精选成语故事中英文大全 1.精选成语故事中英文 惊弓之鸟 In the Warring States Period, there was a man in the State of Wei called Geng Lei. One day he said to the king: ‘I can shoot down birds by simply plucking my bowstring.’ When the king expressed doubt, Geng Lei pointed his bow at a wild goose flying in the sky, twanged the bowstring, and the goose fell to the ground. Geng Lei said, ‘This goose has been hurt in the past. Hearing the twang of the bowstring, it assumed that it was doomed. So it simply gave up trying to live. 战国时期（公元前 403―221 年中国中原地区各诸侯国连年争战的时代）魏国有个名叫更羸的人。一天，他对国王说：“我只要拉开弓，空射一下，就能把天上的鸟射下来。”国王不信任。更羸便对准天上飞来的一只雁射去，果真那只雁听到拉弦的声音就掉了下来。国王感到很奇怪更羸说，“那是一只受过伤的雁。它一听到我拉开弓弦的声响，就惊慌得支持不住，自然要掉下来了。” This idiom means that if one has been frightened in the past one’s will may become paralysed in a similar situation. “惊弓之鸟”这个成语比方受过惊恐之后，有一点动静就特别害怕。2.精选成语故事中英文 蛙臂挡车 One day, Zhuang Gong, King of the State of Qi, went out in a chariot to hunt. 一天，齐庄公乘车外出打猎。 On the way, he saw a small insect raise both its arms, trying to stop the wheels of the chariot. Zhuang Gong of Qi was curious and asked the driver: 路上，他看见一只小虫举起双臂，想阻挡车轮前进。齐庄公很好奇，就问车夫: ”What kind of insect is it?” “这是什么虫子?” ” It is a mantis,” the driver replied promptly. “This kind of insect only knows how to advance but not retreat, blindly underrating its enemies and overrating its own abilities.” 车夫赶忙回答:“这是蝗螂。这种虫子只知前进，不知后退，盲目轻敌，不自量力。” Hearing the driver’s reply, Zhuang Gong smiled to himself and re...
