Pangu is an ancient Chinese deity considered to be the first living being and 1.________(create) of the world. Emerging from an egg 2.________ (contain) the entire cosmos, his birth released the universe.
Pangu is comprised 3.________ the Chinese characters pán (盘), meaning to “coil” and gǔ (古), meaning “ancient.” 4._________ he was inside the egg containing the entirety of the universe, Pangu slept in a curled up position due to space limitations. Pangu’s name, therefore, denotes both his ancientness 5._________ the unusual circumstances of his birth.
Pangu is an important figure to 6.________ number of minority ethnic groups in China, and each has their own oral version of his creation myth. Modern versions of the myth can 7.________(trace) back to Xu Zheng, an ancient Chinese author and government official 8._________ lived during the Three Kingdoms period, who was the first person 9.________(record) it in writing. In all versions of the myth, Pangu and the universe are described as emerging from an egg; there are discrepancies, however, as to how Pangu manages to free 10.________(he) and how the universe is formed.
答案
1.creator 2.containing 3.of 4.when 5.and 6.a 7.be traced 8.who 9.to record 10.himself
翻译
盘古是中国古代的一个神，被认为是世界上最早的生物和创造者。他从包含整个宇宙的龙蛋中生出来，整个宇宙从此诞生。
盘古是由汉字的“盘”—盘成一圈和“古”-古老组成。当盘古在包含整个宇宙的龙蛋里的时候，由于空间的限制，他以蜷曲的姿势睡觉。因此，盘古之名，既表明了他的古老，也表明了他的特殊出身。
盘古是我国许多少数民族文化中的重要人物，每个民族都有自己口述的盘古神话。现代版本的神话可以追溯到徐正——一位生活在三国时期的中国古代作家和官员，他是第一个用文字记录盘古的人。在所有的神话版本中，盘古和宇宙都被描述为从蛋里出来的。但是，盘古是如何出来的，宇宙又是如何形成的，不同文化之间存在着差异。
词汇解析
deity / ˈdeɪəti; ˈdiːəti /n. 神
coil / kɔɪl /v.卷，盘绕
curl / kɜːl / v.（使）弯曲，卷曲；（使）盘绕，（使）弯弯曲曲移动
discrepancy / dɪˈskrepənsi / n.差异，不符
