汉语成语、典故、俗语、谚语与歇后语中译英.ppt

To boil beans by burning beanstalks; to do harm to one’s own brothers or sisters Note: Tradition has it that during the Three Kingdom period, Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of the Kingdom of Wei, was jealous of his brother Cao Zhi’s talent. Then he often tried to find excuse to kill Cao Zhi. Once Cao Pi ordered Cao Zhi to pace seven steps and within the duration of time he should compose a poem. Otherwise, he would impose capital punishment on Cao Zhi. Really talented, on finishing the seventh step, he composed a poem, which roughly reads: Being boiled by the beanstalks burning, the bean in the wok crie