中英雙語話中國歷史名人 第2期:姜子牙

Also known as Jiang Taigong or Jiang Shang, a Chinese semi-mythological figure, resided next to the Weishui River about 3,000 years ago.

姜子牙，又名姜太公或姜尚，是中國一個神話式的人物。大約3000年前，姜子牙居住在渭水河畔。

The region was the feudal estate of King Wen of Zhou.

這個地區是周文王的領地。

Jiang Ziya knew King Wen was very ambitious, so he hoped to get his attention.

姜子牙知道周文王是個很有抱負的國君，所以希望能得到周文王的注意。

He often went angling at the Weishui River, but he would fish in a bizarre way.

姜子牙常去渭水釣魚，但是釣魚的方法異於常人。

He hung a straight hook, with on bait, three feet above the water.

姜子牙的釣鉤是直的，而且沒有魚餌，並且置於水面上三尺處。

He over and over said to himself, "Fish, if you are desperate to live, come and gulp down the hook by yourself."

姜子牙不停地自言自語道：“不想活的魚呀，你們願意的話，就自己上鉤吧！”

In a little while his outlandish way of fishing was reported to King Wen, who sent a soldier to bring him back.

不久，姜子牙怪異的釣魚方式就傳到了文王耳中。文王派士兵前去將其帶回。

Jiang noticed the soldier coming, but did not care about him. Jiang just continued with his fishing, and was soliloquising, " Fishing, fishing. No fish has been hooked-but shrimp is up to tomfoolery."

姜子牙注意到士兵來了，但是並不理他，繼續釣魚。姜子牙自言自語地說：“釣啊，釣啊，魚兒不上鉤，蝦兒來胡鬧！”

The soldier reported this back to King Wen, who became more interested in Jiang.

士兵將情況報告給文王，文王對姜子牙的興趣更大了。

King Wen sent a bureaucrat to invite Jiang this time. But Jiang again paid no attention to the invitation. He simply carried on fishing, saying, "Fishing, fishing. The big fish has not been hooked-but a small one is up to myself."

這次文王派了一名官員前來邀請姜子牙，但是姜子牙仍然不理，只是繼續釣魚，並且仍自言自語道：“釣啊，釣啊，大魚不上鉤，小魚別胡鬧！”

Then King Wen realized Jiang might be a great genius, so he went to invite Jiang personally, and brought many magnificent gifts with him.

這次文王意識到姜子牙應該是位奇人，於是親自帶了重禮前去相邀。

Jiang saw the king's earnest desire, so Jiang decided to work for him.

姜子牙看到了文王的真誠，於是決定輔佐文王。

Jiang helped King Wen and his son turn over the Shang Dynasty and establish the Zhou Dynasty.

姜子牙協助文王及其子推翻商朝，建立周朝。

Jiang was given the title of Taigong so people called him Jiang Taigong.

姜子牙號太公，所以人稱姜太公。

His treatise on military strategy, Six Secret Teachings, is considered one of the Seven Military Classics of Ancient China.

姜子牙有關軍事戰略的論文《六韜》被尊爲《武經七書》（中國古代七大軍事著作的彙編）之一。

Jiang Ziya is a prominent character in the popular Chinese classical novel Creation of the Gods.

姜子牙是中國古典通俗文學作品《封神演義》裏的一個重要人物。