“城门失火,殃及池鱼”,是我国古代的一个掌故。有两种解释:一说是春秋时期,宋国城门失火,为了从护城河中取水救火,这护城河就叫池,池中的水被汲干,鱼皆枯死。另一说是:宋国有位叫池仲鱼的人,在城下修建了他的住宅,因为离城门太近,有一次,城门失火,延及其屋,池仲鱼不幸被烧死。无论何说,后人都以“城门失火,殃及池鱼”比喻无端受牵连而遭祸害。 “Shing Mun fire, affecting fish ponds,” is an anecdote in ancient China. There are two explanations: one is said that during the Spring and Autumn Period, the gates of Song Guo fire, in order to take water from the moat in the fire, this moat is called the pool, the pool of water is drained, the fish are dead. The other one is that Song Chih-tung, a man named Chi Chung-yi, built his dwelling under the city. Because it was too close to the city gate, once the city gate had a fire and was extended to its house, Chi Chung was unfortunately burned to death. No matter what, his descendants have been scourged because of “the fire in the gates and the fish in the pond”.