经典英文绘本

Instant Success｜马到成功

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民间故事
  • In 221 BC Emperor Qin unified the six states
  • He founded China's first unified dynasty
  • But the northern border was not at peace

  • The Xiongnu cavalry came and went like the wind
  • They stole treasures
  • They captured the people
  • Villages cried in the flames

  • In 215 BC Emperor Qin made a decision
  • To end the northern threat once and for all

  • He appointed General Meng Tian as commander
  • To lead an army of three hundred thousand
  • Against the Xiongnu

  • Meng Tian knew well
  • The Xiongnu cavalry was fast and mobile
  • To defeat them
  • He had to be even faster

  • On the day of departure
  • Meng Tian mounted his warhorse
  • And raised the command flag high

  • Three hundred thousand soldiers marched north
  • Warhorses galloped
  • Dust filled the air
  • Their spirit like a rainbow

  • The cavalry rode day and night
  • With the speed of lightning
  • They raided the Xiongnu camp

  • Before the Xiongnu could react
  • The Qin cavalry was already upon them

  • In this battle
  • Meng Tian recaptured the Hetao region
  • The Xiongnu fled north in panic
  • And dared not return for decades

  • Later generations used four words to describe this battle
  • Ma Dao Cheng Gong Instant Success

  • The warhorse arrives
  • And victory follows

  • Today
  • These four words have become the finest blessing
  • For everyone about to begin their journey
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经典英文绘本By 多吉绘本屋