012 李舜臣与龟船

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A bright little boy grew up in the countryside of Korea in the mid-1500s

16世纪中期，一个聪明的小男孩在朝鲜的乡村长大。

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His name was Yi Sunshin

他的名字叫李舜臣。

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Sunshin dreamed of becoming a famous military official

舜臣梦想成为一名著名的武官。

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He often said to himself," I'm going to be the best military official of my generation

他常对自己说：“我要成为我们这一代最优秀的武官。

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I will dedicate my life to my country."

我将毕生奉献给我的国家。”

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It took time for Yi Sunshin to accomplish his dream

李舜臣实现梦想需要时间。

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When he was 28 years old, he took the military service examination

28岁那年，他参加了武科考试。

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But during the exam, he fell from his horse and broke his leg

但考试期间，他从马上摔下来，摔断了腿。

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Determined to succeed, Yi Sunshin took the exam again when he was 32 years old, and this time, he passed

决心成功的李舜臣在32岁时再次参加考试，这次他通过了。

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His military career had finally begun

他的军旅生涯终于开始了。

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From that moment, Yi Sunshin would live his dream

从那一刻起，李舜臣将实现他的梦想。

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In 1591, 47-year-old Yi Sunshin became the naval commander in charge of protecting the coast of the Jeolla province of Korea

1591年，47岁的李舜臣成为负责保卫朝鲜全罗道海岸的水军指挥官。

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This assignment was important because the province is close to Japan, and at that time, Japan and Korea were not on good terms

这个任命很重要，因为该道靠近日本，而当时日本和朝鲜的关系并不好。

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Japan had a new ruler, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and he wanted to take over Korea

日本有了一位新统治者，丰臣秀吉，他想征服朝鲜。

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Yi Sunshin knew that Japan might attack Korea at any moment, so he decided to do something about it

李舜臣知道日本可能随时进攻朝鲜，所以他决定采取行动。

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He gathered all his soldiers together for a meeting

他把所有士兵召集到一起开会。

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" Listen up, everyone. Korea is in danger

“大家听着。朝鲜正处于危险之中。

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Japan might attack us at any moment

日本可能随时进攻我们。

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We must be prepared. We must begin training," Yi Sunshin said

我们必须做好准备。我们必须开始训练，”李舜臣说。

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Yi Sunshin trained his soldiers daily, but he knew that this preparation would not be enough

李舜臣每天训练他的士兵，但他知道这些准备还不够。

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What more could he do?

他还能做什么呢？

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At night, Yi Sunshin read history books, looking for an answer

晚上，李舜臣阅读史书，寻找答案。

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Finally, he read about a ship that was built in 1413

终于，他读到了一艘建于1413年的船。

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" Yes, yes, that was a good battleship, sturdy and strong — but not good enough," Yi Sunshin thought

“是的，那是一艘好战舰，坚固结实——但还不够好，”李舜臣想。

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He scratched his head and thought some more," That's it!

他挠了挠头，又想了想：“有了！

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I'll adapt it and make it into a more powerful ship."

我要改造它，把它变成更强大的船。”

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Excited, he pulled out his pen and paper and began to draw his new ship

他兴奋地拿出纸笔，开始绘制新船。

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Yi Sunshin and his soldiers built many ships before they finally made the perfect new ship

李舜臣和士兵们造了许多船，才终于造出完美的新船。

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Everyone celebrated when the hard work was finally over

艰辛的工作终于结束时，大家都庆祝起来。

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They called the final creation " the turtle ship."

他们把最终的造物称为“龟船”。

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The turtle ship was very intimidating

龟船非常具有威慑力。

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It had a dragon's head at the front and a turtle's body

船头有龙头，船身像龟。

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The dragon's head could spit out smoke to hide the ship from the enemy and to confuse them

龙头能喷吐烟雾，隐藏船只，迷惑敌人。

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The turtle's body was a shell of iron plates that covered the top of the ship

龟身是覆盖船顶的铁甲壳。

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The shell had sharp iron spikes that would stab attackers if they tried to board

壳上有锋利的铁刺，敌人若尝试登船就会被刺伤。

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The iron covering made the turtle ship the world's first ironclad ship

铁甲使龟船成为世界上第一艘铁甲船。

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Yi Sunshin also created holes in the sides of the ship so that his soldiers could look outside and fire the ship's cannons

李舜臣还在船舷开孔，让士兵能向外观察并发射火炮。

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The holes were designed so that his soldiers could see the enemy but the enemy could not look inside the ship and see the soldiers

这些孔设计得能让士兵看见敌人，而敌人却无法看到船内的士兵。

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Yi Sunshin and his soldiers had built a powerful weapon that they knew would help them win many strategic battles

李舜臣和士兵们造出了一件强大的武器，他们知道这能帮他们赢得许多关键战役。

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Yi Sunshin and his soldiers finished the turtle ship just in time

李舜臣和士兵们及时完成了龟船。

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In April 1592, Japan attacked Korea

1592年4月，日本进攻朝鲜。

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Sunshin and his great turtle ship won their first battle in May

李舜臣和他的伟大龟船在五月赢得了首场战斗。

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He and his soldiers fought Japan until the end of the war and won many important battles

他和士兵们与日本作战，直到战争结束，赢得了许多重要战役。

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More turtle ships were built, and with these powerful weapons, Sunshin defeated 359 Japanese battleships in four battles in 1592

更多龟船被建造出来，凭借这些强大武器，李舜臣在1592年的四次海战中击败了359艘日本战舰。

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During the entire war, he sunk about 700 Japanese battleships

在整个战争期间，他击沉了约700艘日本战舰。

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His victories helped Korea defeat Japan, and he and his ships became famous

他的胜利帮助朝鲜战胜了日本，他和他的船也声名远扬。

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Throughout his life, Yi Sunshin suffered many hardships, but his loyalty to his country never wavered

李舜臣一生历经磨难，但他对国家的忠诚从未动摇。

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His many victories earned him everyone's respect

他的众多胜利为他赢得了所有人的尊敬。

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On November 19, 1598, Yi Sunshin died bravely in the Battle of Noryang, which ended the Seven Year War with Japan

1598年11月19日，李舜臣在露梁海战中英勇牺牲，这场战役结束了与日本的七年战争。

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To this day, the people of Korea admire Admiral Yi Sunshin as a great hero who gave his life for his people and country

直到今天，朝鲜人民仍敬仰李舜臣将军，视他为为人民和国家献身的伟大英雄。