破釜沉舟之历史故事--中国成语故事中英对照
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during the late years of the qi dynasty(221-206bc), xiang yu led a rebellion. after crossing the zhang river, xiang yu ordered his men to sink all their boats and break their cooking pots. he issued each soldier three days' rations（给养） and warned them that there was no way to retreat; the only thing they could do to survive was to advance and fight. after mine fierce battles, the qin army was finally defeated.
this idiom is used to indicate one's firm determination to achieve one's goal at any cost.
秦朝末年，秦军大将章邯攻打赵国。赵军退守巨鹿(今河北平乡西南)，并被秦军重重包围。楚怀王于是封宋义为上将军，项羽为副将率军救援赵国。
宋义引兵至安阳(今山东曹县东南)后，接连46天按兵不动，对此项羽十分不満，于是要求进军决战，解困赵国。但宋义却希望秦赵两军交战后待秦军力竭之后才进攻。
但此时军中粮草缺乏士卒困顿，而宋义仍旧饮酒自顾，项羽见此忍无可忍，进营帐杀了宋义，并声称他叛国反楚。于是将士们则拥项羽为上将军。项羽杀宋义的事，威震楚国，名闻诸侯。
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