30
30th Stratagem
反客为主
(fǎn kè wéi zhǔ)
Make the Host and the Guest Exchange Roles
Initially, pretend to be a guest, but develop from inside to later become the owner.
After conquering the State of Qin for the first time in 206 B.C., Liu Bang (cf. stratagem 5) allowed his stronger ally Xiang Yu to take over as its ruler. But while Xiang Yu relaxed, Liu Bang was building up his forces, and in 202 B.C., he attacked and usurped Qin (in the Battle of Gaixia). Xiang Yu, in shame, took his own life [18], [29].
Make the Host and the Guest Exchange Roles is associated with the 53rd hexagram, Wind over Mountain. The effect of Wind's pliability over the firmness of the Mountain is likened to a slow and gradual development toward cooperation and adaptability [1], [28].
VOCAB LIST 30:
scary/frightening: 吓人的: xiàrén de
scary/horrifying: 恐怖的: kǒngbù de
forecast: 预报: yùbào
weather forecast: 天气预报: tiānqì yùbào
awake: 清醒: qīngxǐng
good at: 擅⻓: shàn cháng
news/new events: 新鲜事: xīnxiān shì
funny: 搞笑: gǎoxiào
formal/official: 正式: zhèngshì
video: 视频: shìpín
account (e.g. bank account): 账户: zhànghù
real: 真正: zhēnzhèng
accent: 口音: kǒuyīn
opposite of/backward: 相反的: xiāngfǎn de
recommendation: 推荐: tuījiàn
recommendation letter: 推荐信: tuījiàn xìn
host/owner: 主人: zhǔrén
percent: 百分之...: bǎi fēn zhī...
week: 周: zhōu
constantly: 一直/一直都: yīzhí/yīzhí dōu
guest: 客人: kèrén
to force: 逼/迫逼: bī/bīpò
to say the opposite: 说反: shuō fǎn
warm: 暖和: nuǎnhuo
sudden: 突然: túrán
to wear (and article of clothing) backwards: 穿反: chuān fǎn
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Sample Sentences 30:
1) 在中国，要换工作的话，需要正式的推荐信。
Trans.: In China, if you want to change jobs, a formal letter of recommendation is needed.
2) Q: 你有没有开新的银行账户？
A: 有，但是他们还没有给我银行卡。
3) 今天的天气预报说有百分之九十的可能会下雨。
4) 我的中文还可以，但是还有口音。
Trans.: My Chinese is OK, but I still have an accent.
5) I. 这件卫衣很暖和，但是不太舒服。
II. 因为你穿反了！
6) 这件事反转了，他跟小李说的完全相反。
8) 那个视频太吵了，请用耳机。
9) 这是新鲜事，好多人还没听说过。
10) Q: 这么晚了，你还这么清醒？
11) 她一直都很搞笑。
12) 作为客人，你应该尊敬主人。
13) 他逼我看那部很吓人的电影。
14) I. 他是一名真正的艺术家，他很擅长画画。
II. 相反，我认为他不是。
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