了解一个国家,即是了解此国的人。在本书中,你将一览中国历史长河,认识曾在哲学、艺术、文学、宗教、科技和政治等领域留下深深烙印的88位重要人物。 To understand a country is to understand its people. In this book, we will take you on a tour through the long history of China to recall the life story of 88 important figures who left their personal marks in philosophy, art and literature, religion, science and technology and political movements.
【作者简介】
张慈贇,国内资深英文媒体人,高级编辑,享受国务院政府特殊津贴。自1980年起,参与《中国日报》创办,曾任中国日报社常务副总编辑。主持《北京周末报》、《上海英文星报》的创办,均为第一任总编辑。1996-2011年任上海市人民政府新闻办公室副主任,1999年创办《上海日报》社,任总编辑至2013年。现为中国翻译协会常务理事、上海翻译家协会副会长、《东方翻译》主编、上海外国语大学新闻传媒学院客座教授等。 主要译作:《聊斋志异》(外文出版社,1995,合译);《香港特别行政区基本法(草案)》(1988,合译);《翻译服务规范》(起草委员会成员/组长/英文定稿,中国标准化出版社,2004-2006);《中美关系史(1945-1949)》(资中筠著,美国哥大出版社,1991);《法国大革命的历史启示》(张芝联著,北京大学出版社,1989);《中国弹拨乐演奏》(马楠著,人民音乐出版社,1989);《中国教育法》(中译英,高教出版社,1986);《一个女记者的传奇》(英译中,新华出版社,1986,合译)等 Born in Shanghai in 1949, ZHANG Ciyun (Peter) graduated from Jilin Normal University, PRC with a major in English and later from Stanford University in the United States with a Master’s Degree in Journalism. Since 1980, he has worked for several newspapers and magazines in both Beijing and Shanghai. Also, he once served in the General Office of the Ministry of Communications as an interpreter and the Information Office of Shanghai Municipality as its Deputy General Director. An acclaimed translator, reporter and editor, Mr. Zhang has helped bring into existence four English-language newspapers on the Chinese mainland, namely, China Daily, Beijing Weekend, Shanghai Star and Shanghai Daily. He is now the Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Shanghai Daily and an executive council member of Translation Association of China. He has translated and co-translated more than a dozen books and a large amount of documents, including Strange Stories of Liao Zhai Studio and the English version of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He has also published many English and Chinese articles and theses in newspapers and magazines both in China and overseas.
【目录】
司马相如 (circa 179 – 118 BC) The poet who eloped 司马迁 (circa 145 – 90 BC) Historiography father 曹植 (192 – 232 AD) The poetical prodigy 王勃 (649 – 676 AD) Brief life, lasting fame 陈子昂 (661 – 702 AD) Tang poetry’s pioneer 李白 (701 – 762 AD) The ‘God of Poetry’ 杜甫 (712 – 770 AD) Suffering poetry saint 苏轼 (1037 – 1011) A rare, versatile scholar 李清照 (1084 – 1151) Ci’s finest female poet 陆游 (1125 – 1210) The patriot of poetry 辛弃疾 (1140 – 1207) Lyric poet and patriot 关汉卿 (1225 – 1302) China’s own Shakespeare 施耐庵 (1296 – 1370) Author steeped in mystery 吴承恩 (circa 1501 – 1582) Man behind Monkey King 曹雪芹 (circa 1715 – 1763 or 1764) The author of a great classic 玄奘 (circa 602 – 664 AD) A great Buddhist monk 惠能 (638 – 713 AD) Rustic patriarch 鲁班 (circa 507 – 444 BC) Legendary master carpenter 孙武 (circa 535 – 480 BC) Winning ways of ancient strategist 扁鹊 (circa 407 – 310 BC) The first physician in China 蔡伦 (circa 61 – 121 AD) Paper trail leads to eunuch Cai 张衡 (78 – 139 AD) Inventor of the seismometer 张仲景 (circa 150 – 219 AD) Plague prompts doctor’s work 华佗 (circa 145 – 208 AD) A pioneering Chinese surgeon 祖冲之 (429 – 500 AD) An early Chinese star of astronomy 贾思勰 (end of 5th century – mid-6th century) Scribe of guide to farming 郦道元 (circa 470 – 527 AD) Water writer plumbs new depths 孙思邈 (circa 581 – 682 AD) The ‘King of Medicine’ 毕昇 (970 – 1051) Inventor of the world’s first movable type technology 沈括 (1031 – 1095) China’s great scientific mind 黄道婆 (circa 1245 – 1330) Granny’s great innovations 李时珍 (1518 – 1593) Saint of medicine and scribe of herbs 徐光启 (1562 – 1633) City’s son introduces European science 詹天佑 (1861 – 1919) Father of China’s railways 王羲之 (303 – 361 AD)Sage of Chinese calligraphy 顾恺之 (348 – 409 AD)Originator of Chinese painting 吴道子 (680 – 759 AD)Painter’s death a tall tale 郑燮 (1693 – 1765)An eccentric painter who’s ‘occasionally muddle-headed’ 管仲 (circa 720 – 645 BC)Leading reformer 项羽 (232 – 202 BC) A prideful, tragic hero 王昭君 (circa 52 – 20 BC)A beautiful lady helps keep peace 商鞅 (390 – 338 BC) A great statesman and political reformer 陈胜 (? – 208 BC) Leader of first peasant rebellion 诸葛亮 (181 – 234 AD)A godlike prophet 关羽 (160 – 219 AD) Lord Guan revered for his bravery 魏征 (580 – 643 AD) Candid official earns great respect 鉴真 (687 – 763 AD) Monk spreads the word in Japan 包拯 (999 – 1062) Iconic official who’s incorruptible 王安石 (1021 – 1068) Statesman with a gift for writing 岳飞 (1103 – 1142) A peerless general and national hero 文天祥 1236 – 1283) Hero stays loyal to the bitter end 郑和 (1371 – 1433) Did the admiral discover the New World? 海瑞 (1514 – 1587) Moral official dares to criticize emperor 戚继光 (1528 – 1588)‘Tiger General’ stops Japanese pirates 徐霞客 (1586 – 1641) Intrepid explorer keeps a meticulous diary 郑成功 1624 – 1662) A national hero who recaptures Taiwan 李自成 (1606 – 1645) Shortsighted military genius 林则徐 (1785 – 1850) Patriotic official fights the opium trade 龚自珍 (1792 – 1841) A reform-minded official and poet 李鸿章 (1823 – 1901) Powerful official invites controversy 严复 (1854 – 1921) Educator pushes for modernization 康有为 (1858 – 1927) Reformer tries to change China 蔡元培 (1868 – 1940) Educator supports civil rights movement 陶行知 (1891 – 1946) A great educator and reformer 黄帝 (The Yellow Emperor reign 2697 – 2597 BC) Father of this great civilization 大禹 (circa ? – 2062 BC) Taming the long and wild rivers of China 秦始皇 (259 – 210 BC) The ‘First Emperor’ of China 刘邦 (256 – 195 BC) Founder of the powerful Han Dynasty 汉武帝 (Emperor Wu of Han 156 – 87 BC) Insatiable ambition for territorial expansion 曹操 (155 – 220 AD) Speak of his name and he arrives 李世民 (599 – 649 AD) Creator of a dynastic golden age 武则天 624 – 705 AD) The only empress regnant in China’s history 成吉思汗 (Genghis Khan 1162 – 1227) Founder of the world’s largest empire 朱元璋 (1328 – 1398) From a beggar to an emperor 康熙 (Emperor Kangxi 1654 – 1722) Longest reign brings prosperity 慈禧太后 (Empress Dowager Cixi 1835 – 1908) Mysterious ‘Queen without a Crown’
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