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• 1.自知之明
• In ancient times a man named Zou Ji, 8 chi tall and impressive looking, had served as the prime minister of the State of Qi. One morning, he tidied hi...
• 2.物以类聚
• Once, Chun Yukun recommended seven able and virtuous scholars to King Xuan of the State of Qi. King Xuan was surprised and said: I heard that talented...
• 3.狗阻告状
• In a village, a dog often shitted by the side of a well. Several tens of families in the whole village drew water from the well. They all hated the do...
• 4.狐假虎威
• One day, a big tiger was looking for food in a dense forest. A fox happened to scurry by, so the tiger pounced upon the fox and caught it. At this tim...
• 5.画蛇添足
• In the past a family in the State of Chu made sacrificial offers to their ancestors, and after that they rewarded the people who helped in the ceremon...
• 6.惊弓之鸟
• There was an archer named Geng Ying in the State of Wei. He went sightseeing with the King of Wei at Jingtai. At that time a bird was circling around ...
• 7.南辕北辙
• One day, Ji Liang went to see the King of Wei and reported: When I was coming here, I saw a man on the road driving a horse carage north in great hast...
• 8.The roc 巨鸟
• There was once a bird called the roc, whose back was as big as Mount Tai and whose wings were like clouds that overspread the heaven. When it wheeled ...
• 9.The ass and a lap-dog 驴和哈巴狗
• A man had an ass and lovely lap-dog. The ass was left in a stable, and had plenty of oats and day to eat, just as any other ass would. The lap-dog kne...
• 10.The mouse 老鼠
• A philosophical mouse spoke loudly in praise of nature's goodness for having made the mice such particular objects of her concern and protection. For,...