中英雙語話中國歷史名人 第52期:范仲淹

Fan Zhongyan (989~1052), born in Wuxian, Suzhou (in Jiangsu Province today), was a prominent politician and literary figure in Song Dynasty China. He was also a strategist and educator.

范仲淹(989~1052)，出生在蘇州吳縣(今江蘇境內)，宋代著名政治家、文學家、戰略家、教育家。

His most famous work was Yueyang Lou Ji, composed on occasion of the reconstruction of Yueyang Lou under the governance of a friend of his.

范仲淹最著名的作品是《岳陽樓記》。范仲淹的朋友重建岳陽樓，應朋友之邀范仲淹寫了《陽樓記》。

Yueyang Lou, a city gate by the side of Dongting Lake, was known as one of the three great Lou's in Southern China, due to their association with famous literary works (the others being Huanghe Lou and Tengwang Ge).

岳陽樓是洞庭湖畔的一座城門，是中國江南三大名樓(另外兩座是黃鶴樓和滕王閣)之一。三大名樓因與之有關的著名文學作品而出名。

This commemorative Ji was written in prose, with extensive usage of phrases in four.

這篇記是用散文寫成的，用了大量的四字短語。

It's most famous for the political ideal he expressed at the end, culminating in the oft-quoted “Feel worried before Tianxia starts to worry, and feel happy after Tianxia has rejoiced.”

這篇記最著名的是結尾部分表達的政治理想“先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂”，這句格言經常被引用，也是這篇記的高潮部分。

He was also known for his ci. Among the most famous are Su Mu Zhe and Yu Jia Ao.

范仲淹也因寫詞而出名，最著名的是《蘇幕遮》和《漁家傲》。

Together with Su Shi, he was considered one of the founders of the "haofang" school of ci.

范仲淹和蘇軾同爲豪放派的創始人。