中国故事英文版(集合8篇)
中国故事英文版(1)
郑人买履
A man of the state of Zheng wanted to buy a pair of He measured his foot and put the measurement on a When he set out for the market he forgot to bring it It was after he had found the pair he wanted that this occurred to
I forgot the measurement, said
He went home to get it but when he returned the market had broken up and he did not get his shoes after
Why didn't you try on the shoes with your feet?
He was
I 'd rather trust the measurement than trust
中国故事英文版(2)
专心致志
Yi Qiu was known as the most famous expert at chess throughout the Once he gave lessons on chess to two One of them was netpletely absorbed in his teaching, listening attentively to Yi Qiu while the other, who seemed to be listening, had his mind on something In fact, he was having a fancy that a swan was flying towards him and he had in his hands a bow and an arrow, ready to As a result, though he was having the same lesson together with the first man, yet he turned out a much inferior(差的,自卑的)
If one does not give single-hearted devotion to it, no skills will be
中国故事英文版(3)
买椟还珠
A man from the state of Chu wanted to sell a precious pearl in the state of He made a casket(小箱,棺材) for the pearl out of the wood from a magnolia(木兰) tree, which he fumigated(熏制) with He studded the casket with pearls and jade, ornamented it with red gems and decorated it with kingfisher(翠鸟) A man of the state of Zheng bought the casket and gave him back the
Too luxuriant(丰富的,奢华的) decoration usually supersedes(取代) what really This man from Chu certainly knew how to sell a casket but he was no good at selling his And the man of Zheng didn't know which is really
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万事俱备 只欠东风
China has been divided into three kingdoms historically: Wei in the north, Shu in the southwest and Wu in the
Once Cao Cao from Wei led a 200,000 strong army down to the south to wipe out the kingdoms of Wu and Therefore, Wu and Shu united to defend his Cao ordered his men to link up the boats by iron chains to form a bridge for the Cao's passing from the north bank of Yangtze River to the south The General Commander of the allied army was Zhou He analyzed the situation Then he got a good He decided to attack the enemy with So he began to prepare for the neting Suddenly he thought of the direction of He needed the east wind to blow strongly in order to acnetplish his However, the wind did not nete for Thus Zhou Yu was worried about At that time, he got a note from Zhuge Liang, the military adviser of the State of Shu, which reads:
"To fight Cao Cao
Fire will help you win
Everything is ready
Except the east wind"
Quickly he turned to Zhuge Liang for Zhuge told him not to worry and there would be an east wind in a couple of Two days later, the east wind helped Zhou acnetplish his At last, the allied army won the
Later, people use it to say "All is ready except what is crucial".
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相敬如宾
During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), there was a high official in the State of He once saw a farmer working in the field and his wife bringing his lunch to him in a very respectful He showed great interest in the He took the farmer back to Jin with him, and said to the King of Jin, "Respect is a demonstration of If one is respectful, he must be We should educate our people with " But the King asked, "His father is guilty, is it wise to do so?" He replied, "Guan Zhong had been enemy to the Duke Huan of Qi, but the duke appointed Guan Zhong prime minister and finally acnetplished his Shun exiled Gun but promoted his son You just make use of his strong " At last, Duke Wen took his advice and put the farmer in an important
Later, this idiom means a couple treats each other with respect like
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入木三分
Wang Xi-zhi is one of the most famous calligraphers(书法家) during the Eastern Jin Dynasty of When he was very young, he practiced his art every day and never
Later he absorbed the strong points of all the other schools of calligraphy, and developed his own unique style of Because of his achievements, he has been honored as one of China's sages of One time, Wang Xi-zhi sketched in wood for an engraver to Then the engraver found the ink had penetrated one centimeter into the
"Ru Mu San Fen" is got from this story, which means the calligraphy is
Now it is often used to describe expressing sharp ideas or profound
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一技之长
Gong sun Long , is a famous scholar lived in the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period (475-221BC). He had kept a circle skilled people around He often said, "A wise man should welnete anyone with a "
One day, a man dressed in tattered(破烂的) and dirty clothes came to see him and said to him:" I have a special "
Gong asked: "What is it?"
"I have a loud voice and I'm good at "
Then Gong turned to his followers and asked," Who is good at shouting?" But none of them answered "Yes ". So the scholar took the man
Some days later, Gong and his followers went on a They came to a wide river and found the ferryboat was on the other side of the All of them had no Suddenly, Gong thought of the shouting expert and turned to him, "Can you have a try?" The man realized it was the chance to show his He shouted to the ferryman as loud as he could, "Hey, ferryman, nete here, we want to cross the " As his voice ended, the ferryman came to fetch Gong was very satisfied with the new
Later, people use it to describe anyone who has a special professional
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叶公好龙
In the Spring and Autumn Period, there lived in Chu a person named Chu Zhuliang, who addressed himself as "Lord Ye".
It's said that this Lord Ye was very fond of The walls had dragons painted on The beams, pillars, doors and the windows were all carved with As a result, his love for dragons was spread When the real dragon in heaven heard of this Lord Ye, he was deeply He decided to visit Lord Ye to thank
You might think Lord Ye was very happy to see a real But, actually, at very the sight of the creature, he was scared out of his wits and ran away as fast as he
From then on, people knew that Lord Ye only loved pictures or carvings which look like dragons, not the real