《中國故事》（第三集）The Story of China（3）The Song Dynasty（中英文對(duì)照）

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1、TheStoryofChina（3）1．TheHistoryofTheSongDynastyGoldenageI.ScriptInthetenthcentury,Chinaalmostbrokeapartforeverincivilwar.ThesoldierpoetWangRenyuwitnessedthedestructionofhiscountry."ThebarbarianshaveoverthrowntheTangDynasty,"hewrote."Ourcitieshavebeenabandoned.Ourtemplecourtyardslieinr

2、uin."Chinahasenteredatrulydarktime."Butthingscannotgoonlikethisforever."Thewaysurelyhasnotbeenfinallylost."Ibelieveheavenwillsoonannounceanewdynasty."Andinaroundtheyear960,itdid.IntheWest,weseehistoryastheriseandfallofdifferentcivilisations.InChina,there'sonecivilisation,whichhasgone

3、throughcyclesoforderanddisorder.AndintheMiddleAges,likeEuropeaftertheSecondWorldWar,theChinesesetouttobuildabravenewworld.InthestoryofChina,we'vereachedtheSongDynasty.We'reinthecityofKaifenginthemiddleofChina.“Mushroom!”“Mushroom,yeah,yeah,yeah,OK.”Athousandyearsago,thiswasthegreates

4、tandmostexcitingplaceonEarth.ItscreativityandinventivenesssurpassedandofcourseprecededtheEuropeanRenaissance.IntheSongRenaissance,theChinesesetouttomakethemostenlightenedsocietyonEarth,withthebestgovernance,housingandfood,thebesteducationandscience.Andthisistheirstory.Sincethegreatag

5、eoftheTangDynasty,Chinahadshrunkdramatically.After907,itfragmentedinto16dynastiesinalittleover50years,warlordsfightingeachotherfortheEmpire.Atthispoint,therewasnocertaintythatChinawouldeverbereunited.ButasitsaysinChina'sfamousnovel,TheRomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms,"Itisatruthuniversallya

6、cknowledged"thateverythinglongunitedwillfallapart"andeverythinglongdividedwillcomebacktogetheragain."TheSongwouldtransformKaifengfromaprovincialbackwaterintothegreatestcityonEarth.Andnowit'srebuildingagain.Afterthestrugglesofthe20thcentury,today'sChinesepeoplearefascinatedbythespecta

7、cleofwhattheirancestorsachievedandtheywanttotouchthattimeagain.AndasalwaysinChinesehistory,greateventswereforetoldbysignsandomens.HereinKaifeng,themostfamoustellsofthebirthoftwobrotherswho,likeRomulusandRemus,wouldbecomethefirstemperorsofthenewdynasty.Storygoeslikethis-atthetimeofcha

8、osandwarandd