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《陈风·株林》是中国古代现实主义诗集《诗经》中的一首诗。此诗揭露讽刺了陈灵公君臣与夏姬淫乱的丑恶行径。全诗二章，每章四句。全诗运用委婉含蓄、冷峻幽默的独特方式，讽刺笔墨极为犀利。 《诗经》·《陈风》·《株林》 胡为乎株林？从夏南。 匪适株林，从夏南。 驾我乘马，说于株野。 乘我乘驹，朝食于株。 Choo lin What does he in Choo-lin? He is going after Hёa Nan. He is not going to Choo-lin; He is going after Hёa Nan. ‘Yoke for me my team of horses; I will rest in the country about Choo. I will drive my team of colts, And breakfast

《二十四孝》全名《全相二十四孝诗选集》郭居业撰。《二十四孝》之后，相继又出现《日记故事大全二十四孝》、《女二十四孝》、《男女二十四孝》等劝孝书籍。杨伯峻在《经书浅谈》考证说：“元代郭守正将24位古人孝道的事辑录成书，由王克孝绘成《二十四孝图》流传世间；清末，张之洞等人将之扩编至《百孝图说》。应园先生邀请为其86岁父亲庆寿，陈少梅完全依照元代王克孝《二十四孝图》内容绘制了《二十四孝图》卷，与之相比，徐操创作的《二十四孝史》则更具个性化。” 《二十四孝·丁兰刻木事亲》 汉丁兰，幼丧父母，未得奉养，而思念劬劳之恩，刻木为像，事之如生。其妻久而不敬，以针戏刺其指，血出。木像见兰，眼中垂泪。兰问得其情，遂将妻弃之。 诗曰： 刻木为父母，形容在日时。 寄言诸子侄，各要孝亲闱。 Ding Lan Waited Upon the Statuettes of His Deceased Parents Ding Lan of the Han Dynasty, found no opportunity to wait upon his parents, who died when he was young. As he thought of his parents and their hard work in breeding him, he had their pictures carved in

《说苑》是汉代刘向所著的小说集，又名《新苑》。原二十卷，后仅存五卷，大部分已经散佚，后经宋曾巩搜辑，复为二十卷，每卷各有标目。 《古代寓言·比喻》 客谓梁王曰：“惠子之言事也，善譬，王使无譬，则不能言矣。”王曰：“诺。”明日见，谓惠子曰：“愿先生言事则直言耳，无譬也！”惠子曰：“今有人于此而不知弹者，曰：‘弹之状若何？’应曰：‘弹之状为弹。’则喻乎？”王曰：“未谕也。”“子是更应曰：‘弹之状为弓，而以竹为弦。’则知乎？”王曰：“可知矣。”惠子曰：“去说者固以其所知谕其所不知而使人知之，公子曰‘无譬’，则不可矣。”王曰：“美善。” ——《说苑》 The Use of Parables “Hui Zi is forever using parables,” complained someone to the Prince of Liang. “If you, sire, forbid him to speak in parables, he won’t be able to make his meaning clear.” The prince agreed with this man. The next day the prince saw Hui Zi. “From now

《说苑》是汉代刘向所著的小说集，又名《新苑》。原二十卷，后仅存五卷，大部分已经散佚，后经宋曾巩搜辑，复为二十卷，每卷各有标目。 《古代寓言·好学的三个比喻》 晋平公问于师旷曰： “吾年七十，欲学，恐已暮矣。” 师旷曰：“何不炳烛乎？” 平公曰：“安有为人臣而戏其君乎？” 师旷曰：“盲臣安敢戏（其）君（乎），臣闻之：少而好学，如日出之阳；壮而好学，如日中之光；老而好学，如炳烛之明：炳烛之明，孰与昧行乎？” 平公曰：“善哉！” ——《说苑》 A Parable on Study “I am seventy already,” said Duke Ping of Jin to his blind musician Shi Kuang. “Though I want very much to study and read some books, I feel it is too late.” “But why not light the candle?” suggested Shi Kuang. “How

《说苑》是汉代刘向所著的小说集，又名《新苑》。原二十卷，后仅存五卷，大部分已经散佚，后经宋曾巩搜辑，复为二十卷，每卷各有标目。 《古代寓言·猫头鹰搬家》 枭逢鸠。鸠曰：“子将安之？”枭曰：“我将东徙。”鸠曰：“何帮？”枭曰：“乡人皆恶我鸣，以帮东徙。”鸠曰：“子能更鸣可矣；不能更鸣，东徙，犹恶子之声。” ——《说苑》 The Owl Moves House On the day the owl met the turtle-dove. “Where are you going?” inquired the dove. “I am moving east,” said the owl. “Why is that?” asked the dove. “All the people here dislike my hoot,” replied the owl. “That is why I want to move east.” “If

《战国策》，西汉刘向编订的国别体史书。主要记述了战国时期的纵横家（游说之士）的政治主张和策略，展示了战国时代的历史特点和社会风貌，是研究战国历史的重要典籍。作者并非一人，成书并非一时，书中文章作者大多不知是谁。西汉末刘向编订为三十三篇，书名亦为刘向所拟定。 《古代寓言·泥人和木偶》 孟尝君将入秦，止者千数而弗听，苏秦欲止之。孟尝君曰：“人事者吾已尽知之矣，吾所末闻独鬼事耳。”苏秦曰：“臣之来也，固不取言人事也，固且以鬼事相见君。”孟尝君见之。谓孟尝君曰：“今者臣来，过于淄上，有土偶人与桃梗相与语。桃梗谓土偶人曰：‘子，西岸之土也，挺子以为人，至此八月，降雨下，淄水至，则汝残矣。’土偶曰：‘不然，吾西岸之土也，吾残，则覆西岸耳。今子，东国之桃梗也，刻削子之为人，降雨下，淄水至，流子而去，则子漂漂者将何如耳？’今秦四塞之国，譬若虎口，而君入之，则臣不知君所出矣。”孟尝君乃止。 ——《战国策》 The Clay Figure and the Wooden Image When Lord Mengchang decided to leave his native land—the state of Qi—to take office in the state of Qin, hundreds of men tried to dissuade him from going. But he would not listen to them. Then Su Jin, the rhetorician, wanted to reason with