contradiction: 矛盾
[English] spear and shield
原文:楚人有鬻盾与矛者,誉之曰:“吾盾之坚,物莫能陷之。”以誉其矛曰:“吾矛之利,于物无不陷也。”或曰:“以子之矛陷子之盾,何如?”其人弗能应也。夫不可陷之盾与无不陷之矛不可同世而立。
[English] A salesman selling shields and spears boasts: "my shield is so strong so that nothing can pierce through it." In the meantime, he continues: "my spear is incomparably sharp since nothing withholds its attack." Someone questions: "what will happen then if your spear is thrust at your shield?" The salesman closes his mouth and can not come up with a answer. The simple truth is that an impenetrable shield does not coexist with a pierce-all spear.
Contradiction in Chinese
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Posted by Taojun at 11:47 AM
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