Toward the end of the Warring States Period (475－221 BC), there was a powerful state named Qin. It wanted to annex other states to unite China. In 228 BC, the Qin army conquered one of the states and prepared to attack another named Yan. So the Yan prince, Dan, sent a brave man called Jing Ke to assassinate the king of Qin.
In order to gain the confidence of the King of Qin, Jing Ke brought a map of the most fertile part of Yan territory for the king and hid a sharp dagger in it.
Jing Ke was allowed to present the map to the king in the palace. With great respect, he unrolled the map slowly. When it was completely unrolled, the hidden dagger appeared. Jing Ke grabbed it and stabbed at the king. But the king dodged the dagger and hid himself behind a big pillar. Jing Ke was then killed by the palace guards. His plan failed. Later, Qin wiped off Yan.
People use the idiom to indicate that the real intention is revealed in the end.
tú qióng b? xiàn
圖窮匕現(xiàn)
?????? 戰(zhàn)國(guó)末期，有一個(gè)很強(qiáng)大的國(guó)家叫秦國(guó)，它想吞并其他國(guó)家，統(tǒng)一天下。公元前228年，秦國(guó)的軍隊(duì)占領(lǐng)了其中一個(gè)國(guó)家。接著又準(zhǔn)備入侵另一個(gè)叫燕國(guó)的國(guó)家。燕國(guó)的太子丹就派了一名叫荊軻的勇士前往秦國(guó)刺殺秦王。
?????? 為了獲得秦王的信任，荊軻帶上了一張地圖，上面畫著燕國(guó)最富饒的地方，準(zhǔn)備獻(xiàn)給秦王。他在這張地圖里藏了一把非常鋒利的匕首。
?????? 他來(lái)到秦國(guó)，見(jiàn)到秦王，恭敬地將地圖獻(xiàn)上，然后，慢慢打開(kāi)地圖給秦王看。當(dāng)?shù)貓D完全打開(kāi)時(shí)，他抽出那把藏著的匕首，刺向秦王。但秦王躲開(kāi)了，跑到了一根大柱子后。秦王的衛(wèi)士們立刻跑來(lái)圍住他，把他給殺了。燕國(guó)太子刺殺秦王的計(jì)劃失敗了。后來(lái)，燕國(guó)也被秦國(guó)吞并了。
?????? 人們用這個(gè)成語(yǔ)來(lái)比喻事情發(fā)展到最后，真相或本意就露出來(lái)了。
āi bīng bì shèng
哀兵必勝
An army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win.
