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只要工夫深 铁杵磨成针
2023-12-05So long as you have put a great deal of effort, you can grind an iron rod into a needle-perseverance spells success.This legend is about Li Bai, a gre...
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江郎才尽
2023-12-05During the period of Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-589), there was a man of letters named Jiang Yan, whose father died young. Little Jiang Yan ...
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打草惊蛇
2023-12-05Long long ago, a county magistrate(地方法官) named Wang Lu worked in present day Anhui province, East China. Wang Lu was very greedy and took many bribes....
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笑里藏刀
2023-12-05There was a minister named Li Yifu during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). He was good at flattering(奉承的) people. So his official position was raised highe...
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对牛弹琴
2023-12-05In ancient time, there lived a musician named Gong Mingyi. He was very good at playing the Zheng, a plucked string instrument. But he also behaved foo...
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三顾茅庐
2023-12-05In the third century, China was divided into three kingdoms: Wei in the north, Shu in the southwest and Wu in the southeast. Shu was a weak state. The...
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乐极生悲
2023-12-05Chunyu Kun lived in the state of Qi during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). He was wise, humorous and eloquent(雄辩的). He skillfully advised the ...
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起死回生
2023-12-05Long long ago, there was a famous doctor named Bian Que who usually traveled everywhere to collect medicine to cure patients.One day, he heard about t...
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害群之马
2023-12-05It was about four thousand years ago. Huangdi-the first legendary ruler in China went to the countryside to visit an old friend with his entourage(随从,...
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鹏程万里
2023-12-05In the Chinese classic Chuangtze, there is a legend like this:Once upon a time, a gigantic(巨大的) fish named Kun lived in the northern sea. No one knew ...