2.1.23B《画蛇添足》

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画蛇添足

楚国有个祭祀的官员，给手下办事的人一壶酒和酒具。门客们互相商量说："几个人喝这壶酒不够，一个人喝这壶酒才有剩余。请大家在地上画蛇，先画成的人喝酒。" 一个人先把蛇画好了。他拿起酒壶准备饮酒，就左手拿着酒壶，右手画蛇，说："我能够给蛇添上脚！"没等他画完，另一个人的蛇画成了，夺过他的酒说："蛇本来没有脚，你怎么能给它添上脚呢？"于是就把壶中的酒喝了下去。 那个给蛇画脚的人最终失掉了那壶酒。 引自：http://www.ruiwen.com/wenxue/kewen/388451.html

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汉字；拼音；词性；意思

楚国; Chǔ guó; noun; the state of Chu (1115BC —223 BC)

祭祀;jìsì; noun; the worship of ancestors

官员;guānyuán; noun; government officials

手下;shǒuxià; noun; subordinate

办事;bànshì; verb phrase; handle [run] affairs; work

壶;hú; noun; kettle/ pot

酒具;jiǔ jù; noun; drinkware

门客;ménkè; noun; a hanger-on of an aristocrat

互相;hùxiāng; adverb; mutual/ each other

商量;shāngliáng; verb; discuss

够;gòu; adjective; enough

剩余;shèngyú; noun; remainder

verb+成; chéng; complete doing something

饮;yǐn; verb; drink

能够;nénggòu; verb；be able to

添;tiān; verb; add

夺;duó; verb; take...away without permission

本来;běnlái; adverb; originally

于是;yúshì; conjunction word; as a result

最终;zuìzhōng; conjunction word; eventually

失掉;shīdiào; verb; lose