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To lure the tiger out of the mountains 调虎离山

调虎离山Diàohǔlíshān 东汉末年,军阀并起,各霸一方。孙策年仅十七岁,却年少有为,势力逐渐强大。 Dōnghàn mò nián, jūnfá bìng qǐ, gè bà yì fāng. Sūn Cè nián jǐn shíqī suì, què nián shàoyǒuwéi, shìlì zhújiàn qiángdà. 公元199年,孙策欲向北推进,夺取江北卢江郡。卢江易守难攻,而且占据卢江的Gōngyuán 199 nián, Sūn Cè yù xiàng běi tuī jìn, duóqǔ jiāngběi Lújiāng jùn. Lújiāng yìshǒunángōng, … Continue reading

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Breakfast or early ? 早点

Anna:你们中国人的确是一个勤奋的民族。 Nǐmen zhōngguó rén díquè shì yí gè qínfèn de  mínzú. Your Chinese are really a diligent nation. 李:你怎么看出来的? Nǐ zěnme kàn chūlái de? How do you know that? Anna:我在街上走的时候,常常可以看到路旁的招牌写着“早点”两个大字,提醒上班的人不要迟到。 Wǒ zài jiēshàng zǒu de shíhou, chángcháng kéyǐ  kàndào lùpáng … Continue reading

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