中国成语故事双语版

2018-12-12 15:10:24 由焜先 1172分享

　　中国成语文化博大精深，这些成语的故事你都知道吗？下面小编为大家带来成语英语故事，供大家学习和阅读。

　　mere copycat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 (西施).

　　传说春秋时期，越国有一美女，名唤西施。

　　She often suffered from pains in her chest, and so she would often walk around doubled over and with her brows knitted.

　　但是西施有心口疼的毛病，所以她经常手捂胸口，皱着眉头走着。

　　There was an ugly girl in the village called Dongshi who envied Xishi.

　　村子里还住着一位丑姑娘，叫做东施，她十分嫉妒西施。

　　Striving to emulate Xishi, she imitated her stoop, knitting her brows at the same time.

　　于是东施时常效仿西施，手捂胸口，紧皱眉头。

　　She thought that this made her elegant, but in fact, it only made her more ugly.

　　东施觉得她效仿西施就会变得很美丽，但是实际上，只会使她变得更难看而已。

　　Later, this idiom came to be used to indicate improper imitation that produces the reverse effect.

　　这个典故比喻不恰当的模仿，带来相反的效果。

　　Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌

　　There was a state called zhou (周) in the chinese history.

　　中国历史上有一个国家名叫“周”。

　　One day, the king of zhou asked his officials for advice on deal with prisoners of war.

　　一天，周王问他的官员，应该怎样处理战俘。

　　An official said, "i once heard if you love someone, you are intended to love even the crows on the roof of his house; if you hate someone, you are intended to hate even the walls and the parapets of his. The prisoners of war were enemies fighting against us. In my opinion, we'd better kill them all."

　　一个官员说：“我以前曾听说：如果喜欢某个人，就连停留在那人住的屋顶上的乌鸦都喜欢;如果厌恶某个人，就连那人家里的墙壁和围墙都厌恶。战俘是我们的敌人，和我们是对立的，我觉得最好把他们全部杀了。”

　　But the king didn't agree with him."I think we should treat the prisoners of war differently by differing them into those who are guilty and those who are not. The guilty ones will be sentenced to death in order to avoid future disasters." Another official put forward his suggestion.

　　周王认为这样做不行。另外一个官员也提出了自己的意见：“依我看应该把战俘区分对待，把有罪的和无罪的、好的和坏的区分开来。有罪的战俘要处死，不能留下祸患。”

　　The king didn't think it was a proper way, either.

　　周王认为这样做也不大妥当。

　　Then a third one said, "Your majesty, I think all the prisoners should be set free and sent back home to work in the fields and support themselves by their own labor. Moreover, you should keep strictly the rules for reward and punishment and treat your relatives and friends impartially.The people are sure to believe in you if you administer our country by morals and laws."

　　接着，又有一个官员说：“大王，我认为应该把这些战俘全都放了，让他们回到自己的家里，耕种田地，自食其力。而大王对自己的亲人和朋友，也要赏罚分明，不能偏心。通过道德和法律来治理国家，人民肯定会对大王信服的。”

　　The king thought the official's proposal was quite reasonable so he accepted and followed it.As a result, the domestic situation soon settled down and gradually the country became more stable and stronger.

　　周王听后觉得很有道理，就按这个办法去做，结果国家真的很快安定下来了，变得越来越稳定和强大。

　　The idiom is then used to mean that if you love someone,you'll love people and things relative to him as well.

　　成语“爱屋及乌”后来就被用来比喻：因为喜爱一个人，连带和他有关的人或事物也喜爱、关心。

　　within an ace of winning功亏一篑

　　Once a man planned to build a terrace.

　　古时，有一个人要筑一座九仞(八尺=一仞)高的山。

　　He worked very hard and spent a lot of time digging and carrying earth.

　　他十分努力的建造这座山，并且花了很多时间挖土、搬运泥土。

　　When the mound was almost completed and only one more basket of earth was needed, the man gave up.

　　终于当山快要建成的时候，几乎只差最后一篮子的泥土就行了的时候，他放弃了。

　　The terrace was never completed.

　　这座山便永远无法完工。