从前楚国的郢（yǐnɡ）都有个好工匠，
工匠姓石会使斧，
使斧头的技艺实在神奇。
有个人想试试他的真本领，
就把工匠请回家，
在鼻子上抹了一块白灰泥，
灰泥在鼻尖像苍蝇翅，
叫工匠用斧头给他砍下去。
这工匠抡起斧头一阵风，
砍掉灰丝毫没有伤到鼻尖皮。
巧工匠砍罢提斧头站一旁，
那个人佩服得了不得。
古代“斤”字本指斧，
“运斤成风”作成语，
含义是：
本领真正学到家，
使用起来就能出神入化显神奇。
青年朋友要记住，
为了建设富强国，
我们一定要练就那：
“运斤成风”过硬的真功底。
Whirl the Hatchet Like Wind Blowing
Once in Ying City，in the State of Chu there was a good craftsman。He had a feat for using his hatchet。One day a man wanted to test his skill，and invited him home。The man put a speck of chalk on the tip of his nose，then asked the craftsman to scrape it off。The craftsman whirled his hatchet like a puff of wind，and removed every bit of the chalk without any injury to the nose。The craftsman stood holding his hatchet。The man who wanted to test him worshiped him as a real hero。
This denotes that if you practice and practice and reach perfection，miracles will surely occur。