中国成语故事会作者周建新

刻舟求剑Onceuponatime,amanwascrossingariverinaboat.Whenhewasinthemiddleoftheriver,hispreciousswordaccidentallyfellintothewater.Insteadofimmediatelytryingtoretrieveit,hecalmlytookoutaknifeandmarkedthesideoftheboatwheretheswordfell.\"Thisiswheremysworddropped,\"hesaidconfidently.Whentheboatreachedtheshore,hejumpedintothewateratthemarkedspot,butofcourse,hecouldn'tfind

hissword.Theswordwaslonggone,astheboathadmovedwhiletheswordremainedatthebottomoftheriver.Thestoryteachesusthatweshouldadapttochangingsituationsinsteadofrelyingonrigidmethods.

狐假虎威Oneday,afoxwascaughtbyafiercetiger.Thecleverfoxknewitwasindanger,soitshoutedbravely,“I’mthekingofallbeasts!Youcan’teatme!”Thetigerlookedatthefoxindisbelief.Thefoxthensaid,“Followme.I’llshowyouhowscaredalltheanimalsareofme.”Astheywalkedthroughtheforest,alltheanimalsranawayinfearatthesightofthetigerbehindthefox.Thetigerbelievedthefoxwastrulypowerfulandletitgo.Thefoxtricked

thetigerbyusingthetiger’sownintimidatingpresencetosaveitself.无的放矢Once,anarcherwasknownfarandwideforhisskills.Oneday,hedecidedtoshowoffhisabilities.Withoutanycleartargetinsight,hesimplyshotarrowsrandomlyintotheair.Peoplegatheredaround,watchinginconfusionasthearrowsflew

aimlessly.Someonlookersasked,“Whatareyouaimingat?”Thearcherboastedabouthisstrengthandaccuracy,buthisarrowslandednowherenearanymeaningfultarget.Intheend,allhiseffortswereinvain.Thisstoryremindsusthatwithoutacleargoal,evengreatskillsleadtonothing.汗牛充栋

InancientChina,therelivedalearnedscholarnamedLiu.Hewasextremelyfondofcollectingbooks.Overtheyears,hiscollectiongrewsovastthatwhenhehiredoxentotransportthem,theanimalsweredrenchedinsweatfromtheheavyload.Whenthebookswerestoredathome,theypileduptotherafters,lookinglikealargehousemadeofbooks.Oneday,ayoungstudentcametovisit,amazedbythemassivecollection.Liutoldhim,\"Thesebookscarrythewisdomofcountlessscholars.Reading

themcarefullyisthekeytogainingknowledge.\"Thestoryshowshowextensiveandprecioushisbookcollectionwas,symbolizingabundantlearningresources.黔驴技穷Onceuponatime,therewasnodonkeyinGuizhou.Amanbroughtonetherebutfoundnouseforit,soheleftitintheforest.Atiger,seeingthisstrangeanimalforthefirsttime,wasinitiallyscaredandkeptitsdistance.

Asthetigergotcloser,thedonkeysuddenlybrayedloudly,startlingthetiger.However,afterawhile,thetigerrealizedthatthedonkeyhadnorealmeansofdefenseexceptitsloudcry.Whenthedonkeykickedatit,thetigerquicklysawthroughitslimitedtricks,pouncedonthedonkey,anddevouredit.Thisstorywarnsthatrelyingonlimitedskillscanleadtofailurewhenfacingrealchallenges.庄周梦蝶

Onenight,ZhuangZhou,afamousphilosopher,hadavividdream.Init,hetransformedintoabutterfly,flutteringjoyfullyamongflowers.Hefeltthegentlebreezeonhiswingsandthefreedomofflight,completelyforgettinghewasonceaman.Whenhewokeup,hewaspuzzled.WasheZhuangZhouwhohaddreamedofbeingabutterfly,orwashenowabutterflydreamingofbeingZhuangZhou?Thisstorymakesuswonderaboutthenatureofrealityandtheblurredlinebetweendreams

andwakinglife,invitingustoreflectonthetrueessenceofourexistence.五十步笑百步DuringtheWarringStatesperiod,akingaskedMenciushowtorulehiscountrybetter.Menciussaid,“Inabattle,somesoldiersfled.Oneranfiftysteps,whileanotherranahundredsteps.Theonewhoranfiftystepslaughedattheonewhoranahundredsteps.Doyouthinkit’s

right?”Thekingreplied,“No,theybothfled.”Menciusthenexplained,“Similarly,yourgovernanceisn’tmuchbetterthanotherstates’.Don’tbeproudjustbecauseyou’reabitbetter.Trueimprovementrequiresrealchange,notjustmockingotherswithminordifferences.”图穷匕见InthelateWarringStatesperiod,

CrownPrinceDanofYanhiredJingKetoassassinatetheKingofQin.JingKepretendedtooffertheKingamapofDukang,astrategicarea,alongwiththeheadofatraitorasapeaceoffering.WhenJingKeunrolledthemapbeforetheKing,onceitwasfullyopened,asharpdaggerhiddenwithinthescrollwasrevealed.HequicklygrabbedthedaggerandlungedattheKing.Thoughtheassassinationattemptultimatelyfailed,thiseventgaverisetotheidiom“themap

unfoldstorevealthedagger,”symbolizingthemomentwhenhiddenintentionsarefinallyexposed.围魏救赵DuringtheWarringStatesperiod,theStateofWeiattackedZhao,andZhao'scapitalHandanwasundersiege.InsteadofdirectlyconfrontingthepowerfulWeiarmy,Qi'smilitarystrategistSunBinproposedaningeniousplan.HeledQi'stroopsto

directlyattackWei'scapital,Daliang.WithmostofitsforcesdeployedinZhao,Weiwasleftvulnerableathome.TheWeiarmy,hearingofthethreattoDaliang,hadtoabandonthesiegeofHandanandrushbacktodefendtheircapital.ThisrelievedthepressureonZhao.Bytargetingtheenemy'sweakpointandforcingthemtochangetheirstrategy,SunBinachievedvictorywithoutadirectconfrontation,creatingaclassicexampleofstrategicmaneuvering.精卫填海

Onceuponatime,theyoungestdaughterofEmperorYan,namedNuwa,wentboatingontheEasternSea.Sadly,shewascaughtinafiercestormanddrowned.HerspiritrefusedtorestandtransformedintoabirdcalledJingwei.Determinedtoavengeherdeathandpreventothersfromsufferingthesamefate,Jingweivowedtofillupthesea.Dayafterday,sheflewbackandforthbetweenthemountainandthesea,carryingsmalltwigsandpebblesinherbeakanddroppingthemintothe

water.Despitetheseeminglyimpossibletaskandthevastnessofthesea,Jingweinevergaveup,symbolizingunwaveringperseveranceinthefaceofadversity.后羿射日Longago,tensunsroseintheskysimultaneously,scorchingtheearth,dryinguprivers,andcausinggreatsufferingtopeople.HouYi,amightyarcher,decidedtosavehumanity.Heclimbedtothepeakofahigh

mountain,tookouthispowerfulbowandarrows,andaimedatthesuns.Withincredibleskillandstrength,HouYishotdownnineofthesuns,leavingonlyonetolighttheworld.Thankstohisheroicact,theearthregaineditsbalance,andlifegraduallyreturnedtonormal.HouYibecamealegendaryheroreveredbyallforhiscourageandselflesssacrifice.夸夸其谈

OncetherewasamannamedLiwholovedboasting.Heclaimedtobeanexpertineverythingfromancienthistorytomodernwarfare,yethadnorealknowledge.Oneday,thelocalgovernororganizedadiscussiononstateaffairsandinvitedscholars.Lieagerlyjoined,speakingnon-stop.Heusedgrandwordsandmadewildclaims,butwhenothersaskedforpracticalsolutionstocurrentproblems,hestammeredandcouldn'tanswer.Everyonesoonrealizedthathisconfidenttalkwasnothingbutemptywords.Thisstoryshowshowexcessive,

baselessboastingexposesone’slackoftrueability.夜郎自大Inancienttimes,therewasasmallkingdomcalledYelang.Itskingrarelytraveledbeyondhisland,believinghiskingdomwasthelargestintheworld.Oneday,aHanenvoypassedthroughYelang.Theking,outofcuriosity,asked,\"Whichisbigger,mykingdomortheHanEmpire?\"Theenvoywasastonished.He

explainedthattheHanEmpirewasvast,withcountlesscitiesandpeople,farlargerthanYelang.Thekingfinallyunderstoodhisignorance.Thisstorywarnsagainstbeingoverlyproudandnarrow-minded,aslimitedvisioncanleadtoself-delusion.废寝忘食Confucius,arenownedphilosopherinancientChina,wasdeeplyabsorbedinlearning.Once,hecameacrossa

pieceofancientmusiccalledShao.Soentrancedwashebyitsmelodyandprofoundmeaningthathepracticedandstudieditdayandnight.Forthreemonths,hewassoimmersedthatheforgotabouteatingandsleeping.Evenwhenhavingmeals,hismindwasstillonthemusic.Hisdedicationwassointensethathenolongernoticedthetasteofhisfood.Thisunwaveringfocusandpassionforlearningperfectlyembodiedthespiritof“forgettingtoeatandsleepforone’spursuit.”

东施效颦InancientChina,therelivedabeautifulwomannamedXiShi.Shesufferedfromaheartconditionthatsometimesmadeherfrownandholdherchest.Eveninthisstate,herelegancecaughteveryone'sattention.DongShi,awomanfromthesamevillage,enviedXiShi'sbeauty.Oneday,seeingXiShi'spainedexpression,DongShithoughtthatwas

thesecrettolookingcharming.SheimitatedXiShi,frowningdeeplyandclutchingherchest.Butinsteadoflookinggraceful,shelookedridiculous.Thevillagerswerestartledandquicklyshuttheirdoorsuponseeingher.Thisstoryteachesusthatblindlycopyingotherswithoutunderstandingtheiressenceleadstoawkwardandcomicalresults.东边日出西边雨Onesummerafternoon,LiHuawaswalkinginthepark.Suddenly,darkcloudsgathered,anditstartedtorain

heavilyonthewestsideofthepark.Peoplerushedforshelter.Butwhenhelookedtotheeast,thesunwasstillshiningbrightly,castingawarmglowoverthelandscape.LiHuawasamazedbythisstrangesight.Hesatonabench,watchingastheraindropsfellononesidewhilethesunilluminatedtheother.Thecontrastcreatedabeautifulandsurrealscene.Astheraingraduallystopped,arainbowappeared,connectingthesunliteastandthewetwest.ThisexperiencemadeLiHua

realizethatnatureoftenholdsunexpectedandwonderfulsurprises.