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刻舟求劍
Mark a Boat to Search a Sword
《吕氏春秋. 察今》
Lushi Qunqiu- Cha Jing
Translated by Yoyo
楚人有涉江者，
Of the Chu people there was one who was crossing a river.
其劍自舟中墜於水，
The sword sank into the water from the boat.
遽契其舟曰：
He quickly marked the boat and said:
「是吾劍之所從墜也。」
This is were my sword sank.
舟止，從其所契者入水求之。
The boat stopped, and from here the one who marked the boat entered the water.
舟已行矣，而劍不行，
The boat moved, but the sword did not.
求劍若此，不亦惑乎？
To retrieve the sword like so, is it also not baffling?
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