历史典故
HSK 6 · 深度
Sleeping on firewood and burning boats - wisdom from Chinese historical allusions.
Key words
历史典故朝代古人传承
Dialogue
你知道“破釜沉舟”吗？Nǐ zhīdào 'Pòfǔ Chénzhōu' ma?
Do you know 'burning the boats'?（A）
知道，比喻下定决心不留退路。Zhīdào, bǐyù xià dìng juéxīn bù liú tuìlù.
Yes - deciding firmly with no way back.（B）
现在生活里用得到吗？Xiànzài shēnghuó lǐ yòng de dào ma?
Is it useful in life today?（A）
用得到，比如下定决心做一件事。Yòng de dào, bǐrú xià dìng juéxīn zuò yí jiàn shì.
Yes - like committing fully to one thing.（B）
Patterns
……告诉我们……
…tells us that…
“卧薪尝胆”告诉我们坚持的重要。'Wòxīn Chángdǎn' gàosu wǒmen jiānchí de zhòngyào.
'Sleeping on firewood' tells us the value of persistence.
历史典故告诉我们做人的道理。Lìshǐ diǎngù gàosu wǒmen zuòrén de dàolǐ.
Historical allusions teach us how to live.
正如……所说
As… said
正如古人所说，失败是成功之母。Zhèngrú gǔrén suǒ shuō, shībài shì chénggōng zhī mǔ.
As the ancients said, failure is the mother of success.
正如典故所示，坚持就有希望。Zhèngrú diǎngù suǒ shì, jiānchí jiù yǒu xīwàng.
As the allusion shows, persistence brings hope.
Vocabulary
典故diǎngù
allusion · This story comes from a historical allusion.
历史lìshǐ
history · History is the best teacher.
朝代cháodài
dynasty · This story took place in the Tang Dynasty.
古人gǔrén
the ancients · The ancients left much wisdom.
传承chuánchéng
heritage · Allusions are cultural heritage.
道理dàolǐ
principle; lesson · Every allusion holds a lesson.
