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1、英汉双语故事草船借箭ThisisaninterestingstoryfromtheThreeKingdomsperiod(220-280)inancientChina,whentheWeiandWukingdomsjoinedtogethertofightagainsttheWeiKingdom.ZhouYu,thechiefmilitarycommanderoftheWuKingdom,orderedZhuGeLiang(thechiefministeroftheShuKingdomandgenerallyregardedas
2、thekingdom´stopmaster-mind)toproduce100,000arrowswithin10days."Threedaysisenough,"saidZhu.HealsoaGREedtobepunishedifhefailedtocompletetheorder.ZhoumockedthatZhuwaslookingforself-destruction.Ontheonehand,ZhouorderedhistroopsnottoprovideZhuwithmaterialstomakethearrows.
3、HealsosentLuSutoseehowZhuwasdealingtheproblem.Infact,Zhuhadalreadyrealizedthatthiswasaplot.HeaskedLu(whowaskind-hearted)tolendhim20boats,eachlinedwithstrawscarecrowsandmannedby30soldiers.HealsorequestedthatLunottellZhouwhatwashappening.WhenLucameagaintoseeZhu,hedidno
4、tfindanythingunusual.Nothinghappenedontheseconddayeither.Intheearlymorningofthethirdday,ZhuinvitedLuforaboatride.The20boatsweretiedtogetherwithstrongropes.Zhu´sfleetsailedtowardthecampofCaoCao(whowasthekingoftheWeiKingdom).Athickmisthadspreadoverthesurfaceoftheriver.
5、Peoplecouldhardlyseeeachotherontheriver.WhenZhu´sfleetgotclosetotheCaocampbeforedawn,Zhuorderedhissoldierstoshoutandbeatdrumstofakeanattack.ZhuandLusimplysatinsideoneoftheboatsanddrankwinetoenjoythemselves.AssoonastheCaocampheardtheshoutinganddrumbeating,theymistooki
6、tforasurpriseattackbytheZhoucamp.Sincetheycouldseenobodyontheriver,theygathered3,000bowmenandorderedthemtoshootarrows.Thefrontofthescarecrowswasquicklyshotfullofarrows.Afterawhile,Zhuhadhisfleetturnaroundtoexposetheothersideofthescarecrows.Whenthissidewasalsoshotfull
7、ofarrows,thedaybroke.Zhuorderedhissoldierstoreturntotheirbaseport.Thesoldiersshouted,"Thankyou,Cao,foryourarrows."Aftertheygotbacktotheircamp,theycollectedmorethan100,000arrowsfromthescarecrows.草船借箭东吴与刘备联合抗曹,东吴大都督周瑜命诸葛亮十日内制作十万支箭。诸葛亮说:"只击需三日。"并立下军令状。周瑜笑诸葛亮是自取灭亡。周瑜吩咐士兵
8、不给诸葛亮准备制作箭的材料.诸葛亮让谋士鲁肃偷偷借给他二十条船,每船三十个军士,两边扎上稻草人,听候调用。又叮嘱鲁肃千万别告诉周瑜。鲁肃又来见诸葛亮,第一天不见动静,第二天也不动。第三天四更时分,诸葛亮密请鲁肃到船上。同时,把二十条船用绳索连好,向曹营进发。此时