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黔驴技穷
2023-12-05In ancient times there were no donkeys in Guizhou province. Somebody brought a donkey from somewhere and tied it to a tree at the foot of a mountain. ...
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日暮途穷
2023-12-05In the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Ping of Chu was misled by slanderers(诽谤者) , and had Wu Zixu's father executed. Wu Zixu fled to the State of ...
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甚嚣尘上
2023-12-05Once in the Warring States Period, the State of Jin was at war with the State of Chu. Duke Gong of Chu stood on a high platform built on chariot(二轮战车)...
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四面楚歌
2023-12-05At the end of the Qin Dynasty(221-206 B.C.) the State of Chu and the State of Han fought for control for the country. Xiang Yu, the king of Chu, was b...
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天花乱坠
2023-12-05In the Southern and Northern Dynasties(420-589), in the reign of king Wu of Liang, there was a monk called Master Yun Guang who was a very accomplishe...
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天衣无缝
2023-12-05There was a man called Guo Han in the Tang Dynasty(618-907).One summer night, when the moon was very bright he suddenly saw a girl descending(下降) slow...
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螳臂当车
2023-12-05Once a carter(车夫) was driving his cart, when a mantis(螳螂) jumped out in front of the cart. Raising its forelegs, it tried to obstruct the passage of t...
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杞人忧天
2023-12-05In the Spring and Autumn Period, in the State of Qi there was a man who always let his imagination run away with him.One day he even worried that the ...
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揠苗助长
2023-12-05In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a farmer who was impatient by nature. He thought his rice shoots(嫩枝) were growing too slowly, so he decided...
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一丘之貉
2023-12-05In the Han Dynasty, there was an official called Yang Yun who was both capable(有才华的) and honest. Commenting on the assassination of a king of a small ...