A short idiom story, 1 1, suspects that a neighbor stole an axe.
Once upon a time, a countryman lost an axe. He thought it was a neighbor's son who stole it, so he paid attention to what the man said and did everywhere. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that he looked like a thief stealing an axe. Later, the man who lost the axe found it. It turned out that he accidentally lost his way in the valley when he went up the mountain to cut wood the other day. After finding the axe, he met his neighbor's son again. Look at him again. He doesn't look like a thief.
2. Encourage the growth of seedlings.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a farmer in Song State. He always thinks that the crops in the field grow too slowly. He went to see them today and tomorrow and felt that the seedlings never seemed to grow taller. He thought to himself: Is there any way to make them grow taller and faster?
One day, he came to the field and pulled up the seedlings one by one. It took a lot of effort to pull up a large number of seedlings one by one. When he finished pulling out the seedlings, he was exhausted, but he was happy. When I got home, I boasted, "I'm exhausted today." I helped Miao Miao grow several inches! " "Hearing this, his son hurried to the field and found that all the seedlings in the field were dead.
3. There is no hope
There was a nobleman named KATTO in the Zhou Dynasty. KATTO is not only talented in poetry, but also good at managing state affairs. Later, he was by Zhou Liwang's side to help handle state affairs. However, Zhou Liwang is arrogant and misinterprets the law. Treacherous court officials try their best to please. KATTO bluntly advised him and listed the disadvantages of state affairs, but the treacherous court official spoke ill of him in Zhou Liwang's ear. Zhou Liwang is very tired of KATTO. Since then, treacherous court officials have gone in and out, ignoring KATTO. KATTO was very angry and wrote a poem, which was later included in The Book of Songs. In the poem, he attacked the traitor and said, "There is no cure for evil!"
"incorrigible": terminally ill, medicine can't save it. The latter metaphor is that things are hopelessly bad.
Step 4 ride the wind and waves
In the ancient Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was a general named Zong Qiming in Song State. He was brave and ambitious since he was a child. One day, Zong Yi's uncle asked him what his ambition was, and Zong Yi replied, "I would like to ride the wind and waves." I must break through all obstacles, go forward bravely and make a difference. After studying hard and working hard, Zong Yi finally became a general who can be good at fighting.
Later, people used "braving the wind and waves" to describe the spirit of facing difficulties.
5. A dress with water.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the north and the State of Chen in the south were bounded by the Yangtze River.
Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, Prime Minister of Northern Zhou Dynasty, abolished Emperor Jingdi of Zhou Dynasty, established Sui Dynasty on his own.
Determined to destroy the State of Chen, he once said, "I am the parents of the whole country. Can I watch the people in the south suffer and not save them because there is a Yangtze River as narrow as a belt? "
Later, people used "only a strip of water" to describe that the two places are very close, with only a narrow water area.
6. High mountains and flowing water
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Yu Boya, who was proficient in temperament and superb in piano skills. He was a famous pianist at that time. When Yu Boya was young, he was smart and eager to learn. He has learned from others and his piano skills have reached the level. But he always feels that he can't express his feelings about all kinds of things in a superb way. Boya's teacher knew his idea and took him to Penglai Island in the East China Sea by boat, so that he could enjoy the natural scenery and listen to the waves of the sea. Boya looked up and saw the waves surging and splashing; Seabirds are roaring and singing; The lush trees in the forest are like entering a fairyland. A wonderful feeling arises spontaneously, as if the harmonious and beautiful music of nature rises in my ear. He couldn't help playing the piano, his voice turned at will, and the beauty of nature was integrated into the sound of the piano. Boya experienced an unprecedented realm. The teacher told him, "You have learned."
One night boating in Boya. Facing the cool breeze and bright moon, he was full of thoughts, so he played the piano again, and the sound of the piano was melodious and getting better. Suddenly I heard someone screaming on the shore. When Boya heard the sound, he got out of the boat and saw a woodcutter standing on the shore. Knowing that the man was a bosom friend, he immediately invited the woodcutter aboard and played for him with great interest. Boya played a tune praising the mountains, and the woodcutter said, "How wonderful! Majestic and solemn, such as Mount Tai towering into the clouds! " When he played the surging waves, the woodcutter said, "How wonderful! Vast and boundless, it seems to see rolling water and boundless sea! " Boya was excited and said excitedly, "bosom friend!" You are really my bosom friend. "This woodcutter is Zhong Ziqi. Since then, the two have become very good friends.
This story comes from Liezi Tang Wen. The idiom "high mountains and flowing water" is a metaphor for bosom friends and wonderful music.
7. A word teacher
Refers to a teacher who corrects a very key word in an article.
This language comes from Tao Yue's Supplement to the History of the Five Dynasties in the Song Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty was a very prosperous period in the development of feudal society in China, and literature and art were also very developed, among which poetry was the most representative. At that time, there were not only many poets but also many poems, and the level of art and content was very high.
Among many poets at that time, there was a poet named Miracle. One winter, in vilen after the heavy snow, he saw plum blossoms proudly blooming, so he wrote a poem "Early Plum" to recite the plum blossoms in full bloom in early winter. There are two lines in this poem: In the former village of Zita Law, several branches opened last night. He felt very satisfied after writing it.
A man named Zheng Gu, after reading this poem written by Miracle, thinks that the meaning of this poem is not exhausted. So, after repeated thinking and deliberation, he changed these two poems into: In the old village of Zita Law, he opened a branch last night. Because he thinks that since there are several plum blossoms, it can't be considered as early plum blossoms.
Zheng Gu's changes, although only changed the number into a word, only changed a word, but it made the theme of Morning Plum more appropriate and the artistic conception of the poem more perfect. Qi was very appreciative of this change in Zheng Gu. At that time, he called Zheng Gu his own lyricist.
8. Focus (attention)
Once upon a time, there was a chess player named Qiu. His chess skills are superb.
Qiu has two students studying chess with him. A student is very absorbed in learning from the teacher. The other one didn't. He thinks it's easy to learn chess, so there's no need to be serious. When the teacher explained, although he sat there, his eyes seemed to be looking at the chess pieces, but his heart was thinking, "If I kill a swan in the wild now, it will be a delicious meal." Because he is always daydreaming and absent-minded, the teacher doesn't listen at all.
As a result, although both students are famous teachers, one has made rapid progress and become a famous chess player, while the other has not learned any skills.
9. Follow the map
Sun Yang had a son who read the "Xiangma Jing" written by his father. He thought it was easy to kiss up to horses, so he took this book and looked for good horses everywhere. He followed the pattern drawn in the book and found nothing. I searched according to the characteristics written in the book, and finally found a toad with the characteristics very similar to those written in the book, so I happily took the toad home and said to my father, "Dad, I found the maxima, but my hoof was almost the same." Father couldn't help laughing when he saw it. He didn't expect his son to be so stupid, so he said humorously, "It's a pity that Matthew likes to jump and can't be used to pull a cart." Then he sighed: "Follow the map."
10, Conan Dream
Chunyuba belongs to the Tang Dynasty. Once, because he was drunk, he couldn't help resting under the locust tree in the yard. I didn't expect him to fall asleep In his dream, he saw King Huai 'an send someone to take him to Huai 'an, and then he married his beloved princess and appointed him as the magistrate of Conan County.
During this period, Chunyuba managed Conan very well, and the king appreciated him very much. His five sons were knighted and his two daughters were married to the prince, so his position in Huai 'an was very high.
Later, Chunyu Kun's army was defeated when he attacked the county, and then his wife became seriously ill. All these misfortunes made Chun Yuba not want to stay in the county, so he returned to Beijing. However, in Beijing, someone spoke ill of Chunyuba in front of the king, and the king did not verify it, so he arrested his children and sent them back to his hometown. As soon as I left Huai 'an, Chunyuba woke up and realized that it was a dream.
Soon, Chunyuba found an ant hole under the locust tree in the courtyard, and there was a palace made of mud in the hole, and so on. It suddenly dawned on him that the Huai he saw in his dream should be this ant hole. The highest branch of Sophora japonica may be Conan County, where he is the magistrate.
Chun Yu remembered everything about Conan in his dream and felt that things were impermanent. The so-called wealth and fame really disappeared easily, so he finally retired to the door.
1 1, the wife of scum
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a man named Hong Song. He is knowledgeable and upright, and deeply appreciated by Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty. He was named Dr. Tazhong.
Liu Xiu's sister Princess Populus euphratica lost her husband. Liu Xiu talked with her about the ministers of the Qing Dynasty, hoping to find out who she admired in order to remarry with her. Princess Huyang said: "Only Hong Song, the minister of Manchu Dynasty, is both beautiful and beautiful." To this end, Liu Xiu summoned Hong Song and said to him: "As the saying goes, if a person has a high status, he must make a group of rich friends; If you make a fortune, you must stop your wife from marrying another woman. This is human nature! "
Hong Song replied, "I heard that friends you make when you are poor will never be forgotten, and you can't abandon your troubled wife. Seeing this situation, Liu Xiu said to Princess Populus euphratica, "It seems that there is no hope for Hong Song to stop his wife from marrying another person. "
12, kill two birds with one stone
In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a military general named Chang in the Northern Zhou Dynasty who was good at archery and resourceful. Was sent to escort the princess to the northwest Turkic people to get married. The King of Turkey attached great importance to him and kept him, often letting him go hunting with him.
Once, when I saw two big sculptures fighting for a piece of meat in the air, I gave Chang Sunsheng two arrows and asked him to shoot them down. Chang Sunsheng ran past the horse and drew his bow, only to hear a whoosh, and an arrow pierced the chest of two big vultures. The sculpture fell off at once. This idiom originally refers to superb archery. Now it means kill two birds with one stone.
13, perfect
Legend has it that Guo Han, a native of Taiyuan in ancient times, enjoyed the cool summer night and saw a fairy falling from the sky. She is beautiful in white. She told him her name was Weaver Girl. Guo Han admired Weaver's clothes carefully, but he couldn't see a stitch or thread. He asked Weaver curiously. The Weaver Girl replied, "Clothes are not needles and threads.
14, undressed person
During the struggle between Chu and Han, Han Xin under Xiang Yu took refuge in Liu Bang because he could not be reused. Liu Bang thought that Han Xin was a good talent, so he gave his clothes to Han Xin, and also gave Han Xin exquisite food and military forces. Han Xin led the troops out of qi. Xiang Yu sent Wu She to persuade Han Xin to stand on his own feet as king, but Han Xin refused.
15, love me, love my dog
This allusion comes from Biography of Shangshu. War. Zhou Wang at the end of Shang Dynasty was a cruel and heartless bad king. At that time, the governor of the Western Regions was arrested and imprisoned for opposing Zhou Wang. After he was released from prison, Ji Chang returned to Qishan, the capital of Zhou, and called to overthrow the Shang Dynasty. He hired Jiang Shang (Jiang Taigong) as his military adviser, began to expand his army and prepare for war, and moved the capital to Fengyi (now Shaanxi Province). Soon, Zhou Wenwang died, and his son Ji Fa succeeded him to the throne and became Zhou Wuwang. He contacted several governors and sent troops to attack. The army crossed the Yellow River and forced the Shang Dynasty to sing praises to the capital. Shang Zhouwang has lost everyone's heart, Chao Ge was soon conquered, and Zhou Wang committed suicide. Although Zhou Wang died, the enemy was not completely destroyed. Zhou Wuwang summoned Jiang Taigong and asked how to deal with the nobles and officials left over from Shang Dynasty, and whether the situation could be stabilized. Jiang Taigong replied: "I have heard of it, and the people who love it are also its birds;" Those who don't love others, and their troubles. "That is to say, if you love that person, even the crows on his roof like it; If you don't love that person, even the walls of his residence are annoying. Jiang Taigong's proposition is to completely destroy hostile elements.
Later, this allusion is often used to describe the phenomenon of loving a person deeply, even loving one's relatives, friends and others.
Idiom Story 2 In ancient times, there was a man in the State of Chu. When he was crossing the river by boat, he accidentally dropped a sword hanging on his body into the river. The man unhurriedly took a knife out of his pocket and carved a mark on the side of the ship where he put it down. I said to myself, "Don't forget, my sword fell from here."
Seeing that he was in no hurry, the people on the same boat were puzzled and asked him, "Why don't you go into the water and get the sword quickly?" What's the use of marking the ship's side? ""What's the hurry? My sword fell from this place. As soon as the ship landed, I jumped into the water from this marked place and fished it back. "After a while, the ship arrived at its destination and stopped at the dock. The man jumped into the water from the mark carved on the boat to get the sword, but it took a long time to find it.
The people in the same boat all felt ridiculous when they saw him looking for a sword like this. A man said, "After the sword fell into the river, the ship was still moving, and the sword sank under the water and stopped following." In fact, at this moment, the ship is far away from the place where the sword was lost. How to find it according to the mark on the side of the boat? Everyone said, "This man doesn't even know a very common truth." Later, according to this story, people derived the idiom "carving a boat for a sword", which means that people should proceed from objective reality and pay attention to the development and changes of things to deal with it.
Idiom Story 3 During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhong Er fled to Chu. The king of Chu thought that Zhong Er would do something in the future, so he greeted him with a gift from the monarch and regarded him as a distinguished guest.
One day, the king of Chu gave a banquet in honor of Zhong Er, and suddenly asked, "If one day you return to the State of Jin and become a monarch, how can you repay me?" Zhong Er thought for a moment and said, "Beautiful waiter, precious silk, your majesty, you have a lot;" Chu is rich in rare bird feathers and ivory skins. What rare items are there for the king in Jin State? " The king of Chu said, "Your son is too modest. Having said that, you should show me something, right? Zhong Er replied with a smile: "If thanks to you, I can really return to China to take power, and I am willing to get along well with your country." . If one day there is a war between Chu Jin and China, I must order the troops to retreat first (a house is equal to 30 miles). If I can't get your forgiveness, I will fight you again. "
Four years later, Zhong Er really returned to the State of Jin and became a monarch. This is the famous Jin Wengong in history. The state of Jin became stronger and stronger under his rule.
In 633 BC, the two armies of Chu and Jin fought. In order to fulfill his promise, Jin Wengong ordered the troops to retreat 90 miles and stay in Chengpu. When Chu Jun saw that the Jin army was retreating, he thought that the other side was afraid and immediately chased after it. The Jin army took advantage of the weakness of the Chu army's pride in underestimating the enemy, concentrated its forces and defeated the Chu army greatly, and won the battle of Chengpu.
The idiom "avoid three places" is now often used to mean not arguing with others or making concessions voluntarily.
Idiom short story 4 1, surprise victory
During the Warring States Period, when Le Yi, the general of the State of Yan, attacked the State of Qi, Tian Dan managed to escape to Jimo City, and was elected as the chief commander of guarding the city by Jimo City. Yan continued to invade the land of Qi. Tian Chan used double agents to alienate Yan Hui and his feelings, cut Qi's nose to boost Qi's morale and recover Qi's lost territory.
2. ten steps forward
In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong attached great importance to the selection of talents. He ordered his right servant to shoot Feng Deyi to recommend talents, but Feng Deyi failed to complete his mission. Emperor Taizong taught him: within ten steps, the grass is growing. The key is whether you can find them or not. You should take advantage of their strengths. Feng Deyi nodded yes, so he recommended many talents to Emperor Taizong.
3. Things have changed.
Mulberry fields, farmland. The sea becomes a mulberry field, and the mulberry field becomes the sea. Things have changed a lot. Once upon a time, Wang Yuan met Ma Su and Li Xiannian to go to Cai Jing's house for a drink. Wang Yuan and his party soon arrived at Cai Jing's house, but they didn't see Ma Gu's arrival, so they sent messengers to invite him. Ma Gu came and said that she had been ordered to visit Penglai. She has seen the East China Sea turn into a mulberry field three times, and now the sea has retreated by half. Wang Yuan said there would be more dust.
4, eclectic
Detention: restrictions; G: specifications and methods. Not limited to specifications or models. Facing the decadent Qing government, Gong Zizhen, a thinker in Qing Dynasty, advocated reform and banning smoking, which was not reused by the court. At the age of 48, he resolutely resigned and retired. Passing through Zhenjiang, he saw the local people worshiping the gods. He wrote a poem: "Kyushu is angry by the wind and thunder, and thousands of troops are studying sadly; I advise god to stand up again, let go of his talents, and don't stick to a pattern. "
5. Know it like the back of your hand
Ancient emperors built ancestral temples, and the gods in them were arranged in turn according to the level of their ancestors. Whenever there is a major event or festival, the emperor will go to the temple to worship his ancestors. This is the so-called "Luo" ceremony. Many people don't understand etiquette, so they ask Confucius for advice. Confucius believed that Luzong Temple violated the Rites of Zhou. He avoided talking about it, pointed to the palm of his hand and said, "He who knows courtesy knows the way to govern the country."
Step 6 break the waves
Metaphor is ambitious, fearless and brave. Zong Yi, a famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty, was ambitious since he was a child. He likes dancing with a gun and casting swords. When his uncle Zong Bing asked him about his ambition, he replied, "I want to break through a thousand miles with a long wind!" Later, he led troops to attack Linyi country, won by stratagem, and was named General Zuo Wei.
Step 7 pull out the seedlings and encourage them
Metaphor is a bad thing to go against the objective law of the development of things and be eager for success. Once upon a time, there was a farmer in the Song Dynasty who was worried that the seedlings in his field were not tall, so he went to see them every day. Three days passed and the seedlings did not move. He thought of a way and hurried to the field to raise seedlings tree by tree. I went back and told my son that the seedlings had grown a lot. My son ran to the field and saw that all the seedlings were dead.
8. A leaf is blind.
The eyes are blocked by a leaf, which means that you can't see the whole picture of things. A bookworm read the story of "cicada slough" from ancient books, believed it and looked around. He picked all the leaves from the cicada's hiding place, took them home to cover his face for an experiment and asked his wife if she could see him. The wife said angrily that she couldn't see. He took this leaf and stole it in the street. After being arrested, he said, "I'm blind. Can you see it? "
9. Long awaited
Describe the repeated urging. Bai Juyi pleaded for the people with poetry, which offended the powerful people at that time. So he was demoted to Jiangzhou as Sima. He came to Xunyang River to bid farewell to his friends who were about to leave, and the wind blew reeds, which made him miserable. They got on the boat, drank wine, and there was pipa on the river. They brought the boat near and waited for a long time before they saw that the beautiful woman was still hiding half her face behind her guitar.
10, nine Niu Yi hairs
Save a car burning firewood with a glass of water. Metaphor power is too small to solve the problem. Once upon a time, there was a woodcutter who was collecting firewood on the mountain. When he heard the sound of fire fighting, he ran to put out the fire. Later, his firewood train caught fire. Just as he saw a cup on the roadside, he took the cup and ran to the river to fill it with water to put out the fire. But the fire was so big that a glass of water didn't help at all, and a truckload of firewood was burned up.
Idiom Story 5 During the Warring States Period, Qi Weiwang became an emperor at a young age. When he was young, he was very conceited, drinking and having fun every day instead of dealing with state affairs. The minister is not allowed to dissuade him. If someone doesn't listen to him or violates his rules, he will be punished by death.
In this way, after three years, the country's politics was chaotic, and neighboring Wei often sent troops to attack. Ministers are worried about national security, but they dare not make suggestions. Dr Chunyu Kun deliberately said to him, "There is a big bird in the palace, which won't fly or bark for three years. Does your majesty know what kind of bird this is? " The clever king of Qi understood Chunyu Kun's intention at once.
He said, "This bird is no ordinary bird. It doesn't fly or scream at ordinary times, but as long as it flies straight, its song is amazing. " The King of Qi also sent troops to counter Wei's aggression and made Wei cede territory for peace. After that, other countries were too scared to invade again. Since then, Qi has lived peacefully for more than 20 years.
A short idiom story 6 A San raised a very strong hen. It catches insects everywhere and feeds itself. Every afternoon, the hen lays a big egg on time. The eggs laid by Sam's hen are big and good, which is well-known. Many people rushed to buy his eggs. He traded these eggs for rice, which was enough for his whole family and led a happy life.
One day, Sam's wife whispered to him, "If this chicken can lay two eggs a day, our rice will double." "Yes, you can lay three eggs a day, no, four, five ... ten eggs is good." Ah San said.
His wife said, "This hen can lay an egg every day. She must have a lot of eggs in her stomach. " Ah San nodded: "Of course!" The wife added, "It only lays one egg a day, which is too slow. Why don't we take out all the eggs at once and make a fortune? "
Ah San thought for a moment and said, "Yes, why didn't I think of that?" You are very clever. I'll take out all the eggs now. " . Haha, we can live a better life. "He caught the hen and soon opened the hen's belly. Gee, hens are all immature yolk, and some are not as big as sesame seeds. Ah San and his wife were caught off guard, and it was too late to regret it. No more hens lay eggs to eat rice. They all shouted at the hen. A few days later, Sam's rice jar reached the bottom, and they could only recall the perfect days before.