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nián de nóng lì yuè fèn
2020年的农历4月份
The fourth month in lunar calendar this year
gāng hǎo shì sòng cháo de rén zōng huáng dì dàn shēng zhōu nián
刚好是宋朝的仁宗皇帝诞生1010周年
Is the 1010th birthday of Renzong emperor of the Song dynasty
wǒ xiě le yī bù xīn shū sòng rén zōng gòng zhì shí dài
我写了一部新书《宋仁宗：共治时代》
我写了一部新书《宋仁宗：共治时代》 I published a new book “Emperor Renzong of Song: the age of co-governance”
xiàn zài zài rè bō de yī bù diàn shì jù qīng píng lè lǐ miàn
现在在热播的一部电视剧《清平乐》里面
And the protagonist in the new hit TV show “Serenade of Peaceful Joy”
tā de zhǔ jiǎo yě shì rén zōng huáng dì
它的主角也是仁宗皇帝
Is also the Renzong emperor
zhè bù shì qiǎo hé dà jiā dōu xiǎng jì niàn yī xià
这不是巧合，大家都想纪念一下
It’s no coincidence that people want to commemorate him
sòng cháo shì yī gè zài zhōng guó nián de lì shǐ dāng zhōng
宋朝是一个在中国3000年的历史当中
The Song dynasty, in the 3,000 years of Chinese history
wǒ jué dé shì zuì yǒu liàng diǎn de yī gè wáng cháo
我觉得是最有亮点的一个王朝
Is the most extraordinary dynasty
suǒ wèi de sì dà fā míng qí zhōng yǒu sān gè jiù chū xiàn zài sòng dài
所谓的四大发明，其中有三个就出现在宋代
Three of the four great inventions appeared during the Song dynasty
sòng cí hái yǒu sòng dài de huà
宋瓷，还有宋代的画
Ceramics and paintings of the Song dynasty
sòng dài de jiā jù sòng dài de fú zhuāng děng děng dōu hěn měi
宋代的家具、宋代的服装等等都很美
Furniture, clothing, all of them are beautiful
rén zōng huáng dì zài wǒ men dà zhòng de tóu nǎo lǐ miàn
仁宗皇帝在我们大众的头脑里面
To a lot of us
kě néng shì yī gè cún zài gǎn fēi cháng dī de rén
可能是一个存在感非常低的人
Renzong emperor is not special at all
méi yǒu shén me xióng cái dà lüè hǎo xiàng yě méi shén me fēng gōng wěi jì
没有什么雄才大略，好像也没什么丰功伟绩
He didn’t seem to have made creditable contributions
dàn shì tā zài wèi de nián lǐ miàn
（但是）他在位的42年里面
But during his reign, the 42 years
sòng cháo jiù dàn shēng le fēi cháng duō fēi cháng niú de rén wù dōu shì míng xīng jí de
宋朝就诞生了非常多非常牛的人物，都是明星级的
Many stars shone
bǐ rú xiàng fàn zhòng yān
比如像范仲淹
Including Fan Zhongyan
sī mǎ guāng
司马光
Sima Guang
yàn shū
晏殊
Yan Shu
wǎng yǒu gěi tā men mìng míng wèi bèi sòng mò xiě tiān tuán
（网友）给他们命名为“背诵默写天团”
They are now known as the “Must-Memorize Superband”
tā men de shēn fèn bù jǐn jǐn shì xiě wén zhāng de gāo shǒu
他们的身份不仅仅是写文章的高手
And they were not just good at verses
tóng shí hái shì yī gè zhèng zhì jiā
同时还是一个政治家
They were politicians
zài zhèng zhì shàng shì hěn yǒu zuò wèi de
在政治上是很有作为的
Great politicians to be fair
rén zōng huáng dì jī běn shàng dōu fēi cháng zūn zhòng shì dà fū
仁宗皇帝基本上都非常尊重士大夫
Renzong emperor respected the literati and officialdom
hěn kè qì de
很客气的
He almost treated them as equals
jué duì bù huì xiàng míng qīng de shí hòu
绝对不会像明清的时候
The situation was nothing like the Ming and Qing dynasty
huáng dì fēi cháng qiáng shì
（皇帝）非常强势
Where the emperors tend to be strong and aggressive
zài sòng cháo jūn chén tā men zhī jiān guān xì hái shì bǐ jiào róng qià de
在宋朝，（君臣）他们之间关系还是比较融洽的
The relation between the emperor and his ministers during the Song dynasty was rather harmonious
tā hěn duō shí hòu dōu néng gòu zì jué dì kè zhì zì jǐ de gè rén yù wàng
他很多时候都能够自觉地克制自己的个人欲望
More often than not he was able to contain his personal desires
fēi cháng zì jué dì fú cóng dāng shí de zhì dù duì tā de yuē shù
非常自觉地服从当时的制度对他的约束
He obeyed the constraints imposed on him
zhāng guì fēi shì rén zōng huáng dì yī shēng de zuì ài
张贵妃是仁宗皇帝一生的最爱
Concubine Zhang was the love of his life
jiù xiǎng zhù yào gěi tā cè fēng wèi huáng hòu
就想著要给她册封为皇后
So he was determined to make her empress
yào bǎ cáo huáng hòu fèi diào
要把曹皇后废掉
Which means he had to annul Empress Cao
zhěng gè cháo tíng de tái jiàn guān hé dà chén jiù dōu fēn fēn shàng zòu zhāng
整个朝廷的台谏官和大臣就都纷纷上奏章
But the whole court suggested him not to
jiù yào qiú huáng dì nǐ zěn me kě yǐ zhè yàng zi
就要求皇帝，你怎么可以这样子
They condemned him for the motive
suǒ yǐ tā zhǐ néng fēng tā xīn ài de zhāng guì fēi wèi guì fēi ér yǐ
所以他只能封他心爱的张贵妃为贵妃而已
So he could only make her a high ranking concubine
bù gǎn zài dòng le
不敢再动了
And she never became the empress
sòng cháo de huáng shì lǐ miàn
宋朝的皇室里面
The royal family of the Song dynasty
zài yǐn shí fāng miàn yǒu gè tè diǎn jiù tè bié xǐ huān chī yáng ròu
在饮食方面有个特点，就特别喜欢吃羊肉
Has a preference for lamb
rén zōng huáng dì yǒu yī cì yè lǐ jiù gǎn dào dù zi è
仁宗皇帝有一次夜里就感到肚子饿
Once Renzong emperor was hungry at night
xiǎng yào chī shāo yáng ròu
想要吃烧羊肉
He wanted some braised lamb
dàn shì àn zhào dāng shí de zhì dù
但是按照当时的制度
But according to the court rules
yè jiān shì méi yǒu gěi huáng dì gōng yīng shāo yáng ròu de zhè me yī gè guàn lì de
夜间，是没有给皇帝供应烧羊肉的这么一个惯例的
It’s not common to serve the emperor with lamb at night
suǒ yǐ rén zōng huáng dì zhǐ néng rěn zhù
所以，仁宗皇帝只能忍著
So Renzong emperor couldn’t do anything but hold back his thirst
sòng cháo de pǔ tōng lǎo bǎi xìng tā de shōu rù shì lì dài zuì gāo de
宋朝的普通老百姓，他的收入是历代最高的
The citizens of the Song dynasty had the highest income in history
yī tiān de shōu rù dà gài shì wén zuǒ yòu
一天的收入大概是100文左右
They made about 100 wen daily
xiāng dāng yú míng dài de bèi
相当于明代的2~3倍
It’s 2 to 3 times that of Ming dynasty
shuǐ hǔ chuán lǐ miàn wǔ dà láng mài chuī bǐng
《水浒传》里面，武大郎卖炊饼
In “All Men Are Brothers”
jiù shì wǒ men xiàn zài de mài mán tóu de jiē tóu xiǎo fàn
就是我们现在的卖馒头的街头小贩
Wu Dalang is a bun seller
tā de shōu rù néng gòu yǎng dé qǐ yī gè nà me piāo liàng de lǎo pó
他的收入能够养得起一个那么漂亮的老婆
And he makes enough money to marry a pretty wife
hái néng zhù dé qǐ yī tào yǒu èr céng de xiǎo lóu
还能住得起一套有二层的小楼
And he can afford a two-storey house
lín jiē kāi diàn bù shòu shí jiān hé dì diǎn de xiàn zhì
临街开店，不受时间和地点的限制
Shops on streets, not constrained by time and location
zhè me yī tào zuò fǎ qí shí shì zài sòng cháo cái pǔ jí kāi lái de
这么一套做法其实是在宋朝才普及开来的
Did not appear until the Song dynasty
sòng cháo shì jī běn shàng xiāo jìn de zhì dù bèi tū pò le
宋朝是基本上宵禁的制度被突破了
The Song dynasty also lifted curfew
yè shēng huó yú lè shì fēi cháng fēng fù de
夜生活、娱乐是非常丰富的
They had various entertainment at night
wǒ men yǒu yī zhǒng gēn shēn dì gù de wù jiě
（我们）有一种根深蒂固的误解
We have a deep-rooted bias
rèn wèi sòng cháo rén shòu chéng zhū lǐ xué de yǐng xiǎng
认为宋朝人受程朱理学的影响
That the Song dynasty under the influence of Neo-Confucianism
zhù zhuāng fēi cháng bǎo shǒu
著装非常保守
Must be very conservative on the dressing code
bǎ zì jǐ bāo guǒ dé mì mì má má
把自己包裹得密密麻麻
They must have to covered up everything
lián bó zi dōu bù néng lù chū lái
连脖子都不能露出来
Even their necks
jué duì bù shì zhè yàng zi de
绝对不是这样子的
It’s far from the truth
sòng cháo nǚ xìng zuì cháng jiàn de fú zhuāng jiù shì lǐ miàn chuān yī jiàn mǒ xiōng
宋朝女性最常见的服装就是里面穿一件抹胸
The most common outfit of Song dynasty women was tube top
wài miàn tào yī gè bèi zi
外面套一个褙子
And they would wear a “Beizi” over it
bù yòng kòu niǔ chǎng kāi de
不用扣钮、敞开的
It’s basically a long jacket without button
jiù lèi shì wǒ men xiàn zài bǐ jiào liú xíng shí shàng de nèi yī wài chuān
就类似我们现在比较流行、时尚的内衣外穿
It’s similar to the fashion of today, underwear worn outside
sòng cháo yī gè pǔ tōng shì mín nǐ yào chū mén
宋朝一个普通市民，你要出门
As a Song dynasty citizen,
qù lǚ yóu yě hǎo qù wài dì zuò shēng yì yě hǎo
去旅游也好，去外地做生意也好
You are free to go anywhere as long as you can pay for it
zhǐ yào nǐ yǒu pán chán nǐ jiù kě yǐ shuō zǒu jiù zǒu
只要你有盘缠，你就可以说走就走
Whether it’s travelling or business trip
dàn shì zài hàn táng zài míng dài shì bù kě yǐ de
但是在汉唐在明代是不可以的
But it’s not possible during the Han, Tang or even Ming dynasty
huì bèi zhuā qǐ lái de
会被抓起来的
You would be caught
yī gè pǔ tōng lǎo bǎi xìng chuān yuè dào sòng cháo
一个普通老百姓穿越到宋朝
If you travelled back in time and landed in Song dynasty
bǐ chuān yuè dào qí tā cháo dài yào gèng jiā róng yì shì yīng yī diǎn
比穿越到其他朝代，要更加容易适应一点
It would be easier for you to adopt than other dynasties
xiàn dài rén wù zhì fāng miàn yǐ jīng bù chóu le
（现代人）物质方面已经不愁了
Nowadays people worry less and less about materials
jīng shén shàng nǐ kě néng huì xī wàng zì jǐ de shēng huó guò dé gèng jiā yǒu gé diào
精神上，你可能会希望自己的生活过得更加有格调
And you pursue spiritual existence
yǒu pǐn wèi yī diǎn
有品位一点
You want to have class, better taste
néng gòu guò dé zì yóu zì zài yī diǎn
能够过得自由自在一点
More freedom
shè huì shàng de fēn wéi gèng jiā kuān róng
社会上的氛围更加宽容
A more open and tolerate society
fǎ lǜ néng gòu gěi yǔ wǒ men yī gè jī běn de bǎo zhàng
法律能够给予我们一个基本的保障
And law is safeguarding the bottom line
rú guǒ àn zhào zhè gè jià zhí guān wǎng zhōng guó gǔ dài qù xún mì de huà
如果按照这个价值观往中国古代去寻觅的话
If you believe in the values above
jiù huì fā xiàn sòng cháo kě néng gèng jiā fú hé xiàn dài rén de xū qiú
就会发现宋朝，可能更加符合现代人的需求
You will find the Song dynasty accommodates the need of modern human quite well
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nián de nóng lì yuè fèn

2020年的农历4月份

The fourth month in lunar calendar this year

gāng hǎo shì sòng cháo de rén zōng huáng dì dàn shēng zhōu nián

刚好是宋朝的仁宗皇帝诞生1010周年

Is the 1010th birthday of Renzong emperor of the Song dynasty

wǒ xiě le yī bù xīn shū sòng rén zōng gòng zhì shí dài

我写了一部新书《宋仁宗：共治时代》

我写了一部新书《宋仁宗：共治时代》 I published a new book “Emperor Renzong of Song: the age of co-governance”

xiàn zài zài rè bō de yī bù diàn shì jù qīng píng lè lǐ miàn

现在在热播的一部电视剧《清平乐》里面

And the protagonist in the new hit TV show “Serenade of Peaceful Joy”

tā de zhǔ jiǎo yě shì rén zōng huáng dì

它的主角也是仁宗皇帝

Is also the Renzong emperor

zhè bù shì qiǎo hé dà jiā dōu xiǎng jì niàn yī xià

这不是巧合，大家都想纪念一下

It’s no coincidence that people want to commemorate him

sòng cháo shì yī gè zài zhōng guó nián de lì shǐ dāng zhōng

宋朝是一个在中国3000年的历史当中

The Song dynasty, in the 3,000 years of Chinese history

wǒ jué dé shì zuì yǒu liàng diǎn de yī gè wáng cháo

我觉得是最有亮点的一个王朝

Is the most extraordinary dynasty

suǒ wèi de sì dà fā míng qí zhōng yǒu sān gè jiù chū xiàn zài sòng dài

所谓的四大发明，其中有三个就出现在宋代

Three of the four great inventions appeared during the Song dynasty

sòng cí hái yǒu sòng dài de huà

宋瓷，还有宋代的画

Ceramics and paintings of the Song dynasty

sòng dài de jiā jù sòng dài de fú zhuāng děng děng dōu hěn měi

宋代的家具、宋代的服装等等都很美

Furniture, clothing, all of them are beautiful

rén zōng huáng dì zài wǒ men dà zhòng de tóu nǎo lǐ miàn

仁宗皇帝在我们大众的头脑里面

To a lot of us

kě néng shì yī gè cún zài gǎn fēi cháng dī de rén

可能是一个存在感非常低的人

Renzong emperor is not special at all

méi yǒu shén me xióng cái dà lüè hǎo xiàng yě méi shén me fēng gōng wěi jì

没有什么雄才大略，好像也没什么丰功伟绩

He didn’t seem to have made creditable contributions

dàn shì tā zài wèi de nián lǐ miàn

（但是）他在位的42年里面

But during his reign, the 42 years

sòng cháo jiù dàn shēng le fēi cháng duō fēi cháng niú de rén wù dōu shì míng xīng jí de

宋朝就诞生了非常多非常牛的人物，都是明星级的

Many stars shone

bǐ rú xiàng fàn zhòng yān

比如像范仲淹

Including Fan Zhongyan

sī mǎ guāng

司马光

Sima Guang

yàn shū

晏殊

Yan Shu

wǎng yǒu gěi tā men mìng míng wèi bèi sòng mò xiě tiān tuán

（网友）给他们命名为“背诵默写天团”

They are now known as the “Must-Memorize Superband”

tā men de shēn fèn bù jǐn jǐn shì xiě wén zhāng de gāo shǒu

他们的身份不仅仅是写文章的高手

And they were not just good at verses

tóng shí hái shì yī gè zhèng zhì jiā

同时还是一个政治家

They were politicians

zài zhèng zhì shàng shì hěn yǒu zuò wèi de

在政治上是很有作为的

Great politicians to be fair

rén zōng huáng dì jī běn shàng dōu fēi cháng zūn zhòng shì dà fū

仁宗皇帝基本上都非常尊重士大夫

Renzong emperor respected the literati and officialdom

hěn kè qì de

很客气的

He almost treated them as equals

jué duì bù huì xiàng míng qīng de shí hòu

绝对不会像明清的时候

The situation was nothing like the Ming and Qing dynasty

huáng dì fēi cháng qiáng shì

（皇帝）非常强势

Where the emperors tend to be strong and aggressive

zài sòng cháo jūn chén tā men zhī jiān guān xì hái shì bǐ jiào róng qià de

在宋朝，（君臣）他们之间关系还是比较融洽的

The relation between the emperor and his ministers during the Song dynasty was rather harmonious

tā hěn duō shí hòu dōu néng gòu zì jué dì kè zhì zì jǐ de gè rén yù wàng

他很多时候都能够自觉地克制自己的个人欲望

More often than not he was able to contain his personal desires

fēi cháng zì jué dì fú cóng dāng shí de zhì dù duì tā de yuē shù

非常自觉地服从当时的制度对他的约束

He obeyed the constraints imposed on him

zhāng guì fēi shì rén zōng huáng dì yī shēng de zuì ài

张贵妃是仁宗皇帝一生的最爱

Concubine Zhang was the love of his life

jiù xiǎng zhù yào gěi tā cè fēng wèi huáng hòu

就想著要给她册封为皇后

So he was determined to make her empress

yào bǎ cáo huáng hòu fèi diào

要把曹皇后废掉

Which means he had to annul Empress Cao

zhěng gè cháo tíng de tái jiàn guān hé dà chén jiù dōu fēn fēn shàng zòu zhāng

整个朝廷的台谏官和大臣就都纷纷上奏章

But the whole court suggested him not to

jiù yào qiú huáng dì nǐ zěn me kě yǐ zhè yàng zi

就要求皇帝，你怎么可以这样子

They condemned him for the motive

suǒ yǐ tā zhǐ néng fēng tā xīn ài de zhāng guì fēi wèi guì fēi ér yǐ

所以他只能封他心爱的张贵妃为贵妃而已

So he could only make her a high ranking concubine

bù gǎn zài dòng le

不敢再动了

And she never became the empress

sòng cháo de huáng shì lǐ miàn

宋朝的皇室里面

The royal family of the Song dynasty

zài yǐn shí fāng miàn yǒu gè tè diǎn jiù tè bié xǐ huān chī yáng ròu

在饮食方面有个特点，就特别喜欢吃羊肉

Has a preference for lamb

rén zōng huáng dì yǒu yī cì yè lǐ jiù gǎn dào dù zi è

仁宗皇帝有一次夜里就感到肚子饿

Once Renzong emperor was hungry at night

xiǎng yào chī shāo yáng ròu

想要吃烧羊肉

He wanted some braised lamb

dàn shì àn zhào dāng shí de zhì dù

但是按照当时的制度

But according to the court rules

yè jiān shì méi yǒu gěi huáng dì gōng yīng shāo yáng ròu de zhè me yī gè guàn lì de

夜间，是没有给皇帝供应烧羊肉的这么一个惯例的

It’s not common to serve the emperor with lamb at night

suǒ yǐ rén zōng huáng dì zhǐ néng rěn zhù

所以，仁宗皇帝只能忍著

So Renzong emperor couldn’t do anything but hold back his thirst

sòng cháo de pǔ tōng lǎo bǎi xìng tā de shōu rù shì lì dài zuì gāo de

宋朝的普通老百姓，他的收入是历代最高的

The citizens of the Song dynasty had the highest income in history

yī tiān de shōu rù dà gài shì wén zuǒ yòu

一天的收入大概是100文左右

They made about 100 wen daily

xiāng dāng yú míng dài de bèi

相当于明代的2~3倍

It’s 2 to 3 times that of Ming dynasty

shuǐ hǔ chuán lǐ miàn wǔ dà láng mài chuī bǐng

《水浒传》里面，武大郎卖炊饼

In “All Men Are Brothers”

jiù shì wǒ men xiàn zài de mài mán tóu de jiē tóu xiǎo fàn

就是我们现在的卖馒头的街头小贩

Wu Dalang is a bun seller

tā de shōu rù néng gòu yǎng dé qǐ yī gè nà me piāo liàng de lǎo pó

他的收入能够养得起一个那么漂亮的老婆

And he makes enough money to marry a pretty wife

hái néng zhù dé qǐ yī tào yǒu èr céng de xiǎo lóu

还能住得起一套有二层的小楼

And he can afford a two-storey house

lín jiē kāi diàn bù shòu shí jiān hé dì diǎn de xiàn zhì

临街开店，不受时间和地点的限制

Shops on streets, not constrained by time and location

zhè me yī tào zuò fǎ qí shí shì zài sòng cháo cái pǔ jí kāi lái de

这么一套做法其实是在宋朝才普及开来的

Did not appear until the Song dynasty

sòng cháo shì jī běn shàng xiāo jìn de zhì dù bèi tū pò le

宋朝是基本上宵禁的制度被突破了

The Song dynasty also lifted curfew

yè shēng huó yú lè shì fēi cháng fēng fù de

夜生活、娱乐是非常丰富的

They had various entertainment at night

wǒ men yǒu yī zhǒng gēn shēn dì gù de wù jiě

（我们）有一种根深蒂固的误解

We have a deep-rooted bias

rèn wèi sòng cháo rén shòu chéng zhū lǐ xué de yǐng xiǎng

认为宋朝人受程朱理学的影响

That the Song dynasty under the influence of Neo-Confucianism

zhù zhuāng fēi cháng bǎo shǒu

著装非常保守

Must be very conservative on the dressing code

bǎ zì jǐ bāo guǒ dé mì mì má má

把自己包裹得密密麻麻

They must have to covered up everything

lián bó zi dōu bù néng lù chū lái

连脖子都不能露出来

Even their necks

jué duì bù shì zhè yàng zi de

绝对不是这样子的

It’s far from the truth

sòng cháo nǚ xìng zuì cháng jiàn de fú zhuāng jiù shì lǐ miàn chuān yī jiàn mǒ xiōng

宋朝女性最常见的服装就是里面穿一件抹胸

The most common outfit of Song dynasty women was tube top

wài miàn tào yī gè bèi zi

外面套一个褙子

And they would wear a “Beizi” over it

bù yòng kòu niǔ chǎng kāi de

不用扣钮、敞开的

It’s basically a long jacket without button

jiù lèi shì wǒ men xiàn zài bǐ jiào liú xíng shí shàng de nèi yī wài chuān

就类似我们现在比较流行、时尚的内衣外穿

It’s similar to the fashion of today, underwear worn outside

sòng cháo yī gè pǔ tōng shì mín nǐ yào chū mén

宋朝一个普通市民，你要出门

As a Song dynasty citizen,

qù lǚ yóu yě hǎo qù wài dì zuò shēng yì yě hǎo

去旅游也好，去外地做生意也好

You are free to go anywhere as long as you can pay for it

zhǐ yào nǐ yǒu pán chán nǐ jiù kě yǐ shuō zǒu jiù zǒu

只要你有盘缠，你就可以说走就走

Whether it’s travelling or business trip

dàn shì zài hàn táng zài míng dài shì bù kě yǐ de

但是在汉唐在明代是不可以的

But it’s not possible during the Han, Tang or even Ming dynasty

huì bèi zhuā qǐ lái de

会被抓起来的

You would be caught

yī gè pǔ tōng lǎo bǎi xìng chuān yuè dào sòng cháo

一个普通老百姓穿越到宋朝

If you travelled back in time and landed in Song dynasty

bǐ chuān yuè dào qí tā cháo dài yào gèng jiā róng yì shì yīng yī diǎn

比穿越到其他朝代，要更加容易适应一点

It would be easier for you to adopt than other dynasties

xiàn dài rén wù zhì fāng miàn yǐ jīng bù chóu le

（现代人）物质方面已经不愁了

Nowadays people worry less and less about materials

jīng shén shàng nǐ kě néng huì xī wàng zì jǐ de shēng huó guò dé gèng jiā yǒu gé diào

精神上，你可能会希望自己的生活过得更加有格调

And you pursue spiritual existence

yǒu pǐn wèi yī diǎn

有品位一点

You want to have class, better taste

néng gòu guò dé zì yóu zì zài yī diǎn

能够过得自由自在一点

More freedom

shè huì shàng de fēn wéi gèng jiā kuān róng

社会上的氛围更加宽容

A more open and tolerate society

fǎ lǜ néng gòu gěi yǔ wǒ men yī gè jī běn de bǎo zhàng

法律能够给予我们一个基本的保障

And law is safeguarding the bottom line

rú guǒ àn zhào zhè gè jià zhí guān wǎng zhōng guó gǔ dài qù xún mì de huà

如果按照这个价值观往中国古代去寻觅的话

If you believe in the values above

jiù huì fā xiàn sòng cháo kě néng gèng jiā fú hé xiàn dài rén de xū qiú

就会发现宋朝，可能更加符合现代人的需求

You will find the Song dynasty accommodates the need of modern human quite well

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