第一部分 传说故事 Part 1 Legendary Stories
01 Pangu Creates the New World / 开天辟地 2
02 The Discovery of Fire / 钻木取火 6
03 Dayu Tames the Flood / 大禹治水 10
04 Yu Gong Wants to Move the Mountains / 愚公移山 13
05 Ninety Miles / 退避三舍 16
06 Seek Different Perspectives / 门庭若市 19
07 The Log and Fifty Taels of Copper / 立木南门 23
08 Hoarding and Cornering / 奇货可居 26
09 Call a Sika Deer a Horse / 指鹿为马 30
10 Rise and Revolt / 揭竿而起 34
11 Smash the Cauldrons and Sink the Boats / 破釜沉舟 38
12 Become Sworn Brothers / 桃园结义 41
第二部分 人物写真 Part 2 Stories of Well-known Figures
13 Bear Brambles to Ask for Punishments / 负荆请罪 46
14 Reveal the Dagger after Unrolling the Map / 图穷匕见 50
15 Ask Not the Sparrow How the Eagle Soars / 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 55
16 Xiang Yu’s Ambition / 取而代之 59
17 Xiao He’s Blood-sweating and Meritorious Service / 汗马功劳 63
18 Xiao He Behind Han Xin’s Rise and Fall / 成也萧何,败也萧何 67
19 Choose Death over Disgrace / 苏武牧羊 71
20 Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage / 三顾茅庐 76
21 Do One’s Utmost to Serve until Death / 鞠躬尽瘁,死而后已 80
22 Sima’s Mind / 司马昭之心,路人皆知 83
23 Welcome the Rooster’s Crow / 闻鸡起舞 87
24 Serve the Country with the Utmost Loyalty / 精忠报国 92
第三部分 人生至理 Part 3 Life Wisdom
25 A Respectful Distance Away / 敬而远之 98
26 The Essence of Teaching / 因材施教 102
27 Be Persistent in Learning and Teaching / 学而不厌,诲人不倦 105
28 Be a Humble Learner / 不耻下问 108
29 Be an Independent Thinker / 举一反三 111
30 The Responsibility of a Scholar / 任重道远 114
31 The Principle of Cooking Small Fish / 若烹小鲜 117
32 Fighting Together Like a Snake / 同舟共济 121
33 People’s Support / 得道多助 124
34 You Can’t Catch a Tiger Cub Without Entering the Lair /
不入虎穴,焉得虎子 127
35 A Thief on the Beam / 梁上君子 131
36 Invincible Argument / 形影相吊 135
第四部分 艺文掌故 Part 4 Literature Art
37 The More Complex the Song, the Fewer People Sing Along /
曲高和寡 140
38 One Character Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold / 一字千金 143
39 Picture in Poetry / 诗中有画 147
40 Beautiful Verses in an Embroidered Purse / 锦囊佳句 152
41 The One-word Teacher / 一字之师 156
42 The First to Get the Moonlight / 近水楼台先得月 160