成语寓言故事:相辅相成(中英对照)

日期:12-24作者:网友整理人气:68我来说

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  Complementing Each Other(相辅相成)

  In the past, a man bragged about his bow: "There is no bow better than mine. It doesn't need any arrow!"

  从前,有个人自夸他的弓,说:“我的弓嘛,没有比这更好的了,好得不需要用什么箭的!”

  Another man bragged about his arrow:"There is no arrow better than而ne. It doesn't need any bow!"

  也有人在自夸他的箭,说:“我的箭,没有比这更好的了,好得用不着什么弓了!”

  At that time, a man good at archery happened to pass by and heard their dialogue. He said:

  这时候,恰好有一个会射箭的人从他们身边走过,听到他们的这段对话,就说:

  "You are both wrong. One cannot shoot an arrow without a bow; and without an arrow, how can one hit the target?"

  “你们两人的话都不对。没有弓,发不出箭;没有箭,怎么能射中目标呢?”

  Thereupon, the man good at archery asked them to take out their bow and arrow. Then he showed them how to shoot at the target with a bow and an arrow.

  说完后,会射箭的人还叫他们把弓和箭都拿出来,射箭给他们看。

  Now they understood: A bow won't do without an arrow; nor an arrow without a bow. They complement each other.

  他们这才明白:弓不能离开箭,箭也离不开弓,两者相辅相成。