If everyone is united, the group will be
like a solid castle that cannot be shaken. (眾志成城)
During the Spring and Autumn Period in
China, the King of the Zhou Kingdom ordered the largest bell in China to be
cast.
At that time, an upright musician objected.
The musician said to the king
We shouldn't be doing this.
Casting the biggest bell in China is just
to satisfy your personal vanity; this bell is not practical.
It costs a lot of money to cast the biggest
bell in China, so you will have to increase the people's taxes, which will put
an economic burden on the people and also arouse their anger.
But the king insisted on his idea.
Three years later, after spending a huge
amount of money and manpower, the bell was finally completed.
On the day of its completion, the king
ordered his men to ring the bell.
When the king heard the sound of the bell,
he said to the musician who had objected.
When the bell is rung, it sounds very loud.
When I hear this sound, my mood becomes very cheerful.
The musician replied.
I feel the opposite. I find the sound that
comes from striking this bell unpleasant.
In order to make this bell, people's tax
burden has increased a lot and made people's lives difficult. Pouring this bell
has caused people to complain about the government.
There is an old saying.
When everyone is united, the group is like
a solid castle that cannot be shaken.
The casting of this bell has caused serious
damage to our country, and the future of our country is gradually becoming
dangerous.
The king was very angry when he heard these
words.
The year after the bell was completed, the
king died of illness. The Zhou Kingdom then entered a five-year civil war.
The literal translation of this idiom is
that if everyone is united, the group will be like a solid castle that cannot
be shaken.
This idiom means that when everyone is
working towards the same goal, a powerful force will be created.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever done something just to
satisfy your own vanity? Are the people of your country united and patriotic?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
眾志成城(If everyone is united, the group will be like a solid castle that cannot be shaken.)
中國的春秋時代，周王國的國王下命令，要鑄造一只全中國最大的鐘。
當時有一位正直的音樂家提出反對。
這個音樂家對國王說。
我們不應該做這件事情。
鑄造一只全中國最大的鐘只是為了滿足你個人的虛榮心、這只鐘並不實用。
鑄在一只全中國最大的鐘要花很多的錢，所以你就要增加百姓的稅金，這會造成百姓的經濟負擔，也會引發百姓的怒氣。
但是國王仍然堅持自已的想法。
三年後，在花費極其多的金錢與人力之後這一口大鐘終於完成了。
完成當天，國王便命令手下敲鐘。
國王聽到鐘的聲音後，對那一位曾表示反對的音樂家說。
敲擊這個鐘後，這個鐘的鐘聲真是響亮，我聽到這聲音之後，心情都變得很開朗。
這個音樂家回答。
我的感覺與你相反，我覺得敲擊這個鐘後所發出的鐘聲很難聽。
為了鑄造這只鐘，百姓們的稅負加重很多並造成了百姓們生活變得困難，鑄造這只大鐘已經造成百姓對政府的埋怨。
有一句古代的諺語。
當所有人都團結一致的時候，這個團體就會像是一座堅固的城堡一樣無法被撼動。
鑄造這口大鐘已經對我們的國家已經造成很嚴重的危害，我們國家的未來正在逐步走向危險。
國王聽了這些話很生氣。
國王在這個大鐘完成後的第二年就死於疾病。，周王國也隨即爆發了長達五年之久的內亂。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是當所有人都團結一致的時候，這個團體就會像是一座堅固的城堡一樣無法被撼動。
這句成語的意思是所有人都向著同樣的一個目標前進時會產生強大的力量。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你曾經有為了滿足自已的虛榮心，去做某件事情的經驗嗎?你的國家的人民團結並且愛國嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為國語-周語下
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2025/01/15更新