最佳答案 - 由提问者2007-01-03 00:13:32选出
画饼充饥成语典故(中英对照、英文解释)
[b]画饼充饥[/b]
[color=Red]Allaying Hunger with Pictures of Cakes [/color]
三国时代魏国的皇帝曹睿,准备选拔一个有才能的人到朝廷来做官。曹睿对他的大臣说:“选择人才,不能光找有虚名的人。虚名好像是在地上画的一块饼,只能看,不能解决肚子饥饿的问题啊!”
[color=Red] In the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), the king of the Wei, Cao Rui, wanted to select a very capable man to work for him. He said to his ministers: 'When choosing a talented person, always beware of one with a false reputation. A false reputation is just like a picture of a cake; it can' t relieve hunger.' [/color]
后来人们就用“画饼充饥”这个成语比喻用空想安慰自己,不能解决实际问题。
[color=Red] Later, this idiom came to be used to mean comforting oneself with unrealistic thoughts, without solving practical problems. [/color]
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