中国成语故事300篇【汇集20篇】

东施效颦

Xi Shi, a famous beauty, had a pain in her bosom(胸部) , so she had a frown

on her face when she went out. An ugly girl who lived nearby saw her and thought

she looked very beautiful. therefore when she went home, she also put her hands

on her bosom and had a frown on her face.

When a rich man in the neighbourhood saw her, he shut his doors tightly and

did not go out. When a poor man saw her, he took his wife and children and gave

her a wide berth(保持安全距离) .

She only knew Xi Shis frown looked beautiful but she did not know the

reason for its beauty.

万事俱备 只欠东风

China has been divided into three kingdoms historically: Wei in the north,

Shu in the southwest and Wu in the southeast.

Once Cao Cao from Wei led a 200,000 strong army down to the south to wipe

out the kingdoms of Wu and Shu. Therefore, Wu and Shu united to defend his

attack. Cao ordered his men to link up the boats by iron chains to form a bridge

for the Caos passing from the north bank of Yangtze River to the south bank.

The General Commander of the allied army was Zhou Yu. He analyzed the situation

carefully. Then he got a good idea. He decided to attack the enemy with fire. So

he began to prepare for the neting battle. Suddenly he thought of the direction

of wind. He needed the east wind to blow strongly in order to acnetplish his

scheme. However, the wind did not nete for days. Thus Zhou Yu was worried about

it. At that time, he got a note from Zhuge Liang, the military adviser of the

State of Shu, which reads:

"To fight Cao Cao

Fire will help you win

Everything is ready

Except the east wind"

Quickly he turned to Zhuge Liang for help. Zhuge told him not to worry and

there would be an east wind in a couple of days. Two days later, the east wind

helped Zhou acnetplish his scheme. At last, the allied army won the war.

Later, people use it to say "All is ready except what is crucial".

专心致志

Yi Qiu was known as the most famous expert at chess throughout the land.

Once he gave lessons on chess to two men. One of them was netpletely absorbed in

his teaching, listening attentively to Yi Qiu while the other, who seemed to be

listening, had his mind on something else. In fact, he was having a fancy that a

swan was flying towards him and he had in his hands a bow and an arrow, ready to

shoot. As a result, though he was having the same lesson together with the first

man, yet he turned out a much inferior(差的，自卑的) pupil.

If one does not give single-hearted devotion to it, no skills will be

learned.

一技之长

Gong sun Long , is a famous scholar lived in the State of Zhao during the

Warring States Period (475-221BC). He had kept a circle skilled people around

him. He often said, "A wise man should welnete anyone with a specialty."

One day, a man dressed in tattered(破烂的) and dirty clothes came to see him

and said to him:" I have a special skill. "

Gong asked: "What is it?"

"I have a loud voice and Im good at shouting."

Then Gong turned to his followers and asked," Who is good at shouting?" But

none of them answered "Yes ". So the scholar took the man in.

Some days later, Gong and his followers went on a trip. They came to a wide

river and found the ferryboat was on the other side of the river. All of them

had no idea. Suddenly, Gong thought of the shouting expert and turned to him,

"Can you have a try?" The man realized it was the chance to show his skill. He

shouted to the ferryman as loud as he could, "Hey, ferryman, nete here, we want

to cross the river." As his voice ended, the ferryman came to fetch them. Gong

was very satisfied with the new follower.

Later, people use it to describe anyone who has a special professional

skill.

相敬如宾

During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), there was a high official

in the State of Jin. He once saw a farmer working in the field and his wife

bringing his lunch to him in a very respectful manner. He showed great interest

in the matter. He took the farmer back to Jin with him, and said to the King of

Jin, "Respect is a demonstration of virtue. If one is respectful, he must be

virtuous. We should educate our people with virtue." But the King asked, "His

father is guilty, is it wise to do so?" He replied, "Guan Zhong had been enemy

to the Duke Huan of Qi, but the duke appointed Guan Zhong prime minister and

finally acnetplished his hegemony. Shun exiled Gun but promoted his son Yu. You

just make use of his strong points." At last, Duke Wen took his advice and put

the farmer in an important position.

Later, this idiom means a couple treats each other with respect like

guests.

郑人买履

A man of the state of Zheng wanted to buy a pair of shoes. He measured his

foot and put the measurement on a chair. When he set out for the market he

forgot to bring it along. It was after he had found the pair he wanted that this

occurred to him.

I forgot the measurement, said he.

He went home to get it but when he returned the market had broken up and he

did not get his shoes after all.

Why didnt you try on the shoes with your feet?

He was asked.

I d rather trust the measurement than trust myself.

入木三分

Wang Xi-zhi is one of the most famous calligraphers(书法家) during the Eastern

Jin Dynasty of China. When he was very young, he practiced his art every day and

never stopped.

Later he absorbed the strong points of all the other schools of

calligraphy, and developed his own unique style of writing. Because of his

achievements, he has been honored as one of Chinas sages of calligraphy. One

time, Wang Xi-zhi sketched in wood for an engraver to cut. Then the engraver

found the ink had penetrated one centimeter into the wood.

"Ru Mu San Fen" is got from this story, which means the calligraphy is

penetrating.

Now it is often used to describe expressing sharp ideas or profound

views.

望梅止渴

Among the outstanding figures of Chinese history, famous either for their

intelligence or treachery(背叛,变节), Cao Cao is one of the foremost.

One hot day, he marched out his troops under a burning sun in a mountainous

area. Bewilderingly(令人困惑地) he lost the way. The journey was long and the sun was

scorching. After their fruitless and tiresome march, all voiced their great

dissatisfaction with the leadership of Cao Cao. They bitterly complained of

their great thirst. The antagonism(对抗) of the soldiers was growing fast and they

were on the verge of staging a mutiny(兵变). The subordinate officers were

helpless to cope with the situation.

Cao Cao, however, in the nick of time cleverly and treacherously gave

orders to his troops to march to the nearby plum trees for a rest and announced

that soldiers would be allowed to eat the juicy sour(酸的) fruit as much as they

desired.

At the thought of the sour fruit the soldiers complaint of great thirst as

well as the antagonistic feeling were quickly forgotten.

Based on the story the later generation formed the proverb "to quench ones

thirst by looking up at plums", to illustrate a case where one takes comfort in

believing that they have already attained that which was expected or

desired.

买椟还珠

A man from the state of Chu wanted to sell a precious pearl in the state of

Zheng. He made a casket(小箱，棺材) for the pearl out of the wood from a magnolia(木兰)

tree, which he fumigated(熏制) with spices. He studded the casket with pearls and

jade, ornamented it with red gems and decorated it with kingfisher(翠鸟) feathers.

A man of the state of Zheng bought the casket and gave him back the pearl.

Too luxuriant(丰富的，奢华的) decoration usually supersedes(取代) what really

counts. This man from Chu certainly knew how to sell a casket but he was no good

at selling his pearl. And the man of Zheng didnt know which is really

valuable.

叶公好龙

In the Spring and Autumn Period, there lived in Chu a person named Chu

Zhuliang, who addressed himself as "Lord Ye".

Its said that this Lord Ye was very fond of dragons. The walls had dragons

painted on them. The beams, pillars, doors and the windows were all carved with

them. As a result, his love for dragons was spread out. When the real dragon in

heaven heard of this Lord Ye, he was deeply moved. He decided to visit Lord Ye

to thank him.

You might think Lord Ye was very happy to see a real dragon. But, actually,

at very the sight of the creature, he was scared out of his wits and ran away as

fast as he could.

From then on, people knew that Lord Ye only loved pictures or carvings

which look like dragons, not the real thing.

我不喜欢学成语，因为成语都是四个字，也不好理解。妈妈为此总生我气。

几天前，妈妈给我买了一本《成语故事》书，妈妈与你一起阅读此书，而且非常肯定的告诉我，你肯定会非常喜欢此书的，喜欢学成语的。今天妈妈抓我一起阅读《成语故事》书，翻开书妈妈给我一边读成语一边讲成语的故事，我发现里面有许多我没学过的成语和没有看过的故事。

让我难忘的是《专心致志》这一篇讲的是：两个人拜著名棋手弈秋为师，学棋的时候，认真地听讲，乙却心不在焉。结果，甲的棋艺越来越高，乙的棋艺还是一样。

弈秋语重声长地对两个学生说：“下棋如果不专心致志，也是学不好的！”告诉我们做事要专心致至。

还有的故事是《愚公移山》的内容是：愚公家门前有两大座山挡着路，他决心把山平掉，另一个“聪明”的智叟笑他太傻，认为不能。愚公说：“我死了有儿子，儿子死了还有孙子，子子孙孙无穷无尽的，两座山终究会凿平。”后因感动天帝，所以天帝命大力神的两个儿子搬走两座山。比喻只要有毅力就可以成功。

还有许许多多精彩的故事……

没想到，我真的喜欢上了成语，原来每个成语都有一个精彩的世界啊！

我读了《成语故事》，它让我受益匪浅。

这本书的成语共有82个，它是按第一个字的音序归类的。有的成语比较好理解，比如胸有成竹，有的成语则需要探明出处才能理解其中的奥妙，比如近水楼台，有的甚至失去原来的意义，比如朝三暮四。

其中我最喜欢的一个成语是“八仙过海”。这个故事讲的是八个神仙过东海去参加蟠桃盛会。八个神仙有的把葫芦变成一叶扁舟，有的把花篮当船，其他几位神仙也把自己的宝物投入大海，最有趣的要算张果老，他从一只小箱子里拿出一只纸驴，吹了口仙气，它就变成了一只活蹦乱跳的小毛驴了，他倒着骑在驴背上渡海。在渡海的过程中，他们各显神通，最终都顺利地渡过了东海。这个成语的意思是比喻各自显示自己的能力和本领。

成语是古代人民智慧的结晶，它是历史长河中积淀下来的文化符号。读完这本成语故事，我说话的时候就会用到我读过的这些成语，妈妈经常会说我：“你还挺会用词的。”写文章的时候，我也会用到这些成语，我的文章读起来朗朗上口，老师也夸我的作文水平提高了，文章词句很生动。这就是我读《成语故事》这本书的收获。希望大家也抽空多学成语，这样就能大大提高我们的口头表达能力和写作能力。

《中国成语故事》这本书一直深深吸引着我，每次我只要一拿到《中国成语故事》这本书我就会迫不及待的看起来。“负荆请罪”“ 卧薪尝胆”“纸上谈兵”“螳螂捕蝉黄雀在后”一个个活泼生动的成语故事展现在我的面前，就像我身临其境一样，既生动又有趣。

其中我对一个叫做“负荆请罪”这个故事最难忘。故事讲述了蔺相如“完璧归赵”立了功，赵王封他做上大夫。过了几年，秦王约赵王在渑池会见。赵王和大臣们商议说：“去吧，怕有危险；不去吧，又显得太胆怯。”蔺相如认为对秦王不能示弱，还是去的好，赵王才决定动身，让蔺相如随行。大将军廉颇带着军队送他们到边界上，做好了抵御秦兵的准备。赵王到了渑池，会见了秦王。秦王要赵王鼓瑟。赵王不好推辞，鼓了一段。秦王就叫人记录下来，说在渑池会上，赵王为秦王鼓瑟。蔺相如看秦王这样侮辱赵王，生气极了。他走到秦王面前，说：“请您为赵王击缶。”秦王拒绝了。蔺相如再要求，秦王还是拒绝。蔺相如说：“您现在离我只有五步远。您不答应，我就跟您拼了！”秦王被逼得没法，只好敲了一下缶。蔺相如也叫人记录下来，说在渑池会上，秦王为赵王击缶。秦王没占到便宜。他知道廉颇已经在边境上做好了准备，不敢拿赵王怎么样，只好让赵王回去。

蔺相如在渑池会上又立了功。赵王封蔺相如为上卿，职位比廉颇高。廉颇很不服气，他对别人说：“我廉颇攻无不克，战无不胜，立下许多大功。他蔺相如有什么能耐，就靠一张嘴，反而爬到我头上去了。我碰见他，得给他个下不了台！”这话传到了蔺相如耳朵里，蔺相如就请病假不上朝，免得跟廉颇见面。 有一天，蔺相如坐车出去，远远看见廉颇骑着高头大马过来了，他赶紧叫车夫把车往回赶。蔺相如手下的人可看不顺眼了。他们说，蔺相如怕廉颇像老鼠见了猫似的，为什么要怕他呢！蔺相如对他们说：“诸位请想一想，廉将军和秦王比，谁厉害？”他们说：“当然秦王厉害！”蔺相如说：“秦王我都不怕，会怕廉将军吗？

大家知道，秦王不敢进攻我们赵国，就因为武有廉颇，文有蔺相如。如果我们俩闹不和，就会削弱赵国的力量，秦国必然乘机来打我们。我所以避着廉将军，为的是我们赵国啊！”

读了这个故事我懂得了一个道理：我们要勇于承认错误，要善于改正，虚心接受！

暑假里，妈妈给我买了几本书，有《爱的教育》，《贝丝的快乐农场》，《父亲的城》，其中还有我最爱看的《中国成语故事》。

虽然，书还没看完，但是从已经看过的故事中让我明白了许多道理；如；“半途而废中”的乐羊子，在贤惠妻子的劝告下，做到了路不拾遗，明白了一块布要一寸一寸，一尺一尺才能织起来，如果剪断，那从前的时间就白白浪费了，读书学习也是这样，需要日积月累，才能成功，如果半途而废，和剪断这块布有何不同呢。而我有时候就听不进老师和爸妈的劝告，没有耐心，养成了许多坏习惯，常常受到老师和爸妈的批评。

还有，“程门立雪”中的杨时，为了继续求学，放弃做官，千里迢迢冒着大雪去拜访老师，正巧遇到老师在睡觉，他就恭恭敬敬的站在门外等候，直到老师醒来，但他已成了雪人。杨时这种对老师的尊敬和热爱学习的精神是值得我学习的，和他相比我是那么的渺小。

看看我，经常坐在宽敞明亮的教室里，老师在讲课，而我在东张西望，做小动作，不认真听，既对老师不尊敬，又没学到知识。最后还得受老师和家长批评；夏天，爸妈怕我学习热，于是就把空调打开，而我却在里面玩，想想真是太不应该了。

看这本书，同时也让我领略到了“曹冲称象”里的曹冲的机智；“愚公移山”里的愚公的恒心……这些都是我们中国五千年文明的智慧结晶，是中华民族语言的瑰宝，更是我们青少年学习的榜样。

我读的这个成语故事叫做《邯郸学步》！

古时候，在赵国都城邯郸，每个人走路的姿势都很优雅，个个风度翩翩。有个小伙子住在燕国寿陵，他想去邯郸学上几招，回来显显本领。他终于到了邯郸，看见没个人走路的姿势都很优美，之后他就每天上街学人家走路。总是这次觉得这个人走路好看就学这个人走路，一会儿觉得那个人走路好看又学那个人走路。最后什么都没学会，就连自己本来怎么走路的都忘了，只好爬着回家了。

这个故事告诉我们学东西不能三心二意，如果机械的去模仿别人，不但学不会别人的长处，反而会把自己原有的技能丢掉。

这一次，我就跟这个小伙子犯了一样的错误，我爸爸教我学毛笔，叫我先练横，我才练了三天，就想练竖，连着连着就又想练点，最后什么都没学会，爸爸生气的说；“做什么事都这么三心二意，这样能学好什么？”我跑到小房间把门用力的一关，趴到了床上，嘴里嘀咕着；“只不过是一个毛笔吗，有什么好计较的，切！”

就这样，我跟爸爸僵持了一天没说话了，我认识到了自己的错误，就跑去像爸爸道歉爸爸也原谅了我也承认了自己的错误，之后我们又开始学毛笔，听了爸爸的话，我的毛笔字写得越来越好了。

我一定会好好学，把毛笔学会，不会再三心二意了。

今天我买了一本《中国成语故事》，妈妈说，只有正确地理解成语的意义，才能恰当地灵活地使用它，为自己的口头交际和书面写作增添文采和活力。这本书中精选了两百多则常用成语，简明生动，通俗易懂。使我增加了古代社会政治、军事、文化、民俗等各方面的知识，还从中学习借鉴前人的智慧和经验。其中我最喜欢读的是“机不可失”。

这个故事讲了唐朝初年，李渊为了平定天下，就派大将李靖统率大军去攻打蜀都的萧铣。当他的大军来到江边，只见大浪滔天，势如千军万马，奔腾咆哮，看得人心惊胆颤。这时候有位将军说：“等江水退了，再打过江去吧！”可李靖语气坚定地说：“兵贵神速，机不可失，敌军一定认为我们被江水阻隔，不会马上进攻，我们必须在他还没有调集兵马之前，趁着这江水猛涨的大好时机迅速渡过江去，攻到城下，这才是用兵的上策。果然，在李靖的强大攻势下，萧铣被打败了。

读了这个故事，使我懂得了一个道理：只要有机会，就一定要牢牢地去把握，这样才能取得成功。否则失去了，就后悔莫及！在以后的学习生活中，我也一定要“机不可失”。

读了《中华成语故事》这本书，里面的故事我非常喜欢，篇篇动人的故事吸引了我，段段中华历史震撼了我。

其中，《雪中送炭》这个故事，给我留下了深刻印象。宋朝，太宗赵光义是个比较关心穷苦人的皇帝。有一年，下大雪了，天气非常寒冷，他在皇宫中突然想起了穷苦百姓，于是就派官员拿着粮食和木炭送给京城那些穷苦人和孤苦伶仃的老人，让他们有米做饭吃，有木炭生火取暖。这件事在当时轰动了整个京城，雪中送炭的故事也就由此而来。雪中送炭这个成语表面上的意思就是在寒冷的大雪天，给人送去木炭取暖，让人感到暖和，比喻在别人处于极端困难和危险的境地时，给予物质上的帮助。读了这个成语故事，不时让我想起在四川发生的地震灾害中，许多人失去了家园，还有人因此失去了宝贵的生命，在这危难的时刻，全国各地的人们都伸出了援助之手，纷纷捐款捐物，支援灾区，为灾区人们送去温暖。

我相信，灾区人民在全国人民的关心支持下，一定会战胜困难，迅速展开恢复重建工作，灾区人们的明天一定会更加美好！

故事1：囫囵吞枣

古时候，有一个医生，很喜欢给别人介绍水果的吃法。有一次，他在介绍生梨和枣子的功用时，说道：“吃生梨对人的牙齿有好处，但是对人的脾脏有害处。吃枣子则恰好相反，对脾脏有好处，对人的牙齿却有害处。”旁边有一个呆子听了之后，马上自作聪明地说：“我倒是有一个好办法，既可以收到生梨和枣子的功效，又可以避免它们的害处。”

那位医生很感兴趣，便问道：“你有什么好办法呢？”呆子得意地说：“我吃生梨的时候，只用牙齿咀嚼，而不咽到肚子里去，这不是可以让生梨有益于牙齿，而避免了它对脾脏的伤害吗？”旁边有人听了这话就问：“那么枣子怎么吃才好呢？”呆子不以为然地说：“这还不简单吗？等我吃枣子的时候，我就不用牙齿咬，一口吞到肚子里就是了。这样就可以让枣子对脾脏起到好的作用，又不至于伤害牙齿。”

医生听了反问道：“你吃生梨不咽，肠胃没有吸收，怎么能有益于牙齿呢？你吃枣子一个一个地囫囵吞下去而不咀嚼，肠胃能消化吗？又怎么能对人的脾脏有好处呢？”这个呆子无话可说了。

故事2：两败俱伤

战国时期，有一个叫陈轸（zhěn）的人。他非常聪明，遇事总是能想出很多好办法。有一次，他受到楚王的派遣，出使到秦国去。当时，韩、魏两国互相攻打，打了一年多，仍然没有分出胜负。秦惠王打算出兵干涉，可一时也拿不定主意。秦惠王知道陈轸很有见识，便向他请教。

于是，陈轸讲了卞（biàn）庄子刺虎的故事。从前，有一个叫卞庄子的人看见两只老虎正要咬一头牛，卞庄子见了，马上拔出剑来，想冲过去与老虎搏斗。

旁边的人劝他说：“这两只老虎正在争吃一头牛，争着争着就会互相撕咬，结果一定是小的被咬死，大的也会受伤。到那时，你再去刺杀那只受了伤的，一下子就把两只老虎都解决了。”

卞庄子觉得这个人讲得很有道理，就远远地看着那两只老虎。不一会儿，两只老虎果然互相打斗起来，小老虎被咬死了，大老虎也受了很重的伤。这时，卞庄子冲上去，刺死了受伤的大老虎，一下子就把两只老虎都消灭了。

陈轸讲完了这个故事，然后对秦惠王说：“现在韩、魏两国长期战争，最后必然是弱国灭亡，强国受到很大的打击。到时候如果您乘机把遭到削弱的强国打垮，不就一下子灭掉了两国吗？”秦惠王听从了陈轸的意见，果然取得了最终的胜利。

故事3：力不从心

东汉时期，北部的匈奴不断骚扰汉朝边境，并凭借军事力量统治西域的弱小国家。公元73年，汉明帝刘庄为了联合西域各国共同抵御匈奴的侵犯，就派著名的外交家、军事家班超出使西域。

班超在西域前后生活了三十年。他克服了许多艰难险阻，为祖国北部边境的安宁，建立了卓越的功勋，朝廷将他封为定远侯。

班超年近七十岁的时候，感到身体渐渐衰弱，又非常思念家乡，便上书汉和帝刘肇（zhào），请求把自己调回玉门关以内，以免老死西域。

班超的妹妹班昭也递给汉和帝一份奏折，说：“班超现在衰老多病，满头白发，两只手也不听使唤了，耳朵聋了，眼睛花了，走路必须要拄拐杖才行。

一旦出现突发事件，班超的力量已经不能使他按照自己所想的那样去做了。（原文是：‘如有卒暴，超之气力，不能从心。’）这不仅损害了国家世世代代积累下来的功绩，而且忠臣也无法尽力效忠，这多么让人痛心啊！”

汉和帝看到这份奏折后深受感动，于是就把班超从西域召了回来，让他安度晚年。班超回到洛阳后，由于旧病复发，不久就病逝了，终年七十一岁。

At the end of the Qin Dynasty(221-206 B.C.) the State of Chu and the State of Han fought for control for the country. Xiang Yu, the king of Chu, was besieged（包围） at a place called Gaixia by the Han army led by Liu Bang. Xiang Yu was in a desperate situation, with little food and only a few soliders. At night, the surrounding Han troops started to sing Chu folk songs. Xiang Yu was very surprised at this, and said:"Has Liu Bang occupied the whole of Chu? How can he have drafted so many Chu people into his army?" Then he fled together with the remainder of his forces.

This idiom is used metaphorically to mean to be in a helpless and critical situation, surrounded by the enemy on all sides.

项羽和刘邦原来约定以鸿沟（在今河南荣县境贾鲁河）东西边作为界限，互不侵犯。后来刘邦听从张良和陈平的规劝，觉得应该趁项羽衰弱的时候消灭他，就又和韩信、彭越、刘贾会合兵力追击正在向东开往彭城（即今江苏徐州）的项羽部队。终于布置了几层兵力，把项羽紧紧围在垓下（在今安徽灵璧县东南）。这时，项羽手下的兵士已经很少，粮食又没有了。夜里听见四面围住他的军队都唱起楚地的民歌，不禁非常吃惊地说：“刘邦已经得到了楚地了吗？为什么他的部队里面楚人这么多呢？”说看，心里已丧失了斗志，便从床上爬起来，在营帐里面喝酒，并和他最宠爱的妃子虞姬一同唱歌。唱完，直掉眼泪，在一旁的人也非常难过，都觉得抬不起头来。虞姬自刎于项羽的马前，项羽英雄末路，带了仅剩兵卒至乌江，最终自刎于江边。

以后人们就用“四面楚歌”这个词，形容人们遭受各方面攻击或逼迫，而陷于孤立窘迫的境地。凡是陷于此种境地者，其命运往往是很悲惨的。例如某人因经常与坏人为伍，不事生产，游手好闲，但后来却被那些坏人逼迫得无以为生，而求助于别人时，别人又因他平日行为太坏，绝不同情理睬，这人所处的境地便是“四面楚歌”。

Li Ling was a great general during the time of emperor Han Wu-di (hàn wǔ dì汉武帝). He was a very good fighter, and he won every battle.

One time, however, Li Lings troops were so hopelessly outnumbered by the Huns that although they fought bravely, the whole army was soon taken captive.

Li Ling shamefully surrendered for the moment, planning to wait for an opportunity to strike back.

But when news of the surrender reached the capital, the emperors jealous ministers began to degrade Li Ling in front of the emperor.

What he heard made the emperor so angry that he had Li Lings wife and mother put to death.

Ze-ma Chian, who had always respected Li Ling, believed that he wouldnt surrender without a reason, and urged the emperor not to believe rumors.

Sz-ma Chian then wrote a long letter to a friend, saying, "I am now in the middle of writing a history book. If I die, it will be as if one ox in a group on nine were to lose a single hair. I am willing to withstand punishment in order to complete this book." Sz-ma Chian finally did finish his book - the very famous Shr-Ji.

This time, the emperor grew angry at Sz-ma Chian, and locking him up, punished him severely.

西汉时代有个很有名的大将军名叫李陵，他骁勇善战，百战百赢。

有一次，虽然李陵的军队奋勇杀敌，因为兵力不足而战败投降。

李陵打算暂时先忍辱投降，以便伺机等待机会反击。

但当李陵投降的消息传到首都，皇上身边嫉妒的大臣们都开始指责李陵。

皇上十分气愤，他将李陵的妻子与母亲都赐死了。

司马迁一直很敬重李陵，他不信李陵会无缘无故投降，便谏言皇上不要听信谣言。

但就因为这样，皇上便迁怒司马迁，并将他囚禁，进行严惩。

司马迁随后写了一封长信给他的朋友，说道：“我现在在写一部历史长篇，如果我死了，就如同九牛一毛般微不足道，但我愿意承受住这般的惩罚，来完成这部书。”最终，司马迁完成了这部名流千古的史学著作——《史记》。