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• 1.刮目相看
• Lv Meng was a general of Wu during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-180). He was born in such a poor family that he did not get any chance to go to the ...
• 2.一厢情愿
• Many years ago, a farmer happened to see the King's daughter in the capital. He lost his heart to her at once. After returning, he missed the princess...
• 3.熟能生巧
• During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a skilled archer. One day he drew a big crowd while he was practicing on the drill ground（操场，练兵场） ...
• 4.三令五申
• In the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), the famous strategist Sun Wu known as Sun Zi came to see the King of the State of Wu, bringing along his...
• 5.A Ghost Story
• Now, there was a very young and beautiful wife, who became sick and nearly died. She was on her death bed and told her husband, I love you very much, ...
• 6.只要工夫深 铁杵磨成针
• So long as you have put a great deal of effort, you can grind an iron rod into a needle-perseverance spells success. This legend is about Li Bai, a gr...
• 7.江郎才尽
• During the period of Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-589), there was a man of letters named Jiang Yan, whose father died young. Little Jiang Yan ...
• 8.打草惊蛇
• Long long ago, a county magistrate（地方法官） named Wang Lu worked in present day Anhui province, East China. Wang Lu was very greedy and took many b...
• 9.笑里藏刀
• There was a minister named Li Yifu during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). He was good at flattering（奉承的） people. So his official position was raised ...
• 10.对牛弹琴
• In ancient time, there lived a musician named Gong Mingyi. He was very good at playing the Zheng, a plucked string instrument. But he also behaved foo...