鄭人買履

A man from Zheng Buys Shoes

從前，有一個(gè)鄭國(guó)人，有一天，他決定去集市上買一雙新鞋子。他在家里量好了自己的腳的尺寸，然后仔細(xì)地把這個(gè)尺寸記在一張紙上。

Once upon a time, there was a man from Zheng. One day, he decided to go to the market to buy a new pair of shoes. At home, he carefully measured his foot size and wrote the measurement down on a piece of paper.

他到了集市后，看到了一家鞋店，里面的鞋子樣式很多，他覺(jué)得每雙都很好看。于是，他想從口袋里拿出那張寫(xiě)有自己腳尺寸的紙，可是，發(fā)現(xiàn)紙不見(jiàn)了！他想了想，決定先回家找那張紙?jiān)倩貋?lái)買鞋。

When he arrived at the market, he saw a shoe store with many different styles of shoes. He thought they all looked very nice. So, he reached into his pocket and wanted to take out the piece of paper with his foot measurement, but he found that the paper was missing! He thought for a moment and decided to go home to find the paper before coming back to buy the shoes.

他一路跑回家，找到那張紙，然后又急急忙忙地跑回集市。但是，當(dāng)他回到鞋店時(shí)，集市已經(jīng)關(guān)門(mén)了。他什么也沒(méi)買到，只能空著手回家了。

He ran all the way home, found the paper, and then hurriedly ran back to the market. However, when he returned to the shoe store, the market had already closed. He couldn't buy anything and had to go home empty-handed.

旁邊的人看到后，覺(jué)得很奇怪，問(wèn)他：“為什么不直接試試鞋子，看看合不合腳呢？”

People nearby saw this and found it very strange. They asked him, "Why didn't you just try on the shoes to see if they fit?"

鄭國(guó)人回答說(shuō)：“我只相信那張紙上的尺寸！”

The man from Zheng replied, "I only trust the measurement on that piece of paper!"

這個(gè)故事告訴我們，有時(shí)候我們過(guò)于依賴外界的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，而忽略了最直接的方法，結(jié)果反而得不償失。

This story tells us that sometimes we rely too much on external standards and ignore the most direct method, which can lead to missed opportunities.