【用一段英语介绍中国成语故事】中国成语英语《画龙点睛》

Painting the Dragons to Life画龙点睛

In the sixth century，south China was a place of peace and happiness .

emperor Wu di ruled during the Liang dynasty from 502 to 549 ad . it was a time of great learning and art . both were very important to Wu di。

a general named Zhang seng you served under emperor Wu di。张was also a famous painter。

One day，the an le monastery in Jin ling(now Nanjing)invited Zhang to paint a mural . his painting would decorate the wall outside the

the villagers gathered near the wall . they were eager to watch Zhang seng you create a masterpiece。

When Zhang arrived，he stood at the wall for a long time . the villagers wondered why he didn ' t start to paint .

“Is something wrong？”Asked an old man。

" I wonder what he ' s waiting for " said a woman。

the crowd became anxious . but still they waited and waited . they all wanted to see a master at work。

Finally，Zhang began to wave his paint brush . he painted four large，detailed dragons on the wall . Each was beautiful in its own way Each dragogon

They had regal noses and eyes，but none of the eyes had pupils。

When Zhang finished，he stepped back so every one could get a better look。

“清单！”Exclaimed one man。

“Beautiful！”Said another。

“look at the colors”said a woman standing in the back。

“such talent，”said the man standing next to her。

“impressive”、“said a man in front . then he nervously added”、“but why don't their eyes have pupils？I don't see any dots in their eyes。"

“the pupil is where the fire and energy of the soul live”explained Zhang。

“if I paint their pupils，the dragons would come alive！They would take off and fly away。”

Hearing this，the villagers laughed . what silliness！They teased Zhang about his story .

“Draw me lots of money！”A poor woman suggested。“then put pupils on it！”

“Paint a fish dinner！”Yelled a small boy，rubbing his stomach。“with big，googly eyes！”

“You do not believe me，eh？”张叠，阿诺。“I shall prove it！”

Zhang went back to the wall . he used his finest brush to dot pupils in the eyes of two of the dragons。

Suddenly，thunder boomed！lightning flashed in the sky and in the eyes of the painted dragons。

“boom！”“BOOM！”“ROAR！”“BOOM！”

the villagers were startled . they looked up and around . they did not know what was happening . every one tried to hide under some one else。

Just then、an even bigger noise、like fireworks、surrounded them . the two dragons with dotted eyes broke free from the wall。

“BOOM！”“ROAR！”“CRASH！”

The two dragons raced upward！they zoomed like lightning returning to its source！their long tails whipped the winds . they flew higher and higher . then they disappeared into the storm clouds .

the villagers were stunned . shocked . they looked at the dragons on the wall . their eyes grew wide . their mouths hung open，speen

the villagers looked at Zhang . then they looked back at the wall . the two dragons without dotted eyes remained still on the wall。

“It's perfect the way you painted it！”added the nervous man in front of the crowd。“don't change a thing！”。”

“to dot the pupils of the painted dragon”means that if You want to bring your ideas to life，You must be clear . You have to pay attention to dettion”

核心词汇

Rule v .支配

通用n .将军

蒙特里。寺院

Mural。壁画

Masterpiece n .杰作

Muscular adj肌肉、肌肉发育

Curvy adj弯曲

Regal adj国王，王室的

Pupil n .瞳孔

Magnificent adj宏伟壮丽的

Exclaim v .(因痛苦、愤怒、激动等原因)大喊大叫

Impressive adj令人印象深刻

Boom V .低沉回声，(大炮、射线、海浪等)隆隆声

Startle v .(惊讶)

Surround v .围攻

圆点v .打点，由圆点组成

源n .源

搅拌，搅拌

Stunned adj冲击

Nap v .打瞌睡