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Treating somebody with increased respect 刮目相看 (guā mù xiāng kàn)

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Wzhang

Translated During the three Kingdom Period, there is a general called Lu Meng in the state of Wu. Brave a resourceful in battles, he becomes a general in his early 20’s. Because his family was poor, he recived little education … Continue reading →

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Shooting two hawks with one arrow 一箭双雕

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Wzhang
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Frog under the bottom of the well 井底之蛙

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Wzhang

Translated 啟示：井底之蛙，常常被用來諷刺那些見識短淺而又盲目自大的人。世界無限廣闊，知識永無窮盡。 人類要想探索宇宙的未知奧秘，就需要努力地去改變僵化了的觀念，多學習和承傳古人的寶貴文化，開放眼光。 English Chinese Moral point: The world’s knowledge is profound. If we treat a little bit of our own knowledge as the sum of human culture, the truth of the universe will forever remain a mystery to humankind, … Continue reading →

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Breaking a promise repeatedly 食言而肥

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Wzhang

Translated 食言而肥【shi yan er fei】 春秋時，魯國大夫孟武伯，說話一貫無信，魯哀公很不喜歡他。有一次，魯哀公在五梧舉行宴會，孟武伯照例參加，有個名叫郭重的大臣也在座。這郭重長得很肥胖，平時頗受哀公寵愛，因而常遭孟武伯的嫉妒和譏辱。這次孟武伯藉著向哀公敬酒的機會，又向郭重道：“你吃了什麼東西這樣肥胖啊？”魯哀公聽了，很覺厭惡，便代替郭重答道：“食言多也，能無肥乎！”這句話分明是反過來諷刺孟武伯慣於說話不算數，而且在宴會上當著群臣之面，出於國君之口，孟武伯頓時面紅耳赤，感到萬分難堪。 啟示： “食言而肥” 形容說話不守信用的人，只圖自己的便宜。 若表示堅決履行諾言，說話一定算數，即為“決不食言”。 Once there was a man called Mong Guo. He lied a lot, and always found excuses for all kinds of things, and these excuses and lies let him get away … Continue reading →

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動畫《三字經》第二單元 竇燕山教子

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Wzhang

昔孟母　擇鄰處 子不學　斷機杼 竇燕山　有義方　教五子　名俱揚 在古時候，孟母為了讓孟子有好的學習環境，連續搬家搬了三次喔！有一次孟子逃學回家，­­孟母好生氣，就把織布機上面的布剪斷了，並告訴孟子說：求學要像織布一樣，半途而廢­就­沒有用了。 而竇燕山的故事又是什麼呢，接下來我們一起來看看吧！

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動畫《三字經》第一單元 周處除三害

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Wzhang

人之初　性本善　性相近　習相遠 苟不教　性乃遷 教之道　貴以專 剛出生的小嬰孩，都是善良可愛的喔。但是在成長的過程中，如果受到教育環境的不同，就­會養成不同的習慣。所以，如果沒有好的教導，那善良的本性可能就會不見。而教導的過程­一定要專心一致。小朋友們，保持心地善良很重要喔，下面我們就來看看周處的故事吧！

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千字文- 9

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Wzhang
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2) 孔子聖賢之道 – 善之偏正

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Wzhang

Translated 孔子聖賢之道 – 善之偏正 ： 善者為正，惡者為偏，人人都知道。 但也有以善心而行惡事者，正中偏也。以惡心而行善事者，此乃偏中正也。善的偏正要清楚明了，才會認清事之善惡。 Confucianism – (Shan Zhi Pian Zheng): Good is positive, evil is negative. Everyone knows this. But there are also kindness that turns into evil, but sometimes in the middle as well. With nausea … Continue reading →

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《弟子規》2

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Wzhang

32. 喪盡禮，祭盡誠 喪禮做盡禮節，祭拜致盡誠懇。 At the funeral there should be the utmost decorum; at memorial services there should be the utmost sincerity. 33. 侍死者，如事生 侍奉死者，好像侍奉在生的一樣。 Serve the dead like serving the living. 34. 兄道友，弟道恭 兄長應該友善，弟弟應該恭敬。 The proper way for the older … Continue reading →

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李清照少女填詞

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Wzhang

李清照是中國歷史上有名的女詞人。她是山東濟南人，出生在北宋末年。 10歲左右的小清照，漸漸地弄懂了詩詞的韻律，她自己開始學習寫詩，填詞，繪畫。她在寫詩詞的時候，總要反復修改，反复品味，直到自己滿意了，才拿給父親母親品評。一天傍晚，小清照在閨房中向外張望，見竹簾外細雨如絲，滿樹潔白的梨花紛紛落地。小清照觸景生情，按照《浣溪沙》的曲牌，填了一首詞。填寫完畢，她走到了自己的琴台旁，雙手撫著瑤琴，琴弦發出幽怨的曲調，小清照一邊彈琴，一邊唱著自己剛填寫的詞。這時父親李格非正和幾個文人在客廳里高談闊論。突然，從小姐的閨房里傳來了一陣清麗的音樂，客人們都停止了談話，聚精會神地聽琴聲和歌聲。有一位名士問李格非：“這詞字字清新，是什麼人寫的？”李格非笑著說：“是小女清照隨便填著玩的！”眾客人都大吃一驚，紛紛稱讚：“想不到一個10歲少女竟填出這樣好的詞！”後來，李清照終於成為一位出色的女詞人。

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