引子 1
1.心有灵犀 7
2.亡羊补牢，为时未晚 11
3.闻鸡起舞 18
4.望子成龙 27
5.为什么是“买东西”而不是“买南北”？ 35
6.郑人买履 40
7.“二百五”的由来 48
8.叶公好龙 55
9.九牛二虎之力 65
10.画龙点睛 74
11.画蛇添足 78
12.井底之蛙 84
13.半途而废 91
14.自相矛盾 95
尾声 104
后记 106
Prologue 109
1.Be able to read each other’s mind 112
2.It’snever toolate tomend 114
3.Rise at the rooster crow and practice swordsmanship 117
4.Long for one’s child to become a dragon 121
5.Why do people say “to buy 东西” but not “to buy 南北 ”？ 125
6.A man from Zheng State buying shoes 128
7.The origin of 二百五 132
8.Lord Ye loves the dragon 135
9.The strength of nine bulls and two tigers 140
10.Dot the eyeballs in painting a dragon 145
11.Draw a snake and add feet to it 147
12.The frog in a well 150
13.Give up halfway 153
14.Use one’s shield to ward off one’s spear 155
Epilogue 159
Afterword 160