《学无所用》英译

鲁人身善织屦，妻善织缟，而欲徙于越。或谓之曰：“子必穷矣。”鲁人曰：“何也？”曰：“屦为履之也，而越人跣行；缟为冠之也，而越人被发。以子之所长，游于不用之国，欲使无穷，其可得乎？”

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A native of Lu was good at making hempen sandals and his wife at weaving silk taffeta; and they intended to move to the State of Yueh. Someone told them that they would become poor if they should do so. The native of Lu asked him, “Why do you think so?”The other said:“You know sandals are made for the feet, but the people of Yueh are barefooted. The silk taffeta is for the head, but the people of Yueh are bareheaded. Now you go to a country where your special skill is not wanted. How can it be that you will not become poor?”