酷兔英语

杞人忧天
Qǐrényōutiān   

    从前,有一个杞国人非常胆小,而且经常有一些奇怪的想法。一天晚饭后,他坐在门前乘凉,突然想到:
"如果有一天下来,我们不是就要被死了吗?"从此以后,他每天都为这个问题烦恼。朋友们很担心他,他想开点,天不会塌下来,就算真要塌下来,也不是他一个人可以解决的。可是不论别人怎么说,他还是常为这个不必要的问题担心。

Once upon a time, a man lived in the state of Qi was really timid and often got absurd ideas. One day after dinner, he went to relax at his doorway. Suddenly, he thought, "If one day, the sky falls down. We will be all crushed to death." From then on, he was bothered by this thought constantly. His friends really worried about him, and suggested him to be more open-minded. They talked to him that the sky wouldn't fall down and even if it would, it would not be a problem he can solve. However, no matter what was said to him, he still worried about this unnecessary problem.

词语注释:

胆小:(dǎnxiǎo):  adj. timid

乘凉:(chénɡliánɡ):  v.  to relax in a cool place

塌:(tā):   v. collapse

从此:(cónɡcǐ):   conj.  from then on

烦恼:(fánnǎo):  v.  to bother about

劝:(quàn):   v. persuade 

解决:(jiějué):  v.  solve

不必要:(bú bìyào) :   adj.  unnecessary

意义:

"杞"是古代地名,"忧"的意思是"担忧"、"焦虑"。"杞人忧天"的意思是杞人担心天会塌下来,比喻缺乏根据或不必要的担心和忧虑。
"杞(Qǐ)" is a name for an ancient place. "忧(yōu)" means worry. "杞人忧天(Qǐrén Yōu Tiān)" means that a man lived in Qi worried about the sky would fall down. It refers to unnecessary or groundless worries and anxieties.

例句:

1. 他每次考试成绩都非常好,可他父母还是担心他会考不上大学,我看这简直是杞人忧天。
   He always did a good job at every examination, but his parents still worried that he might not be able to pass the college entrance exam. I think they were completely 杞人忧天.

2. 科学家们认为世界末日的说法并不是杞人忧天,如果不重视环境保护,生态继续恶化,世界末日真的会降临。
  Scientists agree that the doomsday is not entirely 杞人忧天. If we don't pay attention to environmental protection, the ecological system will become worse and worse and the end of the world will finally come.