刻舟求剑的短篇寓言故事

　　刻舟求剑的短篇寓言故事Making His Mark

　　A man from the state of Chu was crossing a river. In the boat, his sword fell into the water. Immediately he made a mark on the boat.

　　　　"This is where my sword fell off," he said. CopyRight .com

　　　　When the boat stopped moving, he went into the water to look for his sword at the place where he had marked the boat.

　　　　The boat had moved but the sword had not. Is this not a very foolish way to look for a sword?

　　短篇寓言故事中文翻译：战国时，楚国有个人坐船渡江。船到江心，他一不警戒。把随身携带的一把宝剑掉落江中。他立即掏出一把小刀，在船舷上刻上一个记号，说：“这是我宝剑落水的处所，所以我要刻上一个记号。” CopyRight .com

　　　　船靠岸后，那楚人即时从船上刻记号的地方跳下水去捞取掉落的宝剑。捞了半天，仍不见宝剑的影子。切实他又怎么找得到宝剑呢？船连续行驶，而宝剑却不会再移动。像他这样去找剑，真是太愚笨可笑了。