英语故事-三人成虎

英语故事三人成虎三人成虎中文三人成虎战国时期，中原各国间的战事、合盟不断。魏国与赵国正准备签订一份联盟协议。按照当时的惯例，魏王必须把太子送到赵国作为人质。魏国大臣庞葱，将要陪魏太子到赵国去作人质。庞葱临行前对魏王说：“如果有人说街市上出现了老虎，大王会相信吗？”魏王道：“我不相信。”庞葱说：“如果有第二个人说街市上出现了老虎，大王可相信吗？”魏王道：“这样的话，我有些将信将疑了。”庞葱又说：“如果有第三个人说街市上出现了老虎，大王相信吗？”魏王道：“我当然会相信。”庞葱就说：“街市上不会有老虎，这是很明显的事，可是经过三个人一说，好像真的有了老虎了。现在赵国离大王您的宫殿，比这里的街市远了许多。我确信议论我的人又不止三个。希望大王明察才好。”魏王道：“我知道了。我保证会相信你的。不要担心。去吧。”庞葱陪太子离开后，果然他的仇敌一个个都在魏王面前说他的坏话。起先，魏王并不理睬他们。但过了一阵子，他听了很多关于庞聪谗言后，他开始怀疑他了。当太子和庞聪终于被释，回国后，魏王根本就不再召见庞聪了。三人成虎这个成语就是由这个故事而来的，它指出谣言就像老虎那样可怕。三人成虎英文ArepeatedslandermakesothersbelieveTheWarringStatesPeriod(zhànguó战国,475――221BC)witnessedagreatdealofwarsandalliancesamongsmallstatesinChina.Atthattime,inordertopursuetheircommoninterestsinsuchhashsituation,theStateofWei(wèiguó魏国)andtheStateofZhao(zhàoguó赵国)attemptedtosignatreatyofalliance.Aswasusualatthetime,thekingofWeihadtosendhissontoZhaoasahostage.Aminister,PangCong(pángcōng庞聪),wastoaccompanyhim.Justbeforetheirdeparture,PangCongposedastrangequestiontotheking:“Ifsomeonetoldyouthattherewasatigerinthestreet,wouldyoubelieveit?”“No,Iwouldn’t,”repliedtheking.“Iftwopeoplesaidthat,wouldyoubelieveit?”theministeraskedfurther.“Inthatcase,Iwouldthinktwiceaboutit,”answeredtheking.Theministerwenton,“ifthreepeopleallsaidthere’satigerinthestreet,wouldyoubelieveitthen?”“OfcourseIwould,”wastheanswer.ThenPangCongsaid:“Itisstrange,isn’tit,thatevenwhenit’sobviousthere’snotigerinthestreet,youwouldbelievethereisonejustbecausethreepeoplesayso.Now,we’regoingtoliveintheStateofZhaothatisfarfurtherawayfromYourMajesty’spalacethanthestreet.I’msurethere’llbealotofrumorsaboutmewhenI’vegone.SoIhopeYourMajestywillbeperceptive.”Hearingthis,thekingsaid,”Iknowthat.YoucanrestassuredthatIhaveeverytrustinyou.Don’tworry.Offyougo.”AfterPangCongleftwiththeprince,sureenough,hisenemiesspokeillofhiminfrontoftheking.Oneafteranother,theytoldtheirstories.Atfirst,thekingpaidnoattentiontothem.Butafterawhile,whenhehadheardenoughrumorsabouttheminister,hebegantosuspectPangCong.Whentheprinceandtheministerwerefinallyfreedashostages,theyreturnedtotheStateofWei.Thekingdidn’tevensummonPangCongtothepalace!Fro