杞国

杞国人听后，顿感放心，他的朋友见状，也如释负重，开心异常。

After hearing this , the man set his heart at ease instantly , the sight of which delighted his friend who was also relieved .

春秋时代，杞国有一个喜欢胡思乱想的人。

In the Spring and Autumn Period , in the State of Qi there was a man who always let his imagination run away with him .

宣夜说传说战国时期，杞国有一个人听说天是由气体形成的，日月星辰就漂浮其中之后，他非常担心天体会掉下来，让他无处躲藏，于是整日忧心忡忡，茶饭不思。

As a legend goes , during the Warring States Period , a man from the Qi State , having known that the heaven was constituted of gas , in which the moon and stars floated , feared the heaven might collapse one day .