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破镜重圆的历史故事--中国历史故事中英对照

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In the Northern and Southern Dynasties when the State of Chen (A.D. 557-589) was facing its demise(死亡,终止) , Xu Deyan, husband of the princess, broke a bronze mirror into halves. Each of them kept a half as tokens(代币,符号) in case they were separated. Soon afterwards, they did lose touch with each other, but the two halves of the mirror enabled them to be reunited.

This idiom is used to refer to the reunion of a couple after they lose touch or break up.

南朝末年,隋文帝杨坚灭掉了周围的南陈北齐,建立隋朝。其中陈国将亡之际,陈国的驸马徐德言和他的妻子乐昌公主看到了天下统一是大势所趋,自己的身份又是隋朝消灭的重点对象,预料到夫妻必然分离,就将一面铜镜一劈两半,二人各执一半以作日后重逢之信物,并约定每年正月十五到街市去卖镜以为联系手段。陈后主由于“门外韩擒虎,楼头张丽华”的昏庸无能终于亡了国,徐德言流落江湖,而乐昌公主则被俘虏,隋文帝杨坚把她赐给灭陈的功臣杨素作为奴婢。
  
一对恩爱夫妻,在国家山河破碎之时,虽然劫后余生,却受尽了离散之苦。盼到第二年正月十五,徐德言颠沛流离,赶到长安大街,果然看见有人叫卖半片铜镜,而且价钱昂贵,令人不敢问津。徐德言一看半片铜镜,知妻子已有下落,禁不住涕泪俱下。他不敢怠慢,忙按老者要的价给了钱,又立即把老者领到自己的住处。吃喝已罢,徐德言拿出自己珍藏的另一半铜镜。两半铜镜符合为一,并且打探到妻子的下落。两人暗中联系。后来这件事情被杨素知道,这个人并不是像评书《隋唐演义》中说的那样是个色鬼,而是一个笃礼重义的人物,他被他二人的真情深深打动。立即派人将徐德言召入府中,让他夫妻二人团聚。夫妻二人携手同归江南故里。
 

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