An inexplicable change took place in the relative moral strength of the two contending parties, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party; the morale of one party dropped sharply to below zero, while that of the other rose sharply to white heat.

• 斗争中的国民党和共产党，双方的精神力量的对比，发生了莫名其妙的变化，一方极度下降，降到零度以下，另一方极度上升，升到狂热的程度。