半途而废 bàn tú ér fèi
半途而废 bàn tú ér fèi
东汉时，有一位聪明的女子，人们都不知她叫什么名字，只知道她是乐羊子的妻子。
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there lived a very intelligent woman known to people only as Leyangzi's wife.
有一年，乐羊子去远方求学。一年后，乐羊子回来了。妻子跪着问他为什么回家，乐羊子说："出门时间长了想家，没有其他原因。"妻子听了，拿起一把刀走到织布机前说："这里的丝是一根一根织在一起，积累起来才有一寸长，然后一寸寸地积累，才有一丈，直至一匹。现在如果我把它割断，就会前功尽弃，前面的时间也就白白浪费了。"
One year, Leyangzi went to a distant school to study. A year later, when he returned, his wife kneeled on the ground and asked why he'd come home. He said, "There are no reasons other than missing home." On hearing this, his wife walked to the loom with a knife and said, "This silk is weaved one by one. It's now one-inch long. And one zhang (3.33 meters) was formed only after I weaved several inches. Finally, I was able to produce one bolt of cloth. If I cut it off now, all of my previous efforts and invested time will have been wasted."
妻子接着说："读书也是这样，你应该每天获得新的知识，慢慢积累，然后使自已的品行日益完美。如果中途回家了，那和割断这些丝有什么分别呢？"
His wife continued, "It's the same with study. You should acquire new knowledge and slowly accumulate it in order to perfect yourself. If you go home in the middle, is it any different than chopping the silk off the loom?"
词语注释：
求学: (qiúxué) v. seek education
织布机:( zhībùjī) n. loom machine
寸:( cùn) n. inch
丈:( zhàng) n. ten scales
匹:( pǐ) m.w.. a bolt of cloth
前功尽弃:( qián gōng jìn qì) v. go down the drain
积累:( jīlěi) v. accumulate
品行:( pǐnxíng) n. morality
日益:( rìyì) adv. increasingly
意义：
"半途而废"原指走路走到一半停下来。比喻事情没有做完就不做了。半途，半路上；废，荒废，停止。
The original meaning of "半途而废" refers to stopping halfway through a walk. Metaphorically, it means to give up halfway. 半途 is the halfway-point; 废 is to waste previous efforts and stop.
例句：
1、创业本来就是一个漫长的过程，你不能半途而废。
Establishing a business is a long process. You cannot give up halfway.
2、你的发音已经有很大进步了，只要你不半途而废，我相信你一定能说一口流利的汉语。
Your pronunciation has made great progress. As long as you do not give up halfway. I'm sure you will learn to speak Chinese fluently.
半途而废 bàn tú ér fèi
东汉时，有一位聪明的女子，人们都不知她叫什么名字，只知道她是乐羊子的妻子。
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there lived a very intelligent woman known to people only as Leyangzi's wife.
有一年，乐羊子去远方求学。一年后，乐羊子回来了。妻子跪着问他为什么回家，乐羊子说："出门时间长了想家，没有其他原因。"妻子听了，拿起一把刀走到织布机前说："这里的丝是一根一根织在一起，积累起来才有一寸长，然后一寸寸地积累，才有一丈，直至一匹。现在如果我把它割断，就会前功尽弃，前面的时间也就白白浪费了。"
One year, Leyangzi went to a distant school to study. A year later, when he returned, his wife kneeled on the ground and asked why he'd come home. He said, "There are no reasons other than missing home." On hearing this, his wife walked to the loom with a knife and said, "This silk is weaved one by one. It's now one-inch long. And one zhang (3.33 meters) was formed only after I weaved several inches. Finally, I was able to produce one bolt of cloth. If I cut it off now, all of my previous efforts and invested time will have been wasted."
妻子接着说："读书也是这样，你应该每天获得新的知识，慢慢积累，然后使自已的品行日益完美。如果中途回家了，那和割断这些丝有什么分别呢？"
His wife continued, "It's the same with study. You should acquire new knowledge and slowly accumulate it in order to perfect yourself. If you go home in the middle, is it any different than chopping the silk off the loom?"
词语注释：
求学: (qiúxué) v. seek education
织布机:( zhībùjī) n. loom machine
寸:( cùn) n. inch
丈:( zhàng) n. ten scales
匹:( pǐ) m.w.. a bolt of cloth
前功尽弃:( qián gōng jìn qì) v. go down the drain
积累:( jīlěi) v. accumulate
品行:( pǐnxíng) n. morality
日益:( rìyì) adv. increasingly
意义：
"半途而废"原指走路走到一半停下来。比喻事情没有做完就不做了。半途，半路上；废，荒废，停止。
The original meaning of "半途而废" refers to stopping halfway through a walk. Metaphorically, it means to give up halfway. 半途 is the halfway-point; 废 is to waste previous efforts and stop.
例句：
1、创业本来就是一个漫长的过程，你不能半途而废。
Establishing a business is a long process. You cannot give up halfway.
2、你的发音已经有很大进步了，只要你不半途而废，我相信你一定能说一口流利的汉语。
Your pronunciation has made great progress. As long as you do not give up halfway. I'm sure you will learn to speak Chinese fluently.
- intelligent [in´telidʒənt]
a.聪明的；理智的 (初中英语单词) - missing [´misiŋ] a.缺掉的；失踪的 (初中英语单词)
- previous [´pri:viəs] a.先，前，以前的 (初中英语单词)
- acquire [ə´kwaiə] vt.求得，获得，学得 (初中英语单词)
- accumulate [ə´kju:mjuleit] n.积累；积聚；堆积 (初中英语单词)
- pronunciation [prə,nʌnsi´eiʃən] n.发音(法) (初中英语单词)
- hearing [´hiəriŋ] n.听力；听证会；审讯 (高中英语单词)
- dynasty [´dinəsti] n.王朝；朝代 (英语四级单词)
- morality [mə´ræliti] n.道德；教训；伦理学 (英语四级单词)
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