每一个成语背后都有一段传奇轶事、历史典故。本书以中英对照的形式描述了中国成语故事，内容丰富，语言简洁，集知识性与趣味性一体，既学习中华民族的语言精华，又提高英语阅读水平。拥有本书，鱼与熊掌可以兼得。

在中华民族五千年的传统文化中，成语是汉语中的璀璨明珠，是中华民族语言的瑰宝。其精练、形象，极富表现力，有着历史历史文化、民族文化的丰厚积淀。本书将那些最常用、最脍炙人口的成语以讲故事的形式呈现出来，使青少年在了解历史、增长见识、提高学习成绩等诸多方面受益匪浅，全书配有精美插图，对文中生僻字注音，并注明了成语的出处，是青少年成长的必备读物。

1．爱屋及乌

2．按图索骥

3．拔苗助长

4．半途而废

5．杯弓蛇影

6．别无长物

7．伯乐相马

8．宠辱不惊

9．此地无银三百两

10．打草惊蛇

11．大材小用

12．道听途说

13．东山再起

14．东施效颦

15．对牛弹琴

16．对症下药

17．负荆请罪

18．各自为政

19．狗尾续貂

20．姑息养奸

21．挂羊头卖狗肉

22．邯郸学步

23．好好先生

24．狐假虎威

25．狐疑不决

26．画蛇添足

27．讳疾忌医

28．井底之蛙

29．拒人于千里之外

30．刻舟求剑

31．扣盘扪烛

32．滥竽充数

33．老马识途

34．龙蛇飞动

35．买椟还珠

36．盲人摸象

37．毛遂自荐

38．名落孙山

39．南辕北辙

40．弄巧成拙

41．呕心沥血

42．贫贱之交

43．巧取豪夺

44．让枣推梨

45．入木二三分

46．三纸无驴

47．守株待兔

48．熟能生巧

49．双管齐下

50．水滴石穿

51．贪小火大

52．螳螂捕蝉黄雀在后

53．同舟共济

54．网开三面

55．危如累卵

56．闻鸡起舞

57．问一得三

58．卧薪尝胆

59．物以类聚

60．行尸走肉

61．杏林春满

62．胸有成竹

63．朽木难雕

64．悬崖勒马

65．掩耳盗铃

66．扬扬得意

67．叶公好龙

68．夜郎自大

69．一箭双雕

70．一叶障日

71．一字千金

72．以火救火

73．以貌取人

74．引而不发

75．愚公移山

76．鱼目混珠

77．凿壁偷光

78．朝三暮四

79．郑人买履

80．纸醉金迷

81．竹头木屑

82．白相矛盾

1．爱屋及乌

中国历史上有一个国家名叫“周”。一天，周王问他的官员，应该怎样处理战俘。

一个官员说：“我以前曾听说：如果喜欢某个人，就连停留在那人住的屋顶上的乌鸦都喜欢；如果厌恶某个人，就连那人家里的墙壁和围墙都厌恶。战俘是我们的敌人，和我们是对立的，我觉得最好把他们全部杀了。”周王认为这样做不行。

另外一个官员也提出了自己的意见：“依我看应该把战俘区分对待，把有罪的和无罪的、好的和坏的区分开来。有罪的战俘要处死，不能留下祸患。”周王认为这样做也不大妥当。

接着，又有一个官员说：“大王，我认为应该把这些战俘全都放了，让他们回到自己的家里，耕种田地，自食其力。而大王对自己的亲人和朋友，也要赏罚分明，不能偏心。通过道德和法律来治理国家，人民肯定会对大王信服的。”周王听后觉得很有道理，就按这个办法去做，结果国家真的很快安定下来了，变得越来越稳定和强大。

成语“爱屋及乌”后来就被用来比喻：因为喜爱一个人，连带和他有关的人或事物也喜爱、关心。

The Love for a Person Extending Even to the Crows on His Roof

There was a state called Zhou in the Chinese history. One day, the king of Zhou asked his officials for advice on dealing with prisoners of war.

An official said, "I once heard if you love someone, you are intended to love even the crows on the roof of his house;if you hate someone, you are intended to hate even the walls and the parapets of his. The prisoners of war were enemies fighting against us. In my opinion, we'd better kill them all."But the king didn't agree with him.

"I think we should treat the prisoners of war differently by differing them into those who are guilty and those who are not. The guilty ones will be sentenced to death in order to avoid future disasters." Another official put forward his suggestion. The king didn't think it was a proper way, either.

Then a third one said, "Your Majesty, I think all the prisoners should be set free and sent back home to work in the fields and support themselves by their own labor.Moreover, you should keep strictly the rules for reward and punishment and treat your relatives and friends impartially.The people are sure to believe in you if you administer our country by morals and laws." The king thought the official's proposal was quite reasonable so he accepted and followed it.As a result, the domestic situation soon settled down and gradually the country became more stable and stronger.

The idiom is then used to mean that if you love someone,you'll love people and things relative to him as well.P2-3