第一篇：英语小故事：子牙兴周

Yin Zhou Wang was a notorious tyrant in history.He governed the country very cruelly and inhumanely.In order to save the people out of his charge, Zhou Wen Wang decided to tea down Shang dynasty.Therefore, he established Zhou dynasty and became the first king of Zhou.Eager to defeat the corrupted Shang dynasty as soon as possible, Zhou Wen Wang began to call on anyone with special skills to help him with the great task.One day, in his dream, Zhou Wen Wang saw a fairy black bear ith two large wings running towards him and coming to his embrace.No sooner did he wake up than he sent some messengers to search in the whole country for the so-called flying bear.After several day’s travel, they finally got to Wei He River, and there they coincidently met with a invigorating old man Jiang Zi Ya.To their astonishment, the old man was just the very person who was titled Fei Xiong in Chinese, Which meant a flying bear.Extremely happy to hear of the good piece of news, Wen Wang set off for himself to offer Jiang a position in his country.However, to testify the sincerity and generosity of Zhou Wen Wang, Jiang required to sit on Zhou Wen Wang’s sedan chair, with Zhou Wen Wang handling it for him, just liked a horse would do.The followers were all shocked and furious at Jiang, while Zhou just accepted these unreasonable terms with good grace.Then Zhou began to drive the sedan chair, trying his best to move forward.His face got red and was almost out of breath, but still he persisted.At last, he had to stop because lack of strength.Jiang was profoundly touched by Zhou Wen Wang’s incredible behavior, he made up his mind to help him out.He told Zhou:”You have pulled the sedan chair forward for 873 steps in total, so I’ll guarantee your decedents will own your country for 873 years.”

Several years later, Zhou Wen Wang passed away and his son Wu Wang inherited the imperial throne.Soon, Jiang Zi Ya assisted him to defeat Shang dynasty thoroughly.Before long,Jiang was dying at his bed, weakly, telling Wu Wang to hang his body on the city wall after he died.If anygyantse provoked a rebellion, they could just turn his face to the direction in which the rebellion transpired, then the riot would surely die down.Atter Jiang’s death, Wu Wang obeyed his words ,miraculously Jiang Zi Ya’s body didn’t decay at all, and everything went smoothly.Year after year, 873 years has finally past, Jiang’s body decomposed overnight.When his coffin was opened, eigthteen pigeons flied out.Not soon, 18 vassel states began to declare war against Zhou dynasty.After 873 years, Zhou dynasty, was eventually overturned.

第二篇：子牙春早散文

故乡，在子牙河畔。

多少次，我的梦中，总有一只枯萎的葫芦，沿着季节之河，飘向源头。

当回到生我养我的老屋时，我木然地站在了那里。春日下的老屋，静悄悄的，热气从院里蒸腾起来，阳光下闪烁着变化莫测的色彩。一条狗伸着鲜红的舌头哈哈地喘着粗气趴在屋檐下，一种空旷和寂寞围绕着老屋。

遥想当年，老屋有我的哭声，有我的笑声，有我的朗朗读书声，有我童年的串串记忆，有我仰望苍穹数着星星天真烂漫的童年。可如今它却虫迹斑斑，残破非常了。屋顶的炊烟不见了，灶下做饭的人也早已不在，院里长着很高的草破陋不堪。踢开成堆的落寞，我的心中有股说不出的感觉，很空。

头顶的太阳，像从天上掉下来，落在了头上。

我身上如被谁用硬器击了一下，顿觉软弱无力，一屁股坐在地上，双手捂脸，指缝中淌出了几颗热辣辣的泪珠。从儿时记事的那一天起，老屋的这一方天井就给了我无限的温馨和快乐。

蓦然回首，我看到我的影子在地上竟然化成了一滩血。

奇怪，天在下雨。

破旧的木板门子，被虫子蛀了无数的小洞，有一扇还破了一个角儿。推门进屋，屋中已落了厚厚的一层土，抬腿上抗，坐了下来。娘说，扫扫，满炕的土，看弄脏了衣服。我对娘说，不用了。隔着窗子瞅着外面，院里有许多的家雀在蹦跳，翻飞，啾啾地叫个不停。几只春燕从空中飞下，落在院中的白杨树上，用嘴壳刷着细雨打湿了的羽毛。

细雨还在飘着，飘着……

在爹娘的带领下，我和新婚的妻来到了子牙河边。一片大树林里有许多土丘，其中一个土丘的下面，埋着我的奶奶。爹娘点燃带来的纸钱后。跪在奶奶的坟前先磕了几个头。然后，站起身来对我和妻说，给你奶奶磕几个头吧！我和妻双双跪在奶奶的坟墓前，磕了三个头。就在我和妻跪在奶奶的坟前，焚烧纸钱并默默地祷告时，爹已将很长的一挂鞭炮挂在了一棵树的枝杈上。

我用燃烧的纸钱点燃了鞭炮。

细细的春雨中，声声燥响在树林中显得很悠久，带着颤音，片片残花被震落，奶奶的坟茔上薄薄地落了一层榆钱儿。

“老人生前太善良了，老天都给她送钱来啦！”妻的眼中瓢泪。我抬头望去，一棵满头“金钱”的榆树悄然静立，那一头“金发”在春雨清风中，尽展着最热烈，有最美丽的一份风华。

娘经常说，生我那天天气特别好，不冷不热的，门前那棵老榆树上的榆钱儿似开未开，像是在孕育着一个甜美的故事，又像是一串串“金钱”悬挂于青枝绿叶间。吃黑下饭的时候娘的肚子痛起来……

第二天一大早儿，娘透过窗子的玻璃，瞅见院外那棵老榆树上开满了金灿灿的榆钱儿花，一串串，一串串，满院飘满清香。由此，奶奶逢人便讲，我孙子是榆钱儿仙子送来的。

我是在奶奶的怀中长大的。

小时候，家中很穷，根本没有啥零食可吃，更谈不上像今天的孩子们补这补那的。吃好东西，是小孩子的天性，但在奶奶的呵护中，我的童年却从未感觉口中的乏味。奶奶是小村中有名的巧妇，饭做得非常好吃。

每当燕子从南方飞来，我就可以吃上奶奶做的榆钱饭。那时，奶奶便吆喝我和二叔：“走哇，捋榆钱去！”二叔便扛起一棵大竹竿，竹竿的一头绑着磨得飞快的小镰刀，背着一个大柳条筐，向子牙河边的树林而来。看好一棵树后，奶奶便吩咐二叔，捋那绿绿的嫩嫩的。二叔便在奶奶的指挥下，伸出竹竿，一刀一刀的往下落榆钱儿。我和奶奶则在树下将榆钱一把把捋在柳条筐里，一两个钟点，便会满载而归。

榆钱儿捋回家后，奶奶便会将它放进一个大瓷盆里，用清水漂了又漂，然后，和在苞米面中，加上油盐，大锅中一摊，锅底加火，不一会儿，便成了糊饼。每当我手里举着焦黄香甜满口的糊饼时，这糊饼便成了我和伙伴们的共享之物……

吃一次榆钱儿饭，我便长一岁。

子牙河内传来鸭子焦急的叫声。我扭头望去，见一群大白鸭子正在河水中戏水。大白鸭子在水中有的像船一样徐徐地向前滑行，有的却倒插在水里，肥大的臀部朝天，红色的脚蹼伸在尾后，不停地击水，以保持着身体的平衡。不知是在寻找河底的鱼虫小虾，还是在贪图那水的安逸。

戏水已毕。

几只肥大的鸭子呱呱呱地叫着，如婴儿学步般走上岸来，在河边的大榆树下边散步，边用扁尖的嘴巴细细抚理它们遍体白色的羽毛，时而又张开翅膀引颈向天，口中呱呱呱地叫着摇动着身子抖落掉那缀在羽毛间的水珠。其中有一只已修饰完，弯曲起它的颈到背后，扁扁地嘴藏在翅膀里，仿佛就要入睡。

春雨，仍在飘着，树上和地下的榆钱儿泪滴点点，像是奶奶流的慈泪。

“尽日寻春不见春，芒鞋踏破领头云，归来偶把榆钱嗅，春在枝头已十分。”我携妻向村中走去，未敢回头。

第三篇：英语小故事

The Lion and the Mouse

It once happened that a hungry lion woke to find a mouse just under his paw.He caught the tiny creature, and was about to make a mouthful of him, when the little fellow looked up, and began to beg for his life.In the most piteous tones ,the mouse said: “If you only spare my life now, O lion, I will be sure to repay you.”

The lion laughed scornfully at this, but he lifted his paw, and let his brave prisoner go free.It befell(降临，发生)the great lion, not long afterwards, to be in as evil a case as had been the helpless mouse, and it came about that his life was to be saved by the keeping of the promise he had ridiculed(嘲笑，戏弄).He was caught by some hunters, who bound him with strong rope, while they went away to find means for killing him.Hearing his loud groans(呻吟), the mouse came promptly to his rescue , gnawed(咬，啃)the great rope, and set the royal captive free.“You laughed,” he said, “at the idea of my being able to be of service to you.You little thought I should repay you.But you see it has come to pass that you are as grateful to me as I was once to you.”

The weak have their place in the world as truly as the strong.注释

l．was about to即将，准备，正打算

2．in most piteous tone用极其可怜的声调

3．spare my life饶我一命

4．laugh scornfully at对此轻蔑地一笑置之

5． it befell the great lion...to be in as evil a case as...与……一样倒霉的情形降临到大狮的头上。形式主语it代表后面的不定式短语to be in...6．it came about that...在此it为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的that引导的从句。come about是“发生”意思。

7．came to his rescue来营救他（指遭擒被缚的兽中王狮子）

点评

强者可称王称霸，横行一时，但也有“技不如人”的时候;这时弱者说不定有克敌制胜的法宝、解除危难的“绝招”

Mencius's Mother

Mencius , who lived from 372 to 289 B.C., is regarded as the greatest sage（圣人）next only to Confucius in Chinese history.There are many stories about this great sage.Mencius's father died early.His mother did all she could to make young Mencius to study hard.She moved the family three times in order that her son would be interested in books.Once she moved because her neighbor was a butcher.Young Mencius liked to watch him work and imitate him.Finally the family settled down in the neighborhood of a school.The teacher was a learned man , and the sound of reading could be heard every day.Now young Mencius began to imitate the teacher and liked to read books.Still Mencius wasn't working real hard.Her mother was worried.One day his mother was weaving cotton cloth at home, when she saw her son stop reading his lessons.She took up a knife to cut the cloth on the loom.She told her son that if he didn't work hard at his lessons, his future would be destroyed like the cloth.It is said that from then on Mencius buried himself in books and later became one of the greatest thinkers in the country.Today，the story about the good mother is told and retold throughout the country.注释

l． Mencius(人名)孟子

2．B·C·= Before Christ公元前

3．is regarded as被认为

4．the greatest sage next only to Confucius仅次于孔子的最伟大的圣人

5．settle down定居,住下

6．a leaned man一个有(高深)学问的人

7．1oom织布机

8．buried himself in埋头于

点评

孟母三次迁居目的是为其子营造良好的学习环境，后来又用“断织”，勉励儿子学习成材。

第四篇：英语小故事

The Old Cat

An old woman had a cat.The cat was very old;she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old.One day the old cat saw a mouse;she jumped and caught the mouse.But she could not bite it;so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse.She began to hit the cat.The cat said, “Do not hit your old servant.I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old.Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young.”

【译文】

老猫

一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。因此，老鼠从它的嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。

于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，而且还愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”

A man was going to the house of some rich person.As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road.He said, “I do not want to eat those apples;for the rich man will give me much food;he will give me very nice food to eat.” Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.He went on and came to a river.The river had become very big;so he could not go over it.He waited for some time;then he said, “I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river.”

He began to go home.He had eaten no food that day.He began to want food.He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.Do not throw good things away;you may be glad to have them at some other time.【译文】

一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好

苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我很

好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。

他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后

他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。”

他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把

它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。

不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

Once there were two mice.They were friends.One mouse lived in the country;

the other mouse lived in the city.After many years the Country mouse saw the

City mouse;he said, “Do come and see me at my house in the country.” So the

City mouse went.The City mouse said, “This food is not good, and your house

is not good.Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in

the city.You would live in a nice house made of stone.You would have nice

food to eat.You must come and see me at my house in the city.”

The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse.It was a very good

house.Nice food was set ready for them to eat.But just as they began to eat

they heard a great noise.The City mouse cried, “ Run!Run!The cat is

coming!” They ran away quickly and hid.After some time they came out.When they came out, the Country mouse said,“I do not like living in the city.I like living in my hole in the field.For it is nicer to

be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid.”

【译文】

城里老鼠和乡下老鼠

从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很

多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精

美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你

为什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房

子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。”

乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可

是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快

跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。

过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要

过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”

Teacher:Why are you late for school every morning?

Tom:Every time I come to the corner,a sign says,“School-Go slow”.老师:为什么你每天早晨都迟到?

汤姆:每当我经过学校的拐角处,就看见一个牌子上写着“学校----慢行”.A Good Boy

Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.“What did you do with the money I

gave you yesterday?”

“I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered.“You're a good boy,” said the mother proudly.“Here are two cents more.But

why are you so interested in the old woman?”

“She is the one who sells the candy.”

好孩子

小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。

“昨天给你的钱干什么了？”

“我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。“你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。“再

给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？”

“她是个卖糖果的。”I Have His Ear in My Pocket Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, “What happened?” “A kid bit me,” replied Ivan.“Would you recognize him if you saw him again?” asked his mother.“I'd know him any where,” said Ivan.“I have his ear in my pocket.” 伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里。他妈妈问，“发生了什么事？” “一个男孩咬了我一口，”伊凡说。

“再见到他你能认出来吗？”妈妈问。“他走到哪里我都能认出他，”伊凡说。“他的耳朵还在我衣兜里呢？ 他的耳朵在我衣兜里Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.“What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?” “I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered.“You're a good

boy,” said the mother proudly.“Here are two cents more.But why are you so interested in the old woman?”

“She is the one who sells the candy.”A Good Boy 小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。“昨天给你的钱干什么了？”好孩子

“我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。“你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说“再给你两分钱。

可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？“她是个卖糖果的。”

Hospitality The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without

any cheese.The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and

returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate.The visitor smiled,put the cheese into his mouth and then said: “You must have better eyes than your

mother, sonny.Where did you find the cheese?” “In the rat-trap, sir,” replied theboy.由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时，家里没有奶酪了，于是女主人向大家表示歉意。这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子。过了一会儿，他拿着一片奶酪回到房间，把奶酪放在客人的盘子里。客

人微笑着把奶酪放进嘴里说：“孩子，你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好。你在哪里找到的奶酪？”

“在捕鼠夹上，先生。”那小男孩说。好客

他赢了

汤姆：约翰尼，你小弟弟好吗？ 约翰尼：他害病卧床了。他受了伤。汤姆：真糟糕，怎么

回事儿？约翰尼：我们做游戏，看谁能把身子探出窗外最远，他赢了。There was a barber in a developing country who had a little shed at the roadside to

cut hair, and a certain man used to come in regularly for haircuts.One day he

noticed that a dog was always sitting underneath, near the chair where the

customers sat for their haircuts.So the man asked the barber, “Is that your dog?”

And the barber replied, “No, he always comes every day.It's not my dog.I don't

know whose dog it is.” Then the customer asked, “So if it's not your dog, you never

feed him, right?” And the barber said, “No.” And the customer said, “Then why does he always come here every day?” And the barber answered, “He's waiting in case an ear comes off.” A Very Patient Pooch 一处简陋的乡下，一位理发师傅在路边的小棚子帮人理发。有位经常 来理发的男士，注意到有一只狗老是喜欢坐在客人的座椅旁边，于是 他问师傅：那是你的狗吗？师傅答：不，不是我的狗，我不知 道那是谁的狗，不过，它每天都会来。那个客人又问：不是你的狗，那你从来没有喂过它吗？师傅回答：没有。客人又问:那它为什么每天都来？师傅回答：它在等看看有没有耳朵掉下来。耐心的狗

第五篇：英语小故事

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姓名：王振宇

学号：100440214

虽然“少不读三国”,但从小就开始读三国,从<<三国志>>到<<三国演义>>,还是觉得<<三国演义>>更好.虽然<<三国志>>更为客观.也许这种想法受童年长时间看<<三国演义>>的影响。这种想法明显很幼稚。喜欢赵云的高超武艺，喜欢诸葛亮对主子的执着，喜欢关云长的忠义，总是讨厌曹操的奸诈，明显这是不客观的，呵呵，这对曹操明显不公平，罢了 罢 了。。。。

首先让我们看看它讲了什么故事。《三国演义》，它讲述了从东汉末年时期到晋朝统一之间发生的一系列故事。书中第一句话这样说到：“话说天下大势，分久必合，合久必分。”周末七国分争，并入于秦，及秦灭之后，楚、汉分争，又并入于汉„„书中还有上百个人物、无数的军事谋略，加上作者本身借着历史人物，来阐述忠、教、仁、义、爱的道理，更是深中人心。它写的庸主献帝、刘禅，无能之辈吕布、袁术、袁绍、刘表、刘璋，气量狭隘的周瑜，长厚的鲁肃，勇者张飞、许楮、典韦，下至因行间而贻笑千古的蒋干，无不个极其态。这些人物给了我很深的教育。虽有这些人物，但最令我有所感受的是这本书当中所描述的几个英雄人物。

再看看书中几个真英雄。

1.关羽。他降汉不降曹、秉烛达旦、千里走单骑、五关斩六将、古城斩蔡阳，后来又在华容道义释曹操。他忠于故主，因战败降敌而约好一知故主消息，便不知千里万里往投。我认为虽降了敌，但最后还是回来了，不但仍算忠，而且还要算一种难得可贵的忠。《三国演义》表现关羽的方法也极简单：“丹凤眼,卧蚕眉，面如重枣，青龙偃月刀”，后来加上“赤兔马”，又读过《春秋》，刮骨疗毒不怕疼，斩颜良，诛文丑，几乎变得天下无敌。他的所做所为值得我们学习。

2.诸葛亮。封建统治时期需要忠臣，需要一个能够鞠躬尽瘁、死而后已的忠臣，这就是诸葛亮。诸葛亮熟知天文地理，能文能武，足智多谋，而且一生谨慎，鞠躬尽瘁。他借东风，草船借箭，三气周瑜，智料华容道，巧摆八阵图，骂死王朗，空城计，七星灯，以木偶退司马懿，锦囊杀魏延，这些是常人所想不到的。我本以为这种人应该相貌非凡，可书中描绘的却十分简单：身长八尺，面如冠玉，头戴纶巾，身披鹤氅。他的所做所为给后人很深的印象。

3.赵云。赵云开始跟随公孙瓒征讨，后投靠刘备，当年长阪恶战，赵云七进七出，杀得曹军闻风丧胆。保护刘禅和甘夫人安全脱险。刘备入西川，赵云随诸葛亮、张飞等人沿江而上作为援军，为平定益州做出了贡献。刘备死后，赵云跟随诸葛亮北伐，子龙单骑退追兵。为蜀汉立下赫赫战功。在演义中，赵云英武潇洒，武力超群，数次成为孤胆英雄，被刘备赞为“一身都是胆”。

4.曹操。虽然我不喜欢曹操，但他在客观上也的确是一个真英雄。曹操在《三国演义》中被称为奸雄，可能是因为他的儿子篡了汉。他说刘备与他是并世英雄，说得刘备都不敢听，但是他没有杀刘备，虽刘备正是他的瓮中之鳖。这使我感到了曹操的大度，也是周瑜做梦也梦不到的。周瑜眼中只有诸葛亮，与其誓不两立，只要把诸葛亮杀了，东吴的天下就太平了。后来又发现刘备也不是一般人物，便想杀刘备，至少把他留在东吴，东吴的天下也太平了。目光短浅，气量狭小，非英雄也。这也与曹操形成了鲜明的对比。曹操还是个实干家，曾经行刺董卓，诏聚诸侯讨伐董卓。这些使我感到了曹操的伟大之处。

最后让我们看看《三国演义》的艺术价值。《三国演义》是我国长篇小说的开山之作。在古代历史小说中，成就最高，影响最大。《三国演义》是罗贯中根据陈寿的《三国志》，并吸取野史、平话杂剧的故事情写作而成的。《三国演义》是一幅绚丽多姿的立体画卷，刻画了众多的人物形象。者描绘蜀方刘备方面的人物以忠勇仁义、骁勇善战、智慧机智为特点；描绘吴方周瑜方面的人物，少年武将，雄姿英发；描绘魏方曹操方面的人物，有曹操的虚伪奸诈，有司马父子的老谋深算。从而形成了全书立体形象的系谱。

《三国演义》的主要艺术特色在于人物性格的鲜明性。鲜明的人物性格是通过变化的情节、曲折的结构表现出来的。例如第二十七回的“美髯公千里走单骑”，揭示的是关羽的“义”；第四十一回的“赵子龙单骑救主”揭示的是赵云的“忠”。关羽的性格离开了千里走骑、过五关斩六将、单刀赴会等情节，就表现不了关羽的人物性格。

描写战争也是《三国演义》艺术的精华所在。着重写参加战争的人，不着重写战争的过程，这是《三国演义》战争描写的最显著艺术特点。作者巧妙地处理了人物与故事之间的关系，从人物的性格冲突中导出故事。又从故事情节的发展中渲染人物。在处理人物和故事的关系中，既写好了战争中的人物，又写好了战争过程基本原因。如“空城计”前后的描写。作者对战争双方的描写，对于在具体战役中掌握主动权的详写，处于被动方的略写；对于在未来战争中处于胜利的一方详写，而处于失败地位的一方则略写。这种写法产生的艺术效果使读者对整个战争的全貌、整个战争的发展有一个清 晰的认识和看法。

《三国演义》结构严密，整体结构完美。作者善于用历史眼光和审美观点来写人物、事件，把构成历史的各种因素结合起来，构成整体结构。以写战争为主，又围绕主轴线描写了多种形式的政治斗争、外交活动。千头万绪，浑然一体，拓宽了小说的表现空间。《三国演义》不但受到我国人民的喜爱，而且在国 际文坛上有着极高的地位。《英国大百科全书》称 《三国演义》作者罗贯中是“第一位知名的艺术大师”，认为《三国演义》是十四世纪出现的一部“广泛批评社会的小说”。可见，《三国演义》不仅是中国的名著，也是世界的名著。