said of close neighbours
At the end of the Southern Dynasties,Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty,on the northern side of the Yangtze River, launched a war to unify the whole country. He wanted to destory the state of chen on the soouthern side but his army was stopped by the torrential river. Standing by the river and looking towards the south that was enveloped in mists, he said to his minister Gao Ying, "The emperor of Chen has plunged the people of Chen into the depth of sufferings. As an officail of the people, am I to be stopped by a narrow strip of water and not come to their rescue?" He ordered boats to be bilt and eventually subjugated the state of Chen, unifying the whole country under his leadership.
At the end of the Southern Dynasties,Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty,on the northern side of the Yangtze River, launched a war to unify the whole country. He wanted to destory the state of chen on the soouthern side but his army was stopped by the torrential river. Standing by the river and looking towards the south that was enveloped in mists, he said to his minister Gao Ying, "The emperor of Chen has plunged the people of Chen into the depth of sufferings. As an officail of the people, am I to be stopped by a narrow strip of water and not come to their rescue?" He ordered boats to be bilt and eventually subjugated the state of Chen, unifying the whole country under his leadership.
- torrential 【形】
- 急流の、急流の作用でできた
- 急速な、激しい、車軸を流すような、圧倒的な、熱烈な、猛烈な、おびただしい、ものすごい
- plunge 【名】【自動】飛び込む〔価格などが〕急に下がる、急落｛きゅうらく｝する
- The U.S. dollar plunged against the yen (ドルが円に対して急落しました。)
- Because of the socialist Party's victory in the election, prices plunged on the Paris stock market. ( 選挙で社会党が勝利したために、パリ証券取引所では株価が暴落しました。)
- subjugate 【他動】支配下｛しはいか｝に置く、従属｛じゅうぞく｝させる、意のままに操る
- Hitler subjugated his people using charisma and force. (ヒトラーはカリスマ性と武力で国民を従えた)
(the sources from the internet and the book "The Best Chinese Idioms")
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