He draws pictures on the floor to help
others understand his argument(畫地成圖)
In the Jin Dynasty of China, there was a
famous minister called Zhang Hua.
He is also a famous scholar and his story
is recorded in history books.
His father died when he was very young, and
his mother raised him.
When he was still a young child, to help
his mother improve the family's economy, he dropped out of school and went to
herd sheep.
But he did not give up his dream. He
studied seriously in his spare time while tending sheep. When he grew up, he
became a very learned man.
He liked to dabble in all kinds of
knowledge, so he studied geography, astronomy, divination and ancient Chinese
history.
He was not proud of his knowledge. He was
very modest and polite. He was open-minded and tolerant of everyone, so he
became a celebrity in his hometown.
After he entered the central government of
the Jin Dynasty, his achievements were also outstanding.
The King of the Jin Dynasty once asked him
some historical questions, and he could answer the King immediately and very
carefully without consulting any reference books.
His mind is very flexible and his speech is
very fluent. He can make brilliant remarks almost without thinking. There's
almost nothing he doesn't know, so officials of all sizes in the central
government like to chat with him.
When chatting with others, if they didn't
understand what he was saying, he would pick up a branch or stick and draw
pictures on the floor to help others understand his argument.
Chatting with him is a very pleasant
experience. When you chat with him, you will feel that time passes very
quickly. Several hours will have passed with just one word. You will not feel
tired or bored while chatting with him.
This idiom means that he draws pictures on
the floor to help others understand his argument.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
is very good at using the tools at hand to explain his or her views.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What kind of books do you like to read?
When you are thinking about something, do you use drawings to help you think?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
畫地成圖(He draws pictures on the floor to
help others understand his argument)
中國的晉王朝，有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做張華。
他也是一個著名的學者，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他的父親在他很小的時候就過世了，他的母親扶養他長大。
在他還是幼童的時候，他為了協助母親改善家裡的經濟，他就輟學去放羊。
但是他沒有因此而放棄他的夢想，他在放羊的空檔很認真地念書，他成年後，他成了一個很有學問的人。
他很喜歡涉獵各種不同的知識，因此他對於地理學，天文學，占卜學還有中國古代的歷史都很深入的研究。
他沒有因為他很有知識而感到自傲，他非常的謙虛又有禮貌，他的心胸很開闊對眾人都很寬容，因此他成為他的故鄉裡的一個名人。
他進入晉王朝的中央政府內工作後，他的表現一樣非常的傑出。
晉王朝的國王曾經問他一些歷史上面的問題，他不用查閱參考書就可以立刻非常仔細地回答國王。
他的頭腦非常的靈活而且說話非常的流暢，他幾乎不用思考就可以發表出很精采的言論。他幾乎沒有不知道的事情，因此中央政府內的大大小小的官員都很喜歡跟他聊天。
他與別人聊天的時候，如果別人無法理解他的意思，他會隨手拿一個樹枝或是棍子在地上畫出圖畫來讓別人更了解他的論點
跟他聊天是一種很愉快的經驗，你如果跟他聊天，你會覺得時間過得很快，一下字就過了好幾個小時，與他聊天你不會覺得疲倦與無聊。
這句成語的意思是他在地上畫出圖畫來讓別人更了解他的論點。
這句成語被用來形容一個人很善於利用手邊現有的工具去說明自己的看法。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你喜歡看那些類型的書籍呢?你在思考一件事情的時候會用畫圖的方式來幫助自己思考嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為晉書-列傳卷6-張華傳