用英语简单写一个中国成语故事

英语成语故事-井底之蛙

TheFrogintheShallowWell(JingDiZhiWa)

Haveyounotheardofthefrogthatlivedinashallowwell?ItsaidtoaturtlethatlivedintheEastSea,Iamsohappy!WhenIgoout,Ijumpaboutontherailingbesidethemouthofthewell.WhenIcomehome,Irestintheholesonthebrokenwallofthewell.IfIjumpintothewater,itcomesuptomyarmpitsandholdsupmycheeks.IfIwalkinthemud,itcoversupmyfeet.Ilookaroundatthewrigglyworms,crabsandtadpoles,andnoneofthemcancomparewithme.Moreover,IamlordofthistroughofwaterandIstanduptallinthisshallowwell.Myhappinessisfull.Mydearsir,whydon'tyoucomeoftenandlookaroundmyplace?

BeforetheturtlefromtheEastSeacouldgetitsleftfootinthewell,itsrightkneegotstuck.Ithesitatedandretreated.TheturtletoldthefrogabouttheEastSea.

Evenadistanceofathousandlicannotgiveyouanideaofthesea'swidth;evenaheightofathousandrencannotgiveyouanideaofitsdepth.InthetimeofKingYuoftheXiadynasty,therewerefloodsnineyearsoutoften,butthewatersintheseadidnotincrease.lnthetimeofKingTangoftheShangdynastythereweredroughtssevenyearsoutofeight,butthewatersintheseadidnotdecrease.Theseadoesnotchangealongwiththepassageoftimeanditsleveldoesnotriseorfallaccordingtotheamountofrainthatfalls.ThegreatesthappinessistoliveintheEastSea.

Afterlisteningtothesewords,thefrogoftheshallowwellwasshockedintorealizationofhisowninsignificanceandbecameveryillatease.

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英语故事:惊弓之鸟

ABirdStartledbytheMereTwangofaBow-String

Thissetphrasefigurativelydenotesthosewhohavesuffereddisastersandsohavealingeringfearwhenanythinghappen.

DuringtheWarPeriod,intheWèiStatetherelivedafamousarchernamedGēngléi.

Oneday,GēngléiandtheKingofWeistandingonahighterracesawsomebirdsflyingpast.

AtthisGēngléisaidtotheKing:I'llshootaflyingbirddownforYourMajestybydrawingabowwithnoarrow.

TheKingasked,Isitpossiblethatone'sarcherycanattainsuchalevel?

Alittlelater,awildgoosewasflyingfromtheeast.

Gēngléijustdrewhisbowbutdidn'tshootanarrow.

Asexpected,thewildgoosefelltothegroundwiththetwang.

TheKingaskedinsurprise,Howcanyourarcheryreachsuchahighlevel?

Gēngléireplied,Thiswildgoosehasbeenwounded.

TheKinggotmoresurprised,asking,Howdoyouknowit,sir?

Gēngléiesplained,Thiswildgooseflewslowlyandcriedsadly.Itsflyingslowlysuggestedthatitwasstillachingwiththeoldwound;itscryingsadlysuggestedthatithadstrayedlongfromitsflock.Whenitheardthetwangthewildgoosehadtoflutterhardtoflyhighforitslife.Soitisevitablyfelldownwithitsoldwoundburst.

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刻舟求剑

MakingHisMark(KeZhouQiuJian)

AmanfromthestateofChuwascrossingariver.Intheboat,hisswordfellintothewater.Immediatelyhemadeamarkontheboat.

Thisiswheremyswordfelloff,hesaid.

Whentheboatstoppedmoving,hewentintothewatertolookforhisswordattheplacewherehehadmarkedtheboat.

Theboathadmovedbuttheswordhadnot.Isthisnotaveryfoolishwaytolookforasword?