【成语故事英文版图文】历史习语故事经典翻译——英文：希望梅花饥渴

quench one ' s thirst by looking at plums(希望解渴)

among the outstanding figures of Chinese history，famous either for their intelligence or treachery，Cao Cao is one of the foremost。

One hot day，He marched out his troops under a burning sun in a mountainous area . bewilderingly He lost the way . the journey Was long and the sun Was ss in the nick of time cleverly and treacherous ly gave orders to his troops to March to the nearby plum trees for a rest and announced that soldiers woul D be

at the thought of the sour fruit the soldiers ' complaint of great thirst as well as the antagonistic feeling were quickly forgotten .

based on the story the la ter generation formed the proverb ' To quench one ' s thirst by looking up at plums '，To illustrate a case where one

翻译：

曹操是中国历史上以聪明奸诈著称的杰出人物。

有一天，他在敌人下的山区行军迷路了，烈日暴晒，路途遥远，士兵们在长时间的疲劳行军后口渴难忍。所以人们对曹操的领导人表示不满，士兵们的反抗情绪非常紧张，很快就会处于背叛的状态。下级官员不知道如何应对这场危机。曹操在这个紧要关头机敏地命令道：士兵们去前面的梅林休息一下。而且，允许军人尽量吃多汁的梅子，不受约束。

士兵们想到新梅的味道，口渴立刻缓解，反抗情绪也稳定了。

后人用上面的故事作为成语“望梅渴”，比喻一个人幻想的目的已经到达，安慰自己的情况。