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But the continuous invasions by foreign imperial colonial powers in the 19th century
但是19世紀(jì)外國帝國之民列強(qiáng)的連年侵略
had dragged the middle kingdom into an abyss of suffering and backwardness.
已經(jīng)讓神州大地貧窮落后 滿目瘡痍
which in turn intensified the Chinese people's yearnings for peace and harmony.
這更進(jìn)一步激發(fā)了中國人民對和平和諧生活的渴望
The resentment against the imperial colonial powers
對帝國殖民列強(qiáng)的怨恨
and the sense of historic injustice
以及歷史不公平感
continued to fester and inspire the revolutionary forces within China.
讓中國的革命力量痛定思痛 怒火中燒
The weakened Qing Dynasty continued to disintegrate during the Hsinhai Revolution,
辛亥革命爆發(fā) 懦弱的清政府繼續(xù)分崩離析
finally collapsing after the Wuchang Uprising of 1911.
最終垮臺于1911年的武昌起義
Having ruled China since 1644
這個自1644年起統(tǒng)治中國的清政府
the Qing Dynasty was replaced by the Republic of China,
最終被中華民國取代
which was formally established on January 1, 1912.
中華民國于1912年1月1日正式成立
This ended over 2000 years of imperial rule in China.
中國超過2000年的封建統(tǒng)治宣告結(jié)束
The much revered revolutionary, Doctor Sun Yat-Sen,
受人景仰的孫中山先生
was the first president and the founding father of the Republic of China.
是中華民國的開國者 也是第一任大總統(tǒng)
He received his medical degree from the University of Hong Kong,
他畢業(yè)于香港大學(xué) 醫(yī)學(xué)學(xué)位
and had extensively traveled in the west.
游歷西方多個國家 見多識廣
Doctor Sun's political philosophy is known as the Three Principles of the People,
孫中山的政治理念被稱作“三民主義”
Nationalism, Democracy and the People's Livelihood.
即民族主義、民權(quán)主義和民生主義
Doctor Sun passed away in 1925.
孫中山先生于1925年逝世
His Mausoleum is a testament to a great legacy he left behind.
中山陵是他身后留給世界的文化遺產(chǎn)
It is situated at the foot of the Purple Mountain in Nanjing,
中山陵坐落于江蘇省省會
the capital of Jiangsu province.
南京紫金山山腳下
An interesting example of how alliances were short lived
一戰(zhàn)期間 各國列強(qiáng)
opportunistic and constantly shift between the imperial colonial nations,
爭權(quán)奪利 此消彼長
occurred during WWI.
卻個個好景不長
Right after WWI had started,
一戰(zhàn)剛一打響
Japan and Great Britain joined forces in 1914,
日本和英國便于1914年出兵
attacking and occupying the German colony and port city of Tsingtao on the yellow sea.
進(jìn)攻并占據(jù)了德國殖民地-黃海邊上的港口城市 青島
