求教一个．英语精彩小格言或英语小诗．谢谢
The cock crowns in the morn, To tell us to rise, And he that lies late Will never be wise; For early to bed, And early to rise, Is the way to be healthy And wealthy and wise. 公鸡来报晓， 催人起得早； 谁要睡懒觉， 脑子不开窍； 早睡又早起， 有个好身体， 早起又早睡， 聪明又智慧。
请教．一段英语格言的小故事．英语精彩对话也可以．谢谢
破釜沉舟 During the late years of the Qin Dynasty.Xiang Yu led a rebellion. After crossing the Zhang River. Xiang Yu ordered his men to sink all their boats and break their cooking pots. He issued each soldier three days rations and warned them that there was no way to retreat; the only thing they could do to survive was to advance and fight. After nine fierce battles, the Qin army was finally defeated. This idiom is used to indicate ones firm determination to achieve ones goal at any cost. 班门弄斧 Lu Ban was supposed to be a consummate carpenter in ancient times. It is said that he once carved a wooden phoenix that was so lifelike that it actually flew in the sky for three days. Thus it was so considered the height of folly to show off ones skill with an axe in front of Lu Ban. This idiom excoriates those who show off their slight accomplishments in front of experts. 杯弓蛇影 In the Jin Dynasty (265-420), a man called Yue Guang once invited a friend to have a drink at his home. When the friend lifted his cup, he saw a small snake in the wine, yet he forced himself to drink. Back home, the friend recalled the incident, and felt so disgusted that he fell ill. Hearing about this, Yue Guang invited his friend again. He asked him to sit in the same place and drink. Then his friend saw that he image of the snake in the cup was actually the reflection of a bow hung on the wall. Realizing this, the friend recovered quickly. This idiom indicates a condition of being over-suspicious bringing trouble on oneself. 病入膏肓 In the Spring and Autumn Period, King Jing of the State of Jin fell ill. One night he dreamed that the disease turned into two small figures talking beside him. One said, Im afraid the doctor will hurt us. The other said, Dont worry. We can hide above huang and below GAO. Then the doctor will do nothing to us. The next day, having examined the king, the doctor said, Your disease is incurable, I am afraid, Your Majesty. Its above huang and below GAO. Where no medicine can reach. This idiom indicates a hopeless condition. 草木皆兵 In AD 383. the king of Former Qin, Fu Jian, led a huge army to attack Eastern Jin. After losing the first round of fighting , Fu Jian looked down from a city wall, and was terrified when he saw the formidable battle array of the Eastern Jin army, and then looking at the moutain around, he mistook the grass and trees for enemy soldiers. As a result, when the nervous Fu Jian led his army into battle, it suffered a crushing defeat. This idiom describes how one can defeat oneself by imagining difficulties. 惊弓之鸟 In the Warring States Period, there was a man in the State of Wei called Geng Lei. One day he said to the king: I can shoot down birds by simply plucking my bowstring. When the king expressed doubt, Geng lei pointed his bow at a wild goose flying in the sky, twanged the bowstring, and the goose fell to the ground, Geng Lei said, This goose has been hurt in the past. Hearing the twang of the bowstring, it assumed that it was doomed. O it simply gave up trying to live. This idiom means that if one has been frightened in the past ones will may become paralyzed in a similar situation. 画饼充饥 In the Three Kingdoms Period(220-280), the king of the State of Wei. Cao Rui, wanted to select a very capable man to work for him. He said to his ministers: When choosing a talented person, always beware of one with a false reputation is just like a picture of a cake; it cant relieve hunger. Later, this idiom came to be used to mean comforting oneself with unrealistic thoughts,without solving practical problems. 朝三暮四 In the Spring and Autumn Period, a man in the State of Song raised monkeys. The monkeys could understand what he said. As the man became poor, he wanted to reduce the monkeys food. He first suggested that he gave them four acorns in the morning and three in the evening. Thereupon, the monkeys protested angrily. Then their owner said, How about the three in the morning and four in the everning? The monkeys were satisfied with that. This idiom originally meant to befool others with tricks. Later it is used to mean to keep changing ones mind. 打草惊蛇 Once a man wanted to go to the south, but his carrage was heading north. A passer-by asked him:If you are going to the south,why is your chariot heading north? The man answered,My horse is good at running, my driver is highly skilled at driving a carriage, and I have enough money. The man didnt consider that the direction might be wrong; the better his conditions were, the further he was away from his destination. The idiom derived from this story indicates that ones action was the opposite effect to ones intention. 南辕北辙 Once a man wanted to go to the south, but his carrage was heading north. A passer-by asked him:If you are going to the south,why is your chariot heading north? The man answered,My horse is good at running, my driver is highly skilled at driving a carriage, and I have enough money. The man didnt consider that the direction might be wrong; the better his conditions were, the further he was away from his destination. The idiom derived from this story indicates that ones action was the opposite effect to ones intention. --------另外的资料-------- 1。
八仙过海，各显神通(Like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea,each one shows his or her special prowess) According to the Chinese folk legend,there were Eight Immortals named Han Zhongli,Zhang Guolao,Han Xiangzi,Li Tieguai,Cao Guojiu,Lu Dongbin,Lan Caihe and He xianggu in ancient China. Once the Eight Immortals were invited to attend an Immortality Peach Party given by the Queen Mother of the Western Heaven. When they reached the bank of the Eastern Sea,there were no ships for them to go across the vast sea at all.Then Lu Dongbin suggested that each of them used his or her treasure to ride across the sea. They all agreed. Then everyone threw a treasure on the sea to ride it across the sea,showing their mysterious abilities. Now we use it to describe that in collective labour,everyone shows his own special ablity to complete the common task. 根据中国民间传说，古时候有八位神仙，就是汉钟离、张果老、韩湘子、铁拐李、曹国舅、吕洞宾、蓝采和、何仙姑。
一次，他们应王母娘娘的邀请，赴西天参加蟠桃盛会。
他们来到东海之滨，必须过海才能去赴会，而当时又无渡船。
吕洞宾建议，每人用自己所带宝物渡海，大家都同意。
后多用此典比喻在集体的工作中，每个人都尽自己的长处以及特点来完成共同的事业。
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夜郎自大（ludicrous conceit of the King of Yelang-parochial arrogance) It is recorded that in order to keep in touch with the countries of the Southwest and find the passageway of going to India,Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had sent Wang Yanyu and others to take a small road to find the passageway.On the way,they met the King of the Kingdom of Dian,who asked Wang a question:Which is bigger,the Han Dynasty or out Kingdom?Wang explained that there were dozens of prefectures in the Han Dynasty,and the territory of Dian was just like one of them.Then they met the King of Yelang who also asked the same questiong.In fact,Yelang was a very small Kingdom in the Southwest.Its territory was just like a count of Han\\\\'s.Actually they always thought that they had a vast territory and didn\\\\'t know anything about the Han Dynasty. 为了加强同西南邻国的联系和寻找去印度的道路，汉武帝派使者王然于等人抄小路往西南寻求通往印度之路。
在途中他们见到滇国国王，国王问使者：“汉朝和我们国家比，哪一个大
”王然于解释说，汉朝有几十个郡，像你们滇国也不过是其中一个郡吧
到了夜郎国，夜郎国王也这样问。
其实，夜郎国只是西南部（今贵州省西北部）的一个小国，其面积只相当于汉朝的一个县，。
原来他们一直都认为自己的地盘大，对汉朝的情况根本不了解。
后用此典比喻妄自尊大。
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自相矛盾：A man of the state of Chu had a spear and a shield for sale. He was loud in praises of his shield. My shield is so strong that nothing can pierce it through. He also sang praises of his spear. My spear is so strong that it can pierce through anything. What would happen, he was asked, if your spear is used to pierce your shield? It is impossible for an impenetrable shield to coexist with a spear that finds nothing impenetrable. 古时候，矛和盾都是作战用的武器。
矛用来刺杀敌人，盾则用来保护身体，以免被对方的矛刺中。
传说很久以前，楚国有个卖兵器的人，在市场上卖矛和盾。
为了让人家愿意买他的货，他先举起盾向人们夸口道：“你们看，我的盾是世上最坚固的盾，任何锋利的东西都不能刺穿它。
”接着又举起他的矛，向人吹嘘说：“你们再看看我的矛，它锋利无比，无坚不摧，无论多么坚硬的盾，都挡不住它，一刺就穿
” 围观的人听了他的话都觉得很好笑，人群中有人问道：“依你的说法，你的矛无论怎样坚硬的盾都能刺穿，而你的盾又是无论多么锋利的矛也不能把它刺穿。
那就拿你的矛来刺你的盾吧，看看结果怎么样
” 卖兵器的人听了张口结舌，无从回答，只好拿着矛和盾走了。
“自相矛盾”就是由这个故事演变而来的。
现在人们用它来比喻做事、说话前后自相抵触。
收集20个英语名言警句和优美句子
All for one, one for all. 人人为我，我为人人— [法] Dumas pre大仲马 Other men live to eat, while I eat to live. 别人为食而生存，我为生存而食。
—— Socrates 苏底 Easy come, easy go. 易得者亦易 —— Hazlitt赫斯特 Love rules his kingdom without a sword. 爱，统治了他的王国，不用一枝利剑。
—— Herbert 赫伯特 We soon believe what we desire. 我们欲望中的东西，我们很快就信以为真。
—— Chaucer乔叟 The darkest hour is that before the dawn. 黎明前的时分是最黑暗的。
—— Fuller 富勒 The longest day has an end. 最难过的日子也有尽头。
—— Howell 贺韦尔 Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针。
—— J. Ruskin 鲁斯金 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 手中的一只鸟胜于林中的两只鸟。
—— Heywood 希伍德 One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。
—— Taverner 泰维纳 A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink. 一个人可以把马带到河边，但他不能令它饮水。
—— Heywood 希伍德 One cannot eat one’s cake and have it. 一个人不能把他的糕饼吃掉之后还留在手上。
—— Davies 戴维斯 Time is money. 时间就是金钱。
—— Benjamin Franklin富兰克林 Time and tide wait for no man. 时间不等人。
—— Scott 斯科特 There is no rose without a thorn. 没有玫瑰花是不长刺的。
—— Ray 雷 Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。
—— Smedley 斯密莱 Beggars cannot be choosers. 行乞者不得有选择。
—— Heywood 希伍德 First catch your hare. 首先必须捕获兔子，然后才能宰之。
—— Thackeray 萨克雷 Victory won’t come to me unless I go to it. 胜利是不会向我走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。
—— M. Moore 穆尔 A great man is always willing to be little. 伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的。
—— R. W. Emerson 爱默生 Cowards die many times before their deaths. 懦夫在未死之前，已身历多次死亡的恐怖了。
—— Julius Caesar 凯撒 Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real. 但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能将它实现。
—— Jules Verne 凡尔纳 Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聪明。
—— Benjamin Franklin 富兰克林 Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. 生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。
—— T. Fuller 富勒 Goals determine what you are going to be. 目标决定你将成为为什么样的人。
—— Julius Erving欧文 All human wisdom is summed up in two words ?C wait and hope. 人类所有的智慧可以归结为两个词 — 等待和希望。
—— Alexandre Dumas Pére大仲马（法国作家） It is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. What are you industrious for? 光勤劳是不够的，蚂蚁也是勤劳的。
要看你为什么而勤劳。
—— H. D. Thoreau梭罗 You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success. 人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。
—— Charles Chaplin卓别林
英语格言（警示类）
1. Fortune favors the brave 幸运青睐勇敢的人2. Every cloud has a silver lining 塞翁失马，焉知非福3. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智4. Don’t cry over spilt milk. 不要为已经发生的事懊悔5. A good neighbor, a good morrow.芳邻生美景6. For knowledge, too, is itself power.知识就是力量7. There is no royal road to learning. 治学无坦途可走8. A light heart can bear everything.轻松愉快的心情能忍受一切9. Beauty lives with kindness.美丽寓于善良10. A good laugh is shining in a house 11. Light troubles speak, great troubles keep silent.小困难，大声叫嚷；大困难，闷声不响12. There is less in this than meets the eye. 眼见未必为实13. A good face needs no paint 真正的美貌无需化妆14. Beauty is only skin deep. 美貌只是表面现象15. Fine feathers make fine birds人靠衣装.马靠鞍16. A light heart lives long 心胸豁达者长寿17. Life is not merely being alive, but being well.生命不仅是活着,而要活得精彩18. Words should be weighed and not counted话语应该斟酌,而不在乎多少19. Brevity is the soul of life 简洁是智20. Speech is a mirror of the soul as a man speaks, so is he.言如其人
