The die is cast: 心意已决！
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cast">cast</span>: 心意已决！</p><p> 当年，项羽率楚军解巨鹿之围，为表要与秦军决一死战，曾壮举破釜沉舟。100多年后，在西方，凯撒也以这种“义无反顾的决心”率军渡过<span word="Rubicon">Rubicon</span>（卢比肯河），引发了罗马内战…… 不过，凯撒没有“破釜沉舟”，而是抛下了一句俗语“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cast">cast</span>！”（骰子已经掷下，就这样吧！）“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cast">cast</span>！” 是句俗语，当你下定决心要去做某件事、既使失败也决意要做时，都可以用它来形容。<span word="Die">Die</span>在这里是<span word="dice">dice</span>（骰子）的单数形式。公元前49年，凯撒在成功镇压高卢境内的反罗马起义后，曾在意大利边境的<span word="Rubicon">Rubicon</span>（卢比肯河）畔踌躇不前。根据罗马法律，他必须只身一人返回罗马，但这很可能让国内的仇敌有机可乘，不带兵“进虎口”明摆着送死嘛！最终，凯撒扔出一句“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cast">cast</span>！”（骰子已经掷下，就这样吧），遂带兵过“卢比肯河”，走上了一条不归路。后来“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cast">cast</span>”或“<span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rubicon">Rubicon</span>”（可参歌曲“<span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>”词语解析）常用来形容“决心已下”、“义无反顾”或“破釜沉舟”。</p><p> 看例句：<span word="At">At</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="delaying">delaying</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> (<span word="thrown">thrown</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>. （这样拖下去有什么好处呢？你就下定决心吧！反正今天做和明天做都一样。）</p>
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