Lord Ye’s Love of Dragons
叶公好龙成癖，真龙降临却吓得逃走。成语讽刺：爱的是符号与谈资，不是事物本身。英语可讲 “love of dragons in theory.”
Lord Ye adores dragon décor—until a real dragon visits and he flees. The idiom names loving the idea of something while fearing its reality. Handy for English “false enthusiasm” lessons.
喜欢一个概念，不等于准备好面对它的真实重量。
Loving a concept is not the same as being ready for its real weight.
After the moral, ask one question: if a similar choice showed up today, where does the story snag? Name that tension first—then take your own step. You need not copy the ancients, only borrow their clarity.