螳臂当车歇后语

时间:2017-07-28 作文 我要投稿

  螳臂当车歇后语的下一句是不自量力,形容没有正确估计自己的能力有多大。那么关于“螳臂挡车”的故事是什么?下面一起来看看吧!

螳臂当车歇后语

  螳臂当车成语故事

  【成语解释】当:阻挡。螳螂举起前肢企图阻挡车子前进。比喻做力量做不到的事情,必然失败。

  【典故出处】《庄子·人间世》:“汝不知夫螳螂乎,怒其臂以当车辙,不知其不胜任也。”

  春秋时,鲁国有个贤人名叫颜阖(hé),被卫国灵公请去当其太子蒯瞆(kuǎi guì)的老师。颜阖听说蒯瞆是个有凶德的人,到卫国后,就先去拜访卫国贤者蘧(qú)伯玉,请教如何教好蒯瞆。蘧伯玉回答说,您先来问情况是对的,有好处,但要想用您的才能教好太子是很难达到目的的。并进一步说道:“汝不知夫螳蜋乎?怒其臂以当车辙,不知其不胜任也,是其才之美者也。戒之,慎之!”意思是:螳螂鼓起双臂来阻挡前进的车轮子,它不知道自己是力不胜任的,而是确实认为自己的这种举动是好的,是有益的。颜阖啊!您的心是好的,但您的作为像螳臂当车一样,您要戒备啊!慎重呀。

  【中英文版】

  螳臂挡车

  The Mantis Tries to Stop the Chariot

  One day, Zhuang Gong, King of the State of Qi, went out in a chariot to hunt.

  一天,齐庄公乘车外出打猎。

  On the way, he saw a small insect raise both its arms, trying to stop the wheels of the chariot. Zhuang Gong of Qi was curious and asked the driver:

  路上,他看见一只小虫举起双臂,想阻挡车轮前进。齐庄公很好奇,就问车夫:

  "What kind of insect is it?"

  “这是什么虫子?”

  "It is a mantis," the driver replied promptly. "This kind of insect only knows how to advance but not retreat, blindly underrating its enemies and overrating its own abilities."

  车夫连忙回答:“这是螳螂。这种虫子只知前进,不知后退,盲目轻敌,不自量力。”

  Hearing the driver's reply, Zhuang Gong smiled to himself and remained silent.

  听了车夫的回答,庄公暗自发笑,默默无语。