成语故事07

In the Spring and Autumn period, the State of Wu and the State of Yue didn’t get along well. 

春秋时期，吴国和越国关系不好。

They had been fighting against each other for years.People in each country also didn’t have a good relationship.

他们互相争斗了好多年。每个国家的人民也没有良好的关系。

One day, the people of Wu and the people of Yue happened to be on a same boat to cross a river.

一天，吴国人和越国人在同一条船上过河。

At the beginning, they didn’t say a word with each other. When the boat sailed to the center of the river, a strong wind came.

开始的时候，他们没有说一句话。当船航行到河中心时，来了一阵大风。

In no time, huge waves hit people’s faces. It seemed that the boat would sink at any time. 

很快，巨大的海浪打在人们的脸上。这条船似乎随时都会沉。

Just then, they forgot all the hatred between two countries and began to help each other just like they were family.

就在这时，他们忘记了两国之间的仇恨，开始像家人一样互相帮助。

In the end, they safely got to the river bank under everyone’s effort.

最后，在大家的努力下，他们安全到达了河岸。