英语成语故事:破釜沉舟

“破釜沉舟”这个成语比喻下定最后的决心，不顾一切干到底。


Smasking the Canldrons and Sinking the Boats

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 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.