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商汤伐桀，得胜后，巡视战场，看到一个猎人用四面网捕猎飞禽走兽。商汤问猎人：‘你的网四面都张开，岂不是所有飞禽走兽都跑不掉吗？’猎人得意洋洋地说：‘是的，所有的动物都跑不掉。’商汤听了之后，笑着说：‘这样，未免太残酷了些！’于是下令拆掉三面网，只留下一个缺口，让部分飞禽走兽可以逃脱。

shang tang fa jie,de sheng hou,xun shi zhanchang,kan dao yige lieren yong simian wang bu lie feiqin zou shou.shang tang wen lieren:'ni de wang simian dou zhang kai,qi bushi suoyou feiqin zou shou dou pao bu diao ma?'lieren deyi yangyang de shuo:'shi de,suoyou de dongwu dou pao bu diao.'shang tang ting le zhihou,xiaozhe shuo:'zheyang,weimian tai canku le xie!'yushi xialing chaidiao sanmian wang,zhi liuxia yige quekou,rang bufen feiqin zou shou keyi taotuo.

After the victory over Jie, Shang Tang inspected the battlefield and saw a hunter using a four-sided net to hunt birds and animals. Shang Tang asked the hunter: 'Your net is open on all four sides, doesn't that mean that all birds and animals cannot escape?' The hunter proudly replied: 'Yes, all animals cannot escape.' After hearing this, Shang Tang smiled and said, 'This is a bit too cruel!' So he ordered the removal of three sides of the net, leaving only one opening to allow some birds and animals to escape.

用作谓语、宾语；比喻宽大处理，给犯错误的人一条生路。

yong zuo weiyǔ,bìnyǔ；bǐyù kuān dà chǔlǐ,gěi fàn cuòwù de rén yī tiáo shēng lù。

Used as predicate and object; metaphor for lenient handling, giving those who have made mistakes a way out.