"The Fight between Sandpipers and Clams" is selected from "Warring States Policy·Yan Policy". It is recorded that the debater Su Dai borrowed folk fables to explain that the stalemate between Zhao and Yan would bring disaster to both countries, thus preventing Zhao from attacking Yan. It tells people: In all kinds of complicated contradictions and struggles, if the two opposing parties cannot fight, the result will be loss-lose for both sides, and the third party will reap the benefits.

The snipe and the clam quarreled (classical Chinese). When the clam came out, the snipe pecked at its flesh, and the clam closed its beak and clamped it. The snipe said: "If it doesn't rain today, if it doesn't rain tomorrow, there will be dead clams!" ’ The clam also said to the snipe: ‘If it doesn’t come out today, and if it doesn’t come out tomorrow, the snipe will die! ’ The two are unwilling to give up each other, and the fishermen will catch them together.

Translation ----- A river clam came out of the water to bask in the sun. A snipe flew up to peck at its flesh. The river clam immediately closed and clamped the snipe's beak. The snipe said: "If it doesn't rain today, if it doesn't rain tomorrow, I will kill you." ’ The river clam also said to the snipe: ‘If you don’t take your beak today, if you don’t take your beak tomorrow, you will starve to death. ’ The two refused to give up each other, so a fisherman caught them both.

Fang——just now. Clams - shellfish, molluscs have two oval shells that can be opened and closed to expose them to the sun. Branch - support, that is, support, confrontation. Sandpiper - a water bird with dark brown feathers and slender beak and legs. It often hunts small fish, insects, river mussels, etc. near shallow water or in paddy fields. Pincer - same as "pincer", meaning to clamp something. Beak - mouth, specifically refers to the mouth of birds and animals. Rain – used here as a verb, to rain. That is - just, then. To say - to say to... Give up - give up. Give up - give up each other. And - together, together, together. Bird - the same as "capture", capture, catch. And - will. Disadvantages - disadvantages; disadvantages, here refers to the meaning of fatigue. Fear - worry. For - to replace, to give.