Idiom 2
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An archery competition was held in a village and everyone was
most impressed by one competitor who hit three bull's-eyes in a
row. But Yang Youji wasn't at all impressed and challenged his
fellow archers to hit targets painted on the leaves of willow
trees which were quite some distance away. Of course, no one
dared to try such a near impossible feat, but Yang Youji not only hit
the target once, but a hundred times in succession. This idiom is
thus used to mean that something is a guaranteed success.
Now that you know the story behind the idiom - see how good our
little bear is at being a sharp-shooter.
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Idiom 1
Click on the Hear It
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Mandarin.
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An elderly gentleman named Yu Gong, wanted to move two mountains
in front of his home by digging slowly away at the rock and
earth. Everyone laughed at Yu Gong, for how can one level
mountains so easily? Yu Gong had a ready reply, "The mountains
won't grow higher and if my descendants continue my work, one
day, the mountains will be gone." This idiom is similar to
the English saying, "Where there's a will, there's a way" , and
is used to say that if one perseveres, great achievements are
possible.
Now that you know the story behind the idiom - see what our
little bear makes of it in his tiny movie.
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From the rich imagery
of Chinese poems, our little bear
tries his paws at using idioms to explain his quirky view of the
world around us. What does moving a mountain have to do with
eating helado, and will Kedou make it as a sharp-shooter? Find
out whenever our little bear learns a new idiom!
