21．山部 mountain
愚foolish公old移move山mountain
Once upon a time, there was an old man. People called him Yugong愚公 (Foolish man). He was about 90 years old. In front of his home there were two mountains that caused great inconvenience to his family. To go anywhere they had to climb over the mountains. Yugong decided to remove the two mountains.
Another old man called Zhisou智叟 (Wise man) lived near the Yellow River黄河. When he heard of Yugong’s plan he laughed, saying, “Yugong is foolish. He is so old and the mountains are so big. How can he remove them?” But Yugong replied, “If I cannot finish my work, my children, grandchildren and their descendants will continue my efforts. Eventually, we will move the mountain.” Yugong’s determination impressed the Lord of Heaven, so he sent two supernatural beings to help move the two mountains away.
This story shows that with dogged perseverance everything is possible.
【拼音】yú gōng yí shān
【解释】比喻做事有毅力，有恒心，坚持不懈，不怕困难。迎难而上，不退缩。
【出处】出自《列子·汤问》。愚公家门前有两座大山挡着路，他决心把山平掉，一个“聪明”的智叟笑他太傻，认为不可能。愚公说：“我死了有儿子，儿子死了还有孙子，子子孙孙无穷无尽的，又何必担心挖不平呢？”后天帝被感动，命夸娥氏的两个儿子搬走两座山。
