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大学英语励志小故事

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大学英语励志小故事：

班门弄斧

　　ShowingOffOne'sProficiencywiththeAxeBeforeLuBantheMasterCarpenter

　　inancienttimes,LuBanwassupposedtobeaconsummatemasterinconstructionandsculpture.Carpentersrespecthimasancestormaster.Itissaidthatheoncecarvedacolorfulwoodenphoenixthatwassolifelikethatitactuallyflewintheskyforthreedays.Thusitwasconsideredtheheightoffollytoshowoffone'sskillwithanaxeinfrontofLuBan.

　　Thisidiomexcoriatesthosewhoshowofftheirslightaccomplishmentsinfrontofexperts.

　　古代有一个建筑和雕刻技术非常高超的人，名叫鲁班，木匠行里尊称他为祖师。

传说他曾用木头制作了一只五彩斑斓的凤凰，能够在空中飞翔三天不掉下来。

在鲁班门前摆弄斧子，当然显得有些自不量力了。

　　"班门弄斧"这个成语，用来比喻在行家面前显示本领。

大学英语励志小故事：

请君入瓮

　　KindlyStepintotheVat--TryWhatYouHaveDevisedagainstOthers

　　Inordertosuppressthosewhowereagainsther,WuZetian,theempressoftheTangDynasty（618-907）,appointedafewmercilesspersonstobejudges.Twoofthemwereextremelybrutal;onewascalledZhouXingandtheotherwascalledLaiJunchen.Theykilledmanyuprightcivilandmilitaryofficialsaswellasordinarypeoplebyframingupcasesagainstthamandbyadministeringinhumancorporalpunishmenttothem.

　　Once,WuZetianreceivedaletterwhichinformedagainstZhouXing.TheletterasidethatZhouXingwasplottingarebellionincollaborationwithothers.WuZetianwasfuriouslyangrywhenshereadtheletter,andimmediatelyorderedLaiJunchentodealwiththecaseseverely.Hearingtheorder,LaiJunchenhadmisgivingsaboutit.HeknewthatZhouXingcouldnotbeforcedtotellthetruthmerelybyusingaletterinformingagainsthimbecausehewasveryslyandcrafty.LaiJunchenalsoknewthathewouldnotbeforgivenifheshouldfailindealingwiththecase,becausetheempresswouldcertainlyblamehimandpunishhim.Howcouldhesolvetheproblemthen?

Heturnedtheproblemoverandoverinhismind,andfinallythoughtouta"brilliantscheme".

　　LaiJunchenhadasumptuousfeastprepared,andinvitedZhouXingtohishome.Thetwoofthemurgedeachothertodrink,andtheytalkedwhiledrinking.Afterthewinehadgoneroundthreetimes,LaiJunchenpretendedtosigh,"WhenIhandlecasesinordinarytimes,Ioftencomacrossprisonerswhostubbournlyrefusetoadmittheyareguilty.Iwonderifyouhaveanyeffetivemeasures."Hearingthis,hetookasipofthewine.LaiJunchenimmediatelypretendedtobeveryearnest,saying,"Oh,pleasedotellmeatonce."Smilinginsidiously,ZhouXingsaid,"Getabigvat,scorchithotwithcharcoalfireallaround,andthenlettheprisonercomeintothevat.Willtheprisonerfailtomakeaconfessionofhiscrime?

"Hearingthis.LaiJunchennoddedhisheadinapprovalrepeatedly.Hethenorderedhissubordinatestobringabigvat,andhadacharcoalfirelitallarounditasZhouXinghadsaid.HethenturnedtoZhouXingandsaid,"Someoneintheimperialcourthasinformedagainstyou,sayingthatyouareplottingarebellion.Theempresshasorderedmetodealwiththecaseseverely.SoIbegyourpardon,butwouldyoukindlystepintothe"Someoneintheimperialcourthasinformedagainstyou,sayingthatyouareplottingarebellion.Theempresshasorderedmetodealwiththecaseseverely.SoIbegyourpardon,butwouldyoukindlystepintothevat?

"Hearingthis,ZhouXingdroppedhiswinecuptothegroundandthecupbrokewithacrash.Thenhekneltdownwithaflop,noddedrepeatedlyandsaid,"Iamguilty.IconfessIamguilty."

　　ThisstoryappearsinAGeneralHistoryasaMirrorofPastEventsbySimaGuangoftheSongDynasty.Fromthisstory,peoplehavederivedthesetphrase"kindlystepintothevat--trywhatyouhavedevisedagainstothers".

　　唐朝女皇武则天，为了镇压反对她的人，任用了一批酷吏。

其中两个最为狠毒，一个叫周兴，一个叫来俊臣。

他们利用诬陷、控告和惨无人道的刑法，杀害了许多正直的文武官吏和平民百姓。

　　有一回，一封告密信送到武则天手里，内容竟是告发周兴与人联络谋反。

武则天大怒，责令来俊臣严查此事。

来俊臣，心里直犯嘀咕，他想，周兴是个狡猾奸诈之徒，仅凭一封告密信，是无法让他说实话的;可万一查不出结果，太后怪罪下来，我来俊臣也担待不起呀。

这可怎么办呢?

苦苦思索半天，终于想出一条妙计。

　　他准备了一桌丰盛的酒席，把周兴请到自己家里。

两个人你劝我喝，边喝边聊。

酒过三巡，来俊臣叹口气说：

"兄弟我平日办案，常遇到一些犯人死不认罪，不知老兄有何办法?

"周兴得意地说：

"这还不好办!

"说着端起酒杯抿了一口。

来俊臣立刻装出很恳切的样子说：

"哦，请快快指教。

"周兴阴笑着说：

"你找一个大瓮，四周用炭火烤热，再让犯人进到瓮里，你想想，还有什么犯人不招供呢?

"来俊臣连连点头称是，随即命人抬来一口大瓮，按周兴说的那样，在四周点上炭火，然后回头对周兴说：

"宫里有人密告你谋反，上边命我严查。

对不起，现在就请老兄自己钻进瓮里吧。

"周兴一听，手里的酒杯啪哒掉在地上，跟着又扑通一声跪倒在地，连连磕头说：

"我有罪，我有罪，我招供。

"

　　故事见于《资治通鉴·唐则天皇后天授二年》。

成语"请君入瓮"，比喻用某人整治他自己。

大学英语励志小故事：

如火如荼

　　LikeFireandFloweringRush

　　Intheyearsaround480B.C.,ChinawasinthelastphaseoftheSpringandAutumnPeriod.FuChai,KingoftheStateofWu,conqueredthestatesofYue,LuandChioneafteranother.ThenFuChai,overweeninglyambitious,ledhisarmymarchingintotheNorthwestinanattempttoconquertheStateofJininonevigorouseffort.

　　Butjustatthattime,GouJian,kingoftheStateofYue,outflankedFuChaiandattackedhimintherear.GouJian'sarmyfoughtonebattleafteranotherandarrivedinGuSu,capitaloftheStateofWu,atlast,andtookawaythebigboatsoftheStateofWu.GouJinalsosenthistroopstooccupytheHuaiRiverimmediately,thuscuttingoffFuChai'sretreat

　　TheshockingnewsreachedFuChai,kingoftheStateofWu,likeahead-onblowtohim.Sohecalledhiscivilianofficialsandmilitarygeneralsatoncetofindawaytodealwiththisserioussituation.Hiscivilianofficialsandmilitarytheirtroopsnowwouldmeandefeat,andthattheywouldbeattackedbyboththetroopsoftheJinarmyandthetroopsoftheYuearmy.But,iftheycoulddefeattheStateofJin,FuChaiwouldbecomeapowerfulchiefoftheprincesatthattime,anditwouldnotbetoolateforFuChaitosettlewithGouJianafterthat.

　　Havingmadethisdecision,theyknewthatapressingmatterofthemomentwastoconquerthStateofJinasquicklyaspossible.Afterconsideringoverandoveragain,theydecidedtotrytodefeattheJinarmybyasurprisemove.

　　Onedaytowardsevening,thekingoftheStateofWugavehisorders.Theofficersandmenofthewholearmyatetheirfill,andthesteedswerewellfedwithfodder.30,000officersandmenwerechosenfromthewholearmytofromthreephalanxes,with10,000officersandmeneach.Thesoldersinthemiddlephalanxworewhitesuitsofarmour,andcarriedwhiteflagsandwhitebowsandarrows,andtheywereledbykingoftheStateofWuFuChaihimself.Theothertwophalanxeswereledbyseniorgenerals.Thesoldiersintheleftphalanxworeredsuitsofarmour,andcarriedredflagsandredbowsandarrows.Theindealingwiththecase,becausetheempresswouldcertainlyblamehimandpunishhim.Howcouldhesolvetheproblemthen?

Heturnedtheproblemoverandoverinhismind,andfinallythoughtouta"brilliantscheme".

　　LaiJunchenhadasumptuousfeastprepared,andinvitedZhouXingtohishome.Thetwoofthemurgedeachothertodrink,andtheytalkedwhiledrinking.Afterthewinehadgoneroundthreetimes,Ioftencomeacrossprisonerswhostubbournlyrefusetoadmittheyareguilty.Iwonderifyouhaveanyeffectivemeasures."Hearingthis,ZhouXingsaid,"Getabigvat,scorchithotwithcharcoalfireallaround,andthenlettheprisonercomeintothevat.Willtheprisonerfailtomakeacomfessionofhiscrime?

"Hearingthis,LaiJunchennoddedhisheadinapprovalrepeatedly.Hethenorderedhissubordinatestobringabigvat,andhadacharcoalfirelitallarounditasZhouXinghadsaid.HethenturnedtoZhouXingandsaid,"Someoneintherebellion.Theempresshasorderedmetodealwiththecaseseverely.SoIbegyourpardon,butwouldyoukindlystepintothesoldiersintherightphalanxworeblacksuitsofarmour,andcarriedblackflagsandblackbowsandarrows.Thewholearmysetoutatmidnight,andarrivedatdawnataplacewithinaLI'sdistanceoftheJinarmy.Whenthedaywasbeginningtobreak,thesoldiersoftheWuarmybegantoberatthedrumsheavilyandtheirshoutingsresoundedlikerollsofthunder.

　　Awakeningfromtheirdreams,thesoldersoftheJinarmywerealmoststupefiedbytheimposingmannerofthethreephalanxesoftheWuarmy.Thewhitephalanxwaslikeafieldcoveredwithfloweringrush,theredphalanxwaslikeaburningfire,andtheblackphalanxwassimplylikeaseatoodeeptofathom.

　　ThisstorycomesfromComversationsfromtheStates.Latergenerationsoftenusethesetphrase"likefireandfloweringrush"torefertotremendousmomentum.

　　春秋时代末期，吴国国王夫差连续征服了越国、鲁国和齐国，雄心勃勃，又继续向西北进军，打算一鼓作气征服晋国。

　　可正在这个时候，越王勾践抄了吴王的后路。

他带领军队一直打到吴国的国都姑苏（苏州），又派人马占据淮河，把吴王的退路切断了。

　　这消息给吴王夫差当头泼了一盆冷水，他非常震惊，立即召集文臣武将商量对策。

大家说，现在退回去等于两关打了败仗，还会两头挨打;如果能打败晋国，就等于在诸候国中当定了霸主，再回去收拾越王勾践也不算晚。

　　大主意已经拿定，当务之急是尽快征服晋国。

考虑再三，决定出奇制胜。

　　一天傍晚，吴王下达了命令。

全军将士吃得饱饱的，马也喂足了草料。

从全军中挑出三万精兵强将。

每一万人摆成一个方阵，共摆三个方阵。

每个方阵横竖都是一百人。

每一行排头的都是军官司。

每十行，也就是一千人，由一个大夫负责。

每项一个方阵由一名将军率领。

中间的方阵白盔白甲，白衣服，白旗帜，白弓箭，由吴王自己掌握，称为中军;左边的方阵，红盔红甲、红衣服、红简直就像深不可测;右边的方阵则一水儿黑色。

半夜出发，黎明时分到达离晋军仅有一里路的地方。

天色刚刚显出亮色，吴军鼓声大作，欢呼之声震天动工地。

　　晋军从梦中醒来，一看吴军那三个方阵和声威气势，简直都惊呆了：

那白色方阵，"望之如荼"——像开满白花的茅草地;那红色方阵，"望之如火"——如像熊熊燃烧的火焰;而那黑色的方阵，简直就象深不可测的大海。

　　故事出自《国语·吴语》。

成语"如火如荼"，形容某种人群或事物阵容之大，气势之盛。

大学英语励志小故事：

退避三舍

　　RetreatingaboutThirtyMilesasConditionForPeace

　　DuringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod（770-476B.C.）,DukeXianoftheStateofJinKilledthecrownprinceShengbecausehehadheardslandersaboutShengandbelievedthem.HealsosenthismentoarrestChongEr,ShenShengandbelievedthem.HealsosenthismentoarrestChonhEr,ShenSheng'sbrother.Hearingthenews,ChongErescapedfromthestateofJin,remainingafugitiveformorethantenyears.

　　Afterinnumerablehardships,ChongErarrivedattheStateofChuatlast.KingChengoftheStateofChutreatedhimwithhighrespectashewouldhavetreatedtherulerofastate,believingthathewouldhaveavrightfuure.

　　Oneday,KingChengoftheStateofChugaveabanquetinhon