历史故事英语

Prometheusprometheus was a titan ．in the war between zeus the giants he had stood on the side of the new olympiangods．out of the clay he made the first man，to whom athena gave soul and holy breath．prometheus spent a lot of time and energy in creating the gift of fire．and fire raised man above all animals ．later，there held a joint meeting of gods and men．the meeting was to decide what part of burnt animals should begiven to gods and what to men．prometheus cut up an ox and divided it into two parts：under the skin he placed the fresh，and under the fat he put the bones，for he knew the selfish zeus loved fat． zeus saw through the trick and felt displeased at the prometheus' favor towards men．so in a masterful way he took away the gift of fire from mankind．however，prometheus managed to steal fire from heaven and secretly brought it down tomen．flying into an anger at this unjustified act of rebellion，zeus let the other gods chain prometheus to a rock on mountain caucasus，where a hungry eagle ever tore at his liver which ever grew again．his period of pain was to be thirty-thousand years．prometheus faced his bitter fate firmly and never lost courage before zeus．at last heracles made prometheus and zeus restore to friend ship，when heracles came over in search of the golden apple and killed the eagle and set the friend of mankind free．普罗米修斯普罗米修斯是泰坦巨人之一。在宙斯与巨人的战争中，他站在新的奥林波斯山神一边。他用粘土造出了第一个男人。雅典娜赋予了这个男人灵魂和神圣的生命。普罗米修斯还花费了很多时间和精力创造了火，并将之赠予人类。火使人成为万物之灵。在这之后，举行了第一次神与人的联席会议。这个会议将决定烧烤过的动物的哪一部分该分给神，哪一部分该给人类。普罗米修斯切开一头牛，把它分成两部分：他把肉放在皮下，将骨头放在肥肉下。因为他知道自私的宙斯爱吃肥肉。宙斯看穿了他的把戏。普罗米修斯偏袒人类，这使宙斯感到不快。因此，他专横地把火从人类手中夺走。然而，普罗米修斯设法窃走了天火，偷偷地把它带给人类。宙斯对他这种肆无忌惮的违抗行为大发雷霆。他令其他的山神把普罗米修斯用锁链缚在高加索山脉的一块岩石上。一只饥饿的老鹰天天来啄食他的肝脏，而他的肝脏又总是重新长出来。他的痛苦要持续三万年。而他坚定地面对苦难，从来不在宙斯面前丧失勇气。最后，海格立斯使普罗米修斯与宙斯恢复了他们的友谊，找到了金苹果，杀死了老鹰，因而解救了人类的老朋友。

Handan is a medium-sized city located in the southern part of Hebei Province .It lies at the east foot of Taihang Mountains (太行山), and borders the North China Plain (华北平原) in the east. it is in the communication center of Hebei, Henan , Shanxi and Shandong provinces. Handan has a history of more than 2,500 years, and is considered one of China's historical and cultural cities’. It was the capital of the Zhao Kingdom (赵国) in the Warring States Period (战国时期). It is also a commercial centre during the Western and Eastern Han Dynasties (西汉和东汉).There are many renowned historical figures such as the First Emperor of China, Qinshihuang (秦始皇), Emperor Wuling (武灵王) of the Zhao Kingdom, Lian Po (廉颇) and (蔺相如), etc As a notional historical and cultural city, Handan is the hometown of idiom and allusions, There ore over 500 Chinese idioms and allusions derived from Handan including the following typical ones: Riding and shooting in Hu's garbs, carrying rod to ask for punishment(负荆请罪). imitating another without success and losing what used to be own ability（邯郸学步）. As we all know beautiful girls always come from Handan. Xishi, do you know? Yeah, she is the best beautiful girls in ancient china. Her beauty is said to be so extreme, that while leaning over a balcony to look at the fish in the pond. The fish would be so dazzled that they forgot to swim and gradually sunk away from the surface. Birds would forget to fly and fall down from the sky, The moon would fade, and flowers would close their petals in shame in comparison to her. (Thus the idiom 沉鱼落雁，闭月羞花, which is used to compliment somebody,s beauty). Nowadays, Handan has a very good reputation, It is called an "Excellent Tourism City (优秀旅游城市)", "National Garden City (国家园林城市)", "National Double-supported Model City (全国双拥模范城市)", "the Hometown of Idiom and Allusions (成语典故之都)", "the City of Prose (散文之城)" and “the Cradle of Tai Chi (太极之乡)". Handan is also approved by the State Council (国务院) with local legislative power. Welcome to Handan and enjoy its beautiful landscape and culture.

二十四孝＿忠孝双全 明朝湖南道川守将沉至绪，有一个独生女儿，名叫沈云英。自小聪明好学，跟父亲学得一身好武艺。因其父率兵迎异军死在战场上，当时沈云英才十七岁，她登上高处大声呼曰：“我虽然是一个小女子，为完成父亲守城的遗志，我要决一死战。希望全体军民保卫家乡。”大家深受感动，发誓要夺回失地。很快解除了包围，取得了胜利。沈云英找到父亲的尸体，大声痛哭，全体军民都穿上孝服，参加了葬礼。朝廷下令追封沉至绪为副总兵，并任命沈云英为游击将军，继续守卫道州府。后来人们为她建了一座忠孝双全的纪念祠。有诗颂曰： 异军攻城围义兵，娥眉汗马解围城；父仇围难两湔雪，千古流芳忠孝名。Man pages _ Zhongxiao queen Ming-Chuan Wu Jiang, Hunan Road to Xu Shen, a daughter, named Shen Yun-ying. Smart studious young age, my father learned a swordsman. Shuaibing Ying horizon due to his father died on the battlefield, when Shen Yun excellence 17 years old, she boarded the height loud call, saying: "Although I was a small woman, for the completion of his father Shoucheng's behest, I would like to become accustomed. hope that the whole army to defend the homeland. "everyone was deeply moved and vowed to regain lost ground. Quickly lifted the siege, to victory. Shen Yun-ying to find his father's body, crying loudly, all the soldiers wore mourning to attend the funeral. Bestowed on the court order to thread the Fuzong Bing Shen, and named Shen Yun-ying for the guerrilla general, continue to guard the Road state capital. It was built for her a temple to commemorate the Chunghsiao queen. Song A poem reads: Different military siege Wai-yi soldiers, crescent siege city of Khan MA; Fu Chou Wai difficult 2 Jian Xue, Liu-Fang Chung Hsiao name through the ages.二十四孝＿上书救父 汉文帝时，有一位叫淳于意的人，拜齐国著名医师杨庆为师，学得一手高超的医术，曾经做过齐国的仓令。他的老师去世以后，弃官行医。因为个性刚直，行医的时候，得罪了一位有权势的人，导致后来自己遭陷害，被押往京城治罪。他的女儿名叫缇萦，虽然是一位弱小女子，然而不辞劳苦，长途跋涉一同前往长安向皇帝诉冤。她陈述了肉刑的害处，并说明了父亲做官时清廉爱民，行医时施仁济世，现在确实是遭人诬害。愿意替父受刑。汉文帝被缇萦的孝心深深感动，赦免了她的父亲，并且下诏书废除了肉刑。有诗颂曰： 随父赴京历苦辛，上书意切动机定； 诏书特赦成其孝，又废肉刑惠后人。 Man pages _ petitioned Jiufu Emperor Wen of Han, there are a named Chunyu Italian people, thanks to well-known physician Qi Yang as a teacher, learned first-hand the superb art of healing, Qi positions have done so. After the death of his teacher, Qi Guan practice. Because upright and outspoken personality, practice time, offended a powerful person, which later led to his being framed and was then transferred to capital punishment. His daughter called Ti-ying, though a small woman, but the painstaking work, and travel long distances to travel together to the Emperor Chang-Su Yuan. She stated the harmful effects of corporal punishment, and describes his father as an official when the clean and loving, practicing medicine Ren Shi save the world, and now is really being Wuhai. For the parent is willing to torture. Han Emperor Wen Ti-ying of filial piety have been deeply moved, pardoned her father, and the abolition of corporal punishment under the imperial edict. Song A poem reads: Calendar Kuxin father to Beijing, a petition intended to cut motive determined; edict into its filial amnesty, abolition of corporal punishment also benefit future generations.

Handan is a medium-sized city located in the southern part of Hebei Province .It lies at the east foot of Taihang Mountains (太行山), and borders the North China Plain (华北平原) in the east. it is in the communication center of Hebei, Henan , Shanxi and Shandong provinces. Handan has a history of more than 2,500 years, and is considered one of China's historical and cultural cities’. It was the capital of the Zhao Kingdom (赵国) in the Warring States Period (战国时期). It is also a commercial centre during the Western and Eastern Han Dynasties (西汉和东汉).There are many renowned historical figures such as the First Emperor of China, Qinshihuang (秦始皇), Emperor Wuling (武灵王) of the Zhao Kingdom, Lian Po (廉颇) and (蔺相如), etc As a notional historical and cultural city, Handan is the hometown of idiom and allusions, There ore over 500 Chinese idioms and allusions derived from Handan including the following typical ones: Riding and shooting in Hu's garbs, carrying rod to ask for punishment(负荆请罪). imitating another without success and losing what used to be own ability（邯郸学步）. As we all know beautiful girls always come from Handan. Xishi, do you know? Yeah, she is the best beautiful girls in ancient china. Her beauty is said to be so extreme, that while leaning over a balcony to look at the fish in the pond. The fish would be so dazzled that they forgot to swim and gradually sunk away from the surface. Birds would forget to fly and fall down from the sky, The moon would fade, and flowers would close their petals in shame in comparison to her. (Thus the idiom 沉鱼落雁，闭月羞花, which is used to compliment somebody,s beauty). Nowadays, Handan has a very good reputation, It is called an "Excellent Tourism City (优秀旅游城市)", "National Garden City (国家园林城市)", "National Double-supported Model City (全国双拥模范城市)", "the Hometown of Idiom and Allusions (成语典故之都)", "the City of Prose (散文之城)" and “the Cradle of Tai Chi (太极之乡)". Handan is also approved by the State Council (国务院) with local legislative power. Welcome to Handan and enjoy its beautiful landscape and culture. idiom and allusions Riding and shooting in Hu's garbs --(胡服骑射) Returning the jade intact to the state of Zhao --(完璧归赵) The story "The General and the Premier Make Up --- (将相和)". The carriage return alley Carrying rod to ask for punishment --(负荆请罪) Imitating another without success and losing what used to be one's own ability --(邯郸学步) Volunteering one’s service (毛遂自荐); Relieving the besieged by besieging the base of the besiegers (围魏救赵); No one picks up and pockets anything lost on the road (路不拾遗); Embracing a woman on his breast, one has no indecent feeling (坐怀不乱); Worth a couple of towns together (价值连城); When the snipe and the clam grapple, it is the fisherman who stands to benefit (鹬蚌相争, 渔翁得利); Burning one's own way to retreat and being determined to fight to the end (破釜沉舟); The proverbial Lord Ye who claimed to be fond of dragons was in fact mortally afraid of them ( 叶公好龙).