8
Eighth Stratagem
暗渡陈仓
(àn dù chén cāng)
Openly Repair the Gallery Roads, but Sneak Through the Passage of Chencang
The phrase comes from during the Chu-Han contention (206-202 B.C.), when Liu Bang retreated with his army to Sichuan, wanting to prepare for a battle with the rebel warlord Xiang Yu. Once fully prepared, Liu Bang announced that he would rebuild the roads he had previously destroyed, and sent some of his men to do this. All the while he was secretly sending troops toward Guanzhong, indirectly, via the small town of Chencang. Xiang Yu, having received news of Liu Bang repairing the gallery roads, completely dismissed Liu Bang as a threat, knowing it would take years to repair the roads. Liu Bang was then able to retake Guanzhong by surprise, ultimately leading to his victory over Xiang Yu, and the birth of the Han Dynasty [1], [19].
Openly Repair the Gallery Roads but Sneak Through the Passage of Chencang, is associated with the 42nd hexagram, Wind over Thunder. Wind and thunder strengthen each other, doubling each other's energy. Wind's outward penetrating motion provides cover for and carries within it the Thunder which strikes unexpectedly [1], [28].
VOCAB LIST 8:
to return/come back: 返回/回来: fǎnhuí/huílái
to practice/exercise: 练习: liànxí
dark/concealed: 暗: àn
to let/make: 让: ràng
to exercise (work out): 锻炼: duànliàn
body: 身体: shēntǐ
to call (by phone): 打电话: dǎ diànhuà
to pass through: 渡: dùto remember: 记得: jìdé
to drop down/fall down: 掉下来/摔下来: diào
xiàlái/shuāi xiàlái
to choose: 选择: xuǎnzé
to remember: 记得: jìdé
to try: 试着: shìzhe
trash/rubbish: 垃圾: lājī
to mean/signify: 意思: yìsi
to forget: 忘记: wàngjì
to show/display: 给...看: gěi...kàn
to start: 开始: kāishǐ
to finish/carry out: 结束/完成: jiéshù/wánchéng
to arrive/reach: 达到/到: dádào/dào
to fail: 失败: shībài
to succeed: 成功: chénggōng
to dare: 敢: gǎn
weather: 天气: tiānqì
Sichuan(province in China): 四川: sìchuān
to cry: 哭: kū
(one’s) self: 自己: zìjǐ
cup: 杯子: bēizi
glass (e.g. these windows are glass): 玻璃: bōlí
(public) bus: 公交车: gōngjiāo chē
subway: 地铁: dìtiě
glass (cup): 玻璃杯: bōlí bēi
what happened?: 怎么了？: zěnmele
by one’s self (alone): 一个人: yīgè rén
bus stop: 车站/公交车站: chēzhàn/gōngjiāo chēzhàn
it’s raining/it's snowing: 下雨/下雪: xià yǔ/xià xuě
New Characters:
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Sample Sentences 8:
1) 我要开始锻炼身体了。
Trans.: I want to start exercising.
2) 别忘记丢垃圾。
Trans.: Don’t forget to take out the garbage.
3) 你能不能早一点回来？
4) 我试着做这个菜，但是失败了。
5) 车站在哪？
6) 我要试着在下雨之前回来。
7) 房间里很暗。
8) 我们在雨雪天气中渡过了一天。
9) Q: 怎么了？
A: 一个玻璃杯从桌子上掉下来了。
10) 你有没有看完那本书？
A: 有，但是我忘记告诉他们那个GPS怎么用了。
13) 那个女孩是四川人。
14) 你可以让一个小孩完成打扫。
15) 你准备练习的时候可以给我打电话。
16) Q: 那个小孩为什么在哭？
A: 那个小孩摔下来了。
17) 你应该选择一个饭店。
18) Q: 你有没有选好一个饭店？
19) 他成功地学会了怎么开车。
20) 今天天气不好，已经开始下雨了。
21) 在这里，一月以前不会下雪。
22) Q: 这个是什么意思？
A: 我不知道这个是什么意思。
23) 你是什么意思？
24) 他不敢一个人开飞机。
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