Description
Chinese Idiom Stories：The Magic Four 2
No sound, no problem！（掩耳盜鈴）
Groundless worries （杞人憂天）
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 attitude and behaviour as its theme。
Each story is accompanied with extra learning elements：
• The literal and figurative meanings；
• A similar idiom/phrase in the English language；
• Definitions of useful vocabularies 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A contradiction in terms
自相矛盾
Run counter to the correct route
南轅北轍
Blow hot and cold
朝三暮四
No sound, no problem!
掩耳盜鈴
The copycat walker
邯鄲學步
Not letting nature take its course
揠苗助長
Set in one’s ways
刻舟求劍
Riding on the coattails of virtuosos
濫竽充數
Give a brick, get jade back
拋磚引玉
A pale imitation of a beauty
東施效顰
Closing the stable door after the horse has bolted
臨渴掘井
Throw in the towel
半途而廢
If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything
鐵杵成針
To have a clear picture in one's mind
胸有成竹
Not rest on your laurels
百尺竿頭
It's all in your mind
杯弓蛇影
Delusions of grandeur
夜郎自大
Party like you just don't care
樂不思蜀
Where there's a will, there's a way
愚公移山
Groundless worries
杞人憂天
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书名简译:Chinese Idiom Stories：The Magic Four 2
