During the Spring and Autumn period, the State of Qi held a banquet.
春秋时期，齐国举行了一次宴会。
At the banquet, everyone drank wine and ate food, and the atmosphere was lively.
宴会上，大家喝酒、吃菜，气氛热烈。
The host suggested an interesting game: "Whoever draws the snake the fastest will win a pot of wine."
主人提出了一个有趣的游戏：“谁画的蛇最快，谁就能得到一壶酒。”
Everyone was happy to hear this and quickly picked up their pens to start drawing.
大家听了都很高兴，纷纷拿起笔开始画蛇。
One person was especially fast and finished drawing his snake in the blink of an eye.
其中有一个人画得特别快，几乎一眨眼就画好了。
He looked at his snake and thought it was good, but he wanted to add something more.
他看着自己的蛇，觉得很不错，想再加点什么。
He thought, "If I add feet to the snake, it will be perfect!"
他心想：“要是给蛇加上脚，肯定更完美！”
So, he drew four feet on the snake.
于是，他给蛇画上了四只脚。
Proud of his work, he looked at his drawing and got ready to claim the wine.
他得意洋洋地看着自己的画，准备去拿酒。
However, he saw that everyone else had already gone to claim their wine.
结果，他看到其他人已经去领酒了。
Everyone laughed and said, "A snake doesn't have feet. Adding feet looks strange!"
大家笑着说：“蛇本来就没有脚，画上脚很奇怪！”
Feeling embarrassed, he quickly returned to his seat.
他听了觉得很尴尬，赶紧走回自己的座位。
In the end, not only did he not get the wine, but he was also laughed at by everyone.
最后，他不仅没有得到酒，还被大家嘲笑了一番。
He realized that he had done something unnecessary.
他才意识到，自己做了多余的事。
His drawing was already good, but by adding feet, he ruined it.
他本来已经画得很好，反而因为加上脚弄得不完美。
This story teaches us that sometimes, we shouldn’t be too greedy.
这个故事告诉我们，有时候做事不能太贪心。
Too many ideas can make things worse.
如果太多的想法，反而会让事情变得更糟。
Simplicity is often the best choice, and we must know when to stop.
简单有时才是最好的，做事要有分寸。
Otherwise, adding feet to the snake makes it imperfect.
否则，画蛇添足，就会变得不完美。
Knowing when to stop is the wisest choice.
做事适可而止，才是最聪明的选择。
