英语成语故事:南辕北辙

后来人们就把这个故事概括为“南辕北辙”。比喻一个人的行动和他的目的正好相反。


Going South by Driving the Chariot North

Once a man wanted to go to the south, but his carriage was heading north. A passer-by asked him:"If you are going to south, why is your chariot heading north？" The ma answered, "My horse is good at running, My driver is highly skilled at driving a carriage, ad I have enough money."The man didint consider that the direction might be wrong; the better his conditions were, ther further he was away from his destination.

The idiom derived froim this story indicates that one"s action was the opposite effect to one"s intention.