英语成语故事

1、英语成语故事：mao sui recommending himself （毛遂自荐）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 for assistance. he wanted to select a capable man to go with him. a man called mao sui vol

2、unteered. 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 zhao, against qin. 战国时代，秦国军队攻打赵国的都城。赵国的平原君打算亲自到楚国去请救兵，想挑选一个精明能干的人一同前去。有一个名叫毛遂的人，自告奋勇愿意同去。平原君到

3、楚国后，与楚王谈了半天，没有一点结果。毛遂怒气冲冲地拿着宝剑，逼近楚王，终于迫使楚王答应出兵，与赵国联合共同抵抗秦国。this idiom means to recommend oneself. “毛遂自荐”这个成语用来比喻自己推荐自己，不必别人介绍。英语小故事：the fox of betraying friend（背叛朋友的狐狸）河北省卢龙县第一实验小学王保红one day, a tiger was coming. the fox decided to send a crab to it.山林里来了一只老虎，狐狸决定把自己的好朋友螃蟹作为见面礼送给它。the fox got hold of

4、 the crab and said: i must send you to the tiger. so i can live. 狐狸抓住螃蟹说：“只有把你送给老虎，我才可能有活路。”the crab was very angry. but it said: ”we are good friends. first let me card(梳理) your fur. ”螃蟹很生气，但是它说：“我们是朋友，先让我把你尾巴上的毛理一下吧。”very good. the fox put out of his tail.the crab trapped with his pincers. the fox throw his tail. so the crab returned the pond.“很好。”狐狸伸过尾巴。螃蟹用钳子使劲一夹，狐狸拼命地一甩尾巴，螃蟹顺势回到池塘里。the fox was very dejected. so he turned his body heartrending. the tig