三王墓的來歷和傳說-中國神話故事英語版中英對照
《三王墓》，出自晉代干寶的志怪小說集《搜神記》卷十—。此篇故事在《列士傳》、《吳越春秋》、《越絕書》、《博物志》、《列異傳》等書中均有記載，文字各異。諸書記載中，以《搜神記》所記最詳，文辭亦最佳。
gangjiang and moye, who were husband and wife and lived in the state of chu, were obliged to forge swords for the king. three years had passed before they could finally produce them. annoyed, the king intended to kill ganjiang. the couple made two swords, one male, the other female. just then moye, the wife, was about to give birth to a child. the husband said to her,"since it has taken me three long years to make the swords, the king must be angry. it is certain that he will put me to death when i go and present the swords to him. if the child turns out to be a boy, tell him this as soon as he is grown up, `go out of the house, look at the southern mountains and search for the place where a pine tree is growing on a rock. try to find one of the swords on its back.'" after he had said this, ganjiang left for the palace with the female sword. the king became furious when he saw only one sword, and ordered it to be examined. when he was told that there were actually two swords, one male and the other female, and that the one he saw was female, while the male one was not there, the king flew into a rage and had ganjiang beheaded at once.
楚國鑄劍名將干將替楚王鑄劍，過了三年才鑄成。楚王發怒，想要殺掉他。鑄成的劍有雌雄兩柄。干將的妻子莫邪懷有身孕，即將臨產。干將對妻子說：“我替王鑄劍，過了三年才鑄成。王發怒，我去送劍，王一定會殺我。你生下孩子，假若是個男孩，等他長大成人，告訴他說：‘出門望著南山，松樹長在石頭上，劍就在松樹背上’。”于是干將就帶著雌劍去見楚王。楚王大發脾氣，派人察看干將帶來的劍。劍有兩柄，一雄一雌。干將莫邪只帶來了雌劍，雄劍卻沒帶來，楚王發怒，就把干將殺了。
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