揠苗助长和东施效颦的英文版.ppt

ToHelptheShootsGrowbyPullingThemUpward 揠苗助长 孟子公孙丑上 AmanintheStateofSongwasworriedthattheshootsofhiscropsmightnotgrow HowcanImakethemgrowup 宋国有个人看到地里的庄稼长得很慢 心里很是着急 Haha Hepulledeverysingleoneofthemabitupward 于是他想了一个招 一棵一棵的把苗都拔高了一点 Thefarmerwasveryhappyandsatisfied Thenhewenthome Haha Iamsoclever Afterthat hereturnedhomeverytired sayingtohisfamily I amexhaustedtodaybecauseIhavegiventheshootssomehelpfoethemtogrow 回到家后 这人就告诉家里人说 今天累死我了 我帮着地里的禾苗长高了 Hearingthis hissonwenttothefieldsandlooked 他儿子听后感觉很新奇 便跑到地里要去看一看 枯死了 枯死了 为什么 为什么呢 Buttheyonlyfoundtheshootshadallwitheredaway Wuwu What sthematterwiththem Nowitisusedfigurativelytomeanonewhogoesagainstthelawsofdevelopmentofobjects todoharmtoathingbybeingoveranxiousforquickresults Hastemakeswaste 现在 后人就用 揠苗助长 一词来比喻不遵循事物的发展规律 急于求成 急躁冒进 结果反而坏事 DongShi anUglyWoman KnittingHerBrowsinLmitationoftheFamousBeautyXiShi OnlytoMakeHerselfAlltheUglier 东施效颦 庄子天运 XiShi wasoneofthefamousbeautyofYueState Shewasborngraceandcharming XiShi knownforherpeerlessbeauty wasbesetbysomesortofhearttrouble soshewasoftenseenknittingherbrowsandwalkingwithhandonherchest NowtherewasanuglywomanintheneighborhoodwhoonedaysawXiShiinthevillagestreet InadmirationshereturnedhomedeterminedtoimitateXiShi swayofwalkingandmannerisms Butthisonlyincreasedherugliness Somuchsothateverytimeshewalkedouttherichwouldshuttheirdoorstightanddisdaintocomeout Whilethepoorwiththeirwivesandchildrenwouldavoidherandquicklyturntheirstepsaway Thewomanmistookfrowningforsomethinginvariablybeautiful andwasunawarethatitonlyaddsbeautytoarealbeauty Nowtheallusionisusedtosat