英文版拔苗助长

In ancient times, there was a man who wished that the seedlings in his fields grew faster and went to the fields every day to see them.

古时候有个人，希望自己田里的禾苗长的快点，天天到田边去看。

However, one day, two days, three days, seedlings do not seem to grow at all.

可是，一天、两天、三天，禾苗好像一点也没有长高。

"I have to find a way to help them grow up," he said to himself.

他自言自语的说：“我得想个办法帮他们长。”

One day, he finally thought of a way, and rushed to the fields, pulling up the seedlings one by one. From noon till sunset, I was exhausted.

一天，他终于想到了办法，就急忙跑到田里，把禾苗一棵一棵往高里拔。

When he returned home, he gasped and said to his son, "But I'm exhausted and my strength is not in vain. The seedlings have grown a lot."

从中午一直忙到太阳落山，弄得精疲力尽。当他回到家里时，一边喘气一边对儿子说：“可把我累坏了，力气没白费，禾苗都长了一大截。”

His son did not understand what was going on. He ran into the field and saw that all the seedlings were dead.

他的儿子不明白是怎么回事，跑到田里一看，发现禾苗都枯死了。

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原文：

宋人有闵其苗之不长而揠之者，芒芒然归，谓其人曰：“今日病矣！予助苗长矣！”其子趋而往视之，苗则槁矣。

天下之不助苗长者寡矣。以为无益而舍之者，不耘苗者也；助之长者，揠苗者也。非徒无益，而又害之。（出自《孟子·公孙丑上》）

译文

有个担忧他的禾苗长不高而把禾苗往上拔的宋国人，一天下来十分疲劳但很满足，回到家对他的家人说：“可把我累坏了，我帮助禾苗长高了！”他儿子听说后急忙到地里去看苗（的情况），然而苗都枯萎了。

天下不希望自己禾苗长得快一些的人很少啊！以为禾苗长大没用而放弃的人，就像是不给禾苗锄草的懒汉。妄自帮助它生长的人，就像这个拔苗助长的人，不但没有好处，反而害了它。

参考资料来源：百度百科-揠苗助长