量体裁衣（英语·成语故事+音频）

英语·成语故事

本文音频整理自：英文教学，版权归原作者所有

同学们在听第一遍音频的时候最好先不要看文本，采用盲听的方式，看看自己能听懂多少。

然后对照原文听第二遍，注意每个单词的发音。第三遍继续盲听，再对照，以此反复，精听至少4遍，直到自己能够听清每个单词及发音技巧。

这个方法能够帮助你提升英语的语感和听力。如果同学们在听第一遍的时候已经能够听清 80% 的单词，证明你的英语水平真的很了不起哦。

There was a famous tailor in Ming Dynasty. He could tailor clothes perfectly.

One day, a Royal Doctor asked him to make a court dress. After measuring his waist, the tailor asked: “How long have you been an official?” The Royal Doctor felt strange: “You’re just a tailor. Why are you asking this?” The tailor answered: “A young official is high-spirited. He walks with chest out. So the front of the clothes should be longer than the back. After being an official for years, the mood is slightly peaceful, so the front and the back should be of equal length. When an official is about to retire after a long time, he is depressed in his heart. He lowers his head and stoops down when he walks. So the front of the clothes should be shorter than the back. Therefore, If I don’t ask you that question, how can I make a perfect court dress for you?”

故事梗概

明朝嘉靖年间，北京城中有位裁缝名气很响，他裁制的衣服，长短肥瘦，无不合体。一次，御史大夫请他去裁制一件朝服。裁缝量好了他的身腰尺寸，又问：“请教老爷，您当官当了多少年了？”御史大夫很奇怪：“你量体裁衣就够了，还要问这些干什么？”裁缝回答说：“年青相公初任高职，意高气盛，走路时挺胸凸肚，裁衣要后短前长；做官有了一定年资，意气微平，衣服应前后一般长短；当官年久而将迁退，则内心悒郁不振，走路时低头弯腰，做的衣服就应前短后长。所以，我如果不问明做官的年资，怎么能裁出称心合体的衣服来呢？”

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