Never met in this life(素昧平生)
At the end of the Ming Dynasty in China,
there was a famous writer called (Feng Menglong).
He wrote a collection of short stories.
This novel reflects the thoughts, feelings
and values of ordinary people at that time.
There is a story in this book that is set
in the Yuan Dynasty.
There was a scholar called Hu Mudi. One
night he was drinking Chinese rice wine and reading a history book.
He saw in the history books that some loyal
and upright ministers in the Song Dynasty were betrayed by some evil and
treacherous ministers. Those loyal and upright ministers were sentenced to
death, while those evil and treacherous ministers gained power and money and
lived long lives, so he felt very angry.
He drank a lot that night and slept in his
bed after getting drunk.
In the middle of the night, he suddenly
felt someone pushing him.
He reluctantly opened his eyes and saw two
men in black standing next to his bed. They said to him.
Our boss's surname is Yan. He has ordered
us to take you to him. You should get up quickly and go with us to see our
boss.
He asked, confused.
Who is your boss? Do I know your boss?
You said your boss' surname was Yan. I'm
sure I've never seen your boss before. Have you got the wrong person?
The two men in black said to Hu Mudi.
We are not mistaken, you are the person our
boss wants to see, get up quickly and come with us.
After saying these words, the two men in
black forcibly pulled Hu Mudi out of bed and walked out of his house.
Forced by the two men in black, Hu Mudi
left the town where he lived. After walking several kilometres, they entered
another town.
Hu Mudi felt strange because he had never
been to this city before. This city was very prosperous, with many pedestrians
coming and going, and many merchants doing business by the roadside.
After being forced to cross several streets
by the two men in black, Hu Mudi arrived in front of a palace. He saw some
words written on the palace. He suddenly realised that the place he was
standing was not the world he lived in. He had arrived in the Underworld. He
was standing in front of the palace of the king of the underground world. He
felt very afraid in his heart.
The literal translation of this idiom is
never met in this life.
This idiom can only be used to describe two
or more people who have never met. This phrase cannot be used between humans
and other living things.
This idiom is usually used when two people
meet for the first time.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever been forced to do something
you didn't want to do? Do you feel afraid when you arrive in an unfamiliar
place?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
素昧平生(Never met in this life)
中國的明王朝末年，有一個著名的文學家，他的名字叫做(馮夢龍)。
他寫過一本短篇小說集。
這本小說反映了當時的老百姓的思想和感情和價值觀。
這本書中有一個故事，故事的背景在元王朝。
有一個名字叫做(胡母迪)的學者，有一天晚上他邊喝著中國米酒邊看歷史書，他
他看到歷史書中紀錄了宋王朝有好幾個很忠誠又正直的大臣被一些很邪惡又奸詐的大臣陷害，這些忠誠有正直的大臣被判處死刑而這些邪惡又奸詐的大臣掌握了權力與金錢且很長壽所以他的心中感到非常的憤怒。
那一天晚上他喝了很多酒，他喝醉了之後就睡在他的床上。
到了半夜，他突然感覺有人推他。
他勉強地睜開眼睛，他看到他的床邊站著兩個穿著黑色衣服的人，這兩個人對他說。
我們的老闆姓閻，他命令我們來帶你去見他，你快點起床跟我們一起去見我們老闆。
他很疑惑地問。
你們的老闆是誰呢?我認識你們的老闆嗎?
你說你們的老闆姓閻，我確信我這輩子都沒見過你的老闆，你們是否找錯人了呢?
這兩個黑色衣服的人對胡母迪說。
我們沒有搞錯，你就是我們的老闆要見的人，你快點起床跟我們走。
這兩個黑色衣服的人說完這些話就強行拉著胡母迪起床並且走出他家。
胡母迪在這兩個黑色衣服的人的脅迫下走出了他所住的城市，他們走了好幾公里後，他們走進了另一個城市內。
胡母迪心中覺得奇怪，這個城市他從來沒來過，這個城市之中非常的繁華，往來的行人很多，路邊還有很多商人在做生意。
胡母迪被這兩個黑色衣服的人脅迫著穿過好幾條街道後，他們到了一座宮殿的前面，他看到這座宮殿上寫著幾個字，他突然意識到，他所站著的這個地方並不是他所活著的那個世界，他已經到了那個地下的世界，他就站在地下世界的國王的宮殿前，他的內心覺得非常的恐懼。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是這一輩子從來沒見過。
這句成語只能被用來形容兩個人或以上的人彼此從未見過面，人與其他的生物貨物是體之間不可以使用這句成語。
這句成語通常被用在兩個人第一次見面時所使用。
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。
你曾經被強迫做你不願意做的事嗎?你到了一個陌生的地方時你會感到恐懼嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為喻世名言-32卷-游酆都胡母迪吟詩
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