《古代寓言·东施效颦》（中英对照）

西施病心而颦其里。

其里之丑人，见而美之。妇亦捧心而颦其里。其里之富人见之，坚闭门而不出；贫人见之，挈妻子而去之走。

——彼知美颦，而不知颦之所美，惜乎！

——《庄子》

Learning the Wrong Thing

Because Xi Shi, the famous beauty, suffered from heartburn, she would often frown in front of all the neighbours.

An ugly girl in the same village, who noticed this and thought it very charming, also put her hands to her breast and frowned in front of everyone. When the rich saw her, they barred their doors and would not come out. As for the poor, they ran away, taking their wives and children.

Poor thing! She could admire Xi Shi’s frown, but did not know why it was beautiful.

Zhuang Zi