中英雙語話史記 第55期:三國概況
The Three Kingdoms
三國General
概況The Three Kingdoms (三國）（220—265) refers to a period of time after the fall of the Han Dynasty in China，
三國（220——265）指漢朝滅亡之後的一段時期，
marked by the struggle of three rival kingdoms：the Kingdom of Wei, the Kingdom of Shu, and the Kingdom of Wu for control of China.
因爲當時的中國被三個互爲敵對的國家——魏、蜀、吳所控制，故稱“三國”。Each kingdom’s ruler called himself “emperor” and believed that his “empire” should be the true successor of the Han Dynasty.
每個國家的君主都自立爲帝，並相信自己是漢朝真正的繼承者。Of the three, Wei was always the most powerful kingdom.
魏國一直以來是三個國家中最強盛的。It conquered the Shu kingdom in 263.
它在263年時征服了蜀國。
By this time the Sima clan had effectively wrested control of Wei away from the Cao family；
這個時候，司馬家族已經將掌控魏國的權力從曹家手中奪取了過來。Sima Yan formally seized the throne in 265 and established the Jin Dynasty (265—420).
司馬炎在265年正式登基並建立晉朝（265——420）。In 280, Sima Yan succeeded in conquering the Wu kingdom and reunifying China.
280年，司馬炎成功征服吳國，統一了中國。
