英美民间故事传说：The Tower of Babel
<p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tigris">Tigris</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Euphrates">Euphrates</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="heated">heated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>: "<span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="tower">tower</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>."</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="tower">tower</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="piled">piled</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="God">God</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wicked">wicked</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flood">flood</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="tower">tower</span>, <span word="God">God</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="belonged">belonged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="family">family</span> -- <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="language">language</span>.</p>
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