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

翻譯：

曹操是中國歷史上以聰明奸詐著稱的杰出人物。

有一天，他在敵人下的山區(qū)行軍迷路了，烈日暴曬，路途遙遠，士兵們在長時間的疲勞行軍后口渴難忍。所以人們對曹操的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人表示不滿，士兵們的反抗情緒非常緊張，很快就會處于背叛的狀態(tài)。下級官員不知道如何應(yīng)對這場危機。曹操在這個緊要關(guān)頭機敏地命令道：士兵們?nèi)デ懊娴拿妨中菹⒁幌?。而且，允許軍人盡量吃多汁的梅子，不受約束。

士兵們想到新梅的味道，口渴立刻緩解，反抗情緒也穩(wěn)定了。

后人用上面的故事作為成語“望梅渴”，比喻一個人幻想的目的已經(jīng)到達，安慰自己的情況。