中国传统文化经典名人故事【中英对照】

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【中英对照】中国传统文化经典名人故事Countries and Statesssic Anecdotes of Traditional Chinese CultureCla 一、江山社稷1.大禹治水 King Yu Tamed the FloodLong time ago, it was said that a deluge engulfed a huge area of landclaimed many lives, so King Shun sent Yu to control the flood.Talking with seniors, Yu drew lessons from the past water-control experience. After the fieldsurvey, he made up a feasible plan. Then he led people to divert he floods, and during thistime, though he actually passed by the door of his own home fo r three times, he didn ’ t go in.With 13-year persistent efforts under his leadership, 9 large rivers were finallydredgedleading floods into the sea.While harnessing the floods, Yu, along with others, helped people rebuild theirhomes, fallowed lands and resumed production. In this way, he gave the commonpeople a peaceful and contented life and achieved an immortal feat. At thattime, to commemorate Yu the Great,the whole country was called “ the City of Yu ” ; and for his feat, a mausoleumcalled was built in his honor by the later generations.2.贞观之治Reign of ZhenguanReign of Zhenguan (627-649 AD) was the golden and prosperous age of early Tang Dyna sty under the reign of Emperor Taizong, Li Shimin. He istypically considered one of the greatest emperors in the whole Chinese history. Emperor Taizong ’reigns was regaded ad the exemplary model against whicj the emperors of later generations were measured, and was considered required studyfor future crown princes. During his 23-year reign, the nat ion enjoyedstability and prosperity with the fourishing economy and powerful troops, andthe people lived in peace.The emperor put people in the first place. He saw people as water and emperor asboat, and believed that the water could bear the coat and swallow it as well( 民,水也;君,舟也。

水能载舟,亦能覆舟。

) Taking the downfall of Sui Dynasty as a negative example, Emperor Taizong appointed people on their merits and put them in the most suitable plac e, besides, he encouraged the free airing of views, accepted criticism with modesty and ga ve important position to the capable chancellors such as 房玄龄、杜如晦和魏征 and so on. He made a peaceful society by takibg a series of policies, such as putting great emphasis on agriculture, cutting taxes upon farmers, taking the policy of recuperationand strictly enforcing thrift.Because his era name was Zhenguan, the grand times under his rule was generally recogn ized as Reign of Zhenguan, which laid a solid foundation for the peace and prosperity oflater Tang Dynasty.in such fields After a long time deposition, feudal china ushered on the age ofintegration as politics, economy and culture during the 60-year reignof Emperor Qianlong.卧薪尝胆3. Sleeping on Brushwood and TastingGallIn the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu defeated the State of Yue, andtook the King Gou Jian and his wife prisoner. For several years, Gou Jian labouredas salve in Wu. When he was released and returned to Yue, Gou Jian was determinedto take revenge for losing his state. In order that he would nec\ver forget his humiliation, Gou Jian slept on a pie of brushwood and tasted gall before every meal in order to remind him of the shame and revenge. After ten years of careful preparations, he attacked and finally conquered the State of Wu.This idiom is used to describe inspiring oneself to accomplish an ambition.春秋战国时代,越国被吴国打败,越往勾践和妻子雅鱼被俘虏,咋吴国做了几年奴役。

后来勾践被放回越国,他立志要要报亡国之仇。

从此每天夜里睡在稻草上,每天吃饭前吃一个苦胆,以提醒自己不忘记过去的耻辱和仇恨。

经过十年艰苦奋斗,越过终于雪耻战胜吴国。

4.Jing Ke Assassinated the King of Qin 荆轲刺秦During the warring States Periods, the Prince of Yan sent a famous assassinator Jing K e to kill the King of Qin.Jing Ke, togetherwith another warrior,left for Qin wit h the head of 樊於期,a defectorof Qin a nd the map of 督康, the mostfertile lan d of Yan. Approaching the River Yi,Jing Ke sung a heartbroken song impassionedly,“theRive r Yi is cold as the wind blows , the hero will never return after this departure.”Knowing that theenvoyfrom yan brought both the headof 樊於期 and the map of 督康, the King of Qin feltveryhappy and ordered to meet Jing Ke atXianyang Palace right away. Seeing the king, Jing Ke talked with ease.Hehanded the map to theking. No sooner had the king fully unrolledthemap thanJingKe took out the daggerhidden in the map and grabbed the king ’sleeve trying to stab him. Theking tore the sleeve and jumped by the nearby screen heading out.Nobodycould do anythingto help. (难道都看傻眼了吗?汗⊙﹏⊙) The king managed to pull out his long sword and chopped off the left leg of Jing Ke who finally died at Qin ’ spalace.Though the assassination failed, Jing Ke took his place in the history bookforever due to his bravery战国时期,燕国太子丹派著名刺客荆轲前往刺杀秦王。