Near China's northern borders lived a man called Sai Weng. He raised a lot of horses.
戰(zhàn)國時期，靠近北部邊城，住著一個姓塞老人， 他養(yǎng)了許多馬。
One day, he lost one of his horses. Everyone commiserated with him.
一天，他的一匹走失了，人們聽說這件事，跑來安慰他。
"Perhaps this will soon turn out to be a blessing," said Sai Weng.
塞翁說：“沒準(zhǔn)會帶來什么福氣呢。”
After a few months, his horse came back, leading a fine horse from the north.
過了幾個月，丟失的馬不僅自己回了家，還帶回一匹匈奴的駿馬。
Everyone congratulated him.
所有人都來祝賀塞翁。
"Perhaps this may turn out to be a cause of misfortune," said Sai Weng.
塞翁反而說：“這或許會帶來不幸呢。”
Since he was well-off and kept good horses, his son became fond of riding and eventually broke his leg for falling from a horse.
因為塞翁很富有，并且養(yǎng)馬養(yǎng)得很好，所以他的兒子也十分喜愛騎馬。但沒想到有一次騎馬時，他的兒子從馬上掉了下來，摔斷了腿。
Everyone commiserated with him. "Perhaps this will soon turn out to be a blessing," said his father.
人們于是又去安慰塞翁。但塞翁卻說：“也許這次又會帶來好運呢。”
One year later, the northern tribes started a big invasion of the border regions.
一年以后，匈奴入侵邊境。
This man's son did not join in the fighting because he was crippled and so he survived.
但是塞翁的兒子因為腿斷了便沒有被征入當(dāng)兵隊伍之中，而其他很多當(dāng)兵的青年都戰(zhàn)死在了沙場，塞翁的兒子因此保住了性命。
【故事解讀】
成語“塞翁失馬”如果用于英文表達(dá)，可以使用短語“blessing or bane ”，“blessing”的意思是“好運”，“bane”的意思則是“厄運，禍?zhǔn)?rdquo;，所以放在一起就可以表達(dá)“塞翁失馬”的意思。
但是，英文表達(dá)“blessing or bane ”常會用來單純的表示“是禍?zhǔn)歉?rdquo;的意思，比如：
Technology, a blessing or a bane? 高科技，是禍?zhǔn)歉?
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