出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第158页（223字）
忍受耻辱，担起重大的责任。例勾践兵败，而以一国之君忍辱负重，卧薪尝胆，终于复兴了越国。
When Gou Jian was defeated，he suffered long years of disgrace and humiliation．In the end，he was able to recover the state of Yue．