Dong Shi，an Ugly woman，Knitting Her brows in agitation of the Faous Beauty Xi Shi,Only to Make Herself All the Uglier
东施效颦
Zhuangzi?The Movement of Nature said . Xi Shi，known for her peerless beauty，was beset by some sort of heart trouble, so she was often seen knitting her brows with hand on her chest. Now there was an ugly woman in the neighborhood，who one day saw Xi Shi in the village street.In admiration .she returned home and determined to imitate Xi Shi's way of walking and mannerisms Yet，this only increased her ugliness.Every time she walked out，the rich would shut their doors tight。while the poor with !heir wives and children would avoid her and quickly turn their steps away. Alas，that woman mistook frowning for some-thing invariably beautiful，and was unaware that it only adds beauty to a real beau-ty.Now the allusion is used to satirize the blind imitation with ludicrous effect.
美女西施患有心口疼的毛病。人们经常会看到她皱着眉头，手捂胸口。一天邻居家的个日.女在街上遇到了西施，很是羡慕。回家后她决心模仿西施的走路姿势和仪态哪知这对_女的矫揉造作使她的样子更难看了、她梅次出门，乡间的人就马上把门紧紧关上，穷人则马上拉着妻儿远远躲开。东施误以为颦眉是种一成不变之美，却不知它只会让美人更美，后人便用“东施效繁”一同来比喻拙劣地模仿别人，反而得到了更坏的效果。
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