中国成语寓言故事130:Chiselling the Wall to Shift the Pain凿壁移痛(双语)
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A man in a village had a sore on his foot which bled and oozed pus. He couldn't bear the pain and moaned without stop.
村子里有一个人,脚上生疮,流血流脓,痛得难以忍受,不停地呻吟着。
He said to his family:
他对家里的人说:
"Be quick! Chisel a hole in the wall!"
“快,你们快把墙壁凿个洞。”
After the hole was made, he hurriedly stretched his foot into his neighbour's house.
墙洞凿成后,他连忙把生着疮的脚,伸进隔壁邻居家里。
His family members asked him:
家里的人问他:
"What is this for`?"
“这是什么意思?”
He replied:
他回答说:
"Let the pain go to my neighbour. In this way, no matter how painful it is, it doesn't concern me any more!"
“让它痛到邻居家里去吧!这样,再痛跟我也不相干!”
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