1、花木兰,Background,In the Northern Wei Dynasty, social economy was prosperously developed. Citizens lived a stable and harmonious life. Nevertheless, the nomadic people in the Northern China frequently got through the Great Wall and disturbed down south. Shanyu is leading them.,在北魏王朝，社会经济得到蓬勃发展，老百姓生活安定有
2、序。然而，北方的游牧民族频繁越过长城，南下滋扰。他们是由单于领军。,Mulan,There lived a young girl named Mulan.,Her father was a retired and famous general. He taught her to use a sword and ride a horse, which was most unusual. Boys were taught to fight and ride, not girls.,Mulan,One day, the military posted scrolls in the village.
3、The scroll announced that each family had to send one man to the army.,Mulans father was too old to fight, but too honorable not to go. Mulan had no older brother to send in that place. Her baby brother was brave and strong, but much too young to be selected.,Mulan,Girls did not allow to fight in wa
4、rs. If only she were a boy, Mulan thought to herself.,An idea grew in Mulans mind. Could she do it? She had to. Mulan knew her father would die if he went to war again.,That day, she bought a horse,and dressed up as a man.she was enrolled instead of her father。,Mulan,Mulan fought for many years, som
5、e say as many as ten years.She was very brave and intellgent .Whats more ,Mulan also came across her real love.,Mulan,When the war ended, Mulan was called before the emperor to receive an award for her courage. The emperor offered Mulan a job that would make her rich. But Mulan wished to return to h
6、er family. She asked for a good horse instead, a request that was granted immediately.,Mulan,Her family was happy to see her. Her brother had grown into a fine young man. Mulan gave him her warriors clothes. She dressed herself in womans clothes. She wrapped her hair in the style of the day. She add
7、ed rouge to her cheeks.,When she joined her family to watch the sun set, Mulan had transformed into a beautiful young woman.,Mulan,Not long after, friends who had served with Mulan came to visit. Their eyes grew large when they saw the beautiful woman before them.,Her story spread across China, to inspire girls everywhere. If you love enough and have courage enough, you can accomplish anything, no matter how impossible it might seem.,
