Ancient translation, translation and annotation of classical Chinese

When I came back today, I met a man on the main road, who was driving his car to the north, and he told me, 'I want to go to the country of Chu.' I said, "I said."

Since you are going to the state of Chu, why are you going north? He said: 'My horse is good.'

I said, 'Even if the horse is good, this is not the way to Chu!' (He) said:

I have a lot of money on my way. I said, "Even if the travel fee is much, this is not the direction to go to Chu."

And he said, 'My coachman is good at chauffeuring.' 'The better these things are, the farther away from Chu State! ”

Is there any space? There are also new people in the space.

The translations and annotations of the Chinese texts are as follows:

Translation:Once upon a time there was a man who went from Wei to Chu. He took a lot of coils, hired a good chariot, got on a horse, hired a skilled driver, and went on the road.

The state of Chu was in the south of the state of Wei, but this person did not ask the driver to drive the carriage all the way to the north. Someone on the road asked where his car was going, and he said loudly: "Go to Chu State!"

Passers-by told him: "When you go to Chu, you should go south, you are going north, and the direction is wrong." ”

The man said nonchalantly, "It's okay, my horse is fast!" The passer-by was anxious for him, and took hold of his horse, and stopped him from saying

The direction is wrong, no matter how fast your horse is, it won't be able to reach the Chu State! The man still didn't wake up and said, "Don't worry, I have a lot of money!"

Passers-by tried their best to dissuade him and said: "Although you have a lot of money, but you are not going in that direction, and you can only spend a lot of money in vain!" ”

The man who was only thinking about going to Chu State said impatiently: "What's so difficult about this, my coachman has a high ability to drive cars!" The passer-by had no choice but to let go of the hand holding the handlebar and watched the Wei man who was blindly on the road go.

That Wei native did not listen to the advice of others, relying on his superior conditions such as fast horses, rich money, and good coachmen, and insisted on going his own way in the opposite direction. Then, the better his conditions, the farther away he will only be from where he wants to go, because his general direction is wrong.

Notes:1. Car holding: driving, catching.

2, I want to Chu: to go to Chu. 3. My Emperor is good and good:

Good technique, good at it. 4. The middle way and the anti-middle way: through the "return", return.

5. Don't go to the dust on your head: Bounce off the dust on your body. 6. The better the number:

Several, several. 7. Said: "I use it for a lot of money."

Appreciation of works:

In order to impress King Wei, Ji Liang came to a statement, and with his own experience, he brought out the story of the opposite, vividly illustrating the truth that King Wei's actions were contrary to his own purpose. In fact, this story does not necessarily happen to Ji Liang, the reason why he connects with his own personal experience is to make the story seem vivid and real, so as to be more convincing. When we persuade others, we may wish to use this kind of expression, and incorporate some stories and cases into our own personal experience, so that it is easier to move people.

The above content reference: Encyclopedia - Far from the North.

The annotation and translation of the small ancient text of "South and North Directions" are as follows:When I came today, I met a man in Taihang Mountain, who was driving his car facing north, and he told me, "I want to go to the country of Chu."

I said, "Why did you go north when you went to the state of Chu?" (He) said:

My horses are very good. I said, "Although your horses are very good, they are getting farther and farther away from the state of Chu."

"I pay a lot of money," he said. I said, "I said."

Although your travel expenses are large, you are getting farther and farther away from the Chu State. He said, "My groom is good at driving."

The better these conditions are, the farther away from Chu will be.

The opposite of the truthTell us to do things in the right direction, to learn to listen to other people's advice, to listen to other people's good opinions and advice, this is the right way.

According to the parable, the writer wants to express that we need to find the right direction before we do something, and if we use the wrong method or go the other way, no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain, and we will go further and further from our original purpose.