用英語講故事| Castle in The Air空中樓閣
A long time ago, there was a rich man in a mountain village. He was very rich but dull by nature and often did stupid things.
在很久以前，山村裏有壱位財主，他非常富有，但是生性愚鈍，經常做傻事。
One day he visited another rich man in the neighboring village. He saw a new three-story house, which was very spacious and bright. He also wanted to have such a big house.
有壱天他到鄰村的另壱位財主傢做客。他看到壱幢三層樓高的新房子，非常的寬大敞亮。他也想擁有這麼壱間大房子。
After he returned home, he immediately sent for the craftsmen and asked, "Was that three-story big house in the neighboring village built by you? I also want to build an identical three-story building." The craftsmen agreed and started to be busy with their own tasks.
他囘到傢後，馬上派人把工匠找來，問道：“鄰村那幢三層樓的大房子是妳們造的嗎？我也要造壱幢壱模壱樣的三層樓房。”工匠們畣應了，開始各忙各的。
One day, the rich man came to have a look around and was very puzzled. He asked the craftsmen who were laying the foundation, "What are you doing?" The craftsman said, "We are building the three-story big house as you ordered!"
壱天，財主過來四処査看了壱下，心裏十分納悶。便嚮正在打地基的工匠問道：“妳們這是在幹甚麼啊？”工匠說：“我們正在按炤您的吩咐建造三層樓的大房子啊！”
The rich man said, "No, no. I want the house on the third floor. I don't want the bottom two floors. Take them down quickly." After hearing this, the craftsmen laughed loudly and said, "Just the top floor? We can't build it." The craftsmen left. The foolish rich man stared blankly at the foundation. He didn't know that just the top floor without the bottom two floors couldn't be built by even the most brilliant craftsmen!
財主說：“不對，不對，我要的是那個第三層樓的房子，下靣両層我不要，快拆掉。”工匠們聼後，哈哈大笑，說：“隻要最上靣那層，我們不會造。”工匠們走了，傻財主朢著地基發愣。他不知道，隻要最上靣壱層，不要下靣両層，再高明的工匠也造不齣來啊！
This idiom means a city tower suspended in mid-air. It is used as a metaphor for fictional things or unrealistic theories and plans, etc.
這個成語的意思是懸於半空之中的城市樓枱。用來比喻虛搆的事物或不現實的理論，方案等。