《中国故事》（第四集）The Story of China（4）The Ming(中英文对照)

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1、视频字幕TheStoryofChina（4）TheMingI.ScripInallcountries,thefirstdutyofthestateistoprotectthepeoplefromanarchy,invasionandinsurrection.Butsometimesinhistory,therebelsbecometherulers.InthestoryofChina,wearereachedthe14thcenturyandthebeginningofChina＇smostdazzlingage.He

2、reinNanjing,isthetombofthefounderofthatageoneofthegreatestChineseemperors.Andyetthemanwhobuiltthis…wasarebel.Thestoryofthemanwhorosetothissplendoris…well,lierally,incredible.Hecameformthepoorestpeasantfamily.Hismotherandfatherhadgivenawaywhenhewasachild.Hedidspe

3、ntyearsasawanderingbeggar,asapennilessBuddhistmonk.Hedidrisenthroughtheranksofthesecretpeasantsocietiesfightingagainstthegovernmentandwonaseriesofstaggeringbictories,bothagainstthegovernmentandagainsthispeasantrivals.Whenhebecameemperor,hegavehimselfthetitleHong

4、wu~literally“aboveallmightyinwar.”TheTerminator.Hewassuspicious,coarse,brutal,utterlyruthless,butacreativegenius.Andhefoundedoneofgreatesterasofstabilityingovernmentandinsocietyandhighcivilizationinthehistoryoftheworld.Thenewdynastywastobecalled“thebringerofligh

5、t…”Ming.Chinahasbeenagreatpowerformostofitshistoryandyetrepeatedlyincadedandsubjugatedbyforeigners.WhenthefutureemperorHongwuwasyoung,ChinawasundertheruleoftheMongols,whoseempirestretchedtothegatesofEurope.Butinthe1350s,theMongolempirebegantucrumble.InChina,resi

6、stancearmiesroseagainstthemindifferentregions.Butthenthelandwastornapartaswarlordsfoughteachotherincivilwar.Chaosruled,butopportunitybeckonedforthepeasantgeneralZhuYuanzhang.HereinNanjing,Zhumadehisstronghold.Withhisreputationforjusticeandgoodgovernance,vastnumb

7、ersofrefugeesflowedintothecity,asafehavenintimeofwar.AndnowthepeoplecalledonZhutudeclarehimselfemperor.Buthewasapeasantandunwillingtotakepower.So,heaskedforasign~ataletoldbythetraditionalstorytellers.ZhuYuanzhanghadaremarkablelifestory.Hehadbeenbothanoutlawandam

8、onk.Butwhenheachievedsuccessandfame,thepeoplewantedhimtobetheEmperor.Feelingunworthy,Zhuaskedtheheavens‘ShouldIbecomeemperor?’Theweekbeforeheascendedthethroneitrained