The translation of the classical Chinese version of the building is as follows:
First, the translation
There is a particularly low bench in the house of Yu Gong, and every time you sit, you need to put some tiles under your four feet. Later, Yu Gong got impatient and thought that if the building was put in a high place, it might become a little higher. So he called the servant and took the low stool to the high building. However, when he sat in the tall building, he found that the stool was still as short as before.
So, Yu Gong said angrily, "People say that the building is high, but it's not high at all. Putting a stool here is still so short. It's really empty!"
second, the origin of the demolition of buildings by public officials
The story of the demolition of buildings by public officials by public officials comes from "A farewell to immortals" compiled by Zhang Yiling in the Ming Dynasty. This story takes Yu Gong as the protagonist and satirizes those who regard the poor platform as an excuse for their incompetence in a humorous way.
A Brief Introduction to
1. The author
Zhang Yiling (the year of birth and death is unknown) was a writer and poet in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. He was born in a scholarly family, received a good education since childhood, and was proficient in poetry, calligraphy and painting. His literary works are characterized by freshness and naturalness, sincere feelings and profound thoughts, and are one of the important representatives in the history of China literature.
Zhang Yiling's representative work is Farewell to Immortals. In addition to "Farewell to Immortals", Zhang Yiling also created a large number of poems, essays and paintings, which showed his outstanding talent and profound artistic attainments. His works occupy an important position in the history of China literature and have a far-reaching influence on later generations.
2. The work
is a collection of ancient jokes in China literature. The original book has been lost. Today, there are only 1 jokes in Yabanter, and 24 jokes (including 1 jokes in Yabanter) are stored in Feng Menglong's Ancient and Modern Tan Jue Zhuan Stupid Department.
This episode portrays a typical fool-pedantic, pedantic, who has read some books and history, is an idiot, ignorant of learning, but pretentious and likes to brag. His story makes people laugh, and at the same time it is ironic, criticizing some self-righteous and down-to-earth people in society.