成语故事之望梅止渴

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Among the outstanding figures of Chinese history, famous either for their intelligence or treachery, Cao Cao is one of the foremost. 文章源自多老师网-http://www.duolaoshi.cn/331.html

在中国历史上有许多人物以聪明狡诈而闻名，曹操就是其中之一。 文章源自多老师网-http://www.duolaoshi.cn/331.html

One summer, Cao Cao was leading his troops in a punitive expedition against Zhang Xiu. It was extraordinarily hot. The burning sun was like a fire, and the sky was cloudless. The soldiers were walking on the winding mountain paths. The dense forest and the hot rocks exposed to the sun on both sides of the paths made the soldiers feel suffocated. By noontime the soldiers' clothes were wet through with sweat, and the marching speed slowed down. Some solders of weak physique even fainted on the roadside. 文章源自多老师网-http://www.duolaoshi.cn/331.html

有一年夏天，曹操率领部队去讨伐张绣，天气热得出奇，骄阳似火，天上一丝云彩也没有，部队在弯弯曲曲的山道上行走，两边密密的树木和被阳光晒得滚烫的山石，让人透不过气来。到了中午时分，士兵的衣服都湿透了，行军的速度也慢下来，有几个体弱的士兵竟晕倒在路边。 文章源自多老师网-http://www.duolaoshi.cn/331.html

Seeing that the marching speed was slower and slower, Cao Cao was very worried because he feared that he might bungle the chance of winning the battle. But how could they quicken their speed? Cao Cao at once callde the guide and asked him on the quiet whether there was a source of water nearby. 文章源自多老师网-http://www.duolaoshi.cn/331.html