Zhao Jianzi, the famous general of the State of Jin, prepared to attack the State of Qi. He ordered: "If anyone in the army dares to dissuade1 me, I will sentence him to death."
A warrior2 named Gong Luwang, wearing armour3 and holding a sharp weapon in his hand, laughed loudly the moment he saw Zhao Jianzi.
Zhao Jianzi asked hurriedly: "Why are you laughing?"
Gong Luwang replied: "I thought of something funny."
Jianzi said in a stern voice: "Military command is no joke. If you can explain the reason, I will let you go. Otherwise I will sentence you to death."
Calmly Gong Luwang told a story: "It was the season for gathering4 mulberries. My neighbours, a couple, went to the field. The husband found a woman in the depths of the mulberry groves5. He chased after her but could not catch her, so he returned unhappily. At that time, his wife had already left him in anger. I laugh at my neighbour who had not caught the woman but lost his wife and became single in the end." 蘇州易優(yōu)語(yǔ)文閱讀寫(xiě)作培訓(xùn)，家長(zhǎng)信賴，學(xué)生喜歡。 http://www.zequeka.cn
After Zhao Jianzi heard Gong Luwang's story, he looked as if he had just wakened from a dream. He said: "Now, if I attack other states, I may possibly fail, then I'll become the subject of a subjugated6 state."
Consequently, he gave orders to withdraw his troops and return home.
晉國(guó)名將趙簡(jiǎn)子準(zhǔn)備出兵進(jìn)攻齊國(guó)。他命令說(shuō)：“如果軍隊(duì)里有人敢勸阻我，我就判處他死刑！”
有個(gè)武士名叫公盧望，他身上穿著愷甲，手里拿著銳利的兵器，一看到趙簡(jiǎn)子就放聲大笑。
簡(jiǎn)子忙問(wèn)：“你笑什么？”
公盧望回答說(shuō)：“我想起了一件好笑的事情?！?
簡(jiǎn)子嚴(yán)厲地說(shuō)：“軍令不是開(kāi)玩笑，你講得出道理就放過(guò)你；要是講不出來(lái)，就判你死刑！”
公盧望不慌不忙地講了一個(gè)故事：“正好是采桑的季節(jié) ，我鄰居家夫婦倆一起下了田。丈夫發(fā)現(xiàn)桑林深處有個(gè)女子，就追了上去，可是沒(méi)有追上她，很不愉快地回來(lái)了。這時(shí)候，他的妻子卻早就氣憤地離開(kāi)了他。我笑鄰居追女沒(méi)追到，反而失去了妻子，成了個(gè)光棍?！? 小學(xué)生語(yǔ)文培訓(xùn)，蘇州易優(yōu)閱讀寫(xiě)作同步提升</a>
趙簡(jiǎn)子聽(tīng)完公盧望的故事，像做夢(mèng)剛醒過(guò)來(lái)一樣，說(shuō)：“現(xiàn)在，我去進(jìn)攻別國(guó)，有可能失敗，那我不就反而成了亡國(guó)的主將。”
于是，他下令收兵回國(guó)。
1 dissuade
v.勸阻，阻止
參考例句：
You'd better dissuade him from doing that.你最好勸阻他別那樣干。 I tried to dissuade her from investing her money in stocks and shares.我曾設(shè)法勸她不要投資于股票交易。
2 warrior
n.勇士，武士，斗士
參考例句：
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The young man is a bold warrior.這個(gè)年輕人是個(gè)很英勇的武士。 A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一個(gè)真正的勇士珍視榮譽(yù)勝過(guò)生命。
3 armour
（=armor）n.盔甲；裝甲部隊(duì)
參考例句：
His body was encased in shining armour.他全身披著明晃晃的甲胄。 Bulletproof cars sheathed in armour.防彈車護(hù)有裝甲。
4 gathering
n.集會(huì)，聚會(huì)，聚集
參考例句：
He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他請(qǐng)懷特先生在集會(huì)上講話。 He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于為他的小說(shuō)收集資料。
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5 groves
樹(shù)叢，小樹(shù)林( grove的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句：
The early sun shone serenely on embrowned groves and still green fields. 朝陽(yáng)寧?kù)o地照耀著已經(jīng)發(fā)黃的樹(shù)叢和還是一片綠色的田地。 The trees grew more and more in groves and dotted with old yews. 那里的樹(shù)木越來(lái)越多地長(zhǎng)成了一簇簇的小叢林，還點(diǎn)綴著幾棵老紫杉樹(shù)。
6 subjugated
v.征服，降伏( subjugate的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞 )
參考例句：
The prince had appeared and subjugated the poor little handmaid. 王子出現(xiàn)了，這使窮苦的小丫頭不勝仰慕。 來(lái)自辭典例句 As we know, rule over subjugated peoples is incompatible with the gentile constitution. 我們知道，對(duì)被征服者的統(tǒng)治，是和氏族制度不相容的。 來(lái)自英漢非文學(xué) - 家庭、私有制和國(guó)家的起源
