《中国故事》（第四集）The Story of China（4）The Ming Dynasty（英汉对照）

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1、视频字幕TheStoryofChina（4）TheMingDynastyI.ScriptInallcountries,thefirstdutyofthestateistoprotectthepeoplefromanarchy,invasionandinsurrection.Butsometimesinhistory,therebelsbecometherules.IntheStoryofChina,we'vereachedthe14thcenturyandbeginningofChina'smostdazzlingage.HereinNanjing,is

2、thetombofthefounderofthatage-oneofthegreatestChineseemperors.Andyetthemanwhobuiltthiswasarebel."Thestoryofthemanwhorosetothissplendouriswell,literally,incredible.Hecamefromthepoorestpeasantfamily.Hismotherandfatherhadgivenhimawaywhenhewasachild.He'dspentyearsasawanderingbeggar,as

3、apennilessBuddistmonk.He'drisenthroughtheranksofthesecretpeasantsocietiesfightingagainstthegovernmentandwonaseriesofstaggeringvictories,bothagainstthegovernmentandagainsthispeasantrivals.Whenhebecameemperor,hegavehimselfthetitleHongwu-literally'aboveallmightyinwar.'TheTerminator.

4、Hewassuspicious,coarse,brutal,utterlyruthless,butacreativegenius.Andhefoundedoneofthegreatesterasofstabilityingovernmentandinsocietyandhighcivilizationinthehistoryoftheworld.Thenewdynastywastobecalled'thebringeroflight'Ming."Chinahasbeenagreatpowerformostofitshistoryandyetrepeate

5、dlyinvadedandsubjugatedbyforeigners.WhenthefutureemperorHongwuwasyoung.ChinawasundertheruleoftheMongols,whoseempirestretchedtothegatesofEurope.Butinthe1350s,theMongolempirebegantocrumble.InChina,resistancearmiesroseagainstthemindifferentregions.Butthenthelandwastornapartaswarlord

6、sfoughteachotherincivilwar.Chaosruledbutopportunitybeckonedforthepeasantgeneral44ZhuYuanzhang.HereinNanjing,Zhumadehisstronghold.Withhisreputationforjusticeandgoodgovernance,vastnumberofrefugeesflowedintothecity-asafehavenintimeofwar.AndnowthepeoplecalledonZhutodeclarehimselfempe

7、ror.Buthewasapeasant,andunwillingtotakepower.So,heaskedforasign-ataletoldbythetraditionalstorytellers."ZhuYuanzhanghadaremarkablelifestory.Hehadbeenbothanoutlawandamonk.Butwhenheachievedsuccessandfame,thepeoplewantedhimtobetheEmperor.Feelingunworthy,Zhuaskedtheheavens'ShouldIbeco

8、meEmperor?'Theweekbeforeheascendedthethr