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1、惊弓之鸟 Birds Startled by the Mere Twang of a Bowstring （ 403 221 ） Error! Error! 。Error! ， ：“Error! Error!， Error! ，Error! 。 ” 。Error! Error! Error! ， Error! 。Error! 。 Error! ， “Error! Error! 。 Error! Error! Error! ，Error! Error! ， 。 ” In the Warring States Period, there was a man in the State of Wei
2、called Geng Lei. One day he said to the king: I can shoot down birds by simply plucking my bowstring. When the king expressed doubt, Geng Lei pointed his bow at a wild goose flying in the sky, twanged the bowstring, and the goose fell to the ground. Geng Lei said, This goose has been hurt in the pas
3、t. Hearing the twang of the bowstring, it assumed that it was doomed. So it simply gave up trying to live. “Error! Error! ” Error! Error! Error! ，Error! Error! 。 This idiom means that if one has been frightened in the past ones will may become paralysed in a similar situation. 毛遂自荐 Mao Sui Recommend
4、ing Himself ，Error! 。 ，Error! Error! Error! Error! 。 Error! Error! ，Error! Error! 。 ， ， Error! 。Error! Error! Error! ， ， Error! ， 。 In the Warring States Period, the State of Qin besieged the capital of the State of Zhao. Duke Pingyuan of Zhao planned to ask the ruler of the State of Chu personally
5、for assistance. He wanted to select a capable man to go with him. A man called Mao Sui volunteered. When the negoti-actions between the two states were stalled because the ruler of Chu hesitated to send troops, Mao Sui approached him, brandishing a sword. At that, the ruler of Chu agreed to help Zha
6、o, against Qin. “Error! Error!” Error! Error! Error! ，Error! Error! Error!。 This idiom means to recommend oneself. 世外桃源 A Haven of Peace and Happiness Error! Error! 。Error! Error! Error! Error! ，Error! Error! Error! 。Error! Error! Error! ， Error! Error! ， 。Error! Error! Error! Error! 、 Error! Error!
7、 Error!、Error! 。 ，Error! Error! 。Tao Yuanming, a famous writer of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), wrote the well-known essay Peach-Blossom Spring. In it he tells a story which goes like this: A fisherman happened to come upon a place called Peach-Blossom Spring. Squeezing through a cave, he found
8、 a village, the residents of which were descendants of refugees from the Qin Dynasty. It was a paradise isolated from the outside world, without exploitation or oppression, and everybody living and working in peace and contentment. The fisherman left the villagers and went home. But he could never f
9、ind the place again. ，Error! Error! “Error! Error! ”Error! Error! ， Error! Error! 、Error! Error! 。 This idiom is derived from the above story, and is used to mean an isolated, ideal world. 南辕北辙 Going South by Driving the Chariot North Error! ，Error! Error!。 ：“Error! ， Error! ？”Error! ：“ ，Error! ， 。
10、”Error! Error! Error! ， ， ， 。 Once a man wanted to go to the south, but his carriage was heading north. A passer-by asked him: If you are going to the south, why is your chariot heading north? The man answered, My horse is good at running, my driver is highly skilled at driving a carriage, and I hav
11、e enough money. The man didnt consider that the direction might be wrong; the better his conditions were, the further he was away from his destination. Error! Error! “Error! Error! Error!”， Error! Error! Error! 。 The idiom derived from this story indicates that ones action was the opposite effect to
12、 ones intention. 画龙点睛 Putting the Finishing Touch to the Picture of a Dragon ( 420-589) ， Error! Error! Error!。Error! Error! ， Error! Error! ， ， Error!。 Error! ， Error!。Error! ：“ Error! ，Error! Error!， 。 ”Error! 。 Error! Error! ，Error! Error!， Error! ， ， Error! 。 In the Southern and Northern Dynasti
13、es Period (420-589), there was a painter called Zhang Sengyou. Once he visited a temple and painted on the wall four dragons, but gave none of them eyes. The onlookers felt that this was odd, and asked why he hadnt painted the eyes. He answered, Eyes are crucial for dragons. With the eyes painted on
14、, the dragons would fly away. Nobody believed this, so Zhang Sengyou took up his brush and added eyes to two of the dragons. No sooner had he finished than the two dragons flew into the sky amid a thunderstorm. The two without eyes stayed painted on the wall. “画 龙 点 睛”这 个 成 语 用 来 比 喻 讲 话 或 写 文 章 时，在 关 键 地 方 加 一 两 句 重 要的 话，使 内 容 更 加 生 动 有 力。 This idiom is used to describe how, when writing or speaking, one or two key sentences will enhance the contents. 画蛇添足 Drawing a snake and Adding Feet Error! 。Error! ， Error! Error! 。Error! ：“ ，Error! 。 ”
