中国成语故事邯郸学步双语版.docx

中国成语故事邯郸学步双语版 Handan was the capital of the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period. 邯郸，是战国时期赵国的首都 A young man in the State of Yan heard that the State of Zhao was more powerful than the State of Yan, so he was much interested in the State of Zhao. Consequently, he crossed over mountain after mountain by himself and got to Handan. 燕国有个青年听说赵国比燕国强大，对赵国很感爱好于是，他一个人翻山越岭，来到了邯郸 Upon arrival at Handan, he felt that the State of Zhao was indeed more stable than the State of Yan. Even the way of walking of the people of the State of Zhao looked better than that of the people of the State of Yan. He made up his mind to learn how the people of the State of Zhao walked in Handan, so that in the future the people of the State of Yan could walk as gracefully as them. 到了邯郸，他觉得赵国的确比燕国安定，连赵国人走路的姿态都比燕国人好看。

他打算在邯郸学会赵国人走路，将来让燕国人走路也能像赵国人一样好看 Yet, that was easier said than done. No matter how hard he tried, he was unable to learn the gait of the people of the State of Zhao. On the contrary, he even forgot completely how he walked in the State of Yan. In the end, he had no alternative but to crawl back from the State of Zhao to the State of Yan. 可是，说起来简单做起来难这个青年怎么学也没有学会赵国人走路的姿态，反而连自己在燕国时如何走路也忘得干洁净净最终，池没有方法，只好爬着离开赵国回燕国去了 2。