很久以前 ， 黄河发大水 ， 带来了巨大的灾难 。 尧帝命令鲧去治水 。
A long time ago, the Yellow River flooded and brought great disaster. Emperor Yao ordered Gun to cure the flood.
九年过去了 ， 洪水还没有退去 ， 鲧失败了 。 他的儿子叫大禹继承了父亲的事业 。
Nine years passed, but the flood is not receded yet. Gun failed. His son named Da Yu succeeded his father.
大禹很聪明 ， 他想出疏导洪水入海的办法 。 他带着人们 ， 亲自翻山越岭 ， 测量地形 。 大禹非常努力 ， 连家都不回 。
Da Yu was very smart, he figured out a way to divert the flood water into the sea. He took the people and personally went over the mountains to measure the terrain. Da Yu worked so hard that he did not even return home.
大禹治了十三年水 ， 终于让黄河水顺畅流入大海 。 从此 ， 黄河两岸的土地肥沃 ， 人们快乐生活 。
After thirteen years of treating the water, Da Yu finally made the Yellow River flow smoothly into the sea. From then on, the land on both sides of the Yellow River was fertile and people lived happily.
这种精神 ， 是中国的宝贵财富 。
This spirit is a precious treasure of China.