May 31, 2018
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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