One day, Zhuang Gong, King of the State of Qi, went out in a chariot to hunt.
一天,齊莊公乘車外出打獵。
On the way, he saw a small insect raise both its arms, trying to stop the wheels of the chariot. Zhuang Gong of Qi was curious and asked the driver:
路上,他看見一只小蟲舉起雙臂,想阻擋車輪前進。齊莊公很好奇,就問車夫:
"What kind of insect is it?"
“這是什么蟲子?”
"It is a mantis," the driver replied promptly. "This kind of insect only knows how to advance but not retreat, blindly underrating its enemies and overrating its own abilities."
車夫連忙回答:“這是蝗螂。這種蟲子只知前進,不知后退,盲目輕敵,不自量力。”
Hearing the driver's reply, Zhuang Gong smiled to himself and remained silent.
聽了車夫的回答,莊公暗自發(fā)笑,默默無語。