刻舟求剑:船走了,剑不会等

A man once crossed a river in a boat.
从前有个人,坐船过河。

Suddenly his sword fell into the water.
忽然,他的剑掉进了水里。

He quickly cut a mark on the boat.
他赶紧在船边,刻了个记号。

"My sword fell right here", he said.
他说:“我的剑就是从这儿掉下去的。”

The boat kept going, but the sword stayed.
船一直在走,剑却留在原地。

Later he jumped in at the mark.
后来他照着记号,跳下水找剑。

The boat moved, so the mark was useless.
船都走远了,记号当然没用啦。