English Original
There was an artisan in the state of Yue who excelled at making boats. His exceptional skill earned him the king's great trust. He was revered as a master boatmaker and received munificent treatment.
A year later, the artisan told the king, "I can not only build boats but also sail them skillfully." Pleased to hear this, the king appointed him as a boatman. During a war between the states of Wu and Yue, the boat he was sailing sank in Lake Tai, and he drowned. When the news spread throughout the country, all the people of Yue felt profound sorrow for his loss.
中文翻译
越国曾有一位工匠，擅长造船。因其技艺超群，深得越王信任，被越人尊为造船宗师，享有优厚的待遇。
一年后，这位工匠对越王说：“我不仅会造船，还很擅长驾船。”越王听后很高兴，便派他去驾驶船只。在吴越之间的槜李战役中，此人驾驶的船在太湖沉没，他本人也不幸溺亡。消息传开后，全体越国人都为他感到惋惜。