Once upon a time, the State of Chu planned to attack the State of Song. But the Yong River was the natural barrier against its surprise attack at night.
To overcome this obstacle, the State of Chu sent men to secretly measure the depth of the Yong River and make marks for wading1 across the river at night.
But when night came, the water in the Yong River suddenly rose; yet the Chu army still tried to stealthily cross the river according to the marks made in the daytime. As a result, over 1,000 soldiers were drowned. There was utter chaos2 of desperate cries and shoutings on the river. All at once, the army collapsed3 like a fallen building, and was routed.
According to the marks, the Chu army would have been able to cross the Yong River during the day; but the rising water changed the situation in the night. Yet the Chu army still tried to wade4 across the river according to the marks made in the daytime, so naturally they failed. <a hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiFoRm.html>蘇州中考語文培訓哪里好</a>
古時候，有一次，楚國準備進攻宋國，而癱河是楚國夜間偷襲宋國的天然障礙。
為了越過這個障礙，楚國派人悄悄地去測量灘水的深度，并且做好了夜間涉水過河的標記。
誰知到了夜里，灘河的水暴漲，水位升一高。但是，楚國人卻仍然按照白天做的標記偷渡，結(jié)果淹死了一千多人。河面上哭聲喊聲一片混亂，頓時，隊伍就像房屋倒塌一樣，潰不成軍。
按照所做的標記，楚軍白天是可以渡過灘河的；然而，夜間水情已經(jīng)發(fā)生變化，楚軍卻仍然按照白天的標記渡河，自然他們要失敗了。
1 wading
（從水、泥等）蹚，走過，跋( wade的現(xiàn)在分詞 )
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The man tucked up his trousers for wading. 那人卷起褲子，準備涉水。 The children were wading in the sea. 孩子們在海水中走著。
2 chaos
n.混亂，無秩序
參考例句：
After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停電后，城市一片混亂。 The typhoon left chaos behind it.臺風后一片混亂。
3 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
參考例句：
Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地癱倒在地板上。 The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房頂在雪的重壓下突然坍塌下來。
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4 wade
v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉
參考例句：
We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我們只好涉水過河到對岸。 We cannot but wade across the river.我們只好趟水過去。
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