出口成章(His casual remarks sounded like a
well-written essay.)
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中國的明王朝有一個著名的小說家與劇作家，他的名字叫做馮夢龍(西元1574-西元1646)，他寫過許多本短篇故事集。
他曾經以北宋王朝一個非常著名的名人為主角創造了一個虛構的故事，這個名人的名字叫做蘇軾(西元1037-西元1101)。
蘇軾是宋王朝的一個著名的大臣，他也是一個著名文學家與詩人，馮夢龍寫了一段話來闡述他在百姓心中的形象。
蘇軾擅長寫詩也能寫工整的文章，他很會猜謎而且個性非常幽默風趣。
人們傳說他不是孔子投胎轉世，就是孔子最得意的學生顏回投胎轉世。
蘇軾通過科舉考試進入中央政府，他的祖籍是在現在中國的四川省。
他非常的聰明，看過一次的文章他就能夠立刻背下來，他隨口說的話都像是一篇工整的文章。
當時的宋王朝的宰相的名字叫做王安石，王安石正在寫一本書，這本書在討論中文字的結構。
有一天，王安石與蘇軾在聊天，王安石指著窗外的一個小山坡對蘇軾說。
中國字的(坡)這個字，是由土地與表皮這兩個字所組合而成，所以這個字代表著土地的皮膚。
蘇軾的反應很快，他立刻指著小山坡旁的一小攤水說。
那照你的邏輯推論，中國字的(滑)這個字，是由水與骨所組合而成，那麼這個字就代表著水的骨頭嗎？
王安石聽完蘇軾的話後，他無法反駁，但是他的內心已經覺得不開心。
王安石從蘇軾的語氣與表情看出，蘇軾是用一種很不尊重且嘲諷的態度在跟自己對話，所以王安石從這天起就對蘇軾有了不好的印象。
蘇軾沒有發覺自己已經得罪了王安石，接下來的幾個月內，他依然用這種方式去跟王安石對話。
王安石對蘇軾的厭惡愈來愈深，又過了幾個月，王安石利用自己的職務的權力，把蘇軾調離首都，蘇軾到了現在中國的浙江省的湖州市擔任一個沒有實際權力的職位。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是他隨口說的話都像是一篇工整的文章。
這句成語被用來形容一個人口才極好，隨口說出來的話就像一篇工整的文章。。
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。
你是否曾經不小心得罪人呢?你是否曾經因為得罪別人而遭受到令你覺得不愉快的事情呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為明-馮夢龍-警世通言-卷3王安石三難蘇學士
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His casual remarks sounded like a
well-written essay.(出口成章)
This blog was originally intended as an
introduction to Chinese culture for international readers. For the sake of
simplicity and ease of understanding, official titles have been translated into
their modern, commonly used names. This is for the sake of convenience in
translation, not historical accuracy. For rigorous historical research, please
refer to the bibliographical sources at the end of the article.
During the Ming dynasty in China, there was
a renowned novelist and playwright named Feng Menglong (1574–1646) who wrote
numerous collections of short stories.
He once wrote a fictional story featuring
Su Shi (1037–1101), a very famous figure from the Northern Song dynasty.
Su Shi was a renowned minister, writer and
poet of the Song Dynasty. Feng Menglong wrote a passage describing how he was
perceived by the people.
He was skilled in poetry and the writing of
well-crafted essays, and was adept at riddles. He also had a humorous and witty
personality.
Legend has it that he was the reincarnation
of either Confucius or Yan Hui, Confucius's most beloved student.
Su Shi joined the central government
through the imperial examinations. His ancestral home was in what is now
Sichuan Province in China.
He was extremely intelligent, able to
memorise an article after reading it only once, and his casual remarks sounded
like a well-written essay.
The prime minister of the Song dynasty at
that time was Wang Anshi. Wang Anshi was writing a book about the structure of
Chinese characters.
One day, Wang Anshi and Su Shi were
chatting. He pointed to a small hill outside the window and asked Su Shi about
it.
'The Chinese character for
"slope" (坡) is composed of the characters for
"land" (土) and "skin" (表皮), so it represents the skin of the land.'
Su Shi reacted quickly, pointing to a small
puddle beside the hill.
According to your logic, then, the Chinese
character for 'slippery' (滑) is made up of the
characters for 'water' (水) and 'bone' (骨). Does that mean the character represents the bones of water?
Having heard Su Shi's words, Wang Anshi
could not refute them, but he was already displeased.
From Su Shi's tone and expression, Wang
Anshi realised that he was speaking to him disrespectfully and sarcastically.
From that day on, Wang Anshi had a negative impression of Su Shi.
Unbeknownst to Su Shi, he had offended Wang
Anshi, and for the next few months, he continued to speak to him in this
manner.
Wang Anshi's dislike of Su Shi deepened, and a few months later, he used his official power to transfer Su Shi away from the capital. Su Shi was given a powerless position in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province.
The idiom translates as "His casual
remarks sound like a well-written essay".
It is used to describe someone with
exceptional eloquence whose casual remarks sound like a well-written essay.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you gain from this story?
Have you ever accidentally offended
someone? Have you ever experienced something unpleasant because you offended
someone?
I hope this story will give you some new
insights.