害群之马
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It was about four thousand years ago. Huangdi-the first legendary1 ruler in China went to the countryside to visit an old friend with his entourage(随从,周围). They met a boy keeping watch over a herd2 of horses on their way.
 
Huangdi asked the boy, "Do you know the way to my friend's village far away from here?"
 
The boy said yes.
 
Then the emperor asked, "Do you know my friend?"
 
The answer was yes again.
 
Huangdi thought the boy was broad-minded. So he asked him,"Do you know how to rule a country?"
 
The boy said, "There is little difference between ruling a country and watching over a herd of horses. You simply have to drive the wild horses out of the herd."
 
The emperor left, brooding3 over the boy's words.
 
The idiom is taken from what the boy said and is used to describe anyone who has a bad influence on his peers4.


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1 legendary u1Vxg     
adj.传奇(中)的,闻名遐迩的;n.传奇(文学)
参考例句:
  • Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
  • Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。
2 herd Pd8zb     
n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起
参考例句:
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见,只是人云亦云。
3 brooding brooding     
n.孵卵 adj.沉思的,笼罩的 动词brood的现在分词
参考例句:
  • You're not still brooding over what he said, are you? 你不是还在为他的话闷闷不乐吧?
  • The hen is brooding her eggs. 母鸡正在孵小鸡。
4 peers 450f65d3f10fa333d36ca017809f22a2     
n.同等的人,贵族vi.凝视,窥视vt.与…同等,封为贵族v.凝视( peer的第三人称单数 );盯着看;同等;比得上
参考例句:
  • She enjoys the respect of her peers. 她受到同侪的尊敬。
  • She peers into my eyes. 她盯着我的眼睛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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