Genghis Khan 成吉思汗 - 4

For the tribe and for Jamuqa(扎木合) it was a decisive moment.

"Men who were sworn brothers share one life. But I began to question whether Jamuqa was truly my blood brother for all eternity¹."

"It was not right that our differences should force a feud² but my wife stopped me from going after him. She warned that one day my blood brother would ride against me."

For Temujin(铁木真), this feud brought back the darkest memory of his childhood.

"I knew where a war between brothers would lead. Even when we were starving, my brother Bekhter(别克帖儿) betrayed us, he refused to share the spoils of a hunt. He died of his wounds."

sworn brothers: people who have sworn to their fraternity, people who have taken an oath of brotherhood

blood brother: one of two men pledged to mutual loyalty by a ceremonial use of each other's blood

1 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。

2 feud   

n.长期不和；世仇；v.长期争斗；世代结仇

参考例句：

• How did he start his feud with his neighbor?他是怎样和邻居开始争吵起来的？
• The two tribes were long at feud with each other.这两个部族长期不和。