中国传统文化经典名人故事【中英对照】

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1、【中英对照】中国传统文化经典名人故事CountriesandStatesssicAnecdotesofTraditionalChineseCultureCla一、江山社稷1.大禹治水KingYuTamedtheFloodLongtimeago,itwassaidthatadelugeengulfedahugeareaoflandclaimedmanylives,soKingShunsentYutocontroltheflood.Talkingwithseniors,Yudrewlessonsfromthepastwater-controlexp

2、erience.Afterthefieldsurvey,hemadeupafeasibleplan.Thenheledpeopletodiverthefloods,andduringthistime,thoughheactuallypassedbythedoorofhisownhomeforthreetimes,hedidn’tgoin.With13-yearpersistenteffortsunderhisleadership,9largeriverswerefinallydredgedleadingfloodsintothesea.Whil

3、eharnessingthefloods,Yu,alongwithothers,helpedpeoplerebuildtheirhomes,fallowedlandsandresumedproduction.Inthisway,hegavethecommonpeopleapeacefulandcontentedlifeandachievedanimmortalfeat.Atthattime,tocommemorateYutheGreat,thewholecountrywascalled“theCityofYu”;andforhisfeat,am

4、ausoleumcalled“YuLing”wasbuiltinhishonorbythelatergenerations.2.贞观之治ReignofZhenguanReignofZhenguan(627-649AD)wasthegoldenandprosperousageofearlyTangDynastyunderthereignofEmperorTaizong,LiShimin.HeistypicallyconsideredoneofthegreatestemperorsinthewholeChinesehistory.EmperorTa

5、izong’sreignwasregadedadtheexemplarymodelagainstwhicjtheemperorsoflatergenerationsweremeasured,andwasconsideredrequiredstudyforfuturecrownprinces.Duringhis23-yearreign,thenationenjoyedstabilityandprosperitywiththefourishingeconomyandpowerfultroops,andthepeoplelivedinpeace.Th

6、eemperorputpeopleinthefirstplace.Hesawpeopleaswaterandemperorasboat,andbelievedthatthewatercouldbearthecoatandswallowitaswell(民，水也；君，舟也。水能载舟，亦能覆舟。)TakingthedownfallofSuiDynastyasanegativeexample,EmperorTaizongappointedpeopleontheirmeritsandputtheminthemostsuitableplace,besid

7、es,heencouragedthefreeairingofviews,acceptedcriticismwithmodestyandgaveimportantpositiontothecapablechancellorssuchas房玄龄、杜如晦和魏征andsoon.Hemadeapeacefulsocietybytakibgaseriesofpolicies,suchasputtinggreatemphasisonagriculture,cuttingtaxesuponfarmers,takingthepolicyofrecuperatio

8、nandstrictlyenforcingthrift.BecausehiseranamewasZhenguan,thegrandtimesunder