中国成语故事英文版:南辕北辙

2019-11-15 22:21:55

  One day, Ji Liang went to see the King of Wei and reported:
  一天,季梁去见魏王,报告说:
  "When I was coming here, I saw a man on the road driving a horse carage north in great haste."
  “这次,我来的时候,在路上看到一个人,驾着马车往北走,走得很急。”
  "I asked him: ‘Where are you going in such haste?’"
  “我问他:‘走得这么急,你要去哪儿?’”
  "He replied: ‘I am going to the State of Chu.'
  “他回答说:‘我要到楚国去。’”
  "I said: ‘If you want to go to the State of Chu, you should go south. Why are you going north? You are going the wrong way!’
  “我说:‘你去楚国,应该朝南走,怎么往北呢?你走错了!’”
  "He said: ‘My horse is big and strong. It can run as fast as flying. It doesn't matter to run a little more.'
  “他说:‘我的马很好,又高又大,跑起来跟飞一样快。多跑点儿没关系。’”
  "I told him: ‘Though your horse is good, you are going in the wrong direction.'
  “我告诉他:‘你的马虽然好,可是去楚国的方向不对呀’!”
  "He said: ‘It doesn't matter. I have lots of money.'
  “他说:‘没关系,我有很多钱。’”
  "I told him again: ‘Though you have lots of money, this is not the road to the State of Chu.'
  “我又告诉他:‘你钱虽然多,但是这不是去楚国的路呀!’”
  "He said: ‘It doesn't matter. My driver is good and strong.'
  “他说:‘没关系,我的车夫好,他身强力壮。’”
  "Finally I told him: ‘Though your driver is good and strong, this is not the road to the State of Chu."
  “最后我告诉他:‘你的车夫虽然好,但是这不是去楚国的路呀!'”
  The King of Wei blurted out: "Alas, this man is too obstinate. He doesn't realize that if his direction is wrong, the better he is equipped, the farther he would be away from his destination."
  魏王脱口说道:“唉!这个人真固执。他不知道方向错了,条件越好,离开目的地就越远。”