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Bear老師的故事每個月15號、30號上架。本集YouTube頻道有字幕喔。
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水仙花的西方傳說/ The Western Legend of Narcissus
Hello，this is teacher Bear，我是Bear老師。
小朋友，你還記不記得，Bear老師說過，在中國新年期間，華人喜歡在家裡擺一盆水仙花。
Kids, do you remember that I said that during Chinese New Year, Chinese people like to put a pot of narcissus at home?
其實「narcissus」跟「daffodil」中文都可以翻譯成「水仙花」，但其實是兩種長得很像卻不一樣的花喔。
In fact, "narcissus" and "daffodil" can both be translated as " Shuǐxiān Huā " in Chinese, but they are actually two similar but different flowers.
「narcissus」比較小，以白色為主，但是也有黃色的或橘色的。
"Narcissus" is smaller and usually white, but there are also yellow or orange ones.
「daffodil」比較大，是黃色的，也叫「西洋水仙花」。
"Daffodil" is larger and yellow, and is also called "Western Shuǐxiān Huā ".
其實Bear老師本來不知道「narcissus」也有黃色的，所以在第85集中，把「narcissus」翻譯成了「白色的水仙花」，在這裡Bear老師跟大家說聲抱歉喔！
In fact, I didn’t know that there is a yellow narcissus, so in episode 85, I translated “narcissus” into “white Shuǐxiān Huā”. I would like to apologize to everyone.
你看，Bear老師一直在學習，希望你們也要一直學習，並且不怕犯錯喔。
See, I’m always learning, and hopes that you will also keep learning and not be afraid of making mistakes.
今年，你家也買了一盆水仙花嗎？
Did your family buy a narcissus houseplant this year?
水仙花非常美麗，而且不管東方還是西方，都有關於水仙花的傳說。
Narcissus is very beautiful, and both the East and the West have legends about it.
今天Bear老師想先給你們介紹關於水仙花的西方傳說，讓我們一起來聽聽看吧！
Today, I would like to introduce you to the Western legend about narcissus. Let’s listen to it together!
根據希臘神話，納西瑟斯是河神刻菲索斯與水澤女神利里俄珀的孩子。
According to Greek mythology, Narcissus was the child of the river god Cephissus and the water nymph Liriope.
納西瑟斯出生後，預言家特瑞西阿斯告訴利里俄珀說，納西瑟斯只要不看到自己的臉，就能活得很久。
After Narcissus was born, the prophet Tiresias told Liriope that Narcissus would live a long life … as long as he never saw his own face.
所以大家都非常小心地保護他，不讓他靠近水邊，以免他看到了自己的倒影。
So everyone protected him very carefully and didn't let him get close to the water, lest he see his own reflection.
因此啊，雖然納西瑟斯長大後成為全希臘最帥的男人，但是他卻從來不知道自己長什麼樣子。
So although Narcissus grew up to be the most handsome man in Greece, he never knew what he looked like.
好多好多女人都愛納西瑟斯，因為他實在是太好看了，但他對這些女人都沒有感覺喔，還狠狠地拒絕了她們的愛。
Many women loved Narcissus because he was so handsome, but he had no feelings for any of them and rejected their love ruthlessly.
結果啊，那些女人由愛生恨，都請求復仇女神涅墨西斯懲罰納西瑟斯。
As a result, the love these women had turned to hate, and they asked the goddess of vengeance Nemesis to punish Narcissus.
沒想到，涅墨西斯居然同意了她們的請求。
Unexpectedly, Nemesis agreed to their request.
於是，就在某次納西瑟斯打獵時，涅墨西斯故意把納西瑟斯吸引到了水池邊，讓納西瑟斯看見自己英俊的臉。
And so, when Narcissus was out hunting one day, Nemesis deliberately lured Narcissus to the edge of a pool so that Narcissus could see his own handsome face.
結果啊，納西瑟斯愛上了自己的倒影，他以為那是另外一個人，想要伸手去摸，結果卻摸不到。
As a result, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection. He thought it was another person and wanted to reach out and touch it, but he couldn't.
納西瑟斯傷心極了，每天都到水池邊去看看他愛上的那個人，最後，再也無法離開水池邊，就這樣傷心而死了。
Narcissus was very sad. He went to the pool every day to see the person he fell in love with. In the end, he could no longer leave the pool and died of grief.
後來在納西瑟斯死去的地方，長出了一株美麗的花。人們就把那種花叫做「納西瑟斯」，在中文叫「水仙花」。
Later, a beautiful flower grew at the place where Narcissus died. People called that flower “narcissus”. In Chinese we called it “Shuǐxiān Huā”
「納西瑟斯」在英文裡，也有「自戀」的意思。如果你覺得某人很自戀，用中文，你可以叫他「自戀狂」，用英文，你可叫他「narcissist」。
"Narcissus’s name is now associated with people who have too much admiration for themselves. If you think someone is narcissistic, you can call him a " zìliàn kuáng " in Chinese and a "narcissist" in English.
小朋友，你對這個故事有什麼看法呢？
Kids, what do you think of this story?
你身邊有沒有哪位叔叔、阿姨因為戀愛的問題而煩惱呢？
Are there any uncles or aunts around you who are troubled by romance problems?
你認為那些女人因為被納西瑟斯拒絕就想報復他，是正確的嗎？
Do you think it was right for those women to seek revenge on Narcissus for his rejection?
如果因為得不到別人的愛就想報復一個人，這是真愛嗎？
If you want to take revenge on someone because you can't get the love you want, is that true love?
納西瑟斯因為得不到他愛的人，就傷心而死，你覺得他珍惜自己嗎？
Narcissus died of heartbreak because he couldn't get the person he loved. Do you think he cherished himself?
Bear老師知道你現在還小，但即使這些問題對你還太難，你也可以開始觀察大人們的情況，跟長輩談一談，然後慢慢地思考。
I know that you are still young, and these questions may be too difficult for you, but you can start by observing the situations of adults, talking to your elders, and then thinking about them slowly.
Bear老師希望你長大後，有能力愛別人，也能夠接受被拒絕。
I hope that when you grow up, you will be able to love others and accept rejection.
最重要的是，你要先學會愛自己，但是，愛自己跟自戀不一樣喔。
The most important thing is that you must first learn to love yourself, but loving yourself is different from narcissism.
「愛自己」是對待自己就像對待你愛的人一樣。
"Love yourself" means treating yourself as you would treat someone you love.
而自戀就是只覺得自己是最好看的、最棒的、最重要的。
Narcissism means only thinking that you are the most good looking, the best, and the most important person around.
希望你愛自己，可是別自戀喔！
I hope that you love yourself, but don’t be narcissistic!
“Remember to love yourself.”
意思是「記得愛你自己」，請跟Bear老師再說一次
“Remember to love yourself.”
小朋友，我們即使不能成為最好看、最棒、最重要的那一個人，但是，我們都值得被愛，所以請對你自己就像對你愛的人一樣，珍惜自己，千萬不要做傷害自己的事喔。
Kids, although we may not be the most good looking, the best, or the most important, we all deserve to be loved, so please treat yourself as you would the people you love, cherish yourself, and never do anything to hurt yourself.
我們下次空中見嘍！
See you next time!
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