用英語(yǔ)說(shuō)成語(yǔ):畫(huà)餅充饑（雙語(yǔ)）

In the Three Kingdoms Period (sān guó 三國(guó)時(shí)代,220-280AD), the king of the state
of Wei (wèi guó 魏國(guó)), Cao Rui (cáo ruì 曹睿), wanted to select a very capable man
to work for him. He said to his ministers: "When choosing a talented person,
always beware of one with a false reputation. A false reputation is just like a
picture of a cake; it can' t relieve hunger."

Later, this idiom came to be used to mean comforting oneself with unrealistic
thoughts, without solving practical problems.

三國(guó)時(shí)代魏國(guó)的皇帝曹睿，準(zhǔn)備選拔一個(gè)有才能的人到朝廷來(lái)做官。曹睿對(duì)他的大臣說(shuō)：“選擇人才，不能光找有虛名的人。虛名好像是在地上畫(huà)的一塊餅，只能看，不能解決肚子饑餓的問(wèn)題啊!”
后來(lái)人們就用“畫(huà)餅充饑”這個(gè)成語(yǔ)比喻用空想安慰自己，不能解決實(shí)際問(wèn)題。

畫(huà)餅充饑【翻譯】Allaying Hunger with Pictures of Cakes.