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A rich man asked an architect to build a three-story house for him. When the first story was finished, the rich man said to the architect: "I want only the third story; not the first and second stories." The architect asked, "But without the first and second stories, how can I build the third story?" Shaking his head, he packed up his things, and left. This idiom indicates an unrealistic or impractical plan or theory.从前有个富翁,愚蠢无知。有一次,他到另一个富翁的家里,看见一座三层的楼房,楼又高又大,富丽堂皇,宽敞明朗,他十分羡慕,心里想:“我的钱财并不比他少,为什么以前没想到造一座这样的楼呢?”他立刻唤来木匠,问道:“你能不能照着那家的样子造一座漂亮的楼?”木匠回答说:“那座楼就是我造的。”富翁便说:“那你现在就为我造一座像那样的楼。”
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