中英双语话史记 第55期:三国概况

The Three Kingdoms

三国

General

概况

The Three Kingdoms (三国）（220—265) refers to a period of time after the fall of the Han Dynasty in China，

三国（220——265）指汉朝灭亡之后的一段时期，

marked by the struggle of three rival kingdoms：the Kingdom of Wei, the Kingdom of Shu, and the Kingdom of Wu for control of China.

因为当时的中国被三个互为敌对的国家——魏、蜀、吴所控制，故称“三国”。

Each kingdom’s ruler called himself “emperor” and believed that his “empire” should be the true successor of the Han Dynasty.

每个国家的君主都自立为帝，并相信自己是汉朝真正的继承者。

Of the three, Wei was always the most powerful kingdom.

魏国一直以来是三个国家中最强盛的。

It conquered the Shu kingdom in 263.

它在263年时征服了蜀国。

By this time the Sima clan had effectively wrested control of Wei away from the Cao family；

这个时候，司马家族已经将掌控魏国的权力从曹家手中夺取了过来。

Sima Yan formally seized the throne in 265 and established the Jin Dynasty (265—420).

司马炎在265年正式登基并建立晋朝（265——420）。

In 280, Sima Yan succeeded in conquering the Wu kingdom and reunifying China.

280年，司马炎成功征服吴国，统一了中国。