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导读：少儿成语故事是帮助孩子学习英语的有效方法，英语网整理少儿成语故事-半途而废(双语)，更多少儿成语故事，详见英语网学前频道。 【成语来源】 give up halfway 半途而废 During the Warring States Period (475-221BC), there was a man called Yue Yangzi in State Wei. 战国时期，魏国有个叫乐羊子的人。 Yue Yangzi felt that he should go out and visit scholars to enrich his knowledge. So he set off. 乐羊子离开家到了一个很远的地方，去拜师求学。 A year later, he came back home suddenly. Why have you returned? asked his wife in surprise, Youve only spent one year studying with scholars. 一年后，乐羊子突然回到家中，他的妻子很惊讶地问：你怎么回来了?你才和那些学者学了一年呀。 I come back because I missed you very much. 乐羊子说：我太想你了，所以回来看看。 Without saying anything, his wife took a pair of scissors and went to the loom at which she had worked. 他的妻子听了以后，二话不说，拿起把剪刀走到她的织布机前。 Pointing at the half done brocade, she proclaimed : This brocade is woven from the finest silk.I wove one strand after another to produce the brocade. Now if I cut it, all my previous work will be wasted. Its the same with your studies. You can acquire knowledge only through diligence. Now, youve given up halfway. Isnt it the same as cutting the brocade on the loom? | 
