Run in Opposite Directions
南轅北轍

Once a man went to the south, but his carriage was heading north.
一次一個(gè)人想往南走，但是他的馬車卻是朝北走的。

A passer-by asked him: "If you are going to the south, why is your carriage heading north?"
一個(gè)過路人問他：“如果你想往南走，為什么你的馬車卻朝北走呢？”

The man said, "My horse is good at running, my driver is highly skilled at driving a carriage, and I am rich."
這個(gè)人說：“我的馬很能跑，我的車夫善于趕車，我又很富有，所以不在乎?！?br />
The man didn't care the direction might be wrong; the better his conditions were, the further he was far away from his destination.
這個(gè)人根本沒有考慮到行進(jìn)的方向也許錯(cuò)了；他的條件越好，反而會離目的地越遠(yuǎn)。

This idiom came from this story tells that one's action was the opposite effect to one's intention.
這個(gè)成語比喻行動(dòng)和目的正好相反。

【文化鏈接】
英文中若要表達(dá)“南轅北轍”的意思，可以用短語“run in opposite directions”，也就是“朝著相反的方向跑”，翻譯美化一下就是“南轅北轍”或者“背道而馳”的意思了。
例句：
They wouldn't win at the end because they ran in opposite directions.
因?yàn)樗麄冊缫涯限@北轍了,所以根本不可能贏。

Run in Opposite Directions
南轅北轍

Once a man went to the south, but his carriage was heading north.
一次一個(gè)人想往南走，但是他的馬車卻是朝北走的。

A passer-by asked him: "If you are going to the south, why is your carriage heading north?"
一個(gè)過路人問他：“如果你想往南走，為什么你的馬車卻朝北走呢？”

The man said, "My horse is good at running, my driver is highly skilled at driving a carriage, and I am rich."
這個(gè)人說：“我的馬很能跑，我的車夫善于趕車，我又很富有，所以不在乎?！?br />
The man didn't care the direction might be wrong; the better his conditions were, the further he was far away from his destination.
這個(gè)人根本沒有考慮到行進(jìn)的方向也許錯(cuò)了；他的條件越好，反而會離目的地越遠(yuǎn)。

This idiom came from this story tells that one's action was the opposite effect to one's intention.
這個(gè)成語比喻行動(dòng)和目的正好相反。

【文化鏈接】
英文中若要表達(dá)“南轅北轍”的意思，可以用短語“run in opposite directions”，也就是“朝著相反的方向跑”，翻譯美化一下就是“南轅北轍”或者“背道而馳”的意思了。
例句：
They wouldn't win at the end because they ran in opposite directions.
因?yàn)樗麄冊缫涯限@北轍了,所以根本不可能贏。