退避三舍

原始故事：

春秋时期，晋国公子重耳逃亡他国，途中多受赵衰、狐偃等人帮助。重耳承诺，若两国交战，他将命令军队后退九十里以示诚意。后来，晋楚之战中，重耳果然履行诺言，实现了“退避三舍”。

英语改编：Retreating about Thirty Miles as Condition For Peace During the Spring and Autumn Period （770-476 B.C.）, Duke Xian of the State of Jin Killed the crown prince Sheng。

守株待兔

原始故事：

战国时期，宋国有一个农民在田里干活时，偶然捡到一只撞死在树桩上的兔子，从此放弃耕作，每天守在树桩旁等待兔子再次撞死。

英语改编：Staying by a Stump Waiting for More Hares To Come and Dash Themselves Against It. This story took place more than 2,000 years ago, during the Warring States Period （475-221 B.C.）。

孟母三迁

原始故事：

孟子的母亲为了给孟子一个良好的成长环境，先后搬了三次家。最终，孟子在一个学堂附近定居下来，成为了一位有礼貌和才华的人。

英语改编：Mencius’s mother is a great mother of Zou State. To make a good place for a child to live in. When Mencius grew up, he was well-known for his politeness and talent。

愚公移山

原始故事：

愚公家门口有两座大山，他带领子孙坚持不懈地挖山，最终感动了天帝，天帝派神仙将山移走。

英语改编：The Tale of the Foolish Old Man Who Moved the Mountains. A long long time ago, there lived an old man named Yu Gong, which means "foolish old man"。

成语故事

守株待兔：

wait for a windfall。

亡羊补牢：It's better to mend the fold after the sheep is lost than never。

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳：Once bitten, twice shy。

一言既出，驷马难追：A word spoken is past recalling。

一见钟情：fall in love at first sight。

一箭双雕 / 一举两得：Kill two birds with one stone。

一寸光阴一寸金：Time is money。

一失足成千古恨：The error。

八仙过海：Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea。

女娲补天：Nüwa Mending the Sky。

草船借箭：Borrowing Arrows with a Straw Boat。

这些改编不仅保留了原故事的核心思想，还通过英语表达使外国读者更容易理解和接受。