Aiming to the South but driving to the North 南辕北辙-Adapted from a Chinese Idiom

This episode is adapted a Chinese idiom南辕北辙(nán yuán běi zhé). This piece can be used to practice the directions, 得字句-how to modify a verb in mandarin, 越....越...-more and more...

南辕北辙 By Xuemei Li

从前有一个魏国人,他要从魏国到楚国去。他很有钱,所以他买了最好的马车。他还请了一个驾马车驾得非常好的人。因此他的马车既好又快。楚国在魏国的南边,但是他们却往北走。路上有人问他:您要去哪里呢?魏国人说:“我要去楚国。” 路人说:“可是楚国在魏国的南面,你应该往南走。你不应该往北走呀!”魏国人说:“没关系。我的马车跑得很快。” 路人听后感到非常着急。他对魏国人说:“虽然你的马车跑得很快,但是你的方向错了,你还是没法到达楚国的呀!” 但是魏国人还是不明白,他对路人说:“我请了一个驾马车驾得非常好的人。他能带我们去楚国。” 路人说:“虽然他驾得非常好,但是方向错了,你们就越走越远了。你们还是没法到达楚国的。”魏国人听了有点不高兴了。他说:“我带了很多的钱。我们肯定能到达楚国的。” 路人说了这么久,魏国人还是不明白。路人只好摇了摇头走了。魏国人离楚国也越来越远了。

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