《鄭人買履》英文版！

Buying shoes

A man of the state of Zheng wanted to buy a pair of shoes. He measured his foot and put the measurement on a chair. 從前，鄭國(guó)有個(gè)人想買雙鞋。他量好了自己腳的尺碼，把它放在了椅子上。

When he set out for the market he forgot to bring it along. It was after he had found the pair he wanted that this occurred to him_

可當(dāng)他趕往市集時(shí)，卻忘了帶量好的尺碼。他要買鞋時(shí)，才想了起來(lái)。

I forgot the measurement, said he.

他說(shuō)："我忘帶尺碼了。"

He went home to get it but when he returned the market had broken up and he did not get his shoes after all.

他回家去取量好的尺碼。 等他趕回來(lái)時(shí)，市集已經(jīng)關(guān)了，他還是沒(méi)能買到鞋。

Why didn't you try on the shoes with your feet?

有人問(wèn)："為什么不用你自己的腳去量鞋子呢？"

He was asked.

I 'd rather trust the measurement than trust myself. (《Hanfeizi》)

他說(shuō)："我寧愿相信尺碼也不相信我自己的腳。" (《韓非子》)

擴(kuò)展資料

鄭人買履，是先秦時(shí)代一則寓言故事，出自《韓非子外儲(chǔ)說(shuō)左上》；它既是一個(gè)成語(yǔ)，也是一個(gè)典故，但它更是一則寓言，主要是說(shuō)有個(gè)鄭國(guó)人因過(guò)于相信“尺度”，造成買不到鞋子的故事。揭示了鄭人拘泥于教條心理，依賴數(shù)據(jù)的習(xí)慣。這則寓言諷刺了那些墨守成規(guī)的教條主義者，說(shuō)明因循守舊，不思變通，終將一事無(wú)成。