初生牛犊

Chū Shēng Niú Dú

刚出生的小牛不怕老虎。比喻年轻人胆大,敢做敢冲,不怕困难。

A newborn calf does not fear the tiger — young, bold people dare to face what older ones won't.

在zài山shān里lǐ,一yī头tóu母mǔ牛niú生shēng下xià了le一yī头tóu小xiǎo牛niú。小xiǎo牛niú刚gāng会huì走zǒu,就jiù跟gēn着zhe妈mā妈mā到dào山shān坡pō上shàng吃chī草cǎo。它tā个gè子zi不bù大dà,眼yǎn睛jīng又yòu黑hēi又yòu亮liàng,对duì什shén么me都dōu觉jué得de新xīn奇qí。

有yǒu一yī天tiān,山shān风fēng吹chuī过guò,树shù林lín里lǐ突tū然rán传chuán出chū“嗷áo”的de一yī声shēng吼hǒu——一yì只zhī大dà老lǎo虎hǔ从cóng草cǎo丛cóng里lǐ跳tiào了le出chū来lái!老lǎo牛niú吓xià得de转zhuǎn身shēn就jiù跑pǎo,可kě小xiǎo牛niú犊dú却què不bù懂dǒng得de害hài怕pà,反fǎn而ér瞪dèng着zhe大dà眼yǎn睛jīng,低dī下xià头tóu,对duì着zhe老lǎo虎hǔ就jiù冲chōng过guò去qù!

老lǎo虎hǔ从cóng来lái没méi见jiàn过guò这zhè样yàng的de小xiǎo家jiā伙huǒ,它tā愣lèng了le一yī下xià,不bù知zhī道dào这zhè是shì什shén么me怪guài东dōng西xī——一yī般bān的de动dòng物wù早zǎo吓xià跑pǎo了le,怎zěn么me这zhè头tóu小xiǎo牛niú反fǎn过guò来lái追zhuī自zì己jǐ?老lǎo虎hǔ犹yóu豫yù了le一yī会huì儿ér,竟jìng然rán转zhuǎn身shēn跑pǎo进jìn了le树shù林lín。

人rén们men由yóu此cǐ说shuō:“初chū生shēng牛niú犊dú不bú怕pà虎hǔ。”《三sān国guó演yǎn义yì》里lǐ也yě有yǒu这zhè个gè说shuō法fǎ,用yòng来lái夸kuā赞zàn那nà些xiē年nián纪jì轻qīng轻qīng、敢gǎn想xiǎng敢gǎn做zuò的de少shǎo年nián英yīng雄xióng。

“初chū生shēng牛niú犊dú”这zhè个gè成chéng语yǔ,现xiàn在zài常cháng用yòng来lái形xíng容róng年nián轻qīng人rén胆dǎn大dà、有yǒu冲chōng劲jìn,不bù怕pà困kùn难nán,也yě不bù怕pà强qiáng手shǒu。

In the mountains, a mother cow gave birth to a little calf. As soon as the calf could walk, it followed its mother up the hillside to graze. It was small, with bright black eyes, and everything it saw was new and wonderful.

One day a mountain wind blew, and from the woods came a terrible roar — a great tiger leapt out of the grass! The old cow turned and fled in fear. But the calf didn't know to be afraid. It opened its eyes wide, lowered its head, and charged straight at the tiger!

The tiger had never seen such a creature. It froze, confused — most animals ran from it, yet this tiny calf was chasing it! After a moment's hesitation, the tiger actually turned around and darted back into the forest.

From this came the saying, “A newborn calf fears no tiger.” The Romance of the Three Kingdoms uses the phrase too, to praise fearless young heroes.

Today “newborn calf” describes young people who are bold and full of drive, unafraid of hardship or of stronger opponents.