「天下平寧，百姓安樂」。
隨著片尾的這一聲呼喚，這部多次霸占微博熱搜榜首的《清平樂》悄然抵達尾聲。
《清平樂》一劇以宋朝第四任皇帝宋仁宗趙禎的一生為主線，敘述了一代帝王的愛恨情仇、君王責任以及國家精神（national spirit）。
該劇一經播出便收穫了豆瓣8.3分的好評，此等精良好劇甚至收穫了海外的大批粉絲，可以說是2020年文化輸出的扛把子。
中國漢字文化博大精深（broad and profound），古代稱呼如此繁雜，究竟該怎麼一一翻譯成對應的英文呢？一起來和汪仔學習下吧。
宦官
eunuch
概念解釋：
Eunuchs were officials appointed by the emperor's family in ancient China. Eunuchs were not all castrated people in the pre-Qin Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty. From the Eastern Han Dynasty, eunuchs were all castrated people.
宦官是中國古代專供皇帝其家族役使的官員。宦官在先秦和西漢時期並非全是閹人，自東漢開始，宦官則全由閹人擔任。
例句：
From remote antiquity, eunuchs were employed in the Middle East and in China in two main functions: as guards and servants.
在遙遠的古代，宦官在中東以及中國作為守衛以及侍從被僱傭。
知識拓展
古代 antiquity
守衛 guard
侍從 servant
聖旨 emperor’s orders
中東 Middle East
大臣
court official
概念解釋：
Court officials are the principal central official of a monarchy in which the head of state or government is entrusted with the administration of various departments.
大臣指的是受國家元首或政府行政首腦委託管理各個部門的君主制國家的中央主要官員。
The original meaning is 「slave」. Slaves dared not raise their heads in front of their masters, and their eyes pointed straight ahead when they lowered their heads. Thus, ancient writers created 「Chen」 to resemble their eyes.
「臣」本義是「奴隸」。他們在主人面前往往不敢抬頭，而當人低下頭的時候，眼睛看起來成了豎立的樣子。古人就用眼睛的這個狀態造了「臣」字。
例句：
The court officials thought he was dead, and they all went to pay their respects to their new emperor.
朝廷大臣們都以為他已經死了，而去朝拜他們的新皇帝。
知識拓展
臣服 to submit oneself to the rule of
文臣 civilian court official
臭名昭著的 notorious
奸臣 court traitor
賣國賊 traitor
皇帝與皇后
emperor·empress
概念解釋：
In China, the governors of the country were named as "Emperor" and "Empress" since the Qin dynasty. "Emperor" is the title of the supreme governor during the ancient imperial period of China. "Empress" is the title of the principle wife of the emperor.
在中國，國家的統治者自秦朝以後都被稱為「皇帝」 和 「皇后」。皇帝是中國帝制時期最高統治者的稱號。皇后是皇帝的正妻的稱號。
例句：
He advised that the streets be hung with red lanterns, and the emperor, empress, concubines, and court officials come out of the palace to see them.
他建議街道掛滿紅色的燈，皇帝、皇后、嬪妃以及大臣們會出宮去看。
知識拓展
追封 confer a posthumous title
貴妃 imperial concubine
宮女 a maid in an imperial palace
官家 governor
娘子 lady；wife
英語是當今社會的通用語言，學好英語，就能更好地將中國文化弘揚於世界。
掌握好這些必考的中國古代宮廷劇英文名詞，是不是就能更好地向外國小夥伴安利這部《清平樂》，解釋劇中的文化呢？
今天汪仔的英語知識普及小課堂就到這裡，感謝大家的耐心閱讀，我們下期再見！
不用打字，一拍就懂！更自然更流暢更專業，會「說人話」的翻譯，就在搜狗翻譯～