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369 篇Ajax the Great | 巨人埃杰克斯
Ajax the Great was a mighty but simple-minded Greek hero in the Trojan War. After losing the cont...
27 阅读The Three Craftsmen | 三位工匠
A story about three craftsmen, each insisting their own familiar material is best for city defens...
36 阅读Aping a Beauty | 东施效颦
The story tells of Dong Shi, an ugly girl who blindly imitates the pained expression of the beaut...
32 阅读Throwing a Baby into the River | 抱婴投江
A passerby questions a man who is about to throw a child into a river, believing the child will b...
34 阅读The Single Mesh | 一孔之见
A bird-catcher, after catching a bird in one mesh of his net, mistakenly believes a single-mesh n...
38 阅读The Kingfisher's Nest | 翠鸟迁巢
The kingfisher repeatedly lowers its nest out of excessive protectiveness for its young, ultimate...
36 阅读Tiresias | 盲眼先知泰瑞西斯
Tiresias, the blind prophet of Thebes, gained his condition and supernatural gifts after accident...
30 阅读Plugging One's Ears While Stealing a Bell | 掩耳盗铃
A thief tries to steal a large bell by breaking it, but the loud noise alarms him. In a foolish a...
34 阅读Tyranny Is Fiercer Than Tigers | 苛政猛于虎
Confucius encounters a woman mourning three family members killed by tigers. She prefers the dang...
37 阅读His Spear Against His Shield | 自相矛盾
A Chu weapon seller's boast about his impenetrable shield and all-piercing spear leads to a logic...
30 阅读Echo and Narcissus | 回声与那西塞斯
The myth tells of Narcissus, a youth so enamored with his own reflection that he spurns the nymph...
31 阅读The Flood | 洪水
Zeus, disgusted by humanity's wickedness, unleashes a catastrophic flood. Only the virtuous coupl...
31 阅读The Sirens | 海妖塞壬
Odysseus outwits the deadly Sirens by having himself tied to the mast while his crew plugs their ...
31 阅读Pandora's Box | 潘多拉魔盒
Zeus creates Pandora as a deceptive gift to humanity after Prometheus steals fire. Her curiosity ...
32 阅读Do Not Burn Your House to Get Rid of a Mouse | 投鼠忌器
A cautionary tale from *Hanshu* warns against disproportionate retaliation, using the metaphor of...
33 阅读Seamless Heavenly Garment | 天衣无缝
This story from the Tang Dynasty explains the idiom "Seamless Heavenly Garment," where a man sees...
35 阅读Drawing a Snake with Feet | 画蛇添足
A man wins a wine contest by drawing a snake fastest but loses it by arrogantly adding unnecessar...
33 阅读Riding a Tiger | 骑虎难下
The article explains the Chinese idiom "Riding a Tiger," which originated from the advice given t...
35 阅读Armchair Strategist | 纸上谈兵
The idiom "armchair strategist" originates from the story of Zhao Kuo, a Warring States theorist ...
38 阅读The Golden Hook | 桂饵金钩
A Lu man obsessed with fishing used extravagant golden gear but caught no more fish, illustrating...
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