韩佳：快乐学汉语，轻松又好记。
Learn to speak Chinese happily.
It is easy and fun.
我是快乐的韩佳。
I’m the merry Han Jia.
大牛，该你了。
Daniel, your turn.
大牛：对了。
Oh, yes.
快乐学汉语，轻松又好记。
Learn to speak Chinese happily.
It’s easy and fun.
大家好，我是快乐的大牛。
Hello, everyone.
I’m the happy Daniel.
今天我们来到了安阳的美里城。
Today we’ve arrived at the town of Meili
in Anyang.
韩佳：美里城？你再好好看看。
Meili ? Look at it carefully.
大牛：念错了，麦里城。
Sorry, a slip of the tongue.
The town of Maili.
韩佳：麦里城？那个字读麦吗？
The town of Maili? Is that character
pronounced “Mai”?
大牛：那读什么啊？
Then how do you pronounce it?
韩佳：读羑 ，这个羑里城啊是中国历史上
Youli was the earliest state jail
最早的一座国家监狱。
ever built in Chinese history.
大牛：你，你怎么把我带到这里来？
Why did you bring me here?
我可没犯法啊。
I’ve never violated any laws.
韩佳：别怕，别怕。
Come on, don’t be afraid.
这羑里城在商朝的时候的确是一座监狱。
Youli was a jail as early as the
Shang Dynasty.
可是后来它就成为中华文明的一处胜地了。
But later, it turned into a place of interest
in Chinese civilization.
Hòulái tā chéngwéi zhōnghuá wénmíng de yí chù shèngdì le.
后来 它 成为 中华 文明 的 一 处 胜地 了。
Later it became one of Chinese
civilization’s holy places.
大牛：韩佳，他是谁啊？
Han Jia, who was this man?
韩佳：周文王啊。你没有听说过吗？
King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty.
You’ve never heard of him?
大牛：没有听说过。
No, never.
韩佳：那你听说过《周易》这部书吗？
Have you ever heard of the Book
of Changes?
大牛：《周易》当然听说过了。
The Book of Changes, of course, I have.
它是中国一部奇书，在全世界非常有名。
It’s a fascinating Chinese book.
And also well known in the world.
韩佳：没错儿。
Absolutely.
传说《周易》这部书啊
Legend has that this book
就是周文王被囚禁在羑里城的时候写的。
was written by King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty
during his imprisonment at Youli.
大牛：周文王曾经被关在羑里城里？
He was jailed in the town of Youli
韩佳：其实啊他根本没有犯罪。
not because he committed crimes.
只是商朝的暴君纣王
The tyrannical King Zhou
of the Shang Dynasty
疑心他谋反。
suspected that Wen might
scheme a rebellion.
在他八十二岁那年把他囚禁在了羑里城。
So, at the age of 82, Wen was put into
jail in the town of Youli.
大牛：周文王真是个意志坚强的人。
King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty was a
strong-willed man.
都那么大的岁数了，被关在监狱里还能写作。
In spite of his old age, he persisted in
writing behind the bars.
韩佳：没错儿。
Exactly.
他创作的《周易》
His Book of Changes
后来就成为中华民族一笔巨大的精神财富。
has become a valuable cultural asset
of the Chinese nation.
后人为了纪念周文王，
To commemorate King Wen of the
Zhou Dynasty,
就在羑里城建了一座文王庙。
people built the Temple of King Wen in Youli.
合： 我们一起去看看。走。
Let’s go and have a look.
大牛：韩佳，据我所知啊，
Han Jia, to my knowledge,
这《周易》它只是一部算卦的书。
the Book of Changes is about divination.
它能对中华文明产生那么大的影响吗？
Could it have had so much influence on
the development of Chinese civilization?
韩佳：从表面上看《周易》的确是一部
Superficially, the Book of Changes
占卜吉凶的书。
is indeed about divination.
但实际上啊，
But in essence, it’s a book,
它的内容特别丰富，思想极其深刻。
rich in content and profound in connotations.
《Zhōu yì》 de nèiróng tèbié fēngfù, sīxiǎng jíqí shēnkè.
《周易》 的 内容 特别 丰富， 思想 极其 深刻。
Zhou Yi is rich in content and it’s
philosophies are profound.
它的内容特别丰富，思想极其深刻。
It’s rich in content and profound in connotations.
有的人把它当做是一本哲学著作，
Some people consider it a book of philosophy
因为里面反映了对立、统一的哲学思想。
since it reflects the philosophical idea
of unity of opposites.
那么有的人把它当做是一本历史文献，
Others view it as a classic book of history
因为里面反映了当时社会的许多实际情况。
as it reflects various aspects of the
real life of that time.
当然了，还有的人呢，把它当做是科学著作，
Of course, there are also people, who
regard it as a book of science,
因为里面包含了数学二进制的原理。
as it contains the theory of the binary system.
大牛：好了，好了，停。
Alright, alright, halt, please.
我明白了，
I understand
《周易》这部书可以当好几部书用。
the Book of Changes equals several books.
怪不得世界各国都有那么多人
No wonder so many people of various countries
研究《周易》，喜欢《周易》。
study and like the Book of Changes.
韩佳：没错儿。
You’re right.
大牛，这里就是当年囚禁文王的地方。
Daniel, this is the place where King
Wen was jailed.
现在已经成为文王庙了。
And now it’s the Temple of King Wen.
大牛：这里真不错，
It looks so nice,
环境优美、空气清新。
with a beautiful environment and fresh air.
文王当时一定很舒服。
King Wen must have felt very
comfortable here.
韩佳：说什么呢？
What are you talking about?
三千多年前这里可是监狱。
3,000 years ago, it was a jail right here.
哪是现在这个样子啊？
It wouldn’t be like what it is today.
大牛：跟你开个玩笑。
I’m kidding.
韩佳：大牛，你想不想看看《周易》里面
Daniel, do you want to know
都写了些什么啊？
what’s written in the Book of Changes?
大牛：想啊，当然想啊。
Yes, of course.
韩佳：大牛，你看。
Daniel, look at this tablet.
这碑上刻的就是《周易》里的六十四卦。
The inscriptions are about the 64 Guas
(diagrams),
大牛：密密麻麻的。
arranged in a compact manner.
都是卦的名字和解释。
They include the name and explanation of
each “Gua” (diagrammatic divinatory symbol).
韩佳：大牛，你知道吗，
Daniel, you know,
汉语里的很多词语啊
many Chinese words
都是从《周易》的六十四卦演变而来的。
have evolved from the 64 diagrams of
the Book of Changes.
大牛：那里有乾卦，
I see over there the “Qian Gua”
(heavenly diagram),
还有坤卦。
and “Kun Gua” (earthly diagram).
你看，那边还有泰卦和否卦。
And also “Tai Gua” and “Fou Gua ” .
韩佳：哎，念错了吧。
Hey, wrong pronunciation.
这个字在这里不念否，念否。
This character doesn’t read “Fou”, but “Pi”.
大牛：哦，那成语否极泰来
Oh, is it that the proverb “Pi Ji Tai Lai”
(After extreme bad luck, comes good luck)
是不是从否卦和泰卦得来的呀？
comes from the “Pi Gua” and “Tai Gua” ?
韩佳：没错儿。
Exactly.
泰就表示吉，否呢就表示凶，
“Tai” indicates good luck and “Pi” means
bad and evil.
极就表示尽头。
“Ji” means extremes and the end.
大牛：否极泰来是一个成语，
“Pi Ji Tai Lai” is a Chinese
idiom which means
形容情况从坏转好。
when things can’t get any worse, they’ll
start getting better.
否极泰来。
“Pi Ji Tai Lai”.
Pǐ jí tài lái
否 极 泰 来
When things can’t get any worse,
they get better.
韩佳，这《周易》的六十四卦里
Han Jia, of the 64 diagrams in the
Book of Changes,
哪个卦最好啊？
which is the best one?
韩佳：《周易》的六十四卦中没有绝对的好，
Of the 64 diagrams in the book,
none can be said to be the best
或者是绝对的差。
or the worst in absolute terms.
不过对于经常出门在外的朋友们，
However, for friends who travel a lot,
我觉得復卦您肯定会喜欢。
I think the “Fu Gua” (restoration diagram)
is most preferable.
大牛：復卦说的是什么？
What does the “Fu Gua” indicate?
韩佳：復卦说的就是高高兴兴地出门，
The “Fu Gua” refers to happy journey
平平安安地回来。
and a safe and peaceful return.
在旅途中呢都会非常的顺利。
The trip will be plain sailing without a hitch.
大牛：这个卦真不错。
It is indeed a pretty good Gua.
在这里我们把復卦送给电视机前
Here, we’d like to give this “Fu Gua”
所有出门在外的朋友，
to every member of our audience, who
are away from home,
当然还要送上我们的口号：
together with our slogan:
学说中国话，朋友遍天下。
Learn to speak Chinese and you’ll have
friends wherever you go.
韩佳：别忘了还有赏心悦目哦
We leave you with a feast for your
eyes and mind.
赏心悦目：
羑里城位于汤阴县城北
Youli lies in the northern part of Tangyin County.
是有文字记载的中国第一座国家监狱
It is known as the earliest state prison
ever recorded in Chinese history.
环境清幽 绿树葱郁
It features a tranquil environment with
lush green trees.
这里也是《周易》的发源地
It is also the birthplace of I Ching,
the Book of Changes.
包罗万象的深刻哲理
The all-embracing abstruse philosophy,
历代传承的文化精髓
the cream of early Chinese culture,
尽在这偏居一隅的羑里城内
was born right in this secluded town
of Youli.
(Source: cctv.com)
