英語寓言故事·畫餅充饑

來源：考試吧發(fā)布時間：2012-08-02

　　Relieving hunger with a picture of cakes

　　Once in the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), the duke of the Wei, Cao Rui, planed to select a very capable man to work for him. He said to his ministers: 'When choosing a talented person, always beware of one with a false reputation. A false reputation is just like a picture of a cake; it can' t ease hunger.'

　　譯文

　　三國時代魏國的皇帝曹睿，準(zhǔn)備選拔一個有才能的人到朝廷來做官。曹睿對他的大臣說：“選擇人才，不能光找有虛名的人。虛名好像是畫的一塊餅，只能看，不能解決肚子饑餓的問題啊!”

　　寓意

　　后來人們就用“畫餅充饑”這個成語比喻用空想安慰自己，不能解決實(shí)際問題。

　　Later, this idiom came to be used to mean comforting oneself with unrealistic thoughts, without solving practical problems.

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