Transcript Chapter 6 Jade

翡翠（ヒスイ）
Jade is usually green, the color of nature.
 And, jade was praised by Confucius
褒め称えられた
as an earthly treasure because it has the
この世の宝であるとして なぜなら〜
five things that humans should try to
learn.
〜を試みる


These are: kindness, honesty, wisdom,
courage, and purity.

A long time ago, the Chinese believed
that the earliest humans were helpless,
太古の人間
無力な

troubled by wild animals and dangerous
によって悩まされていた
weather.
However, the gods felt sorry
for them.
哀れに思った
〜に対し
 To
help them, the gods made a
〜ために
 rainbow of jade for humans to use.
〜の為
使える様に
 So,
the Chinese believe jade is
“the stone of heaven.”
 Jade
was the connection between
the gods and men, and also between
life and life-after-death.
 This is why Chinese emperors had
これが、〜のためです。
suits of jade after they died.
ヒスイの衣
 Chinese
jade comes from mountains
in Central
産出される
Asia and was brought to China’s
へと運ばれた
richest cities
on the Silk Road by camels.
〜を通って
らくだで
 In
Central America, jade was also
greatly valued by the old Maya and
Aztec cultures.古代マヤ・アステカ文
化
 Jade
was their most important
treasure, so they offered it to
their gods.

For example, they threw jade into holy
例えば
投げた
〜の中へ
wells
for the rain god.
〜の為に
 And some Maya kings were given jade
与えられた（かぶされた）
mask swhen they died.
