Question

假如你是李華，你的一位美國筆友Tom 正在紐約孔子學(xué)院學(xué)習(xí)漢語。他在學(xué)習(xí)中國成語時碰到了困難，寫信向你尋求幫助。請先認真閱讀他的電子郵件，然后回復(fù)。

Hey, Li Hua,

How’s everything going? It’s almost a year since we last met in China.

Now I am studying Chinese in Confucius, NYC. Chinese is beautiful but rather difficult, especially the idioms. Yesterday I came across an idiom called Ba Miao Zhu Zhang. I’ve learnt of the story behind it but still don’t know its implied meaning. Could you tell me about it and the context where the idiom is properly used?

Plus, can you give me some tips on how to learn the idioms well?

Thank you so much for your help.

Yours,

Tom

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)150字左右。開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。

2. 作文中不得提及有關(guān)考生個人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

3. 參考詞匯：拔苗助長to pull up the seedlings to help them grow

Hi, Tom,

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Wish you every success in your Chinese study.

Yours,

Li Hua

Answer 1

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Hi, Tom,

How are you? I am so glad to hear from you. You mentioned the Chinese idiom, Ba Miao Zhu Zhang. Well, we use it to describe the behavior of those who are too eager to get something done only to make it worse. In fact, it’s a bit like the English proverb “Haste makes waste”.

For example, some parents expect too much of their children. Even if their children are still young, they put a lot of pressure on them, which prevents them from having fun during their childhood. As a result, the children lose their interest in study gradually. Educating children in such a way is just like helping the seedlings grow by pulling them up, in which case we say that the parents are pulling up the seedlings.

Here are some tips to help you learn Chinese idioms well. Firstly, you should get yourself a good Chinese idiom dictionary for reference. Secondly, try to accumulate as many idioms as possible during your reading. Last but not least, since Chinese idioms are closely related to its culture, it is of great help to know more about Chinese culture.

Wish you every success in your Chinese study.

Yours,

Li Hua