中國成語故事賞析：小兒辯日

Once, Confucius went to the east to advocate his ideas. On the way he met two children arguing hotly with each other. Confucius asked: "Children, what are you arguing about?"

One child said: "I think when the sun rises from the hills, it is nearer to us, and at noon, it is farther from us."

The other child argued: "I think when the sun rises from the hills, it is farther from us, but at noon it is nearer to us."

One child said: "As is known to all, things far away look smaller and things nearer look bigger. When the sun rises, it is as big as the canopy on a carnage; at noon it is only as big as a plate or a dish. Doesn't this show that when the sun rises, it is nearer to us?"

The other child said: "We all know that things nearby make us feel hot, and things far away make us feel cool. When the sun comes out, the air is clear and clean; at noon it is as hot as putting the hand in hot water. Doesn't this show that the sun is nearer to us at noon?"

The two children went on arguing endlessly. Confucius was unable to judge who was right. The two children laughed at him: "Who said you are learned and erudite?"

有一次，孔子到東方去游說，途中見到兩個小孩正在激烈地爭辯著。孔子問：“孩子們，你們在辯論什么呀?”

一個小孩說：“我認為，太陽剛剛出山時，離我們近;到了中午，就離我們遠了。”

另一個小孩爭辯說：“我認為，太陽剛出山時，離人遠;中午時離人近。”

一個說：“眾所周知，遠的東西顯得小，近的顯得大。太陽剛出來時，大得像車上的傘蓋;到了中午，就只有盤子、碟子那么大了。這不正說明太陽出山時離我們近嗎?”

另一個卻說：“大家知道，近的東西使人覺得熱，遠的使人覺得清涼。太陽剛出來時，空氣清清爽爽的;到了中午，熱得像把手伸到熱水里一樣。這不正說明太陽在中午時離我們近嗎?”

兩個小孩，爭論不孔子無法判斷誰是誰兩個小孩嘲笑他說：“誰說你博學多知呢!”

Once, Confucius went to the east to advocate his ideas. On the way he met two children arguing hotly with each other. Confucius asked: "Children, what are you arguing about?"

One child said: "I think when the sun rises from the hills, it is nearer to us, and at noon, it is farther from us."

The other child argued: "I think when the sun rises from the hills, it is farther from us, but at noon it is nearer to us."

One child said: "As is known to all, things far away look smaller and things nearer look bigger. When the sun rises, it is as big as the canopy on a carnage; at noon it is only as big as a plate or a dish. Doesn't this show that when the sun rises, it is nearer to us?"

The other child said: "We all know that things nearby make us feel hot, and things far away make us feel cool. When the sun comes out, the air is clear and clean; at noon it is as hot as putting the hand in hot water. Doesn't this show that the sun is nearer to us at noon?"

The two children went on arguing endlessly. Confucius was unable to judge who was right. The two children laughed at him: "Who said you are learned and erudite?"

有一次，孔子到東方去游說，途中見到兩個小孩正在激烈地爭辯著。孔子問：“孩子們，你們在辯論什么呀?”

一個小孩說：“我認為，太陽剛剛出山時，離我們近;到了中午，就離我們遠了。”

另一個小孩爭辯說：“我認為，太陽剛出山時，離人遠;中午時離人近。”

一個說：“眾所周知，遠的東西顯得小，近的顯得大。太陽剛出來時，大得像車上的傘蓋;到了中午，就只有盤子、碟子那么大了。這不正說明太陽出山時離我們近嗎?”

另一個卻說：“大家知道，近的東西使人覺得熱，遠的使人覺得清涼。太陽剛出來時，空氣清清爽爽的;到了中午，熱得像把手伸到熱水里一樣。這不正說明太陽在中午時離我們近嗎?”

兩個小孩，爭論不孔子無法判斷誰是誰兩個小孩嘲笑他說：“誰說你博學多知呢!”