精选英语成语故事三篇

《买犊还珠》In the past, a man of the State of Chu intended to go to the State of Zheng to sell pearls.从前，有个楚国人预备到郑国卖珍宝。First he used rare lily magnolia to make a small exquisite case which he fumigated with the delicate fragrance of osmanthuses and Chinese prickly ashes. Furthermore, the case was inlaid with emerald green jadeite, and adorned with attractive rosy jade. The whole case was decorated in an extremely exquisite way.他先用名贵的木兰做了一只精巧的小匣子，又用幽香的牡桂和花椒把 匣子熏了一下，并且在匣子上面镶了碧绿的翡翠，还嵌上引人注目的 玫瑰石，整个匣子装演得十分考究。A man of the State of Zheng saw this exquisite case and liked it very much. He bought it with a great deal of money, but he returned the pearl in the case to the man of Chu.有个郑国人看到这只精美的匣子，非常喜爱，就用重金买了下来。但 是，他却把匣子里的珍宝退还给了那个楚国人。Later, people ridiculed the man of Chu by saying that he was good at selling cases, but not good at selling pearls.后来，人们都嘲笑这个楚国人，说他很善于卖匣子，却不善于卖珍宝。To go too far in the pursuit of form just like letting a presumptuous guest usurp the hosts role, which brings about opposite results.过分追求形式，反而会喧宾夺主，效果适得其反。《对牛弹琴》Gong Mingyi was a famous musician in ancient times, who played the lute very well.公明仪是古代一位很有名的音乐家，弹得一手好琴。One day, while playing the lute indoors, Gong Mingyi saw a cow eating grass leisurely outside the window. He had a sudden whim to play some melodies for the cow. He first played the "Exercise of Qing Jiao", but the cow still kept on eating grass with head lowered. He seemed to realize that the melody was too highbrow for the cow to understand.有一天，他在室内弹琴，看见一头牛在窗外悠闲地吃着草。他突然想 弹几曲给牛听听。他先弹了一曲“清角之操”。可是，牛还是跟刚才 一样，只顾低着头吃草。他似乎意识到，这支曲子太高雅了，牛没有 听懂。So he played several other melodies, imitating the buzzing sounds of swarms of flying mosquitoes, and the bleats of a calf looking for its companions. At this, to his surprise, the cow stopped eating grass, but raised its head, pricked up its ears, wagged its tail and, pacing up and down in small steps, began to listen attentively.于是，他弹了另外几支曲子，模拟蚊子成群结队飞来飞去的嗡嗡声; 模拟小牛犊寻寻伙伴的眸眸叫唤声。这样一来，这头牛竟然不吃草了， 抬起头，竖着耳朵，甩着尾巴，迈着小步，留心地倾听起来。《天衣无缝》one summer night, when the moon was very bright he suddenly saw a girl descending（下落） slowly from the sky. he observed the girl closely, and found that the dress she was wearing was seamless（无缝的） . he was puzzled, and asked why. the girl answered,"heavenly clothes are not sewn with needle and thread."传奇古代太原人郭翰在夏夜里乘凉，见一个仙女从天上下来，她身穿 白衣，漂亮绝伦。她告诉他她名叫织女。郭翰认真欣赏织女的衣裳浑 然一体，竟看不出一丝线缝，好奇问织女。织女答道：“天衣本非针 线为也。”this idiom is used metaphorically to indicate the flawless handling of things. it can also be used to indicate a perfectly written poem or other literary article.神话传奇，仙女的衣服没有衣缝。比喻事物周密完善，寻不出什么毛 病。

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