酷兔英语

解铃还须系铃人 Jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén



       南唐时,南京清凉寺有一位叫法灯的禅师。他性格豪放,平时不太遵守佛教的戒规,也不关心寺里的事情。寺里的和尚都看不起他,只有主持法眼禅师很器重他。

During the Southern Tang Dynasty, there lived a Zen Master named Fa Deng in the Qingliang Temple of Nanjing. He was uninhibited and often refused to respect the tenants of Buddhism, or take care of the temple. Most of the monks at the temple scorned him, only the Zen master in charge of the temple, Fa Yan, thought highly of Fa Deng. 


        有一次,法眼禅师讲佛经时问道:"谁能够把系在老虎脖子上的金铃解下来?"和尚们思考了很长时间,谁也回答不出来。这时候,法灯正好经过,法眼禅师就问了他同样的问题。

One day, Fa Yan, while explaining the Buddhist scriptures, asked, "Who can untie the bell on a tiger's neck?" The monks thought for a long time, but on one could come up with an answer. At that moment, Fa Deng walked by, and Fa Yan asked him the same question.


       法灯不假思索地回答说:"只有那个把金铃系到老虎脖子上的人,才能够把金铃解下来。"法眼禅师对他得答案很满意,认为他能够领悟佛教的教义,还当着大家的面表扬了他。

He answered without hesitation, saying, "Only the man who tied the bell can untie it." Fa Yan was satisfied with his answer. He believed Fa Deng possessed the ability to understand Buddhist doctrine and praised him in front of the others.



词语注释:

禅师:(chánshī)n. a Zen master

豪放:(háofàng)a. bold and unconstrained, uninhibited

佛教:(fójiào)n. Buddhism

戒规:(jièguī)n. Buddhist monastic discipline

器重:(qìzhòng)v. to regard highly

佛经:(fójīng)n. the Buddhist Scripture

不假思索:(bù jiǎ sīsuō)without thinking

领悟:(lǐngwù)v. to come to comprehend

教义:(jiàoyì)n. religious doctrine

意义:

        "解铃还须系铃人"原义是系在老虎脖子上的铃铛,还需要系上去的人解下来。比喻是谁引起的麻烦,仍然由那个人去解决。

The literal meaning of "解铃还须系铃人" is that the bell on a tiger's neck must be untied by the person who tied it. Metaphorically it means that only the person who starts a problem can end it.





例句:

1、正如一句中国古话说的:解铃还须系铃人。人类引起的环境恶化问题,还需要人类解决。
As an Ancient Chinese saying goes, "It is better for the doer to undo what he has done." The environmental deterioration caused by humans can only be solved by them.


2、他听了你的话才变成这样,想让他恢复正常,解铃还须系铃人,只有你去说服他。
He changed because of your suggestions. If you want him to return to normal, you must persuade him to do so by yourself.