英语成语故事

　　英语成语故事1

　　Therewasastatecalledzhouinthechinesehistory.

　　Oneday,thekingofzhouaskedhisofficialsforadviceondealwithprisonersofwar.

　　Anofficialsaid,"ionceheardifyoulovesomeone,youareintendedtoloveeventhecrowsontheroofofhishouse;ifyouhatesomeone,youareintendedtohateeventhewallsandtheparapetsofhis.Theprisonersofwarwereenemiesfightingagainstus.Inmyopinion,wedbetterkillthemall."

　　Butthekingdidntagreewithhim."Ithinkweshouldtreattheprisonersofwardifferentlybydifferingthemintothosewhoareguiltyandthosewhoarenot.Theguiltyoneswillbesentencedtodeathinordertoavoidfuturedisasters."Anotherofficialputforwardhissuggestion.

　　Thekingdidntthinkitwasaproperway,either.

　　Thenathirdonesaid,"Yourmajesty,Ithinkalltheprisonersshouldbesetfreeandsentbackhometoworkinthefieldsandsupportthemselvesbytheirownlabor.Moreover,youshouldkeepstrictlytherulesforrewardandpunishmentandtreatyourrelativesandfriendsimpartially.Thepeoplearesuretobelieveinyouifyouadministerourcountrybymoralsandlaws."

　　Thekingthoughttheofficialsproposalwasquitereasonablesoheacceptedandfollowedit.Asaresult,thedomesticsituationsoonsettleddownandgraduallythecountrybecamemorestableandstronger.

　　Theidiomisthenusedtomeanthatifyoulovesomeone,youlllovepeopleandthingsrelativetohimaswell.

　　英语成语故事2

　　IntheJinDynasty(265-420)therewasafamouswriterwhosenamewasZuoSiwho,however,wasverynaughtyanddidnotliketostudywhenhewasasmallkid.Hisfatheroftengotangry,andyetyoungZuoSiwasasnaughtyaseverandwouldnotstudyhard.

　　Oneday,ZuoSisfatherwaschattingwithhisfriends.hisfriendsenviedhimhiscleverandloverlyson.Hearingthis,Zuosisfathersighed,"Pleasedonotmentionhim.MysonZuosidoesnotstudyaswellasIdidwhenIwasyoung,althoughIdidnotstudywellenoughmyself.Itappearsthatheisactuallyagood-for-nothing."Sosaying,helookeddisappointed.AllthiswaswitnessedbyyoungZuoSi.Hefeltverysad,feelingintenselythathewouldnotbeabletohaveabrightfutureifhedidnotstudyhard.Sohewasdeterminedtostudyassiduouslyfromthenon.

　　Dayafterdayandyearafteryear,ZuoSigraduallygrewup.Becauseofhisunremittingaffortsinhardstudy,hebecameaneruditescholarandwroteveryexcellentessays.

　　The"OdetotheCapitaloftheStateofQi",whichtookhimoneyeartowrite,showedhisbrilliantliterarytalentandlaidthefoundationforhisbecominganoutstandingwriter.thenheplannedtowritean"OdetotheCapitalsoftheThreeKingdomsofWei,ShuHanandWu"withthelocalconditionsandcustomsaswellastheproduceofthethreecapitalsasitscontent.

　　Inordertoachievethedesiredeffectincontent,structureandlanguage,heappliedhimselftoresearchworkwithgreatconcentration,andwassoabsorbedincreativewritingastoforgetfoodandsleep.Ittookhimtenwholeyearstofinishthewritingof"OdetotheCapitalsoftheThreeKingdomsofWei,ShuHanandWu",aliterarymasterpiece.

　　The"OdetotheCapitalsoftheThreeKingdomsofWei,ShuHanandWu"waswellreceivedbythebroadmassesofreadersafteritmadeitsappearancetothepublic,andpeopleconsidereditassuperblywrittenasthe"OdetotheWesternCapital(Changan)andtotheEasternCapital(Luoyang)"writtenbyBanGu(32-92)andthe"OdetotheWesternCapitalandtotheEasternCapital"writtenbyZhangHengoftheHanDynasty(206B.C.toA.D.220).Astheartofprintinghadnotbeeninventedatthattime,peoplewhowerefondofthis"Ode"hadtomakehandwrittencopiesofitthemselves.Asthereweresomanypeoplewhoviedwitheachotherinmakinghandwrittencopies,thesupplyofwritingpaperfellshortofthedemandinLuoyangwentupgreatly.

　　Thisstorycomesfrom"ThelifeofZuoSi"inthebook"LiteraryField"ofTheHistoryoftheJinDynasty.Basedonthisstory,peoplehavecoinedthesetphrase"thepriceofwritingpaperwentupgreatly",meaningtheoverwhelmingpopularityofanewworkcausesshortageofprintingpaper,toshowhowpopularanoutstandingpieceofliteraryworkis.

　　英语成语故事3

　　ARocsflightoftenthousandli-Abrightfuture

　　IntheChineseclassic《Chuangtze》,thereisalegendlikethis:

　　Onceuponatime,agiganticfishnamedKunlivedinthenorthernsea.Nooneknewhowlargeitactuallywas.ThisfishcouldchangeitselfintotheenormousbirdcalledPeng(roc),measuringthousandsofkilometersinlength.Whenthebirdwasspreadingitswings,itlookedlikehugecloudsinthesky.Itcould,inonestretch,flyfromthenorthernseatothesouthernseaontheothersideoftheglobeandsoaringupto90000li(45000kilometers)intheheaven.

　　thebirdcansurelyflyoveralongdistancewithoutstop.Nowpeopleusethisidiomtowithothershavealongcareerorabrightfuture.

　　英语成语故事4

　　Onceuponatimetherewasaherdsmanwhoraiseddozensofsheep.Hedayandnighttoputthesheep,sheepintothesheepfoldstakes.Onemorning,theherdsmanwenttothesheepandfoundthatoneofthesheepwasmissing.Originalpenbrokeaholeinthenightthewolfputawayasheep.

　　Neighboradvisedhimtosay:"tothesheepfold,plugthehole."Hesaid:"thesheephavebeenlost,butalsotorepairastemwhat?"themorningofthesecondday,hewenttosheepandfoundasheepandless.Originallythewolffromtheholeinthepen,andwalkedasheepdiao.

　　Theherdsmanregrettedthatheimmediatelystoppedtheholeinhisneighborsadvice.

　　英语成语故事5

　　WangXi-zhiisoneofthemostfamouscalligraphersduringtheEasternJinDynastyofChina.Whenhewasveryyoung,hepracticedhisarteverydayandneverstopped.

　　Laterheabsorbedthestrongpointsofalltheotherschoolsofcalligraphy1,anddevelopedhisownuniquestyleofwriting.Becauseofhisachievements,hehasbeenhonoredasoneofChinassages2ofcalligraphy.Onetime,WangXi-zhisketched3inwoodforanengraver4tocut.Thentheengraverfoundtheinkhadpenetrated5onecentimeterintothewood.

　　"RuMuSanFen6"isgotfromthisstory,whichmeansthecalligraphyispenetrating7.

　　Nowitisoftenusedtodescribeexpressingsharpideasorprofoundviews.

　　英语成语故事6

　　GropingabouttheChinoftheBlackDragontoGetaPearl-BringingOuttheBest

　　Long,Longage,therelivedafamilybytheYellowRiver.Theylivedaverypoorlift,dependingoncuttingreeds,weavinghangingscreensanddustpansforalivelihood.

　　Oneday,thesonwascuttingreedsbytheriverside.Withthescrochingsundirectlyoverhead,hisheadwasswimming,sohesatdowntotakearest.Lookingattheriverwaterinfrontwhichwashisfatherhadoncetoldhim.inthedepthsoftherivertherewerealotofraretreasures,butnobodydaredtogetthembecauseafierceblackdragonwasresidingthere.Hethoughtthat,ifhecoulddiveintothedeptsoftheriverandgetthetreasures,thewholefamilywouldnothavetotoilfrommorningtillnightandyetcouldnothaveenoughtoeatasnow.Hethoughtitwouldbebettertohaveatry,andhewasresolvedtotryindesperation.Sohetookoffhisclothesnimblyanddivedintothecoldwaterwithasplash.

　　Atfirst,hecouldseesmallfishhereandthereallaround.However,thedeeperhedived,thedarkeritbecame,andthecoldertheriverwater.Atlast,itwaspitch-darkallaround,andhecouldseenothing.Hebecamefrightened,andwasatalosswhereheshouldswimto.Justatthattime,henoticedaroundobjectwhichwasglitteringnotfaraway.Hefixedhiseyesonit,andsawitwasabrightpearl.Heheldhisbreathandswamoverthere,heldthepearlwithbothhands,pulleditwithagreateffort,andthebrightpearlcomeintohisarms.Hecameoutfromthewaterimmediately,climbedupthebank,andmadeoffforhomeatonce.

　　Hisfathersawthebrightpearl,andaskedwherehehadgotit.Hetoldhisfatherthewholestoryexactlyasithadhappened.Hearingthis,hisfathersaidrepeatedly,"Howdangerousitwas!Thispreciouspearlwasgrownonthechinoftheblackdragon.Theblackdragonmusthavebeensleepingwhenyouwerepullingthepearl.Iftheblackdragonwereawake,youwouldbedead."Whenthesonheardthis,heconsideredhimselfveryluckyindeed.

　　ThisstoryappearsinTheWorksofZhuangZi.Fromthisstory,latergenerationshavederivedthesetphrase"gropingaboutthechinoftheblackdragontogetapearl--bringingoutthebest"toindicatethatanarticleistothepoint.

　　英语成语故事7

　　IntheWarringStatesPeriod,theStateofQinbesiegedthecapitaloftheStateofZhao.

　　DukePingyuanofZhaoplannedtoasktheruleroftheStateofChupersonallyforassistance.Hewantedtoselectacapablemantogowithhim.AmancalledMaoSuivolunteered.Whenthenegoti-actionsbetweenthetwostateswerestalledbecausetherulerofChuhesitatedtosendtroops,MaoSuiapproachedhim,brandishingasword.

　　Atthat,therulerofChuagreedtohelpZhao,againstQin.

　　英语成语故事8

　　IntheStateofLu,therewasacoupleofhusbandandwife,theformerbeinganexpertshoemakerandthelatteraskilledhandinwearingtaffeta.Onedayafterconsultations1theydecided2togotothestateofYuetoearnalivelihood3.Theneighborsadvisedthemnottogowhentheylearnedabouttheirplan."Dontgothere,"saidoneneighbor,"Ifyougo,youcanneverearnalivelihood."

　　"Wecannotunderstandyou,"interrogated4thecouple,"Wehaveafindcommandofourart,howcouldwenotearnourlivingwithourwork?Dontmakeafoolofus,please."

　　"Indeed,youhaveyourskill,"explainedtheman,"Buthaveyoutakennoticeofthefactthatshoesaremadeforpeopleandthesilktaffetaareforhat-making?ThepeopleofYuedontwearshoes,fortheyarebarefooted.Again,theyliketohavetheirhairspreadoutovertheirheadsandtheyneverusehats.Towhomshouldyousellyourshoesandhatsthen?"Experiencedthoughyouareinthearts,yettheartsyouhavemasteredareuselessthere."

　　Afterthisexplanation,thehusbandandwifenowunderstoodthatanythingthatwasnotadaptable5totheobjectiveworldwouldbeuselessandunpractical.

　　英语成语故事9

　　InthelastyearsoftheThreeKingdomsperiod,SimaYanconqueredtheKingdomofShuandseizedthestatepoweroftheKingdomofWei,andbecameEmperorWudioftheJinDynasty.ThenheplannedtosendhistroopstoattacktheKingdomofWusoastounifyChina.HecalledhiscivilandmilitaryofficialstodiscusstheplantodestroytheKingdomofWu.MostofthemthoughtthatitwouldbedifficulttotrytodestroytheKingdomofWuwithoneactionbecausetheKingdomofWuwasstillpowerfull.Soitwouldbebettertowaituntilfullerpreparationsweremade.However,GeneralDuYudidnotagreewiththem,sohewroteamemorialtothethrone.AccordingtoDuYu,itwouldbebettertodestroytheKingdomofWuassoonaspossible,becauseitwasstillweakatthattime.ItwouldbemoredifficulttodefeattheKingdomofWulaterifitbecamestronger.Afterreadingit,EmperorWudidecidedtosendtroopstoattacktheKingdomofWuasearlyaspossible,soastoavoidfuturetrouble.SoEmperorWudimadeuphismind,andappointedDuYutheGrandGeneralforConqueringthesouth.

　　In279,simaYan,EmperorWudioftheJinDynasty,musteredmorethantwohundredthousandtroopswhoweredividedintosixarmydivisionstoproceedbybothlandandwatertoattackthekingdomofWu.Battledrumsthunderingandthecoloursfluttering,thesoldierswerefullofpowerandgrandeur.Thenextday,Jianglingcitywascaptured,andageneraloftheKingdomofWuwaskilled.AndtheJinarmypushedonintheflushofvictory.Hearingthis,thetroopsoftheKingdomofWusouthoftheYuanjiangRiverandtheXiangjiangRiverwereoverwhelmedwithfear,andtheyopenedthegatesofcitiesandsurrenderedoneafteranother.SimaYanorderedDuYutoadvancetoJianye,capitalcityoftheKingdomofWu,bywater.SomeonefearedthattheYangtzeRivermighthaveasharpriseandthoughtitmoreadvantageoustowithdrawthetroopsforthetimebeingandwaituntilwintercame.DuYuresolutelyopposedtheidea,saying,"Nowourarmysmoraleishigh,andourarmyiswinningonevictoryafteranother,justlikeasharpknifesplittingabamboo.ItwontbetoostrenuoustoconquertheKingdomofWuwithoneaction."UnderDuYuscommand,theJinarmychargedatthecapitalcityJianye,occupiedit,andthusdestroyedtheKingdomofwu.Inthisway,EmperorWudioftheJinDynastyunifiedthewholecountry.

　　Thisstoryappearsin"TheLifeofDuYu"inTheHistoryoftheJinDynasty.Laterthesetphrase"likesplittingabamboo"isusedtorefertoirresistibleforceorvictoriousadvance.

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　　inthelastyearsofthethreekingdomsperiod,simayanconqueredthekingdomofshuandseizedthestatepowerofthekingdomofwei,andbecameemperorwudiofthejindynasty.thenheplannedtosendhistroopstoattackthekingdomofwusoastounifychina.hecalledhiscivilandmilitaryofficialstodiscusstheplantodestroythekingdomofwu.mostofthethemthoughtthatitwouldbedifficulttotrytodestroythekingdomofwuwithoneactionbecausethekingdomofwuwasstillpowerfou.soitwouldbebettertowaituntilfullerpreparationsweremade.however,generalduyudidnotagreewiththem,sohewroteamemorialtothethrone.

　　accordingtoduyu,itwouldbebettertodestroythekingdomofwuassoonaspossible,becauseitwasstillweakatthattime.itwouldbemoredifficulttodefeatthekingdomofwulaterifitbecamestronger.afterreadingit,emperorwuditosendtroopstoattackthekingdomofwuasearlyaspossible,soastoavoidfuturetrouble.soemperorwudimadeuphismind,andappointedduyuthegrandgeneralforconqueringthesouth.

　　in279,simayan,emperorwudiofthejindynasty,musteredmorethantwohundredthousandtroopswhoweredividedintosixarmydivisionstoproceedbybothlandandwatertoattackthekingdomofwu.battledrumsthunderingandthecoloursfluttering,thesoldierswerefullofpowerandgrandeur.thenextday,jianglingcitywascaptured,andageneralofthekingdomofwuwaskilled.andthejinarmypushedonintheflushofvictory.hearingthis,thetroopsofthekingdomofwusouthoftheyuanjiangriverandthexiangjiangriverwereoverwhelmedwithfear,andtheyopenedthegatesofcitiesandsurrenderedoneafteranother.simayanorderedduyutoadvancetojianye,capitalcityofthekingdomofwu,bywater.someonefearedthattheyangtzerivermighthaveasharpriseandthoughtitmoreadvantageoustowithdrawthetroopsforthetimebeingandwaituntilwintercame.duyuresolutelyopposedtheidea,saying,"nowourarmysmoraleishigh,andourarmyiswinningonevictoryafteranother,justlikeasharpknifesplittingabamboo.

　　itwontbetoostrenuoustoconquerthekingdomofwuwithoneaction."underduyuscommand,thejinarmychargedatthecapitalcityjianye,occupiedit,andthusdestroyedthekingdomofwu.inthisway,emperorwudiofthejindynastyunifiedthewholecountry.thisstoryappearsin"thelifeofduyu"inthehistoryofthejindynasty.laterthesetphrase"likesplittingabamboo"isusedtorefertoirresistibleforceorvictoriousadvance.