庖丁解牛
一次，梁惠王看到一个厨师正在切牛。厨的手动得很快，他的刀切得恰到好处。惠王说:"你做得太好了!"厨师说:"我做得很好，是因为我非常了解牛的身体。对我来说，它不是一头完整的牛。我知道它的关节在哪里。我也知道该在哪里下刀，该用多大的力气。"
厨师接着说:“别人的刀很快就钝了。但我这把刀已经用了19年了，切了大约1000头牛了。我的刀还像新的一样锋利。但是如果我遇到难处理的部分，我会非常小心，并仔细观察它。”
听了这些后，惠王说:“你真了不起!
Once, King Hui of Liang watched a cook cutting up an ox. The cook's hands moved so fast and his knife cut just right. The king said, “You did it so well!”
The cook said, “I do it well because I know the ox's body very well. To me, it's not a whole ox. I know where its joints are. I also know where to cut and how much strength to use.”
The cook then said, “Other people's knives get dull quickly. But I've used my knife for 19 years and cut about 1,000 oxen. My knife is still sharp like new. But if I meet a hard part, I'll be very careful and watch it closely.”
After hearing this, the king said, “You're amazing!”
