[作文素材]五十步笑百步双语成语寓言故事
五十步笑百步双语成语寓言故事
Oneday,KingHuiofLiangmetMenciusandsaid:
一天，梁惠王见到孟子，说：
Whatamessthepoliticalstateofourneighbouringcountriesisin！
Whentheygoverntheirstates,theyneverthinkofthepeople.Butwhenther
isafloodinHenei,ImovethevictimsofthecalamitytoHedong.Whenther
isacalamityinHedong,ImovethepeopletheretoHenei.Ialsoallocat
themfoodforcalamityrelief.Ihavereallydonemybesttogovernmy
country.
“你看看邻国的政治多么糟糕！他们治国不为老百姓着想，而我每当河西闹了灾，就
把灾民迁到河东；河东遭了难，我又把灾民迁到河西来，还调拨粮食救济他们。对于治理
国家，我是尽了自己最大的努力了。”
AsMenciusheardthis,henoddedinagrment.
孟子听了惠王的话，点头表示赞同。
KingHuiofLiangwentontosay:
梁惠王接着说：
Yetmypopulationhasnotincreasedandourneighbouringcountries
populationhasnotdecreased.Tellme,whatexactlyisthereason?
“可是，我的百姓人数却没有增加，而邻国的百姓人数也不见得减少呀！你说，这究
竟是什么原因？”
Menciusthoughtthisoverandreplied:
孟子想了想回答说：
YourMajestylikeswars.Pleaseallowmetousewarasananalogy.Onth
battlefield,thesoundoffightingshakestheheavens.Thetwoarmiesar
lockedinastalemate,butthereissurelytobeeithervictoryordefeat.Th
defeatedsoldiers,throwingawaytheirhelmetsandarmour,flfortheir
lives.Someofthemfl50stepsandthenstop,whileothersfl100steps
andstop.Then,thosewhoflee50stepslaughatthosewhoflee100stepsfor
theircowardice.YourMajesty,doyouthinkitisrighttolaugh?
“大王喜欢打仗，请允许我用打仗来打个比方吧！战场上，杀声震天，两军对峙，相
持不下，但是一定会有胜负。被打败的士兵丢盔弃甲，抱头逃命。其中，有的人逃了五十
步就停下来，有的.人逃了一百步也停了下来。这时候，逃了五十步的人，嘲笑逃了一百
步的人胆小怕死。大王，您说这种嘲笑对不对？”
Uponhearingthis,KingHuistruckthetableandsaid:
惠王听了，拍着桌子，说：
Ofcoursenot.Nomatterwhethertheyflee50stepsor100steps,they
aredesertersjustthesame.
“当然不对，不管逃五十步，还是逃一百步，一样是逃兵啊！”
Menciussmiledandsaid:
孟子笑着说道：
YourMajesty,sinceyouunderstandthistruth,youcann