双语故事 舍己为人的药王菩萨

　　All his life， Shen Nong had a crystal abdomen， and one could clearly see all of his internal organs。 At that time， humans were often getting sick and even dying because they ate things indiscriminately [not knowing if they were good or bad]。 Shen Nong determinedly tasted everything everywhere； the good-tasting things he put in a bag on his left side， those were for people to eat； the bad-tasting things he put in a bag on his right side， and those were used for medicine。

　　The first time， Shen Nong tasted a small fresh leaf。 As this leaf fell into his stomach， it cleaned every inch of his insides so that every organ top and bottom was fresh and cool， as if [the leaf] was somehow on patrol [making the rounds]， so Shen Nong called it 鈥渃h谩鈥� [to investigate / check]， and later generations of men called it 鈥渃h谩鈥� [tea]。 Shen Nong put it in the bag on the right。 The second time， Shen Nong tasted a little light red flower that looked like a butterfly， which was sweet and delicious， with an exotic smell that filled his nostrils， so he called it 鈥渓icorice鈥潯� He put it in the bag on the left。 In this way， Shen Nong diligently tasted all manner of flora， and every time he was poisoned， he used tea to rescue himself。 Before long， the bag on his left contained 47，000 kinds of flowers， grasses， roots and leaves， and the right side had 398，000 kinds。

　　But one day， Shen Nong tasted 鈥渉eartbreak grass鈥潱� and this poison was too terrible， so there wasn鈥檛 enough time to eat the tea leaves to detoxify and he died。 He sacrificed himself to save humanity， so people call him the 鈥淏odhisattva of Medicine鈥潱� and people forever commemorate him through this story。

　　神农一生下来就是个水晶肚子，五脏六腑全都能看得一清二楚。那时侯，人们经常因为乱吃东西而生病，甚至丧命。神农决心尝遍所有的东西，好吃的放在身边左边的袋子里，给人吃；不好吃的就放在身子右边的袋子里，作药用。

　　第一次，神农尝了一片小嫩叶。这叶片一落进肚里，就上上下下地把里面各器官擦洗得清清爽爽，象巡查似的，神农把它叫做鈥湶殁�潱�就是后人所称的鈥湶桠�潯Ｉ衽� 将它放进右边袋子里。第二次，神农尝了朵蝴蝶样的淡红小花，甜津津的，香味扑鼻，这是鈥湼什葩�潯Ｋ�把它放进了左边袋子里。就这样，神农辛苦地尝遍百草，每次中毒，都靠茶来解救。后来，他左边的袋子里花草根叶有四万七千种，右边有三十九万八千种。

　　但有一天，神农尝到了鈥湺铣Σ葩�潱�这种毒草太厉害了，他还来不及吃茶解毒就死了。他是为了拯救人们而牺牲的，人们称他为鈥溡┩跗腥�鈥潱�人间以这个神话故事永远地纪念他。