Words of the Day

甘gan1

willingly

庸yong1

lowly

強國的美夢破碎了，他自甘治庸才政府。

The dream of a powerful country was shattered.  He [Emperor Shenzong] willingly governed a lowly government.

陷入xian4ru4

fall into a trap

牢籠lao4long2

cage, shackles, bonds

犧牲xi1sheng1

sacrifice, scapegoat

般ban1

just like

他陷入自己野心的牢籠，成為美夢的犧牲品，夢境增長廣大，然後就像泡影般破滅了。

He [Wang Anshi] fell into the trap of his wild heart, becoming a sacrifice to his dream.  His dream kept increasing in size.  Afterwards it would pop like a bubble.