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拔苗助长

拔苗助长

Pulling Seedlings to Help Them Grow

Level 5 · Idiom Stories · 成语故事 · 49 vocabulary words

Source: 《孟子·公孙丑上》 · Mencius, Gongsun Chou I

宋sòng国有guó yǒu个gè农nóng夫fū,嫌xián田tián里lǐ的de禾苗hé miáo长zhǎng得de慢màn。

A farmer of Song thought his seedlings grew too slowly.

他tā想xiǎng了le一yí个gè办法bàn fǎ,把bǎ每měi棵kē苗miáo都dōu往wǎng上shàng拔bá高gāo一yì点diǎn。

He pulled each one up a little higher.

他tā忙máng了le一yì天tiān,累lèi得de不行bù xíng,回家huí jiā说shuō:今天jīn tiān我wǒ可kě帮bāng苗miáo长zhǎng高gāo了le。

After a long day's work he said at home: today I helped the seedlings grow.

他tā的de儿子ér zi跑pǎo到dào田tián里lǐ一yí看kàn,所有suǒ yǒu的de苗miáo都dōu死sǐ了le。

His son ran to the field, every seedling was dead.

想xiǎng快kuài一yì点diǎn,反而fǎn ér把bǎ事情shì qing做zuò坏huài了le。

Trying to hurry things only ruined them.

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