《中国故事》（第一集）The Story of China（1）Trace The Origin（中英文对照）

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1、视频字幕TheStoryofChina（1）TraceTheOriginI.ScriptChinaisoldestnationontheearth.Forthousandsofyearsitsrulersbelievedtheirtaskwastokeephumansocietyinbalancewiththeeternalorderoftheuniverse.Theemperorwhoachievedthatharmonywouldreceivethemandateofhavenblessedbytheancestors.Butinthelate19thcentury.Thec

2、ollisionwiththeWestshookChinatoitscore19,Inmidwinter1899,TheemperorcameheretoAlterofHeaveninBeijing,ToaskancestorsforsupportinChinashourofcrisis.Astheempirecrumbledinthefaceofrebellionandforeignarmies,Itwasthelasttimetheritualwasperformed1899.Here,justbeforedawnonthewintersolsticeTheemperorpr

3、ostratedhimselfbeforethepowersoftheuniverse.Heperformedritualsthattheybelievedwentback5000yearstotheYellowEmperor.ThemythicalfirstfounderofChina.Hemadeareporttotheancestorsaboutthestateoftheempire.Butthatwinterof1899Chinafaceddisaster.Thefollowingyear1900.Chinawasplungedintocatastrophewithreb

4、ellion,floodandfamineforeignaggression.Andthenewcenturysawswiftlyfalloftheempire.Short-livedrepublic,CommunistrevolutionandthentheinsanemadnessoftheCultureRevolution,Butdespitethetragediesofthe20thcentury,TheChinesepeoplehavecomethroughTodayChinaiswritingitsownstoryoncemoreunderanewmandate,So

5、longthegreatestcivilizationontheearth,Chinaisrisingagain.It’sgreattimetobelookingattheeventswhichhaveshapedthehistoryofChina.Andtheidealswhichhavemadeit’sculture.SodistinctiveandsobrilliantforsolongtimeEveryyearinthespring,millionsofChinesepeoplesetoffonjourneyhomeIt’sthetimeoftheQingmingFest

6、ival.Thefestivaloflight.When,sinceancienttimes,theChinesehavehonoredtheancestors.I’mheadingdowntothecityofWuxiforaveryspecialoccasions,afamiliesreunion.Forthelast30years,Chinesepeoplehavegrownupinaconsumersociety.Afterthebreakwithacommunism,Chinahasbeenonaheadlongrushintothefuture.Butthereisa

7、deeperChinaforasnewfreedomsbeckonthepeoplethemselvesarereachingbacktothethingsthathavematteredmosttothemintheirhistoryandfortheChinesepeople,identitybeginswiththefamily,sometimesthenewproveslessenticingthanwasfirstthoughtandtheoldfarmoredurab