2017年6月大学英语四级段落翻译练习：白蛇传

《白蛇传》(Legend of the White Snake)是中国古代广为流传的民间故事之一。传说一条名叫“白素贞” 的白蛇来到凡间与许仙结为夫妻。然而，他们的婚姻遭到法海和尚(Buddhist monk)的反对，因为法海认为人妖(evil spirit)不能结合。于是，法海将白素贞压在雷峰塔(pagoda)底。多年后，白素贞的儿子中了状元 (Zhuangyuan title)，来到雷峰塔前跪拜母亲。这一切感动了天神，令雷峰塔倒塌，白素贞出塔，一家人终得以团聚。

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"Legend of the White Snake" is one of the folk tales widely circulated in ancient China.The tale goes that a white snake named Bai Suzhen came to the human world and married Xu Xian.Unfortunately,their marriage was opposed by a Buddhist monk named Fahai,who believed that the marriage between human and evil spirit could not be allowed.He then kept Bai Suzhen under the Leifeng Pagoda.Many years later,after gaining a Zhuangyuan title (the first place In the imperial examination),Bai Suzhen's son knelt down in front of the Leifeng Pagoda.God was moved by his action and collapsed the pagoda from which Bai Suzhen is freed. Finally，Bai Suzhen reunited with her husband and son.

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