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Medusa’s Annoyance Part 3

Posted on April 3, 2023July 25, 2026 by tiffany

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Story · HSK 7+ · Part 3
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Medusa’s Annoyance — Part 3

美杜莎(三)美杜莎(三)

Posted April 3, 2023 Author Tiffany Reading time 6 mins

“Medusa’s annoyance” is a story for HSK7+ learners. Stories I share are some Chinese folk tales, and some are my own creations.

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「 你Nǐ說shuō這zhè什麼shénme話huà! 你Nǐ眼睛yǎnjīng不bù舒服shūfú跟gēn我wǒ可能kěnéng被bèi石化shíhuà哪個nǎge更gèng嚴重yánzhòng! 總之Zǒngzhī你nǐ快kuài點diǎn把bǎ隱形眼鏡yǐnxíngyǎnjìng戴dài上shàng, 去qù清qīng廁所cèsuǒ裡lǐ的de頭髮tóufa啦la! 」 說完Shuōwán雅典娜Yǎdiǎnnà就jiù生氣shēngqì地de離開了líkāile。 “ 你Nǐ说shuō这zhè什么shénme话huà! 你Nǐ眼睛yǎnjing不bù舒服shūfú跟gēn我wǒ可能kěnéng被bèi石化shíhuà哪个nǎge更gèng严重yánzhòng! 总之Zǒngzhī你nǐ快kuài点diǎn把bǎ隐形眼镜yǐnxíngyǎnjìng戴dài上shàng, 去qù清qīng厕所cèsuǒ里lǐ的de头发tóufa啦la! ” 说完Shuōwán雅典娜Yǎdiǎnnà就jiù生气shēngqì地de离开了líkāile。

這Zhè世界shìjiè為什麼wèishéme總zǒng是shì這樣zhèyàng呢ne? 外貌Wàimào好像hǎoxiàng決定了juédìngle一切yíqiè, 雅典娜Yǎdiǎnnà有著yǒuzhe白皙báixī的de皮膚pífū、 金色jīnsè柔軟róuruǎn的de頭髮tóufǎ, 所以suǒyǐ被bèi稱為chēngwèi女神nǚshén, 她tā所suǒ做zuò的de一切yíqiè都dōu是shì好的hǎode, 都dōu是shì被bèi認同rèntóng的de; 再zài看看kànkàn被bèi稱為chēngwéi女妖nǚyāo的de自己zìjǐ, 明明míngmíng不斷búduàn地de委屈wěiqu自己zìjǐ, 明明míngmíng不斷búduàn地de忍耐著rěnnàizhe, 卻què還是háishì被bèi人rén討厭tǎoyàn, 被bèi世界shìjiè厭惡yànwù。 这Zhè世界shìjiè为什么wèishéme总zǒng是shì这样zhèyàng呢ne? 外貌Wàimào好像hǎoxiàng决定了juédìngle一切yíqiè, 雅典娜Yǎdiǎnnà有着yǒuzhe白皙báixī的de皮肤pífū、 金色jīnsè柔软róuruǎn的de头发tóufa, 所以suǒyǐ被bèi称为chēngwèi女神nǚshén, 她tā所suǒ做zuò的de一切yíqiè都dōu是shì好的hǎode, 都dōu是shì被bèi认同rèntóng的de; 再zài看看kànkàn被bèi称为chēngwéi女妖nǚyāo的de自己zìjǐ, 明明míngmíng不断búduàn地de委屈wěiqu自己zìjǐ, 明明míngmíng不断búduàn地de忍耐着rěnnàizhe, 却què还是háishì被bèi人rén讨厌tǎoyàn, 被bèi世界shìjiè厌恶yànwù。

回想Huíxiǎng當初dāngchū波賽頓Bōsàidùn(Poseidon) 的de事件shìjiàn, 自己zìjǐ明明míngmíng是個shìge受害者shòuhàizhě, 卻què成為chéngwéi被bèi處罰chǔfá的de人rén, 真正zhēnzhèng的de加害者jiāhàizhě卻què可以kěyǐ繼續jìxù在zài世界上shìjièshàng耀眼yàoyǎn的de生活shēnghuó。 回想Huíxiǎng当初dāngchū波赛顿Bōsàidùn(Poseidon) 的de事件shìjiàn, 自己zìjǐ明明míngmíng是个shìge受害者shòuhàizhě, 却què成为chéngwéi被bèi处罚chǔfá的de人rén, 真正zhēnzhèng的de加害者jiāhàizhě却què可以kěyǐ继续jìxù在zài世界上shìjièshàng耀眼yàoyǎn的de生活shēnghuó。

English Translation

“What are you talking about! Which is more serious — your discomfort, or me possibly turning someone to stone! Anyway, hurry up and put your contact lenses back in, and go clean the hair out of the bathroom!” After saying that, Athena stormed off angrily.

Why is the world always like this? It seems like appearance decides everything — Athena has fair skin and soft golden hair, so she’s called a goddess, and everything she does is seen as good and approved of. But look at herself, the one called a monster — no matter how much she suppresses herself, no matter how much she endures, she’s still hated by people, despised by the world.

Thinking back to what happened with Poseidon, she was clearly the victim, yet she became the one who was punished, while the real perpetrator gets to continue living a dazzling life in the world.

Author’s Note

夢醒後mèngxǐnghòu我wǒ就jiù常cháng在zài想xiǎng, 可能kěnéng美杜莎Měidùshā也yě活得huóde很hěn痛苦tòngkǔ, 或許huòxǔ她tā也yě想xiǎng成為chéngwéi人人rénrén追捧zhuīpěng的de女神nǚshén而不是érbúshì現在xiànzài被bèi人rén唾罵tuòmà的de女妖nǚyāo…… 所以suǒyǐ我wǒ就jiù寫了xiěle這zhè故事gùshì。 梦醒后mèngxǐnghòu我wǒ就jiù常cháng在zài想xiǎng, 可能kěnéng美杜莎Měidùshā也yě活得huóde很hěn痛苦tòngkǔ, 或许huòxǔ她tā也yě想xiǎng成为chéngwéi人人rénrén追捧zhuīpěng的de女神nǚshén而不是érbúshì现在xiànzài被bèi人rén唾骂tuòmà的de女妖nǚyāo…… 所以suǒyǐ我wǒ就jiù写了xiěle这zhè故事gùshì。

After waking up from the dream, I often thought that perhaps Medusa also lived in great pain, and maybe she also wanted to be a goddess admired by everyone instead of being the despised monster she is now. That’s why I wrote this story.

Do you like it? 🙂

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