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【楊愛民】
因人成事

楊愛民

成語:因人成事(YIN REN CHENG SHI): to rely on others for success in work; to do something by the help of somebody; to achieve something with the help of somebody; to rely upon others in accomplishing something.
出處:史記,毛遂傳。
釋義:自己不願或不能工作,而依靠他人幫忙才能成功。
故事:戰國時代,趙國被秦國圍攻。趙相平原君帶著20個隨員到楚國商討如何聯合對抗秦國。可是,會議從早晨持續到中午,迄無結果。台下站著平原君的20位隨員已經很累,便推薦其中一人名毛遂者上去參加談判。毛遂右手按劍,拾級而上,接近會議桌時說,“雙方聯合共同擊退秦國這件事的利害關係是非常清楚的,三言兩語便可解決,你們從早上到中午還得不出結論,這是為什麼?” 楚王聽了很不高興,責怪他不應該插嘴。毛遂緊握劍柄,說道,“大王因為仗著人多責怪我,但是,我能在十步之內讓你失去大王的頭銜,因為你的命握在我手中。以楚國這樣強的楚國,與秦國的白起一戰,失去了焉、郢二地。再戰又被燒光了夷陵。三戰辱及先人。這是百代之後都不能忘記而且憤恨的事,現在大王你忘記了嗎?今天我們趙國與你聯合,正是給你報仇呀!”
楚王終於被毛遂說服,立即與平原君歃血為盟,毛遂也在合約書上簽了字。最後他對其他的隨員說,“ 你們也在堂上寫下你們的名字吧。你們只是隨從,依賴他人成事的人。”
用法:張三對李四打電話說,“你派來的人是‘因人成事’,不能作最後的決定,還是你親自來一趟吧!”
故事英譯:During the Era of Spring and Autumn, when Kingdom Zhao was sieged by Kingdom Qin, Premier Ping Yuan accompanied by his 20 members of retinue went to Kingdom Chu for negotiating the strategy and union with King of Chu, how to fight against Qin. However, the conference lasted from early morning to noon without any conclusion. The followers of Premier Ping Yuan standing below the steps of the conference hall were tired and recommended one of their comrades, named Mao Sui, going up to join the meeting. Mr. Mao Sui holding his sword with his right hand firmly went up the hall steps and approached the conference table, said, “The event of stakes how to unite between us and fight against Qin is very clear, it can be resolved with several words, but you have spent a whole morning without making any conclusion, why? ” After hearing Mao Sui’s saying, King of Chu was unhappy, blamed Mao Sui that he should not break into the conversation. Mao Sui grasped his sword-handle tightly and said, “Your Majesty the King blames me because you are relying on having a great deal of men, but I can let you losing your king title within the time of walking 10 steps, for your life is in my hands. With Chu’s national strong power, you lost both territories of Yan and Ying in the war fighting against General Bai Qi of Qin. You had been again defeated by Qin in the war of Yi Ling, which was burned down by Qin’s army. And in the third war combating with Qin, your ancestors were insulted by Qin. This event should be remembered and hated by Chu’s people even after one hundred generations. Now, has Your Majesty forgotten? Today, our nation Zhao would unite with you that is just the revenge for you!”
King of Chu was convinced finally by Mr. Mao Sui, and would like immediately to swear an oath of alliance with Premier Ping Yuan by smearing the mouth with the blood of a sacrifice; and Mao Sui also signed his name on the paper. Finally he said to others of the retinue, “you come and write down your names on the document, you are just those who rely on others to complete this event.”


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