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
刘备想请诸葛亮帮助自己,就带着关羽和张飞去诸葛亮的家。
Liu Bei wanted Zhuge Liang's help and went to his thatched cottage with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
第一次去,诸葛亮不在家。第二次去,还是没见到。
The first visit: Zhuge Liang was not home. The second: still no meeting.
第三次去的时候,诸葛亮正在睡觉。刘备站在门外等他醒来。
On the third visit he was asleep. Liu Bei stood outside and waited for him to wake.
诸葛亮醒了,被刘备的诚意感动,答应帮助他。
Zhuge Liang woke, moved by Liu Bei's sincerity, and agreed to help him.
诸葛亮后来帮助刘备建立了蜀国,成了历史上最有名的军师之一。
He went on to help Liu Bei found Shu Han, and became one of history's most famous strategists.