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随着2008年奥运会的临近，人们学习英语的热情达到了前所未有的高度。然而，急功近利的学习方式、频繁的考试、无味的课堂教学，使得原本盎然的英语学习变成一壶永远煮不开的水。从而成为英语学习者心中的痛。有鉴于此，有着丰富英语教学经验的启玥老师邀请英美国家的英语学习专家一道为大家准备了一些非常有趣的成语故事，希望大家边读故事边学英语，从而享受英语学习的乐趣。

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按图索骥

In ancient China, there was a man named Sun Yang who was an expert at appraising horses. With one glance, he could tell whether a horse was good or bad. He was often requested to judge horses and select the best ones. Because it was said that the god Bo Le was responsible for horses, many people called Sun Yang Bo Le.
One time, when Bo Le was walking along the road, he saw a horse pulling a cart of salt. The horse cried out to him, and when he approached it, it was apparent that this was a swift horse. Bo Le thought it must be humiliating for such a fine horse to have to pull a salt

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东郭先生

The story of the fisherman and the monster in 1001 Arabian Nights is popular all over the world. China has a story that is very similar to it. It is called “Mr. Dong Guo and the Wolf.”
Long ago, in Zhong Shan (in what is now Hebei province) there was a kind, educated man called Mr. Dong Guo. One day, he set out on a long journey with a bag of books. He didn’t have the heart to make his donkey carry the books all that way, so he carried them himself and led the donkey with a rope. After walking a ways, he stopped by the roadside to have a rest. Just then, an injured wolf ran out of

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梁上君子

During the East Han period, there lived a fair, well-respected man named Chen Shi. Everyone trusted his opinions, and whenever they had a quarrel or dispute, they would ask Chen Shi to settle it. One year, his hometown had a famine, and some left to try to make a living elsewhere. A few became thieves, providing for themselves by stealing from others.
One evening, a thief sneaked into Chen Shi’s home, waiting to rob the house after the family was asleep. He hid on a beam on the ceiling, but Chen Shi saw him. Still, Chen Shi decided to pretend that he hadn’t noticed the thief. After

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愚公移山

Once there was an old man, over 90 years old, named Yu Gong. In front of his home were two high mountains. One was called Tai Hang and the other was called Wang Wu. These two mountains blocked the way of Yu Gong and his family. Whenever they wanted to go anywhere, they had to walk all the way around the mountains, and this was very difficult for them.
One day, while they were eating, Yu Gong said to his family: “These mountains are too much in the way! Let’s move them! What do you think about that?” Yu Gong’s sons and grandsons nodded their heads and agreed. But Yu Gong’s wife sai

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四面楚歌

In 206 BC a war broke out between Xiang Yu, the king of the Chu state, and Liu Bang, the king of the Han state. In history, this was called the Chu-Han war. In the beginning, Xiang Yu’s side was winning, but later Liu Bang gradually gained the advantage. In 202 BC, Liu Bang surrounded Xiang Yu’s army in what is now Anhui province. Then, Xiang Yu had few soldiers and they were running out of food. Liu Bang thought of a clever strategy, now called “Songs coming from all directions.”
One night, Xiang Yu heard sounds all around him. He awoke with a start. The sounds were the songs of

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井底之蛙

In a shallow well, there lived a frog. One day, the frog jumped out of the well. He met a large turtle from the East Sea, and said to it, “The well where I live is a very pleasant place. When I am happy, I jump up out of the well, jump over the wall surrounding it, and play in the area nearby. Then, when I am tired, I go back to the well and rest quietly in its depths. The water in the well just comes up to my chin. The mud around my feet feels soft and comfortable. You see, the shrimp, crabs, tadpoles, and other water creatures are all not as happy as I am. Also, I am the only occupan

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画蛇添足

A nobleman, after making offerings to his ancestors, took some of the wine that was left over from the offerings and gave it to his men. The men looked at the wine and saw that there was very little of it. One of the men suggested, “If we all drink from this bottle of wine, each of us will just barely get a taste of it. It would be much better if all the wine went to one person. What do you think?”
Everyone agreed that this was a good idea, but couldn’t agree on who should get the wine. No one was willing to give in and let someone else have it, for everyone wanted the wine for himsel

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滥竽充数

Just Going Through the Motions
In ancient times, the king of the Qi kingdom loved music. He especially loved to listen to the playing of the yu (similar to a flute). He enjoyed listening to entire ensembles playing the yu. So, he sent people all over the country to seek out the most talented musicians. 300 musicians were found and formed an ensemble to play the yu for the king. All the musicians who were chosen to play in the court were treated royally.
Then, there was a lazy man in the kingdom, a crafty ne’er-do-well named Nan Guo. When he heard that the king had this interest

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指鹿为马

Calling a Deer a Horse
After the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang, died, his son Hu Hai seized the throne. People call Hu Hai Qin the Second. Zhao Gao served as prime minister to Hu Hai. All the power of the realm was actually in Zhao Gao’s hands. But eventually, Zhao Gao became dissatisfied with his position and coveted the emperor’s throne for himself. But he was not certain how many people in the court would support him and how many would oppose him. He soon came up with a plan and decided to try it.
One day, he found a deer and brought it to the emperor. In

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拔苗助长

Once upon a time, there was a farmer who made his living by growing grain. Every day, he would go out to the fields before dawn and would not return home until the sun was setting against the mountains. He went on in this way day after day, year after year.
Every evening when he came home, he was so tired that he didn’t even want to move. Sometimes he was too tired to say a word. He started to become discouraged, because even though he worked so hard every day, the crops were not growing very quickly. He worried that they would never grow at all.
One day, the farmer worked for a

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