整理/张渺 制图/李晗

　　防微杜渐

　　把差错、问题等消灭在萌芽状态。任何事物都有一个由隐而显、由小变大的过程，其间还可能引发其他连锁反应。对于差错、问题等，如果不做好提前防范，及时堵塞各种漏洞，待其大势已成，可能会付出成倍的代价，甚至会酿成全局性灾难。它要求人们深刻认识并精准把握事物演变的内在规律。

　　Take Precautions Early

　　This term can also be translated as"nipping the problem in the bud". All things evolve from hidden to obvious, from small to big, and in time they may lead to harmful consequences. If early steps are not taken to prevent mistakes and problems and to eliminate any defects in time, it will be costly to deal with the consequences, and even disaster may ensue. Thus, people should gain a deep understanding and good grasp of what underlies the evolution of things.

　　引例 水旱之灾，虽尚未至，然君子远览，防微虑萌。（《后汉书·郎顗传》）（水灾、旱灾虽然还没有发生，但有才能的人有远见，能将灾害消灭在萌芽状态。）

　　Even before flood or drought occurs, a far-sighted and virtuous man will have taken precautions in advance. (The History of the Later Han Dynasty)