拔苗助长

A wise man named Mengzi once told this story:

一位名叫孟子的智者曾经讲过这样一个故事：

A long, long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his son in the State of Song.

很久很久以前，宋国有一个农民，他和儿子住在一起。

However, they weren’t musical. They were hardworking and rarely sang. The farmer was particularly serious.

然而，它们并不具有音乐性。他们工作勤奋，很少唱歌。农民的态度特别严肃。

His closest neighbor had even called him a worrier.

他最亲近的邻居甚至称他为忧虑者。

Once the weather was good, the farmer and his son planted rice together.

天气好的时候，农民和儿子一起种水稻。

They were tired and proud when all the seeds had been planted. The farmer hoped they had done everything perfectly.

当所有的种子都播下时，他们又累又骄傲。农夫希望他们把一切都做得很完美。