愚公移山

Yú Gōng Yí Shān

只要有决心,再大的困难也能克服。形容坚持不懈的精神。

The Foolish Old Man moves the mountains — with steady effort and an unshakable will, no task is too great.

古gǔ时shí候hòu,有yǒu一yí位wèi老lǎo人rén,大dà家jiā叫jiào他tā愚yú公gōng。他tā家jiā门mén前qián有yǒu两liǎng座zuò大dà山shān,一yí座zuò叫jiào太tài行háng,一yí座zuò叫jiào王wáng屋wū。这zhè两liǎng座zuò山shān又yòu高gāo又yòu大dà,每měi次cì出chū门mén都dōu要yào绕rào很hěn远yuǎn的de路lù。

愚yú公gōng已yǐ经jīng九jiǔ十shí岁suì了le,他tā把bǎ家jiā里lǐ人rén叫jiào到dào一yì起qǐ,说shuō:“我wǒ们men一yì家jiā人rén一yì起qǐ动dòng手shǒu,把bǎ这zhè两liǎng座zuò山shān搬bān走zǒu,怎zěn么me样yàng?”家jiā里lǐ人rén都dōu同tóng意yì了le。于yú是shì,他tā们men扛káng着zhe锄chú头tóu,挑tiāo着zhe扁biǎn担dān,每měi天tiān去qù山shān上shàng挖wā土tǔ、搬bān石shí头tóu。

邻lín居jū有yǒu一yí位wèi老lǎo人rén叫jiào智zhì叟sǒu,听tīng说shuō这zhè件jiàn事shì就jiù笑xiào话huà愚yú公gōng:“你nǐ这zhè么me老lǎo了le,怎zěn么me可kě能néng把bǎ大dà山shān搬bān走zǒu呢ne?”愚yú公gōng说shuō:“我wǒ虽suī然rán会huì死sǐ,但dàn我wǒ有yǒu儿ér子zi,儿ér子zi又yòu有yǒu孙sūn子zi,子zi子zi孙sūn孙sūn没méi有yǒu尽jǐn头tóu。山shān却què不bú会huì长zhǎng高gāo,为wèi什shén么me挖wā不bù平píng呢ne?”

天tiān上shàng的de神shén听tīng到dào了le,被bèi愚yú公gōng感gǎn动dòng了le,就jiù派pài两liǎng位wèi大dà力lì神shén把bǎ两liǎng座zuò山shān搬bān走zǒu了le。从cóng此cǐ,愚yú公gōng家jiā门mén前qián再zài也yě没méi有yǒu大dà山shān挡dǎng路lù。

“愚yú公gōng移yí山shān”告gào诉sù我wǒ们men,只zhǐ要yào下xià定dìng决jué心xīn,不bú怕pà困kùn难nán,坚jiān持chí做zuò下xià去qù,再zài大dà的de事shì也yě能néng做zuò成chéng。

Long ago there was an old man whom everyone called Yu Gong — the Foolish Old Man. Two huge mountains stood in front of his home, one called Taihang and the other Wangwu. Every trip out meant a long detour around them.

At ninety years old, Yu Gong gathered his family and said, “Let's work together and move these two mountains away.” His family agreed. Each day they carried hoes and shoulder poles up to the slopes, digging earth and hauling stones.

A neighbor named Zhi Sou — the Clever Old Man — laughed at him. “You're old. How could you ever move a mountain?” Yu Gong answered, “I will die, but my sons will stay. And my sons will have sons, and they will have sons. Our line has no end — but the mountains cannot grow taller. Why shouldn't we wear them down?”

The gods in heaven heard him and were moved by his determination. They sent two mighty spirits down to carry the mountains away. From then on, nothing blocked the road in front of Yu Gong's home.

The story of Yu Gong moving the mountains reminds us that with firm resolve and steady effort, even the greatest task can be done.