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【亡羊补牢】
It is never too late to mend.
亡羊补牢
Once upon a time, there was a shepherd who kept several sheep.
从前有个人，养了几只羊。
One morning, the shepherd discovered that one of his sheep was missing.It turned out that, during the night, a wolf had stolen his sheep through a hole in the sheep pen.
一天早上，他发现少了一只羊。原来羊圈破了个窟窿，夜间狼从窟窿里钻进来把羊叼走了。
His neighbor said to him: "You should fix the pen and cover the hole right away."
邻居劝告他说：“赶快把羊圈修一修，堵上那个窟窿吧。”
But the shepherd said: "The sheep is already lost, so I don't need to repair it." And so he rejected the neighbor's suggestion.
他说：“羊已经丢了，还修羊圈干什么呢？”他没接受邻居的劝告。
The next morning, he discovered that another sheep was missing.Once again, the wolf stole the sheep through the hole in the fence.
第二天早上，他去放羊，发现又少了一只羊。原来狼又从窟窿里钻进来把羊叼走了。
The shepherd regretted not taking the neighbor's advice.So he plugged the hole to secure the sheep pen.
他很后悔没有接受邻居的劝告，他赶快堵上那个窟窿，把羊圈修得结结实实的。
From then on, no more sheep was stolen by the wolf.
从此，他的羊再没有被狼叼走了。
【守株待兔】
Get on a gravy train
守株待兔
Once upon a time, there was a farmer. One day, while he was working in the fields, he saw a hare run into a tree stump accidentally and die of a broken neck.
从前，有一个农夫。一天，在他耕田的时候，忽然跑过来一只野兔，恰好碰在一个树桩上，脖子折断死了。
The farmer took the hare home and cooked a delicious meal for himself.
农夫把兔子拾回家去，美美地吃了一顿兔肉。
That night he thought: "I needn't work so hard. All I have to do is wait every day by the stump to pick up the hare that runs into it."
当晚，他就想：“我何必辛辛苦苦的种地呢？每天在树桩旁等着捡撞死的野兔就好了”。
So from then on he gave up farming, and stood by the tree stump waiting for the hare to come and run into it.
于是他从此不再耕种，每天在树桩旁等待野兔的到来。
But from then on, he never saw another hare run into the tree stump.
但是，从那以后，他再没有发现一只野兔撞在树桩上。
【孔融让梨】
Kong Rong gave away bigger pears
孔融让梨
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a person called Kong Rong. He was very smart ever since he was a little boy. He had five older brothers and one younger brother.
东汉时候，有个叫孔融的人。他小时候很聪明，有五个哥哥，一个弟弟。
One day his father bought some pears, picking one of the largest and giving it to Kong Rong deliberately. But Kong Rong shook his head and picked up the smallest one.
一天爸爸买了一些梨子，特意捡了一个最大的给孔融，孔融却摇头不要，拿了一个最小的梨。
His dad was very curious, and asked: “Why?”
爸爸很好奇，就问：“为什么呢？”
Kong Rong said: “I am younger, so I should eat the smaller pear, and brothers should eat the bigger ones.”
孔融说：“我年纪小，我吃小梨，大的给哥哥吃。”
His dad was very glad after hearing his words, but asked further: “What about your younger brother who is younger than you are?”
爸爸听后很高兴，又问：“那弟弟比你还小呀？”
Kong Rong said: “I am older than him, so I should leave the bigger one to my little brother.”
孔融说：“我比弟弟大，我是哥哥，我应该把大的留给小弟弟吃。”
Later, Kong Rong became a great scholar.
后来，孔融成为了一个很有学问的人。
【拔苗助长】
try to help the Shoots grow by pulling them upward/spoil things by excessive enthusiasm
拔苗助长
There once was an impatient farmer who lived during the Song Dynasty.
春秋时代，宋国有个急性子的农夫。
Everyday the anxious farmer would measure the growth of the crops.
庄稼长出禾苗以后，他每天都去观看。
To his dismay, his crops were growing much slower than he expected.
令他沮丧的是，禾苗长得太慢。
The farmer racked his brains trying to find better ways of planting in order to get quicker results.
农夫绞尽脑汁想让禾苗长快些。
One day he finally came up with a solution.
一天他终于想出方法。
He started to physically pull the crops out of the ground, thus making them taller.
他跑到田里，把禾苗一颗颗往上拔，使它们长高。
The farmer worked very hard and at day’s end was physically exhausted but mentally happy as his plan had produced the desired results.
农夫虽然很累但他很高兴看到禾苗长高。
When the farmer went home, he told his son of his “brilliant” method.
当农夫回家时，把这个好办法告诉了他儿子。
His son went to the field only to discover that all of his crops were all dead.
他的儿子赶忙跑到田里去看，禾苗全都枯萎了。
【滥竽充数】
be there just to make up the number/pretend to be an expert
滥竽充数
During the Warring States Period, the King of the State of Qi was very fond of listening to yu ensembles. He often got together 300 yu players to form a grand music.
战国时，齐宣王喜欢听竽，通常是三百人的大合奏。
The king treated his musicians very well.
齐宣王给予乐师们非常优厚的待遇。
A man named Nanguo heard about that and he managed to become a member of the band, even though he was not good at playing the instument at all.
所以有一个叫南郭的人尽管并不擅长吹竽，也设法混进了乐队。
Whenever the band played for the king, Nanguo just stood in the line and pretended to play. Nobody realized he was making no sound at all. As a result, he enjoyed his treatment just as the other musicians did.
当乐队演奏时，他就站在队伍里假装也在吹。没有人注意到其实他连一点声音也没吹出来，所以南郭也享受到和其他乐师一样的待遇。
When the king died, his son became the new ruler who also liked the music played on the yu. However, he preferred solos so that he ordered the musicians to play the yu one by one. Therefore, Nanguo had to run out of the palace.
齐宣王死后，他的儿子继承了王位。他也喜欢听竽，可是他喜欢听独奏，所以他让乐师一个个吹给他听，于是南郭不得不逃跑了。
今年政策不明朗，不敢说小卷考试会以面试的形式展开，只是希望为处于疑惑同时也不知道看些什么的同学们提供一些参考和借鉴的资料。、