成語畫蛇添足的故事

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畫蛇添足

DrawingaSnakeandAddingFeettoIt

InthepastafamilyintheStateofChumadesacrificialofferstotheirancestors,andafterthattheyrewardedthepeoplewhohelpedintheceremonywiththepotofwineusedinit.

從前，楚國有一戶人家，祭完祖宗以后，把一壺祭祀時(shí)用過的酒，賞給關(guān)心辦事的人喝。

Thereweremanyhelpersbutonlyonepotofwine.Whoshoulddrinkit?Someonesuggested:

辦事的人許多，可是酒只有一壺，究竟給誰喝呢?有人提議說:

Eachpersonistodrawasnakeontheground.Whoeverdrawsfastestandmostlifelikewillgetthepotofwine.

"各人都在地上畫一條蛇，誰畫得快、畫得像，就把這壺酒給誰喝。'

Everyonethoughtthiswasagoodidea.

大家都認(rèn)為這個(gè)方法很好。

Onemandrewveryfast,finisheditinthetwinklingofaneye,andwasgiventhepotofwine.Atthismoment,hesawthattheothershadnotyetfinished,sohewantedtoflaunthisskilloncemore.Hesaidproudly:

有一個(gè)人畫得很快，一轉(zhuǎn)瞬，就把蛇畫好了。這壺酒應(yīng)當(dāng)歸他?？墒?，這時(shí)候，他看看別人都沒有畫好，就想再炫耀一下自己的能耐。他得意洋洋地說:

Howslowyouare!Letmeaddafewsnakefeet.

"你們畫得多慢啊，讓我再畫上幾只蛇腳吧!'

Holdingthewinepotinhislefthand,hebegantoaddfeettothefinishedsnakewithhisrighthand.Whenhewasjustaddingfeettothesnake,anothermanfinishedhisdrawing.Hegrabbedthewinepotatonce,saying:

他左手拿著酒壺，右手又開頭給畫好了的蛇添上腳。當(dāng)他正在添足的時(shí)候，另一個(gè)人卻把蛇畫好了，而且立即把酒壺奪了過去，說:

Asnakehasnofeet.Howcouldyouaddfeettoit?ThefirstonewhofinisheddrawingasnakeisI,notyou.

"蛇是沒有腳的，你怎么畫上了腳?第一個(gè)畫好蛇的是我，不是你哩!'

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