A ball rolling down a slope(下阪走丸)
In the Tang Dynasty of China, there was a
well-known upright prime minister, his name was (Zhang Jiuling).
There are many stories about him in history
books.
Two of the stories are as follows.
The first story is that one day a grand
celebration was held in the palace, because this day is the king’s birthday.
The king was very happy at the birthday
party because he received many gifts from the ministers.
These gifts are precious treasures and
these gifts are beautifully packaged.
But the gift he prepared was just an
ordinary small wooden box.
After the king opened the small wooden box,
he found five thin books inside.
The king asked.
Why did you give me this gift.
He replied.
I collected stories that influenced the
rise and fall of various dynasties in Chinese history.
I think you are a wise king, these books
will be very helpful to you.
The king felt very moved.
The second story is that he had several
academic seminars with his friends.
He shared his research experience on
ancient classic books.
His friends told him after listening to his
sharing.
Your thoughts are too smooth. What we felt
just now was like standing in a turbulent river, the water constantly hitting
us.
Your thinking is too flexible. What we felt
just now was like standing on a slope. We saw a ball rolling down the slope. We
wanted to chase the ball but couldn't.
The meaning of this idiom is to describe a
person who speaks fluently and flexibly.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
What is the most precious gift you have
ever received? Do you share your reading experience with others?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
下阪走丸(A ball rolling down a slope)
中國的唐王朝，有一個知名的正直的宰相，他的名字叫做(張九齡)。
歷史書上記載了很多他的故事。
其中兩個故事如下。
第一個故事是有一天皇宮中舉辦了一個盛大的慶典，因為這一天是國王的生日。
生日宴會上國王很開心，因為他收到大臣們送給他的很多禮物。
這些禮物都是很珍貴的寶物而且這些禮物都包裝得很華麗。
但他準備的禮物只是一個普通的小木盒。
國王打開這個小木盒後，發現裡面裝著五本書薄薄的書。
國王問。
你為何送我這禮物呢。
他回答。
我蒐集了中國歷史上影響各個朝代的興衰的故事。
我認為你是一個英明的國王，這些書將會對你很有幫助。
國王覺得很感動。
第二個故事是有好幾次他跟朋友們一起學術研討。
他分享了他對古代的經典書籍的研究心得。
他的朋友們聽完他的分享後對他說。
你的思路太流暢了。我們剛才的感受就像是站在一條湍急的河中，河水不斷地衝擊我們。
你的思考太靈活了。我們剛才的感受也像是站在一個斜坡上，我們看見一顆球滾下斜坡，我們想去追這一顆球但追不到。
這一句成語的意思是形容一個人說話流暢而且靈活。
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。
你收過最珍貴的禮物是甚麼呢?你是否會與他人分享你的讀書心得呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為舊唐書-列傳-卷49-張九齡傳
https://www.arteducation.com.tw/guwen/bookv_7545.html
出處為開元天寶遺事-卷四-走丸之辯