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2022英语成语小故事四则
英语成语小故事1：破釜沉舟
during the late years of the qi dynasty(221-206bc), xiang yu led a rebellion. after crossing the zhang river, xiang yu ordered his men to sink all their boats and break their cooking pots.
he issued each soldier three days' rations(给养) and warned them that there was no way to retreat; the only thing they could do to survive was to advance and fight.
after mine fierce battles, the qin army was finally defeated.
this idiom is used to indicate one's firm determination to achieve one's goal at any cost.
英语成语小故事2:骑虎难下
Yan Jian was the regent(摄政王) of the last king of Northern Zhou(557-581).
His wife advised him: Northern Zhou is dying. Now it is as if you are riding on the back of a tiger. It will be dangerous to dismount(下马，下车) . You can do nothing but continue.
Yan Jian thought this quite reasonable. Later, he founded the Sui Dynasty, and united China once more.
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