22-08-29 脚踏两只船，中文俗语，字面意思是have ones feet in two boats，比喻跟不同阵营的两方面都保持关系（to be connected to two groups with opposing interests），可翻译为have a foot in both camps。 如今，脚踏两只船一般用来形容玩弄他人感情、同时维持多段恋爱关...

14-11-27 There were two boats sailing on the river. If an empty boat clashed into them at this time, the people on the boats would not be angry even they were narrow-minded. But, under another circumstance, if that boat carried one or more people instead of...

14-11-12 Most of the territory of the state of Yue was water hand, so they used boats instead of chariots. A person of Yue came across a useless chariot with rotten spokes and wheels. He actually shipped this chariot home, and showed off his wide experience...

14-10-21 There was an artisan of the state of Yue who was good at making boats. Because of his excellent work, the king trusted him very much. He was regarded as a great master of boat making and got munificent treatment. One year later, this artisan said to...

11-11-07 This is an episode from the Three Kingdoms. Zhou Yu ordered Zhuge Liang to manufacture 100,000 arrows within ten days. Zhuge said, Give me three days. He also signed a pledge placing himself liable（有责任的） for punishment should he fail to comple...