桃园结义(结拜)
The Oath in the Peach Garden (2)
Level 5 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 56 vocabulary words
Source: 《三国演义》 · Romance of the Three Kingdoms
刘备、关羽、张飞三个人,一个卖草鞋,一个卖枣,一个杀猪,都想为国家出力。
Liu Bei wove straw sandals, Guan Yu sold dates, Zhang Fei butchered pigs, all three wished to serve the realm.
他们在桃园里摆上酒,拜天地结兄弟。
In the peach garden they set wine and swore brotherhood before heaven and earth.
刘备年纪最大为大哥,关羽老二,张飞老三。
Eldest Liu Bei was big brother; Guan Yu second; Zhang Fei third.
结拜完了他们说:不求同年同月同日生,但愿同年同月同日死。这个誓言三个人记了一辈子。
They swore: born not the same day, we die the same day. All three kept the oath their lives long.