December 5, 2008
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China
Nanke dream…
In China, there’s a cheng yu (expression with 4 word together, esp. from stories or literature books, like “shou zhu dai tu”, “ba miao zhu zhang” ext.) called “Nan Ke Yi Meng”, somewhat the same like another cheng yu “huang liang yi meng”, today, we are going to concentrate on this “cheng yu” story.
Say one’s there’s a man named A
Near his house there’s a big tree called Huai Shui (pagoda tree )
then one day A’s drank and rest beside this tree
when he wake up suddenly he found himself in a country named “Da Huai An”
He took an examination held by the goverment
and ranked the first in the exam
the emprorer is greatly impressed by his talent and good manner
and so pleased to marry his daughter to him
He become the governer of Nanke province since
honored and respected by his people in the next 20 years
until one day Da Huai An was invaded by the beighbour country
they lost most battles before the emperor remember the great A
So put on the helmet and took the spear
A goes to the front as a great warrior
but our hero is only a learning man
how can he fight in a war like a brave soilder?
he lost the war and escape back to the capital
the emproror is so angry and say:
come! get him out and kill him!
A is so frightened that he shouted out
when he opens his eyes he finds himself still beside that tree
the star’s shining and the moon’s bright
He looks aound and see a big hole full of ants
then he realised this hold is that “da huai an” country
his Nanke province is just part of it
He can;t help himself and sign:
the 20 years of winning and losing is so short as it is only a dream
whatever honor u have
it fades away the minute u wake up from that dream
the another cheng yu”huang liang yi meng” is somewhat the same, an illusion dream, just do not so emphsis on money and power, cherish what u have, that is the most important
PS
here’s a knowledge, “huai shu” (pagoda tree ), huai is written like “槐“, a tree in left and a ghost in right. that’s why many ghost stories are realted to this tree.
