小学英语：成语故事《Show respect for your teacher》程门立雪

Show respect for your teacher

程门立雪

Yang Shi of the Song Dynasty didn’t want to be an official after he passed the highest imperial examination. He just wanted to concentrate on the academic research.

At he beginning, he took Cheng Hao, a Neo-Confucianist as his master in Ying Chang, and learned a lot from him. After Cheng Hao passed away, Yang Shi and his classmate went on to Luo Yang and consulted another famous Neo-Confucianist named Cheng Yi. He was Cheng Hao’s brother. When they arrived at Cheng Yi’s house, Cheng Yi was taking a nap inside. So they decided to wait for him outside instead of waking him up. It was snowing that day. They stood outside for a long time before Cheng Yi was awake. Meanwhile, the snow has gathered one foot deep. Finally, Cheng Yi was moved by their respect for him.

故事梗概

“程门立雪”比喻尊师重道。

宋代的杨时考中进士后不愿做官，想专心研究学问。他最初在颍昌拜理学家程颢为师，学到了不少知识。程颢死后，四十多岁的杨时又和同学游酢一起到洛阳请教另一位有名的理学家程颐，程颢的弟弟。他们到程颐家时，程颐正在打瞌睡。两人不敢惊动他，就侍立在门口。当日适逢大雪。程颐醒来后发现门外的雪已下了一尺多深。程颐被他们的尊师行为所打动。

难点点拨

1. official：官员

2. imperial examination：科举考试

3. concentrate：专注

4. Neo-Confucianist: 理学家

5. take ...as one’s master: 拜……为师

6. pass away：去世

7. consult：请教

8. take a nap：打瞌睡，午睡

9. instead of：代替，取代，而不是……

10. meanwhile：与此同时，期间

11. gather：积聚