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300-word idiom story in grade three
Enlightenment of an idiom
Today, I read an idiom from a book-a rope saw saws wood. When I first came into contact with this word, I thought: What does this idiom mean? I quickly looked it up in the dictionary, and it turned out that "pulling a rope as a shovel can break wood." Surprisingly, this rope is so weak that it can break solid wood. What does it use to cut wood? I'm a little confused. After listening to mom and dad's explanation, I suddenly realized. The rope saws wood by perseverance and perseverance. I can't help but feel deeply at the thought of this. Since ancient times, many people have achieved seemingly difficult things with this perseverance.
In ancient times, there was a man named Gong Yu. With firm confidence and perseverance, he did an earth-shattering thing. That is what later generations often say, "fools move mountains." Gong Yu's family lives at the foot of Taihang Mountain and Wuwang Mountain, and they pass through these two mountains every day. It is difficult for them to climb the mountain. Yugong is determined to move these two mountains with his descendants. Somehow, Zhisou found out. Zhishuo said to Gong Yu, "It's fantastic to move mountains with your broken skills." Yu Gong said firmly, "I know it's really hard for me to do it, but I have a son, and my son has his son. There is no end to children and grandchildren, and one day those two mountains will be moved by us. " This touched God. God sent someone to move these two mountains. Since then, Gong Yu's family has stopped climbing mountains.
There is also a story about three brothers climbing mountains to watch the sunrise. The third child has just climbed a little. He is already sweating. He looked up at the mountain and then flew into the sky. So, he said, "I won't climb. The mountain is too high for me to climb. I think I'd better forget it. " The second child and the boss ignored him and just climbed up. Near the midpoint, the boss accidentally fell down. Fortunately, he grabbed the branch and didn't fall down, but he was shivering and weak. He said, "So what if I can't climb? I can't climb. " So the boss quit. Only the second child persisted and continued to climb the mountain. Finally, he climbed to the top of the mountain before sunrise and saw the magnificent sunrise.
As long as we persevere, persevere and do it wholeheartedly, we can do it no matter how hard it is. I think it's probably the same in study. As long as you have perseverance, you will certainly become an excellent student. This is the inspiration from "Sawing Wood with a Rope".
2. Idiom stories in the third grade of primary school (300 words)
In the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhao, a nobleman of the State of Jin, was defeated. Someone took the opportunity to steal from Fan's house and saw a big clock hanging in the yard. This clock is made of exquisite bronze with exquisite shapes and patterns. The thief was very happy. He wanted to take this beautiful clock home. But this clock is big and heavy, so it cannot be moved. There is only one way he can think of, and that is to break the clock and move home separately.
The thief found a big hammer and threw it at the clock desperately. There was a loud bang and he was stunned. The thief panicked and thought, this is bad. Isn't this clock equivalent to telling people that I stole the clock here? In desperation, he jumped on the bell and tried to cover it with open arms, but how to cover it? The bell is still echoing in the distance.
The more he listened, the more afraid he became. He involuntarily withdrew his hands and covered his ears hard. "Hey, the bell is getting smaller and I can't hear it!" The thief was very happy. "wonderful! Cover your ears and you won't hear the bell! " He immediately found two cloth balls to plug his ears, thinking that no one could hear the bell. So I let go and hit the bell. When the bell rang, it spread loudly to far away places. People heard the bell rush in and caught the thief.
3. Read the third grade idiom story and read 300 words.
Idiom Story feels like copying Japanese today. I have read an idiom story: "Ye Gong Long Hao". This story mainly tells: In ancient times, there was a man named Ye Gong. Ye Gong likes dragons very much, and because he lives in a rich family, everything at home is excellent, so his clothes, hats, shoes, pillars, quilts and pillows at home are all tattooed with dragon patterns. In a blink of an eye, five years passed. During these five years, Ye Gong's family lived in peace and happiness. However, the Ye Gong family doesn't know that the real dragon in the sky knows. Since the Ye Gong family likes me so much, wouldn't it be better to see the real dragon? All right! It's been decided. I'm going to meet a man named Ye Gong tomorrow! The next day, the real dragon came to Ye Gong's house and saw Ye Gong sleeping through the window. Ye Gong was awakened by such a loud breathing. At first glance, my eyes are full of gold, which scares me! This story tells us that some people just like superficial things, not from the heart, so children should never learn from Ye Gong!
4.300-word idiom story
1. During the Warring States Period, Zhao had a resourceful doctor Lin Xiangru and a brave general Lian Po. One year, the king of Qin invited the king of Zhao to meet at Mianchi. At the banquet, the king of Qin invited the king of Zhao to play the piano. Wang Zhao played a song.
Lin Xiangru, who was accompanying him, thought that he must win back face for the prince of Zhao, so he picked up a jar and went to see the king of Qin, saying, "Your king is good at Qin Le. Please give him a punch and entertain him. " Under the coercion of Lin Xiangru, the king of Qin barely hit the cylinder. The minister of Qin shouted angrily, "Please let Zhao cede fifteen cities to the king of Qin!" " Lin Xiangru also shouted: "Please let Qin give the capital Xianyang as a gift to the king of Zhao!" Qin has never been able to take advantage of anything. Later, the prince of Zhao named Lin Xiangru as a doctor.
Lian Po was unconvinced. He said to people, "I fought and died, and made many military achievements, but Lin Xiangru's golden words were above me. If I see him, I must humiliate him face to face. " After Lin Xiangru heard that he was patient everywhere, he pretended to be sick at home on the day of the trial, so as not to cause disputes with Lian Po.
One day, Lin Xiangru went out and saw Lian Po's carriage coming from a distance. He told his servant to turn around to avoid Lian Po. People around him say that he is too timid. Lin Xiangru smiled and asked everyone, "Which do you think is better, General Lian or King Qin?" Everyone said in unison: "Of course, the king of Qin is awesome." Lin Xiangru added, "I dare to reprimand the king of Qin in public, so why should I be afraid of even the generals? It suddenly occurred to me that I dare not invade Zhao because there are two of us. If we fight, the enemy will take advantage of it. I can't forget the safety of the country! "
When these words reached Lian Po's ears, Lian Po was so ashamed that he went to Lin Xiangru's palace with bare arms and carrying Vitex negundo. Li Bai, a famous poet in Tang Dynasty, didn't like reading when he was a child. He often plays truant and wanders in the street.
One day, Li Bai did not go to school again. He wandered about the street, looked around and unconsciously arrived outside the city. Warm sunshine, cheerful bird songs and flowers swaying with the wind made Li Bai sigh, "How boring it is to study in the house all day in such good weather?"
Walking, at the door of a shabby hut, a white-haired old woman is grinding an iron pestle as thick as a stick. Li Bai walked over. "What are you doing, old woman?"
"I want to grind this iron pestle into an embroidery needle." The old woman looked up, smiled at Li Bai, and then lowered her head to continue grinding.
"Embroidered needle?" Li Bai asked again, "Is it an embroidery needle for sewing clothes?"
"Of course!"
"But, the iron pestle is so thick, when can it be ground into a fine embroidery needle?"
The old woman asked Li Bai, "A drop of water can pierce a stone, but a fool can move a mountain. Why can't an iron pestle be ground into an embroidery needle?"
"But, you are so old?"
"As long as I work harder than others, there is nothing I can't do."
Li Bai was ashamed of what the old woman said, and never played truant after he went back. I study very hard every day and finally become an immortal poet.
live and work in peace and contentment
Source "Lao Zi"
Sweet food, beautiful clothes, live a peaceful life and enjoy its customs.
Interpretation is a happy and stable life.
In the Spring and Autumn Period of the story, there was a famous philosopher and thinker. His surname is Li and his name is Er. It is said that when he was born, his hair was already white. A little old man with a white beard; So people call him "Lao Zi"; He also said that he was born under a plum tree, so his surname is Li; Because his ears are big, they are called "ears". In fact, Lao Tzu is a respectful name for him. He has always been dissatisfied with the reality at that time, opposed the wave of social innovation at that time, and wanted to go back. He misses the ancient primitive society and thinks that material progress and cultural development have destroyed people's simplicity and brought people pain, so he longs for an ideal society of "small country and few people". He always describes his "small country with few people" society like this: the country is small and the population is sparse. Even if there are many appliances, don't use them. Don't let people risk their lives and don't move far away. Even if there is a car and a boat, no one rides it. Even with weapons and equipment, there is no place to use it. It is necessary for people to re-use the ancient knotting method to record, eat sweetly, dress comfortably and live comfortably, and be satisfied with the original customs. Neighboring countries can see each other. Crows and dogs can hear each other, but people will not communicate with each other until they die of old age.
Keep fighting despite repeated setbacks.
Qiao Xuan, an official of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was dignified and detested evil. On one occasion, a group of robbers tied up his 10-year-old son and brought him into his house, demanding that Qiao Xuan, who was sick, immediately take money to redeem him, which was angered by George. Soon, the officers and men surrounded the Qiao family, afraid that the robbers would kill George's son and did not dare to do it. At this time, Qiao Xuan shouted angrily: "Can I let these bad guys go because of my son's life?" Urge the officers and men to start work quickly. As a result, Qiao Xuan's son was killed by a robber. People praised Qiao Xuan as "indomitable" and always kept moral integrity.
insist on
In the autumn of the third year of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was a sudden rumor in the capital Chang 'an that there would be a flood and Chang 'an would be swallowed up by water. During the braking time, all the people in Chang 'an were alarmed, and everyone helped the old and the young and rushed to escape.
When the news reached the palace, Emperor Han Chengdi immediately summoned officials from civil and military departments to the palace to discuss countermeasures. Cheng Di's uncle and General Wang Feng also panicked and advised Cheng Di and the Empress Dowager to hide in the boat and prepare to evacuate. Ministers also echoed Wang Feng's views. Only Prime Minister Sun resolutely opposed it. He thinks that the flood can't come suddenly, and it must be a rumor. It will only make people more flustered if they can't leave easily at this critical moment. Emperor Cheng adopted the advice of the king. After a period of time, there was no flood in the city, and the rumors broke down, and the order in the city slowly recovered. After investigation, it is true that the rumors are untrue. Emperor Cheng appreciated the king's ability to promote public opinion. However, Wang Feng thought it was the king who kept him from stepping down, so he was not satisfied.
Wang Feng has a relative named Yang Gui, who is the prefect of Langya. The king wants to punish him because of the poor management of the place under his jurisdiction. Wang Feng personally ran to the king to intercede for Yang Gui and excused him. Wang Shang insisted on the principle and removed Yang from his office. Wang Feng bears a grudge and tries every means to get revenge. So he and his accomplices conspired to frame the king. Emperor Han Chengdi finally listened to the rumors and removed the post of Prime Minister from the throne.
However, there is a public opinion about right and wrong. Ban Gu, the author of Hanshu, commented on Wang when he wrote a biography: he was honest, fair and unyielding. Such comments are very objective and fair.
Last stand-Fight a life-and-death battle.
Han Xin was born in Huaiyin (now southwest of Qingjiang River in Jiangsu Province). He is a general under Hanwang Liu Bang. In order to defeat Xiang Yu and seize the world, he made a plan for Liu Bang, first capturing Guanzhong, then crossing the Yellow River eastward, defeating and capturing Wei who betrayed Liu Bang and surrendered to Xiang Yu, and then eastward attacking Zhao Wangxie.
Han Xin's troops will pass through a narrow mountain pass called Jingxingkou. Li Zuojun, the counselor of the Prince of Zhao, advocated sending troops to cut corners while blocking the mouth of Jingxing to cut off the supplies of the Han army. Without backup, Han Xin's expeditionary force will surely fail. But General Chen Yu refused to listen, relying on his military superiority, and insisted on fighting the Han army head-on.
Han Xin was very happy when he learned that. He ordered the troops to camp 30 miles away from Jingxing, and in the middle of the night, let the soldiers have some snacks and let them eat after winning the battle. Later, he sent 2,000 Qingqi to sneak forward from the path and let them rush into Zhao's camp quickly after Zhao left the camp and hang the Han flag. He sent another 10,000 troops to deliberately lure Zhao into the river.
At dawn, Han Xin led the army to attack, and the two sides fought fiercely. Soon, the Han army defeated the backwater position for a pretence, and all Zhao troops left the camp and came to pursue. At this time, Han Xin ordered the main attack, and the soldiers who had no retreat turned around and pounced on the enemy. Zhao can't win and is going back to camp. Suddenly, the flag of the Han army was planted in the camp, and he fled everywhere. The Han army pursued the victory and won a total victory.
When celebrating the victory, the generals asked Han Xin, "According to the art of war, this array can carry mountains on its back and water on its front. Now you want us to queue up for water and say that we can beat Zhao and have enough to eat. We didn't believe it at the time, but we really won. What kind of strategy is this? "
Han Xin smiled and said, "This is something in the art of war, but you didn't notice it. Didn't Sun Tzu's Art of War say,' You will be born when you are trapped, and then you will live'? If there is a retreat, the soldiers have fled, how can they be desperate! "
This story evolved from the idiom "the last battle", which is mostly used in military actions and can also be used in actions with the nature of "decisive battle".
Despise a journey of a thousand miles.
Source: "Mencius Liang Shang" Mencius sees Liang. The king said, "Support! Will it be good for our country to come all the way? "
Interpretation: "not far away" is also called "not far away", which means that you have not come to a place thousands of miles away, which means that you are not afraid of the long journey.
Story: When Liang met Mencius, he enthusiastically said, "Sir, you didn't come all the way to Wei. You must have brought benefits to our country."
Mencius replied, "Your Majesty, why do you always talk about profit?"? It is good to have benevolence and righteousness. If the king says how to benefit my country, the doctor says how to benefit my fief, and the scholars and people say how to benefit themselves, then it will be dangerous to pursue self-interest from top to bottom. " Then Mencius said: "A country that can dispatch 10,000 personnel carriers must be a doctor's family that can dispatch 1000 personnel carriers to murder their monarch;" In a second-class country that can dispatch 1000 personnel carriers, the killer of their monarch must be a doctor's family that can dispatch1000 personnel carriers. Doctors in big countries can get thousands of personnel carriers from countries with thousands of personnel carriers, and doctors in second-class countries can get hundreds of personnel carriers from countries with thousands of personnel carriers. These doctors can't say too much about their profession, but they will never be satisfied. So we can't preach egoism. "
Liang was very moved and asked anxiously, "What does that gentleman think should be done?" Mencius said: "People who never talk about benevolence and righteousness will abandon their parents, and those who don't give alms will disrespect the monarch. Therefore, your majesty only needs handouts, how can he talk about profit? "
An old hand is a good guide
Source: Han Feizi. In the forest, Guan Zhong and Ji ()' s friends cut the solitary bamboo from Huan Gong and returned to winter from spring, confused and lost their way. Guan Zhong said, "You can use the wisdom of an old horse." Is to let the old horse go and get the way.
Interpretation: "Tao" Tao. The old horse knows the way. It means that experienced people are familiar with the situation and can play a guiding role in a certain aspect.
Story: In 663 BC, at the request of Yan State, Qi Huangong sent troops to attack Shanrong, which invaded Yan State. The Prime Minister Guan Zhong and the doctor Peng Ji accompanied him. The Qi army went to war in spring, and it was already winter when they returned home in triumph, and everything changed. The army wandered around in a valley with high mountains and mountains, and finally lost its way and could never find its way back; Although many scouts were sent to explore the road, they still couldn't figure out where to get out of the valley. With the passage of time, the supply of troops became difficult. The situation is very critical. If we can't find a way out, the army will be trapped here. Guan Zhong thought for a long time and came up with an idea: since dogs can find their way home far from home, horses in the army, especially old horses, will also have the ability to find their way. So he said to Qi Huangong, "Your Majesty, I think the old horse has the ability to find his way. You can use it to lead the way ahead and lead the army out of the valley. " Qi Huangong agreed to give it a try. Guan Zhong immediately picked several old horses, untied the reins and let them walk freely in front of the army. Strangely, these old horses are heading in the same direction without hesitation. The army ran around with them, and finally got out of the valley and found the way back to Qi. Hope to adopt
5. The idiom story in the third grade of primary school enlightens 300 words.
Excessive enthusiasm will spoil things.
Battle of eight banners
[Interpretation] Metaphor violates the objective laws of the development of things, and it is a bad thing to be eager for success.
[Language] Guo Moruo's cock collection belongs to the problem of developing academics and literature and art: "Commandism is in line with an old fable in China, which is called" pulling out seedlings to encourage ". As a result, the uprooted seedlings not only did not grow, but withered. "
In order to "encourage quick success and instant benefit"
[Usage] Linkage type; As a predicate; Metaphor is unrealistic, haste makes waste.
That kind of cramming teaching method regardless of whether students can accept it is tantamount to ~.
6. Idiom stories are about 300 words.
The old pioneer lost his horse-a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.
Sey
Wu
hush
plum blossom
Explain the plug: the danger of the border; Weng: Old man. Metaphor may benefit from a temporary loss. It also means that bad things can be turned into good things under certain conditions.
The source "Huainanzi Human Training": "Those who are close to the fort have good skills, and the horse died in Hu for no reason. Everybody hang up. His father said, "Why isn't this a blessing?" After living for several months, his horse returned to Hu. Congratulations, everyone. ... so blessing is curse, curse is blessing, unfathomable, unfathomable. "
Structural subject-predicate form.
Usage is often used with "knowing that it is not a blessing". Often used as a word of comfort. Generally used as an object and a clause.
Positive tone plug; Can't be pronounced as "sāi" or "se".
Shape recognition plug; You can't write "Sai".
In the lost corner of the East, every cloud has a ray of hope.
The antonym is every cloud has a silver lining.
Example ~; Know that peace is not a blessing; You didn't do well in the first exam; For example, learn from it; I will do better in the exam in the future.
Idiom Story During the Warring States Period, near the northern border town, there lived an old man named Sai Weng. Sai Weng keeps many horses. One day, one of his horses suddenly got lost. When the neighbors heard about it, they all came to comfort him and advised him not to worry too much. When he is old, he should pay more attention to his health. Seeing someone comforting him, Sai Weng smiled and said, "Losing a horse is not a big loss, and maybe it will bring some blessings."
The neighbors were amused by Sai Weng's words. Losing the horse is obviously a bad thing, but he thinks it may be a good thing, obviously just comforting himself. A few days later, the lost horse not only went home automatically, but also brought back a Xiongnu war horse.
When the neighbors heard about it, they all admired Sai Weng's foresight and congratulated him one after another, saying, "You still have foresight. Not only did you not lose your horse, but you were lucky to bring back a good horse. " Sai Weng listened to his neighbor's congratulations, but he was not happy at all. He said anxiously, "A good horse for nothing is not necessarily a blessing, but it may cause some trouble."
Neighbors think his posturing is purely the cunning of the elderly. I was very happy, but I didn't mean to say it.
Sai Weng has an only son who likes riding horses very much. He found that the horse he brought back was a good horse, with long hooves, loud neighing, fat and fierce. He rides a horse every day. He is proud of himself.
One day, he was so happy that he ran into a horse, galloped, fell, fell off his horse and broke his leg. When the neighbors heard about it, they came to offer their condolences.
Sai Weng said, "Nothing. It may be a blessing to be able to save your life if you break your leg. " Neighbors think he's talking nonsense again. They can't figure out what good luck a broken leg will bring. Soon, Xiongnu soldiers invaded on a large scale and young people were recruited into the army. Sai Weng's son can't join the army because he broke his leg. All the young men who joined the army died in battle, but only Sai Weng's son saved his life.
7. Idiom stories are about 300 words.
A hole was drilled in the wall to get light from the neighbor's house.
In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a farmer's child named Kuang Heng. He wanted to study very much when he was a child, but because his family was poor, he couldn't afford to go to school. Later, he learned to read from a relative before he could read.
Kuang Heng can't afford books, so he has to borrow books to read. At that time, books were so valuable that people who had books refused to lend them to others easily. During the busy farming season, Kuang Heng worked as a short-term worker for wealthy families and asked them to lend him books for free.
A few years later, Kuang Heng grew up and became the main labor force in the family. He works in the field all day, and only has time to read a little book during his lunch break, so it often takes ten days and a half months to finish reading a book. Kuang Heng was in a hurry, thinking: planting crops during the day, no time to read, you can spend more time reading at night. But Kuang Heng's family is too poor to buy oil for lighting. What should we do?
One night, Kuang Heng was lying in bed reciting the books he had read during the day. Behind me, I suddenly saw a light coming through the east wall. He stood up and went to the wall to have a look. Ah! It turned out that the neighbor's light came through the cracks in the wall. So Kuang Heng thought of a way: he picked up a knife and dug several cracks in the wall. In this way, the light coming through is also very big, so he gathered the light coming through and began to read.
Kuang Heng studied so hard that he became a learned man.
Stealing light from the wall means that Kuang Heng in the Western Han Dynasty dug holes in the wall to attract his neighbors to study by candlelight. Later, it was used to describe poverty and hard work.
8. Find 300-word idiom stories
Li Bai, a famous poet in Tang Dynasty, didn't like reading when he was a child. He often plays truant and wanders in the street.
One day, Li Bai did not go to school again. He wandered about the street, looked around and unconsciously arrived outside the city. Warm sunshine, cheerful bird songs and flowers swaying with the wind made Li Bai sigh, "How boring it is to study in the house all day in such good weather?"
Walking, at the door of a shabby hut, a white-haired old woman is grinding an iron pestle as thick as a stick. Li Bai walked over. "What are you doing, old woman?"
"I want to grind this iron pestle into an embroidery needle." The old woman looked up, smiled at Li Bai, and then lowered her head to continue grinding.
"Embroidered needle?" Li Bai asked again, "Is it an embroidery needle for sewing clothes?"
"Of course!"
"But, the iron pestle is so thick, when can it be ground into a fine embroidery needle?"
The old woman asked Li Bai, "A drop of water can pierce a stone, but a fool can move a mountain. Why can't an iron pestle be ground into an embroidery needle?"
"But, you are so old?"
"As long as I work harder than others, there is nothing I can't do."
Li Bai was ashamed of what the old woman said, and never played truant after he went back. I study very hard every day and finally become an immortal poet.
9. 300-word composition after reading idiom stories
Reflections on Idiom Stories
After reading this idiom book, I not only learned a lot of idioms, but also learned the meaning of many idioms and understood a lot of truth about being a man. This book contains many idioms that people will use during the Warring States period, and expresses many meanings. In this book, I like and am familiar with many idioms, such as: teaching others how to teach an axe, crying with joy, outstanding people, stabbing people in the back, borrowing an arrow from a straw boat, a close call and so on. I think this book is edited by elite editors and is worth learning and reading by each of us.
There are many idioms in idiom stories that are helpful for us to use in writing. I remember the meaning of selfless idioms very clearly. Let me tell you something: During the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin Pinggong said to Qi Huangyang, "Nanyang lacks a county magistrate. Who should be more suitable? " Qi Huangyang said, "Please thank Hu for going. He can do it. " Gong Ping asked him in surprise: "Xie Hu is not your enemy?" Why did you recommend him? "Qi Huangyang said," You only ask me who can take office and who is the most suitable. You didn't ask Xie Hu if he was my enemy! "So, Gong Ping sent Xie Hu to Nanyang to take office. After Xie Hu took office, he did a lot of good things for the people there. Everyone praised him as a good county magistrate. People like Qi Huangyang are selfless! There is also a close call, I can tell you clearly.
These stories have won people's reading and use, and idioms are really wonderful!
10. The idiom story is explained in about 300 words.
There's nothing.
[Definition] None (1: None; Completely).
[Language] "Dunhuang Bianwen Collection Lushan Hui Yuan Gonghua": "There is no answer; Nothing. "
Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing.
[antonym] Everything, everything, everything, everything
[Usage] It is derogatory. Generally used as predicate and attribute.
Verb-object structure
Discrimination ~ is different from "penniless": ~ straightforward; Can be used with metaphor; It refers not only to property; More extensive; The object of application is not only individuals and families, but also groups and countries. "Poor as a church mouse" is figurative; Can no longer be used with metaphor; Mainly refers to property; Only applicable to individuals or families.
[Example] Before liberation; My home is ~.
have nothing at all
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