📜 原文 Original Text
「填然鼓之，兵刃既接，弃甲曳兵而走。或百步而后止，或五十步而后止。以五十步笑百步，则何如？」 ——《孟子·梁惠王上》
— Mencius, King Hui of Liang
📖 释义 Annotation
「五十步笑百步」是孟子最著名的比喻之一。战场上，逃了五十步的士兵嘲笑逃了一百步的士兵——但逃跑就是逃跑，五十步和百步本质上没有区别。孟子用这个比喻告诫梁惠王：你觉得自己的治理比邻国好，但本质上都是不行的——只是程度不同而已。这个成语揭示了一个深刻的道理：不要因为别人的问题更大就忽视自己的问题。
'Fifty steps laughing at a hundred steps' — on the battlefield, a soldier who fled fifty paces laughing at one who fled a hundred. But fleeing is ffleeing — the essence is the same. Mencius used this to warn King Hui: don't think your governance is better just because others are worse. Don't ignore your own problems because others' are bigger.
💡 当代启示 Modern Application
不要因为别人的问题更大就心安理得。「五十步笑百步」提醒我们：反省自己比嘲笑别人更重要。
Don't feel at ease because others' problems are bigger. 'Fifty steps laughing at a hundred' reminds us: self-reflection matters more than mocking others.