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Notes from China: Chapter 38: Chen Ping's Second Strategy

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Chen Ping’s Second Strategy


Helping Liu Bang to Escape the Siege of Xingyang by Diverting the Enemy's Attention


When under siege in Xingyang, by Xiang Yu's army, Chen Ping had troops sent to the eastern wall of the city to pretend to break through there at night. While Xiang Yu's army counterattacked at the eastern wall, Chen Ping brought Liu Bang out of the city through the western wall unnoticed [18], [20].

Helping Liu Bang to Escape the Siege of Xingyang by Diverting the Enemy's Attention is an application of the 21st stratagem, The Golden Cicada Sloughs off Its Shell, which is associated with both the eighteenth hexagram, Mountain over Wind. Movement, and the 48th hexagram, Water outside of Wind [1], [28].


 

VOCAB LIST 38:



...is..., not...: ......而不是...: ...shì..., ér bùshì 

stapler: 订书机: dìng shū jī

paper clip: 夹子: jiázi

to reveal/expose: 揭露: jiēlù

truth: 真相/事实: zhēnxiàng/shìshí

to hide: /藏起来: cáng/cáng qǐlái

to besiege: 围攻: wéigōng

to besiege/to surround/siege: 包围: bāowéi

curly (e.g. hair): : juǎn

straight (e.g. hair): : zhí

guitar: 吉他: jítā

piano: 钢琴: gāngqín

drum: : gǔ

to play piano: 弹钢琴: tán gāngqín

to play guitar: 弹吉他: tán jítā

to play drums: 打鼓: dǎgǔ

biology: 生物学: shēngwù xué

physics: 物理学: wùlǐ xué

chemistry: 化学: huàxué

politics: 政治: zhèngzhì

warrior: 勇士: yǒngshì

psychology: 心理学: xīnlǐ xué

engine: 发动机: fādòngjī

complete: 完全: wánquán

totally/completely: 完全的: wánquán de

human resources: 人力资源: rénlì zīyuán

supervisor: 主管: zhǔguǎn

company: 公司: gōngsī

to build (e.g. a car): : zào

luck: 运气: yùnqì

to regard...as...: ...当作...: bǎ...dàng zuò...



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Sample Sentences 38:



1) 他应该是生物学家,而不是化学家。

Trans.: I don’t think he’s a biologist, or a chemist.


2) 他的头发是卷的,而不是直的。

Trans.: His hair is curly, not straight.


3) 我们没有订书机,夹子可以吗?


4) 他的小狗被其他狗围攻了。


5) 他因为揭露真相被惩罚了。


6) 我们主管的头发完全白了。


7) 我的老婆在那个公司的人力资源部。


8) 他的爸妈把他的吉他藏起来了,说完成作业后会给他。


9) 她会弹吉他还会打鼓,但是不会弹钢琴。


10) 他们被警察包围了,没办法逃走。


11) 那个物理学家有自己的公司去造发动机。


12) 普通人和勇士的差异是:普通人把难题当作不好的运气,但是勇士把难题当作挑战。


13) 一些学习心理学的人当了政治家。




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