English Original
In the past, a man bragged about his bow: "There is no bow better than mine. It doesn't need any arrow!"
Another man bragged about his arrow: "There is no arrow better than mine. It doesn't need any bow!"
A skilled archer happened to pass by and heard them. He said, "You are both wrong. One cannot shoot an arrow without a bow, and without an arrow, how can one hit the target?"
He then asked them for their bow and arrow and demonstrated how to shoot at a target.
They finally understood: A bow is useless without an arrow, and an arrow is useless without a bow. They complement each other.
中文翻译
从前，有个人自夸他的弓，说：“我的弓是最好的，好到根本不需要箭！”
另一个人则自夸他的箭，说：“我的箭是最好的，好到根本不需要弓！”
一位技艺高超的弓箭手恰巧路过，听到了他们的对话。他说：“你们都错了。没有弓，箭射不出去；没有箭，又怎么能射中目标呢？”
接着，他请两人拿出弓和箭，亲自演示了如何射中靶心。
他们这才明白：弓离不开箭，箭也离不开弓，二者相辅相成。