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三顧茅廬

Level 6 · 寓言故事 · 58 vocabulary words

Source: 《三国志·蜀书·诸葛亮传》 · Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu

刘liú备bèi想xiǎng请qǐng诸zhū葛gé亮liàng帮助bāng zhù自己zì jǐ,就jìu带dài着zhuó关guān羽yǔ和hé张zhāng飞fēi去qù诸zhū葛gé亮liàng的de家jiā。

Liu Bei wanted Zhuge Liang's help and went to his thatched cottage with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

第dì一yī次cì去qù,诸zhū葛gé亮liàng不bù在家zài jiā。第dì二èr次cì去qù,还是hái shi没méi见到jiàn dào。

The first visit: Zhuge Liang was not home. The second: still no meeting.

第dì三sān次cì去qù的de时候shí hou,诸zhū葛gé亮liàng正在zhèng zài睡觉shuì jiào。刘liú备bèi站zhàn在zài门mén外wài等děng他tā醒来xǐng lái。

On the third visit he was asleep. Liu Bei stood outside and waited for him to wake.

诸zhū葛gé亮liàng醒xǐng了liǎo,被bèi刘liú备bèi的de诚意chéng yì感动gǎn dòng,答应dā ying帮助bāng zhù他tā。

Zhuge Liang woke, moved by Liu Bei's sincerity, and agreed to help him.

诸zhū葛gé亮liàng后来hòu lái帮助bāng zhù刘liú备bèi建立jiàn lì了liǎo蜀shǔ国guó,成chéng了liǎo历史lì shǐ上shàng最zuì有名yǒu míng的de军jūn师shī之一zhī yī。

He went on to help Liu Bei found Shu Han, and became one of history's most famous strategists.

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