史记
Historians Records................................................................................ 1
司马迁的一生
The Life of Sima Qian................................................................. 3
司马迁的一生 The Life of Sima Qian....................................................... 4
战国四大公子 The Four Princes........................................................ 20
孟尝君
Lord Mengchang............................................................... 21
孟尝君列传 Lord Mengchang........................................... 22
玄孙之孙为何 What is the Grandson of a Great Great Grandson........................ 24
即位于薛 Assuming the Reigns of Xue........................................... 25
客无所择 A Fair Chance for All......................................................... 26
高级手法 Highly Skilled.......................................................... 27
木偶土偶 The Wooden Figurine and the Earthen Figurine................................... 28
鸡鸣狗盗 The Dog Thief and the Roosters Call........................................... 30
相齐 Prime Minister of Qi............................................................. 35
冯谖弹剑 Feng Huan Sings to His Sword..............................................
说客 The Persuader................................................................ 44
物有必至 事有固然 Some Things Are Certain to Happen................................ 50
绝嗣无后 A Broken Line.................................................................. 53
平原君
Lord Pingyuan............................................................................. 57
平原君列传 Lord Pingyuan............................................................ 58
斩美人谢罪 Beheading a Beauty as Recompense.............................................. 59
毛遂自荐 Mao Sui Recommends Himself................................................. 62
以貌取人 Judging by Appearance....................................................... 69
李同进谏 Li Tong Gives Advice....................................................... 70
信陵君
Lord Xinling............................................................. 75
信陵君列传 Lord Xinling........................................................... 76
礼贤下士 Courtesy and Humility........................................................ 79
盗符救赵 Stealing the Tablet to Save Zhao............................................ 83
不可忘,不可不忘 Forgetting and Not Forgetting............................................. 93
威震天下 Thundering Across the Land................................................ 95
公子的下场 The Princes Final Chapter............................................ 101
春申君
Lord Chunshen..................................................................... 106
春申君列传 Lord Chunshen................................................. 107
人质于秦 Hostage in Qin........................................................... 110
无妄之祸 Unexpected Catastrophes................................................ 115
附录延伸阅读 APPENDIX Further reading ................................................. 126
世说新语
The New Dao................................................................................ 145
席不暇暖 Off to See a Worthy ........................................................ 146
舍命全交 Self-Sacrifice................................................................. 147
割席绝交 Cutting Up a Mat......................................................... 148
救人救到底 Helping Someone to the End........................................... 149
喜怒不寄于颜 Expression of Indifference........................................... 151
庾公不卖马 Yu Liang Wont Sell His Horse.................................. 152
阮裕焚车 Ruan Yu Burns His Carriage................................................. 153
褚裒备四时之气 The Seasonal Man........................................... 154
谢安教子 Silent Instruction............................................... 155
以眼比月 Moon Spots.......................................................... 156
床头盗酒饮 Stolen Wine....................................................... 157
邓艾口吃 Deng Ai Stutters.................................................. 158
楚囚对泣 Weeping to Each Other.............................................. 159
以简对繁 Social Commitments.................................................. 160
如来背痛 The Tired Buddha......................................................... 161
如游蓬户 Palatial Hut................................................................. 162
廉者不求 贪者不与 Greed and the Fly Whisk............................................ 163
支道林爱马 A Monk and His Horses................................................... 164
文王之囿 Royal Hunting Grounds................................................. 165
人言我愦愦,后人当思此愦愦 The Crazy Prime Minister........................... 166
郑玄拜师 Wrong Prognostication..................................................... 167
向郭二庄 Zhuangzi Times Two...................................................... 169
白马论 The White Horse Theory................................................... 170
官本臭腐,财本粪土 Coffins and Defecation...................................... 171
三日不读经 其言也无味 Reading Laozi........................................... 172
七步成诗 Seven Steps and a Poem................................................. 173
妇人之美 非诔不显 A Mothers Eulogy............................................ 174
对子骂父是无礼 Cursing a Father to His Son................................... 175
阮修论鬼神 Ghostly Clothes......................................................... 176
义无虚让 True Courage and False Propriety........................................ 177
临刑不变色 Defiant to the End........................................................ 178
王戎不摘李 Roadside Plums............................................................ 179
东床快婿 The Lounging Son-in-Law.................................................. 180
中夜奏胡笳 Playing Barbarian Horns................................................ 181
谢安下棋如故 Xie An Keeps on Playing.............................................. 182
刘备善乘边守险 A Force to be Reckoned With..................................... 183
见机而退 Hometown Food.............................................................. 184
王述晚成 Wang Dao Is Not a Sage....................................................... 185
人所应无 己不必无 No Weak Points Is a Strong Point.................................... 186
以长胜人,处长亦胜人 The Strength of Strengths....................................... 187
王右军论名士 A Tree in the Clouds............................................. 188
知我胜我自知 The Understanding Friend...................................... 189
不能言而能不言 Cannot Speak Well But Can Not Speak Well......................... 190
王大自是三月柳 Dewdrops........................................................ 191
委罪于木 Blaming a Tree.............................................................. 229
坐隐与手谈 Playing Chess............................................................ 230
画人点睛 Dotting the Eyes................................................................ 231
顾恺之的画论 Theory of Painting.................................................. 232
我成轻薄京兆尹 The Irresponsible Mayor..................................... 233
竹林七贤 The Seven Worthies of the Bamboo Grove...................................... 234
刘伶戒酒 Liu Ling Stops Drinking.......................................... 235
刘昶的酒品 Liu Changs Drinking Habits....................................... 236
房子是裤子 House of Clothing..................................................... 237
张翰不留身后名 Zhang Han Drinks and Doesnt Care................................... 238
醉浮酒池中 Floating in a Vat of Wine.............................................. 239
万里长江哪能不弯 Bent Like the Yangtze....................................... 240
不做送书邮 The Postman Doesnt Deliver...................................... 241
不可一日无此君 The Gentlemen Bamboo..................................... 242
乘兴而行 兴尽而返 On a Whim....................................................... 243
桓伊吹笛 HuanYi Plays the Flute................................................... 244
阮籍胸中有垒块 Washing Troubles Away................................................. 245
酒 Wine................................................................................. 246
凡鸟与凤 The Ordinary Bird and the Phoenix............................................ 247
无勋受禄 Contributions.............................................................. 248
山高水深 Big Nose.............................................................. 249
狗洞自有狗出入 Only Dogs Use Doggy Doors.............................................. 250
我晒腹中书 Airing Out Books................................................ 251
倒吃甘蔗 Eating Sugarcane....................................................... 252
白颈乌 Crows....................................................................... 253
望梅止渴 Looking Forward to Plums.................................................... 254
假戏真做 Pretending for Real................................................... 255
曹操的诡计 Cao Caos Scheme................................................ 257
肝肠寸断 A Monkeys Broken Heart............................................ 258
咄咄怪事 What a Bizarre Event................................................... 259
王戎俭吝 Stingy Wang Rong........................................................ 260
王戎有好李 Wang Rongs Plums............................................... 261
王戎重钱轻女 Wang Rong and His Daughter............................................. 262
美人行酒 Women and Wine..........................................263
人乳养猪 Pigs and Human Milk...............................................264
魏武杀伎 Death of a Singer........................................................265
天下要物唯战国策 A Dangerous Book.............................................266
赖其末不识其本 Stranger to Rice.........................................267
蚁动如牛斗 Bulls Under the Bed...................................................268
荀粲情深 Xun Cans Deep Love....................................................269
德不足称 以色为主 Beauty or Virtue............................................270
骨肉相图 Flesh and Blood Revenge...............................................271
附录延伸阅读 APPENDIX Further reading .........................................272