【用一段英语介绍中国成语故事】成语英语《自相矛盾》 the spear and the shield

In one town in old China，there lived a proud merchant . he owned a small store in the busy market . on one side of his store were beautiful，Straight

旧中国的一个村子里住着自豪的企业家。他在繁忙的市场开了一家小店。他店里的一边有漂亮的直肠子。另一边是坚固的盾牌。这时，中国经常与自己交战。商人知道士兵需要长矛作战，需要盾牌。

the market was filled with shops And shoppers . there were restaurants，fruit stands，clothing stores，And more.there was even another

市场上挤满了商店和购物者。有餐厅、水果摊、服装店等。还有其他卖矛和盾的商店。那家商店的老板是骄傲商人的对手。

Every week，the merchant sold a few spears and a few shields . but he was not happy . all the other stores were busier than His store . ever His rival '

He stared at his spears and shields，thinking.suddenly，he had an idea。

每周商人都卖几支矛和几个盾牌。但是他不开心。其他所有的商店都比他的商店忙。更糟糕的是，他的竞争对手的商店里有更多的顾客。这个商人花了很长时间和精力研究如何让更多的顾客进入他的商店。像军人一样，他知道他要比对手更强。

他凝视着自己的长矛和盾牌想。突然他想到了一个主意。

he picked up a spear and a shield and marched out into the street。

he held up the spear and danced around。“look at this spear！”He yelled。

“My spear is the best in China！it is made from the best wood in the world！the metal is so strong that it can pierce anything！”

a crowd soon gathered around him . even his rival came over to see what was happening .

他拿着长矛和盾牌大步走上街头。

他拿起长矛开始跳舞。“看这扇窗户！”他喊道。

“我的窗户是中国最好的！它是用世界上最好的木材制作的！这金属很坚固，什么都能穿透！”

人群很快聚集在他周围。甚至他的对手也来看发生了什么事。

" Look at this shield！"the proud merchant continued . he lifted it up to catch the sunlight。“my shield is the best in China！it is made from the strongest metal in the world！it is so solid that nothing can pierce it！”

The crowd grew bigger。“Ooh！Aah！”They said，admiring the merchant ' s spear and shield。

the merchant ' s rival walked up to him。“you say that your spear can pierce anything，and that nothing can pierce your shield”

“看这个盾牌！”骄傲的商人继续说。他举起它晒太阳。“我的盾牌是中国最好的！它是用世界上最坚固的金属制造的！太强了，什么都穿不进去！”

人群越来越大。“哦！啊！”他们说他们在欣赏商人的长矛和盾牌。

商人的对手向他走来。他的对手说。“你说你的矛可以穿透任何东西，任何东西都不能穿透你的盾牌。”。

“that is correct，”replied the merchant confidently。

“what will happen if I stab your shield with your spear？”Asked his rival。

the question surprised the merchant . he stopped dancing . he lowered his spear . he lowered his shield . he knew that the claims were UE

there could not be both a spear that can pierce anything and a shield that cannot be pierced by anything . the merchant didn ' t know what to say ' He He

没错。“商人自信地回答。

“如果我用你的矛戳你的盾牌，会怎么样？”他的对手问道。

这个问题把商人吓了一跳。他停止了跳舞。他放下窗户。他放下盾牌。他知道这些主张不是真的。

不可能有能穿透任何东西的窗户，也不可能有不能穿透任何东西的盾牌。商人不知道该说什么。所以他羞愧地低下头，关上店铺回家了。