This is a story from A Dream of Red Mansions. Third Sister You, a very pretty and strong character, was the sister of jia Zhen's wife. When Jia Zhen, a play boy by nature, was tired of his wife, his ....
as xi ren, the leading service girl who had taken care of baoyu was away to visit her home, the duties, and the charge of yihongyuan court, fell on qing wen. a girl anxious to excel in（胜过，擅长） e...
Give up halfway
半途而废
During the Warring States Period (475-221BC), there was a man called Yue Yangzi in State Yue. One day he saw a piece of gold on the road and picked it up. He took it ho...
A bird startled by the mere twang of a bow-string
惊弓之鸟
During the time of the Warring States (475-221 BC)， there lived a well-known archer named Geng Ying whose art in shooting was excelled by ...
Give the wrong-doer a way out
网开一面
Beginning with Yu the GREat, the Xia Dynasty had lasted about four hundred years before Jie became the supreme ruler.
从大禹到桀，夏朝一共持续了四百多年的历史...
when king wen decided to go hunting, bian, his official historian, burnt a tortoise shell to forecast the result. after reading the cracks he said, "hunting on the north side of the wei river is boun....
this is an episode from the novel a dream of red mansions. just as the whole family was busy prepasring the birthday ceremony for jia zheng, jia was summoned（传唤，召集） to report to the imperial co...
one day li kui and yan qing, two heroes in liangshan marsh（沼泽，湿地） , spent the night in the town of jingmen, which is near to the liangshan marsh. in the manor（庄园，领地） the squire（乡绅，侍...
have you not heard of the frog that lived in a shallow well? it said to a turtle（海龟） that lived in the east sea, "i am so happy! when i go out, i jump about on the railing（栏杆，扶手） beside th....
Perfectly impartial
大公无私
During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), a very noble official caled Qi Huangyang lived in the State of Jin. One day, the king summoned him to court and asked, ...
