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从前,燕国寿陵有一个人,嫌当地人走路的姿势不好看,决定以赵国的首都邯郸去学走路。
一进邯郸城,他就觉得路上的行人走路的姿势十分优雅,很有特点,就跟在行人后面一扭一摆地学起来。
学了几天,不见进步。他想,一定是我走路的习惯太顽固了,只有把原来的走法彻底忘掉了,才有可能学到新的走法。于是,他抬腿、跨步、摆手、扭腰,都机械地模仿邯郸人的姿势。这样,过了一段时间,新的走法没有学会,原来的走法倒全忘了。当他返回燕国时,只好爬着回去。
寿陵余子之学行于邯郸,未得国能,又失其故行矣,直匍匐而归耳。——《庄子·秋水》
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燕国寿陵有个少年,千里迢迢来到邯郸,打算学习邯郸人走路的姿式。结果,他不但没有学到赵国人走路的样子,而且把自己原来走路的步子也忘记了,最后只好爬着回去。
寿陵少年不远千里来到赵国,其实不是来学走路。走路人人都会,姿势再美也美不到哪里去有什么好学的?人家是来学舞步即来学跳舞的。
春秋战国时赵国邯郸人很善于跳舞,当地有一种舞步叫“踮屣”就是抬起脚跟用脚尖着地旋转飞舞,与现代流行西方的芭蕾舞有些相似。那位从燕国来赵国邯郸留学的少年学舞非常刻苦,很快得其要领,初具模样。只可惜那孩子在独自练舞时意外摔伤了腿骨,从此不能站立只好匍匐而行。
到了这份上人都伤残了哪里还能再练那古代芭蕾?可他矢志不移决不半途而废表示就是用一条腿也要把“踮屣”舞技学到手。赵国的舞师被他的决心所感动,千方百计从远方为他请来当时的名医妙手回春治愈了他的断腿。寿陵少年蹦跳如初更加发奋努力,终于学得“踮屣”真传成了一代舞蹈家。
此人学成后回到燕国成了燕王舞师。据说荆轲刺秦王告别于易水,太子丹给他送行时高渐离为他击筑,宋玉为他唱歌。这位从邯郸学成归来的少年舞师激动得一步跨到酒桌上,跳了一曲激昂慷慨的“踮屣”舞。只见他金鸡独立一只脚尖在酒桌上飞速旋转,看得壮士荆轲都目瞪口呆拼命鼓掌。
但邯郸有“踮屣”之舞却是有史为据:
1、《汉书·地理志》曾说“赵地女子弹弦踮骊”;
2、《史记·货殖列传》中也说赵国“女子则鼓鸣瑟踮屣游媚贵富”
可见邯郸学步学习的是舞蹈并非空穴来风。近有学者考证也认为“邯郸学舞”言之有据,起码应属一家之言。还有人说到邯郸学习的寿陵少年应该并非一人等等。
我们倒不是要否认“邯郸学步”说,学步的故事自有其幽默理趣和警示作用,殊为可贵。而学舞之说对于激励后生学子矢志不渝、万难不屈、拼搏成才应有同样的积极意义,也值得将这个故事流传于后世。
Learning to Walk in Handan
邯郸学步
Handan was the capital of the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period.
邯郸,是战国时期赵国的首都。
A young man in the State of Yan heard that the State of Zhao was more powerful than the State of Yan, so he was much interested in the State of Zhao. Consequently, he crossed over mountain after mountain by himself and got to Handan.
燕国有个青年听说赵国比燕国强大,对赵国很感兴趣。于是,他一个人翻山越岭,来到了邯郸。
Upon arrival at Handan, he felt that the State of Zhao was indeed more stable than the State of Yan. Even the way of walking of the people of the State of Zhao looked better than that of the people of the State of Yan. He made up his mind to learn how the people of the State of Zhao walked in Handan, so that in the future the people of the State of Yan could walk as gracefully as them.
到了邯郸,他觉得赵国确实比燕国安定,连赵国人走路的姿势都比燕国人好看。他决定在邯郸学会赵国人走路,将来让燕国人走路也能像赵国人一样好看。
Yet, that was easier said than done. No matter how hard he tried, he was unable to learn the gait of the people of the State of Zhao. On the contrary, he even forgot completely how he walked in the State of Yan. In the end, he had no alternative but to crawl back from the State of Zhao to the State of Yan.
可是,说起来容易做起来难。这个青年怎么学也没有学会赵国人走路的姿势,反而连自己在燕国时如何走路也忘得干干净净。最后,池没有办法,只好爬着离开赵国回燕国去了。