This river is as narrow as a belt(一衣帶水).
After the fall of the Jin Dynasty in China,
the period from 420 AD to 589 AD was called the Northern and Southern
Dynasties.
These were very chaotic times. .
I A general with a strong military force in
the northern Zhou Kingdom was called (Yang Jian).
In 581 AD, he founded the Sui Kingdom and
later unified all of China.
In 588 AD, (Yang Jian) was just one step
away from unifying the whole of China.
As long as the Chen Kingdom south of the
Yangtze River is eliminated, the Sui Kingdom founded by Yang Jian can unify the
whole of China.
According to historical records, before he
led the army of the Sui Kingdom to attack the Chen Kingdom, he held a
swearing-in ceremony with the generals of the Sui Kingdom by the Yangtze River.
He made a speech.
The king of the Chen Kingdom is a
promiscuous and incompetent king. Under his leadership, all the people of the
Chen Kingdom live in pain. ˋ
I heard the sorrowful cries of the people
of the Chen Kingdom and felt pain like a parent hearing the cry of a child.
There is only this thin river, as wide as a
belt, between us and them. I believe it is our duty to send troops to rescue
the people of the Chen Kingdom.
The Yangtze is the largest river in China.
The widest part of the river is more than 1700 metres, because he wants to
boost the morale of all the generals and inspire all the soldiers. So he
described the Yangtze River as narrow as a belt.
This idiom means that the river is narrow
like a belt.
It means that although there is a river
between the two areas, the river cannot hinder the transport of people and
materials between the two areas.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
What are the most important rivers in your
country? Can you name the major rivers in the world?
I hope this story can give you a new
harvest.
一衣帶水(This river is as narrow as a belt).
中國的晉王朝滅亡後，中國西元420年-西元589年，這段期間內，被稱為南北王朝時代。
這是一個非常混亂的時代。。
北周王國中的一個擁有強大軍事力量的將軍叫做(楊堅)。
西元581年，他建立了隋王國，他後來統一了整個中國。
西元588年，距離(楊堅)統一整個中國只差最後一步。
只要消滅了位於長江南邊的陳王國，楊堅所創立的隋王國就可以統一整個中國。
根據歷史書的記載，在他率領著隋王國的軍隊要出兵攻打陳王國之前，他與隋王國中的將軍們在長江旁舉辦了一場誓師大會。
他發表了一篇演說。
陳王國的國王是一個淫亂又無能的國王，在他的領導之下，陳王國的所有百姓們生活在痛苦之中。ˋ
我聽到陳王國的百姓們悲傷的呼喊，我就像是父母聽到自己的小孩在哭泣般感到痛苦。
我們與他們之間只有這條細細的像是衣帶一樣寬的一條河流，我認為我們有責任派出軍隊去解救陳王國的百姓。
長江是中國的第一大河，河面最寬的地方超過1700公尺，因為他要提振所有將軍的士氣與激勵所有的士兵。所以他把長江形容成像是一條衣帶一樣的窄。
這句成語的意思是這條河流像一條衣帶的窄。
這句成語被用來形容兩個地區中間雖然有河流阻隔但這條河流無法阻礙這兩個地區的人員與物資的交通。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你的國家中最主要的河流有那幾條呢?你可以說得出來這世界上的那些重要的河流嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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