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【中英对照】xx传统文化经典名人故事

CountriesandStatesssicAnecdotesofTraditionalChineCulture

Cla一、xx社稷

1.大禹治水KingYuTamedtheFlood

Longtimeago,itwassaidthatadelugeengulfedahugeareaoflandclaimed

manylives,soKingShunntYutocontroltheflood.

Talkingwithniors,Yudrewlessonsfromthepastwater-controlexperience.

Afterthefieldsurvey,ledpeopletodiverthe

floods,andduringthistime,thoughheactuallypasdbythedoorofhisownhome

forthreetimes,hedidn’13-yearpersistenteffortsunderhis

leadership,9largeriverswerefinallydredgedleadingfloodsintothea.

2.贞观之治ReignofZhenguan

ReignofZhenguan(627-649AD)wasthegoldenandprosperousageofearly

TangDynastyunderthereignofEmperorTaizong,picallyconsidered

rTaizong’sreign

wasregadedadtheexemplarymodelagainstwhicjtheemperorsoflatergenerations

weremeasured,

his23-yearreign,thenationenjoyedstabilityandprosperitywiththefourishing

economyandpowerfultroops,andthepeoplelivedinpeace.

eopleaswaterandemperor

asboat,andbelievedthatthewatercouldbearthecoatandswallowitaswell(民，

水也；君，舟也。水能载舟，亦能覆舟。)TakingthedownfallofSuiDynastyasa

negativeexample,EmperorTaizongappointedpeopleontheirmeritsandputthemin

themostsuitableplace,besides,heencouragedthefreeairingofviews,accepted

criticismwithmodestyandgaveimportantpositiontothecapablechancellorssuch

as房玄龄、杜如晦和魏征apeacefulsocietybytakibgaries

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ofpolicies,suchasputtinggreatemphasisonagriculture,cuttingtaxesupon

farmers,takingthepolicyofrecuperationandstrictlyenforcingthrift.

BecauhiranamewasZhenguan,thegrandtimesunderhisrulewas

generallyrecognizedasReignofZhenguan,whichlaidasolidfoundationforthe

peaceandprosperityoflaterTangDynasty.

Afteralongtimedeposition,feudalchinausheredontheageofintegrationin

suchfieldsaspolitics,economyandcultureduringthe60-yearreignofEmperor

Qianlong.

ngonBrushwoodandTastingGall卧薪尝胆

IntheSpringandAutumnPeriod,theStateofWudefeatedtheStateofYue,and

eralyears,GouJianlabouredas

wasreleadandreturnedtoYue,GouJianwasdeterminedto

rthathewouldnecverforgethis

humiliation,GouJiansleptonapieofbrushwoodandtastedgallbeforeeverymealin

enyearsofcareful

preparations,heattackedandfinallyconqueredtheStateofWu.

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。

AssassinatedtheKingofQin荆轲刺秦

DuringthewarringStatesPeriods,thePrinceofYanntafamousassinatorJing

KetokilltheKingofQin.

JingKe,togetherwithanotherwarrior,leftforQinwiththeheadof樊於期，a

defectorofQinandthemapof督康，chingthe

RiverYi,JingKesungaheartbrokensongimpassionedly,“theRiverYiiscoldasthe

windblows,theherowillneverreturnafterthisdeparture.”

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Knowingthattheenvoyfromyanbroughtboththeheadof樊於期andthe

mapof督康，theKingofQinfeltveryhappyandorderedtomeetJingKeat

theking,edthe

erhadthekingfullyunrolledthemapthanJingKetookout

thedaggerhiddeninthemapandgrabbedtheking’

coulddo

anythingtohelp.(难道都看傻眼了吗？汗⊙﹏⊙)Thekingmanagedtopullouthis

longswordandchoppedofftheleftlegofJingKewhofinallydiedatQin’spalace.

Thoughtheassinationfailed,JingKetookhisplaceinthehistorybookforever

duetohisbravery

战国时期，燕国太子丹派著名刺客荆轲前往刺杀秦王。

荆轲与另一勇士一起，带着秦国叛将樊於期的头颅和燕国最肥沃的土地督

康地图向秦国出发。

临近xx，xx慷慨悲歌：

风萧萧兮xx，壮士一去兮不复返。

秦王听说燕使者把叛将的头颅的督康的地图送了了，于是很高兴，立即下

令在咸阳宫接见荆轲。一见秦王，荆轲谈笑自若，在将地图献给秦始皇时，趁

始皇展开地图之际，荆轲抽出藏在图中的匕首一把打着始皇衣袖，向他刺去。

始皇扯断衣袖（

楼主其实并不解，皇帝衣服材料应该很好吧，怎么一扯能断？当真神力啊

还是衣料不好啊？），跳过旁边的屏风往外跑。众人却毫无办法（朝堂上都是

文官）秦王好不容易拔出长剑，将荆轲左腿砍断，杀死在殿上。

荆轲虽然行刺失败，但荆轲却因自己的英勇而被永载史册。（明知不可为

而为之~~）