The snipe did not have the clam meat, but to be clamped. And the clam could not go back to the river. They began to quarrel. The snipe said, “Today does not rain and tomorrow won’t either. You’ll be dry to death if you do not return to the river”. The clam said, “You will starve to death if you do not pull out your mouth and eat”.<\/div>\n
Yù hé hébàng zài sh\u0101t\u0101n shàng ji\u0101ngchí le h\u011bn cháng shíji\u0101n, t\u0101men d\u014du h\u011bn lèi le, k\u011b shuí y\u011b bù k\u011bn ràngbù. Zhè shí y\u01d2u gè yúw\u0113ng zhèng h\u01ceo lùguò zhèl\u01d0, kànjiàn t\u0101men jiá zài yìq\u01d0 bù néng dòng, jiù h\u0101h\u0101 dàxiào q\u01d0lái, b\u01ce t\u0101men yìq\u01d0 zhu\u014d huí ji\u0101 le.
\t\u9e6c\u548c\u6cb3\u868c\u5728\u6c99\u6ee9\u4e0a\u50f5\u6301\u4e86\u5f88\u957f\u65f6\u95f4\uff0c\u5b83\u4eec\u90fd\u5f88\u7d2f\u4e86\uff0c\u53ef\u8c01\u4e5f\u4e0d\u80af\u8ba9\u6b65\u3002\u8fd9\u65f6\u6709\u4e2a\u6e14\u7fc1\u6b63\u597d\u8def\u8fc7\u8fd9\u91cc\uff0c\u770b\u89c1\u5b83\u4eec\u5939\u5728\u4e00\u8d77\u4e0d\u80fd\u52a8\uff0c\u5c31\u54c8\u54c8\u5927\u7b11\u8d77\u6765\uff0c\u628a\u5b83\u4eec\u4e00\u8d77\u6349\u56de\u5bb6\u4e86\u3002<\/div>\n
The snipe and clam refused to budge in the beach for a long time. They both were tired, but neither of them wanted to give in. There was a fisherman walking by at the same time. When he saw the snip and clam could not move, he laughed and caught them back home.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
\tWords\uff1a<\/strong>
\t\u6cb3\u868chébàng\uff1a mussel\uff08n.\uff09
\t\uff08\u786c\uff09\u58f3ké\uff1a (hard) shell\uff08n.\uff09
\t\u5544zhuó\uff1a to peck\uff08v.\uff09
\t\u5939ji\u0101\uff1a to clip\uff08v.\uff09
\t\u4e89\u5435zh\u0113ngch\u01ceo\uff1a quarrel\uff08v.\uff09
\t\u670d\u6c14fúqì\uff1a convinced\uff08adj.\uff09
\t\u50f5\u6301ji\u0101ngchí\uff1a to refuse to budge\uff08v.\uff09
\t\u6e14\u7fc1yúw\u0113ng\uff1a fishman\uff08n.\uff09<\/p>\n \tMeanings:<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n“\u9e6c\u868c\u76f8\u4e89\uff0c\u6e14\u7fc1\u5f97\u5229”\u662f\u8bf4\u9e6c\u548c\u6cb3\u868c\u50f5\u6301\u4e0d\u4e0b\uff0c\u8ba9\u6e14\u7fc1\u5f88\u8f7b\u6613\u5730\u6349\u4e86\u5b83\u4eec\u3002\u6bd4\u55bb\u53cc\u65b9\u4e89\u6267\u4e0d\u4e0b\uff0c\u4e24\u8d25\u4ff1\u4f24\uff0c\u5374\u8ba9\u7b2c\u4e09\u65b9\u4ece\u4e2d\u5f97\u5230\u4e86\u5229\u76ca\u3002<\/div>\n
“\u9e6c\u868c\u76f8\u4e89\uff0c\u6e14\u7fc1\u5f97\u5229”literally means the snipe and clam ended in a deadlock which are easily caught by the fisherman. It is used as a metaphor that the third party benefits from the tussle.<\/div>\n
\tSentences:<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n1. Zhè li\u01ceng ji\u0101 sh\u0101ngdiàn d\u014du shu\u014d duìf\u0101ng de sh\u0101ngp\u01d0n bù h\u01ceo, x\u012bwàng gùkè dào zìj\u01d0 de sh\u0101ngdiàn lái m\u01cei d\u014dngx\u012b. K\u011bshì Yù bàng xi\u0101ngzh\u0113ng, yúw\u0113ng d\u011b lì, gùkè men li\u01ceng ji\u0101 d\u014du méi m\u01cei, quán dào lìng yì ji\u0101 sh\u0101ngdiàn m\u01cei d\u014dngx\u012b qù le.
\t\u8fd9\u4e24\u5bb6\u5546\u5e97\u90fd\u8bf4\u5bf9\u65b9\u7684\u5546\u54c1\u4e0d\u597d\uff0c\u5e0c\u671b\u987e\u5ba2\u5230\u81ea\u5df1\u7684\u5546\u5e97\u6765\u4e70\u4e1c\u897f\u3002\u53ef\u662f\u9e6c\u868c\u76f8\u4e89\uff0c\u6e14\u7fc1\u5f97\u5229\uff0c\u987e\u5ba2\u4eec\u4e24\u5bb6\u90fd\u6ca1\u4e70\uff0c\u5168\u5230\u53e6\u4e00\u5bb6\u5546\u5e97\u4e70\u4e1c\u897f\u53bb\u4e86\u3002<\/div>\n
The two shops accused each other, in the hope that customers buy things in its own shop. But, the customers do not go the two shops and a third shop benefits in the dispute.<\/div>\n
\t<\/p>\n
2. Ràng t\u0101men li\u01ceng ji\u0101 g\u014dngs\u012b jìngzh\u0113ng ba, dào shíhòu w\u01d2men lái gè Yù bàng xi\u0101ngzh\u0113ng, yúw\u0113ng d\u011b lì.
\t\u8ba9\u4ed6\u4eec\u4e24\u5bb6\u516c\u53f8\u7ade\u4e89\u5427\uff0c\u5230\u65f6\u5019\u6211\u4eec\u6765\u4e2a\u9e6c\u868c\u76f8\u4e89\u6e14\u7fc1\u5f97\u5229\u3002<\/div>\n
Let the two companies compete. We can get the benefit in the competition. <\/div>\n<\/p>\n
\t\u539f\u6587\u94fe\u63a5<\/p>\n
\t\u58f0\u660e\uff1a\u6caa\u6c5f\u7f51\u9ad8\u5ea6\u91cd\u89c6\u77e5\u8bc6\u4ea7\u6743\u4fdd\u62a4\uff0c\u53d1\u73b0\u672c\u7f51\u7ad9\u53d1\u5e03\u7684\u4fe1\u606f\u5305\u542b\u6709\u4fb5\u72af\u5176\u8457\u4f5c\u6743\u7684\u94fe\u63a5\u5185\u5bb9\u65f6\uff0c\u8bf7\u8054\u7cfb\u6211\u4eec\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u5c06\u505a\u76f8\u5e94\u5904\u7406\u3002<\/p>\n