卧薪尝胆

越yuè王wáng勾gōu践jiàn被bèi吴wú王wáng夫fū差chà打败dǎ bài，成chéng了liǎo俘虏fú lǔ。

King Goujian of Yue was defeated by King Fuchai of Wu and taken captive.

他tā给gěi吴wú王wáng当dàng了liǎo三sān年nián仆pū人rén，受shòu了liǎo很hěn多duō苦kǔ，终于zhōng yú被bèi放fàng回huí越yuè国guó。

After three years as the Wu king's servant, suffering greatly, he was finally released.

回国huí guó以后yǐ hòu，他tā睡shuì在zài柴chái草cǎo上shàng，每měi天tiān吃饭chī fàn以前yǐ qián，都dōu要yào尝cháng一yī尝cháng苦kǔ胆dǎn的de味道wèi dao。

Back home he slept on brushwood and tasted a bitter gallbladder before every meal.

他tā问wèn自己zì jǐ：勾gōu践jiàn，你nǐ忘记wàng jì在zài吴wú国guó受shòu的de苦kǔ吗ma？

He asked himself: 'Goujian, have you forgotten what you suffered in Wu?'

十shí年nián以后yǐ hòu，越yuè国guó变biàn得děi强大qiáng dà，终于zhōng yú打败dǎ bài了liǎo吴wú国guó。

Ten years later Yue had grown strong, and defeated Wu at last.