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[quote=ZOEY,258981]No.1 揠苗助长(Ya 4 Miao 2 Zhu 4 Zhang 3) or 拔苗助长(Ba 2 Miao 2 Zhu 4 Zhang 3). It means 'try to help shoots grow by pulling them up---spoil things by excessive enthusiasm. History: In the ancient state of Song, there was a farmer who had grown some rice in his field. He was expecting them to grow quickly so that he could have a good harvest. However, he found that those seedlings were growing so slowly and could wait for that long time. He told himself that he should do something to help them grow. Finally, he got a good idea---to pull those seedlings up. After a day's hard work, he pulled all his seedlings up for several centimeters. Finished his work, he felt very happy and thought that his seedlings would be growing fast with his help. After coming home, he told this 'good news' to his wife and son. After hearing what he said, his son ran as quickly as possible to their field and found that all the seedlings were dead.[/quote]
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