Paying Back A Thousand Pieces of Gold for a Simple Meal
Explanation：
To reward someone handsomely for a small favor done in the past.
Story：
Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty had a commander-in-chief named Han Xin， who had been orphaned at an early age and， as a result， had been reduced to begging.
One day， as he was trying to catch fish in a river， an old woman came upon him. Seeing that Han Xin was so thin and pale， the old woman shared her paltry meal with him. She continued to do this for a few days， and the grateful Han Yin said to her： "You have been so kind to me， that I am determined to pay you back some day." But the other only replied， "Never mind about paying me back. It will be reward enough for me if you simply learn how to feed yourself and not have to rely on others." Han Xin flushed at these words， and there and then determined to build a career for himself. He diligently studied the martial arts， and in time became a renowned fighter.
One day a local ruffian ran across Han Xin in the street and challenged him to a duel. Han Xin， knowing fully well that he could dispatch the braggart easily with his sword， was nevertheless reluctant to become involved in such pointless bloodletting in case it hindered his future career. The bully， sensing Han Xin's hesitation， said， "If you are afraid to fight me， crawl under my legs， and then I will let you live." Han Xin had no alternative but to humble himself.
Later， Han Xin became a follower of Liu Bang， whom he helped to establish the Han Dynasty by defeating his most powerful opponent， Xiang Yu.
Han Xin was given the grand title of King of Chu. Returning to his hometown in triumph he sent people to find the old woman who had shared her paltry food with him when he was destitute. To her he gave 1，000 pieces of gold. The local tough who had insulted Han Xin， however， shivered with fear. But when he was brought before Han Xin the latter merely patted him on the shoulder and said to his generals： "When this man insulted me he did so in order to spur me on to make harder efforts. So he actually did me a favor." Thereupon， he had the man installed in a high official position.
一飯千金
解釋：
吃了別人一頓飯，就拿千金來報答。比喻受恩厚報。
故事：
漢高祖劉邦身邊有一員大將軍名叫韓信。他出身貧困，父母早逝，每天靠討飯過日子。
韓信沒有別人可以依靠，只好每天到河邊去釣魚，用魚來充饑。有一天，韓信碰到一個老婆婆。老婆婆見他餓得骨瘦如柴，面無血色，便把自己的飯分一些給他吃。一連幾天，這位老婆婆每天都給韓信飯吃，韓信十分感激，便對老婆婆說：“您這樣照顧我，將來我一定要好好報答您?！崩掀牌耪f：“我不要你報答。只希望你要努力自立啊！”韓信滿臉羞愧。從此，他認(rèn)真讀兵書，練習(xí)武藝，決心做個有用的人。
鄉(xiāng)里有一個惡少，在街上碰到了韓信，就大聲對他說：“看你整天舞槍弄棒，像個有膽量的人。來來來，你敢拿劍刺我嗎？要是不敢，你就從我這胯下爬過去！”韓信心想：“如果我拿劍刺他，豈不犯了殺人罪？日后還有什么前途呢？不如寧受眼前之辱也不逞一時之勇為好?！庇谑?，他伏在地上，從那個惡少的胯下爬了過去。周圍看熱鬧的人都哈哈大笑起來。
后來，韓信投奔到漢王劉邦門下，受到重用，拜為大將，并授以調(diào)兵遣將、行軍布陣的大權(quán)。韓信經(jīng)過認(rèn)真訓(xùn)練兵馬，率領(lǐng)漢軍東征西討，終于打敗了大的對手項羽，協(xié)助劉邦建立了漢朝。
韓信被封為楚王，回到了故鄉(xiāng)，派人去找給他飯吃的老婆婆。韓信見了老婆婆，向她再三道謝，并送給她一千兩黃金。曾經(jīng)侮辱過韓信的那個惡少卻嚇得直打哆嗦，韓信用手拍著他的肩膀笑著說：“你不必害怕，過去的事算了。”又對左右的將士說：“這位將士從前羞辱過我，其實是激勵我上進??！讓他做個中尉吧！”韓信念念不忘曾經(jīng)幫助過自己的人，對曾欺負過自己的人，也沒有報。 相反，加以原諒和提拔。他這種氣度，是值得敬佩的。
Explanation：
To reward someone handsomely for a small favor done in the past.
Story：
Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty had a commander-in-chief named Han Xin， who had been orphaned at an early age and， as a result， had been reduced to begging.
One day， as he was trying to catch fish in a river， an old woman came upon him. Seeing that Han Xin was so thin and pale， the old woman shared her paltry meal with him. She continued to do this for a few days， and the grateful Han Yin said to her： "You have been so kind to me， that I am determined to pay you back some day." But the other only replied， "Never mind about paying me back. It will be reward enough for me if you simply learn how to feed yourself and not have to rely on others." Han Xin flushed at these words， and there and then determined to build a career for himself. He diligently studied the martial arts， and in time became a renowned fighter.
One day a local ruffian ran across Han Xin in the street and challenged him to a duel. Han Xin， knowing fully well that he could dispatch the braggart easily with his sword， was nevertheless reluctant to become involved in such pointless bloodletting in case it hindered his future career. The bully， sensing Han Xin's hesitation， said， "If you are afraid to fight me， crawl under my legs， and then I will let you live." Han Xin had no alternative but to humble himself.
Later， Han Xin became a follower of Liu Bang， whom he helped to establish the Han Dynasty by defeating his most powerful opponent， Xiang Yu.
Han Xin was given the grand title of King of Chu. Returning to his hometown in triumph he sent people to find the old woman who had shared her paltry food with him when he was destitute. To her he gave 1，000 pieces of gold. The local tough who had insulted Han Xin， however， shivered with fear. But when he was brought before Han Xin the latter merely patted him on the shoulder and said to his generals： "When this man insulted me he did so in order to spur me on to make harder efforts. So he actually did me a favor." Thereupon， he had the man installed in a high official position.
一飯千金
解釋：
吃了別人一頓飯，就拿千金來報答。比喻受恩厚報。
故事：
漢高祖劉邦身邊有一員大將軍名叫韓信。他出身貧困，父母早逝，每天靠討飯過日子。
韓信沒有別人可以依靠，只好每天到河邊去釣魚，用魚來充饑。有一天，韓信碰到一個老婆婆。老婆婆見他餓得骨瘦如柴，面無血色，便把自己的飯分一些給他吃。一連幾天，這位老婆婆每天都給韓信飯吃，韓信十分感激，便對老婆婆說：“您這樣照顧我，將來我一定要好好報答您?！崩掀牌耪f：“我不要你報答。只希望你要努力自立啊！”韓信滿臉羞愧。從此，他認(rèn)真讀兵書，練習(xí)武藝，決心做個有用的人。
鄉(xiāng)里有一個惡少，在街上碰到了韓信，就大聲對他說：“看你整天舞槍弄棒，像個有膽量的人。來來來，你敢拿劍刺我嗎？要是不敢，你就從我這胯下爬過去！”韓信心想：“如果我拿劍刺他，豈不犯了殺人罪？日后還有什么前途呢？不如寧受眼前之辱也不逞一時之勇為好?！庇谑?，他伏在地上，從那個惡少的胯下爬了過去。周圍看熱鬧的人都哈哈大笑起來。
后來，韓信投奔到漢王劉邦門下，受到重用，拜為大將，并授以調(diào)兵遣將、行軍布陣的大權(quán)。韓信經(jīng)過認(rèn)真訓(xùn)練兵馬，率領(lǐng)漢軍東征西討，終于打敗了大的對手項羽，協(xié)助劉邦建立了漢朝。
韓信被封為楚王，回到了故鄉(xiāng)，派人去找給他飯吃的老婆婆。韓信見了老婆婆，向她再三道謝，并送給她一千兩黃金。曾經(jīng)侮辱過韓信的那個惡少卻嚇得直打哆嗦，韓信用手拍著他的肩膀笑著說：“你不必害怕，過去的事算了。”又對左右的將士說：“這位將士從前羞辱過我，其實是激勵我上進??！讓他做個中尉吧！”韓信念念不忘曾經(jīng)幫助過自己的人，對曾欺負過自己的人，也沒有報。 相反，加以原諒和提拔。他這種氣度，是值得敬佩的。