贵的。</p>
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