Goujian Fought Back卧薪尝胆

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During the Spring and Autumn period， the state of Wu and the state of Yue were neighbors. But there were always wars between them.

During one war， Wu defeated Yue. Goujian（勾践）， the king of Yue， was caught.

Fuchai（夫差）， the king of Wu， wanted to make Goujian lose face. He asked Goujian to do many hard work， like cutting wood and feeding horses as a servant. Goujian didn’t say anything. He just did what Fuchai asked him to do. When Fuchai got sick， Goujian even looked after him day and night.

Three years later， Goujian was set free. But Goujian would never forget the hard time. So he slept on brushwood every night and ate bitter gall before every meal. Goujian kept asking himself， “Did you forget the past three years？”

Goujian worked hard all the time. He worked with farmers and trained with soldiers. He made his people rich and his state strong. About ten years later， Goujian defeated Fuchai.

When we fail， we should not give up. We should learn from it and keep trying. With hard work and determination， we can still reach our goals.

Spring and Autumn period

春秋时期

neighbor /ˈneɪbə（r）/ n.邻居

state of Wu吴国

state of Yue越国

defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ v.打败

was caught被抓

这里用的是一般过去时的被动语态。（剩余1030字）