To make a noise in the world-----名噪壹時
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wake a sleeping dog-----招惹是非
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2. 把中國的四字成語故事翻譯成英語刻舟求劍
Making His Mark (Ke Zhou Qiu Jian)
A man from the state of Chu was crossing a river. In the boat, his sword fell into the water. Immediately he made a mark on the boat.
"This is where my sword fell off," he said.
When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to look for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat.
The boat had moved but the sword had not. Is this not a very foolish way to look for a sword?
Self-contradiction
A man of the state of Chu had a spear and a shield for sale. He was loud in his praise of his shield. "My shield is so strong that nothing can pierce it through." He also sang praises of his spear. "My spear is so strong that it can pierce through anything." "What would happen," he was asked, "if your spear is used to pierce your shield?" It is impossible for an imperable shield to coexist with a spear that finds nothing imperable. n0 d9 p Z+ x/ M
自相矛盾
很久以前，楚國有個賣兵器的人，在市場上賣矛和盾。為了讓人家願意買他的貨，他先舉起盾向人們誇口道：“我的盾是世上最堅固的盾，任何鋒利的東西都不能刺穿它。”接著又舉起他的矛，向人吹噓說：“妳們再看看我的矛，它鋒利無比，無堅不摧”人群中有人問道：“依妳的說法，那就拿妳的矛來刺妳的盾吧，看看結果怎麽樣？” 賣兵器的人聽了張口結舌，無從回答，只好拿著矛和盾走了。