Translations and truths that add to the snake, translations and the original text of the snake

There is a ** in the state of Chu, after sacrificing his ancestors in the spring, he gave a pot of wine to his clerks to drink. Someone suggested: "We only have a pot of wine, which is certainly not enough for all of us, but it is more than enough for one person."

Each of us drew a snake on the ground, and whoever drew the fastest would give him this jug of wine. Everyone agreed.

There was a guy who quickly drew the snake. He was about to drink the pot when he saw that everyone else was still busy painting. And he said triumphantly:

You're so slow to draw, wait for me to draw a few more feet! His snake's feet hadn't been finished yet, and the other man had already finished drawing the snake. The man snatched the flask and said, "."

Has anyone ever seen a snake with long legs? You're not drawing a snake, this pot of wine should be mine. Then he began to drink.

The man who painted the snake's feet had no choice but to regret his stupidity.

The idiom "Draw a snake and add to your feet" comes from this story. Nowadays people use it to illustrate that doing too much is just as harmful as not doing enough.

In everything we do, we must seek truth from facts and not be clever.

Another spring sacrifice in the Chu State, each of the doormen who came to help had a pot of wine, and the doormen discussed: "Many people are not enough with it, and one person is more than enough with it." Please draw a snake on the ground, and those who draw it first can drink alcohol. ”

A person first draws the snake, picks up the flask and prepares to drink. He took the pot in his hand and drew a snake in his right hand and said, "I can add feet to the snake."

When the painting was not finished, a man finished drawing the serpent, took his jug and said, "The serpent has no feet, so how can you add feet to him?" So he drank his wine.

He who added to the serpent's feet has at last lost his wine.

In ancient times, there was a family in Chu State, and after sacrificing to their ancestors, they would give a pot of wine used in the sacrifice to their staff to drink. There are a lot of people who participate, and this pot of wine is not enough if everyone drinks it, but if one person drinks it, it can be a good drink. To whom is this pot of wine drunk?

Everyone fell silent, and then someone suggested that everyone draw a snake on the ground, and whoever draws quickly and well should give him the pot of wine to drink. Everyone thought it was a good idea and agreed to do it. So he drew a serpent on the ground.

There was a man who drew very quickly, and in the blink of an eye he was the first to draw, and he picked up the flask to drink. But when he looked back at the others, he still hadn't finished drawing. I thought to myself:

They draw really slowly. He wanted to show his skills again, So he took the flask in his left hand and a branch in his right hand, drew the snake's feet, and said proudly:"You're so slow to draw!

It's not too late for me to draw a few more legs for the snake!”

While he was drawing his feet and talking, another person had already finished drawing. The man immediately snatched the flask from his hand and said:"Have you ever seen a snake?

The serpent has no legs, so why do you add feet to it?So the first person to draw a snake is not you, it's me!”

The man threw up his head and drank the wine. In ancient times, there was a family in Chu State, and after sacrificing to their ancestors, they would give a pot of wine used in the sacrifice to their staff to drink. There are a lot of people who participate, and this pot of wine is not enough if everyone drinks it, but if one person drinks it, it can be a good drink.

To whom is this pot of wine drunk?

Everyone fell silent, and then someone suggested that everyone draw a snake on the ground, and whoever draws quickly and well should give him the pot of wine to drink. Everyone thought it was a good idea and agreed to do it. So he drew a serpent on the ground.

There was a man who drew very quickly, and in the blink of an eye he was the first to draw, and he picked up the flask to drink. But when he looked back at the others, he still hadn't finished drawing. I thought to myself:

They draw really slowly. He wanted to show his skills again, So he took the flask in his left hand and a branch in his right hand, drew the snake's feet, and said proudly:"You're so slow to draw!

It's not too late for me to draw a few more legs for the snake!”

While he was drawing his feet and talking, another person had already finished drawing. The man immediately snatched the flask from his hand and said:"Have you ever seen a snake?

The serpent has no legs, so why do you add feet to it?So the first person to draw a snake is not you, it's me!”

The man threw up his head and drank the wine.

Translation: In ancient times, there was a nobleman in the state of Chu, and after sacrificing to his ancestors, he gave a pot of sacrificial wine to the guests who came to help. The doormen consulted with each other and said:

It's not enough for everyone to drink this pot of wine, but it's just right for one person to drink it. Let each of us compete to draw snakes on the ground, and whoever draws well first will drink this pot of wine. There was one man who was the first to draw the snake.

He picked up the flask and was about to drink it, but he triumphantly held the flask in his left hand and continued to draw the snake with his right hand, saying, "I can add a few more legs to it!"But before he could finish drawing his feet, another man had already drawn the serpent.

The man snatched the jug of wine and said, "How can you add feet to the serpent, which has no legs?"With that, he drank the wine from the jug.

The man who painted the snake's feet didn't end up drinking.

Moral of this story: This story tells people that the snake originally had no legs, and the person who first drew it as a snake added feet to the snake, and as a result, he did not become a snake. Later, he used a snake to add to the foot, a metaphor for extraneous branches, and this move is a bad thing.

The 110th chapter of the Ming Dynasty Luo Guanzhong's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms": "Zhang Yi admonished: 'The general's achievements have been completed, and the prestige is great, and it can be stopped.

Tell people to seek truth from facts in everything they do, and not to be clever, otherwise instead of doing things well, they will mess things up.

In ancient times, there was a nobleman in the Chu State, and after sacrificing to his ancestors, he gave a pot of sacrificial wine to the guests who came to help. The doormen consulted with each other and said, "This pot of wine is not enough for everyone to drink, but it is more than enough for one person to drink." Let each of us compete to draw snakes on the ground, and whoever draws well first will drink this pot of wine. ”

There was one man who was the first to draw the snake. He picked up the flask and was about to drink, but he triumphantly held the husk in his left hand and continued to draw the snake with his right hand, saying, "I can add a few more legs to it!"

But before he could finish drawing his feet, another man had already drawn the serpent. The man snatched the jug and said, "How can you add feet to the serpent, which has no legs?"

With that, he drank the wine from the jug.

The man who gave the serpent's feet finally lost the jug of wine that reached his mouth.

Explanation] This parable tells people that everything must have specific requirements and clear goals, and it must be pursued and accomplished with a clear and firm will, and not be carried away by victory. Those who are carried away by victory are often blinded by blind optimism and invite defeat.

The translation and original text of the painting snake is as follows:

Chu has an ancestral hall, give it to give people wine, and the people say: "Several people drink enough, and one person drinks more than enough." Please draw the ground for the snake, and the first to drink.

A person who became a snake first, led wine and drank it, held the snake in his left hand and drew the snake in his right hand, saying: "I can do it." "It is not done, the snake of one person is completed, and it is said:

The snake has no feet, can Zi'an be enough? And he drank his wine. He who is a serpent's foot will die of his wine.

Translation: There is a sacrificial ** in the state of Chu, who gives his subordinates a pot of wine and wine utensils. The doormen consulted with each other and said:

It is not enough for everyone to drink this pot of wine together, only when one person drinks this pot of wine is left. Please draw snakes on the ground, and the person who draws them first drinks. And when a man was the first to finish, he took the jug and prepared to drink, and he took the jug in his left hand and drew the snake in his right hand, and said:

I was able to draw feet for it.

Before he had finished his feet, another man had finished drawing the snake, snatched his flask, and said, "How can you draw the feet of the snake when it has no feet?" So he drank the wine from the jug. The one who paints the snake's feet, ends up losing the wine.

This story tells people that the snake originally had no legs, and the person who drew the snake first added feet to the snake and did not become a snake. Later, he used a snake to add to the metaphor, telling people to seek truth from facts in everything they do, and not to be smart, otherwise they will not only fail to do things well, but will mess things up. The 110th chapter of the famous novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms":

Zhang Yi admonished: The general's achievements have been completed, and the prestige is great, and it can be stopped.

Draw a snake to add enough to read the full text:

Chu has an ancestral hall, give it a drink. The people said: "A few people drink enough, but one person drinks more than enough."

Please draw the ground for the snake, and the first to drink. A person who became a snake first, led wine and drank it, held the snake in his left hand and drew the snake in his right hand, saying: "I can do it."

Unsuccessful. One person's snake is formed, and he snatches it and says: "The snake has no feet, but Zi'an can be enough?"

And he drank his wine. He who is a serpent's foot will die of his wine.

Translation of the full text of the painting snake:

After a family in Chu worships their ancestors, they reward those who come to help with a pot of wine. However, there are many people and little wine, not enough points, the doorman discussed: "Everyone drinks this pot of wine is not enough, and one person can't drink this pot of wine, so it is better for everyone to draw snakes on the ground, and the one who finishes painting first will drink."

One of them drew the snake first, picked up the flask and prepared to drink, but he held the flask in his left hand and continued to draw the snake with his right hand, and said with a smile: "You draw slowly, I can add a few feet to it!" While he was adding to the serpent, another man drew the serpent, took the flask, and said,

How can a serpent have no legs, so how can he add them to it? You're not drawing snakes at all. Then he drank the jug of wine, the one who drew the serpent's feet'Man, at last, lost the pot of wine that came to his lips.

Drawing snakes add enough to the translation:

Chu has an ancestral hall, give it a drink. The people said: "A few people drink enough, but one person drinks more than enough."

Please draw the ground for the snake, and the first to drink. A person who became a snake first, led wine and drank it, held the snake in his left hand and drew the snake in his right hand, saying: "I can do it."

Unsuccessful. One person's snake is formed, and he snatches it and says: "The snake has no feet, but Zi'an can be enough?"

And he drank his wine. He who is a serpent's foot will die of his wine.

After a family in Chu worships their ancestors, they reward those who come to help with a pot of wine. However, there are many people and little wine, not enough points, the doorman discussed: "Everyone drinks this pot of wine is not enough, and one person can't drink this pot of wine, so it is better for everyone to draw snakes on the ground, and the one who finishes painting first will drink."

One of them drew the snake first, picked up the flask and prepared to drink, but he held the flask in his left hand and continued to draw the snake with his right hand, and said with a smile: "You draw slowly, I can add a few feet to it!" While he was adding to the serpent, another man drew the serpent, took the flask, and said,

How can a serpent have no legs, so how can he add them to it? You're not drawing snakes at all. Then he drank the jug, and the man who drew the serpent's feet lost the jug that came to his mouth.

Ancient text:

Chu has an ancestral hall, give it to give people wine, and the people say: "Several people drink enough, and one person drinks more than enough." Please draw the ground for the snake, and the first to drink. ”

A person who became a snake first, led wine and drank it, held the snake in his left hand and drew the snake in his right hand, saying: "I can do it." Before it was done, a person's snake became a snatch of its shackles, saying: "The snake has no feet, can Zi'an be enough?" And he drank his wine. He who is a serpent's foot will die of his wine.

Translation: There was a sacrificial man in the state of Chu who rewarded the doorman with a pot of wine. The doormen consulted with each other and said, "It is not enough for everyone to drink this pot of wine together, but it is almost the same for one person to drink it." Please draw snakes on the ground, and the one who draws them first drink this pot of wine. ”

A man who first drew the snake took the jug and was ready to drink, but he took the jug in his left hand and drew the snake in his right hand and said, "I can draw its feet." "Before he had finished drawing his feet, the other man's snake was finished, and snatched his jug, and said:

The serpent has no feet, so how can you draw feet for it? ”

There was a guy who quickly drew the snake. He was about to drink the pot when he saw that everyone else was still busy painting. And he said triumphantly:"You're so slow to draw, wait for me to draw a few more feet! "His snake's feet hadn't been finished yet, and the other man had already finished drawing the snake.

The man snatched the flask and said, ".""Has anyone ever seen a snake with long legs? You're not drawing a snake, this pot of wine should be mine. "Then he began to drink. The man who painted the snake's feet had no choice but to regret his stupidity.

As soon as he finished speaking, he finished the pot of wine. The man who painted the snake's feet ended up losing the jug of wine.

illustrate the truth.

Add feet to the snake when you draw it. Parables do superfluous things, but they are harmful and useless.

1. Translation: There is a ** in charge of the sacrifice in Chu State, and he rewards a pot of wine to the doorman who comes to help with the sacrifice. The doormen consulted with each other and said, "It is not enough for a few people to drink this pot of wine, and there is still a surplus for one person to drink this pot of wine." Please draw snakes on the ground, and those who draw first will drink this pot of wine. ”

A man who first drew the snake took the flask and prepared to drink, then he took the flask in his left hand and drew the snake in his right hand and said, "I can add feet to the snake!" Before he could finish his drawing, the other man's snake was finished, and he snatched his wine and said

The serpent has no legs, so how can you add feet to it? So he drank the wine from the jug.

The man who sketched the snake's feet ended up losing the jug.

2, "Painting Snakes and Adding Feet".

Liu Xiang Lianghan

Chu has an ancestral hall, give it to give people wine, and the people say: "Several people drink enough, and one person drinks more than enough." Please draw the ground for the snake, and the first to drink. ”

A snake becomes first, the key is to rush the pants to lead the wine and drink it, but the left hand is holding the snake, the right hand is drawing the snake, saying: "I can do it." Before it was done, a person's snake became a snatch of its shackles, saying: "The snake has no feet, can Zi'an be enough?" And he drank his wine.

He who is a serpent's foot will die of his wine.