1. Frog at the bottom of the well: Frog at the bottom of the well can only see a sky as big as the wellhead. Metaphor is a narrow-minded person.
A frog lives in an abandoned well. One day, the frog met a chinemys reevesii from the sea by the well. The frog boasted to the tortoise, "Look, how happy I am to live here! Sometimes when I am happy, I will jump by the well for a while; I was tired, so I went back to the well and slept next to the brick hole. Or simply leave your head and mouth and quietly soak your whole body in water: or walk in the soft mud, which is also very comfortable. Look at those shrimps and tadpole shrimps. Nobody can fuck me. Moreover, I am the owner of this well, and I am extremely free in this well. Why not come to the well to enjoy it often! " The tortoise listened to the frog and wanted to go in and have a look. But its left foot has not been fully inserted, and its right foot has tripped. He quickly took two steps back and told the frog about the sea. "Have you ever seen the sea?" ? The vastness of the sea stops at a thousand miles; The depth of the sea, which is thousands of feet. There were nine floods in ancient ten years, and the water in the sea didn't rise much; There were seven early days in the next eight years, and the water in the sea was not necessarily shallow. It can be seen that the sea is not affected by drought and flood. Living in such a sea is really happy! "Listen to the tortoise, well frog surprised to stay there, have nothing to say.
2. Let pears push dates: the story of children pushing food. Metaphor of brotherhood.
In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, when Wang Tai was young, his grandmother gave them dates and chestnuts. He didn't take part in the competition, but waited until they ate the rest. When Kong Rong was 4 years old in Han Dynasty, he never picked big pears for his brothers, but gave them to adults. His family praised him for being sensible.
3. Jingwei Reclamation: Jingwei takes wood and stone and is determined to reclaim the sea. In the old days, it was a metaphor of deep hatred and revenge determination. The latter metaphor is determined and not afraid of difficulties.
Before the Xia dynasty, the country had not yet formed. At that time, the emperor was far less rich and enjoyed many privileges. But a pure public servant, only doing his duty. The children of the emperor have no special titles such as prince and princess, and their status is not noble, just like the children of ordinary people.
Emperor Yan has a daughter named Jing Wei, who is cheerful and lively and likes to fight against injustice. One day, she went out to play with children and saw an older child riding a horse. The children are tired and climb down, but the older children will not give up.
Jingwei walked over and pointed at the head of the older child and said angrily, "You are shameless. What are your skills in bullying children? If you have the strength to fight tigers and bears, people will say you are a hero. "
The boss saw that Jingwei was a little girl, born thin and didn't take her seriously at all. He jumped down from the child's back, walked up to Jingwei and said, "I am the son of the sea dragon king. Who are you? " Don't you dare control me! "
Jingwei said, "What's the big deal about the son of the Dragon King? I am also the daughter of Emperor Yan. Don't run wild on land in the future, or I'll hang you on a tree to dry. " The son of the dragon king said, "I'll let you know my skills first, and then mind your own business." Call if you say so. Jingwei followed his father to hunt in the mountains since he was a child. His hands and feet are flexible and his strength is not small. Seeing each other's rudeness, he did not show weakness. He dodged the opponent's fist, flew up and kicked the dragon king's son. The son of the Dragon King stood up, refused to give up, punched again and again, and was punched in the chest by Jingwei, throwing his head high. Seeing that the son of the Dragon King could not defeat Jingwei, he had to return to the sea in despair. A few days later, Jingwei went swimming in the sea, having a good time, and happened to be discovered by the son of the Dragon King. He swam to Jingwei and said, You got a bargain on land one day. Today, you run to my door and make a mistake quickly, or I will make waves and drown you. "JingWei stubbornly said," I was right. What's the matter? "The son of the dragon king see jingwei stubborn, didn't mean to throw in the towel. He immediately stirred up the sea and set off strong winds and waves. Jingwei had no time to struggle and was drowned. After the death of Jingwei, he became a bird with red claws and a white mouth, determined to fill the sea. She threw stones and branches into the sea with her mouth and shouted "Jingwei, Jingwei", as if to motivate herself. Year after year, she never stopped.
4. startle the snake: it means that the other party is aware and preventive because of carelessness.
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Wang Lu. When he was an official in yamen, he often took bribes and disobeyed the law. One day, someone submitted a complaint to the yamen accusing Wang Lu's subordinates of taking bribes illegally. Wang Lu saw at a glance that the crimes written on paper were exactly the same as his own daily illegal activities. Wang Lu looked at the form paper and trembled: "Is this ... isn't this talking about me?"
The more afraid Wang Luyu is, the more he forgets how to batch form paper. He actually wrote eight big characters on the form paper: "Although you cut the grass, I was surprised by the snake." This shows that you are doing this to beat the grass on the ground, but I am like a snake hiding in the grass, but I am shocked!
Later, according to Wang Lu's words "Although you mow the grass, I am already surprised", it was extended to the idiom "startle the snake".
5。 Dig a hole in the wall and read by the neighbor's light. Describe a poor family and study hard.
Kuang Heng, the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty, had no condition to go to school because of his poor family. He took a lot of books to work for illiterate families during the day and had no money to buy lamp oil at night, so he had to dig a hole in the earth wall, borrow the lamp next door to study, and even took books to that family to help him get them for free. He studied hard and finally became the prince and young master of the Han and Yuan emperors.
6。 Smell the chicken and dance: describe people who are interested in serving the country and work hard; It also means to seize the time and make unremitting efforts.
Zu Ti in Jin Dynasty was an open-minded and ambitious person. But he was a naughty boy when he was a child and didn't like reading. When he entered his youth, he realized his lack of knowledge and felt that he could not serve his country without studying, so he began to study hard. He read widely and studied history carefully, so he began to study hard. He read widely and studied history carefully, from which he learned a wealth of knowledge and made great progress. He has been in and out of Luoyang, Kyoto for many times, and people who have contacted him say that Zu Ti is a talented person who can assist the emperor in governing the country. When Zu Ti was 24 years old, he was recommended as a lawyer, but he didn't agree. He still studies tirelessly. Later, Zu Ti and his childhood friend Liu Kunyi became the main book of Sizhou. He and Liu Kun have deep feelings. They not only share the same bed, but also have a common lofty ideal: to make contributions, revitalize the state of Jin and become a pillar of the country. Once, in the middle of the night, Zu Ti heard the cock crow in his sleep. He kicked Liu Kun awake and said to him, "Everyone else thinks it's unlucky to hear a rooster crow in the middle of the night. I don't think so. How about we get up and practice swords when we hear chickens crow in the future? " Liu Kun readily agreed. So every day after the rooster crows, he gets up to practice his sword, and the light of the sword flies and the sound of the sword is sonorous. Spring goes to winter, cold goes to summer, and it never stops. Many things happen. After long and arduous study and training, they finally became generalists who can write good articles and lead troops to win the battle. Zu Ti was named General Zhenxi, realizing his desire to serve the country. Liu Kun became the commander-in-chief in charge of military affairs in Hebei and Youzhou, and also gave full play to his literary talent and military talent. This story comes from the Biography of Zu Ti in the Book of Jin. The idiom "smell the chicken and dance" describes energetic and promising, and also means that people with lofty ideals should cheer up in time.
7。 Smith: The fox used the tiger's prestige to scare other wild animals. Metaphor relies on the strength of others to bully others.
During the Warring States Period, when Chu was the most powerful, Chu Xuanwang was surprised that all northern countries were afraid of his general Zhao Xi's shirt. So he asked the North Korean minister why. At that time, a minister named Jiang Yi told him such a story: "Once upon a time, there was a tiger living in a cave. He went out to look for food because he was hungry. When he came to a dense forest, he suddenly saw a fox walking in front of him. He thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he jumped forward and caught him effortlessly. But when it opened its mouth to eat the fox, the sly fox suddenly spoke:' Hum! Don't think that you are the king of beasts and dare to swallow me; You know, heaven and earth ordered me to be king of kings, and whoever eats me will be severely punished by heaven and earth. "The tiger listened to the fox with a grain of salt, but he was not surprised when he cocked his head and saw the fox's arrogant and calm appearance. The arrogance of the original posture, I do not know when it has disappeared more than half. Even so, he thought to himself: I am the king of beasts, so any beast in the world will be afraid to see me. And he, it turned out, was ordered by Emperor Fengtian to rule us! At this time, the fox saw the tiger hesitate to eat, knowing that he had believed his words to some extent, so he stood up more proudly and said,' What, you don't believe what I said? Then come with me now, walk behind me and see if all the wild animals are scared out of their wits when they see me. Tiger thought it was a good idea, so he did it. So the fox swaggered ahead and the tiger followed carefully. Not long after they left, they vaguely saw the depths of the forest, where many small animals were fighting for food, but when they found the tiger walking behind the fox, they couldn't help being surprised and ran away. At this moment, the fox turned to look at the tiger proudly. Seeing this situation, the tiger couldn't help but feel a little scared, but he didn't know that wild animals were afraid of themselves, and thought they were really afraid of foxes! The cunning fox succeeded, but his strength was entirely due to the tiger, so that he could threaten the animals in a favorable situation at this moment. The poor tiger was fooled and didn't even know it! Therefore, the people in the north are afraid of Zhao Xi's shirt simply because the king's soldiers are in his hands, that is to say, what they are afraid of is actually the king's power! "From the above story, we can know that anyone who oppresses others with the power of authority or bullies others with the power of position can be described as" Smith ".
8. Haste makes waste: If you want to be quick, you can't achieve your goal.
Once upon a time, there was a farmer who picked a truckload of oranges and went to town. It is getting dark. He is afraid that he won't arrive before the gate is closed. He was in a hurry and asked if the opposite person could come over. People said to walk slowly, so they accelerated their pace. Unexpectedly, he accidentally fell down and the orange fell all over the floor, so he had to pick it up. As a result, it got dark, but he still didn't go to town.
9. Steal bells from your ears
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.
The story comes from Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals: Self-knowledge. "Stealing a clock" is described as "stealing a clock", which is a metaphor for covering up stupidity and deceiving others.
10. Planned
Painters in the Northern Song Dynasty have the same language, word and ability. The bamboo he painted is well known, and many people come to paint it every day. Where is the secret of Wen Tong's painting bamboo? It turned out that Wentong planted all kinds of bamboos in front of and behind his house. No matter spring, summer, autumn and winter, it is cloudy and rainy. He often goes to the bamboo forest to observe the growth and changes of bamboo, and figure out the length and thickness of bamboo branches and the shape and color of leaves. As soon as he has new feelings, he returns to his study, spreads paper and grinds ink, and draws his impressions on paper. Over the years, the images of bamboo in different seasons, different weather and different times have been deeply imprinted in his mind. As long as you concentrate on writing and stand in front of drawing paper, the various forms of bamboo observed on weekdays will immediately emerge in front of your eyes. So every time he draws bamboo, he looks very calm and confident, and the bamboo he draws is vivid and lifelike.
When people praised his paintings, he always said modestly, "I just painted the mature bamboo in my heart."
There was a young man who wanted to learn to draw bamboo. He heard that the poet Chao was very good at Wentong's paintings, so he asked for advice. Huang wrote a poem for him, including two sentences: "You can use it to draw bamboo, and you have answers."
"Have a plan" means that you are fully prepared before doing things and are very sure of the success of things; It also means calm, very calm.
1 1. Wait for the rabbit.
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.
The idiom "waiting for a rabbit" means getting something for nothing, or sticking to a narrow experience and not knowing how to change it.
(2) From the age of 5, children began to like idiom stories.
A foolish man moves mountains, but a fox is false and a tiger is powerful. He encourages others by pulling out seedlings, waits for a rabbit, watches the sky from a well, hides his ears and steals the bell, and Ye Gong is good at dragons, specializing in blind people touching elephants and gilding the lily. Idiom stories are part of the history of China, and idioms are the accumulation of history. Behind every idiom, there is a far-reaching story, which is the crystallization of people's wisdom for thousands of years. Its characteristics are profound and meaningful, and concise. Reading idiom stories can help us understand history, things, knowledge and accumulate beautiful language materials. Therefore, learning idioms is the only way for teenagers to learn China culture. Idiom stories tell some truth with profound and vivid story allusions. Idioms are reasonable words, which laid the foundation of our country's cultural city. Idiom stories, turn idioms into stories, attract children's interest, and know the words in the process of listening to stories, so that older children can have a general understanding of the content of the stories.
③ Idiom stories related to Mencius.
Mencius' mother moved three times
During the Warring States Period, there was a great scholar Mencius. Mencius was very naughty when he was a child. His mother spent a lot of effort to get him a good education! Once, they lived next to the cemetery. Mencius and his neighbor's children learned to bow down and cry like adults and played a funeral game. Mencius' mother looked at it and frowned: "No! I can't let my children live here! " Mencius' mother took Mencius to live next to the market. When he arrived at the market, Mencius and his neighbor's children began to learn how businessmen do business. Bow to welcome guests, entertain guests, bargain with guests for a while, and behave well! Mencius' mother knew this and frowned: "This place is not suitable for my children to live in!" " So they moved again. This time, they moved near the school. Mencius began to be orderly and polite, and liked reading. At this time, Mencius' mother nodded with satisfaction and said, "This is where my son should live!" "
Later, people used "Meng Mu's Three Movements" to explain that if people want to learn good habits, they should be close to good people, things and things!
④ Idiom stories suitable for children aged four to five.
Decorate yourself with borrowed feathers
Once upon a time, there was a tiger in a cave. Because he was hungry, he ran outside to look for food. When he came to a dense forest, he suddenly saw a fox walking in front of him. He thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he jumped forward and caught him effortlessly.
But when it opened its mouth to eat the fox, the sly fox suddenly spoke:' Hum! Don't think that you are the king of beasts and dare to swallow me; You know, heaven and earth ordered me to be king of kings, and whoever eats me will be severely punished by heaven and earth. "The tiger listened to the fox with a grain of salt, but he was not surprised when he cocked his head and saw the fox's arrogant and calm appearance. The arrogance of the original posture, I do not know when it has disappeared more than half. Even so, he thought to himself: I am the king of beasts, so any beast in the world will be afraid to see me. And he, it turned out, was ordered by Emperor Fengtian to rule us! At this time, the fox saw that the tiger hesitated to eat, knowing that he had believed his words to some extent, so he stood proudly and pointed at the tiger's nose and said,' What, don't you believe what I said? Then come with me now, walk behind me and see if all the wild animals are scared out of their wits when they see me. Tiger thought it was a good idea, so he did it.
So the fox swaggered ahead and the tiger followed carefully. Not long after they left, they vaguely saw the depths of the forest, where many small animals were fighting for food, but when they found the tiger walking behind the fox, they couldn't help being surprised and ran away.
At this moment, the fox turned to look at the tiger proudly. Seeing this situation, the tiger couldn't help but feel a little scared, but he didn't know that wild animals were afraid of themselves, and thought they were really afraid of foxes! The cunning fox succeeded, but his strength was entirely attributed to the tiger, so that he could threaten the animals with favorable situation for a while, but the poor tiger was fooled and didn't know it!