拔苗助長
Level 5 · 寓言故事 · 59 vocabulary words
Source: 《孟子·公孙丑上》 · Mencius, 'Gongsun Chou I'
古时候，有一个农夫，他觉得自己的禾苗长得太慢。
Long ago a farmer felt his rice shoots grew too slowly.
他想了一个办法：把每一棵苗都往上拔高一点。
He had an idea: pull each seedling up a little taller.
他忙了一整天，非常累，但是很开心。他告诉家人：今天我帮苗长高了！
He worked all day, exhausted but happy. 'Today I helped the seedlings grow!' he told his family.
他的儿子跑到田里一看，所有的苗都死了。
His son ran to the field, every seedling was dead.
做事情不能太着急，着急反而会把事情做坏。
Do not rush things: haste spoils the work.