Sòngcháo de shíhou, yǒu yí gè jiào Wén Tóng de huàjiā, hěn shàncháng huà zhúzi.
宋朝 的 时候， 有 一 个 叫 文 同 的 画家， 很 擅长 画 竹子。
In the Song Dynasty, there was an artist whose name was Wen Tong; he was famous for his bamboo paintings.
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Tā zài zhùzhái fùjìn zāi le hěnduō zhúzi, wúlùn yīntiān háishì xiàyǔ, tā yì yǒu shíjiān jiù guānchá zhúzi.
他 在 住宅 附近 栽 了 很多 竹子，无论 阴天 还是 下雨，他一 有 时间 就 观察 竹子。
He grew various bamboos everywhere around his house. He loved to observe the growth of the bamboo no matter whether it was sunny or rainy.
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Shíjiān yì cháng, zhúzi zài bùtóng jìjié, bùtóng qìhou tiáojiàn hé bùtóng shíkè de xíngxiàng shēnshēn
时间 一 长， 竹子 在 不同 季节，不同 气候 条件 和 不同 时刻 的 形象 深深
kèzài le tā xīnzhōng.
刻在 了他 心中。
After a long time, the image of the bamboo in different seasons, under different weather conditions and different moments were deeply imprinted in his mind.
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Suǒyǐ dāng tā ná zhe bǐ zhǔnbèi zuòhuà shí, zhúzi de xíngxiàng jiù lìkè chūxiàn zài yǎnqián.
所以 当 他 拿 着 笔 准备 作画 时，竹子 的 形象 就 立刻出现 在 眼前。
So when he stood before the paper and picked up a paint brush, the various forms of bamboo rose before his eyes at once.
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Tā de péngyou jiù shuō: “Dāng Wén Tóng zài huà zhú shí，xīnzhōng zǎo yǒule zhúzi de xíngxiàng.”
他 的 朋友 就 说：“ 当 文 同 在 画 竹 时， 心中 早 有了 竹子 的 形象。”
His friend said: “When Wen Tong was panting the bamboos, he had their images in his mind.”
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Usage:
The phrase “胸有成竹(xiōngyǒuchéngzhú)” means having plans or designs ready in one’s mind before doing a certain job so that its success is guaranteed. It also means being calm and sober-minded in dealing with things. “胸( xiōng)” means chest, “有( yǒu)” means have, “成( chéng)” means accomplish and “竹(zhú)” means bamboo.
Example:
Kuài yào kǎoshì le, dàjiā dōu hěn zháojí, kě Xiǎo Míng xiōngyǒuchéngzhú shuō: “Zhècì, wǒ yīdìng
快 要 考试 了，大家都 很 着急，可 小 明 胸有成竹 说：“ 这次，我 一定
néng ná dìyī.”
能 拿 第一。”
The examination is coming, so everyone is worried about it. But Xiaoming seems that he has a well-thought-out plan and says: “This time, I will be the number one.”
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生词(shēngcí) Vocabulary:
竹子 (zhúzi): n. bamboo
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擅长 (shàncháng): adj. be good at
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观察 (guānchá): v. observe
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形象 (xíngxiàng): n. image
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