one day, zhuang gong, king of the state of qi, went out in a chariot to hunt.
on the way, he saw a small insect raise both its arms, trying to stop the wheels of the chariot. zhuang gong of qi was curious and asked the driver: "what kind of insect is it?"
"it is a mantis," the driver replied promptly1. "this kind of insect only knows how to advance but not retreat2, blindly underrating its enemies and overrating its own a*lities."
hearing the driver's reply, zhuang gong smiled to himself and remained silent3.
一天，齐庄公乘车外出打猎。
路上，他看见一只小虫举起双臂，想阻挡车轮前进。齐庄公很好奇，就问车夫：“这是什么虫子？”
车夫连忙回答：“这是蝗螂。这种虫子只知前进，不知后退，盲目轻敌，不自量力。”
听了车夫的回答，庄公暗自发笑，默默无语。
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