一个下雨天英文作文【20篇】

A good beginning makes a good ending.善始善终。

You never know what you can till you try. 是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。

You may know by a handful the whole sack. 由一斑可知全貌。

So the world wags.这就是人生。

So said, so done.说到做到。言出必行。

One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天。

One can not be in two places at once.一心不可二用。

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.无热情成就不了伟业。

Lifeless, faultless.只有死人才不犯错误。

It’s never too late to mend.过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。

If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.如果事情值得做，就值得做好。

He that respects not is not respected.欲受人敬，要先敬人。

He sits no sure that sits too high.高处不胜寒。

Haste makes waste.忙乱易错。欲速则不达。

From small beginning come great things.伟大始于渺小。

Better be envied than pitied.宁被人妒，不受人怜。

Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home.未雨绸缪。

Actions speak louder than words.行动比语言更响亮。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。

A blessing in disguise. 因祸得福。

I have many friends,but my best friend is Tom.Now,I want to introduce him

to you.He is very smart and friendly.He likes sports such as,playing

basketball,table tenis,and so on.We often play together.He is good at maths and

English .He often helps me do my homework,so I have made good progress in my

lessons now.Of course her pingpong skill is great,and we always enjoy ourselves

with her pingpong friends.I have learned a lot from him ,we care about and help

each other,so I think Tom is my best friend."

我不喜欢雨天，雨天的心情特别糟糕。

由于老爸要赶着上班，每天早早的把我和姐姐送到学校门口。那时学校大门还没有开，如果天气好倒也无所谓，特别讨厌这雨天，我们撑着伞，在校门外等，这雨如此大，如此猛，气温也随之降下来，太不如人意了。那密密斜织的雨如同断了线的珠子直坠下来，响起一片哗哗声。虽然带了雨伞，可是我的裤子和鞋子还是受到了雨水的侵袭。校园在雨中模模糊糊，灰蒙蒙的一片。

好不容易到点了，我踩着雨水走进校门，来到自己的教室，收拾好湿漉漉的雨伞，把作业本从书包里拿出来，万幸！作业本还没有湿，我不由松了一口气。教室里特别沉闷，空气给人带来潮湿的感觉，压抑着我，喘不过气来，可也无可奈何。

放晚学了，还下着雨，妈妈又迟到了，我在走廊徘徊，焦急地等待着妈妈。等了好长时间，妈妈才急匆匆的赶来，急急的解释道：“今天下雨路上堵车了，对不起啊。”哎！这雨天真够讨厌的。

太阳！太阳！你咋就这么见不得人吗？暴雨！暴雨！你就这么让我心烦吗？你给我快停止！

我的心情如同这雨天一样，糟糕透了！

Dear Prof Herthwell，

亲爱的Herthwell教授：

Many thanks for your kind hospitality and the honor you showed me during

our delegation’s recent visit to your university。 It was nice of you to

introduce me to so many famous professors and celebrated scholars at your

university。 We had a safe and sound trip home。 Now we have resumed our work。

十分感谢你的盛情款待，以及在你在我们的代表团最近访问你的大学时对我们的尊敬。多谢你把我介绍给那么多您大学里的知名教授和著名的学者。我们已经平安愉悦得回到家了。此刻，我们继续我们的工作了。

Meanwhile， I hope you will someday pay a short visit to our university and

give us some lectures on “Modern Western Economics”。

同时，我期望有一天你能够对我校进行一个短暂的访问并给我们开一些关于“现代西方经济学”的讲座。

Please have no hesitation in writing to me if you want me to do something

for you in China。

如果你要我为你在中国做些事情，请不要犹豫，写信给我。

Best wishes，

Li Dong

最好的祝愿

李东

Dear Emily,

Im glad to learn that youre interested in China. Im more than happy to introduce you more of China. China, being one of the four ancient civilizations, has a long history and therefore there are many places of ancient sites. Besides, China has a vast region hence many beautiful natural sceneries are found in China as well. And due to the long history and vast area, there are in total 56 races living harmoniously with huge populations in China. China has not only ancient sites and sceneries, also she has modern metropolitans such as Hong Kong and Shanghai which attracts millions of travelers each year As an old saying, talking is nothing more than seeing. I hope you can come and visit China yourself and view these beautiful sceneries with your own eyes.

Yours Sincerely,

Hua Li

Dear mom and dad:

In the last night, I and you had a quarrel. Now I know yourself wrong, in

this specially apologize to you. I know that I sometimes is very capricious, but

Ill certainly be correct. Look at my future performance. Ill work harder you

back

亲爱的爸爸妈妈：

在昨天晚上,我和你们大吵了一架.现在我认识自己错了,在此特地向你们道歉.我知道我有时是很任性,但是我以后一定会改正.请看我以后的表现.我会更加努力回报你们

During May Day holiday, I went to my uncle’s home to meet my new little

bother and he is a baby.

My little bother has got big eyes, a small nose, and a small mouth that

looks like a cherry. But my little bother cant talk, and the only thing he can

do is crying.

My little bother is very lovely. He likes frown very much. When he frowns,

it looks like that he is just thinking some questions. When he falls to sleep,

it looks like swimming. When he cries, the sound is very interesting. It sounds

like he is counting numbers or he is singing. Maybe he wants to be a singer.

I love my little brother, Do you like him? I hope my little bother can be a

super star in the future. At that time I will be proud of him.

快要放学时，整间教室突然变得很闷热，原本万里无云的天空，一会儿就转为阴暗暗的，还有小水滴从窗户飘进来，我心里想：“糟了！一定要下大雨了。”果然，由滴答滴答的小雨，转为哗啦哗啦的大雨，不时还夹杂着如爆炸般的雷声，好可怕。

放学了，雨还是劈哩啪啦的一直下着，原本车水马龙的道路多了家长急忙接送小孩的喇叭声，交通混乱了，街上的人，有的穿起雨衣回家；有的躲到附近的骑楼。路上都是五颜六色的雨伞和雨衣，在雨中看起来就像各种颜色的灯光，令我觉得心里好似有柔和的光温暖了的心，使我不再那么害怕。

当我等雨停走回家时，校园一片迷朦，好像起雾了，所有的景物都模糊不清。操场上的小草弯着腰向雨敬礼；花儿们低下头伤心的摇头，雨滴顽皮的把花儿的花瓣打乱了；大树在大雨中依然坚定的挺立着，不向大雨低头认输；小动物们也都害怕的躲进家中。下雨天看起来阴沉沉的，好吓人。

慢慢的，雨愈下愈小，最后终于停了，我赶忙走路回家。一路上，太阳从云后露出脸对大地微笑，让好久不见的彩虹也出来向大家问好。下雨过后，大地变得生气蓬勃，大树的叶子更显得翠绿，花儿更美丽，各种农作物都得到了滋润，小孩都到户外玩起水来，交通也变得正常。下雨，虽然带来了不便，但也带来了许多好处呢！

dear mr/mxxx：

todaim writing to you to ask for a five-daleave, for ive got cold last night with carlessness.

thimorning mmother took me to see the doctor,who told me to stain bed for some days. so i am versorrto be absent from school, especiallyour interesting lessons. ill be sure to make up for the missed lessonafter i recover from the illness.

yourever,

xxx.

My Winter Holiday Plans Well,winter holiday is coming. So what I am going go do? I am going go read English books，surf the Internet,play badmingoon every day.And first I am going go finish my homework.In addition,I am going go leave Shangou for Xiamen with my family and we are going go stay there for ten days.And after we are getting there, we are going go eat delicious food，climb the mountains in the Jin Bang Park.That must be a lot more fun and we will very excited.How about you?What are you going go do when the Winter Holiday is coming?

There has been a long time since I came back from Hainan―wowhainan is such a wonderful place that I will never forget it .It‘s really a good place where gave me a rather good impression. I feel so wonderful during the journey as I have experienced a lot of things for the first time.

In January 7th ---the first day of my journey the fluttering snowflakes diffused over Changzhou. I first took the train to shanghai then took the plane to Hainan in Pudong airport. Although it’s my second time to take plane I felt even more excited than the first time. When flying I found that I was flying over the cloud of different types and colors. The sky is also brighter and clearer than that I had ever seen. Soon we arrived in Meilan airport in Haikou the climate is totally different from that in Changzhou It was warm there and we could see coconut trees everywhere.

After 3 days competition I went to BoAo where is famous for its forum. It was my first time to experience the sea and the beach in the sunshine. When sitting on the cruise I could clearly see the ocean waves pushing the windows of the cruise. It seemed that I was surrounded by the waves and the crystal water. I felt as if a fish which had been living in the sea happily. Then we land on the beach. The sand on the beach was so soft that it was cosy to lie on the beach. I tried searching for the shells on the beach but failed. The beach was totally different from what I heard before as there was nothing except footsteps on the beach. In the afternoon I played football on beach and scored a goal with my new friends from all around China. It was really interesting and challenging.

The next day I went to Haikou. I first visited the tomb of Hairui an officer in Qing dynasty who was famous for rectitude. I think he should be the role model of every person. In the afternoon I went to the geological park of volcano. A lot of stones of different shapes came into views. When arriving the top of the park it seemed that the while city was under my view. Also I had seen plenty of interesting and rare types of the plants. I also got into a small hole in the park it is said that the hold was exactly the original hole where maqma came from. But the volcano had stopped from erupting for thousands of years.

I can’t forget this trip not only does it give me a lot of joy knowledge and good memory but also it give me a chance to make friends with people from different fart in China. By enjoying the excellent scenery I think I have fallen in love with this beautiful city. I will cherish this experience.

Dear Sir,

I am a December 2003 graduate from the University of San Francisco (USF)

with a bachelors degree in International Business. As part of my career

planning, I am very interested in supplementing my international business

education with a basic knowledge of the Chinese language. This I hope will help

me enter into business commerce with business organizations partnering with

Chinas economic development.

I already have information from BLCU and hope to study there for at least

one full year starting with this summers program continuing through the fall

and spring semester 2006. Can your office advise me if such scholarships might

be available to me?

I have been studying Chinese for one year now. I am not sure what level I

belong to. I was told that there will be an HSK test in our university in

September. I am planning to attend the test. But I dont know if the result of

the test is recognized by your university. If so, can it be a help for me to

apply for the scholarship?

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

Tom Jolly

Fathers Day is here, and my heart is full of mixed feelings. Because I

think of my dad. At the same time, I also remembered a song "Grateful Heart", I

believe everyone has heard it. Grateful heart, accompany you. Grateful heart,

reminds me of my father. This song expresses my fathers love for us. He raised

us. We must know how to love. In the future, I will repay his kindness of

upbringing.

The word "father" has two words. It is so familiar to us, so kind.

My father wakes up early and goes to bed late every day so that our two

brothers and sisters can live a happy life. Once, when I was sick, it was in the

middle of the night and I developed a high fever. I felt hot all over and my

hands and feet were cold, which made me very uncomfortable. At this time, Dad

seemed to have noticed something unusual about me. So he asked me, "Son, whats

wrong with you?" I said sadly: "Im very uncomfortable, very uncomfortable." Dad

touched my forehead and said, "Son, you have a fever, but, now...now is

Midnight." After a while.

Dad is carrying a basin of water. Then, put a wet hand towel on my

forehead. My forehead suddenly became a lot cooler. Thats it, my dad keeps

changing my handkerchiefs like this. Not as hot as before, but still hot.

When I woke up, I was lying in the hospital bed on an IV. I found that my

grandmother was beside me. I asked: "Grandma, where is Dad?" Grandma kindly said

to me: "Your dad just went out. Your dad has been by your side to take care of

you most of the night. You have to be grateful!" I nodded.

I know that my father has been very busy in recent years, but no matter how

busy he is, he still finds time to take care of me and care about me. These left

a deep impression on my memory.

Finally, I want to wish Dad, and to all fathers in the world, a Happy

Fathers Day.

Time is like a river that never stops, in a hurry and quietly flowing through the people. Unwittingly, a memorable 20XX year in a hurry, ushered in a new year, the beginning of another journey. I opened my eyes for 20XX.

Our class held a celebration of new years day in 20XX. Before our beginning, our teacher repeatedly told our classmates that the blackboard must be well decorated. Our team activities today can only begin. The host announced the 5 (8) class, celebrating the beginning of the new years day. First, the "Fan Dance" of group 48, dancing in the fan dance, like a Wei Xianzi

Happiness is important in our life. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it.

I will never forget one thing. Once, I had a bad mark at a math test. I was shy and afraid to meet my parents. But when I got back home late, my parents knew what happened, they said to me: “It doesn’t matter, my child. Remember we’ll be always beside you when you need help. We believe you can be better next time. Never give up!” I was moved and made up my mind to work harder and harder.

I feel very happy. Whenever I am in trouble, I can feel my parents’ love. I want to be a good child for my parents.

幸福

幸福在我们的生活中很重要。实际上，如果你用心去做，幸福就一直在你身边。

我永远不会忘记一件事。有一次，我在数学考试中得了一个不好的分数。我很羞愧，不敢见我的父母。但当我回家晚了，我的父母就知道发生了什么事，他们对我说:“没关系，我的孩子。记住，当你需要帮助时，我们总在你身边。我们相信你下次能做得更好。永不放弃!”我被感动了，下定决心要更加努力学习。”

我感到很幸福。每当我遇到麻烦，我都能感受到父母的爱。我想成为我父母的好孩子。

[以幸福为题的英文作文

五、请假条） 请假条要说明请假的原因和请假的期限。Sick leave 病假

例子2

Dear Sir or Madam:

Dear Mr Li/Miss Li/Mrs Li,

I beg to apply for two days’ leave/a week’s leave/7 days’ leave of absence （请假） from the 7th to 8th of this week. Because I was ill, I want to return/go home to see the doctor.

To support my application, I herewith/enclose the sick leave

certificate.

I should be very much obliged if you will grant me my application. As regards the lesson to be missed during my absence, I will do my best to make them up as soon as I get back from leave.

Yours respectfully,

Li Min

例子3：

Dear Ms Wang,

I beg to apply for seven days’ leave /one week’s leave of absence from the 4th to 10th of this month. Because my father is seriously ill now, so I want to return home to see him.

To support my application, I enclose the fax my sister sent. Yours respectfully, Li Fei

20xx年6月2日

亲爱的张小姐，

我很抱歉，我不能参加上午的课因为重感冒和发烧。随函附上医生证明谁说我必须在床上呆的今天。我将回到学校当我恢复。

谨启，

安妮

亲爱的先生或女士：

亲爱的李先生，李小姐/李夫人，

我请求请两天假/休假一个星期/7天的假（请假）从第七到第八这一周。因为我病了，我要回来/回家去看医生。

以支持我的应用程序，我随信附上病假/。

?我将非常感激如果你批准我的申请。至于课可错过在我不在的时候，我将做我的最好使他们尽快回来留下。

谨启，

李敏

亲爱的王小姐，

我请求请七天假/一个星期的假，从第四到第十本月。因为我的父亲病得很严重，所以我想回家看望他。

支持我的申请，我将传真我姐姐送。

谨启，

李菲

英语病假条范文

关于病假：

Dear Teacher:

Im sorry I have to ask for two daysoff. Because I had a bad cold yesterday. And now I have a high fever.

I am feeling very bad.I cant study freely in class .I went to see a doctorin the hospital.He gave me some medicine and asked me to stay in bed for two days .So Im sorry to ask you two days leave. I hope you can ratify my ask. Thank you very much.

Yours, Sam

Reverent Mr.Green:

At first please forgive my interruption. Because I dont feel up to par this morning and i must be in hospital to get the hospitalization, i couldnt come to school within following two days.I will return to school soonly as i made it.Thanks for your understanding.

Yours, Sam

敬爱的马老师：

很抱歉我今天不能去上学了。昨天夜里我妈妈发高烧，咳嗽得厉害，她可能得了流感。因为今天我要带妈妈去天坛医院，然后在家照顾她，所以不能去上学了。因此我想跟您请一天假。如果您能准假我

会非常感激。

您的学生

李丽

英文请假条格式

请假条(written request for leave)是英语学习者必须掌握的常用应用文之一，它包括请病假(note for sick leave)和请事假(leave of absence)。请假条是用于向老师或上级领导等因身体状况不好或因某事请求准假的场合。

英文请假条写作需注意三点：

1.英文中请假条的写法和汉语请假条相同， 它一般由四部分组成，即时间、称呼、正文和签名。

2.一般而言，可认定请假条是一种简单的书信文体。请假条一般写在纸上，不用信封。其书写格式与书信有很多相似之处，是书信的大大简化。

3.请假条的特点是要求开门见山、内容简短、用词通俗易懂。

【范文例析】

假如你是王立。昨天你和同学们去农场帮助农民们摘苹果，不幸(unluckily)从梯子上摔下来伤了腿，但伤得不重。医生让你在家里好好休息。因此，你向高老师请假两天(ask for leave for two days)。(2002新疆乌鲁木齐中考题)

【参考范文】

Sep.28

Dear Miss Gao,

Im sorry I cant go to school today. I helped the farmers pick apples with my classmates on the farm yesterday. Unluckily, I fell off the ladder and hurt my leg, but I wasnt badly hurt. The doctor asked me to stay in bed and have a good rest. So I ask for leave for two days. Wang Li

【点评】这是一份采用书信格式写的请假条。日期是September 28, 日期写在正文的右上角。由于请假条的内容大多是当天、近几日因病或因事请假，所以不必写上年份；称呼是Dear Miss Gao，称呼写在左上角。请假条因是向上级请示，一般以Dear...,或My dear...,开头。有时可在Dear之后，用上Mr.或Miss等的称呼加上姓氏。不过，有一点仍要提醒大家，各种称呼后面一般都用逗号。正文谈了一件事：I fell off the ladder and hurt my leg, but I wasnt badly hurt. I cant come to school. I ask for leave for two days. 简洁明了，用词口语化。写请假条只要把请假的理由和请假时间说清楚即可。有的请假条为了说明其请假事由是真实的，在正文之后另起一行，写上I enclose a doctors certificate.(我附上了医生证明。)；签名为Wang Li。签名(署名)写在右下角，签名(署名)上面一行可以写上Yours, Your student等字样，有时由于写条的人和收条的人彼此一般很熟悉，所以在称呼和签名上比较随便和简单。特别是在签名部分，有时可简单到只写个姓或只写个名就可以了。

dear mr __，

尊敬的__先生:

thank you very much for the interview yesterday。 i learned a great deal

about your pany， its major projects， and its ambitious plans for future

development in shenzhen。

十分感谢您昨日的面试。我了解到许多有关贵公司的状况，它的主要产品以及未来在深圳的宏大发展计划。

i believe i am fully qualified for the work you described。 my e__perience

with __ corporation is directly related to the work you are offering。 also， my

academic background and the training i received as an administrative assistant

provide a strong base for further development。

我自信完全有资格承担您所描述的工作。我在__公司的经验与贵方带给的工作直接相关。而且我的教育背景和所受的行政助理方面的培训，为我带给了进一步发展的坚实基础。

thanks again for the interview。 i look forward to hearing from you

soon。

再次感谢您的面试。期望尽早得到您的消息。

sincerely yours，

__x

助人为快乐之本。

Happiness lie in rendering help to others

.助人为乐是一种美德。

Find in helping others is a virtue.

.现代化建设需要助人为乐的精神。

Modernization need find in helping others spirit.

.助人为乐是共-产主义世界观的体现。

Find in helping others is the embodiment of communism world outlook.

助人为乐是一种美德。

Find in helping others is a virtue.

众人拾柴火焰高。

Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire,

赠人玫瑰，手有余香。

When we lift people, we are likewise lifted

一个篱笆打三个桩，一个好汉要有三个帮。

As one fence needs three stakes, a good guy needs three fellows.

雪中送碳。

The snow to send carbon.

我帮别人的人，能得别人的帮助。

I help others, can get the help of others.

千里送鹅毛，物轻礼重。

the great distance delivers the goose feathers, the ritual light friendship is heavy

金银财宝不算真富，团结友爱才是幸福。

Treasure is not really rich, solidarity is happiness.

荷花虽好，也要绿叶扶持。

With all its beauty, the lotus needs green leaves to set it off.

柴多力量高，人多力量大。

More people produce greater strength, more logs make a bigger fire.

.勿以善小而不为

Good things come in small packages.

Childhood is cruet stand, it is full of bittersweet salty memories, just as the stone was thrown into the water layers of dimples.

Remember when I used to live in mengding mountain home, that day is the happiest time of my life.

Mengding mountain home is grandparents live, that is the roof, there are eight rooms in the house, there is also a big bazi, surrounded by mountains, and from the hustle and bustle of the city.That yes I am very naughty, very active, often do the wrong thing.I walked every day, no pressure, free.

Grandpa domestic there are a lot of chicken, I like to play with chicken.On a sunny day, I sleep a lie-in as usual, when still sleepy, after breakfast, I go to play.I saw aThe cockIs leisurely walk on the grass, I crept out of his hands, want to catch the bigThe cock, big rooster seemed to know that it has a "dangerous", ran and ran to the back of the pond, I quickly back to the past, but too fast speeding car, so the foot slipped and nearly fell into the pond., even if falls into the pond water is not deep, I can go ashore, so there is no danger."Flop" -- the original big rooster also run too fast, dont choose the road fell into the pond.At this moment, I dont know what to do, call a grandfather.Grandfather ran out, ask me what happened, I whispered: "cock that fell into the water, Im sorry."Grandpa took a net hurried to the house, netted a big rooster, put it to save on shore.Grandpa stroked my head and said: "next time, dont chase the chicken son ran away."I nodded.

The only bad cock that will be forever in my childhood memory.

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Carrying Faggots to Put Out a Fire

In the last years of the Warring States period, the State of Qin attacked the State of Wei on a large scale repeatedly and occupied large areas of land, for the State of Wei was too weak to defend itself. In 273 B.B., the qin army launched another attack upon the State of Wei with a momentum more vigorous than ever. The king of the State of Wei summoned his officials,and asked with a worried look if anyone could propose a way to defeat the Qin army. After years of chaos caused by the wars,the officials trembled when fighting was mentioned, and no one dared to speak ofresistance. At the critical moment when a large enemy force was bearing down upon the border, most of the offinials persuaded the king to sue for peace, at the cost of giving away to the State of Qin the large area of land north of the Huanghe River and south of the Taihang Mountain. However Su Dai, a counsellor, did not agree. He hurried up to the king and said:"Your Majesty, they dont think about the interests of the country at all.It is just because they are cowardly and afraid of death that they ask you to sue for peace by betraying the country. Of course you can temperarily satisfy the ambition of the king of the State of Qin is insatiably greedy. It will never stop assaulting us until our land is totally given away."Once there was a man whose house was on fire. People told him to put out the fire with water, but he would not listen. Instead, he carried a faggot to put out the fire, only to make the fire fiercer. That was because he didnt know that,instead of putting out the fire, faggots could only make it burning more vigorously. Isnt it equivalent to carrying faggots to put out a fire if you agree to sue for peace at the cost of the land of the State of Wei?"Though Su Dais argument was very convincing, the king accepted the suggestion of those officials and gave away to the State of Qin a large area of the land of the State of Wei. For the king of the State of Wei was cowardly and only cared for peace at the moment.As might be expected,the Qin army assaulted the State of Wei on a large scale in 225 B.C.,surrounding the capital city Daliang and flooding it by digging open the dykes of the Huanghe River.The State of Wei was finally destroyed by the State of Qin.This story appears in the Historical Records Written by Sima Qian.The set phrase"carrying faggots to put out a fire"is used to mean adopting a wrong method to save a situation and ending up by making it worse.

战国末期，秦国向魏国接连发动大规模的进攻，魏国无力抵抗，大片土地都被秦军占领了。到公元前273年，秦国又一次向魏国出兵，势头空前猛烈。

魏王把大臣们召来，愁眉苦脸地问大家有没有使秦国退兵的办法。大臣们由于经过多年的战乱，提起打仗就吓得哆嗦，谁也不敢谈“抵抗”二字。在这大兵压境的危急时刻，多数大臣都劝魏王，用黄河以北和太行山以南的大片土地为代价，向秦王求和。

谋士苏代听了这些话，很不以为然，忙上前对魏王说：“大王，他们是因为自己胆小怕死，才让您去卖国求和，根本不为国家着想。您想，把大片土地割让给秦国虽然暂时满足了秦王的野心，但秦国的欲望是无止境的，只要魏国的土地没割完，秦军就不会停止进攻我们。”

说到这里，苏代讲了一个故事：从前有一个人，他的房子起火了，别人劝他快用水去浇灭大火，但他不听，偏抱起一捆柴草去救火，是因为他不懂得柴草不但不能灭火反而能助长火势的道理。大王若同意拿着魏国土地去求和，不就等于抱着柴草救火吗？”

尽管苏代讲得头头是道，但是胆小的魏王只顾眼前的太平，还是依大臣们的意见把魏国大片土地割让给秦国。到公元225年，果然秦军又向魏国大举进攻，包围了国都大梁，掘开黄河大堤让洪水淹没了大梁城，魏国终于被秦国灭掉了。

故事出自《史记魏世家》。成语“抱薪救火”比喻用错误的方法去消灭祸害，结果反而使祸害扩大。