A Man of Steadfast Purpose is Bound to Succeed
Explanation：
Equivalent to "Where there's a will there's a way. "
Story：
In the Eastern Han Dynasty there lived a scholar named Geng Yan In addition to letters， he was skilled in the martial arts， as he nursed a burning ambition to serve his country. Choosing a military career， he distinguished himself in countless battles， and in the course of time found himself promoted to commander-in-chief of the Eastern Han forces.
It happened that the dynasty was sorely troubled by rebellious warlords in the northern part of the country and the emperor was at his wits' end how to deal with them. One day Geng Yan asked his master's permission to mount an expedition against the upstarts. But the emperor was reluctant to risk his troops in battle against what he considered formidable foes. Geng Yan pleaded with him， assuring him that he was determined to pacify the north at all costs ， and that "a man of steadfast purpose is bound to succeed. "
有志者事竟成
解釋?zhuān)?BR> 有志氣有毅力的人，最后一定能把事情作成功。
故事：
東漢時(shí)，有一個(gè)讀書(shū)人，名叫耿弇.從小就認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)兵書(shū)，演練武藝，立志將來(lái)為國(guó)家效力。由于耿弇英勇善戰(zhàn)，足智多謀，屢建戰(zhàn)功，很快就升為大將軍。
一天，耿弇向皇帝要求帶兵北上，平定割據(jù)勢(shì)力?；实勐?tīng)了很高興，但覺(jué)得這很困難，不易成功。耿弇說(shuō)：“大王，只要我們立定志向，堅(jiān)持不懈，就一定可以成功的！”
The emperor gave in at last， and Geng Yan marched north. Deploying brilliant tactics， Geng Yan subdued the rebels one by one， until he finally faced the most powerful of them， the warlord Zhang Bu. In the desperate decisive battle Zhang Bu， Geng Yan was wounded in the thigh by an arrow. Hardly flinching， he simply chopped off the shaft with his sword and carried on fighting. Not until the battle was won did he give another thought to his wound.
The emperor was overjoyed at Geng Yan's exploits， and said， "Now I know that you were right when you said that a man of steadfast purpose is bound to succeed. "
皇帝答應(yīng)了。耿弇率兵北上，運(yùn)用聲東擊西的戰(zhàn)術(shù)，連戰(zhàn)連勝，很快就平定了一大部分割據(jù)勢(shì)力。接著，耿弇又率領(lǐng)大軍向軍閥張步盤(pán)踞的地盤(pán)推進(jìn)。雙方在臨淄擺開(kāi)了陣勢(shì)，一場(chǎng)短兵相接的戰(zhàn)斗殺得天昏地暗。這時(shí)，一支箭突然直飛過(guò)來(lái)射中耿弇大腿，他拔出佩劍，砍斷箭桿，繼續(xù)作戰(zhàn)，把張步打得大敗而逃，他才想起腿上還有一枚箭頭。
皇帝稱(chēng)贊耿弇說(shuō)：“將軍以前提出的計(jì)劃，我還擔(dān)心難以實(shí)現(xiàn)，但你終于做到了。這正是‘有志者事竟成'??！”
Explanation：
Equivalent to "Where there's a will there's a way. "
Story：
In the Eastern Han Dynasty there lived a scholar named Geng Yan In addition to letters， he was skilled in the martial arts， as he nursed a burning ambition to serve his country. Choosing a military career， he distinguished himself in countless battles， and in the course of time found himself promoted to commander-in-chief of the Eastern Han forces.
It happened that the dynasty was sorely troubled by rebellious warlords in the northern part of the country and the emperor was at his wits' end how to deal with them. One day Geng Yan asked his master's permission to mount an expedition against the upstarts. But the emperor was reluctant to risk his troops in battle against what he considered formidable foes. Geng Yan pleaded with him， assuring him that he was determined to pacify the north at all costs ， and that "a man of steadfast purpose is bound to succeed. "
有志者事竟成
解釋?zhuān)?BR> 有志氣有毅力的人，最后一定能把事情作成功。
故事：
東漢時(shí)，有一個(gè)讀書(shū)人，名叫耿弇.從小就認(rèn)真學(xué)習(xí)兵書(shū)，演練武藝，立志將來(lái)為國(guó)家效力。由于耿弇英勇善戰(zhàn)，足智多謀，屢建戰(zhàn)功，很快就升為大將軍。
一天，耿弇向皇帝要求帶兵北上，平定割據(jù)勢(shì)力?；实勐?tīng)了很高興，但覺(jué)得這很困難，不易成功。耿弇說(shuō)：“大王，只要我們立定志向，堅(jiān)持不懈，就一定可以成功的！”
The emperor gave in at last， and Geng Yan marched north. Deploying brilliant tactics， Geng Yan subdued the rebels one by one， until he finally faced the most powerful of them， the warlord Zhang Bu. In the desperate decisive battle Zhang Bu， Geng Yan was wounded in the thigh by an arrow. Hardly flinching， he simply chopped off the shaft with his sword and carried on fighting. Not until the battle was won did he give another thought to his wound.
The emperor was overjoyed at Geng Yan's exploits， and said， "Now I know that you were right when you said that a man of steadfast purpose is bound to succeed. "
皇帝答應(yīng)了。耿弇率兵北上，運(yùn)用聲東擊西的戰(zhàn)術(shù)，連戰(zhàn)連勝，很快就平定了一大部分割據(jù)勢(shì)力。接著，耿弇又率領(lǐng)大軍向軍閥張步盤(pán)踞的地盤(pán)推進(jìn)。雙方在臨淄擺開(kāi)了陣勢(shì)，一場(chǎng)短兵相接的戰(zhàn)斗殺得天昏地暗。這時(shí)，一支箭突然直飛過(guò)來(lái)射中耿弇大腿，他拔出佩劍，砍斷箭桿，繼續(xù)作戰(zhàn)，把張步打得大敗而逃，他才想起腿上還有一枚箭頭。
皇帝稱(chēng)贊耿弇說(shuō)：“將軍以前提出的計(jì)劃，我還擔(dān)心難以實(shí)現(xiàn)，但你終于做到了。這正是‘有志者事竟成'??！”