中国成语典故-- 刮目相看 (中英对照).docx

中国成语典故--刮目相看(中英对照)

第一篇：中国成语典故--刮目相看(中英对照)Lookatsomeonewithaneweye-TreatsomeonewithincreasedrespectLvMengwasageneralofWuduringtheThreeKingdomsPeriod(220-180).Hewasborninsuchapoorfamilythathedidnotgetanychancetogototheschoolwhenhewasachild.However,therewasstilllesstimeforreadingwhenheservedinthearmyafterhegrewup.OncethekingofWusummonedLvMengandsaidtohim,“Sinceyouarenowageneralinpower,youhadbetterreadsomebookstowidenyourhorizon.”LvMenganswered,“IamsobusywithmilitaryaffairsthatIamafraidIhavelittletimetoread.”TheKingsaid,“AreyoubusierthanIam?EvenIoftenfindtimetoreadbooksontheartofwarandgainmuchbenefitfromthem.Toreadmoreabouttheexperienceleftbyourancestorswillmakeyouprogress.”LvMengthendidaccordingwhatthekingsaid.Heconcentratedhimselfonreadinghistoryandmilitarywritings.Onday,MilitaryGovernorLuSuvisitedLvMengandwassurprisedtofindthatLvMenghadbecomeveryknowledgeable.LuSu,whoheldLvMengincontemptearlier,said,“Ididnotexpectthatyouwouldknowsomuchbesidesfighting!Youarenottheoneyouusedtobe!”LvMengreplied,“Youshouldlookatapersonwithaneweyeevenonlyafterathreedays'separation.”TheidiomGu1m*xi1ngk4n,alsoGu1m*xi1ngd4iisfromLvMeng'sremarks.Weuseitwhenweareastonishedbyothers'fabulousprogressorimprovement,andweshouldhaveincreasedrespectforhimorher.刮目相看三国时期（220－280），吴国有一个叫吕蒙的将军。吕蒙出生在穷苦人家，小时候没有机会上学。长大后他参了军，看书的时间更少了。一次，吴国的皇帝召见吕蒙，对他说：“现在你是大将军了，应该多看看书开阔眼界。”吕蒙回答道：“军中的事务这么忙，我恐怕没有时间读书。”吴国的皇帝说：“你难道比我还忙吗？我常常抽空阅读兵书，从中得到了不少好处。多看看前人的经验之谈，你会有更大的进步。”吕蒙接受了皇帝的建议，从此开始专心阅读，看了很多历史和军事书籍。一天，主帅鲁肃来拜访吕蒙，惊讶地发现吕蒙变得很有学问。曾经非常轻视吕蒙的鲁肃说：“我以为你只会打仗，没想到你这么博学。你已经不是过去的那个吕蒙了！”吕蒙回答道：“即使你和别人只分开了三天，三天后再遇到他时也不能用三天前的老眼光来看待他。”我们从吕蒙的话中的到了成语刮目相看，也叫刮目相待，用它来形容别人有了很大的进步，要用新的眼光来看待。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,“Doy