瞒天过海

时间：2013-09-22 06:02:55

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In 643 AD, Emperor Taizong of Tang baulked（犹豫，阻止） from crossing the sea to a campaign against Koguryo. His general Xue Rengui thought of a stratagem¹（策略，计谋） to get the emperor across and allay² his fear of seasickness³.

On a clear day, the emperor was invited to meet a wise man. They entered through a dark tunnel into a hall where they feasted. After feasting several days, the Emperor heard the sound of waves and realized that he had been lured⁴ onto a ship! General Xue drew aside the curtains to reveal the ocean and confessed that they had already crossed the sea.

Upon discovering this, the emperor decided⁵ to carry on and later completed the successful campaign.

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1 stratagem
n.诡计，计谋
参考例句：
Knit the brows and a stratagem comes to mind.眉头一皱，计上心来。 Trade discounts may be used as a competitive stratagem to secure customer loyalty.商业折扣可以用作维护顾客忠诚度的一种竞争策略。

2 allay
v.消除，减轻(恐惧、怀疑等)
参考例句：
The police tried to allay her fears but failed.警察力图减轻她的恐惧，但是没有收到什么效果。 They are trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease.他们正竭力减轻公众对这种疾病传播的恐惧。

3 seasickness
n.晕船
参考例句：
Europeans take melons for a preventive against seasickness. 欧洲人吃瓜作为预防晕船的方法。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 He was very prone to seasickness and already felt queasy. 他快晕船了，已经感到恶心了。来自辞典例句

4 lured
吸引，引诱（lure的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车，但又设法逃掉了。 Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下，继续奋力向前。

5 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。