画蛇添足的故事

画蛇添足的故事

请用150个左右的单词把《画蛇添足》的寓言故事写出来,以便刊登在某英文刊物上"成语介绍"专栏上。故事大意:

从前,有三个人得到一壶酒。他们决定在地上画蛇,先画好的人就喝这壶酒。有一个先画好了,拿酒准备喝,见另两人还未画完,就说:"我还能给蛇添上脚呢!"但脚未画完,另一人已把蛇画好了,说:"蛇本来没有脚,你怎能给它添脚呢?酒该我喝了!"。

One day three men got a bottle of wine. But the wine was not enough for them three and each of them wanted to drink the wine alone. Then they all agreed that they each would draw a snake on the ground and the one who first finished drawing would be given the wine. So they began to draw on the ground with sticks.

It was not long before one of the three finished drawing his snake. He found the other two were still busy with their drawings. "How slow you are ! "said he, "I can even add feet to my snake before you finish yours. "

He put down the bottle and began to add feet to his snake. But before he finished, another man took hold of the bottle and said, "I've finished. Snakes have no feet, so yours is not a snake. "With these words he drank up the wine.

 

第二篇:《画蛇添足》文言文

画蛇添足

原文:

楚有祠者,赐其舍人卮酒。舍人相谓曰:“数人饮之不足,一人饮之有余。请画地为蛇,先成者饮酒。”

一人蛇先成,引酒且饮之,乃左手持卮,右手画蛇,曰:“吾能为之足。”未成,一人之蛇成,夺其卮曰:“蛇固无足,子安能为之足?”遂饮其酒。 为蛇足者,终亡其酒。

译文

楚国有个祭祀的人,祭过祖宗以后,便把一壶祭酒赏给前来帮忙的门客。门客们互相商量说:“这壶酒大家都来喝则不够,一个人喝会有剩余。让咱们各自在地上比赛画蛇,谁先画好,谁就喝这壶酒。”

有一个人最先把蛇画好了。他端起酒壶正要喝,于是左手拿着酒壶,右手继续画蛇,说:“我能够再给它添上几只脚!”可是没等他把脚画完,另一个人已把蛇画成了。那人把那酒壶抢过去,说:“蛇本来是没有脚的,你怎能给它添上脚呢?”于是,便把壶中的酒喝了下去。

那个给蛇画脚的人最终失掉了酒。

注释

(1)祠(cí):祭祀。周代贵族一年四季都要祭祀祖宗,每个季度祭祀都有专门的称呼,春天祭祀叫“祠”。 祠者:主持祭祀的人。 (2)舍人:指左右亲近的人。 (3) 卮(zhī): 古代盛酒的器具。 (4)相谓:互相商量,共同议论。 (5) 请画地为蛇:要求大家在地上画蛇。画地:在地面上画 。为蛇:画蛇。 (6)引酒且饮之:拿起酒壶准备饮酒。引,拿起。 (7)蛇故无足:蛇本来就没有脚。固:本来,原来。 (8)子:对人的尊称,您。 (9)安能:怎能;哪能。 (10)为:给;替 (12)遂:于是;就。 (13)亡:失掉,指未喝上。 (14)赐:赏给,古代上给下,长辈给晚辈送东西叫赐。 (15)为之足:给它画上脚。 (16)终:最终、最后。 (17)安能:怎能,哪能。 (18)引:拿起。 (19)且:准备。 (20)成:完成。 (21)余:剩下的。 (22)足:脚。 (23) 为蛇:画蛇。 (24)亡:失掉。 (25)为:给。 (26)子:你;您。