34
34th Stratagem
苦肉计
(kǔ ròu jì)
Inflict Injury On One's Self to Win the Enemy's Trust
In 227 B.C., the assassin Jing Ke (荆轲, died 227 B.C.) was sent to kill King Zheng (秦王政, 221-210 B.C.) of Qin. King Zheng was outraged at General Huan Yi (桓齮, died 227 B.C.) of Qin, a friend of Jing Ke, for betraying him, and so Jing Ke thought the only way he would be able to get close to King Zheng was to offer him his friend's head. Jing Ke discussed the plan with Huan Yi, and Huan Yi, himself wanting vengeance against the King, agreed to commit suicide so that his head could be collected. So Jing Ke brought the King the head of his friend, and although the assassination was not successful, he was able to get close enough to kill him [26].
Inflict Injury On One's Self to Win the Enemy's Trust is associated with the 35th hexagram, Fire over Earth, an image suggestive of the sun advancing over the Earth. Notice in the 36th hexagram that Fire has now been covered by the Earth, and that the strong yang lines are now suppressed beneath the weak yin lines, suggesting that one's light and intelligence have been intentionally hidden beneath a feigned injury [1], [28].
VOCAB LIST 34:
challenge: 挑战: tiǎozhàn
too loud: 太响了: tài xiǎngle
not loud enough: 不够响: bùgòu xiǎng
Winter vacation: 寒假: hánjià
Summer vacation: 暑假: shǔjià
to allow: 允许: yǔnxǔ
permit/license: 许可: xǔkě
immigrate: 移民: yí mín
slippery: 滑: huá
record: 记录: jìlù
sticky: 黏: nián
to type (e.g. on a keyboard): 打字: dǎzì
to trade: 交换: jiāohuàn
speed: 速度: sùdù
cooked: 熟的: shú de
uncooked: 没熟/生的: méi shú/shēng de
to behave/behavior: 表现: biǎoxiàn
to confirm: 确认: quèrèn
to create: 创造: chuàngzào
creative/creativity: 创造性: chuàngzàoxìng
Qingwang Zheng: 秦王政: qínwáng zhèng
to collect: 收藏: shōucáng
to disappear: 消失: xiāoshī
to enter (into): 进入: jìnrù
to block/seal up: 封闭/封起来: fēngbì/fēng qǐlái
to spill/sprinkle: 洒: sǎ
to prevent (e.g. somebody from doing something): 阻止: zǔzhǐ
to type a paper (e.g. on a computer): 把论文打进电脑: bǎ lùnwén dǎ jìn diànnǎo
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Sample Sentences 34:
1) 把这篇论文打进电脑对他来说是一个挑战。
Trans.: It was a challenge for him to type the paper into the computer.
2) Q: 地毯为什么很粘？
A: 因为小龙把橙汁洒在地上了。
3) 注意安全，地上有冰，很滑。
Trans.: Be careful, there is ice on the ground and it’s very slippery.
4) 锻炼后，他觉得腿上的肌肉疼。
5) 老虎是食肉动物。
6) 政府要阻止这些移民人进入我们的国家。
7) 没有工作许可，他不允许在这里工作。
8) 我不太喜欢他今天的表现。
9) 关于要不要和我们交换 ，他们还没有确认。
11) 他是学校的老师，所以他有暑假和寒假。
12) 这个超市被封起来了。
13) 只吃蔬菜对我来说很痛苦。
14) 这个音响不够响，但是那个太响了。
15) 在中国，很少有人吃生的肉。
16) 他喜欢收藏旧硬币。
17) 他不喜欢吃肉，除非是熟的。
18) 他打字的速度创造了一个新记录。
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