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1、文本为Word版本，下载可任意编辑古代成语故事英文版精选【六篇】 成语是历史的积淀，每一个成语的背后都有一个含义深远的故事。下面是分享的古代成语故事英文版精选。欢迎阅读参考！ 古代成语故事英文版精选 破镜重圆 A broken mirror joined together During the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-589), there lived a beautiful, intelligent princess name Lechang in the State Chen. She and her husband Xu Deyan lo

2、ved each other dearly. But before long their country was in danger of being invaded by the troops of the Sui Dynasty. Princess Lechang and Xu Deyan had a premonition that their county would be occupied by the invaders and they would have to leave the palace and go into exile. During the chaos they m

3、ight lose touch with each other. They broke a bronze mirror, a symbol of the unity of husband and wife into two parts and each of them kept a half. They aGREed that each would take their half of the mirror to the fair during the Lantern Festival, which is on the 15th day of the first Lunar month, in

4、 the hope that would meet again. When they were united the two halves would join together. Soon their premonition came true. During the chaos of war, the princess lost touch with her husband was taken to a powerful minister Yang Sus house and was made his mistress. At the Lantern Festival the next y

5、ear, Xu Deyan took his half of the mirror to the fair. He hoped that he could meet his wife. It so happened that a servant was selling the other half of the bronze mirror. Xu Deyan recognized it immediately. He asked the servant about his wife. As he heard about her bitter experience, tears rolled d

6、own his cheeks. Xu Deyan wrote a poem on the half of the mirror kept by his wife: You left me with your broken mirror Now the mirror is back but not you I can no longer see your reflection in the mirror Only the bright moon but not you . the servant brought back the inscribed half of the mirror to p

7、rincess Lechang. For days, she could not help sobbing because she knew her husband was still alive and that he missed her but they could not meet forever. the minister, Yang Su, found this out. He was also moved by their true love and realized it was impossible to get Lechangs love. So he sent for X

8、u Deyan and allowed the husband and wife to reunite. From that story comes the idiom A broken mirror joined together. It is used to suggest the happy reunion of a separated couple. 破镜重圆 南北朝时期，陈国公主乐昌美丽且有才华。她与丈夫徐德言感情深厚。但当时，隋朝正入侵陈国，陈国即将被灭亡。乐昌公主和徐德言都预感到他们的国家将被入侵者占领，他们也会被迫离开王宫，背井离乡。战乱中，他们可能失去联系。于是，他们将一枚象

9、征夫妻的铜镜一劈两半，夫妻二人各藏半边。相约在第二年正月十五元宵节那天，将各自的半片铜镜拿到集市去卖。期盼能重逢，并将两面镜子合而为一。不久他们的预感就成为了现实。战乱中，公主与丈夫失散了，并被送到隋朝一位很有权势的大臣杨素家中，成了他的小妾。在第二年的元宵节上，徐德言带着他的半边铜镜来到集市上，渴望能遇见他的妻子。碰巧，有一名仆人正在卖半面的铜镜。徐德言马上认出了这面镜子。他向那名仆人打听妻子的下落。当他得知妻子的痛苦遭遇后，他不禁泪流满面。他在妻子的那半面铜镜上题了首诗：镜与人俱去，镜归人不归。无复嫦娥影，空留明月辉。 那个仆人把题了诗的铜镜带回来，交给了乐昌公主。一连几天，她都终日以泪洗

10、面，因为她知道丈夫还活着而且想念她，但他们却无法再相见了。 杨素终于发现了这件事。他也被两人的真情所打动，觉得自己也不可能赢得乐昌的爱。于是，他派人找来了徐德言，让他们夫妻团圆了。 破镜重圆这个成语就是从这个故事来的。形容夫妻分开后，又高兴的团圆。 古代成语故事英文版精选 鹏程万里 A Rocs flight of ten thousand li-A bright future In the Chinese classic Chuangtze, there is a legend like this: Once upon a time, a gigantic fish named Kun li

11、ved in the northern sea. No one knew how large it actually was. This fish could change itself into the enormous bird called Peng (roc), measuring thousands of kilometers in length. When the bird was spreading its wings, it looked like huge clouds in the sky. It could, in one stretch, fly from the no

12、rthern sea to the southern sea on the other side of the globe and soaring up to 90000 li (45000 kilometers) in the heaven. the bird can surely fly over a long distance without stop. Now people use this idiom to with others have a long career or a bright future. 鹏程万里 在庄子一书中有这样一个故事： 很久很久以前，北海里住着一条巨大的鱼

13、，名字叫鲲 (K%n)。没有人知道它到底有多大。这条鱼能够变成鹏(P0ng)，一种庞大的鸟，有几百万米长。鹏鸟展开翅膀就像天空里的一大片云。它能一口气从北海飞到地球另一边的南海。当它展翅高飞的时候，它可以冲上90000哩(45000公里)的高空。 毫无疑问，这种鸟一次能飞过很长的距离。人们用鹏程万里这个成语来祝愿别人事业顺利，前途光明。 古代成语故事英文版精选 狐假虎威 A tiger caughta fox in a forest, and was just about to eat it, when the fox said, You mustnt eat me. I was sent b

14、y Heaven to rule the animals. By eating me, You will violate the command of Heaven. If you dont believe me, just follow me to see whether the animals are afraid of me. The tiger agreed, and followed the fox as it walked around the forest. The animals all ran away on seeing them. The tiger thought th

15、ey were afraid of the fox, so he let it go. He didnt realise that it was him that hte beasts were really afraid of. This idiom means relying on another s power to bully or frighten others. 老虎在山林里捉到了一只狐狸，要吃掉它。狐狸连忙说：“你不能吃我，我是天帝派来统治百兽的。你要吃了我，就违抗了天帝的命令。你不信，就跟我倒山林里走一趟，看百兽见了我是不是都很害怕。”老虎相信了狐狸的话，就跟在狐狸的后面走进山

16、林。百兽见了果然都纷纷逃命。老虎以为百兽真的害怕狐狸而不知道是害怕自己，于是就把狐狸给放了。 这个成语用来比喻依仗别人的势力去欺压人或吓唬人。 古代成语故事英文版精选 指鹿为马 In Qin dynasty, there was a powerful and evil counselor named Zhao Gao。 在秦朝，有个很得势的*臣叫赵高。 Zhao Gao wanted to rebel, but he didnt know how many people in the court would stand by his side。 赵高想造反，但是又不知道群臣中有多少人会支持他。

17、 So he worked out a way to test the people。 于是他想了个办法来测试。 He presented a deer as a tribute to the emperor in front of the court, and said that it was a swift horse。 他在群臣面前送了一头鹿给皇上，并说这是一匹千里马。 The emperor not accepting his statement said, This is obviously a deer. 皇上不信，说“这明明是鹿啊。” Then, Zhao Gao took th

18、is opportunity to ask the court, Is this a deer or a horse? 然后赵高借机问各位大臣，“这是鹿还是马?” In the court, those who didnt dare to go against Zhao Gao agreed with him and said that it was a horse, those who dared to go against Zhao Gao said that it was a deer。 在大臣中，不敢反抗赵高的都赞同说是马，敢于反对赵高的说是鹿。 Later, Zhao Gao rem

19、embered the counselors who didnt agree with him and persecuted them to solidify his power。 后来，赵高记住了这些反对他的人并加以迫害，以巩固自己的势力。 This story is still popular even today. People use this idiom to describe someone who calls white black。 这个故事流传至今，人们用这个成语来形容一个人颠倒黑白。 古代成语故事英文版精选 天衣无缝 one summer night, when the m

20、oon was very bright he suddenly saw a girl descending（下降） slowly from the sky. he observed the girl closely, and found that the dress she was wearing was seamless（无缝的） . he was puzzled, and asked why. the girl answered,heavenly clothes are not sewn with needle and thread. 传说古代太原人郭翰在夏夜里乘凉，见一个仙女从天上下来，

21、她身穿白衣，美丽绝伦。她告诉他她名叫织女。郭翰仔细欣赏织女的衣裳浑然一体，竟看不出一丝线缝，好奇问织女。织女答道：“天衣本非针线为也。” this idiom is used metaphorically to indicate the flawless handling of things. it can also be used to indicate a perfectly written poem or other literary article. 神话传说，仙女的衣服没有衣缝。比喻事物周密完善，找不出什么毛病。 古代成语故事英文版精选 塞翁失马 Near Chinas northe

22、rn borders lived a man well versed in the practices of Taoism. His horse, for no reason at all, got into the territory of the northern tribes. Everyone commiserated with him. Perhaps this will soon turn out to be a blessing, said his father. After a few months, his animal came back, leading a fine h

23、orse from the north. Everyone congratulated him. Perhaps this will soon turn out to be a cause of misfortune, said his father. Since he was well-off and kept good horses his son became fond of riding and eventually broke his thigh bone falling from a horse. Everyone commiserated with him. Perhaps th

24、is will soon turn out to be a blessing, said his father. One year later, the northern tribes started a big invasion of the border regions. All able-bodied young men took up arms and fought against the invaders, and as a result, around the border nine out of ten men died. This mans son did not join in the fighting because he was crippled and so both the boy and his father survived.第 11 页 共 11 页