Ancient prose, translation and Lu people's notes on holding poles

Original: If Lu has a long pole to enter the city gate, he can't enter if he holds it at first. You can't get in if you hold it sideways. Nothing can be done. My father came to Russia and said, "I am not a saint, but I have seen many things." Why don't I go in with a saw? " So I cut it off. The fools in the world lag far behind.

There is a man in Lu who wants to enter the city gate with a long bamboo pole. At first he held it upright and couldn't get into the city. Take it sideways again, but you still can't get in. He can't think of any other way. After a while, an old man came and said, "I am not a saint, but I have seen many things." Why don't you cut it off from the middle with a saw and put it in? " So according to the old man's idea, he cut down the long bamboo pole.

Precautions:

① Lu: The name of an ancient country, in Qufu, Shandong Province today.

2 hold: hold，hold。

③ Start: Start.

4 also: also.

⑤ Plan: Plan, strategy and method.

Lu Man Holding a Staff is a story in Laughing Forest written by wei ren Han Danchun during the Three Kingdoms period.

Han Danchun (about 132-22 1), also known as Zhu, was born in Yangzhai, Yingchuan (now Yuzhou City) in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was called "Laughing Forest" and Yijing.

Chun was famous from an early age, knowledgeable and versatile. He is good at writing articles and knows the words "Cang, Ya, Insect, Seal and Virtual Stone", and many people in Fiona Fang know his name.

Han Danchun became famous not because his achievements were not to be boasted, nor because his articles were particularly good, but because his casual and leisurely works Laughing Forest and Book of Changes told many jokes, gimmicks, metaphors, sarcasm, humorous anecdotes and various popular entertainment items at that time, such as throwing pots, catching rice, throwing bricks, shooting horses, playing chess, eating food and so on.

Extended data laughing forest, ancient joke collection. It was written by Wei Han Chanchun in the Three Kingdoms. Three volumes. The recorded stories are humorous, and they are the earliest joke books in ancient China. The original books have been lost, and now there are more than 20. Lu Xun's "Ancient Novel Hooking and Sinking" is relatively complete.

The moral of Lu people holding poles is that people who think they are smart are often stupid. You should not blindly listen to other people's opinions, but use your own brain.

Ironically, those who think they have no practical skills and people who lack independent opinions don't know how to be flexible and just listen to others blindly.

Inspiration: This fable tells people a truth-thinking should be active, not one-sided and stubborn.

References:

Kobayashi-Baidu Encyclopedia Reference:

Lu people hold the pole-Baidu encyclopedia