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When we come to the western dragon, we will have a clear image about it immediately, an animal with a huge body, scaly skin, four strong legs, two bat-like wings, long neck and a fantastic head. It’s no doubt that they are powerful and mystic. For so many years, numberless people want to find their trace. Now let us enter the world of western dragon.
Mostly, western dragons are portrayed as evil, mean, and bloodthirsty, in fact black dragon and red dragon are like this. But sometimes the dragon is portrayed as very kind, such as the green dragon and the white dragon. They usually appeared in human sight and guide the people who have a pure heart. But whether they are kind or evil, they all must have a huge treasure of gold and jewels hidden in their lairs.
Nearly in all stories, the western dragon can breathe fire is a law. For example, in the movie of Harry Potter and Flame Cup, Harry should challenge a dragon, this dragon can use his flame to attack people. Usually their flames are very terrible and can turn the rock into ash in a short time. If you are a western dragon’s fans, I bet you are eager to know how they can breathe fire. In theory, not all dragons can breathe fire, some have freezing cold breath and some have acid, even some don’t use their breath as a weapon at all. Usually, only the red dragon can breathe fire, but now in many stories, the writer usually ignores this law and in their stories, every dragon can breathe fire.
OK, now let us see how they can breathe fire. There are many explanations about it, and is here, I will introduce you one that is accepted by many people. When dragons eat, they digest the food in stomach. After the dragon’s body has used all of it, then the body turns the leftover food into a by-product of hydrogen. The dragon can hold the hydrogen in their glands for later use, and they can call on it at any time as needed. When the dragon needs to breathe fire, the glands release the hydrogen into the lungs where it mixes with other various chemicals the body creates. Once this mixture finds oxygen, it burns immediately. The dragon usually has enough hydrogen in their body for about three times of breathing, but that’s enough to destroy anyone who dares to fight against them.
IF you have read some Christian stories, you will know nearly all of these stories have the western dragon as the devil in Christianity, also they say that if you eat a dragon’s heart you will be able to understand birds, and eating the dragon’s tongue enables the person to win any argument, and rubbing the dragon’s blood on the skin will protect you against any wounds. Some stories say because all of this, the knights find that dragon-hunting is very profitable. Through dragon-hunting, they can get honor, wealth, fantastic power and the love from girls, so soon most dragons in the world were destroyed in a very short time, and people can no long see dragons.
The most famous story about knight and dragon is the Saint George’s story. As you know Saint George is a Martyr and the Patron Saint of England. At the beginning, he was a Roman cavalier who was known for his courage in war. When he rode on his white horse, he was mighty and unbeatable. Eventually he coverted to Christianity, then he traveled around world with his sword. At that time, there is a dragon attacking people and destroying their houses in a town. The people of the town tried to calm this dragon with their best sheep. This worked for a while, but later the dragon wasn’t satisfied and attacked again. The poor people had to give up their virgin princess. At this time, George arrived at this town. When he heard this problem, he decided to save the princess and kill the dragon. He rode on his white horse and fought against the dragon with his lance in his right hand and shield in his left hand for several days. The dragon’s flame couldn’t destroy him because of the light from god, at last George slayed this dragon and saved the princess. This heroic deed inspired the other Knights to challenge dragons, and if anyone who could slay a dragon, he would be a legend. Saint George’s cross that he wore over his armors also became the banner of England, and the April 23rd is Saint George Feast Day.
Ok, now I think you would have a clearer image about the western dragon. May this story can help you to understand the dragon more.
每当我们想到西方的龙时,一个清晰的图像就会浮现在我们的脑海里,巨大的身体,有鳞的皮肤,粗壮的四肢,一对蝙蝠似的翅膀,长长的脖子,再加上一个奇异的头颅｡难怪它们如此强大和神秘｡许多年来,无数人努力寻找它们踪足迹｡现在,就让我们进入西方之龙的世界吧｡
很多时候,在西方龙都被描写成邪恶､卑鄙并且嗜血的动物,事实上,黑龙和红龙就是如此｡不过有时候这些龙也会被描写得非常善良,绿龙和白龙就是其中的典型,它们常常会以人的形象出现并指引那些心灵纯净的人｡不过,不管它们是善良还是邪恶,它们都肯定会有一大堆由黄金和珠宝组成的财宝藏在他们的洞穴里｡
几乎在所有故事中,西方龙会喷火几乎是一条惯例｡比如说,在《哈利·波特与火焰杯》这部电影中,哈利必须挑战一条龙,这条龙会用火焰攻击人｡通常它们的火焰非常强烈,足以将石头在一瞬间化为灰烬｡如果你是一个西方龙爱好者的话,我打赌你肯定很想知道它们是怎么能喷出火的｡理论上来说,并不是所有的龙都会喷火,它们中有些会吐出冰冻的气体,有些会喷酸液,甚至有些龙从来不用它们的呼吸当作武器｡一般来说,只有红龙可以喷出火焰,不过在很多故事中,作者常常忽略这条规则,在它们的故事里,所有的龙都会喷出火焰｡
好吧,现在就让我们来瞧瞧它们是怎样喷出火焰的｡关于这个,人们有许多解释,在这里,我就向你们介绍一种为大多数人所接受的解释｡当龙进食后,食物在胃部进行消化,当龙的身体吸收了足够多的营养后,剩下的食物就产生了一种副产品——氢气｡龙可以将这些氢气储存在身体内部的各分泌腺里面,它们可以在任何时候调用这些氢气｡当龙需要喷火时,这些氢气就从分泌腺里释放出来,进入肺部,与龙的身体产生的其他化学品进行混合｡一旦这种混合物碰到氧气,便立刻燃烧起来｡通常,龙在身体里储存了足够它们进行三次火焰喷射的氢气,不过,这已经足够让龙摧毁那些胆敢冒犯它们的人了｡
如果你读过一些基督教的故事,你就会发现,几乎所有的故事中都将西方龙描写成与基督教作对的魔鬼｡他们说,如果你吃了一条龙的心脏,你就可以听懂鸟语,如果你吃了一条龙的舌头,你就可以在任何争论中获胜,如果你将龙的血液涂抹在皮肤上,你的皮肤就可以抵挡任何伤害｡一些故事说因为如此,骑士们很快发现猎龙获利很快而且利润非常丰厚,通过猎龙,他们可以得到荣耀､财富､奇异的力量和姑娘们的爱｡于是,这个世界上的大多数龙很快就被杀光了,人们再也见不到龙了｡
最著名的一则关于骑士和龙的故事当数圣·乔治的故事了｡如你所知,圣·乔治是英格兰的殉道者和守护神｡最初,乔治只是一名罗马的武士,并以在战争中表现出来的勇气而闻名｡当他骑上他那匹白马时,他是如此的强大而不可战胜｡最终,他皈依了基督教,并带着剑周游世界行侠仗义｡当时在一个城镇里,有一条龙攻击人民,毁坏房屋｡人民献上最好的羔羊,使龙安静｡这种方法确实有效了一段时间｡不过很快,龙不再满足,并再次攻击人民｡可怜的人不得不奉上他们纯洁的公主｡就在此时,乔治到达了这里,当他听闻了此事以后,立刻决定去营救公主,并把龙杀死｡他骑在他的白马上,他右手执矛,左手执盾与龙搏斗了数天,主的光芒保护着他不受龙焰的伤害｡最终,他杀死了龙,救了公主｡这个英勇事迹鼓舞其他的骑士向龙挑战,如果有谁能够杀死一条龙,他便会成为一个传奇人物｡圣·乔治印在其盔甲上的十字也成为了英格兰的旗帜,而每年的4月23日便是圣·乔治节了｡
好了,关于龙我想你现在应该有了一个更加清楚的印像了吧｡希望此文能够帮助你更好了解西方之龙｡
Mostly, western dragons are portrayed as evil, mean, and bloodthirsty, in fact black dragon and red dragon are like this. But sometimes the dragon is portrayed as very kind, such as the green dragon and the white dragon. They usually appeared in human sight and guide the people who have a pure heart. But whether they are kind or evil, they all must have a huge treasure of gold and jewels hidden in their lairs.
Nearly in all stories, the western dragon can breathe fire is a law. For example, in the movie of Harry Potter and Flame Cup, Harry should challenge a dragon, this dragon can use his flame to attack people. Usually their flames are very terrible and can turn the rock into ash in a short time. If you are a western dragon’s fans, I bet you are eager to know how they can breathe fire. In theory, not all dragons can breathe fire, some have freezing cold breath and some have acid, even some don’t use their breath as a weapon at all. Usually, only the red dragon can breathe fire, but now in many stories, the writer usually ignores this law and in their stories, every dragon can breathe fire.
OK, now let us see how they can breathe fire. There are many explanations about it, and is here, I will introduce you one that is accepted by many people. When dragons eat, they digest the food in stomach. After the dragon’s body has used all of it, then the body turns the leftover food into a by-product of hydrogen. The dragon can hold the hydrogen in their glands for later use, and they can call on it at any time as needed. When the dragon needs to breathe fire, the glands release the hydrogen into the lungs where it mixes with other various chemicals the body creates. Once this mixture finds oxygen, it burns immediately. The dragon usually has enough hydrogen in their body for about three times of breathing, but that’s enough to destroy anyone who dares to fight against them.
IF you have read some Christian stories, you will know nearly all of these stories have the western dragon as the devil in Christianity, also they say that if you eat a dragon’s heart you will be able to understand birds, and eating the dragon’s tongue enables the person to win any argument, and rubbing the dragon’s blood on the skin will protect you against any wounds. Some stories say because all of this, the knights find that dragon-hunting is very profitable. Through dragon-hunting, they can get honor, wealth, fantastic power and the love from girls, so soon most dragons in the world were destroyed in a very short time, and people can no long see dragons.
The most famous story about knight and dragon is the Saint George’s story. As you know Saint George is a Martyr and the Patron Saint of England. At the beginning, he was a Roman cavalier who was known for his courage in war. When he rode on his white horse, he was mighty and unbeatable. Eventually he coverted to Christianity, then he traveled around world with his sword. At that time, there is a dragon attacking people and destroying their houses in a town. The people of the town tried to calm this dragon with their best sheep. This worked for a while, but later the dragon wasn’t satisfied and attacked again. The poor people had to give up their virgin princess. At this time, George arrived at this town. When he heard this problem, he decided to save the princess and kill the dragon. He rode on his white horse and fought against the dragon with his lance in his right hand and shield in his left hand for several days. The dragon’s flame couldn’t destroy him because of the light from god, at last George slayed this dragon and saved the princess. This heroic deed inspired the other Knights to challenge dragons, and if anyone who could slay a dragon, he would be a legend. Saint George’s cross that he wore over his armors also became the banner of England, and the April 23rd is Saint George Feast Day.
Ok, now I think you would have a clearer image about the western dragon. May this story can help you to understand the dragon more.
每当我们想到西方的龙时,一个清晰的图像就会浮现在我们的脑海里,巨大的身体,有鳞的皮肤,粗壮的四肢,一对蝙蝠似的翅膀,长长的脖子,再加上一个奇异的头颅｡难怪它们如此强大和神秘｡许多年来,无数人努力寻找它们踪足迹｡现在,就让我们进入西方之龙的世界吧｡
很多时候,在西方龙都被描写成邪恶､卑鄙并且嗜血的动物,事实上,黑龙和红龙就是如此｡不过有时候这些龙也会被描写得非常善良,绿龙和白龙就是其中的典型,它们常常会以人的形象出现并指引那些心灵纯净的人｡不过,不管它们是善良还是邪恶,它们都肯定会有一大堆由黄金和珠宝组成的财宝藏在他们的洞穴里｡
几乎在所有故事中,西方龙会喷火几乎是一条惯例｡比如说,在《哈利·波特与火焰杯》这部电影中,哈利必须挑战一条龙,这条龙会用火焰攻击人｡通常它们的火焰非常强烈,足以将石头在一瞬间化为灰烬｡如果你是一个西方龙爱好者的话,我打赌你肯定很想知道它们是怎么能喷出火的｡理论上来说,并不是所有的龙都会喷火,它们中有些会吐出冰冻的气体,有些会喷酸液,甚至有些龙从来不用它们的呼吸当作武器｡一般来说,只有红龙可以喷出火焰,不过在很多故事中,作者常常忽略这条规则,在它们的故事里,所有的龙都会喷出火焰｡
好吧,现在就让我们来瞧瞧它们是怎样喷出火焰的｡关于这个,人们有许多解释,在这里,我就向你们介绍一种为大多数人所接受的解释｡当龙进食后,食物在胃部进行消化,当龙的身体吸收了足够多的营养后,剩下的食物就产生了一种副产品——氢气｡龙可以将这些氢气储存在身体内部的各分泌腺里面,它们可以在任何时候调用这些氢气｡当龙需要喷火时,这些氢气就从分泌腺里释放出来,进入肺部,与龙的身体产生的其他化学品进行混合｡一旦这种混合物碰到氧气,便立刻燃烧起来｡通常,龙在身体里储存了足够它们进行三次火焰喷射的氢气,不过,这已经足够让龙摧毁那些胆敢冒犯它们的人了｡
如果你读过一些基督教的故事,你就会发现,几乎所有的故事中都将西方龙描写成与基督教作对的魔鬼｡他们说,如果你吃了一条龙的心脏,你就可以听懂鸟语,如果你吃了一条龙的舌头,你就可以在任何争论中获胜,如果你将龙的血液涂抹在皮肤上,你的皮肤就可以抵挡任何伤害｡一些故事说因为如此,骑士们很快发现猎龙获利很快而且利润非常丰厚,通过猎龙,他们可以得到荣耀､财富､奇异的力量和姑娘们的爱｡于是,这个世界上的大多数龙很快就被杀光了,人们再也见不到龙了｡
最著名的一则关于骑士和龙的故事当数圣·乔治的故事了｡如你所知,圣·乔治是英格兰的殉道者和守护神｡最初,乔治只是一名罗马的武士,并以在战争中表现出来的勇气而闻名｡当他骑上他那匹白马时,他是如此的强大而不可战胜｡最终,他皈依了基督教,并带着剑周游世界行侠仗义｡当时在一个城镇里,有一条龙攻击人民,毁坏房屋｡人民献上最好的羔羊,使龙安静｡这种方法确实有效了一段时间｡不过很快,龙不再满足,并再次攻击人民｡可怜的人不得不奉上他们纯洁的公主｡就在此时,乔治到达了这里,当他听闻了此事以后,立刻决定去营救公主,并把龙杀死｡他骑在他的白马上,他右手执矛,左手执盾与龙搏斗了数天,主的光芒保护着他不受龙焰的伤害｡最终,他杀死了龙,救了公主｡这个英勇事迹鼓舞其他的骑士向龙挑战,如果有谁能够杀死一条龙,他便会成为一个传奇人物｡圣·乔治印在其盔甲上的十字也成为了英格兰的旗帜,而每年的4月23日便是圣·乔治节了｡
好了,关于龙我想你现在应该有了一个更加清楚的印像了吧｡希望此文能够帮助你更好了解西方之龙｡