English Original
A man from the state of Chu was crossing a river. In the boat, his sword fell into the water due to his carelessness.
Immediately, he made a mark on the side of the boat. "This is where my sword fell in," he said.
When the boat finally reached the shore and stopped, he jumped into the water to search for his sword at the exact spot he had marked.
The boat had moved a great distance, but the sword had not. Is this not a very foolish way to look for a lost sword?
中文翻译
楚国有个乘船渡江的人。在船上，他的剑不小心掉进了水里。
他立刻在船边刻了一个记号，说：“我的剑是从这里掉下去的。”
等船终于靠岸停下后，他跳进水里，到他刻记号的地方寻找他的剑。
船已经行驶了很远，但剑并没有移动。用这种方法寻找失落的剑，难道不是很愚蠢吗？