1、桃园结义Brotherhood Forged in the Peach Garden Toward the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty（25-220） China was war-stricken. After a royal edict torecruit soldiers in Zhuozhou， three heroes surfaced. One was Liu Bei， a descendent of Liu Sheng， PrinceJin of Zhongshan during the Han Dynast
2、y. Liu Bei wassighing while reading the posted edict when he heard animpatient voice behind，“ What use is just sighing， without a man's devotion to his country？” then the man introduced himself：“I'm Zhang Feiand my livelihood is selling wine and slaughtering hogs.” “I do want to
3、 devote myself to the country，” Liu explained after telling Zhang his name.“Buthow can I help if I'm empty handed？” “You needn't worry，” said Zhang.“I'm willing to give up my fortune to build an army andembark on this new career with you.” While the two talked merrily over cups
4、in a small restaurant， in came a martial looking， handsome man with a huge build and a red complexion. Liu and Zhang invited him to join them. They learned that the man was named Guan Yu. As he had upheld justice by killing a local tyrant， he had fled home and wandered about for m
5、any years. During an amiable conversation the threefound that they shared a common ambition and the next day in a peach garden they sworebrotherhood to heaven and earth before lit candles and joss sticks， Liu Bei the eldest， Guan Yu thesecond-oldest and Zhang Fei the youngest. The
6、y vowed devotion to China. Later， the three swornbrothers had successful career. Liu Bei ascended to the throne of the State of Shu in 221A.D inpresent-day Sichuan. 桃园结义 东汉（25-220年）末年，天下大乱。朝廷发布文告，下令招兵买马。榜文到涿县，引出了三位英雄。刘备，是汉朝中山靖王刘胜的后代。一天，他边看榜文边长叹，忽听背后有人说：“男子汉大丈夫不思为国出力，在这里叹什么气？”并自报
