探驪得珠 中英對照 成語故事

探驪得珠 中英對照 成語故事

很久很久以前，有一戶人家住在黃河邊上，靠割蘆葦、編帘子簸箕為生，日子過得非常貧困。

有一天，兒子在河邊割蘆葦，烈日當空，曬得他頭昏眼花，於是他就坐下來休息。他望着眼前的河水在陽光下閃耀着粼粼波光，想起父親說過，在河的最深處有許多珍寶，可是誰也不敢去，因為那裡住着一條兇猛的黑龍叫驪龍，他想，要是潛到河底，找到珍寶，我們一家人就用不着像現在這樣一天干到晚，三頓還吃不飽，不如豁出去試一試。他把心一橫，三下兩下脫了衣服，一頭扎進冰冷的河裡。

開始他還看得見四周的小魚在游來游去，再往深處，光線變得越來越暗，水也越來越涼，最後，他什麼都看不見了，四周一團漆黑。他心裡有點害怕，不知該往哪兒游。就在這時，不遠處有一個圓圓的物體在閃閃發光，定睛細看，啊，原來是明珠！他憋足一口氣游過去，雙手抱住明珠，使勁一拽，明珠就到了他懷裡。他迅速浮出水面，上岸后撒腿就往家跑。

父親一見明珠，就問他是從哪兒得到的。他把經過一五一十地向父親講述一遍。父親聽了說：“好險哪！這顆價值千金的明珠是長在黑龍下巴底下的，你摘它的時候黑龍必定是睡著了。它要是醒着，你可就沒命了。”故事見於《莊子列禦寇》。成語“探驪得珠”，比喻寫文章能緊扣主題，抓住要點。

GropingabouttheChinoftheBlackDragontoGetaPearl-BringingOuttheBest

Long,Longage,therelivedafamilybytheYellowRiver.Theylivedaverypoorlift,dependingoncuttingreeds,weavinghangingscreensanddustpansforalivelihood.

Oneday,thesonwascuttingreedsbytheriverside.Withthescrochingsundirectlyoverhead,hisheadwasswimming,sohesatdowntotakearest.Lookingattheriverwaterinfrontwhichwashisfatherhadoncetoldhim.inthedepthsoftherivertherewerealotraretreasures,butnobodydaredtogetthembecauseafierceblackdragonwasresidingthere.Hethoughtthat,ifhecoulddiveintothedeptsoftheriverandgetthetreasures,thewholefamilywouldmothavetotoilfrommorningtillnightandyetcouldmothaveenoughtoeatasnow.Hethoughtitwouldbebettertohaveatry,andhewasresolvedtotryindesperation.Sohetookoffhisclothesnimblyanddivedintothecoldwaterwithasplash.

Atfirst,hecouldseesmallfishhereandthereallaround.However,thedeeperhedived,thedarkeritbecame,andthecoldertheriverwater.Atlast,itwaspitch-darkallaround,andhecouldseenothing.Hebecamefrightened,andwasatalosswhereheshouldswimto.Justatthattime,henoticedaroundobjectwhichwasglitteringnotfaraway.Hefixedhiseyesonit,andsawitwasabrightpearl.Heheldhisbreathandswamoverthere,heldthepearlwithbothhands,pulleditwithagreateffort,andthebrightpearlcomeintohisarms.Hecameoutfromthewaterimmediately,climbedupthebank,andmadeoffforhomeatonce.

Hisfathersawthebrightpearl,andaskedwherehehadgotit.Hetoldhisfatherthewholestoryexactlyasithadhappened.Hearingthis,hisfathersaidrepeatedly,"Howdangerousitwas!Thispreciouspearlwasgrownonthechinoftheblackdragon.Theblackmusthavebeensleepingwhenyouwerepullingthepearl.Iftheblackdragonwereawake,youwouldbedead."Whenthesonheardthis,heconsideredhimselfveryluckyindeed.

ThisstoryappearsinTheWorksofZhuangZi.Fromthisstory,latergenerationshavederivedthesetphrase"gropingaboutthechinoftheblackdragontogetapearl--bringingoutthebest"toindicatethatanarticleistothepoint.