历历在目 Lì lì zài mù vivid in memory

Explanation

历历在目指的是过去的事情或景象清晰地呈现在眼前，记忆犹新。

Lì lì zài mù means that past events or scenes are clearly presented before one's eyes, vivid memory.

Origin Story

老张是一位退休教师，他一生都在乡村小学教书。如今，他虽然已经离开了讲台，但他依然清晰地记得每一个学生的样貌，每一个课堂上的场景。那些天真烂漫的孩子们，他们的笑脸，他们的哭泣，他们的进步，都历历在目。他记得曾经有个学生，学习成绩很差，但他却非常努力，最终取得了很大的进步，让老张欣慰不已。他还记得，有一次学校遭遇了洪水，他带领学生们安全转移，那一幕幕惊险的画面，至今都历历在目。这些回忆，如同电影一样，一幕幕在他眼前闪现，让他体会到人生的酸甜苦辣，也让他对教育事业更加热爱。

lǎo zhāng shì yī wèi tuìxiū jiàoshī, tā yīshēng dōu zài xiāngcūn xiǎoxué jiàoshū. rújīn, tā suīrán yǐjīng líkāi le jiǎng tái, dàn tā yīrán qīngxī dì jì de měi yīgè xuésheng de yàngmào, měi yīgè kè táng shang de chǎngjǐng. nàxiē tiānzhēn lànmàn de háizimen, tāmen de xiàoliǎn, tāmen de kūqì, tāmen de jìnbù, dōu lì lì zài mù. tā jì de céngjīng yǒu gè xuésheng, xuéxí chéngjì hěn chà, dàn tā què fēicháng nǔlì, zuìzhōng qǔdé le hěn dà de jìnbù, ràng lǎo zhāng xīnwèi bù yǐ. tā hái jì de, yǒu yī cì xuéxiào zāoyù le hóngshuǐ, tā dàilǐng xuéshengmen ānquán zhuǎnyí, nà yī mù mù jīngxiǎn de huàmiàn, zhì jīn dōu lì lì zài mù. zhèxiē huíyì, rútóng diànyǐng yīyàng, yī mù mù zài tā yǎn qián shǎnxiàn, ràng tā tǐhuì dào rénshēng de suān tián kǔ là, yě ràng tā duì jiàoyù shìyè gèngjiā rè'ài.

Lao Zhang is a retired teacher who spent his entire life teaching at a rural primary school. Although he has left the classroom, he still clearly remembers the appearance of each student and every scene in the classroom. Those innocent and carefree children, their smiles, their cries, their progress, are all vivid in his memory. He remembers a student who had poor academic performance, but he worked very hard and ultimately made great progress, which made Lao Zhang very relieved. He also remembers that once the school suffered a flood, he led his students to safety, and those thrilling scenes are still vivid in his mind. These memories are like a movie, flashing before his eyes one by one, allowing him to experience all the bitterness and sweetness of life, and making him even more passionate about his work in education.

Usage

形容对过去的事情记忆犹新，清晰可见。

xiáoróng duì guòqù de shìqíng jìyì yóuxīn, qīngxī kějiàn

Describe the past events that are still vivid in memory.

Examples

• 十年之前，我们相识在那个小镇，往事历历在目。

  shí nián zhī qián, wǒmen xiāngshí zài nàge xiǎozhèn, wǎngshì lì lì zài mù

  Ten years ago, we met in that small town, the past is still vivid in my mind.

• 他回忆起童年，往事历历在目，仿佛就在昨天。

  tā huíyì qǐ tóngnián, wǎngshì lì lì zài mù, fǎngfú jiù zài zuótiān

  He recalled his childhood, the past is still vivid in his mind, as if it were yesterday.

Related Idioms

• 记忆犹新

• 印象深刻

• 记忆鲜明

Opposite Idioms

• 模糊不清

• 记忆模糊