2018年英语四级翻译练习题：宗法制

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　　宗法制

　　宗法制，由氏族社会父系家长制演变而来，是王族贵族按血缘关系分配国家权力，以便建立世袭统治的一种制度。其特点是宗族组织和国家组织合二为一，宗法等级和政治等级完全一致。这种制度确立于夏朝，发展于商朝，完备于周朝，影响于后来的各封建王朝。

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　　Patriarchal System

　　Established during the Xia Dynasty, the patriarchal clan system evolved from the social paternal system. It was a kind of system in which royal families and aristocrats distributed state power according to kinship in order to establish hereditary ruling. It featured the integration of clan organization and national organization and created consistency between patriarchal hierarchy and political hierarchy. This system reached its peak during the Zhou Dynasty and influenced later feudal dynasties.

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