Showing Off One's Proficiency with the Axe Before Lu Ban the Master CarpenterIn ancient times, Lu Ban was su... [查看全文]
highly talented 才高八斗 Tsau Pi and Tsau Jr were sons of Tsau Tsau. Both were very gifted writers, and T... [查看全文]
a drop in the bucket九牛一毛Li Ling was a great general during the time of emperor Han Wu-di (hàn wǔ d&... [查看全文]
be afraid of one's own shadow 草木皆兵 In AD 383, the king of Former Qin (秦朝), Fu Jian (fú... [查看全文]
within an ace of winning功虧一簣Once a man planned to build a terrace.古時,有一個人要筑一座九仞(八尺=一仞)高的山。He ... [查看全文]
Quenching Thirst by Watching Plums 望梅止渴One summer, Cao Cao was leading his troops in a punitive expedition ag... [查看全文]
Calling a Stag a Horse 指鹿為馬In the reign of Emperor the Second of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.), the prime... [查看全文]
In the Western Jin Dynasty there were two young men.One of them was Zu Ti and the other was Liu Kun.Both of ... [查看全文]
In the song Dynasty (960-1279),there was a scholar whose name was Wen Tong and who styled himself Yuke. He was... [查看全文]
Ji Anlived at the time of Emperor Wudi of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.24). He was respected for being... [查看全文]