The story in strategics of the Warring States·Anecdotes of Wei State says：
故事出自《战国策》卷二十叫《魏策》，大意是说：
A northerner intended to travel to Chu.
有个北方人想到楚国去.
He started his journey on horseback at the foot of the Tai Hang Mountain and intended to take a way leading io north.
但他却向北面赶他的车，沿着一条通向北方的大道奔驰。
His friend was very surprised so he asked ：
一个朋友觉得很奇怪，问他：
“ Chu is situated in the south,
“楚国是在南方,
why you northward instead of southward?”
你怎么沿着通向北方的大路前进呢？”
"Never mind" ,
“没关系，”
the northerner replied obstinately,
那个北方人固执的回答，
“my horse is a good steed. It runs very fast. ”
“我的马是匹骏马，它跑得很快。”
"No matter how fast it runs, " said his friend, "you can never reach Chu by going northward. ”
他朋友说：“你的马无论跑多快，你向北方走总是到不了楚国的。”
“I have prepared sufficient travelling expenses. ” replied the traveler.
那北方人说:“我已经准备了足够的旅费:”
“Sufficient money can help you neither.”continued his friend.
他朋友说:“充分的旅费也无济于事。”
“Well，” answered man still obstinately, "I have a strong and capable groom at my service. ”
那北方人说:“我有个很健壮能干的马夫帮我,”
" No groom, how capable and strong he may be, can be of any use to you if you stick to going northward.”concluded his friend.
他朋友说：“如果你坚持向北方走，虽然有能干强壮的马夫，也是没用的。”
The northerner did not listen to his friend, so he never reached Chu.
那北方人没有听他朋友的劝告，所以他也始终没有到达楚国。
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