刻舟求剑

一yí个gè楚chǔ国guó人rén坐zuò船chuán过guò江jiāng，剑jiàn从cóng船chuán上shàng掉diào进jìn水shuǐ里lǐ。

A man of Chu dropped his sword into the river from a boat.

他tā不bù慌huāng不bù忙máng，在zài船chuán边biān刻kè了le一yí个gè记号jì hao：我wǒ的de剑jiàn是shì从cóng这里zhè lǐ掉diào下去xià qù的de。

Calmly he carved a mark on the rail: my sword fell in just here.

船chuán靠kào了le岸àn，他tā从cóng刻kè记号jì hao的de地方dì fang跳tiào下水xià shuǐ找zhǎo剑jiàn。

When the boat landed he dove in at the mark to find it.

船chuán已经yǐ jīng走zǒu了le很hěn远yuǎn，剑jiàn还hái在zài原来yuán lái的de地方dì fang。他tā找zhǎo了le半天bàn tiān，什么shén me也yě没méi找到zhǎo dào。

The boat had moved far; the sword had not. He found nothing.

世界shì jiè在zài变biàn，办法bàn fǎ也yě要yào变biàn。

The world moves on, methods must move with it.