破釜沉舟

时间：2012-02-08 02:54:44

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During the late years of the Qi Dynasty(221-206BC), Xiang Yu led a rebellion¹. After crossing the Zhang River, Xiang Yu ordered his men to sink all their boats and break their cooking pots. He issued each soldier three days' rations²（给养） and warned them that there was no way to retreat³; the only thing they could do to survive was to advance and fight. After mine fierce battles, the Qin army was finally defeated.

This idiom is used to indicate one's firm determination to achieve one's goal at any cost.

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1 rebellion
n.造反，叛乱，反抗
参考例句：
The next year they rose up in rebellion.第二年他们就揭竿起义了。 The new government quickly suppressed the rebellion.新政府迅速把叛乱镇压下去。

2 rations
定量( ration的名词复数 )；配给量；正常量；合理的量
参考例句：
They are provisioned with seven days' rations. 他们得到了7天的给养。 The soldiers complained that they were getting short rations. 士兵们抱怨他们得到的配给不够数。

3 retreat
n.休息寓所，撤退，隐居；v.撤退，向后倾
参考例句：
You cannot retreat from your responsibility in this affair.你不能回避在这一事件中的责任。 They knew when to attack and when to retreat.他们知道什么时候进攻和什么时候撤退。