Xiang Liu lived in the era of ancient times and was a minister of Gong Gong. His appearance was terrifying: he had a snake-like body with nine heads and was enormous, able to eat on nine mountains at the same time.
The water he sprayed out was fiercer than floods, bitter and spicy, making it impossible for even beasts and birds to survive. Wherever he went, it turned into a land of swamps, bringing great disasters to the people.
禹 ， 这位伟大的治水英雄 ， 见相柳如此猖獗 ， 决心为民除害 。
Yu, the great hero of flood control, saw how rampant Xiang Liu was and decided to eliminate the evil for the people.
他运用神力 ， 与相柳展开了激战 。
He used his divine power and engaged in a fierce battle with Xiang Liu. After a hard fight, Yu finally killed Xiang Liu.
经过一番苦战 ， 禹终于杀死了相柳 。
However, Xiang Liu’s blood was extremely foul-smelling, and the land it flowed over could no longer grow crops, making it uninhabitable.
然而 ， 相柳的血腥臭无比 ， 流淌过的土地五谷不生 ， 被污染得无法居住 。
Yu tried to fill it with soil, but it collapsed three times after being filled three times.
In despair, he had to turn this land into a large pond and built several high platforms beside it to suppress demons, known as the Platform of the Emperors.
相柳虽然被禹杀死 ， 但他的传说却流传了下来 。
Although Xiang Liu was killed by Yu, his legend lived on.
人们敬畏他的力量 ， 也感慨于禹的英勇和智慧 。
People feared his power and also admired Yu’s bravery and wisdom.
禹的治水功绩 ， 与他对抗相柳的传奇故事 ， 一起成为了中国古代文化中的重要篇章 。
Yu’s achievements in flood control, along with his legendary story of fighting against Xiang Liu, became important chapters in ancient Chinese culture.
It tells us that no matter how powerful the enemy, as long as we have courage and wisdom, we can overcome difficulties and protect our homeland.
通过阅读中国神话、民间故事、历史典故、人物传记学汉语，简单易学，中英对照，适合初学者！
Learning Chinese through reading Chinese mythology, folk stories, historical allusions, and biographies is easy to learn and bilingual, suitable for beginners!
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