Ignorance and incompetence
When Emperor Wu copied the throne, Huo Guang, the attacking general, was an important official of the court and won the trust of Emperor Wu. On his deathbed, Emperor Wu entrusted his youngest son, Liu Fuling (Emperor Zhao), to Huo Guang for assistance. After the death of Emperor Zhao, Huo Guang made Liu Xun Emperor (Xuan Di). Huo Guang was in power for more than forty years, which made great contributions to Wang Jin in the Western Han Dynasty.
After Liu Xun acceded to the throne, she made Xu Fei queen. Huo Guang's wife Huo Xian is a greedy woman. She wanted to marry her little daughter, Cheng Jun, to be the queen of Liu Xun, so she took advantage of Xu Niangniang's illness and bribed a female doctor to poison the queen. The poisonous trick was exposed and the female doctor was jailed. Huo Guang knew nothing about this beforehand, but when it came out, Huo told him. Huo Guang was very scared and accused his wife of not doing such a thing. He also wanted to report it, but he couldn't bear to have his wife convicted. After careful consideration, he concealed this heinous thing. After Huo Guang's death, someone reported the case to Xuan Di, and Xuan Di sent someone to investigate and deal with it. Huo Guang's wife heard about it, discussed countermeasures with her family and cronies, and decided to gather people to plan a rebellion. She didn't want to reveal the secret, so Xuan Di sent troops to surround her family.
Ban Gu, a historian of the Eastern Han Dynasty, commented on Huo Guang's merits and demerits in Han Huo Guang Biography. Said he was "uneducated and ignorant, and kept in the dark in Dali", that is to say, Huo Guang had no knowledge, so he didn't know the truth of the overall situation. The idiom "no learning and no skill" means no learning and no skill.
B.8 Idiom story "Make the finishing point"
Make the finishing point:
[Pronunciation] [] [huà ló ng di m: n j Ο ng] j: ng]
[Explanation] The original description of Zhang Sengyou, a painter in the Liang Dynasty, is wonderful. When writing an article or talking about power, point out the essence in a few sentences to make the content vivid and powerful.
[Source] Zhang Tang Yan Yuan's "Famous Paintings of Past Dynasties": "Emperor Wudi worships Buddha Temple; The longevity monk painted ... and four white dragons in anrakuji, Jinling; Don't point your eyes; Every cloud:' flew away in a blink of an eye'. People think they are born in vain; Please click on it. For a moment; Lightning breaks the wall; Two dragons fly to heaven by clouds; I saw it before I finished reading it. " Qing Wenkang's Biography of Heroes of Children: "He made such a fuss; It can also be said that it is the finishing touch. "
Turn the stone into gold, and fly away to add icing on the cake.
[antonym] Self-defeating, gilding the lily, gilding the lily, and the word "turning the stone into gold"
Usage: linkage type; As subject, predicate, attribute and adverbial; With praise. Mostly used for speaking and writing.
C. The general content of Chinese text 8 idiom stories in the first volume of the fifth grade of Jiangsu Education Edition
"On Contradiction" is mainly about a man who sold spears and shields in ancient times. He first praised the shield, no spear can pierce it. Then he praised the spear. Any shield can be punctured. When someone asked him, "What would happen if you stabbed your shield with your spear?" Men are speechless. This idiom means that words and deeds are different.
The book "Bubu Bu" is mainly about the Warring States Period. Qi Xuanwang likes to listen to many people blowing antiques together, but Mr. Nan Guo can't play, and he also mixed in to make up antiques. Later, when Qi Min succeeded to the throne, he liked to play with antiques one by one, so Mr. Nan Guo had to run away.
This idiom is used to describe a person who has no real talent and knowledge, but mixed with experts or mixed with bad things to make up for it.
"Make the finishing point" mainly tells that Zhang Sengyou, a painter of Liang Dynasty, painted four dragons on the wall of anrakuji in Jinling, but they didn't point their eyes, and they would fly away if they were clicked. People don't believe him, so they ask him to point them out. As soon as monk Zhang lit two dragons, they flew away with the wind.
This idiom means adding incisive sentences in key places to make the content more vivid when writing and speaking.
D. Eight short stories of baby idioms
Once upon a time in the state of Qi, there was a timid and neurotic person who often thought of some strange questions, which made people puzzled. One day after dinner, he sat at the door with a big cattail leaf fan and assessed his future. He said to himself, "What should I do if the sky falls one day?" Is it not wrong that we have no way out and will be crushed to death alive? "
Since then, he has been worried about this problem almost every day. His friends are worried about him when they see him in a trance and haggard all day. However, after everyone knew the reason, they all came to persuade him and said, "Dude! Why bother yourself about it? How can the sky fall? I mean, even if it does collapse, you can't solve it by yourself. Everybody relax! "
However, no matter what others say, he doesn't believe it, and he will always worry about this unnecessary problem. According to the above story, people later extended this idiom to "worrying about the sky." Its main significance is to wake people up from worrying about some unrealistic things. It has roughly the same meaning as "much ado about nothing"
The origin of idiom 2 "Never leave": The eighth time in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, cicada said, "When adults frown, there must be state affairs, but they dare not ask. Tonight, I feel that I can't sit still when I walk. I sigh and don't want to peep for adults. If you are useful to me, you can go to hell! "
Interpretation: it means that even if you die 10 thousand times, you will not refuse, indicating that you are willing to swear allegiance to the death.
Story: At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the power of state affairs fell to Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was so arrogant that he dared to use the emperor's ceremonial etiquette when he went in and out of the imperial court, and also let his younger brother and nephew command the imperial army, so that people of the East Shi clan were all in the same rank regardless of age. He also recruited 250,000 civilian workers to build palaces for himself, and selected 800 beautiful women from the people to enter the palace.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a famous philosopher and thinker. His surname is Li, and his name is Zi (Lao Zi is your respectful name).
Laozi was dissatisfied with the society at that time and opposed the political innovation at that time. He misses the ancient society and thinks that the development of society brings people pain. His ideal society is a "small country with few people". His "small country and few people" society is probably like this:
The country is small and there are few people. Even if there are many tools, people don't use them. Don't let people take risks, and don't move too far. Even if there is a car and a boat, no one will take it. Even with weapons and equipment, there is no place to use it. It is necessary for people to re-use the ancient knotting method to record, eat sweetly, dress comfortably and live comfortably, and be satisfied with the original customs. Neighboring countries can see each other, crows and dogs can hear each other, but people will not communicate with each other until they die of old age.
The above passage means to live and work in peace and contentment. This idiom comes from Laozi. The original text is "delicious food, beautiful clothes, living in peace and enjoying its customs." This idiom means to express a happy and stable life.
E. Eight Idiom Stories
Kill two birds with one stone, make the finishing point, cross the rubicon, praise the father every day, like a fox like a tiger, borrow the arrow of a grass boat, burn the red cliff and steal the clock.
F. Is there a classical Chinese translation of eight-character idiom stories?
Small mistakes and misunderstandings lead to big mistakes.
Zhao Chongguo, this story, is the patron saint of the Western Han Dynasty. On one occasion, he was ordered by Emperor Xuandi of the Han Dynasty to quell the rebellion in the northwest. When we got there, we saw that the rebels were stronger, but their morale was uneven. He decided to plead with soldiers to avoid heavy casualties. Through his efforts, more than10,000 rebels began to defect. Zhao Chongguo had intended to withdraw the cavalry, leaving only a small number of troops to reclaim land, waiting for all the rebels to surrender. But before he reported the situation to the emperor, the emperor had given an order to attack the rebels within a time limit. After careful consideration, Zhao Chongguo decided to appeal to the rebels according to his original plan. After hearing the news, Zhao Chongguo's son Zhao Mao quickly sent someone to persuade his father to accept the order, so as not to be killed for disobeying the emperor's order. Anyway, the emperor ordered the invasion, and the emperor was mainly responsible for winning or losing the battle. That's true. Zhao Chongguo once suggested to the emperor that Xin Wuxian, the commander of Jiuquan, should be stationed in the northwest border, but the emperor took the advice of the prime minister and imperial envoys and sent Yi Quanguo to lead the troops who did not understand military affairs. The result was defeated by Xiongnu. One year, there was a bumper harvest in Jincheng and Niezhong, and the price of millet was very cheap. Zhao Chongguo suggested to the emperor to buy 3 million mangoku millet and store it, so that those people on the border would not dare to move even if they wanted to defect, when they saw that the army had enough food. But later, Geng Zhongcheng only applied to the emperor to buy one million stones, and the emperor only approved four million stones, so Yiqu Anguo easily spent two million stones. It is precisely because of these two mistakes that such a great turmoil has occurred. Thought of here, Zhao Chongguo sighed deeply and said, "What a miss! Thousands of miles away! Now the war has not stopped, and there are dangers everywhere. I must stick to my correct opinion with my life and turn this situation around for the emperor. I think Emperor Mingda can tell him the truth. " So, Zhao Chongguo reported his idea of withdrawing troops and opening up wasteland to the emperor, and Xuan Di accepted his idea, and finally appealed to the rebels, which achieved the effect of long-term stability of the country.
G. Original idiom stories
Mao Sui recommended himself.
Ryan asked him for help around Handan, Qin State, and he joined forces with Chu State, with about 20 warriors. Said: "if Wen can win, that would be great." If Wen can't win, he will be killed under the penalty room, and he will definitely pay back the money. Just take it from the diners' door. "Nineteen people, the rest are not desirable, no more than twenty people. A man praised at the door and said, "I heard that you will join hands with Chu. There are about 20 people at the door of the restaurant, that's all." We are short of one person today, so I hope you can go with your staff. " Ping Yuanjun said, "How many years have you won?" Mao Sui said, "Three years have come." Ping Yuanjun said: "A wise man's position in the world is like a cone in a bag, but he can't see its end. Mr. Jin has been under the door of victory for three years. There is nothing to say or hear about victory, but Mr. Jin has nothing. Sir can't, sir. " Mao Sui said, "I ask you to take care of me today. The fleas were caught in the bag, but the eagles came out, not the last thing they saw. " Ping Yuanjun unexpectedly joined Mao Sui. Nineteen people smiled at each other and didn't waste it. Fools move mountains.
The prince of Taihang, 700 miles square, lives in Wan Ren. Ben is in the south of Jizhou and the north of Heyang.
The fool in Beishan is 90 years old and lives near the mountain. Punish the mountain north, and it is awkward to go in and out. Gathered in the room, he said, "I will try my best to cross the south of Henan and reach Hanyin. Is that all right? " But he assured his wife that he was skeptical, saying, "With your strength, you can't destroy the hills of the county fathers such as Taihang and the palace." What about dirt and stones? "Zayue:" At the end of the Bohai Sea, the north of the hermit. " Then he led his children and grandchildren, carrying the burden of three husbands, knocking on stones and filling the sea and transporting them to the end of the Bohai Sea. Shi Jing, my neighbor's widow, had a man, so she began to help him. Cold and summer are easy to celebrate, and the beginning is to return. While waiting for the rabbit, the Song people had already plowed the field. There was a plant in the field. When the rabbit touched the plant, its neck broke and it died. Stand by and watch because you released this plant, hoping to get the rabbit back. Rabbits can't be recovered, but as a small fruit of a song. -"Everything is ready" covers its ears and steals the bell. Fan's death also makes people have a clock. If you want to go negative, then the clock is too big to go negative; Destroyed by vertebrae, the bell rang. I'm afraid I'll take it away from the world and cover my ears. -"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" encourages Song people to admire their seedlings, and they return: "I am sick today! Help Miao Miao! "My son rushed to see that Miao was dying. -The landlord of Mencius can visit here://Wen Ku. /view/2a2c 6402 16fc 700 abb 68fc 12。
H. I am anxious to translate the original text of 20 idiom stories! ~~~
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1. Wait for him
In Song Dynasty, there were cultivators and plants in the fields. Rabbits touched plants and broke their necks to death. Because they released the thunder, their plants, hoping to get the rabbit back, but the rabbit couldn't get them back, so they were Song.
There was a farmer in Song State, and there was a stump in his field. One day, a rabbit running fast ran into a stump, broke its neck and died. From then on, the farmer gave up his farm tools and waited by the stump every day, hoping to get another rabbit. Rabbits can't be resurrected, but they have become the laughing stock of the Song people.
2. buy a gift and return it to the pearl
Some Chu people sold their pearls to Zheng, which were Mulan's cabinets, smoked with cinnamon, decorated with pearls and jade, decorated with roses, decorated with feathers and breastplates. Zheng Guoren bought the jewelry box and returned the pearls. This can be said to be a best seller, but it is not a good pearl.
There was a businessman in the State of Chu who sold his pearls to people in the State of Zheng. (Jewelry) is packed in wooden boxes, which are made of magnolia trees, smoked with cinnamon peppers, decorated with (exquisite) pearl jade, decorated with beautiful jade and decorated with kingfisher feathers. Zheng's men bought the box, but returned the jewels to the merchant. This can be said to be good at selling boxes, but it cannot be said to be good at selling pearls.
Pull out seedlings and encourage them.
In the song dynasty, there was a man who bowed his head when his seedling was not long, and suddenly came back and said,' I am sick today, and I will help the seedling grow.' His son hurried to see it, Miao was dying.
There was a man in the state of Song who thought that the seedlings were growing too slowly, so he pulled them up one by one. When he got home, he boasted, "I'm exhausted today. I helped the seedlings grow!" When my son heard about it, he rushed to the field and saw that all the seedlings were dead.
make a notch on the side of a moving boat to indicate where one's sword has dropped―take measures without regard to changes in circumstances
There was a man crossing a river in Chu, and his sword fell from the boat into the water. He made a mark on the side of the ship with his sword and said, "This is where my sword fell." . The ship stopped at the destination, and the Chu people jumped into the water from the marked place to find the sword. The boat can, but not the sword. You won't be confused if you ask for a sword!
A man in the state of Chu crossed the river, and his sword fell from the boat into the water. He quickly carved a mark on the side of the boat and said, "This is where my sword fell." After the boat landed, the man went into the water and looked for the sword along the mark carved on the side of the boat. The ship has gone a long way, but the sword is still in its place and will not go with it. Isn't it silly to find a sword like this?
5. Ye Gong is good at dragons
Lord Ye is a dragon, and all the sculptures in the room are dragons. So Tianlong heard it, peeped at it, and followed it in the hall. Ye Gong saw it, abandoned it, walked away, lost his soul, and the five gods had no master. Ye Gong is not a good dragon, but her husband is like a dragon rather than a dragon.
Ye Gong likes dragons very much. Dragons are carved everywhere in his house. The real dragon in the sky heard that Ye Gong liked it, so he came to visit him at Ye Gong's house. His long tail stretched out in the hall and put his head into the window to look around. When Ye Gong saw the real dragon in the sky, he was terrified out of his wits and turned pale, so he quickly hid. It turns out that Ye Gong likes not real dragons, but fake dragons that are painted, embroidered and carved.
6. Naoko suspects his neighbor
There was a rich man in Song State. Because of the heavy rain, the wall fell down. His son said, "If you don't build it, you must come in." The old man next door said so. That night, as expected, a lot of property was lost. The family was very grateful to Zi Cong, but they suspected that the theft was the old man's next step.
There was a rich man in the state of Song. His wall collapsed because of the heavy rain. His son said, "If we don't build it quickly, thieves will come in." The old man next door said the same thing. (But rich people don't listen. I really lost a lot of property that night. The family admired their son's cleverness, but suspected that the old man next door had stolen it.
Cover your ears and steal the bell
Fan's death, the people have a clock. If you want to go negative, then the clock is too big to go negative; Destroyed by vertebrae, the bell rang. I'm afraid people will smell it and take it away, covering their ears. The wicked smell it, too; Evil is self-loathing, and it is ridiculous.
When Zhi Bo destroyed Fan, a man took the opportunity to steal a bell and prepared to run away with it. However, the clock was too big to carry back, so he hit it with a hammer before carrying it back. The clock made a loud noise. He was afraid that others would take it away when they heard the bell, so he quickly covered his ears tightly. Fear of others hearing the sound of the clock is understandable; But it's too confusing to cover your ears and think that others can't hear you.
8. Looking at plums to quench thirst
When Wei Wu went to war, he lost his way and the army was thirsty. So he said, "There was a big Merlin before, please forgive me. Sweet and sour can quench thirst. " When the foot soldiers smell it, they can get the source with their mouths full of water.
When Cao Cao marched, he couldn't find water for a while, and the soldiers were thirsty. So Cao Cao ordered, "There is a big Merlin in front. Plums are full of branches, sweet and sour, and can quench thirst. " Hearing this, the soldiers all shed saliva. In this way, the troops insisted on walking to the place where there was water in front.
9. Love me, love my dog
When he died, the prince of Wu became emperor, and the world was undecided. Tell the squire to ask Sun,' What should I do?' Taigong said:' I have heard that lovers are also black houses; He doesn't love others, and his spare time. How come? '
After Zhou Wang's death, King Wu felt uneasy. He summoned Jiang Taigong and asked, "What shall we do with the soldiers of the old dynasty when we enter Yindu?" Jiang Taigong said: "I heard that if you love that person, you will also love him, along with the crow on his house;" If you don't like that man, even his fence is disgusting. What do you think, your majesty? "
10. contradictory
Chu people have shields and spears, praising: "My shield is strong and can't sink." He praised his spear and said, "The benefits of my spear are all trapped in things." Or: "What if the child's spear gets stuck in the child's shield?" He has the ability to respond. Invincible shields and invincible spears cannot coexist.
A man selling spears and shields in Chu praised his shield and said, "My shield is so strong that no weapon can pierce it." He praised his spear and said, "My spear is very sharp, and there is nothing impenetrable." Someone asked him, "What would happen if you stabbed your shield with your spear?" Men are speechless. An impenetrable shield and a spear that can pierce anything cannot coexist.
1 1 carve a boat for a sword
There was a man crossing a river in Chu, and his sword fell from the boat into the water. He made a mark on the side of the ship with his sword and said, "This is where my sword fell." . The ship stopped at the destination, and the Chu people jumped into the water from the marked place to find the sword. The boat can, but not the sword. You won't be confused if you ask for a sword!
During the Warring States Period, a Chu man crossed the river by boat. He was careless when the boat reached the middle of the river. Throw the sword you are carrying into the river. He immediately took out a knife and carved a mark on the side of the ship. He said, "This is where my sword fell into the water, so I want to carve a mark."
After the ship landed, the Chu people immediately jumped into the water from the place marked on the ship and caught the fallen sword. After fishing for a long time, there is still no sign of the sword. In fact, how can he find the sword? The boat kept going, but the sword didn't move. It's ridiculous to find a sword like him.
12 Mailu, Zheng Ren
If Zheng people had shoes, they would sit on them first. When they arrived in the city, they forgot to do it. They have shoes, but they say, "I forgot to take them." Instead, it is. The anti-urban strike cannot be realized.
People say, "Why not try? Holden: Holden reliability is better than confidence. 」
Zheng has a man who wants to buy a pair of shoes. He measured his feet first, and then put the measured size on the seat. He hurried to the market and forgot to bring that size. He got the shoes, but said, "I forgot my size." "Go home and get it. By the time he came back, the market had already dispersed, and he finally didn't buy shoes.
Someone asked him, "Why don't you try on the size of your shoes with your own feet?" He replied, "I would rather believe in size than my own feet!" 」
13 chop and change
There were people who were killed in the Song Dynasty, who loved to be killed and raised them in groups. If you can understand the meaning of being killed, you will also win the hearts of the public. Hurt their families and satisfy their desire to be killed. If you are in a hurry, you will be restricted from eating, for fear that the public will not behave. First, you will say, "If you are in harmony with Mao, it will be full." I'm glad I lay down.
During the Warring States Period, there was an old man who raised monkeys in the State of Song. He keeps many monkeys in the yard. After a long time, the old man and the monkey can communicate and talk.
The old man gives each monkey four chestnuts every morning and evening. A few years later, the old man's economy became less and less affluent, but the number of monkeys increased. He wanted to change the number of chestnuts from eight to seven every day, so he discussed with the monkeys and said:
"Starting today, I will give you three chestnuts every morning and four chestnuts as usual at night. I wonder if you agree? "
Hearing this, the monkeys all thought that one was missing in the morning. So one by one began to squeak, shout and jump around, as if reluctant.
The old man saw this situation, hurriedly changed to say:
"Then I'll give you four in the morning and three in the evening. Is that all right? "
The monkeys thought that Xiaomi had changed from three o'clock in the morning to four o'clock, and rolled happily on the ground as before.
14 stealing ear bells
Fan's death, the people have a clock. If you want to go negative, then the clock is too big to go negative; Destroyed by vertebrae, the bell rang. I'm afraid people will smell it and take it away, covering their ears. The wicked smell it, too; Evil is self-loathing, and it is ridiculous.
When Zhi Bo destroyed Fan, a man took the opportunity to steal a bell and prepared to run away with it. However, this clock is too big to carry back. He intends to smash it with a hammer before carrying it back.
Who knows, as soon as it was smashed, the bell made a loud noise. He was afraid that others would take it away when they heard the bell, so he quickly covered his ears tightly.
Fear of others hearing the sound of the clock is understandable; But it's too confusing to cover your ears and think that others can't hear you.
15 Please enter the urn.
Or tell Wenchang Youcheng that Zhou Xing colluded with Qiu, and the Queen Mother ordered him to bow down.
Jun Chen and Fang Xing passed the buck and said Xing Yue said, "What if there are too many prisoners?" Xing said, "This sounds good! Take a big urn, burn it around charcoal and put the prisoner in the middle. Why not? " Shuaichen is a big urn with fire around it. When he came, he said, "There is a push in it. Please come into this urn." Fear, fear, kowtow, crime.
Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty appointed a group of brutal officials to suppress those who opposed her. Two of them are the most vicious, one is Zhou Xing and the other is Lai Junchen. They killed many upright civil and military officials and ordinary people by framing, accusing and inhumane criminal laws. On one occasion, a tip-off letter was sent to Wu Zetian, and the content was actually to report Zhou Xing's contact with people for rebellion. Wu Zetian was furious and ordered Lai Junchen to investigate the matter. Zhou Xing was in a hurry. He thought that Zhou Xing was a cunning and treacherous person, and it was impossible for him to tell the truth only by a tip-off. But if I can't find out the result, the queen mother will blame me, and I can't afford it. How to do this? After thinking hard for a long time, I finally came up with a clever plan. He prepared a sumptuous banquet and invited Zhou Xing to his home. Two people, you advised me to drink and talk it over. After three rounds of drinking, Lai Junchen sighed and said, "Brother, when handling cases on weekdays, we often meet some prisoners who refuse to plead guilty. I wonder what my brother can do? " Zhou Xing proudly said: "This is not easy!" Said, and took a sip of his glass. Lai Junchen immediately pretended to be sincere and said, "Oh, please give me advice quickly." Zhou Xing smiled insidiously and said, "You find a big urn, bake it around with charcoal fire, and then let the prisoners in. Do you think there are prisoners who don't confess? " Lai Junchen nodded yes again and again, and immediately ordered someone to bring a big urn to light the charcoal fire around him as Zhou Xing said, and then turned to Zhou Xing and said, "Someone in the palace secretly accused you of rebellion. I was ordered to investigate this matter. Sorry, please ask that person to drill into the urn himself now. " Hearing this, Zhou Xing dropped the glass in his hand, then plopped to the ground and kowtowed again and again, saying, "I'm guilty, I'm guilty, I confess."
Boya is good at playing drums, but Zhong Ziqi is good at listening. Boya Guqin, looking at the mountains in the distance, Zhong Ziqi said, "Well, I am like Mount Tai!" Determined to run water, Zhong Ziqi said, "Good, like a river!" Zhong Ziqi will understand what Boya said. When he died as a child, Boya said that there was no bosom friend in the world, but he broke the piano and never played drums all his life.
16 high mountains and flowing water
Yu Boya, a talented musician, likes to play a song "Mountains and Rivers", but no one can understand it. He plays the piano on the mountain, singing high and low. Finally, one day, a woodcutter who cut wood passed by and understood his mountains and rivers. This man is Zhong Ziqi. Yu Boya's confidant is Zhong Ziqi. They made an appointment to meet two years later, but Zhong Ziqi didn't show up two years later. Yu Boya inquired in many ways to know that Zhong Ziqi had died, so it was impossible to keep the appointment. Yu Boya was heartbroken. He knows that little chef hippo is the only one who can understand his music. Now that the little chef hippo is dead, no one will understand his music any more, so he broke his beloved piano at the grave of the little chef hippo, which also shows his respect and cherish for his bosom friend. This is a story about Boya breaking the piano and thanking her bosom friend. Boya sadly misses her childhood, and people take this opportunity to sigh that bosom friends are hard to find.
First, the idiom story 8 words
A drop in the ocean, a thousand miles away.