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There is a very famous traditional Chinese story that has a close connection to the Dragon Boat Festival.Once upon a time on Emei Mountain there lived two __1__ spirits,White Snake and Green Snake.These snakes,being magical,turned themselves into beautiful maidens and set off on a journey to the West Lake of Hangzhou. When they arrived at the West Lake they met a man __2__(name)Xu Xian.White Snake quickly fell in love with Xu Xian and they were soon married.A Buddhist monk,named Fa Hai,warned Xu Xian __3__ his wife's deceptive(欺骗性的)appearance and suggested to him a plan. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival,White Snake wished to stay home so as to avoid the Ay Tsao(艾草),used for protection from spirits,__4__(hang) on the doors of people's houses.Her husband prepared,according to Fa Hai's __5__(instruct),some realgar wine(雄黄酒),as this was a tradition during the Dragon Boat Festival.White Snake,thinking her magic __6__(protect)her from the effects of the realgar wine,accepted a cup.__7__ she drank the wine she became very ill and was barely able to get to her bed. When her husband came to her side,he found not his wife but a huge white snake.So great was Xu Xian's shock that he fell to the floor __8__. After recovering from the realgar wine and regaining her human form,White Snake was griefstricken to find her husband dead.She set off on a journey to obtain a potent(有效力的)medicinal herb,__9__ could revive her husband.After returning and reviving her husband with the medicine,she explained to Xu Xian that the white snake he saw was __10__(actual)a dragon and that this vision was indeed a very good omen(预兆).Xu Xian's fears were put to rest for the moment by his wife's story. |