英语故事后来居上

英语故事青出于蓝青出于蓝中文青出于蓝汲黯是西汉武帝时代人，以刚正正义、敢讲实话而受人尊敬。他为人和当官都不拘细节，讲究实效。固然表面上不那么大张旗鼓，却能把一个郡治理得有条不紊，所以，朝廷把他从东海太守调到朝廷当主爵都尉——一种主管地方吏任免的官职。有一次，汉武帝说要推行儒家的仁义之政，为老百姓办妥事了。没等皇帝把话说完，汲黯就说：“陛下内心里那么贪心多欲，表面上却要装得推行德政，这是何必呢？”一句话把皇帝噎了回去。汉武帝登时神色大变，宣告罢朝，满朝文武都为汲黯捏着一把汗，担忧他会所以招来大祸。武帝回到宫里此后，对身旁的人说，汲黯这个人也不免太粗太直了。此后此后，汲黯的官职再也没有提高。他当主爵都尉的时候，公孙弘、张汤都仍是不起眼的小官，此后，他们一个劲儿住上涨，公孙弘当上了丞相，张汤做上了御史医生，可他汲黯还蹲在原地没动窝。有一天，汲黯对武帝说，陛下使用群臣，跟码劈柴同样，是“后来者居上”啊！汉武帝自然听得出这是发怨言。于是，转脸对臣下们说：“人真是不可以不学习啊！你们听汲黯说话，愈来愈离谱了！”故事出自《史记?汲郑传记》。成语“青出于蓝”，常常指后起的能够赛过先前的。和汲黯说这话的原意，大不同样。青出于蓝英文ThelatecomerssurpasstheoldtimersThissetphraseisderivedfromthecomplaintsJiAnmadetotheemperor.JiAnlivedatthetimeofEmperorWudioftheWesternHanDynasty(xīhàn西汉,206B.C.-A.D.24).Hewasrespectedforbeinguprightandjustandfordaringtospeakthetruth.Hedidnotbotheraboutamallmattersinpersonalbehaviourandinbeinganofficial.Hewasparticularaboutactualeffectsand,althoughhedidnotcauseastir,hecouldkeeptheprefecturehegovernedinperfectorder.Becauseofthis.theimperialcourttransferredhimtothecentralgovernmentfrombeingtheperfectoftheDonghaiPrefecturetobeingacommanderinchargeoftheappointmentanddismissalofthelocalofficals.Once,EmperorWudisaidthathewouldimplementthepolicyofbenevolenceandjusticeofConfucianismandwoulddogoodturnstothepeople.EmperorWudiHadhardlyfinishedhisremardswhenJiAnsaidthattherewasnoneedfortheemperortosayso.Whyshouldtheemperorbother,JiAnsaid,aboutpretendingtoimplementthepolicyofbenevolenceandjusticesincehewassogreedyandavariciouswithinhimself?Thischokedtheemperoroff.TheemperorsuddenlyChangedhiscountenanceanddeclaredthemeetingover.AllthecivilianandmilitaryofficersatcourtwerebreathlesswithanxietyforfearthatJiAnmightbringdisasteruponhimselfbecauseofthis.Afterreturning,EmperorWudisaidtothepeoplearoundhimthatJiAnwasalittletoorudeandtoostraightforward.Forthisreason,JiAnwasneverpromotedagain.Whenhewasthecommanderinchargeoftheappointmentanddismissalofthelocalofficials,bothGongsunHongandZhangTangwerelow-rankinglfficialsoflittleimportance.Later,theywerepromotedcontinuously.GongsunHongbecametheprimeministerandZhangTangbecametheimperialcensor.However,JiAn’spostremainedthesame.Oneday,JiAnsaidtoEmperorWudithatthewaytheemperorusedhisministerswasjustlikepilingupfirewood,whichmeantthatthelatecomerssurpassedtheold-timers.Ofcourse,EmperorWudicouldseethatJiAnwascomplaining.So,turningtohisministers,EmperorWudisaid,“Itistruethatnoonecanstoplearning.Yousee,JiAnismakingmoreandmoreindiscreetremarks.”This

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