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1、【中英对照】中国传统文化经典名人故事CountriesandStatesssicAnecdotesofTraditionalChineseCultureCla一、江山社稷1.大禹治水KingYuTamedtheFloodLongtimeago,itwassaidthatadelugeengulfedahugeareaoflandclaimedmanylives,soKingShunsentYutocontroltheflood.Talkingwithseniors,Yudrewlessonsfromthepas
2、twater-controlexperience.Afterthefieldsurvey,hemadeupafeasibleplan.Thenheledpeopletodiverthefloods,andduringthistime,thoughheactuallypassedbythedoorofhisownhomeforthreetimes,hedidn’tgoin.With13-yearpersistenteffortsunderhisleadership,9largeriverswerefinallyd
3、redgedleadingfloodsintothesea.Whileharnessingthefloods,Yu,alongwithothers,helpedpeoplerebuildtheirhomes,fallowedlandsandresumedproduction.Inthisway,hegavethecommonpeopleapeacefulandcontentedlifeandachievedanimmortalfeat.Atthattime,tocommemorateYutheGreat,the
4、wholecountrywascalled“theCityofYu”;andforhisfeat,amausoleumcalled“YuLing”wasbuiltinhishonorbythelatergenerations.2.贞观之治ReignofZhenguanReignofZhenguan(627-649AD)wasthegoldenandprosperousageofearlyTangDynastyunderthereignofEmperorTaizong,LiShimin.Heistypically
5、consideredoneofthegreatestemperorsinthewholeChinesehistory.EmperorTaizong’sreignwasregadedadtheexemplarymodelagainstwhicjtheemperorsoflatergenerationsweremeasured,andwasconsideredrequiredstudyforfuturecrownprinces.Duringhis23-yearreign,thenationenjoyedstabil
6、ityandprosperitywiththefourishingeconomyandpowerfultroops,andthepeoplelivedinpeace.Theemperorputpeopleinthefirstplace.Hesawpeopleaswaterandemperorasboat,andbelievedthatthewatercouldbearthecoatandswallowitaswell(民，水也；君，舟也。水能载舟，亦能覆舟。)TakingthedownfallofSuiDyna
7、styasanegativeexample,EmperorTaizongappointedpeopleontheirmeritsandputtheminthemostsuitableplace,besides,heencouragedthefreeairingofviews,acceptedcriticismwithmodestyandgaveimportantpositiontothecapablechancellorssuchas房玄龄、杜如晦和魏征andsoon.Hemadeapeacefulsociet
8、ybytakibgaseriesofpolicies,suchasputtinggreatemphasisonagriculture,cuttingtaxesuponfarmers,takingthepolicyofrecuperationandstrictlyenforcingthrift.BecausehiseranamewasZhenguan,thegrandtimesunder
