中國傳統(tǒng)文化經典名人故事【中英對照】

1、【中英對照中英對照】中國傳統(tǒng)文化經典名人故事中國傳統(tǒng)文化經典名人故事CountriesStatesssicAnecdotesofTraditionalChineseCultureCla一、江山社稷1.大禹治水KingYuTamedtheFloodLongtimeagoitwassaidthatadelugeengulfedahugeareaoflclaimedmanylivessoKingShunsentYutocontrolthefl

2、ood.TalkingwithsenisYudrewlessonsfromthepastwatercontrolexperience.Afterthefieldsurveyhemadeupafeasibleplan.Thenheledpeopletodiverthefloodsduringthistimethoughheactuallypassedbythedoofhisownhomefthreetimeshedidn’tgoin.Wi

3、th13yearpersistentefftsunderhisleadership9largeriverswerefinallydredgedleadingfloodsintothesea.WhileharnessingthefloodsYualongwithothershelpedpeoplerebuildtheirhomesfallowedlsresumedproduction.Inthiswayhegavethecommonpeo

4、pleapeacefulcontentedlifeachievedanimmtalfeat.AtthattimetocommemateYutheGreatthewholecountrywascalled“theCityofYu”fhisfeatamausoleumcalled“YuLing”wasbuiltinhishonbythelatergenerations.2.貞觀之治ReignofZhenguanReignofZhenguan

5、(627649AD)wasthegoldenprosperousageofearlyTangDynastyunderthereignofEmperTaizongLiShimin.HeistypicallyconsideredoneofthegreatestempersinthewholeChinesehisty.EmperTaizong’sreignwasregadedadtheexemplarymodelagainstwhicjthe

6、empersoflatergenerationsweremeasuredwasconsideredrequiredstudyffuturecrownprinces.Duringhis23yearreignthenationenjoyedstabilityprosperitywiththefourishingeconomypowerfultroopsthepeoplelivedinpeace.Theemperputpeopleinthef

7、irstplace.Hesawpeopleaswateremperasboatbelievedthatthewatercouldbearthecoatswallowitaswell(民，水也；君，舟也。水能載舟，亦能覆舟。)TakingthedownfallofSuiDynastyasanegativeexampleEmperTaizongappointedpeopleontheirmeritsputtheminthemostsuita

8、bleplacebesidesheencouragedthefreeairingofviewsacceptedcriticismwithmodestygaveimptantpositiontothecapablechancellssuchas房玄齡、杜如晦和魏征soon.Hemadeapeacefulsocietybytakibgaseriesofpoliciessuchasputtinggreatemphastheherowillne

9、verreturnafterthisdeparture.”Knowingthattheenvoyfromyanbroughtboththeheadof樊於期themapof督康，theKingofQinfeltveryhappyderedtomeetJingKeatXianyangPalacerightaway.SeeingthekingJingKetalkedwithease.Hehedthemaptotheking.Nosooner

10、hadthekingfullyunrolledthemapthanJingKetookoutthedaggerhiddeninthemapgrabbedtheking’ssleevetryingtostabhim.Thekingtethesleevejumpedbythenearbyscreenheadingout.Nobodycoulddoanythingtohelp.(難道都看傻眼了嗎？汗⊙﹏⊙)Thekingmanagedtopu

11、llouthislongswdchoppedofftheleftlegofJingKewhofinallydiedatQin’spalace.ThoughtheassassinationfailedJingKetookhisplaceinthehistybookfeverduetohisbravery戰(zhàn)國時期，燕國太子丹派著名刺客荊軻前往刺殺秦王。荊軻與另一勇士一起，帶著秦國叛將樊於期的頭顱和燕國最肥沃的土地督康地圖向秦國出發(fā)。臨近易水

12、，荊軻慷慨悲歌：風蕭蕭兮易水寒，壯士一去兮不復返。秦王聽說燕使者把叛將的頭顱的督康的地圖送了了，于是很高興，立即下令在咸陽宮接見荊軻。一見秦王，荊軻談笑自若，在將地圖獻給秦始皇時，趁始皇展開地圖之際，荊軻抽出藏在圖中的匕首一把打著始皇衣袖，向他刺去。始皇扯斷衣袖（樓主其實并不解，皇帝衣服材料應該很好吧，怎么一扯能斷？當真神力啊還是衣料不好啊？），跳過旁邊的屏風往外跑。眾人卻毫無辦法（朝堂上都是文官）秦王好不容易拔出長劍，將荊軻左腿砍斷，