Carve on Gunwale of a Moving Boat刻舟求剑

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“刻舟求剑”是一个由寓言故事演化而成的成语，出自《吕氏春秋·察今》 。比喻拘泥固执，不知变通。

Long time ago， there was a young man from the State of Chu.He had a nice 1）sword and he loved it very much.

One day， he was crossing a river by boat. Due to carelessness，his sword which hung at his side fell into the water. Not in the leastworried， he slowly took out a small knife and carved a mark on theside of the boat.

Someone on the boat asked him， “Why don’t you jump into thewater at once to fish for your sword？ What’s the use of making thismark on the side of the boat？”

He pointed to the mark on the side of the boat， saying2）unhurriedly， “There is no need to worry. My sword fell into theriver at this marked place. As soon as the boat reaches the 3）dockand pulls into 4）shore， I will jump down fromhere to retrieve my sword.” But in the end，he didn’t retrieve hissword.

1） sword n. 剑；刀

2） unhurriedly adv. 不慌不忙地

3） dock n. 码头

4） shore n. 滨；岸

很久以前，有一个楚国的年轻人，他有一把漂亮的剑，他非常喜欢这把剑。（剩余623字）