问答题 Interlocutor:
Now, I'd like you to talk about something for about 3 minutes. I'm just going to listen.
(现在,我要你们两个谈大约3分钟的话,我来旁听。)
I'd like you to talk about these pictures.
(我要你们谈谈这幅图片。)
There are four pictures: (1) the portrait of Emperor Qinshihuang; (2) a procession led by Zhang Qian in Han Dynasty; (3) a traditional painting of beautiful women from Tang Dynasty; (4) Along the River During the Qhing-ming Festival.
[这儿有4幅图片:(1)秦始皇图像;(2)汉朝张骞出使西域;(3)唐代仕女图;(4)清明上河图]
【正确答案】A: Do you know much about the Chinese history?
(你了解中国历史吗?)
B: Sure. We are Chinese and we should know about the history of our own country.
(当然,我们是中国人,我们应当了解我们国家的历史。)
A: Which dynasty do you think is the most important in the Chinese history, then?
(那么,你认为我们中国历史中最重要的是哪个朝代呢?)
B: Well, there are several, such as the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty.
(有很多朝代,比如说,春秋时期、秦朝、汉朝和唐朝。)
A: Why do you think the Spring and Autumn Period an important stage? It was not even a unified dynasty.
(你为什么会认为春秋时期是重要的阶段呢?它甚至都不是一个统一的朝代。)
B: It wasn't. But during that period there are many great thinkers, including Confucius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Zengzi, and so on. Their thoughts have influenced the Chinese society for about 2,500 years.
(是的。但是在那段时期有很多著名的思想家,包括孔子、老子、庄子、曾子,等等。他们的思想影响了我们中国社会大约2500年。)
A: Oh, yes, you're right. Even now many rules of the Chinese society are based on Confucianism and Taoism.
(嗯,是的。即使现在还有很多中国社会的条例是以儒家思想和道家学说为依据的。)
B: Correct. We've never had a thinker as great as Confucius or Laozi later in our history.
(是的。后来在我们的历史中再也没有出现与孔子、老子齐名的思想家了。)
A: I know why you say the Qin Dynasty was a very important one. It was the first time in history that we had a united China. Before unified by Emperor Qinshihuang, the land of China was separately ruled by several kingdoms.
(我知道为什么你说秦朝是重要的朝代。它是历史上第一次我们有了一个统一的中国。在秦始皇统一之前,中国的领土是由几个国家分开统治的。)
B: Yes. Although only lasted for 15 years, the Qin Dynasty was really a milestone in the Chinese history.
(是啊。尽管只持续了15年,但是秦朝仍然在中国历史中是一个重要的阶段。)
A: You really know a lot of things about our history.
(你对我们的历史了解得真多啊!)
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