Idiom stories (myths, fables and history)

Fable story: cover one's ears and steal the bell, gild the lily.

Historical story: Return to Zhao in perfect condition, and look at plum to quench thirst.

Including exaggeration: swallowing mountains and rivers, eloquent.

1, perfect ti ā n y and w ü feng

Explain the myth that fairy clothes have no seams.

Metaphor things carefully perfect, can't find anything wrong.

The source of Shu Niuqiao's book "The Han Dynasty": "Xu regarded it as seamless, and Han asked it, saying,' Heaven is not a needle and thread.

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Idiom Story In ancient times, there was a gentleman named Guo Han. He is good at poetry and painting, humorous and likes joking.

One night in midsummer, he enjoyed the cool under a tree, but he was famous for the blue sky and white clouds, the bright moon hanging high, the cool breeze in Xu Lai and the fragrance of the courtyard.

At this time, an unusually beautiful fairy stood in front of Guo Han with a smile.

Guo Han asked politely, "Miss, who are you?" ? Where did it come from? "

The fairy said, "I am a weaver girl, from heaven."

Guo Han asked, "You are from heaven. Can you talk about things in the sky? "

The fairy asked, "What do you want to know?"

Guo Han said, "I want to know everything."

The fairy said, "It's hard. Where do you want me to start? "

Guo Han said: "People say that immortals are smart, so just talk about it."

The fairy said: "The four seasons in the sky are like spring, with no heat in summer and no cold in winter;" Trees are evergreen, and flowers do not fade.

Birds are singing in the branches and fish are swimming in the water.

There is no disease, no war, no taxes. In short, all the sufferings on the earth are not in the sky. "

Guo Han said, "The sky is so fine, why did you come to earth?"

The fairy said, "Fortunately, you are still a scholar."

Didn't your predecessor, Mr. Zhuang Zhoulao, say,' I've been in a room full of orchids for a long time and I can't smell the fragrance'?

Staying in the sky for a long time is inevitably a little lonely, and occasionally playing on the earth. "

Guo Han asked again, "I heard that there is a medicine that can make people live forever." Do you know where it is? "

The fairy said, "There is no such medicine in the world, but it is everywhere in the sky."

Guo Han said, "Since there are so many in the sky, you can take some down and let people taste it."

The fairy said, "You can't bring it down."

Things in the sky lose their aura when they are brought to the earth.

Otherwise, Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi would have eaten it. "

Guo Han said, "You keep saying that you are from heaven. What can you prove that you didn't lie? "

The fairy showed Guo Han her clothes.

Guo Han looked carefully and was surprised that the fairy's clothes were not sewn.

The fairy said, "It's perfect. You don't even know this. What do you mean by genius? I think you are a complete fool. "

Guo Han laughed after hearing this, and when he looked again, the fairy disappeared.

2.Ku, day after day.

Explain Kuafu: the name in ancient legends.

Kuafu chased after the sun desperately.

Metaphorically speaking, people are ambitious, but also metaphorically speaking, they are overreaching.

Liezi Tang Wen's source: "Kuafu overreached himself, and wanted to chase the shadow of the sun and chase it to the corner of the valley.

If you are thirsty, you will drink water from the river.

If Hewei is not enough, we will go north to drink Ozawa.

Before he arrived, he died of thirst. "

Idiom Story This is one of the earliest famous myths in China. It tells the story of Kuafu struggling to catch up with the sun and sleeping in Yu Garden.

Kuafu, a giant in ancient myths and legends, is a descendant of Hou Di, the Pluto, who lives in the Tianshan Mountains in Chengdu, the Great Northern Wilderness.

He has two yellow snakes in his ear and two yellow snakes in his hand, chasing the sun.

When he arrived in Yugu, the sun was about to set. He felt thirsty and went to drink water from the Yellow River and Weihe River. After the river was drained by him, his thirst did not stop.

He wanted to drink the water from northern osawa, but before he got there, he died of thirst.

Kuafu threw away his walking stick when he died, and it suddenly turned into a peach grove full of fresh fruits to quench his thirst for those who later pursued the light.

3. ostrich y m:nūr dào líng

Interpretation mask: cover, cover; Steal: steal.

Steal the bell and cover your ears for fear that others will hear you.

Metaphorically, you are deceiving yourself, and you must try to cover up what you can't cover up clearly.

Source "Lv Chunqiu Self-knowledge": "If the people have a clock, if they want to leave, then the clock is too big to bear.

Destroy it with vertebrae, and the bell will ring.

I'm afraid people will steal from me and cover their ears. "

Idiom Story During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhi Bo, 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, which startled him.

The thief panicked and thought, this is bad. Isn't this noise 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 withdrew his hands freely and covered his ears hard.

"Hey, the bell is getting smaller and I can't hear it!" The thief was very happy. "wonderful! You can't hear the bell if you can't cover your ears! " 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.

4. gild the lily

Explain adding feet to snakes when drawing them.

It is not only useless but also inappropriate to do something superfluous.

It is also a metaphor for fictional facts.

The source "The Warring States Policy Qi Ce II": "There are not enough snakes, but the child is safe?" Shi Ming Naian's "Water Margin" is the hundredth time: "The general's achievements have been made, and his prestige is great. You can stop."

Going forward today, if you don't like it, is just like' gilding the lily'. "。

There was a nobleman in the ancient state of Chu. After offering sacrifices to his ancestors, he gave a pot of wine to the guests who came to help.

The guests discussed with each other and said, "This pot of wine is not enough for everyone to drink. It is enough for one person to drink.

Let's each draw a snake on the ground. Whoever draws first will drink this pot of wine. "There was a man who drew the snake first.

He picked up the hip flask and was about to drink it, but proudly held it in his left hand and continued to draw a snake in his right hand, saying, "I can add more feet to it!" " But before he finished drawing his feet, another man had drawn a snake.

The man grabbed the pot and said, "Snakes have no feet. How can you add feet to it? " Then he drank the wine in the pot.

The person who added feet to the snake finally lost the jar of wine that had reached his mouth.

5. Return to Zhao intact.

This means that Lin Xiangru will return Choi from Qin to Zhao intact.

After the metaphor returned to the original intact.

The source "Historical Records Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru": "The city entered Zhao and was stationed in Qin; If you don't enter the city, please return it to Zhao. "

There is a treasure jade named He Shibi in Chu State, which was acquired by Zhao Haoqi Huiwen. After hearing this, King Zhao of Qin expressed his willingness to exchange 15 for Heshibi.

Zhao Huiwen summoned Lin Xiangru, and Lin Xiangru offered to take Cui to Qin. If Zhao gets the city of Qin, she will stay in Qin, otherwise, she will return to Zhao.

When Lin Xiangru arrived in Qin, he presented Choi. The king of Qin was overjoyed, but he didn't give these cities to Zhao.

Lin Xiangru said that the jade had a small flaw and wanted to show it to Zhao Haoqi of Qin, so he took Baoyu back.

He stood by the court pillar and said, The prince of Zhao is worried that the state of Qin is strong and refuses to give the jade to the city. I persuaded him to agree.

Stop fighting for five days, and then let me come with Bi to show my respect and respect for the majesty of Qin.

Unexpectedly, the king's manners are simple and slow, and he has no sincerity to deliver to the cities. Now, if the king must take Baoyu away, I'd rather smash my head on the post with Baoyu.

The state of Qin had no choice but to leave the city of 15 to Zhao.

Lin Xiangru estimated that the king of Qin just pretended to cope, so he proposed to fast for five days, and then communicate seriously.

King Qin Zhao had to agree.

Lin Xiangru sent his entourage to secretly return to Zhao from the path.

After Qin Zhaowang fasted and held the exchange ceremony, Lin Xiangru told Qin Zhaowang about sending Choi back to Zhao, thus preserving Choi.

6, hope plum to quench thirst

The original intention of the explanation is that plums are sour, and people will drool and quench their thirst if they want to eat plums.

Metaphorically, after the wish can't be realized, comfort yourself with fantasy.

The source of Liu Yiqing's Hypothesis of the World in the Southern Song Dynasty: "Wei Wu lost his way in the battle and the army was thirsty, so he said,' There was a great Meilin before, so he forgave his son and quenched his thirst with sweet and sour.

When the foot soldiers smell it, they can get the source with their mouths full of water. One summer, Cao Cao led his army to crusade against Zhang Xiu. The weather is unusually hot, the sun is like fire, and there is not a cloud in the sky. The troops walked on the winding mountain road, and the dense trees and rocks scorched by the sun on both sides made people breathless.

By noon, the soldiers' clothes were soaked, the marching speed slowed down, and several weak soldiers fainted on the side of the road.

Guo Han asked angrily: Cao Cao is worried that the marching speed is getting slower and slower, and he is worried about delaying the fighter plane.

However, at present, tens of thousands of people can't even drink water. How can we speed up? He immediately called the guide and asked him quietly, "Is there a water source near here?" The guide shook his head and said, "The spring is on the other side of the valley. It's a long detour. " Cao Cao thought for a moment and said, "No, it's too late." He looked at the forest in front of him, thought for a moment, and said to the guide, "Don't say anything, I'll think of something." He knew that even if he ordered the troops to speed up at the moment, it would not help.

A brainwave, the solution came. He grabbed the horse by the stomach and quickly rushed to the front of the team. Pointing at the front with a whip, he said, "Soldiers, I know there is a large area of Merlin in front, where the plums are big and delicious. Let's hurry around this hill and go to Meilin! " Hearing this, the soldiers seemed to eat it in their mouths, and their spirits were greatly boosted, and their pace could not help but accelerate a lot.

7. Swallow mountains and rivers.

Explain that momentum can engulf mountains and rivers.

Describe great verve.

The second fold of "Jin Yuan Xu Renjie Chasing Han Xin": "Back Chu to Han, swallow mountains and rivers.

Never met a bosom friend, playing the piano and singing empty songs. "

8. A flow of words

Explain if: as if; Hanging river: torrent pouring.

When you talk, it's like a waterfall.

Describe talking and distinguishing. It's not over yet.

The source is "Shi Shuo Xin Yu Appreciation" in the Qing Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties: "Guo's talk is like a river, inexhaustible." Tang Hanyu's Song of the Stone Drum: "Ah, how can this petition be sent to the throne? It really needs an eloquent flow, just like a waterfall."

Idiom story There was a great scholar in the Jin Dynasty named Guo Xiang, whose name was Xuan.

He was already a very talented person when he was very young.

In particular, he can carefully observe some phenomena in daily life and then calmly think about the truth.

So his knowledge is very profound, and he often has original opinions on things.

Later, he devoted himself to the study of Laozi and Zhuangzi's theory and had a deep understanding of it.

At that time, many people came here and asked him to go out to be an official, but he refused. He just spends his days studying or talking about philosophy with like-minded people.

He believes that only in this way can we achieve eternal happiness and live a full and comfortable life.

However, a few years later, the court sent someone to invite him again and again. He really couldn't refuse, so he agreed and became an assistant minister of the court.

When he arrived in Beijing, he was able to talk about everything clearly because of his rich knowledge. Besides, his eloquence is very good and he likes to express his opinions very much, so whenever people listen to him, they feel with relish.

At that time, there was a captain named Wang Yan who appreciated Guo Xiang's eloquence very much. He often praised Guo Xiang in front of others, saying, "Listening to Guo Xiang is like an upside-down river that keeps pouring down and never dries up."

Guo Xiang's eloquence illustrates this point.

Later, people described people who are good at talking as "eloquent", talking like an upside-down river that never stops.