1. Su Dynasty stopped the king of Zhao from conquering Yan.

Zhao Qie conquered Yan. Su Dai ① was the king of Yan and said: "Now I have come to Yishui, and the clams ③ just come out to expose ④ and the snipe pecks at its flesh, and the clam closes and clamps ⑥ and pecks ⑦. The snipe said: "It won't rain today, but it will rain tomorrow. If it doesn't rain, there will be dead clams. The clams also call the snipe, saying: "If it doesn't come out today, and it won't come out tomorrow, there will be dead snipe." The two are unwilling to give up, and the fishermen will catch them and attack the swallows. Yan and Zhao have been supporting each other for a long time, and they have harmed the people. I am afraid that Qin will become a fisherman. Therefore, I hope the king will know how to do it!

[Notes]

①[Su Dai] Su Qin’s younger brother, a native of Luoyang, a debater in the Warring States Period. ②[King Hui] King Huiwen of Zhao, what is his name? ③[Clam (bang) clam

④[Expose (pù) to bask in the sun. ⑤[Snipe (yù)] The name of a water bird with a large round head, long beak and long legs. It often hunts small fish, insects and shrimps by the water or in the fields. ⑥[Tangerine (qidn)] Clamp. ⑦[Beak (huì)] Beak. ⑧[poultry] is the same as "capture". ⑨[Disadvantages] Tiredness, breakdown. "Harm the public" is a verb usage.

[Translation]

The State of Zhao is about to attack the State of Yan. Su persuaded King Zhao Huiwen on behalf of Yan State: "When I came here just now, I passed by Yishui. A clam was basking in the sun with its two shells open. The snipe bird was pecking at its flesh. The clam hurriedly opened its two shells and caught the snipe bird's beak. The snipe said: "If it doesn't rain today, if it doesn't rain tomorrow, there will be a dead clam." The clam also said to the snipe: "If your mouth can't come out today, there will be a dead clam." Sandpiper. Neither of them wanted to give in, so the fishermen captured them together. Now Zhao is going to attack Yan. Yan and Zhao have been in a stalemate for a long time, which makes the soldiers and civilians on both sides very tired. I am afraid that the powerful Qin State will become a fisherman. So I hope you can consider this matter carefully. "Ah!" King Zhao Huiwen said, "Okay, let's stop conquering Yan." 2. In the Su Dynasty, when the king of Zhao attacked Yanzhong, Tongjiazi

means to capture the birds together, which means to catch them

Zhao Qie attacked Yanzhong. Su Dai ① called King Hui of Yan ② and said: "Now I came to Yishui, and the clams ③ came out to expose ④ and the snipe pecked its flesh. The clam closed and clamped ⑥ and pecked ⑦. The snipe said: "It won't rain today, tomorrow If it doesn't rain, there will be dead clams. The clams also call the snipe, saying: "If it doesn't come out today, and it won't come out tomorrow, there will be dead snipe." The two are unwilling to give up, and the fishermen will catch them and attack the swallows. Yan and Zhao have been supporting each other for a long time, and they have harmed the people. I am afraid that Qin will become a fisherman. Therefore, I hope the king will know how to do it!

[Notes]

①[Su Dai] Su Qin’s younger brother, a native of Luoyang, a debater in the Warring States Period. ②[King Hui] King Huiwen of Zhao, what is his name? ③[Clam (bang) clam

④[Expose (pù) to bask in the sun. ⑤[Snipe (yù)] The name of a water bird with a large round head, long beak and long legs. It often hunts small fish, insects and shrimps by the water or in the fields. ⑥[Tangerine (qidn)] Clamp. ⑦[Beak (huì)] Beak. ⑧[poultry] is the same as "capture". ⑨[Disadvantages] Tiredness, breakdown. "Harm the public" is a verb usage.

[Translation]

The State of Zhao is about to attack the State of Yan. Su persuaded King Zhao Huiwen on behalf of Yan State: "When I came here just now, I passed by Yishui. A clam was basking in the sun with its two shells open. The snipe bird was pecking at its flesh. The clam hurriedly opened its two shells and caught the snipe bird's beak. The snipe said: "If it doesn't rain today, if it doesn't rain tomorrow, there will be a dead clam." The clam also said to the snipe: "If your mouth can't come out today, there will be a dead clam." Sandpiper. Neither of them wanted to give in, so the fishermen captured them together. Now Zhao is going to attack Yan. Yan and Zhao have been in a stalemate for a long time, which makes the soldiers and civilians on both sides very tired. I am afraid that the powerful Qin State will become a fisherman. So I hope you can consider this matter carefully. "Ah!" King Zhao Huiwen said, "Okay, let's stop conquering Yan." 3. In the Su Dynasty, when the king of Zhao attacked Yanzhong, the word Tongjia

means to capture the birds together, which means to capture Zhao and attack Yanzhong.

The Su Dynasty ① was called King Hui of Yan ② and said: "Now when I came to Yishui, the clams came out to expose ④ and the snipe pecked its flesh. The clam closed and pliers ⑥ pecked ⑦. The snipe said :'If it doesn't rain today, if it won't rain tomorrow, there will be dead clams.' Mussels are also called snipe. He said: 'If it doesn't come out today, if it doesn't come out tomorrow, then there will be dead snipe.' The two refused to give up, and the fishermen caught them together. .

Now Zhao is attacking Yan. Yan and Zhao have been supporting each other for a long time, and they are harming the masses. I am afraid that Qin will become a fisherman by force. So I hope the king is familiar with the plan! "King Hui said: "Good.

"Nai Zhi. [Note] ①[Su Dynasty] Su Qin's younger brother, a native of Luoyang, a debater in the Warring States Period.

②[King Hui] King Zhao Huiwen, what is his name. ③[Clam (bang) clam ④[exposure (pù) bask in the sun

⑤[Snipe (yù)] The name of the water bird, with a large round head, long beak and long legs, often caught by the water or in the fields. Eat small fish, insects and shrimps. ⑥[Mandarin (qidn)]

⑦[Beak (huì)] ⑧[Poultry] Same as "capture".

⑨ [Disadvantage] Exhaustion, defeat.

[Translation] The State of Zhao is about to attack the State of Yan. Su persuaded King Zhao Huiwen on behalf of the State of Yan: "Just now. When I came here, I passed by Yishui. A clam was basking in the sun with its two shells open. A snipe was pecking at its flesh. The clam quickly put its two shells together to catch the snipe's beak.

The snipe said: 'If it doesn't rain today, if it doesn't rain tomorrow, there will be a dead clam. The clam also said to the snipe: "Today your beak cannot come out, and tomorrow if your beak cannot come out, there will be a dead snipe."

'Neither of them wanted to give in, so the fisherman caught them both. Now Zhao is going to attack Yan. Yan and Zhao have been at a stalemate for a long time, which has exhausted the soldiers and civilians of both sides. I am very afraid that the powerful Qin will become a fisherman.

So I hope your Majesty can consider this matter carefully! "King Zhao Huiwen said: "Okay. "Let's stop conquering Yan." 4. Translation of "Zhao Qie Conquers Yan"

When the State of Zhao was preparing to attack the State of Yan, Su Dai went to persuade King Zhao Hui on behalf of the State of Yan, saying: "I am here this time, after passing Yi Shui saw a river clam coming out of the water to bask in the sun. A snipe flew up to peck at its flesh. The clam immediately closed its carapace and clamped the snipe's beak. The snipe said: 'If it doesn't rain today, if it doesn't rain tomorrow, you will become dried meat. ’ The river clam said to the snipe: ‘If I don’t let you go today, if I don’t let you go tomorrow, you will become a dead snipe. ’ Neither of them wanted to let go of the other, so a fisherman came over and caught them both together. Now the State of Zhao is about to attack the State of Yan. If the stalemate between Yan and Zhao lasts for a long time, the people will be exhausted. I am worried that the powerful Qin State will become a fisherman who gets something for nothing. So I hope your Majesty will seriously consider sending troops. "King Zhao Huiwen said: "Okay. "So he stopped sending troops to attack the State of Yan.

The idiom "The snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits" comes from here. This is a profound lesson that has been known to everyone for thousands of years. This Explanation of the story: Comrades and friends should unite and help each other instead of fighting each other. They should clearly see and deal with the same enemies. Otherwise, opportunities will inevitably be created for the enemies to take advantage of each other and attack each other. Suffer disaster.

The two sides fight endlessly and do not give in to each other, which will only hurt both sides and benefit the third party.

Su Dai only used such a small fable to save Yan. A military disaster in the country