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Luyện Phiên dịch tiếng Anh thực hành – VEDICO EDU

(Luyện Biên dịch, Phiên dịch cấp độ 3-5)

Số 8 – Ngõ 495 - Nguyễn Trãi, Thanh Xuân - Hà Nội - Việt Nam Tel.: + 84- 04- 355-33958; 04 66573941;

Mobile: 0904-128-134; Hotline: 0987 63 63 99

Website: www.daotaodichthuat.edu.vn

E-mails : dichthuat@vedico.com.vn contact@vedico.com.vn.

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Four legendary beauties of ancient

China

• Xishi (7th – 6th Century BC):

fish forget to swim and sink down

• Wang Zhaojun (1st Century

BC):wild goose falls

• DiaoChan (3rd Century AD):

moon shy away

• Concubine Yang (719-756 AD):

flowers feel shamed

• Extraordinary natural beauty

• Notable: virtue- love for country and people

STORY:

• Daughter of a tea trader

• Zhuji County, Zhejiang Province – state

• Search for a woman as a tribute

• Xishi was selected

• Minister Fan Li took Xishi to Prince of Wu

• Xishi fell in love with Fan Li

• Fan Li admired her courage

=> They made pledge of undying love/

• Prince was enchanted by Xishi => neglect political duties, idle time with Xishi

• Xishi: never lost sight of mission

• King of Yue invaded state of Wu

• Prince died, Xishi disappeared

• She lived in obscurity with Fan Li - trader

In rememberance:

• Xi Shi temple – foot of Zhu lou Hill

Wang Zhaojun

• Symbolize: physical beauty and spirit of goodwill bridging different cultures

• Enter imperial court during Emperor

Yuan of Western Han (48-33 BC)

• Xiong-Nu – Han’s neighbor – 5

kingdoms led by 5 chieftains

• Chieftain Khukheye – defeated by

chieftain Zhizhi – paid the emperor a

visit

Wang Zhaojun

• Emperor held a banquet – suburb of

Chang-an

• Khukheye asked for help => maintain

friendly relationship with Han Dynasty

• 33 AD, paid second visit, asked to marry Emperor Yuan’s daughter

• Instead of his daughter, the bride was a maid of honor – Wang Zhaojun

Wang Zhaojun

• Khukheye’s death, she married the oldest son – Xiong-Nu’s custom => the sake of Xiong-Nu’s stability , peace between

Xiong-Nu and Han

• Self-sacrifice => earn respect of

compartriots

Wang Zhaojun

In remembrance:

• Symbol of cohesion

• Her tomb repeatedly renovated

• Her story attracted artists => thousand of works (music, painting,… )

• Immortalized as a heroine by Romance of Three Kingdoms

• Fifteen, a maid of honor – Han Court

• Duty : hat’s decorations

• Han’s emperor died, Han dynasty fell

apart

• 3 warlords : equally strong – period of

stalement Before, tried to beat each

other

• Dong Zhuo with help of Lu Bu : got

upper hand by slaying child emperor

• Dong Zhuo: minister in ink, in fact a

sovereign- a brutal one

• Had a palace – 800 maids of honor and

concubines

• Puppet emperor hated Dong, pleaded help from courtiers

• Wang Yun: liked Dong Zhuo to be

destroyed => tried to find answer =>

declined in health => worried Diaochan

• Plan: using Diaochan => antagonize

Dong Zuo and Lu Bu

• Next day, introduced Lu Bu to Diaochan

• A day later: same trick on Dong Zhuo

• Diaochan complained of Lu’s

harrassment before Dong, and her

resentment of Dong for nabbing their love before Lu => jealousy grew into hatred

• Dong Zhuo tried to kill Lu Bu

• Lu Bu would have ended Dong’s life but for the sin of patricide

• After Wang Yun reminded, he made up his mind

• Then they staged a coup d’etat, killed

Dong Zhuo => release of dysnasty

• More stories: After Lu Bu’s death, Cao

Cao gave Diaochan to Guan Yu – sworn brotherly general of Cao Cao’s rival – Liu Bei

• Unwilling, Diaochan threantened with

suicide

• Guan Yu escorted her to a temple =>

become a nun

• Cao Cao’s men traced her, she threw

herself to the sword and killed herself

Another legend:

• Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei kept her as sister, sent her back home.She died a

natural death

Concubine Yang Yu

• 713 – 756 AD

• A historical and legendary figure

• Wife of Prince Shou – son of Xuanzong Emperor – Tang Dynasty

• Xuangzong wanted her as concubine => devious way : made her a nun => member

of his court

Concubine Yang Yu

• In 745 AD, title of Guifei (First lady)

• They were in love => inseparable

• Their romance earn admiration from

generations but strong disapproval from subordinates

• Rebel army => concubine Yang was

forced to hang herself

Concubine Yang Yu

Story:

• Yang Yuhuan caught emperor’s attention, his favors extended to her cousin : Yang Guozhong – prime minister

• Xuanzong and Concubine Yang:

well-versed in musical instruments- singing,

dancing

Concubine Yang Yu

• When civil war broke, he indulged in

infatuation

• In 755 AD, An Lusha, challenged the

sovereignty of Xuanzong.Banner: ending the corrupt government

• Army matched Chang-an, he fleed

• Courtiers blamed Concubine Yang and his cousin for the problems

=> Hanged herself with a white scarf

Concubine Yang Yu

• Rebellion was crushed

• Emperor: listless, sleepless

• Taoist priest offered to help :

communicate with the deceased

Temple => communicate with his First Lady

Concubine Yang Yu

In remembrance:

• Tomb of Yang Yuhuan in Shanxi

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