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The Chinese language is quite different from English, and Classical Chinese is extremely compact. Reading Classical demands more from the reader, so it should be read slowly. But sometimes ambiguity arises.
Today’s story takes place in the Tang dynasty, around the year 760 ce, when there were rebellions alongside the catastrophic An Shi rebellion. We discuss how to deal with military discipline.
What do you think the commander's motivation was?
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唐朝安史之亂還不夠慘,亂中有亂,劉展兵變,打敗鄧景山,但不久彌平。
王思禮原是高句麗人,與突厥哥舒翰在同一單位。後來為河東節度使,持法嚴謹,士卒紀律分明,資儲豐饒。後來管崇嗣接管,耗費殆盡,所以朝庭派鄧景山處理,結果處理失當。
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Li Kuang/ Guang was a powerful commander in the 2nd century bce. The Hsiungnu/ Xiongnu called him the Flying Commander. He was also one of the greatest archers of his day. One day when he was out hunting, he had a very odd encounter.
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李廣是西漢名將,匈奴稱「飛將軍」。才氣高,射藝無雙。有一天打獵,發生了一件很奇怪的事情。
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Sometimes you break things. There’s no use crying over spilt milk.
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甑是一種陶器,類似現在的蒸籠。孟敏破甑不顧,是東漢有節操的儒生。
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Good grief, I talked for 33 minutes this time. But it’s a great story, about how a young man kept his temper under control, and eventually accomplished such great feats that his story is well known through the ages. The main part of the story takes place around 215bce.
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我的媽呀,一講就三十三分鐘。雖然大家大概已經知道這個故事,但本猩認為這回的故事特別精彩。聽聽看吧。
文化是人類生存極為重要的資糧,政治不得凌駕于文化之上。而文化包括很多精彩典故、故事,如今天戰國末年韓國王室後裔,張良。從博浪沙到下邳橋下撿鞋子,發生很多事,請放輕鬆、放開、放下、放空,來聽故事。
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Trends build slowly. Many earthshaking events have their source in minor, everyday occurrences that nobody pays attention to.
We mentioned Modu, the nomad commander, in episode 16E, Don’t Try This at Home.
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看似平凡無奇的小事,或許影響長遠。七十年前一個剛滿十五歲的英國小男孩去聽十六歲的男孩演唱,改變了時代。秦朝一個管車馬的小官吏跟一個亭長談得來,改變了中華。
第十六「回草原稱霸的冒頓單于」說了冒頓單于的故事。
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很喜歡聽故事,但很多精彩古今中外故事少為人知,所以在podcast講故事請大家聽。
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