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Vol.2-2: poems & sayings

29 phrases
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sòng rén yǒu gēng zhě。tián zhōng yǒu zhū。
宋人有耕者。田中有株。
ENAmong the people of Song there was a farmer. In his field stood a tree stump.
Classical prose《守株待兔》 《韩非子》
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tù zǒu chù zhū,zhé jǐng ér sǐ。yīn shì qí lěi ér shǒu zhū,jì fù dé tù。
兔走触株,折颈而死。因释其耒而守株,冀复得兔。
ENA rabbit ran into the stump, broke its neck and died. So he set aside his plough and watched the stump, hoping to get another rabbit.
Classical prose《守株待兔》 《韩非子》
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tù bù kě fù dé,ér shēn wéi sòng guó xiào。
兔不可复得,而身为宋国笑。
ENBut he could not get another rabbit, and he became the laughingstock of the state of Song.
Classical prose《守株待兔》 《韩非子》
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bào zhú shēng zhōng yī suì chú,chūn fēng sòng nuǎn rù tú sū。
爆竹声中一岁除,春风送暖入屠苏。
ENAmid the sound of firecrackers the old year passes; the spring breeze brings warmth into the Tusu wine.
Classical poem《元日》 王安石
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qiān mén wàn hù tóng tóng rì,zǒng bǎ xīn táo huàn jiù fú。
千门万户曈曈日,总把新桃换旧符。
ENOn thousands of households the sun shines bright; they always replace the old peach-wood charms with new ones.
Classical poem《元日》 王安石
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qīng míng shí jié yǔ fēn fēn,lù shàng xíng rén yù duàn hún。
清明时节雨纷纷,路上行人欲断魂。
ENAt the Qingming season the rain falls thick and fast; travelers on the road feel almost heartbroken.
Classical poem《清明》 杜牧
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jiè wèn jiǔ jiā hé chù yǒu?mù tóng yáo zhǐ xìng huā cūn。
借问酒家何处有?牧童遥指杏花村。
ENMay I ask where there is a tavern? The cowherd points afar to Apricot Blossom Village.
Classical poem《清明》 杜牧
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dú zài yì xiāng wéi yì kè,měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn。
独在异乡为异客,每逢佳节倍思亲。
ENAlone in a strange land as a stranger, each time a festival comes I miss my family all the more.
Classical poem《九月九日忆山东兄弟》 王维
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yáo zhī xiōng dì dēng gāo chù,biàn chā zhū yú shǎo yī rén。
遥知兄弟登高处,遍插茱萸少一人。
ENFrom afar I know my brothers are climbing to a high place, each wearing dogwood, and one person is missing.
Classical poem《九月九日忆山东兄弟》 王维
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jiāng nán hǎo,fēng jǐng jiù céng ān。
江南好,风景旧曾谙。
ENThe south of the Yangtze is lovely; its scenery I once knew well.
Classical poem《忆江南》 白居易
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rì chū jiāng huā hóng shèng huǒ,chūn lái jiāng shuǐ lǜ rú lán。
日出江花红胜火,春来江水绿如蓝。
ENAt sunrise the riverside flowers are redder than fire; when spring comes the river water is green as indigo.
Classical poem《忆江南》 白居易
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néng bù yì jiāng nán?
能不忆江南?
ENHow could I not remember the south of the Yangtze?
Classical poem《忆江南》 白居易
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hán dān xué bù、làn yú chōng shù、yǎn ěr dào líng、
邯郸学步、滥竽充数、掩耳盗铃、
ENimitating others blindly and losing your own way, filling a spot without real skill, plugging your ears to steal a bell (self-deception),
Language Garden《寓言成语》
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zì xiāng máo dùn、kè zhōu qiú jiàn、huà shé tiān zú、
自相矛盾、刻舟求剑、画蛇添足、
ENcontradicting yourself, marking the boat to find a dropped sword (clinging to outdated methods), drawing legs on a snake (adding what is superfluous),
Language Garden《寓言成语》
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qǐ rén yōu tiān、jǐng dǐ zhī wā、bēi gōng shé yǐng
杞人忧天、井底之蛙、杯弓蛇影
ENworrying over groundless troubles, a frog at the bottom of a well (a narrow outlook), mistaking a bow's reflection for a snake (needless fear from suspicion)
Language Garden《寓言成语》
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wén fáng sì bǎo:bǐ mò zhǐ yàn
文房四宝:笔墨纸砚
ENthe Four Treasures of the Study: brush, ink, paper, inkstone
Language Garden《传统文化》
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yǎ rén sì hào:qín qí shū huà
雅人四好:琴棋书画
ENthe four pursuits of the refined: qin (zither), Go, calligraphy, painting
Language Garden《传统文化》
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huā zhōng jūn zǐ:méi lán zhú jú
花中君子:梅兰竹菊
ENthe gentlemen among flowers: plum blossom, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum
Language Garden《传统文化》
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zhōng yī sì zhěn:wàng wén wèn qiè
中医四诊:望闻问切
ENthe four diagnoses of Chinese medicine: observing, listening and smelling, questioning, feeling the pulse
Language Garden《传统文化》
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gǎi guò bù lìn,cóng shàn rú liú。
改过不吝,从善如流。
ENCorrect your faults without hesitation, and follow the good as readily as flowing water.
Language Garden《知错就改名言》
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jiàn shàn zé qiān,yǒu guò zé gǎi。
见善则迁,有过则改。
ENSee good and move toward it; have a fault and correct it.
Language Garden《知错就改名言》
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guò ér bù gǎi,shì wèi guò yǐ。
过而不改,是谓过矣。
ENTo err and not correct it—that is the real error.
Language Garden《知错就改名言》
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rén shuí wú guò?guò ér néng gǎi,shàn mò dà yān。
人谁无过?过而能改,善莫大焉。
ENWho is without fault? To err yet be able to correct it—no good is greater than that.
Language Garden《知错就改名言》
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bīng lái jiàng dǎng,shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn。
兵来将挡,水来土掩。
ENWhen soldiers come, generals block them; when floods come, earth dams them—meet each problem with its own remedy.
Language Garden《八字成语》
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bù rù hǔ xué,yān dé hǔ zǐ。
不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
ENIf you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch its cub?—no risk, no gain.
Language Garden《八字成语》
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yǎn jiàn wéi shí,ěr tīng wéi xū。
眼见为实,耳听为虚。
ENWhat the eye sees is real; what the ear hears may be false—trust seeing over hearsay.
Language Garden《八字成语》
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jìn zhū zhě chì,jìn mò zhě hēi。
近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
ENStay near cinnabar and you turn red; near ink and you turn black—you are shaped by your company.
Language Garden《八字成语》
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dú lián yōu cǎo jiàn biān shēng,shàng yǒu huáng lí shēn shù míng。
独怜幽草涧边生,上有黄鹂深树鸣。
ENI alone love the quiet grasses growing by the stream, while orioles sing above deep in the trees.
Classical poem《滁州西涧》 韦应物
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chūn cháo dài yǔ wǎn lái jí,yě dù wú rén zhōu zì héng。
春潮带雨晚来急,野渡无人舟自横。
ENThe spring tide brings rain and rushes in at dusk; at the deserted ferry, with no one about, a boat drifts crosswise on its own.
Classical poem《滁州西涧》 韦应物

In this set (PEP Chinese): Classical prose:《守株待兔》 / Classical poem:《元日》、《清明》、《九月九日忆山东兄弟》、《忆江南》、《滁州西涧》 / Language Garden:《寓言成语》、《传统文化》、《知错就改名言》、《八字成语》