中国成语典故-- 起死回生(中英对照).docx

中国成语典故--起死回生(中英对照)

第一篇：中国成语典故--起死回生(中英对照)BringthedyingbacktolifeLonglongago,therewasafamousdoctornamedBianQuewhousuallytraveledeverywheretocollectmedicinetocurepatients.Oneday,heheardaboutthesuddendeathoftheprinceoftheStateofGuowhenhewaspassingthecountry.Heinquiredaboutthecaseoftheprincefromanofficial.Thenhedecidedtheprincewasn'tdead,butwassufferingastrangeillness.Hetoldtheofficialhecouldsavetheprinceandbringhimbacktolife.Heaskedtheofficialtotakehimtothecapital.Atfirst,theofficialrejected.ButhewassoinsistentthattheofficialagreedtoreportittotheKing.SincetherewasnoanyotherwaytheKinghadtoletBianhaveatry.Bianusedacupuncturetherapyandtheprincerespondedinnotime.Thenhecontinuedtoprescribesomemedicineforahotcompress.Immediately,theprincesatup.Beforeheleft,Biangave20dosesofmedicinetotheprince.Andtheprincerecoveredcompletelyin20days.Later,peopleusetheidiomtopraisetheexcellentskillofadoctor.起死回生很久以前，有个名医叫扁鹊。他常常四处采药，医治病人。有一次，他经过一个小国，听说太子刚死。他就向一位官员打听太子的病情，听完以后，他断定太子只是得了一种怪病，并没有死。于是，他就告诉那位官员他能救活太子，让他去告诉国王。官员起初不同意，后来在他的一再坚持下，那位官员就去向国王禀告了。国王此时已没有别办法，于是，就答应让扁鹊一试。扁鹊进宫后，来到太子的身旁，拿出一些针刺在太子的穴位上，不一会儿，太子就苏醒过来。接着他又给太子敷了一些药，太子就坐起来了。后来，他给太子开了20天的药。20天后，太子就完全康复了。后来，人们就用“起死回生”来比喻那些很精通医术的医生。第二篇：中国成语典故--害群之马(中英对照)Thehorsewhichdoesharmtotheherd-AblacksheepItwasaboutfourthousandyearsago.Huangdi(YellowEmperor)-thefirstlegendaryrulerinChinawenttothecountrysidetovisitanoldfriendwithhisentourage.Theymetaboykeepingwatchoveraherdofhorsesontheirway.Huangdiaskedtheboy,“Doyouknowthewaytomyfriend'svillagefarawayfromhere?”Theboysaidyes.Thentheemperorasked,“Doyouknowmyfriend?”Theanswerwasyesagain.Huangdithoughttheboywasbroad-minded.Soheaskedhim,“Doyouknowhowtoruleacountry?”Theboysaid,“Thereislittledifferencebetweenrulingacountryandwatchingoveraherdofhorses.Yousimplyhavetodrivethewildhorsesoutoftheherd.”Theemperorleft,broodingovertheboy'swords.Theidiomistakenfromwhattheboysaidandisusedtodescribeanyonewhohasabadinfluenceonhispeers.害群之马大约四千年前，黄帝－传说中中国的第一个帝王，带着随从去乡村看望他的一个老朋友。路上，他们遇到了一个看守马群的小男孩。由于去朋友的村庄路途遥远，黄帝就问小男