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1、., . .画蛇添足 Once upon a time, there was a nobleman who gave some wine to his servantsThe wine was not enough for allThe servants finally decided whoever first finished drawing a snake on the ground would get the cup of wineOne of the servants finished drawing firstHe took up the cup and was about to
2、drink the wine when he thought of adding feet to the snakeHe went on drawingThen another servant finished drawing his snake. He snatched the wine cup and drank up the wine saying: “It is I who first finished drawing the snakeWhat you have drawn is not a snakeA snake doesnt have feet.”杞人忧天 In the Spr
3、ing and Autumn Period, in the State of Qi, there was a man who always let his imagination run away with him. One day he even worried that the sky would fall on his head. He was so worried that he could neither eat nor sleep. Later, someone persuaded him that his fears were ground-less. This idiom sa
4、tirizes those who worry unnecessarily.东施效颦 In the Spring and Autumn Period (春秋时期,770-476 BC), there was a beauty in the State of Yue called Xishi. She often suffered from pains in her chest, and so she would often walk around doubled over and with her brows knitted. There was an ugly girl in the vil
5、lage called Dongshi who envied Xishi. Striving to emulate Xishi, she imitated her stoop, knitting her brows at the same time. She thought that this made her elegant, but in fact, it only made her more ugly. Later, this idiom came to be used to indicate improper imitation that produces the reverse ef
6、fect.草木皆兵 In AD 383, the king of Former Qin (秦朝), Fu Jian (f jin 苻坚), led a huge army to attack Eastern Jin. After losing the first round of fighting, Fu Jian looked down from a city wall, and was terrified when he saw the formidable battle array of the Eastern Jin army. And then looking at the moun
7、tains around, he mistook the grass and trees for enemy soldiers. As a result, when the nervous Fu Jian led his army into battle, it suffered a crushing defeat. This idiom describes how one can defeat oneself by imaging difficulties.塞翁失马 Near Chinas northern borders lived a man well versed in the pra
8、ctices of Taoism. His horse, for no reason at all, got into the territory of the northern tribes. Everyone commiserated with him.Perhaps this will soon turn out to be a blessing, said his father.After a few months, his animal came back, leading a fine horse from the north. Everyone congratulated him
9、.Perhaps this will soon turn out to be a cause of misfortune, said his father.Since he was well-off and kept good horses, his son became fond of riding and eventually broke his thigh bone falling from a horse. Everyone commiserated with him.Perhaps this will soon turn out to be a blessing, said his
10、father.One year later, the northern tribes started a big invasion of the border regions. All able-bodied young men took up arms and fought against the invaders, and as a result, around the border nine out of ten men died. This mans son did not join in the fighting because he was crippled and so both
11、 the boy and his father survived.1. 若不给自己设限，则人生中就没有限制你发挥的藩篱。2. 若不是心宽似海，哪有人生风平浪静。在纷杂的尘世里，为自己留下一片纯静的心灵空间，不管是潮起潮落，也不管是阴晴圆缺，你都可以免去浮躁，义无反顾，勇往直前，轻松自如地走好人生路上的每一步3. 花一些时间，总会看清一些事。用一些事情，总会看清一些人。有时候觉得自己像个神经病。既纠结了自己，又打扰了别人。努力过后，才知道许多事情，坚持坚持，就过来了。4. 岁月是无情的，假如你丢给它的是一片空白，它还给你的也是一片空白。岁月是有情的，假如你奉献给她的是一些色彩，它奉献给你的也是一些色彩。你必须努力，当有一天蓦然回首时，你的回忆里才会多一些色彩斑斓，少一些苍白无力。只有你自己才能把岁月描画成一幅难以忘怀的人生画卷。参考.资料
