• 初出茅庐

    11-11-07 Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage(茅草屋) three times and finally succeeded in inviting Zhuge Liang to be his military adviser. Yet his sworn brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, did not take Zhuge seriously. Before long, Cao Cao dispatched an army...

  • A Small Boy and a Donkey 小男孩与驴子

    11-10-20 A small boy leading a donkey passed by an Army camp. A couple of soldiers wanted to have some fun with the lad(少年,小伙子) . What are you holding onto your brother so tight for, sonny? asked one of them. So he won't join the army, the youngster...

  • 俄军方暂停购买AK系列冲锋枪

    11-09-28 The Russian army says it is halting orders of the famous Kalashnikov assault rifle until a newer model is developed by its manufacturer. 俄罗斯军方称,在新型号发明之前,他们将停止购买著名的卡拉什尼科夫冲锋枪。 The Kalashnikov is one of the world's m...

  • 苦肉计

    11-09-15 This is a story from Three Kingdoms that happened before the Battle of Chibi. One night, Zhou Yu was thinking hard in his tent about how to defeat Cao Cao's army, when Huang Gai came in. He suggested attacking with fire. Well, it's exactly what I me...

  • 计收姜维

    11-09-02 This is a story from the novel Three Kingdoms. Jiang Wei was adept(熟练的) with both pen and sword. He was not only a man of intelligence and bravery, but also a man of resources and astuteness(精明,机敏) . Zhuge Liang wanted to win Jiang Wei o...

  • 曹操献刀

    11-09-02 While the Han court was in chaos Dong Zhuo marched his 200,000 battlewise(富有战场经验的) Xiliang troops into the capital of Luoyang. He forces Liu Bian to quit the throne and made Liu Xie the Emperor Xian and himself the prime minister. As he rod...

  • 义放曹操

    11-09-02 This story is from the novel Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao's troops had suffered heavy casualties in the Chibi Campaign and there were only 300 troops left. Cao Cao led these troops to Huarongdao in retreat. While marching on, Cao Cao, riding horseback, p...

  • 草木皆兵

    11-08-03 During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Fu Jian, king of the State of Qin, controlled northern China. In the year 383, Fu Jian led 900,000 infantry(步兵) and cavalry(骑兵) troops to assault the State of Jin which was south of the Yangtze River. Xie Shi...

  • 叙利亚军队已在吉斯尔舒古尔镇维持治安

    11-06-10 The Syrian army has begun operations to restore security to the town of Jisr al-Shughour and the surrounding area, state TV says. 叙利亚国家电视台称,叙利亚军队已经在城镇吉斯尔 舒古尔及其周边地区维持治安。 Earlier in the week, the Syrian government...

  • 西非布基纳法索兵变导致首都宵禁

    11-04-17 Authorities in the west African state of Burkina Faso have placed the capital Ouagadougou under curfew as unrest continues after a mutiny in the army. 西非国家布基纳法索军队发生叛乱导致局势动荡,首都瓦加杜古官员宣布实行宵禁。 Restrictions on movemen...