战国时代，齐威王即位后做了三年国君，只顾享乐，不理政事。有个善于说笑话的人叫淳于髡，一天对齐威王说：“城里有一只大鸟，三年不飞也不叫，你知道这是什么道理？”齐威王说：“这鸟不飞则罢，一飞就冲天；不鸣则罢，一鸣就惊人。”在淳于髡的激发下，齐威王开始治理国家，取得很大成绩，齐国的声威一直保持了几十年。 In the Warring States Period, Duke Wei of Qi neglected state affairs, for the first three years of his reign, giving himself over to dissipation. One of his ministers, Chun Yukun who had a good sense of humour, said to him: 'There is a big bird which has neither taken wing nor sung for three years.' The duke answered, 'Once that bird starts to fly and sing, it will astonish the world.' The duke thereupon devoted himself to his duties and built his state up into a powerful one.
“一鸣惊人”用来表示平时默默无闻，一旦行动起来，却做出惊人的成绩。 This idiom is used to indicate that a person may rise from obscurity and achieve greatness.
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船，chuán 水上的主要交通工具，种类很多。 boats,main means of transportation on water which can be classified into various kinds: 帆船 fān chuán means sailing boat or ship; 轮船 lún chuán means steamship.
I spent a whole day to watch this tvplay , it is really good . i like the story, i like the girl in the story, and i like the boy who loved that girl. i cried for the ending , i wish they will live together, but the witer didn't let them to be together i have all my best wishes for them , i wish they a good life. but that girl an xin chose a different way of life, to be a great people! 当我看完了那个电视剧，我已经说不出我的想法了。在我心底里我希望他们的幸福的生活在一起，但同时我也佩服她的勇气。 我们不能掌控命运的变数，不能预测将来，我们只能享受现在，享受在一起的每一秒钟。深深地感谢上苍能让我在一起。 献给我爱的人！
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Chinesecast from eChineselearning.com Beginner lesson Title: Learn Chinese Online – Nice to meet you ! Brief: Learn how to greet people in Chinese.
