双语中国事 | 成语小故事为你的课堂“加点料”

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原标题：双语中国事 | 成语小故事为你的课堂“加点料”

一

一叶障目

Blinders

In the State of Chu, there was a man whose family was very poor. The man never worked hard but to think about getting rich overnight.

One day, he read in a book that the mantis would hide its body under a leaf when it was going to catch a cicada and no one could find it. He wanted a leaf like this.

Thereupon, he ran into the woods to look for such a leaf. Finally he found the leaf and was ready to get it. But he was in such a big hurry that, out of carelessness, the leaf dropped to the ground. So he had to put all the leaves into a basket and carry them home.

As soon as he got home, he held up one leaf after another in turn to cover his eye, and asked his wife: “Can you see me?” At first, his wife always answered: “Yes, I can.” After a while, she became impatient and when his husband asked her again, she said: “No, I can’t see you now!” Hearing this, he became excited and ran out to the street. Holding the leaf in his hand, he grabbed the goods in a shop. But he was caught in the end.

故事梗概

楚国有个书生，由于生活贫穷，很想找到一条发财的门路。他读到一本书，书上说：谁得到螳螂捕蝉时遮身的那片树叶，别人就看不见了。他信以为真，整天在树下抬头望着。嘿！他终于看到了一只螳螂躲在一片树叶后面，正准备捕捉知了呢！他连忙把那片树叶摘下来。不料那片树叶掉下来，混在地上的落叶里，再也辨认不出了。他只好把所有的树叶扫回家来，一片一片地试。他把树叶遮住自己的眼睛，问妻子：你看得见我吗？妻子总是说：看得见！后来，妻子被他问得厌烦了，随口答了一声：看不见！他马上带着这片树叶，当面去取人家的东西，结果被人家扭送到衙门去了。县官经过审问，忍住笑，说：你真是一叶障目，不见泰山呀！

重点词汇

mantis 螳螂

cicada 蝉

thereupon于是

out of carelessness因为粗心

impatient 不耐烦的

grab抢夺

二

负荆请罪

Beg For Apologize

In the Warring States Period, Lian Po and Lin Xiangru were both senior generals of the State of Zhao. They both did great job to their country.

One day, Lin Xiangru took a lot of trouble to get a valuable jade back for the king. Then he got a promotion above Lian Po.

Out of envy, Lian Po said: “I’ll make Lin feel ashamed and foolish the next time I meet him.”

Lin Xiangru heard of this from others. In order not to cause conflict, he tried his best to avoided meeting Lian.

Because Lin put benefit of the country first, he thought that any conflict between he and Lian would be used by the enemy of their country.

Therefore, he brought doubts and blame from others on himself.

Later when Lian Po realized his mistake, he was so ashamed.

So he went to Lin’s home carrying brambles on his naked back and asked for punishment.

故事梗概

战国时期，廉颇和蔺相如都是赵国的大将。他们都对国家做出了巨大的贡献。

有一天，蔺相如因“完璧归赵”的事情获得了升职，职位在廉颇之上。廉颇愤愤不平地宣称：下次我再见到他，我一定要羞辱他。蔺相如听说之后，就躲避着廉颇，因为他不想跟他发生冲突。蔺相如把国家利益放在第一位，他认为他和廉颇之意的任何冲突都会被敌国利用，因此，他独自承受着别人的质疑和指责。后来，廉颇意识到了自己的错误：羞愧难当，于是他就来到蔺相如的家，在赤裸的上身背着荆条，请求蔺相如的惩罚。

重点词汇

1. senior general: 高级将领，大将

2. take a lot of trouble: 费力地，多费周折地

3. get back：取回，挽回

4. jade: 玉石，翡翠

5. promotion: 升职

6. out of envy: 出于嫉妒

7. avoid：躲避

8. cause conflict: 引起冲突

9. bring ... on oneself: 独自承担

10. blame: 指责，责备

11. bramble：荆条，荆棘

12. naked: 赤裸的

13. punishment: 惩罚

三

量体裁衣

Making Clothes

There was a famous tailor in Ming Dynasty. He could tailor clothes perfectly.

One day, a Royal Doctor asked him to make a court dress. After measuring his waist, the tailor asked: “How long have you been an official?” The Royal Doctor felt strange: “You’re just a tailor. Why are you asking this?” The tailor answered: “A young official is high-spirited. He walks with chest out. So the front of the clothes should be longer than the back. After being an official for years, the mood is slightly peaceful, so the front and the back should be of equal length. When an official is about to retire after a long time, he is depressed in his heart. He lowers his head and stoops down when he walks. So the front of the clothes should be shorter than the back. Therefore, If I don’t ask you that question, how can I make a perfect court dress for you?”

故事梗概

明朝嘉靖年间，北京城中有位裁缝名气很响，他裁制的衣服，长短肥瘦，无不合体。一次，御史大夫请他去裁制一件朝服。裁缝量好了他的身腰尺寸，又问：“请教老爷，您当官当了多少年了？”御史大夫很奇怪：“你量体裁衣就够了，还要问这些干什么？”裁缝回答说：“年青相公初任高职，意高气盛，走路时挺胸凸肚，裁衣要后短前长；做官有了一定年资，意气微平，衣服应前后一般长短；当官年久而将迁退，则内心悒郁不振，走路时低头弯腰，做的衣服就应前短后长。所以，我如果不问明做官的年资，怎么能裁出称心合体的衣服来呢？”

重点词汇

1. tailor：裁缝

2. Royal Doctor：御史大夫

3. court dress：官服

4. waist：腰

5. slightly：稍微

6. depressed：沮丧

7. stoop down：弯腰

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