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儿童双语寓言小故事：抱薪救火分享到：
2015-10-2114:06作者：来源：网络字号：_
InthelastyearsoftheWarringStatesperiod,theStateofQinattackedtheStateofWeionalargescalerepeatedlyandoccupiedlargeareasofland,fortheStateofWeiwastooweaktodefenditself.In273B.B.,theqinarmylaunchedanotherattackupontheStateofWeiwithamomentummorevigorousthanever.
战国末期，秦国向魏国接连发动大规模的进攻，魏国无力抵抗，大片土地都被秦军占领了。到公元前273年，秦国又一次向魏国出兵，势头空前猛烈。
ThekingoftheStateofWeisummonedhisofficials,andaskedwithaworriedlookifanyonecouldproposeawaytodefeattheQinarmy.Afteryearsofchaoscausedbythewars,theofficialstrembledwhenfightingwasmentioned,andnoonedaredtospeakofresistance.Atthecriticalmomentwhenalargeenemyforcewasbearingdownupontheborder,mostoftheoffinialspersuadedthekingtosueforpeace,atthecostofgivingawaytotheStateofQinthelargeareaoflandnorthoftheHuangheRiverandsouthoftheTaihangMountain.
魏王把大臣们召来，愁眉苦脸地问大家有没有使秦国退兵的办法。大臣们由于经过多年的战乱，提起打仗就吓得哆嗦，谁也不敢谈“抵抗”二字。在这大兵压境的危急时刻，多数大臣都劝魏王，用黄河以北和太行山以南的大片土地为代价，向秦王求和。
HoweverSuDai,acounsellor,didnotagree.Hehurrieduptothekingandsaid:YourMajesty,theydon'tthinkabouttheinterestsofthecountryatall.Itisjustbecausetheyarecowardlyandafraidofdeaththattheyaskyoutosueforpeacebybetrayingthecountry.OfcourseyoucantemperarilysatisfytheambitionofthekingoftheStateofQinisinsatiablygreedy.Itwillneverstopassaultingusuntilourlandistotallygivenaway.
谋士苏代听了这些话，很不以为然，忙上前对魏王说：“大王，他们是因为自己胆小怕死，才让您去卖国求和，根本不为国家着想。您想，把大片土地割让给秦国虽然暂时满足了秦王的野心，但秦国的欲望是无止境的，只要魏国的土地没割完，秦军就不会停止进攻我们。”
Oncetherewasamanwhosehousewasonfire.Peopletoldhimtoputoutthefirewithwater,buthewouldnotlisten.Instead,hecarriedafaggottoputoutthefire,onlytomakethefirefiercer.Thatwasbecausehedidn'tknowthat,insteadofputtingoutthefire,faggotscouldonlymakeitburningmorevigorously.Isn'titequivalenttocarryingfaggotstoputoutafireifyouagreetosueforpeaceatthecostofthelandoftheStateofWei？说到这里，苏代讲了一个故事：从前有一个人，他的房子起火了，别人劝他快用水去浇灭大火，但他不听，偏抱起一捆柴草去救火，是因为他不懂得柴草不但不能灭火反而能助长火势的道理。大王若同意拿着魏国土地去求和，不就等于抱着柴草救火吗？”
ThoughSuDai'sargumentwasveryconvincing,thekingacceptedthesuggestionofthoseofficialsandgaveawaytotheStateofQinalargeareaofthelandoftheStateofWei.ForthekingoftheStateofWeiwascowardlyandonlycaredforpeaceatthemoment.Asmightbeexpected,theQinarmyassaultedtheStateofWeionalargescalein225B.C.,surroundingthecapitalcityDaliangandfloodingitbydiggingopenthedykesoftheHuangheRiver.TheStateofWeiwasfinallydestroyedbytheStateofQin.ThisstoryappearsintheHistoricalRecordsWrittenbySimaQian.
尽管苏代讲得头头是道，但是胆小的魏王只顾眼前的太平，还是依大臣们的意见把魏国大片土地割让给秦国。到公元225年，果然秦军又向魏国大举进攻，包围了国都大梁，掘开黄河大堤让洪水淹没了大梁城，魏国终于被秦国灭掉了。
寓意
Thesetphrasecarryingfaggotstoputoutafireisusedtomeanadoptingawrongmethodtosaveasituationandendingupbymakingitworse.
