英语成语故事 10页

三人成虎ARepeatedSlanderMakesOthersBelieve 战国时期，魏国和赵国签订了友好盟约，魏王要把儿子送到赵国都城邯郸去当人质，魏王决定派大臣庞葱陪同前往。DuringtheWarringStatesPeriod,WeiStateandZhaoStatesignedatreatyofalliance,TheKingofWeiassignedPangCongtosendhissonasthehostagetoHandan,thecapitalofZhaoState 庞葱担心魏王不再信任他。临行时到王宫里对魏王说：“大王，如果有人向您禀报说，街市上有老虎，您相信不相信?”Forfearingthatthekingwouldnottrusthim,PangCongaskedthekingbeforeleaving,"YourMajesty,willyoubelieveinitifsomeonetellsyouthereisatigeronthestreer?" 魏王回答：“我不相信。老虎怎么会跑到大街上来呢？”庞葱接着问：“如果有两个人对您说，街市上有老虎，您相信不相信?”Thekinganswered,"Iwouldnotbelieve.Howcouldthetigerrunonthestreet?"PangCongcontinuedtoask,"Iftwopersonstellyouthereisatigeronthestreet,willyoubelieve?" 魏王迟疑了一下说：“如果两个人都这么说了，我将信将疑了。”庞葱紧接着问：“要是第三个人也向您报告说，街市上有老虎，您相信不相信?”Thekinganswered,"Ifbothofthemsayasthat,Iwillbehaif-believing."PangCongaskedagain,"Ifthreepeoplealltellyouthereisatiger,willyoubelieve?" 魏王说：“如果大家都这么说，我只好相信了。”庞葱说：“您想，老虎不会跑到大街上来，这是人人皆知的事情，还是因为三个人都说那里有虎，便成为有虎了。Thekinganswered,"Ifallthepersonssaylikethis,Ihavetobelieveit."PangCongsaid,"Evenifitisknowntoallthatthetigerwillnotcomeonthestreet,itbecomestruethatthetigerisonthestreetonlybecausethreepersonssaylikethis. 邯郸离我们魏国的都城大梁，比王宫离街市要远得多，而且背后议论我的人恐怕也不止三个人。请大王仔细考虑啊。”ThedistancefromHandantoourcapital,Daliang,ismuchfartherthanthedistancefromthestreettoourpalace.Andtherearemorethanthreepersonswhowillspeakillofmebehindmyback.YourMajesty,Iadviseyoutoconsideritoverandoveragain." 魏王点头说：“我知道了，你放心去吧。”庞葱陪同魏王的儿子到了邯郸。不久，果然有很多人对魏王说庞葱的坏话，魏王确实相信了，就不让庞葱再去见他。Thekingnoddedandesaid,"Iknowit;youcansetyourmindasease."Accompanyingthesonoftheking,PangCongarrivedinHandan.Soon,itistruethattherearemanypersonswhospeakillofPangCongbehindhimtotheking.ThekingofWeibelievedtheillremarksindeedandrefusedPangCongtovisithim. 现在人们用“三人成虎”这个成语比喻一句谣言，或一件虚假事物，说的人一多，就能使人认假为真我们在日常的工作和生活中要坚持眼见为实，耳听为虚的原则，不要轻易相信传言。 Nowweoftenusethisidiomtomeanarumororafalsething,oncespreadbymany,willbemadeatruth.Indailylifeandwork,weshouldobeytherulethatthingsseenaremightierthanthingsheardandneverbelievethehearsay.