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“打草驚蛇”出自《七修類稿·辯證六·諺語始》:“南唐王魯為當涂令,日營資產(chǎn),部人訴主簿貪污,魯曰:‘汝雖打草,吾已驚蛇?!?/p>
In the Southern Tang, therewas a magistrate in Dangtu namedWang Lu. He was very 1)greedyand took many 2)bribes. One of hissecretaries was equally corrupt.
One day, a man went to themagistrate to 3)lodge a complaint against the secretary. Thesecretary’s crimes were almost thesame as the crimes the magistratehimself committed. Wang Lu wasso frightened that he forgot hisproper role in handling the case.Instead of issuing a judgment, he couldn’t help writing these?words concerning the complaint, “By beating the grass, you have startled me who am like a snake under the grass!”
1) greedy adj. 貪婪的
2) bribe n. 賄賂
3) lodge v. 正式提出
Fill in the blanks:
Both Wang Lu and his secretary were__________and corrupt.
南唐時期,有一個名叫王魯?shù)娜嗽诋斖孔隹h官。這個人非常貪財,收受了很多賄賂。他手下有一個主簿,也同樣貪贓。
一天,有人到王魯這兒控告他的主簿。 這個主簿的罪行跟王魯?shù)乃魉鶠閹缀跬耆嗤?。王魯嚇得都不知道如何來處理這件案子。他沒有作出判決,而是不由自主地在訴狀上寫道:“汝雖打草,吾已蛇驚?!?/p>
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The original meaning of the idiom “beat the grass and startle the snake” isthat punishment for someone can serve as a warning to others. But people nowuse the idiom to indicate that premature actions put the enemy on guard.
成語“打草驚蛇”,原指懲罰了別人,也警戒了自己;后比喻做事不周密,致使對方有了警覺和防范。
參考答案:greedy