《梦华录》爆火，我早在四六级和雅思考试里看到了它的影子

　　前几天小new被朋友安利了一部最近大热的电视剧《梦华录》，冲着对神仙姐姐的期待，看了一集之后便一发不可收拾。

　　这部剧是以元代杂剧大家关汉卿的剧本《赵盼儿风月救风尘》为基础改编。和关汉卿剧本里的赵盼儿一样电视剧里的赵盼儿同样聪慧敏锐、有勇有谋、侠气冲天演绎了一段可能在千年之前真实生活奋斗在东京的女性们的故事。让观众“顺气”的剧情，加上演技颜值均到位的演员阵容让这部剧连番霸占热搜榜。

　　“梦华录”的剧名来自宋代孟元老的笔记体散文《东京梦华录》一书。该书展示了当时东京商业、经济、文化景象。

　　电视剧展现的宋代的商业景象和生活日常，让生活在现代化的21世纪的我们都惊叹不已。

　　英国史学家汤因比曾经说：“如果让我选择，我会生活在中国的宋代”。在史学家眼里，宋代是一个繁荣和令人向往的朝代。

　　宋朝是中国古代历史上商品经济、文化教育、科学创新高度繁荣的时代，北宋咸平三年(1000年)中国GDP总量为265.5亿美元，占世界经济总量的22.7%，人均GDP为450美元，超过当时西欧的400美元。后世虽认为宋朝“积贫积弱”，但宋朝民间的富庶与社会经济的繁荣实远超过盛唐。

　　宋朝的繁盛给当今的社会经济发展留下很多的启示和思考。国内外的史学家对宋朝的经济文化研究颇有热情。这也让宋朝成了高考英语、四六级翻译、雅思口语等英语考试里的话题宠儿。

　　四六级里的宋

　　在曾经的四级翻译里就出现过：

　　四级翻译原文

　　宋朝始于960年，一直延续到1279年。这一时期，中国经济大幅增长，成为世界上Z先进的经济体，科学、技术、哲学和数学蓬勃发展。宋代中国是世界历史上首先发行纸币的国家。宋朝还最早使用火药并发明了活字(movable-type)印刷。人口增长迅速，越来越多的人住进城市，那里有热闹的娱乐场所。社会生活多种多样。人们聚集在一起观看和交易珍贵艺术品。宋朝的政府体制在当时也是先进的。政府官员均通过竞争性考试选拔任用。

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　　Initiated from AD 960 to AD 1279, the Song dynasty was an era when China’s economy boosted substantially to become the most advanced economy in the world. It’s also an era when science, technology, philosophy and mathematics flourished. This dynasty also saw the first known use of banknote, gunpowder as well as the invention movable-type. During the Song dynasty, the population of China grew quickly and an increasing number of people migrated to cities, where settled bustling entertaining sites. The social life were abundant and varied, people gathered together to visit and trade valuable works of art. The government system of Song Dynasty where all the government officials were selected and appointed through completive tests, was also unrivalled in the world at that time.

　　在剧中主角赵盼儿作为茶馆老板，有着一手让东京贵客们都拍手称好的茶道手艺。剧中也多次出现茶道相关的剧情。

　　在宋朝茶文化发展到了一个鼎盛时期。宋朝的贡茶是以福建建瓯北苑所产的“龙团凤饼”为代表， 茶界习惯把盛极一时的宋代中茶文化称为“ 龙凤盛世”。

　　茶文化也曾经出现在四六级翻译当中：

　　六级翻译原文

　　茶是中国的瑰宝，是中国传统文化的重要组成部分。相传，中国的一位帝王于四千多年前发现了茶，最初是作为药物来使用的。从古代起，茶已深深融入中国人的日常生活当中。茶和柴、米、油、盐、酱、醋一起，被认为是中国人日常生活中的七样必需品。饮茶大约在唐代传到日本，后来传到欧美国家。中国茶与中国丝绸和瓷器一样，成为中国在全世界的代名词。根据加工方法的不同，中国传统茶主要分为六大类：绿茶、红茶、乌龙茶、白茶、黄茶和黑茶。中国人饮茶的时候非常注重品茶。饮茶已经成为一门艺术，称为“茶道”。

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　　As a treasure of China, tea is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. Legend has it that tea was discovered over 4,000 years ago by a Chinese emperor, used as a kind of medicine at the beginning. Tea has become an integral part of Chinese people's daily life since ancient times. The beverage is considered one of the seven necessities of Chinese people’s daily life, along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar. Tea-drinking was probably spread to Japan in the Tang Dynasty, and later to European and American countries. Chinese tea, just like Chinese silk and porcelain, has become a synonym worldwide for China. According to different methods of processing, traditional Chinese tea can be categorized into six major types: green tea, black tea, oolong tea, white tea, yellow tea, and dark tea. When drinking tea, Chinese people place much importance on savoring tea. Tea-drinking has evolved into an art, which is referred to as “tea ceremony”.

　　剧中赵盼儿的一句“东京真是富贵迷人眼啊!”迅速在各大平台火爆起来。

　　那东京到底“富贵”到哪般程度?我们可以看看相关的记载。

　　As records said that there were not less than 160 trades of handcrafts and business shops in all, so much so that there were numerous people coming and leaving the downtown all day and night.

　　据记载，东京的手工、商业多达一百六十行，沿街店铺林立;闹市上人来人往，熙熙攘攘，通宵不绝。

　　The busy street of the Dongjing was crammed with various kinds of goods from all over the country even from Japan, Korean and Arab.

　　在京都市场上，各地货物琳琅满目，甚至日本、朝鲜、阿拉伯等国的商品亦有买卖。

　　To meet the needs of expanded economy, the Northern Song issued the paper money, called Jiaozi, the earliest paper money in the world. Paper money appeared and soon was in widespread use which indicats an epoch-making growth of economy in the Northern Song Dynasty.

　　而北宋为了应付贸易及商业发展的需要，还发行了世界上最早的纸币——“交子”，纸币的出现及广泛使用，具有划时代的意义。其社会经济的发达，由此亦可见一斑。

　　Meng Yuanlao of the Northern Song in hisbook, Dongjing Menghua Lu( the Collections of The Prosperous Dongjing ), depicted the rich and thriving of Dongjing in details ：there are downtowns, hotels, teahouses, and bawdyhouses in Dongjing ;all the businesses end till deep night and start very early in the next morning;at any time of the year, there are always continuous flow of people so that Dongjing seems a Nightless City.

　　宋人孟元老曾撰 《东京梦华录》，详尽描写了宋东京的繁华，当时开封城中有闹市、有酒楼、有茶馆、 有妓院，城中夜市至三更方尽，五更时分又再燃灯开张，夜以继日，人烟不断，可谓 “不夜城”。

　　雅思口语中的宋

　　在雅思口语中，有一个话题热度很高，难度不低。可以说是很多考生的噩梦。这个话题就是《历史事件》，全国它排名第六，浙江考区排名第四，就连海外考场都能排到第七!

　　到底如何准备这一PART 的话题，小NEW真的心推荐一部BBC的记录片《中国故事》，看完还不会说就来找小new!

　　《中国故事》系列纪录片共6集，由英国广播公司和美国公共电视网(PBS)联合制作播出。

　　其中第三集《The Golden Age》(黄金时代)讲述的就是宋朝。片中历史学家Michael Wood走访开封和杭州，观赏宫殿，探索民间，品尝美食，体味大宋风韵。介绍了建筑、书画、科学、科举制度、儒家思想等，从清明上河图、李清照的生平，讲到女性的裹足。回顾从北宋到南宋的那些往事。

　　学习宋朝历史的同时也可以学习地道的英语表达，这一定是一部值得收录进每一个屠鸭人收藏夹的记录片。

　　《梦华录》大火的背后有着宋朝多彩的历史底蕴作为依托，中国历史上下五千年，我们了解的有多少?古人们在漫长的历史画卷中的一段段缩影，是被封存住的彩色大型连续剧。它远比我们所了解的精彩的多。真实而又神秘大概就是中华历史文化的魅力所在。