中国寓言故事_英文版

1、画蛇添足Onceuponatime,therewasanoblemanwhogavesomewinetohisservants.Thewinewasnotenoughforall.Theservantsfinallydecidedwhoeverfirstfinisheddrawingasnakeonthegroundwouldgetthecupofwine.Oneoftheservantsfinisheddrawingfirst.HetookupthecupandwasabouttodrinkthewinewhenhethoughtofaddingfeettothesnakeHewentond

2、rawing.Thenanotherservantfinisheddrawinghissnake.HesnatchedthewinecupanddrankupthewinesayingftisIwhofirstfinisheddrawingthesnake.Whatyouhavedrawnisnotasnake.Asnakedoesnthavefeef.杞人忧天IntheSpringandAutumnPeriod,intheStateofQi,therewasamanwhoalwayslethisimaginationrunawaywithhim.Onedayheevenworriedthat

3、theskywouldfallonhishead.Hewassoworriedthathecouldneithereatnorsleep.Later,someonepersuadedhimthathisfearswereground-less.Thisidiomsatirizesthosewhoworryunnecessarily.东施效颦IntheSpringandAutumnPeriod（春秋时期,770-476BC）,therewasabeautyintheStateofYuecalledXishi.Sheoftensufferedfrompainsinherchest,andsoshe

4、wouldoftenwalkarounddoubledoverandwithherbrowsknitted.TherewasanuglygirlinthevillagecalledDongshiwhoenviedXishi.StrivingtoemulateXishi,sheimitatedherstoop,knittingherbrowsatthesametime.Shethoughtthatthismadeherelegant,butinfact,itonlymadehermoreugly.Later,thisidiomcametobeusedtoindicateimproperimita

5、tionthatproducesthereverseeffect.草木皆兵InAD383,thekingofFormerQin （秦 朝 ） ，FuJian （ f直 布 坚 展nledahugearmytoattackEasternJin.Afterlosingthefirstroundoffighting,FuJianlookeddownfromacitywall,andwasterrifiedwhenhesawtheformidablebattlearrayoftheEasternJinarmy.Andthenlookingatthemountainsaround,hemistookth

6、egrassandtreesforenemysoldiers.Asaresult,whenthenervousFuJianledhisarmyintobattle,itsufferedacrushingdefeat.Thisidiomdescribeshowonecandefeatoneselfbyimagingdifficulties.塞翁失马NearChinasnorthernborderslivedamanwellversedinthepracticesofTaoism.Hishorse,fornoreasonatall,gotintotheterritoryofthenorthernt

7、ribes.Everyonecommiseratedwithhim.Perhapsthiswillsoonturnouttobeablessing,saidhisfather.Afterafewmonths,hisanimalcameback,leadingafinehorsefromthenorth.Everyonecongratulatedhim.Perhapsthiswillsoonturnouttobeacauseofmisfortune,saidhisfather.Sincehewaswell-offandkeptgoodhorses,hissonbecamefondofridingandeventuallybrokehisthighbonefallingfromahorse.Everyonecommiseratedwithhim.Perhapsthiswillsoonturnouttobeablessing,saidhisfather.Oneyearlater,thenortherntribesstartedabiginvasionoftheborderregions.Allable-bodiedyoungmentookuparmsandfoughtagainsttheinvaders,andasaresult,aroundth