小學生英語故事：東施效顰
Shieth, a famous beauty, had a pain in her bosom, so she had a frown on herface when she went out. One day, she felt the pain again and as usual, put herhands on her chest and frowned. Although people couldn't help taking a glanceat her, they liked the way she acted nevertheless.
An ugly girl, named Dongth, from a village nearby, happened to see Shieth'sconduct in the street that day. And it suddenly occurred to her that this might bethe reason why Shieth was generally regarded as a beauty. Therefore Dongthaped Shieth, putting her hands on her chest and frowning too.
When a rich man in the neighbourhood saw her, he shut his doors tightly anddid not go out. When a poor man saw her, he took his wife and children andgave her a wide berth.
It was not Dongth's fault for being ugly, but aping with blindness was reallystupid. She only knew Shieth's frown looked beautiful but did not know thecause of the frown.
東施效顰，成語，效：效仿;顰：同矉，皺眉頭的意思。東施：越國的醜女，代指醜婦。比喻模仿別人，不但模仿不好，反而出醜。有時也作自謙之詞，表示自己根底差，學別人的長處沒有學到家。
越國苧羅(今浙江諸暨南)有位姓施的美女，因爲家住若耶溪西岸，所以村裏人叫她西施。若耶溪東岸也有位姓施的姑娘。她長得很醜，村裏人管她叫東施。
有一天，西施心口疼，走路的時候雙手捂住胸部，並且皺着眉頭。村裏人見她這個模樣，都同情地說：“瞧這姑娘的模樣，準是疼得難受，真是可憐!”
西施的病態正好被東施瞧見了。她一邊看，一邊默默記住她難受的姿態和動作。回到溪東後，也模仿西施的模樣，雙手捂住胸部，同時皺着眉頭。
東施的這副模樣，使村裏人大吃一驚，富人緊閉大門不出來，窮人也帶着妻兒躲開。 東施只知道人家皺着眉頭很美，卻不知道爲什麼皺着眉頭會美。
