The Story of Meng Jiangnv

任倩倩

Long long ago， there was a beautiful young woman. Her name was Meng Jiangnv. She met a man named Wan Xiliang and fell in love with* him. But on their wedding（婚礼）， some soldiers took Wan Xiliang away*. What happened（发生）？

At that time， Qin Shihuang wanted to build the Great Wall. So he needed many men to build it.

fall in love with 爱上

take away 带走

After a long time， Wan Xiliang didnt come back. Meng Jiangnv missed（思念） him very much. She wanted to look for him. But the Great Wall was far away*. Day and night， she walked， walked and walked.

After a few（一些） days， she got to* the Great Wall. She was tired but very happy. There were many men working here， but she didnt find Wan Xiliang.

far away 遥远的

get to 到达

Some men told Meng Jiangnv the bad news： Wan Xiliang was too tired and died*. They buried* his body under the Great Wall.

Meng Jiangnv was very sad. She cried and cried. Suddenly， there was a terrible noise. About 400 kilometers of the Great Wall collapsed， and the body of Wan Xiliang was there.*

die /daI/ v. 死亡

bury /5berI/ v. 埋葬， 掩埋

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About 400 kilometers of the Great Wall collapsed， and the body of Wan Xiliang was there.

大约400千米长的长城倒塌了下来，而万喜良的尸体露了出来。