[成語的來源]

try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward/spoil things by excessive enthusiasm

拔苗助長

there once was an impatient farmer who lived during the song dynasty。(s yng ch o，960-1279 ad).

春秋時代，宋朝有急農(nóng)夫。

every day the anxious farmer would measure the growth of the crops。

莊稼發(fā)芽后，他每天都去看。

To his dismay，his crops were growing much slower than he expected .

使他沮喪的是秧苗長得太慢了。

the farmer racked his brains trying to find better ways of planting in order to get quicker results。

農(nóng)夫絞盡腦汁想讓秧苗長得快。

one day he finally came up with a solution。

有一天，他終于想出了辦法。

he started to physically pull the crops out of the ground，thus making them taller。

他跑到地里，把秧苗一個一個往上拔，讓它們長高。

the farmer worked very hard and at day ' s end was physically exhausted but mentally happy as his plan had produced the desired results .

農(nóng)夫很累，但看到莊稼長出來，他很高興。

When the farmer went home，he told his son of his " brilliant " method .

農(nóng)夫回家時，把這個好辦法告訴了他兒子。

his son went to the field only to discover that all of his crops were all dead。

他兒子急忙跑到地里，秧苗都蔫了。

[使用成語]

to educate the young generation in such a way is just like helping the shoots grow by pulling them upward。

以這種方式教育下一代無異于拔苗助長。