Idiom: 邯鄲學步(邯郸学步)
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Traditional: 有個燕國人見趙國邯鄲人走路步代優美,便決心學會邯鄲人走路。於是,他仔細研究鄲人走路的方法,並跟在後面模仿,幾天后,他覺得自己走的還是不像,於是得出結論:以前的周走髮乾擾了他的學習,要想學邯鄲走法,必須放棄自己以前的走法。結果連自己的走法都忘了。 “邯鄲學步”比喻模仿別人不得法,反而把自己原有的本領也忘記了。
Simplified:有个燕国人见赵国邯郸人走路步代优美,便决心学会邯郸人走路。于是,他仔细研究郸人走路的方法,并跟在后面模仿,几天后,他觉得自己走的还是不像,于是得出结论:以前的周走发干扰了他的学习,要想学邯郸走法,必须放弃自己以前的走法。结果连自己的走法都忘了。“邯郸学步”比喻模仿别人不得法,反而把自己原有的本领也忘记了。
English: A young man from the State of Yan heard that the walking posture of the people in the State of Zhao was beautiful, so he went to the capital of the State of Zhao and studied the walking styles of the locals. Consequently, instead of learning the local posture, he forgot how to walk in his own way so in the end he had to crawl back to the State of Yan. One who forgets his own talents in order to learn something good from someone else.
Simplified:有个燕国人见赵国邯郸人走路步代优美,便决心学会邯郸人走路。于是,他仔细研究郸人走路的方法,并跟在后面模仿,几天后,他觉得自己走的还是不像,于是得出结论:以前的周走发干扰了他的学习,要想学邯郸走法,必须放弃自己以前的走法。结果连自己的走法都忘了。“邯郸学步”比喻模仿别人不得法,反而把自己原有的本领也忘记了。
English: A young man from the State of Yan heard that the walking posture of the people in the State of Zhao was beautiful, so he went to the capital of the State of Zhao and studied the walking styles of the locals. Consequently, instead of learning the local posture, he forgot how to walk in his own way so in the end he had to crawl back to the State of Yan. One who forgets his own talents in order to learn something good from someone else.