Zao Fu Learns to Drive | 造父习御

English Original

Zao Fu studied chariot driving under Tai Dou for three years, yet Tai Dou never taught him a single thing about the skill. This only deepened Zao Fu's respect for his master.

One day, Tai Dou finally spoke: "To learn driving, you must first learn to walk. If you can walk as swiftly as I can, you will succeed in driving a carriage pulled by six horses." Tai Dou then erected a row of wooden stumps and walked upon them as if flying, never losing his balance. In just three days, Zao Fu mastered this technique and soon grasped all the essential skills of charioteering.


中文翻译

造父跟随泰豆学习驾车。三年间,泰豆从未传授他一句驾车的诀窍,但这反而让造父对师父更加恭敬。

一天,泰豆终于开口说:“学习驾车,必须先从走路学起。只要你走路能和我一样快,就能成功驾驭六匹马拉的车。”泰豆竖起一排木,在上面快步如飞,从未失足。仅仅三天,造父就掌握了这个方法,很快便精通了驾车的所有要领。

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