南辕北辙 Nán Yuán Běi Zhé
南辕北辙
Nán Yuán Běi Zhé
从前，有一个人坐着马车在大路上飞奔。
Long time ago there was a man rode in a cart and travelled at full speed on the road.
他的朋友看见了，叫住他问："你要去哪儿呀？"
His friend, seeing him, stopped him and asked: "Where are you heading for?"
他得意地回答说："我要到到楚国去。"
"I'm heading for the Chu state." He replied with complacence.
朋友感到很奇怪，就好心地提醒他："你弄错方向了，楚国在南边，你为什么往北走呀？"
His friend was surprised, and, kindly reminded him that he had gone in the wrong direction because the Chu state was in the south but he was driving northwards.
他大声答道："没关系，我的马跑得特别快。"
He replied loudly: "It doesn't matter! My horse can run very fast!"
朋友很着急，拉住他的马，极力地劝阻道："马跑得越快，离楚国不是越远了吗？"
His friend was worried and continued to say: "The faster you can get, the farther away you will be away from your destination!"
他不耐烦地说道："没关系，我有一个很厉害的车夫，很善于赶车！"
This man answered impatiently, "I don't care. I have a first-class cart driver who is very capable of driving!"
朋友摇摇头，说："可是，你哪一天才能到楚国呀！"
The friend shook his head, said: "I wonder when you can finally get to the Chu state."
他说："没关系，不怕时间久，我带了很多盘缠。"
He replied: "Never mind. I've taken enough money for the journey no matter how long it will take."
朋友无可奈何，只好眼睁睁地看着他继续朝着错的方向行进。楚国在南边，他偏偏要往北边走。他的马越好，赶车的人本领越大，盘缠带得越多，走得越远，就越到不了楚国。
Finally, the friend had exhausted all means to persuade him, but failed and had to watch him traveling farther in the wrong direction. The Chu state was in the south, but this man made up his mind to go north. He could never get there even if he had a good cart-driver, a supreme horses and much money.
图片来源：百度图片
词语注释：
飞奔：(fēi bēn) v. gallop
奇怪：(qíguài) adj. strange; weird
提醒：(tíxǐng) v. remind
善于：(shànyú) adv. be good at
赶车：(gǎn chē) v. drive a cart
摇头：(yáo tóu) v. shake one's head
盘缠：(pánchan) n. money for the journey; travelling expenses
无可奈何：(wú kě nài hé ) have no alternative
偏偏：(piānpiān) adv. used before a verb to show contrariness (indicates that sth. turns out just the opposite of what one would expect or what would be normal)
意义：
"辕（yuán）"是车杠；"辙（zhé）"是车轮在路上留下的痕迹。想到达南方，车子却向北行。比喻行动和目的正好相反，付出劳动也不会有所收获。这个成语告诉我们，做事情之前应该确立正确的目标和方向。这个成语有时也表示行动或想法与他人相反。
"辕 (yuán)" refers to the wooden shaft of a cart, and "辙 (zhé) refers to the track left by the cart on the ground. A man wants to go to the place in the south but drives his cart towards the north. This idiom indicates what someone did just lead to the opposite of what he had expected to achieve, even though he has spent a lot of effort in it. The story tells us that we should have a clear objective and direction beforehand. Sometimes this idiom refers to someone's behavior and thought are contrary to the normal.
例句：
1、 你应该明确你的求职方向，这样在找工作的过程中才不会南辕北辙。
You should clarify your career objective, so that you won't act like 南辕北辙 in job hunting.
2、 这段道路的指示牌不明确，不熟悉道路的司机一不留神就会南辕北辙。
The road sign is not clear enough; drivers who are not familiar with this area might go 南辕北辙.
3、 去乌鲁木齐应该往西北走 你怎么往东南走？你这不是南辕北辙吗？
You should go northwest to Urumqi; why are you going southeast instead? You're really doing something like南辕北辙.
4、 在婚姻家庭问题上，他提倡男女平等，一夫一妻制，而实际上却南辕北辙，妻妾成群。
He was an advocator of equality between man and woman and monogamous marriage, but in fact he acted like 南辕北辙 — he kept plenty of harems.
南辕北辙
Nán Yuán Běi Zhé
从前，有一个人坐着马车在大路上飞奔。
Long time ago there was a man rode in a cart and travelled at full speed on the road.
他的朋友看见了，叫住他问："你要去哪儿呀？"
His friend, seeing him, stopped him and asked: "Where are you heading for?"
他得意地回答说："我要到到楚国去。"
"I'm heading for the Chu state." He replied with complacence.
朋友感到很奇怪，就好心地提醒他："你弄错方向了，楚国在南边，你为什么往北走呀？"
His friend was surprised, and, kindly reminded him that he had gone in the wrong direction because the Chu state was in the south but he was driving northwards.
他大声答道："没关系，我的马跑得特别快。"
He replied loudly: "It doesn't matter! My horse can run very fast!"
朋友很着急，拉住他的马，极力地劝阻道："马跑得越快，离楚国不是越远了吗？"
His friend was worried and continued to say: "The faster you can get, the farther away you will be away from your destination!"
他不耐烦地说道："没关系，我有一个很厉害的车夫，很善于赶车！"
This man answered impatiently, "I don't care. I have a first-class cart driver who is very capable of driving!"
朋友摇摇头，说："可是，你哪一天才能到楚国呀！"
The friend shook his head, said: "I wonder when you can finally get to the Chu state."
他说："没关系，不怕时间久，我带了很多盘缠。"
He replied: "Never mind. I've taken enough money for the journey no matter how long it will take."
朋友无可奈何，只好眼睁睁地看着他继续朝着错的方向行进。楚国在南边，他偏偏要往北边走。他的马越好，赶车的人本领越大，盘缠带得越多，走得越远，就越到不了楚国。
Finally, the friend had exhausted all means to persuade him, but failed and had to watch him traveling farther in the wrong direction. The Chu state was in the south, but this man made up his mind to go north. He could never get there even if he had a good cart-driver, a supreme horses and much money.
图片来源：百度图片
词语注释：
飞奔：(fēi bēn) v. gallop
奇怪：(qíguài) adj. strange; weird
提醒：(tíxǐng) v. remind
善于：(shànyú) adv. be good at
赶车：(gǎn chē) v. drive a cart
摇头：(yáo tóu) v. shake one's head
盘缠：(pánchan) n. money for the journey; travelling expenses
无可奈何：(wú kě nài hé ) have no alternative
偏偏：(piānpiān) adv. used before a verb to show contrariness (indicates that sth. turns out just the opposite of what one would expect or what would be normal)
意义：
"辕（yuán）"是车杠；"辙（zhé）"是车轮在路上留下的痕迹。想到达南方，车子却向北行。比喻行动和目的正好相反，付出劳动也不会有所收获。这个成语告诉我们，做事情之前应该确立正确的目标和方向。这个成语有时也表示行动或想法与他人相反。
"辕 (yuán)" refers to the wooden shaft of a cart, and "辙 (zhé) refers to the track left by the cart on the ground. A man wants to go to the place in the south but drives his cart towards the north. This idiom indicates what someone did just lead to the opposite of what he had expected to achieve, even though he has spent a lot of effort in it. The story tells us that we should have a clear objective and direction beforehand. Sometimes this idiom refers to someone's behavior and thought are contrary to the normal.
例句：
1、 你应该明确你的求职方向，这样在找工作的过程中才不会南辕北辙。
You should clarify your career objective, so that you won't act like 南辕北辙 in job hunting.
2、 这段道路的指示牌不明确，不熟悉道路的司机一不留神就会南辕北辙。
The road sign is not clear enough; drivers who are not familiar with this area might go 南辕北辙.
3、 去乌鲁木齐应该往西北走 你怎么往东南走？你这不是南辕北辙吗？
You should go northwest to Urumqi; why are you going southeast instead? You're really doing something like南辕北辙.
4、 在婚姻家庭问题上，他提倡男女平等，一夫一妻制，而实际上却南辕北辙，妻妾成群。
He was an advocator of equality between man and woman and monogamous marriage, but in fact he acted like 南辕北辙 — he kept plenty of harems.
- capable [´keipəbəl]
a.有能力；能干的 (初中英语单词) - persuade [pə´sweid] v.(被)说服；使相信 (初中英语单词)
- supreme [su:´pri:m, sju:-] a.最高的，无上的 (初中英语单词)
- gallop [´gæləp] n.&v.奔驰；急速行进 (初中英语单词)
- remind [ri´maind] vt.提醒；使记(想)起 (初中英语单词)
- wooden [´wudn] a.木制的；呆板的 (初中英语单词)
- achieve [ə´tʃi:v] vt.完成；达到；获得 (初中英语单词)
- contrary [´kɔntrəri] a.相反的 n.相反 (初中英语单词)
- career [kə´riə] n.经历；生涯；职业 (初中英语单词)
- seeing [si:iŋ] see的现在分词 n.视觉 (高中英语单词)
- behavior [bi´heiviə] n.举止，行为 (高中英语单词)
- northwest [,nɔ:θ´west] n.&ad.西北(部) (高中英语单词)
- equality [i´kwɔliti] n.同等，平等 (高中英语单词)
- impatiently [im´peiʃəntli] ad.不耐烦地，急躁地 (英语四级单词)
- alternative [ɔ:l´tə:nətiv] a.二中选一的 n.选择 (英语四级单词)
- objective [ɔb´dʒektiv] a.客观的 n.目标 (英语四级单词)
- beforehand [bi´fɔ:hænd] ad.事先；提前 (英语四级单词)
- southeast [,sauθ´i:st] n.&a.东南(方) (英语四级单词)
- first-class [´fə:st-´klɑ:s] a.头等的 ad.乘头等车 (英语六级单词)
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