英語諺語故事畫蛇添足:
IntheWarringStatesPeriod,amanintheStateofChuwasofferingasacrificetohisancestors.Aftertheceremony,themangaveabeakerofwinetohisservants.Theservantsthoughtthattherewasnotenoughwineforallthem,anddecidedtoeachdrawapictureofasnake;theonewhofinishedthepicturefirstwouldgetthewine.Oneofthemdrewveryrapidly.Seeingthattheotherswerestillbusydrawing,headdedfeettothesnake.Atthismomentanothermanfinished,snatchedthebeakeranddrankthewine,saying,Asnakedoesnthavefeet.Howcanyouaddfeettoasnake?
英語諺語故事畫蛇添足翻譯:
戰國時代有個楚國人祭他的祖先。儀式結束后,他拿出一壺酒賞給手下的幾個人。大家商量說:我們都來畫蛇,誰先畫好誰就喝這壺酒。其中有一個人先畫好了。但他看到同伴還沒有畫完,就又給蛇添上了腳。這時,另一個人也畫好了,奪過酒壺吧酒喝了,并且說:蛇本來是沒有腳的,你怎么能給它添上腳呢?