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《《中國故事》（第一集）The Story of China（1）Myths And Legends（英漢對照）》由會員上傳分享，免費在線閱讀，更多相關(guān)內(nèi)容在教育資源-天天文庫。
1、TheStoryofChina（1）MythsAndLegendsI.ScriptChinaistheoldestnationonearth.Forthousandsofyearsitsrulersbelievedtheirtaskwastokeephumansocietyinbalancewiththeeternalorderoftheuniverse.Theemperorwhoachievedthatharmonywouldreceivethemandateofheaven,blessedbytheancestors.Butinthelate19th
2、centurythecollisionwiththeWestshookChinatoitscore.Inmidwinter1899,theemperorcameheretotheAltarofHeaveninBeijingtoasktheancestorsforsupportinChina’shourofcrisis,astheempirecrumbledinthefaceofrebellionandforeignarmies.ItwasthelasttimetheritualwasperformedHere,justbeforedawnonthewin
3、tersolstice...theemperorprostratedhimselfbeforethepowersoftheuniverse.Heperformedritualsthattheybelievedwentback5,000yearstotheYellowEmperor,themythicalfirstfounderofChina.Hemadeareporttotheancestorsaboutthestateoftheempire.Butthatwinterof1899...Chinafaceddisaster.Thefollowingyea
4、r,1900,Chinawasplungedintocatastrophewithrebellion,floodandfamine...foreignaggression...andthenewcenturysawswiftlythefalloftheEmpire,short-livedrepublic,CommunistrevolutionandthentheinsanemadnessoftheCulturalRevolution.Butdespitethetragediesofthe20thcentury,theChinesepeoplehaveco
5、methrough.TodayChinaiswritingitsownstoryoncemore,underanewmandate.Solongthegreatestcivilizationonearth,Chinaisrisingagain.It’sagreattimetobelookingattheeventswhichhaveshapedthehistoryofChinaandtheidealswhichhavemadeitsculturesodistinctiveandsobrilliantforsolong.Everyearinspringmi
6、llionsofChinesepeoplesetoffonthejourneyhome.It’sthetimeoftheQingMingFestival,thefestivaloflight,when,sinceancienttimes,theChinesehavehonoredtheancestors.I’mheadingdowntothecityofWuxiforaveryspecialoccasion,afamilyreunion.Forthelast30yearsChinesepeoplehavegrownupinaconsumersociety
7、.AfterthebreakwithCommunism,Chinahasbeenonaheadlongrushintothefuture.Butthere’sadeeperChina,forasnewfreedomsbeckon,thepeoplethemselvesarereachingbackthethingsthathavematteredmosttothemintheirhistory.AndfortheChinesepeople,identitybeginswiththefamily.Sometimesthenewproveslessentic
8、ingthanwasfirstthoughtandtheoldfarmoredu
