During the Lunar New Year holiday, Xu, who has almost 40 million followers across social media platforms, posted a video claiming she had found a Chinese elementary student’s winter vacation homework in a Paris restaurant’s bathroom. The video gained 5 million likes within days before it was exposed as a hoax. The incident is listed as one of 10 representative misinformation cases by China’s Ministry of Public Security. Yet as several idioms with ancient roots suggest, China’s fight against rumors (谣言) dates back thousands of years. Some of these chengyus are still in use today.
在农历新年（春节）假期期间，在社交媒体平台上拥有近4000万粉丝的徐某发布了一段视频，声称她在巴黎一家餐馆的厕所里发现了一名中国小学生的寒假作业。这段视频在被曝光为骗局前几天就获得了500万个赞。该事件被中国公安部列为十大典型虚假信息案件之一。然而，正如几个古老的成语所表明的那样，中国与谣言的斗争可以追溯到几千年前。其中一些成语至今仍在使用。
Three people make a tiger
三人成虎
Pang Gong was from the State of Wei. He was sent as a hostage (人质) to the State of Zhao. Before he left, Pang talked to the king of Wei, cautioning him against potential future rumors of Pang’s betrayal (背叛) that Pang felt sure would spread once he was gone.
庞公是魏国人。他被送到赵国做人质。临行前，庞对魏王说，要他提防将来关于庞背叛的谣言，因为庞觉得一旦他走了，这些谣言肯定会传播开来。
“If one says they saw a tiger in the streets, would you believe it?” Pang asked the king.
“如果有人说在街上看到一只老虎，你会相信吗?”庞问魏王。
“No,” the king responded.
“不，”魏王回答说。
“What if a second person claims the same?” Pang inquired.
“如果第二个人也这么说怎么办?”庞问道。
“Still having doubts,” the king said.
“我仍有怀疑，”魏王说。
“And if a third person asserts (断言) it?”
“如果有第三个人断言呢?”
“Then I’d believe it’s true,” the king answered.
“那我就相信这是真的了。”魏王回答。
Pang’s warning coined the idiom “three people make a tiger.” The phrase is still commonly used today to describe how repeated lies can become accepted truths.
庞的警告创造了“三人成虎”这个成语。这个成语今天仍然常用来描述重复的谎言如何成为公认的事实。
A shortcut in Zhongnan Mountain
唐朝学者卢藏用是一位才华横溢的人，但他在朝廷的工作却很少得到认可。卢藏用决定成为一名隐士，这是一个因其学识和智慧而受到尊重的群体。他躲在都城长安附近的终南山，同时向外界宣扬他要过隐士生活的承诺。卢藏用的名声很快飙升，后来朝廷提拔他。多年以后，卢藏用遇到了司马承祯，一位真正的终南山道家隐士。司马打趣说，这座山最大的好处是它包含了一条通往成功事业的捷径。
Lu Cangyong, a scholar during the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907), was a talented man who received little recognition for his work in the government. Lu decided to become a hermit (隐士), a group that was respected for their learning and wisdom. He hid in Zhongnan Mountain near the capital Chang’an while spreading the word about his commitment to a life of hermits. Lu’s reputation soon soared , and later the court promoted him. Years later, Lu met Sima Chengzhen, a genuine Daoist hermit from Zhongnan Mountain. Sima quipped that the best thing about the mountain was that it contained a shortcut to a successful career.
假短视频已经成为新的“终南捷径”，在网上获得流量和曝光。
Fake short videos have become the new “shortcut in Zhongnan Mountain” to gain traffic and exposure online.
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