看故事学英语单词：杞人忧天
<p> 导读：英文中杞人忧天可以用<span word="Fear">Fear</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>. 来表达，直译也就是恐惧往往已经超过了面临的危险，这样讲就十分容易理解了~</p><p> 【成语来源】</p><p> <span word="Fear">Fear</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>.杞人忧天</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Autumn">Autumn</span> <span word="Period">Period</span> (春秋时期，770-476 <span word="BC">BC</span>)， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qi">Qi</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>.春秋战国时期，杞国有个人喜欢胡思乱想。</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>.一天，他竟然担忧天会塌下来，地会陷下去，自己无处存身。这个人越想越害怕，便整天愁眉苦脸，坐立不安，睡不好觉，吃不下饭。</p><p> <span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="persuade">persuade</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="groundless">groundless</span>.后来，有个人就去开导他，那个杞国人听后，才放下了心。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="satirizes">satirizes</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="unnecessarily">unnecessarily</span>.成语杞人忧天讥笑那些没有必要或毫无根据的忧虑。</p><p> 【文化链接】</p><p> 英文中杞人忧天可以用<span word="Fear">Fear</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>. 来表达，直译也就是恐惧往往已经超过了面临的危险，这样讲就十分容易理解了~</p><p> 动画片《老虎和兔子》的第四回的标题就是<span word="Fear">Fear</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>. 而其中文译名就是恐惧往往比危险更强大(与其杞人忧天、不如放手一搏)。</p>
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