厉王

厉王死后，武王当了国王。

After King Li died , King Wu became the king .

厉王认为和氏欺骗了他，非常气愤，就砍掉了和氏的左脚。

King Li believed that He Shi had deceived him and felt very angry . He had He Shi 's left foot cut off .

厉王叫玉匠鉴定，玉匠说：“这是一块普通的石头。”

King Li asked a jade craftsman2 to appraise3 it . The jade craftsman said : " This is a piece of ordinary stone . "

一天，有个名叫“和氏”的楚国人，在一座山里得到一块没有雕琢过的玉石，连忙拿去献给楚厉王。

One day , a man named He Shi of the State of Chu got a piece of uncarved jade1 in a hill . He quickly went to present it to King Li of the State of Chu .

厉王派人告诉大家说：“刚才国王喝醉了酒，走过鼓架旁边，为着好玩，才击了一阵子鼓。”

King Li sent someone to tell them : " Just now the King beat the drum , but nothing urgent had happened , it was only because the King got drunk and when he passed by the drum stand , he beat the drum just for fun . "

一天，�楚厉王通告老百姓：假如国家发生急事，就以击鼓为信号，老百姓一听到鼓声响，就必须立刻到宫门外集合。

One day , King Li of the State of Chu announced to the people : If any emergency occurs in our country , the drum will be beaten as a signal . The moment the people hear the drum , they must assemble outside the palace gate at once .

厉王死了以后，武王继位。

After the death of the king , and argues that king .

他们进攻王宫，厉王出逃。

They attacked the royal palace and forced the king to flee .

厉王认为和氏欺骗了他，非常气愤。

King Li believed that He Shi had deceived him and felt very angry .

他把这块璞玉拿去奉献厉王。

He put the diamond to offer king .

一天，楚厉王通告老百姓：

One day , King Li of the State of Chu announced to the people :

厉王逃走后，朝廷里没有国王。

Since King Li had run away , there was no monarch in the imperial court .

厉王派人去告诉大家说：“刚才国王击鼓，

King Li sent someone to tell them : " Just now the King beat the drum ,

厉王更加残忍地剥削都城人民和自由民，其残忍的程度史无前例，这引起了大众的反抗。

King Li exploited the capital residents or freemen more mercilessly than ever and that roused general opposition .

那匠人看了璞后对厉王说：“这是一块普通的石头。”

The workman to look after our king said : " this is a piece of ordinary stones . "

从西周后期的厉王时期开始，干旱化变得更为严重起来，黄河流域出现了极为罕见的大旱灾，并且一直持续到西周灭亡之后的平王时期。

The infrequent drought in the Yellow river drainage aera was not vanished until Zhou Ping Wang era after the perdition of Xi Zhou dynasty .

有一次，厉王喝醉了酒，从鼓架旁边走过，就胡乱地击起鼓来。

One day , King Li got drunk . When he passed by the drum stand , he started to beat the drum at random .

厉王的这一措施引起人们的不满。他就派巫师监视，杀掉议论的人，使矛盾更为尖锐。

The measure led to a wide discon-tentment In response , King Li employed a shaman to watch over the public , and anyone who spoke against him was executed , which intensified the contradiction .

经大臣们商议，由召公和周公暂时代替厉王执掌朝政，史上称之为“共和执政”。

After the discussion of ministers , a decision was made that the Duke of Zhao and the Duke of the Zhou took charge of the government temporarily . This period was called the gonghe ， known as " Gong-He . "