And by the 17th century the Ming were overthrown by the Fu Manchus.

到 17 世纪，明朝被傅满人推翻。

She belongs to one of the great families of the Manchus, but they have, of course, been ruined by the revolution.

她属于满族的一个大家族，但他们当然已经被革命毁掉了。

The Manchus were even worse: to prevent contact with the outside world, in 1661 they forced the whole population of the southern coast to move 30km inland.

满族的情况甚至更糟。1661年，满族政府强迫南部沿海的全部人口向内陆迁移30公里，以遏制与外国的接触。

It appears that he was stationed at Hankow during the revolution when they were massacring the Manchus and this good little Waddington saved the lives of one of their great families.

看起来他在革命期间驻扎在汉口， 当时他们正在屠杀满族人， 这个善良的小沃丁顿救了他们一个大家庭的性命。