【名著英译】三国演义+英文.doc

Chapter 1 Three Heroes Swear Brotherhood In The Peach Garden;One Victory Shatters The Rebels In Domains under heaven, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of union, tends to divide. This has been so since antiquity. When the rule of the Zhou Dynasty weakened, seven contending kingdoms sprang up*, warring one with another until the kingdom of Qin prevailed and possessed the empire*. But when Qins destiny had been fulfilled, arose two opposing kingdoms, Chu and Han, to fight for the mastery. And Han was the victor*. The rise of the fortunes of Han began when L