Its powerful wings allow it to take to the skies in a very short time.(一飛衝天) /Its loud scream can shock everyone.(一鳴驚人)
Its powerful wings allow it to take to the
skies in a very short time.(一飛衝天) /Its loud
scream can shock everyone.(一鳴驚人)
During the Warring States Period in China,
there was a great king in the Kingdom of Qi. His name was Tian Yinqi. He served
as King of Qi for 37 years and led the kingdom to prosperity. There is a story
about him in the history books.
When he first became king, he was still
very young. He held banquets every day, drank and played with his good friends,
and often went hunting. He was not serious about ruling the Qi Kingdom.
Some old and loyal ministers often advised
him, hoping that he could change.
After hearing what these ministers said, he
would smile and nod and say to them
I will change, and one day I will rule the
Qi Kingdom with all my heart.
But his behaviour did not match his
promise, he still played every day and did not work.
Because of his lax attitude, the work ethic
of the officials in the central government became increasingly irresponsible,
and the national strength of the Qi Kingdom began to weaken day by day.
One day, three years after he became king,
he saw a minister named Chunyu Kun sitting quietly in a corner of the palace.
He was very curious, so he went up to [Chun
Yu Kun] and asked [Chun Yu Kun].
Why are you sitting here all alone?
(Chun Yu Kun) raised his head and replied
with a smile.
I was waiting for a huge mysterious bird
with beautiful feathers to appear.
Three years ago, I saw with my own eyes a
huge bird with beautiful feathers fly into the palace, but in the past three
years, I have never seen it fly or heard it sing. I doubt that I have seen it.
I suspected that this huge and beautiful
bird was my illusion, and I wanted to confirm whether this bird really existed.
If this bird really existed, I would like
to know if its abilities were as special as its appearance. I would like to
know how high it could fly and how loud its call would be.
After listening to (Chun Yu Kun's) words,
his expression became serious, and he replied after a few minutes.
This huge bird with beautiful feathers
really exists, and I believe its abilities are as special as its appearance.
As long as the bird wishes, its powerful
wings allow it to fly into the sky in a very short time.
When the bird wants to, it can surprise
everyone with its loud call.
From that day on, Tian Yinqi changed and
began to focus on ruling the Qi Kingdom.
Under his leadership, the Qi Kingdom began
to recover from its decline and became increasingly powerful.
The literal translation of the first idiom is that its powerful wings allow him to fly into the sky in a very short time.
The direct translation of the second idiom
is that its loud scream can shock everyone.
These two idioms are used to describe an
ordinary person who suddenly performs amazing feats.
These two idioms can also be used to
describe the amazing performance of a person doing something for the first
time.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you prefer having fun to working hard?
Are you avoiding the things you should be doing?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
一飛衝天(Its powerful wings allow it to take
to the skies in a very short time.) /一鳴驚人(Its loud scream
can shock everyone.)
牠有力的翅膀可以讓牠可以在很短的時間內飛上天。/牠響亮的叫聲可以讓所有人都感到震驚。
中國的戰國時代的齊王國有一個很偉大的國王，這個國王的名字叫做田因齊，他擔任齊王國的國王的時間長達37年，他帶領齊王國走向強盛。歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他剛就任為國王的時候他還很年輕，他每天舉辦宴會，他跟他的好朋友們一起喝酒一起玩，他常常出去打獵，他不用心治理齊王國。
有一些年紀很大而且很忠心的大臣經常勸告他，希望他可以改變。
他聽到這些大臣們的話後他笑著點頭對這些大臣說。
我會改變的，我有一天會開始用心治理齊王國。
但是他的行為與他的承諾並不相符，他還是一樣每天玩樂且不工作。
因為他的態度非常的散漫，中央政府內的官員的工作態度也變得愈來愈不認真，齊王國的國力也開始一天比一天衰弱。
他成為國王三年後的某一天，他看到一個名字叫做(淳于髡)的大臣安靜地坐在皇宮內的一個角落。
他覺得很好奇因此他就走到(淳于髡)的身邊，他問(淳于髡)。
你為何一個人坐在這個地方呢?
(淳于髡)抬起頭來微笑著回答。
我在等待一隻巨大而且羽毛很美麗的神秘的鳥出現。
三年之前我親眼看到有一隻很巨大而且羽毛很美麗的鳥飛到皇宮內，但是這三年來我一直都不曾看到這隻鳥飛也不曾聽到這隻鳥叫。
我懷疑這隻巨大又美麗的鳥是我的錯覺，我想確認這隻鳥是否真實存在。
如果這隻鳥真的存在，我想知道這隻鳥的能力是否跟牠的外表一樣特別，我想要知道這隻鳥可以飛的多高，這隻鳥的叫聲會有多響亮。
他聽完的(淳于髡)話後表情變得嚴肅，幾分鐘後他回答。
這隻巨大而且羽毛很美麗的鳥真的存在，我相信這隻鳥的能力與牠的外表一樣特別。
只要這隻鳥願意，牠有力的翅膀可以讓牠可以在很短的時間內飛上天。
只要這隻鳥願意，牠響亮的叫聲可以讓所有人都感到驚訝。
從那一天開始，田因齊改變了，他開始專心治理齊王國。
在他的帶領下齊王國開始擺脫衰弱並且變得愈來愈強大。
第一句成語直接翻譯的意思是牠有力的翅膀可以讓牠可以在很短的時間內飛上天。
第二句成語直接翻譯的意思是牠響亮的叫聲可以讓所有人都感到震驚。
這兩句成語被用來形容一個很平凡人突然有了非常驚人的表現。
這兩句成語也可以被用來形容一個人第一次做一件事情就有非常驚人的表現。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你喜歡玩樂而不喜歡認真工作嗎?你是否正在逃避那些你應該做的事情嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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