成语投鼠忌器的故事传说--中国成语故事英语版中英对照
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do not burn you house to get rid of a mouse
投鼠忌器
there is a story in "hanshu" telling of a rich man, who being a lover of s and had a large collection. among them was a rare vase made of jade. the vase of exquisite workmanship and of historical value and he loved it dearly. one night he noticed a mouse passing near the precious vase. the mouse jumped into the vase and was trying to eat some food which the man had carelessly left there. the sigh infuriated the man and in a fit of rage he threw a stone at the mouse.
《汉书》中有这么个故事：有个富人，很喜欢古董并收藏了很多。其中有一件稀有的玉盂，工艺精湛，具有很高的历史价值，深受这个富人的喜爱。一天晚上，一只老鼠跳进了这个玉盂，想去吃里边的一些剩菜，正巧被这个富人看到了。他非常恼火，盛怒之下，他拿了块石头砸向老鼠。
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