I admire the mantis very much(螳臂擋車)
Mantis arm blocking the car (I admire the
mantis very much)
(Liu Xiang) is one of the most famous
historians in Chinese history and records a story in a history book edited by
him.
In the Spring and Autumn Period of China,
there was a king in the Qi Kingdom. His name is (Lu Go).
One day, he went out hunting in the
suburbs.
He was sitting on the carriage, and
suddenly he saw a small insect in the middle of the road.
The little insect stretched out its
forelimbs, as if it was going to block the carriage it was riding in.
He was very curious, so he asked his
subordinates next to him
What is the name of this insect, and why
his actions are so interesting.
The subordinate answered.
The name of this insect is called praying
mantis.
According to my personal observation, the
praying mantis will keep walking forward. Regardless of whether there is danger
ahead.
The praying mantis will often challenge
other insects, even if the opponent is much larger than him, the mantis will
not shrink back.
The king was very moved, he said.
I really admire the spirit of this praying
mantis.
If this praying mantis is a human, he must
be a brave warrior.
We should be polite to this praying mantis.
The king ordered his subordinates to drive
the carriage to the side of the road and let the praying mantis pass first.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
has not considered his own abilities, he is going to challenge things that are
much stronger than himself.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
If you are faced with great difficulties,
will you still muster the courage to challenge? Are you able to maintain
respect for things that are weaker than you?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
螳臂擋車(I admire the mantis very much)
(劉向)是中國歷史上最著名的歷史學家之一，在他編輯的歷史書上記載一個故事。
中國的春秋時代，齊王國有一個國王。他的名字叫做(呂購)。
有一天，他出去郊外打獵。
他坐在馬車上，突然他看到路中間有一隻小昆蟲。
這隻小昆蟲伸出前肢，看起來好像要阻擋自已所搭乘的這一輛馬車。
他感到很好奇，於是就問旁邊的下屬
這一隻昆蟲叫甚麼啊，為何他的動作如此的有趣。
部屬回答。
這種昆蟲名字叫做螳螂。
根據我個人的觀察，螳螂會一直向前走。不管前面有沒有危險。
螳螂常常會挑戰其他的昆蟲，就算對手的體積比他大上許多，螳螂也不會退縮。
國王很感動，他說。
這一隻螳螂的精神真是令我敬佩。
假如這隻螳螂是一個人類，他一定是一位勇敢的戰士。
我們應該禮讓這隻螳螂。
國王便吩咐部屬，駕駛馬車停到路的旁邊，讓這隻螳螂先通過。
這句成語被用來形容一個人沒有考慮自己的能力，他去挑戰實力比自已大上許多的事物。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你若是面對巨大的困難，你是否仍然會鼓起勇氣去挑戰呢?你對於比你弱小的事物，你是否也能夠保持尊敬的心態呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
