Pandora's Box: "Pandora" is the first woman in Greek mythology. In retaliation for Prometheus stealing fire from human beings, Zeus ordered Vulcan to make a beautiful Pandora out of clay and give it to Prometheus' brother Epimetheus as his wife. Pandora is both beautiful and cunning. She secretly opened a box that Zeus asked her to bring to Epimetheus, so that evil such as illness, madness, sin and jealousy came out. Only hope stays at the bottom of the box, which makes the world full of all kinds of disasters. Later, when people write articles, they often use the allusion "Pandora's box" to compare the source of disaster.

Damocles Sword: "Damocles" is the favorite of the tyrant Dionysius in Greek mythology. He often said that the emperor is blessed and can please Dionysius. On one occasion, Dionysus Hughes invited him to the palace for dinner. He sat on the throne of the emperor, with a sword tied with only one horse hair on his head. Its intention is to make Damocles realize that although he ascended the throne, his sword may fall at any time to show that the emperor is not a lucky general, but always has something on his mind. Later, people often use the allusion "Sword of Damocles" to describe the potential crisis that may occur at any time.

Trojan horse: According to ancient Greek legend, Paris, the prince of Troy, visited Greece and lured Queen Helen away, so the Greeks went on an expedition to Troy. Nine years after the siege, in 10, the Greek general Odysseus put forward a plan to ambush a group of warriors in the belly of a huge wooden horse, put them outside the city and pretend to retreat. The Trojans thought that the enemy soldiers had retreated, so they moved the Trojan horse into the city as a trophy. At night, the warriors who were ambushed in the wooden horse jumped out to open the gate, and Greek soldiers swarmed in and captured the city. Later, people often used the allusion "Trojan horse" in writing articles to describe the activities of burying an ambush in the enemy camp.

Oblomov's personality: also known as "redundant person" "Oblomov" is the "hero" in the novel "Oblomov" written by the famous Russian writer Goncharov in the19th century. The man is full and has nothing to do. He dare not do anything that requires a little brain and physical strength, and he will not do it. He has never worn socks or bought anything himself. The highest ideal of his life is to "keep things quiet" and he is extremely indifferent to everything in society. He is "unaccustomed to sports, life, crowds and busy work" and fears that any change will break his routine. Like Aubrey Lomov, an intellectual who is unwilling to collude with the ruling class, far away from the people, and has different words and deeds, as well as Pi Xuelin in lermontov's novel Contemporary Heroes, Luo Ting in Turgenev's novel Luo Ting and so on. Later, people often use "Oblomov character" or "redundant person" to compare the typical character of decadent parasites.

Aetna: Aetna is a giant and hero in Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and Gaia. His strength comes from Mother Earth. As long as he is on the ground, his strength is infinite and invincible. But if the body leaves Mother Earth, it will lose its viability. Later, Aetna was shot into the air by Hercules, the greatest hero in Greek mythology. Because Antai is a giant who has lost the power of Mother Earth, people often use "Antai" as a metaphor for writers, poets and revolutionary political parties when writing articles later.

Judas kiss: Judas is one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ in the Bible. "judas kiss" is the code word for Judas to betray Jesus. According to the New Testament, although Jesus' preaching of the New Way was supported by ordinary people, it aroused the hatred of Jewish elders and priests. In order to get rid of Jesus, they bought Judas for 30 silver coins. Because most people don't know Jesus, Judas made a secret sign with them: "The person I kissed after meeting is Jesus." When Jesus led his disciples out of Tarni and stopped at Gethsemane Garden at the foot of Olives, Judas surrounded them with Jewish soldiers. After seeing Jesus, he pretended to say hello and went over to kiss Jesus. Jewish soldiers then swarmed and bound Jesus. Later, when writing articles, people often use the allusion of "judas kiss" to compare shameful traitors.

Shylock and a pound of meat: In Shakespeare's famous play The Merchant of Venice, Shylock is a greedy and cruel Jewish businessman and usurer. Antonio, a merchant in Venice, had a grudge against Shylock for opposing usury. Antonio borrowed money from Shylock to help Bassanio, a friend who proposed to Bao Xixia, because he was embarrassed for a while. Shylock took the opportunity to retaliate, forcing the other party to sign a loan agreement "not to cut off a pound of meat on the debtor's chest within the time limit". After the maturity, Antonio failed to pay his debts in time for some reason, so Shylock went to court and insisted on executing the loan contract. He wanted to cut off Antonio's pound of flesh. Bassanio's new wife, Bao Xixia, dressed as a lawyer to accept the case. She announced in court that according to the law, only meat can be cut, and blood is not allowed. The cut meat must weigh a catty. Even the slightest difference, even a drop of blood, Shylock will die. Because Shylock couldn't do it, the lawsuit failed. Later, when writing articles, people often use the allusion "Shylock and a pound of meat" to satirize and expose the cruelty and greed of monopoly bourgeoisie or hegemonists.

Olive Branch and Dove of Peace: According to Genesis, when God sent a flood to destroy the world, Noah built an ark to take refuge. 150 days later, the flood gradually subsided and the ark ran aground on the top of the mountain. Noah released a crow to detect whether the flood had subsided, but the crow didn't fly back to tell the news, so he released a pigeon, and the pigeon soon flew back to tell the news. Seven days later, the pigeon was released, and the pigeon flew back with a freshly broken olive branch in its mouth. Noah concluded that the flood had receded, and then he came out of the ark. Later, when people wrote articles, they regarded olive branches and pigeons as symbols of peace and called them "doves of peace".

Klikon: "Klikon" is the image of a reporter in Korneichuk's famous drama Frontline. It is possible to make something out of nothing and make it up. Instead of investigating, he sat at headquarters and drafted. According to the news he heard, that is, the son of the commander-in-chief at the front line was killed, he fabricated the plot of how the son of the commander-in-chief swore before the sacrifice and how the commander-in-chief cried when he heard his son's sacrifice. As a result, Clickon has become a special word in news writing, out of nothing and out of nothing. When people write articles, they call those reports that distort the facts "vague among the guests."

Nirvana: the old translation of "anti-happiness" and the free translation of "extinction" Or "Nirvana-like", which means "death" and "death". The highest ideal that all Buddhist practices should achieve. Generally speaking, it refers to a spiritual realm obtained by practicing the cycle of "life and death". Buddhism believes that people who believe in Buddhism can "quiet" all their troubles and "complete" all their "pure merits" after long-term cultivation. This state is called Nirvana. It is often used as a synonym for death in Buddhist historical books. Later, people used "nirvana" as a synonym for "death" when writing articles.

Salon: "Salon" is a French transliteration. Originally Italian, it was introduced to France in17th century. It was originally the name of the Louvre Gallery. Later, it refers to the luxurious reception room in the residence of the French elite. At that time, celebrities in Paris (mostly celebrities) often turned the living room into a famous social place. Most of the people who come in and out here are novelists, poets, painters, dramatists, philosophers, musicians and critics. They are like-minded, get together, or recite poems and paint or enjoy elegant music, or have a long talk on various issues of interest and speak freely. Later, people called this form of gathering "salon". Authentic "salon" has the following characteristics: it should be held regularly; The time should be night; The number of people can't be too large. Nowadays people often use the word "salon" to describe an activity, such as "literary salon" and "music salon".

Muse: "Muse" is the general name of nine goddesses of literature and science in Greek mythology. Both of them are daughters of God and Goddess of Memory, born and living in Pia on Mount Olympus. Headed by Apollo, the god of music and poetry, they are in charge of history, tragedy, comedy, lyric poetry, dance, epic, love poetry, ode and astronomy respectively. Because they often go to Mount Panacas, where there is the Castalia spring, ancient Greek poets and singers seek inspiration from the Muse. Later, when people write articles, they often use "muse" as a metaphor for literature, writing and inspiration.

Robinson and Friday: "Robinson" and "Friday" are both characters in Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, an English writer. When Robinson went to Africa by boat, he was caught in a storm at sea and drifted to an isolated island. In order to survive, he stubbornly fought against nature, lived on an isolated island for 28 years, and developed the spirit of never being disappointed in anything. On a Friday in 24 years on an isolated island, he also rescued a "savage" in the sea and named it "Friday". Three years later, the two fled the island. Robinson returned to England and became a millionaire. Later, when writing articles, people often use the allusion "Robinson and Friday" to criticize the fantasy of trying to break away from society and people.