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DuringtheWarringStatesPeriod,theStateofQinattackedtheStateofZhao.Handan,thecapitalofZhao,founditselfundersiege,sotheKingofZhaosentLordPingyuantotheStateofChuforhelp.戰國時期，秦國出兵攻打趙國，包圍了趙都邯鄲，于是趙王派平原君前往楚國，請求援救。[??t?k]進攻[si?d?]包圍

LordPingyuanplannedtoselectateamof20mentogowithhim,buthefoundonly19menwhowerecapableofthetask.Atthistime,amannamedMaoSuivolunteeredtojointheteam.平原君打算挑選出二十人和他一同前往，但他發現只有十九人能勝任這項任務。這時，有一個名叫毛遂的人主動向平原君自我推薦，請求加入前往楚國的行列。勝任[?v?l?n?t??]志愿[s??lekt]挑選“Howlonghaveyoubeenwithme?”LordPingyuanasked.“Threeyears,”MaoSuisaid.“Acapablemanislikeanawl,”saidLordPingyuan.“Onceyouputitintoaclothbag,itstipwillimmediatelycomeout.Whyhaven’tIheardofyournameinthesethreeyears?”“Becauseuntiltoday,Ihaveneverbeenputintothatclothbaglikeanawl,”MaoSuianswered.平原君問：“你在我門下多久了？”毛遂回答：“三年了。”平原君說：“一個真正有才能的人，就好像一把放在袋子里的錐子一樣，立刻就會顯露出鋒利的錐尖。而你在我門下三年了，為什么我卻沒聽說過你的名字？”毛遂答道：“因為直到今天，我還從來沒有像錐子一樣被放進那個袋子里。”[??l]錐子PeoplelaughedatMaoSuibehindhisback.ButLordPingyuandecidedtoincludehiminhisteam.Hisdecisionprovedright.WhentheteamarrivedintheStateofChu,LordPingyuanandtheKingofChutalkedfrommorningtillnoon,butdidnotreachanagreement.人們在背后嘲笑毛遂。但是平原君決定把他收歸麾下。事實證明他的決定是正確的。到了楚國，平原君和楚王會談，從早上到中午都沒有達成協議。達成協議Atlast,MaoSuiapproachedtheKingofChu,brandishingasword.HeexplainedthegainsandlossesoftheirallianceagainsttheStateofQininanagitatedtone.Finally,theKingofChupromisedtohelptheStateofZhao.Onreturninghome,MaoSuibecameahero.最后，毛遂持劍走到楚王面前，極力說明趙、楚聯合抗秦的利害關系。楚王終于被說服，答應趙國出兵援救。回國后，毛遂成了英雄。[?br?nd??]揮舞[s??d]劍[??d???te?t?d]焦慮的Newwordsandexpressionsattack[??t?k]v.進攻siege[si?d?]n.包圍volunteer[?v?l?n?t??]志愿select[s??lekt]v.挑選awl[??l]n.錐子brandish[?br?nd??]v.揮舞sword[s??d]n.劍agitated[??d???te?t?d]焦慮的

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