Description
Chinese Idiom Stories: The Magic Four 1
The cunning fox's tiger power （狐假虎威）
Good teamwork to achieve wicked goals （狼狽為奸）
A one-trick donkey （黔驢技窮）
There are hundreds more of these Chinese idioms (chengyu) that pack a lot of meaning into four characters.
Many of these Chinese idioms originate from historical events, classics, and folklore; they give us valuable insights into Chinese culture, history, and literature.
Aimed at English learners, The Magic Four groups together some of these well-known stories with animals as its theme.
Each story is accompanied with extra learning elements:
• The literal and figurative meanings of the Chinese idiom;
• A similar idiom/phrase in the English language;
• Definitions of useful vocabulary words in the story;
• Meanings of different idioms/phrases used in the stories and examples.
Not only will you gain insight into Chinese wisdom accumulated for centuries but also learn fun aspects of the English language too!
目錄Don't rock the boat
投鼠忌器
Cast pearls before swine
對牛彈琴
The cunning fox's tiger power
狐假虎威
No such thing as a free lunch
守株待兔
Talk the talk, but not walk the walk
葉公好龍
The final touch
畫龍點睛
An old hand
老馬識途
A bad apple that spoils the bunch
害群之馬
A blessing in disguise
塞翁失馬
Straying from the right path
歧路亡羊
Better late than never
亡羊補牢
Strike while the iron is hot
聞雞起舞
At a loss for words
呆若木雞
An inflated sense of self
螳臂當車
Broaden your horizons
井底之蛙
Profiting from a stalemate
鷸蚌相爭
Drop-dead gorgeous
沉魚落雁
Good teamwork to achieve wicked goals
狼狽為奸
A one-trick donkey
黔驢技窮
Can't see the wood from the trees
盲人摸象
Index
书名简译:Chinese Idiom Stories: The Magic Four 1
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