20 classic idiom stories (3)

The messenger went into the palace and reported to the mirror king, "Your Majesty, the blind man you ordered to look for has now been taken to the front of the temple." King Mirror said, "You will take the blind people to the elephant garden early tomorrow morning, so that each of them can only touch one part of the elephant's body, and then take them to the square in front of the palace immediately."

The next morning, King Jing called all the ministers and tens of thousands of civilians to gather in the square in front of the palace. People are whispering, and no one knows what important things the king is going to announce. Soon, the messenger led the blind man to the high seat of the king of mirrors, and the people in the square suddenly became quiet. The mirror king asked the blind man, "Have you all touched elephants?" The blind people said in unison, "I touched the elephant!" " "The mirror king added," Each of you tell me what an elephant looks like! "The blind man who touched the elephant's leg first stood up and said," Tell the wise king that the elephant is like a vat full of paint. " The blind man touching the elephant's tail said, "Your Majesty, elephants should be like brooms." The blind man who touched the elephant's belly said, "Your Majesty, elephants are really like drums." Later, those who touched the elephant's head said that the elephant was like a big spoon, those who touched the big ivory said that the elephant was like a horn, those who touched the back of the elephant's tail said that the elephant was like a stick, and those who touched the elephant's ears said that the elephant was like a dustpan. Finally, the blind man touching the elephant's nose said, "Your Majesty, the elephant is really like a thick rope." A group of blind people are divided into several groups, arguing endlessly, saying that they are right and others are wrong. One by one, they went to see Wang Qian in the mirror and argued, "Your Majesty! The elephant is really like what I said! " At this time, the subjects present laughed at this, and the king of the mirror also looked at the people meaningfully and laughed.

10. "Seedlings promote growth"

Reading this story tells us that we should never learn from the peasants of the Song Dynasty. Everything has its order. If you just want to finish it early, you will destroy its order. In the end, we won't finish ahead of time, but we will accomplish nothing.

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Once upon a time, there was a farmer in Song State. He thought that the seedlings in his field were growing too slowly, so he was worried all day. One day, he went down to the field with a hoe. He felt that the rice seedlings didn't seem to grow up at all, so he thought hard about how to make the rice grow taller.

Suddenly, he had a brainwave. Without hesitation, he rolled up his trouser legs and jumped into the rice field, and began to pull up the seedlings. In the evening, the farmer finally finished what he thought was a clever masterpiece, ran home triumphantly and couldn't wait to tell his wife, "Tell you an amazing thing, I thought of a good idea today, which made the rice seedlings in our field grow a lot taller." The farmer's wife was dubious and asked her son to go to the field to see what was going on. My son heard that the rice at home had grown taller and flew to the field excitedly to see it. At this time, he found that although the rice seedlings were tall, they hung down tree by tree and were about to wither.

1 1. Wait for him.

The idiom "waiting for a rabbit" is used to mean getting something for nothing when you die, or clinging to narrow experience and not knowing how to change it.

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According to legend, during the Warring States Period, there was a farmer in the Song Dynasty who worked at sunrise every day and rested at sunset. In case of famine, he will starve. He wants to improve his life, but he is too lazy and timid. He is lazy, afraid of everything and always wants to meet the unexpected wealth delivered to his door.

The miracle finally happened. One day in late autumn, he was plowing in the field and there were people hunting around him. The sound of shouting came one after another everywhere, and the frightened little beast ran desperately. Suddenly, a rabbit, impartial, bumped into his field root.

On the same day, he had a delicious meal.

After that, he stopped farming. All day, looking at the magical roots, waiting for the miracle to appear.

12.

Explain that you can hit the target every time, and describe that archery or shooting is very flash. Metaphor is to do things with answers and never fail. Today, it is often used to describe the shooting skills of sharpshooters, and it can also be used to describe that things must be neutralized and things must be achieved.

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Once, I attacked Zheng. The king of Chu sent troops to help Zheng, and Jin joined forces in Yanling (the so-called "Yanling War"). Yanling (now Henan Province). In the battle, Jin shot the king of Chu in the eye. King Chu * * * hated it, so he let Yang take revenge on him. As a result, Yang shot the gun with only one arrow and returned the other arrow to the king of Chu.

When the king of Chu was in power, there was also a good shooter named Pandang, and every arrow could hit the target red heart. Yang said to him, "This is not a skill. It is almost enough to shoot willow leaves from a hundred paces away. " Pandang refused, immediately chose three leaves on the willow tree, marked them with numbers, and told Yang to retreat to a hundred paces and shoot them in sequence. Yang shot three arrows in a row, and sure enough, the first arrow hit the No.1 leaf center, the second arrow hit the No.2 leaf center, and the third arrow hit the No.4 leaf center, which was very accurate.

"Historical Records" said: "Chu has Yang, who is good at shooting, but also good at shooting. Go to the willow tree and shoot it with a hundred steps. "

Describe the superb archery, so it is called "a hundred shots and a hundred hits", also known as "a hundred steps to pierce the Yang". Wang Xuan's "Shooting Classics" said: "Its (arrow target) starts from ten feet, and it hits every shot, adding inches (increasing the distance one by one). As for wearing a hundred steps, it is also a hundred shots. This is a skill. "

13. Traffic congestion

Interpretation describes the bustling scene of horses and chariots.

The source of the History of Ma Huanghou in the Later Han Dynasty fell on the Longmen Gate, only to find that the family asked about their daily life, the car was like running water, Ma Shikou Youlong was green in the head, and the leader was upright, taking care of the charioteer, which was not far away.

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Ma Shi, the youngest daughter of Ma Yuan, a famous star in the Eastern Han Dynasty, kept the housework in good order since she was a child because of her parents' early death. Her relatives and friends praised her as a capable person.

At the age of thirteen, the horse was elected to the palace. One is to wait on the Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, and his popularity is very good. After the death of Emperor Guangwu, Zhuang acceded to the throne, that is, Emperor Hanming, and was made a noble. Unable to have children, he adopted Jia's son named Liu Xu. In 60 AD, because Empress Dowager Cixi liked her very much, she was made the queen of Ming Di.

When Ma became queen, his life was still simple. She often wears coarse clothes, and her skirt has no tassels. When some concubines appeared before her, they thought she was wearing clothes made of very good materials. I didn't know it was a very common material until I got closer, and I respected her more from then on. Ma Huanghou knew books and reason, and often read books such as Spring and Autumn Annals and Songs of the South carefully. On one occasion, Ming Di deliberately showed her the minister's documents and asked her how to deal with them. After reading it, she put forward pertinent opinions on the spot. However, she did not interfere in the state affairs because of this, and never took the initiative to mention the state affairs.

After Ming Di's death, Liu Xu acceded to the throne, that is, Emperor Zhang Han. Ma Huanghou was honored as the Empress Dowager. Soon, on the advice of some ministers, Emperor Zhang planned to make the younger brother of the Queen Mother a knight. After Matthew, according to the regulations in the later period of Emperor Guangwu, it was forbidden to seal the clan. He explicitly opposed it, so he didn't do it.

The following summer, there was a great drought. Some ministers also said that this year's drought was due to the lack of consorts last year. They asked for the enfeoffment of uncle horse. Matthew still disagreed and issued an imperial edict for this purpose. The imperial edict said, "Anyone who proposes to make his spouse a knight is trying to flatter me and gain benefits from it. What does drought have to do with chivalry? Remember the lessons of the previous dynasty, spoiling consorts will bring great disaster. Qin Shihuang refused to let his consorts hold important positions, which was a preventive measure. In the future, how can Ma Shi re-enter this road? " The imperial edict went on to say, "The uncles of the Ma family are all very rich. As the empress dowager, I am still hungry and dressed simply. The left and right maids are also as frugal as possible. The purpose of doing this is to show the following, so that my relatives can see themselves and reflect on themselves. However, instead of blaming themselves, they laughed at my frugality. A few days ago, I passed by the entrance of Zhuolong Garden where my mother lives, and saw someone outside coming to my uncle's house to pay New Year's greetings. Cars keep sailing like running water, and horses keep coming and going, like a Youlong, very ostentatious. Their servants are neatly dressed in green clothes, white collars and sleeves; Look at our car. It's much worse than theirs. I tried to control myself and didn't blame them. They only know how to enjoy themselves and are not worried about the country at all. How could I agree to give them a formal promotion? "