Delighted, Dong Zhuo told Cao Cao to have a look at the chosen horse. Outside, Cao Cao pleaded for a test ride. He then leaped onto the horse and sped away.

董卓引曹操出阁看马,曹操谢道:"愿借马一试。"然后快马加鞭往东南疾去。

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He must have come to murder me, said Dong Zhuo to Lv Bu. I agree, the latter chorused. They sent soldiers to give chase, but by then, Cao Cao had fled out of the eastern gate.

吕布对董卓说:"曹操有行刺之举。"董卓说:"我也怀疑。"于是派人去追。此时曹操已飞马奔出东门,逃得无影无踪了。

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Toward the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), state power fell into Dong Zhuo's hand, a very cruel and manipulating person.

东汉末年,董卓把持朝政,凶狠专横。

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Yuan Shao, the leader of an opposition force, led a punitive expedition to Lüoyang, the capital.

各诸侯,举袁绍为盟主,带各路兵马杀向洛阳,讨伐董贼。

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Dong Zhuo sent a very battlewise general named Hua Xiong to meet the expedition army. Hua killed several generals in run from Yuan Shao's side.

董卓派华雄迎战,连杀数将。

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Guan Yu volunteered to meet Hua Xiong, saying if he failed to kill him he would kill himself.

关羽立下军令状,愿去斩华雄的首级。

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At this, Cao Cao, in admiration, poured a cup of heated wine for Guan Yu for encouragement. But Guan said, "Keep the cup here until I come back."

曹操佩服关羽,敬一杯热酒,关羽说:"酒先放在这里,我去战罢再喝。"说完,拍马出阵。

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When Guan Yu returned with Hua Xiong's head, the wine in the cup was still warm.

当关羽提华雄人头进帐时,那杯酒还微微烫手。

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Dong Zhuo was alarmed at the news that his brave general Hua Xiong had been killed. He dispatched Lv Bu with 150,000 troops to guard the Hulao Pass outside the capital.

董卓听说华雄被杀,派吕布领十五万兵驻守洛阳城外的虎牢关。

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Yuan Shao sent eight armies to attack. When the two sides met, no generals from Yuan Shao's side seemed able to withstand Lv Bu; several generals had been killed by him.

袁绍派八路大军前去攻打。虎牢关下吕布连杀数位将领。

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