中国英文故事

中国英文故事篇一

著名的英文版中国寓言故事

Staying by a Stump Waiting for More Hares To Come and Dash Themselves Against It

This story took place more than 2,000 years ago. At that time there was a man who was famous for staying by a stump waiting for more hares to come and dash themselves against it.

He was a yong farmer,and his family had been farmers for generations.Year after year and generation after generation, farmers used to sow in spring and harvest in autumn,beginning to work at sunrise and retiring at sunset.In good harvest years,they could only have enough food to eat and enough clothing to wear.If there was a famine due to crop failure,they had to go hungry.

This young farmer wanted to improve his life.But he was too lazy and too cowardly.Being lazy and cowardly over everything,he often dreamed of having unexpected blessings.

A miracle took place at last. One day in late autumn,when he was ploughing in the field,two groups of people were hunting nearby.As shoutings were rising one after another,scared hares were running desperately.Suddenly,a blind hare dashed itself headlong against the stump of a dead tree in his field and died.

That day,he ate his fill.

From that day on,he no longer went in for farming again.From morning till night,he stayed by that miraculous stump,waiting for miracles to take place again. 守株待兔Staying by a Stump Waiting for More Hares To Come and Dash Themselves Against It

相传有一个农民，日出而作，日入而息．遇到好年景，也不过刚刚吃饱穿暖；一遇灾荒，可就要忍饥挨饿了．他想改善生活，但他太懒，胆子又特小，干什么都是又懒又怕，总想碰到送上门来的意外之财。

奇迹终于发生了。深秋的一天，他正在田里耕地，周围有人在打猎。吆喝之声四处起伏，受惊的小野兽没命的奔跑。突然，有一只兔子，不偏不倚，一头撞死在他田边的树根上。 当天，他美美地饱餐了一顿。

从此，他便不再种地。一天到晚，守着那神奇的树根，等着奇迹的出现。

中国英文故事篇二

Popular Chinese Stories 中国传统故事 英文版

Popular Chinese Stories

The Death of Qū Yuán 屈原

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the day of the dragon boat festival (Duānwǔ jié 端午节), people eat zòngzi 粽子 (although people also eat them at other times, since they are delicious). The association of zòngzi with this occasion is said to be in memory of the poet QŪ Yuán 屈原, an official of the state of Chǔ 楚 during the Warring States Period (period 04e, 200s and 300s BC). The famous warring states included Yān 燕, Qí 齐, Zhào 赵, Wèi 魏, Hán 韩, Chǔ 楚, And Qín 秦, as well as the diminutive Wèi 卫, Dōngzhōu 东周, Sòng 宋, and Lǔ 鲁 (where Confucius lived). Among all these, the state of Qín was by far the most powerful and sought to dominate or absorb the others. (Eventually it succeeded. That’s where the Qín dynasty came from.)

Qū Yuán was a scion of an aristocratic family and a trusted counselor at the court of king Huái, 怀), where he was an advocate of close alliances with the other states in the hope of frustrating Qín’s expansionist ambitions. But he was hated by an envious competitor for the king's attention. In the late 280s BC the state of Qín 秦 broke its alliance with Chǔ, and many battles ensued. eventually Qín suggested that the Chǔ monarch go to Qín for peace talks. Qū Yuán counseled against doing so, for he did not trust Qín. But king Huái's son Qǐng Xiāng 楚顷襄 argued in favor of the trip, and king Huái went.

As Qū Yuán had predicted, king Huái was arrested, held in exile in Qín for three years, and finally executed. Meanwhile his son Qǐng Xiāng became monarch, and selected Qū Yuán's old enemy as his prime minister, who immediately persuaded him to have Qū Yuán banished. He moved to his old home in what is today northern Húběi 湖北 and spent his time collecting folklore and writing poetry.

In 278 BC Qín forces, under the command of the famous general BÁI Qǐ 白起, occupied Yǐng 郢, the Chǔ capital (in modern Jiānglíng county 江陵县 in Húběi).

Qū Yuán was in despair both at the injustice of his exile and at the loss of his homeland to the Qín conquerors because his advice had not been followed. He commemorated his sorrow in a long poem still widely respected, called "Leaving the Tumult" or “The Sorrow of Leaving” (Lǐsāo 离骚) (usually translated “Encountering Sorrow”) and in many other melancholy poems, often including the word lament (āi 哀) in the title, such as "Lament for [the Fall of] Yǐng" (Āi Yǐng 哀郢).

Eventually on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, overcome by his depression, Qū Yuán committed suicide by jumping into the nearby Mìluó river 汨罗江.

People were unable to find his body, and made sacrifices to his spirit by throwing rice into the river. Later, fearing that the rice would be too readily eaten by fish, they tied the rice into wrappings of bamboo leaves. (Other accounts say that the wrapped rice was thrown in to feed the fish and thus prevent them from eating Qū Yuán's body.)

Although people do not throw rice into rivers any more, the custom of preparing and eating rice wrapped in bamboo leaves (zòngzi 粽子) is still associated with the fifth day of the fifth month.

中国英文故事篇三

超全版英文故事

儿童寓言故事 Story 1 Three Good Friends

One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a

tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can‟t swim. He

shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the

monkey, but he can‟t help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong.

He helps the rabbit and monkey. Three friends are very happy. They go to the

elephant‟s home. Then, three of them become good friends.

故事一 三个好朋友

一天一只猴子在河边骑车。这时他看见树下有一只狮子狮子向他跑来。

他非常的害怕掉进河里。他不会游泳大叫起来。兔子听见了跳进水里但

他却没有办法救猴子。幸运的是一只大象过来了。大象非常强壮救出了兔子

和猴子。他们来到大象的家在那里吃了一顿大餐。从此他们成了好朋友。

Story 2 A Good Boy

Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I

gave you yesterday?"

I gave it to a poor old woman, he answered.

You're a good boy, said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why

are you so interested in the old woman?"

She is the one who sells the candy.

故事二 好孩子

小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。

“昨天给你的钱干什么了” “我给了一个可怜的老太婆”他回答说。 “你真是个好孩子”妈妈骄傲地说。“再

给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢”

“她是个卖糖果的。”

Story 3 Spring in the Green Season

Spring is coming. Spring is the first season of the year. In China, spring comes in

February. It is still cold, but it is getting warmer and warmer. The days get longer and

longer. The leaves on the trees begin to turn green. Then they come up green leaves

in the spring wind on the ground. Spring is also sowing time season.

故事三

春天来了春天是每年的第一个季节。在中国春天二月来临那时候还是很

冷但是会运来月暖和白昼悦来越长。树上的叶子开始变绿沐浴着大地春风

长出了嫩芽。春天也播种的季节。

Story 4 Look for a Friend

Sam is a little fish. He lives in the sea. He is very lonely. He wants to have a friend.{中国英文故事}.

The friend looks like him. Sam sees an ink fish. The ink fish has eight legs. He doesn‟t

look like Sam. So Sam goes away. Sam meets a shark. He wants to say hello to the

shark. The shark opens his big mouth. Sam runs away quickly. Sam is tired and hungry.

He wants to have a rest. Then he sees a round fish. She says to him. “Hello! Would

you like to be my friend?” Sam answers: “Of course! But you are round. I am flat.”

The round fish days: “But we are both fishes.”

Sam thinks and says, “You are right. Let‟s be friends.” They become good friends.

故事四 找朋友{中国英文故事}.

塞姆是一条小鱼他在海里。他生在海里。他很孤独想要找一个朋友那个

朋友看起来要想他。 塞姆看见一条墨鱼。墨鱼有8条腿看上去不像塞姆。因

此塞姆游走了。塞姆遇见一条鲨鱼。他想跟鲨鱼问好。鲨鱼张开大嘴塞姆有迅

速地逃走了。

塞姆又累又饿他要休息一会儿。这时他看见一条圆鱼圆鱼对他说“你好

你愿意做我的朋友吗”

塞姆回答“好哇可你是圆形的我是扁的。”圆鱼说“但是我们俩都是鱼

啊”

塞姆思考后说“你讲得对让我们做朋友吧。”他们就成为好朋友了。

Story 5 The Hippo and I

A hippo lives in the zoo. I like him very much. I often go to see him. He often thinks of

me, too. Today is Sunday. It is fine day. I go to see him again. After I leave the zoo, he

follows me to my house. I give him lettuce, cabbages, bananas, apples and other food.

He eats them up. When I sing songs, he stays in the pool. He is as quite as a rabbit.

In the evening, he jumps onto my bed with me. My mum tells him to go home. He

has to pack his bag and go back to the zoo. My mum lets me see him every week.

故事5 我与河马

河马住在动物园里我很喜欢他。他经常去看它他也经常想我。

今天是星期日是个好天气我又一次去看望它。在我离开动物园之后他

跟随到我的家。我给他莴苣、生菜、香蕉、苹果和其他食物。他都吃了。

当我唱歌是它待在水池里像兔子一样安静。

晚上他跳到床上同我睡觉在一起睡。

妈妈要它回家。它不得不背起包回到动物园。妈妈允许我每周去看它。

Story 6 What Animals are the sea?

There are all kinds of animals in the sea. Look!{中国英文故事}.

They are coming.

This is an octopus. The octopus is spraying ink.

This is a shark. The shark has sharp teeth.

This is a whale. The whale shoots water into the air.

This is a sea turtle. The sea turtle has a hard shell.

These are starfishes. The starfishes have five legs.

These are angelfishes. The angelfishes have beautiful colors.

This is a lobster. The lobster has strong claws.

This is a jellyfish. The jellyfish has a soft body.{中国英文故事}.

They are different. But all of them live in the sea.

故事6 海里有什么动物

在海洋里有各种各样的动物。

看他们过来了。 这时一条章鱼章鱼在喷墨。

这是一条鲨鱼鲨鱼有锐利的牙齿。

这是一只鲸鱼鲸把水喷射到空中。

这时一直海龟海龟有坚硬的壳。

这些是海星海星有五条腿。

这些是扁蛟鱼扁姣鱼有美丽的花纹。

这是一只龙虾龙虾有强壮的爪子。

这是一个水母水母有一个柔软的身体。

他们各不相同但他们都居住在海洋里。

Story 7 naughty Monkey

It‟s very hot.. An old man is asleep on the chair. A fly comes and sits on the end of

the man‟s nose.

The old man has a naughty monkey. He chases the fly.

The fly comes back again and sits on the old man‟s nose again. The monkey chases

it away again and again.

中国英文故事篇四

一个英文写成的中国传统神话故事

一个英文写成的中国传统神话故事，关于中国四条江的形成long, long ago, rain stopped falling in china. the people prayed for rain to the jade emperor, for it was he who looked after everything in heaven, on the land and in the sea, but no matter how much they prayed, rain did not fall.

在很久很久以前的中国，遇到了一次滴水不降的旱灾。人们就向掌管天上、地下、海洋的玉皇大帝求拜，但无论他们怎么祈求，雨始终不落一滴。

four dragons lived in the east china sea in those days. they swam to shore to see what was happening, and saw people tearing grass from the caked ground, for the people had nothing else left to eat.

当时，有四条龙住在中国的东海。他们游到岸边去看怎么回事，看到人们在从结块的土地上拔草吃，因为土地上实在没有别的东西吃了。

we must do something, long dragon said, and yellow dragon nodded. we must help them ourselves, said pearl dragon, for the jade emperor will never answer their prayers.{中国英文故事}.

“我们得做点什么，”长龙说道，黄龙点头附和。“我们一定得帮帮他们，”珠龙说，“因为玉帝是不会答应他们的祈求的。”

they suddenly thought of a way to help. they started swimming this way and that, scooping up water with their bodies. then all four leapt into the sky. black dragon flew to the north, long dragon flew to the west, pearl dragon flew to the southernmost tip of china, and yellow dragon flew to the very center of the vast country. all at once, they let the water fall from their mouths, arms, legs, and even their tails.

他们突然想到了一个办法。他们在海里游，然后用他们的身体汲取水。然后他们四个分别腾飞天空。黑龙飞向了北面，长龙飞去了西面，珠龙飞去了中国的最南端，而黄龙则飞去了这个辽阔国度的最中心。突然，他们让水从他们的嘴巴、手脚、尾巴流出来。

the people down below looked up, but they could not see the dragons. they could only see the rain falling from the sky -- drops of rain more beautiful than any jewel. rain! they cried joyfully, and all the people and animals ran out into the rain and started to dance.

地面的人们看到了，但他们看不到龙。他们只能看到雨从天空降下来——雨滴比任何珠宝都来得美丽。“雨！”人们欢呼雀跃，所有的人和动物都奔入雨中，欢呼起舞。

when the jade emperor saw the rain, he was furious. who dares to tamper with[干预] my world? he shouted, and then saw the four dragons swooping around in the sky. you will not escape! he thundered, and summoning[招集] mountain god, he ordered him to kill the dragons.

当玉帝看到雨，他十分震怒。“是谁干的？”他咆哮道，然后他看到了飞在空中的四条龙。“你们跑不了的！”他大吼道，然后招集山神，他命令山神杀死四条龙

mountain god sent four mountains tumbling after the dragons. the moment the creatures landed, the four mountains landed on top of them, crushing them. then an odd thing happened. suddenly four rivers formed, springing out from beneath the mountains and spreading across the whole country.

山神派了四座山去压倒四龙。当龙一到，四座上就压倒他们，压垮他们。奇怪的事情发生了，突然间形成了四条河，从山出，贯穿了整个国家。

this, people say, is how the four great rivers of china were created: the yangtze, the yellow, the pearl and the heilongjiang are all that remain of the four great dragons who once saved the people of china.

人们说，这就是中国四条大江的由来，长江、黄河、珠江和黑龙江就是这四条龙的遗赠，他们曾经挽救过中国人们的生命。

中国英文故事篇五

原创 我身边的中国故事英语演讲稿

When I was out for a travel in Jeju Island, what surprised me most are those Chinese features all around this prestigious scenic spot of Korea. The moment I got out of the plane, I was amused by those broken Chinese words printed on the wall of the airport. Most of those hilarious words say “currency exchange！” or “greatest hotel room ever! ” and “Duty free shops” in a pretty funny way. I guess Chinese people are, like, walking cash to them. Anyway, although those who wrote them clearly are not even close to good Chinese speakers, they had indeed made my travel phenomenally convenient as well as homelike at the same time. There is even a whole district called JUNGMUN, which means “Chinese” in Korean. It is one of the most bustling places in Jeju, as tourists from China basically bought the whole place up. I could even spend RMB in Jeju, which is usually not allowed in other religious or countries. Chinese tourists have indeed promoted the economics there, I guess.

Another interesting phenomenon I’d like to talk about is the Chinese feature in US TV series. As you all know, US TV series play a rather important part in Chinese students’ lives. Agents of SHIELD is a well-known series and I personally love it very much. When an agent came back, half-dead, saying “I have spent my last four years in a ShanXi cooper mine”, I couldn’t help laughing. And I don’t have to mention the Chinese food Saturday of Sheldon in The Big bang theory, the mysterious girlfriend named Shadow of Oliver Queen in The Arrow, and those meaningless quoting of Confucius and Sun Zi in countless US TV series. American writers seem to see Chinatown as a sacred and exotic place in which live insidious villains who happen to master kung fu and have serious Asian faces.

These phenomena above are just a small part of Chinese features overseas I have noticed. Needless to say, the rise of China has indeed became more and more relevant and significant to the ordinary Chinese people. There most certainly is not any other country in this world that has changed its international standing at this magnitude, and the world is embracing China in an unprecedented way.

However , although we have seen the progress made by the world, I’m still hoping that they can see through the surface to perceive the essence of China. What we should really focus on are every individual of the 1.3 billion ordinary Chinese. We should change the viewpoint and take a serious look at China, at Chinese people, at their down-to-earth dreams, at their impulsive drive to change their fate, to change their nation's fate, and at their kindhearted temperaments, at their diligent characters. Today's China is made up of Chinese people who have virtue and excellence, not just of Bruce Lee and Kung pao chicken cubes. We should not overlook this great country, and we most certainly should not see only the high-rise buildings and the apparent prosperity, but also lay our sights on those unsung heroes who have been making contributions to this very society since the beginning.

中国英文故事篇六

中国传统文化经典哲理故事(英文)

Harmony of

Humoun and Nature

天人合一

〖Zhuangzhou Dreamed a Butterfly〗

One day at sunset，Zhuangzi dozed off and dreamed that he turned into a butterfly．He flapped his wings and made sure enough he was a butterfly．He had such a joyful feel-ing as he fluttered about that he completely forgot that he was Zhuangzi．Soon though，he realized that proud butterfly was really Zhuangzi who dreamed he was a butterfly．Or was it a butterfly who dreamed he was Zhuangzi?

Maybe Zhuangzi was the butterfly，and maybe the butterfly was Zhungzi? This is what is meant by the“transformation of things．”

庄周梦蝶

一天，落日时分，庄子梦见自己变成一只蝴蝶。他扑打扑打翅膀，确信自己已经变成一只蝴蝶。这时他十分惬意，飘飘然竟完全忘记了自己是庄子。一会儿醒来，他明白了，那只骄傲的蝴蝶正是梦见自己变成蝴蝶的庄子。或许是蝴蝶做梦自己变成了庄子也未可知。 庄子是蝴蝶?亦或蝴蝶是庄子?这正是所谓的“事物转换”的道理啊!

〖A Fond Dream of Nanke〗

In the Tang Dynasty，there lived a person called Chun Yufen．One day，his friends came to celebrate his birthday，and Chun Yufen was drinking under an old pagoda tree．When he became drunk，he fell asleep．Suddenly，Chun Yufen met with two atomies who took him into a giant hole in the tree，having a ride to the great Kingdom of Pagoda．Chun Yufen found himself in a fairy world with many red gates，magnificent palaces，luxuriant pavilions and beautiful gardens． 南柯一梦

在中国唐朝，有个人叫淳于棼。一天他过生日，在门前大槐树下摆下宴席和朋友饮酒作乐，好不快活。喝醉了之后，他便睡着了。迷迷

糊糊之中，他突然感觉有两个使者请他上车，马车朝大槐树下一个树洞驶去，驶向“槐安国”。 他发现树洞里另有一番仙境。有许多朱红色的大门，大门里面是华丽的宫殿，周围是亭台楼阁和美丽的花园。

The king appreciated him very much so that he was named the mayor of Nanke，a small town in the Kingdom．Soon after，he married the king’s beautiful daughter．Chun Yufen was so happy with the life there that he totally forgot his hometown．Twenty years passed，and Chun Yufen stayed as the very successful mayor of Nanke and raised a big family of five sons and two daughters．

国王非常欣赏淳于棼，封他为“南柯郡太守”。后来，国王还将公主许配给他。淳于棼与公主过得非常幸福以致完全忘了自己的家

乡。淳于棼上任南柯郡太守后，前后二十年的时间，把南柯郡治理得井井有条，还和公主生了五个儿子，两个女儿。

However,the kingdom was invaded by another country and Chun Yufen had to lead the troops to hold out the enemies．Unfortunately，his troops were defeated and his wifedied．Chun Yufen decided to leave the Kingdom of Pagoda．He was sent home by the 2 atomies.As soon as he arrived home，he woke up to realize what had happened was just a dream.It was only a short nap，even though in his dream he had experienced a whole 20 years of life．

Chun Yufen’s friends were interested in his dream.They looked down the tree and found an ant nest connected to a smaller nest in the south direction．Obviously，these nests explained what

“Pagoda Kingdom”and“Nanke”really were!

不料，有个国家突然入侵，淳于棼不得不率兵迎击，不过他还是打了败仗。这时公主又不幸去世了。淳于棼决定离开“槐安国”，仍是由

两名使者送行。淳于棼回到家中，突然惊醒过来，原来是一场梦。不过是小睡一会儿，而梦中经历却整整二十年。

淳于棼把梦境告诉朋友，大家感到十分有趣，一齐找到大槐树下，挖出一个很大的蚂蚁洞，旁边有孔，通向南边树枝，那里有一个小蚂

蚁洞。很显然，这就是所谓的“南柯郡”、“槐安国”！

〖The Penumbras and the Shadow〗

The penumbras asked the shadow，“A moment ago you were looking down and now you are looking up；a moment ago your hair was tied up and now it is hanging loose；a moment ago you were sitting and now you are standing；a moment ago you were walking and now you are standing still．How is all this?”

罔两问影

虚影问影子说：“你先前低着头现在仰起头，先前束着发髻现在披着头发，先前坐着现在站起，先前行走现在停下来，这是什么原因呢?”

The shadow said，“Gentlemen，why do you bother asking me such trifling ques-tions?I do these things but I don’t know why．Am I like the shell of a cicada or am I like the slough of a snake?I look like the real thing，but I am not the real thing．I appear with the flame or the sun，but fade with the shade or the night．

影子同答：“你为什么拿这样微不足道的事情烦我呢?我就是这样地随意运动，我自己也不知道为什么会是这样。我，就如同寒蝉蜕下来的壳、蛇蜕下来的皮，跟那本体事物相似却又不是那事物本身。火光与阳光使我显现，阴暗与黑夜使我隐形。

Do I depend on the real thing?But the real thing itself has to depend on something else!when the real thing comes，I come with it; when the real thing goes,I go with it; when the real thing moves to and fro，I move to and fro with it.What is there to ask about?”

我依赖有形的事物吗?而有形的事物又依赖什么呢?有形的物体到来我便随之而来，有形的物体离去我也随之而去，有形的物体俳徊不定我就随之不停地运动。这有什么可问的呢?” 〖Lips Gone，Teeth Cold〗

The King of Jin was going to attack Guo，a state on the other side of Jin’s neighbor country Yu．The Jin troops had to have Yu’s permission to go through its territory， which，most likely，the King of Yu would refuse．The King of Jin could not work out a plan．One day，Xun Xi，one of his ministers，put forward a suggestion，“Your Majesty，if you send your most precious gifts to the King of Yu，he will probably be bribed into giv-ing consent．”

唇亡齿寒

晋国的国君想要攻打虢国，但隔着一个虞国，讨伐虢国必须经过虞地。对此，虞国的国君可能会拒绝。晋君一直没能想出个好办法。一天，大臣荀息献计说：“大王，如果您能将珍宝献给虞国，他不会不答应借道的。”

The King of Jin looked reluctant，so Xun Xi said，“Even if he accepts the gifts，it doesn’t mean that he possesses them，as they will soon be taken back by us．Then what is there to be worried about?”Thus the King of Jin took up his plan．

晋献公一听有点舍不得，荀息就说：“即使他接受了礼物，也不意味着他就会拥有它们，很快，我们还会把它们拿回来的。您担心什么呢?”晋献公采纳了荀息的计策。

The King of Yu agreed at once as soon as he saw the gifts。But Gong Zhiqi，a minis-ter of

Yu，took objection to it，saying，“Guo is our neighbor country，our reliable friend, and the relationship between us is just like that between lips and teeth.As an old saying goes,‘when the lips are gone，the teeth will feel cold’，so will our country be in danger when Guo is conquered．If we let the Jin troops pass，the gap between Guo's destruction and ours is only a period of morning to evening．”But Gong’s advice was rejected.What happened thereafter just proved what Gong had said.

虞国国君见到礼物，当时就满口答应下来。虞国大夫宫之奇听说后，赶快阻止道：“虢国是虞国的近邻，有事可以彼此帮助，我们之间就好像嘴唇和牙齿之间的关系。俗话说：‘唇亡齿亡’，万一虢国灭了，我们虞国也就难保了。如果我们借道给晋国，那么虢国和虞国的灭亡就是旦夕之间的事了。”但虞国国君没有听从宫之奇的劝说，结果不久晋国就灭掉了虢国和虞国。

〖Perfectly Impartial〗

King Jin Pinggong once asked his minister Qi Huangyang，“I am going to appoint a magistrate and send him to govern Nanyang County．Who do you think will fit the of-fice?” Qi answered without hesitation，“Xie Hu may be the choice．”

The King feit surprised and said，“Isn’t Xie Hu your personal enemy?”

大公无私

晋平公有一次问大臣祁黄羊说：“南阳县缺个县长，你看，应该派谁去当比较合适呢?” 祁黄羊毫不迟疑地同答说：“解狐。”

平公惊奇地问：“解狐不是你的仇人吗?”

“Yes，”Qi replied，“but Your Majesty，you ask me who will fit the post，not who is my enemy．”

So Xie Hu took office，and he did do a lot of good things for common people in：Nanyang County．

Some time later when the King inquired who could take command of the army，Qi responded readily，“Qi Wu is most suited．”

The King was puzzled again，said，“Well，I wonder if Qi Wu is your son．”

祁黄羊回答说：“是的，但陛下问我谁合适，并没有问谁是我的仇人呀!”

于是，解狐就被派到南阳县上任了。到任后，他确实为百姓办了许多好事。

过了一些日子，当平公需要一个人去指挥军队的时候，祁黄羊说：“祁午能够胜任。” 平公又奇怪起来了，问道：“祁午不是你的儿子吗?”

“Yes，he is，”Qi answered，“but what has that to do with the point at this issue? Your Majesty，you just ask who is competent as a general，and I aired my opinion．”

So Qi Wu was appointed a general，which later proved one of the wisest appoint-ments． Hearing about this，Confucius spoke highly of Qi for his recommendation in consid-eration of one’s virtue and talent，brushing aside any thought of whether one was his en-emy or relative．He said that it was really perfectly impartial．

祁黄羊说：“是的，但这和推荐有什么关系呢?您只问我谁可以胜任，我就表达了我的想法。”

平公就派了祁午去做指挥官，他的表现，证明了这是一个最明智的选择。

孔子听到这两件事，十分赞赏祁黄羊“内举不避亲，外举不避仇”的荐才标准，并且说：“这才够得上‘大公无私’呀!”

〖Every Word Counts〗

During the Warring States Period，the troops of the State of Qin surrounded Han Dan city，the

capital of the State of Zhao，and the situation was very critical．So the King of Zhao sent Lord Ping Yuan to the State of Chu for help．Lord Ping Yuan intended to lead twenty assistants to accomplish this mission．Nineteen qualified people were select-ed，and one more was needed．At this time，Mao Sui volunteered to forward a plea to go with Lord Ping Yuan．Although Lord Ping Yuan was dubious about his capability，he still asked Mao Sui to go with them in the end． 一言九鼎

战国时，秦国的军队团团包围了赵国的都城邯郸，形势十分危急，赵国国君派平原君到楚国去求援。平原君打算带领二十名门客前去完成这项使命。已挑了十九名，尚少一个定不下来。这时，毛遂自告奋勇提出要去，平原君虽然对他的能力有所怀疑，但最终还是带着他一起前往了楚国。

As soon as Lord Ping Yuan arrived in the State of Chu，he started to lobby for Chu’s support，but made no progress．Accordingly，Mao Sui said to the King of Chu，“We come here to ask you to send relief forces，but you did not utter a word．Please don’t for-get，although you are stronger than us，you have lost many battles and even your capital. From my point of view，uniting Zhao against Qin is more urgent for you．”Mao Sui’s comments made the King of Chu State sincerely convinced，and promised to send refief forces immediately．

平原君到了楚国后，立即与楚王谈及“援赵”之事，谈了半天也毫无结果。这时，毛遂对楚王说：“我们来请你派兵援助，你却一言不发。别忘了，虽然楚国比赵国强大，却连连吃败仗，连国都也丢掉了，依我看，楚国比赵国更需要联合起来抗秦呀!”毛遂的一席话说得楚王心服口服，立即答应出兵援赵。

After Lord Ping Yuan came back to the State of Zhao，he said with emotion：“Mao Sui’s words are more important than nine huge tripods．”

平原君回到赵国后感慨地说：“毛遂的一席话真是重于九鼎大吕。”

〖Cast a Brick to Attract Jade〗

In the Tang Dynasty，there were two poets．One was called Chang Jian and the oth-er，s name was Zhao Gu．Zhao Gu’s poems were much appreciated by Chang Jian.Once Zhao Gu was going to Suzhou．When hearing Zhao Gu would visit Lingyan Temple，

抛砖引玉

唐代有两个诗人，一个叫常健，一个叫赵嘏。 常健很仰慕赵暇的诗才。一次，赵嘏要去苏州。当常健听说他会去灵岩寺时，使先赶到灵岩，

Chang Jian went there．first and wrote two lines of a poem on a conspeincus wall in hope of Zhao’s completion.Soon after,Zhao Gu arrived at hte temple.He noticed the incom-plete poem on the wall immediately and completed the poem．Chang Jian’s first two sen-

在一面显眼的墙上题写了两行诗，希望赵嘏看到后能续成一首。不久赵嘏到了灵岩寺，他一眼就看到了墙上不完整的诗，便续上一两行，

tences were not as good as Zhao Gu’s，but he stimulated Zhao to write down excellent ones．People call it an action of“to casting a brick to attract jade”，which refers to putting forth one’s superficial suggestion or article in order to draw out others’better views or works．

将诗补充完整。常健的诗没有赵嘏写得好，却能引出赵嘏的佳句。后来的人，就把这种做法叫作“抛砖引玉”，以此比喻用粗浅的意见或文章引发别人发表更高明的见解或作品。 〖A Sigh of River〗

At the time of autumn floods when hundreds of streams poured into the Yellow Riv-er．the torrents were so violent that it was impossible to distinguish an ox from a horse from the other side of the river．Then the River God was overwhelmed with joy，feeling that all the beauty under

the heaven belonged to him alone．Down the river he traveled east until he reached the North Sea．Looking eastwards at the boundless expanse of wa-ter，he changed his countenance and sighed to the Sea God，saying，“As the popular say-ing goes，‘There are men who have heard a little about Tao but still think that no one can surpass them．’I am one of such men．” 望洋兴叹

秋汛的季节到了，无数条溪流汇入黄河，河水猛涨，河面宽得连对岸的牛马都辨不清。这样一来，河伯就洋洋自得起来了，以为世界上

所有壮丽的景色都集中在自己身上了。他顺看河水向东行，一直来到北海，向东一望，一片辽阔的大海，看不见水的边际。这时，河伯才改变了他骄傲的神态，望着海洋感慨地说：“俗话说‘有人的只学到分之一的道理，就以为谁也比不上自己’，我正是这样的人啊！”

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Doctrine and louv

道法自然

〖Make Dresses according to Measurements〗

It’s said that in the past days there was a tailor in Beijing City.When he made dresses for people，apart from asking their size，he also would like to ask the customers’disposition，age，the time when they passed the imperial examination and so on．The

量体裁衣

传说以前北京城里有个裁缝，在替人做衣服时，除了量身材尺寸外，还要询问对方的性情、年纪以及中举时间等等。人们感到奇怪，

folks felt strange and asked him why．He said，“If a man passed the imperial examination at a young age，he must become arrogant，and hold his head high when he walks，so I need to make the front of clothes longer than the back；on the contrary，a man who passed the imperial examination at an old age will not feel so excited．He always be

问他为什么要这样。他说：如果是青年中举，必定性情骄傲，走起路来抬头挺胸，因此衣服要做得前长后短；如果是老年中举，大都没那

his back when walking,so the front of his clothes should be made a little bit shorter.The quick temper prefers shorter clothes；whereas the slow temper prefers longer clothes.” Later，this idiom describes somebody who can deal with different problems according to different situations.

么兴奋，走路不免弯腰曲背，衣服就要做得前短后长；性情急躁的，衣服要做得短；性子慢的，衣服应做得长些。后来“量体裁衣”这个成语泛指人们根据具体的情况处理问题。

〖Duke Lu Raised a Seabird〗

A seabird was once seen perching on the city gate of the capital of Lu．Nobody had seen such a bird before，so they called it the“holy bird．”

鲁侯养鸟

从前有只海鸟，在鲁国城门上栖息。因为从来没有人见过这种鸟，所以人们都叫它“神鸟”。

Duke Lu ordered his men to capture the seabird alive．They kept it in a golden cage and brought it to the Imperial Ancestral Temple．Duke Lu treated the seabird as though it were his guest of honor．Each day there would be banquets where dainties and delicacies of every kind would be offered to the seabird．Even the Duke Lu’s musicians had to per-form for the seabird’s sole amusement．