During the Warring States period, there was a musician named GongmingYi. The music he played was exquisite and pleasant to listen to. Many people loved to hear him play.<\/div>\n
Y\u01d2u yì ti\u0101n, G\u014dngmíng Yí lái dào ji\u0101owài, kàn dào ch\u016bnf\u0113ng xúxú de chu\u012bdòng zhe yángli\u01d4, yì tóu huángniú zhèng zài c\u01ceodì shàng d\u012btóu ch\u012bc\u01ceo, t\u0101 lái le xìngzhì, lìkè b\u01cei shàng qín, b\u014d dòng qínxián, g\u011bi zhè tóu niú tán q\u01d0 le yuèq\u01d4. K\u011bshì l\u01ceo huángniú què méi shénme f\u01cenyìng, réngrán d\u012btóu ch\u012bc\u01ceo. G\u014dngmíng Yí xi\u01ceng, zhè zh\u012b q\u01d4z\u01d0 k\u011bnéng tài g\u0101oy\u01ce le, yúshì jiù huàn le j\u01d0 sh\u01d2u t\u014dngsú q\u01d4z\u01d0, dànshì l\u01ceo huángniú sh\u01d0zh\u014dng háo wú f\u01cenyìng. G\u014dngmíng Yí h\u011bn sh\u012bwàng.
\t\u6709\u4e00\u5929\uff0c\u516c\u660e\u4eea\u6765\u5230\u90ca\u5916\uff0c\u770b\u5230\u6625\u98ce\u5f90\u5f90\u5730\u5439\u52a8\u7740\u6768\u67f3\uff0c\u4e00\u5934\u9ec4\u725b\u6b63\u5728\u8349\u5730\u4e0a\u4f4e\u5934\u5403\u8349\uff0c\u4ed6\u6765\u4e86\u5174\u81f4\uff0c\u7acb\u523b\u6446\u4e0a\u7434\uff0c\u62e8\u52a8\u7434\u5f26\uff0c\u7ed9\u8fd9\u5934\u725b\u5f39\u8d77\u4e86\u4e50\u66f2\u3002\u53ef\u662f\u8001\u9ec4\u725b\u5374\u6ca1\u4ec0\u4e48\u53cd\u5e94\uff0c\u4ecd\u7136\u4f4e\u5934\u5403\u8349\u3002\u516c\u660e\u4eea\u60f3\uff0c\u8fd9\u652f\u66f2\u5b50\u53ef\u80fd\u592a\u9ad8\u96c5\u4e86\uff0c\u4e8e\u662f\u5c31\u6362\u4e86\u51e0\u9996\u901a\u4fd7\u66f2\u5b50\uff0c\u4f46\u662f\u8001\u9ec4\u725b\u59cb\u7ec8\u6beb\u65e0\u53cd\u5e94\u3002\u516c\u660e\u4eea\u5f88\u5931\u671b\u3002<\/div>\n
One day, GongmingYi went out of town and saw the spring breeze gently blowing the willows as a yellow cow was busy eating grass in the field. He was very interested and immediately took up his instrument and began plucking the strings, playing his music for the cow. The cow, however, took no notice, but continued calmly eating the grass. GongmingYi thought, maybe this music was too refined, so he switched to some more popular tunes, but the cow still paid no attention to him whatsoever. Gongming Yi was very disappointed.<\/div>\n
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Zhèshí, y\u01d2u rén duì t\u0101 shu\u014d:” n\u01d0 bú yào sh\u0113ngqì le, bú shì n\u01d0 dàn de q\u01d4z\u01d0 bù h\u01ceot\u012bng, érshì n\u01d0 tán de q\u01d4z\u01d0 niú x\u012bnsh\u01ceng bù le \u0101!”
\t\u8fd9\u65f6\uff0c\u6709\u4eba\u5bf9\u4ed6\u8bf4\uff1a“\u4f60\u4e0d\u8981\u751f\u6c14\u4e86\uff0c\u4e0d\u662f\u4f60\u5f39\u7684\u66f2\u5b50\u4e0d\u597d\u542c\uff0c\u800c\u662f\u4f60\u5f39\u7684\u66f2\u5b50\u725b\u6b23\u8d4f\u4e0d\u4e86\u554a\uff01”<\/div>\n
At this time, someone said to him: "Don't be upset. It's not that your music is not beautiful, but just that the cows can't appreciate it!"<\/div>\n
\tWords:<\/strong>
\t\u4f18\u7f8ey\u014dum\u011bi\uff1a graceful; exquisite (adj.)
\t\u52a8\u542cdòngt\u012bng\uff1a interesting or pleasant to the ear (adj.)
\t\u5f90\u5f90xúxú\uff1a slowly and gently (adv.)
\t\u5174\u81f4x\u012bngzhì\uff1a interest;gusto (n.)
\t\u9ad8\u96c5g\u0101oy\u01ce\uff1a elegant; refined (adj.)
\t\u59cb\u7ec8sh\u01d0zh\u014dng\uff1a from beginning to end(adv.)<\/p>\n \tMeanings:<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n\u5bf9\u725b\u5f39\u7434\u4e2d“\u5bf9”\u662f“\u5bf9\u7740\uff0c\u5411\u7740”\u3002“\u5bf9\u725b\u5f39\u7434”\u7684\u672c\u610f\u662f\u5bf9\u7740\u725b\u5f39\u7434\uff0c\u4f46\u725b\u5e76\u65e0\u7406\u776c\u3002\u6bd4\u55bb\u8bd5\u56fe\u548c\u4e0d\u8bb2\u9053\u7406\u7684\u4eba\u7406\u8bba\u3002\u4e5f\u53ef\u4ee5\u8bbd\u523a\u90a3\u4e9b\u4e0d\u770b\u5bf9\u8c61\u662f\u8c01\u5c31\u5927\u53d1\u8a00\u8bba\u7684\u4eba\u3002<\/div>\n
The meaning of "\u5bf9(duì)" is "to; towards". "\u5bf9\u725b\u5f39\u7434(DuìNiú TánQín)" literally means playing the music towards the cow, but the cow took no notice. This is a metaphor for trying to reason with those who are unreasonable. It is also used ironically to refer to those who talk without noticing who their audience is.<\/div>\n
\tSentences:<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n1.T\u0101 bù d\u01d2ng y\u012bnyuè, dài t\u0101 qù t\u012bng y\u012bnyuè huì, ji\u01cenzhí jiù shì duìniútánqín.
\t\u4ed6\u4e0d\u61c2\u97f3\u4e50\uff0c\u5e26\u4ed6\u53bb\u542c\u97f3\u4e50\u4f1a\uff0c\u7b80\u76f4\u5c31\u662f\u5bf9\u725b\u5f39\u7434\u3002<\/div>\n
He doesn't know anything about music, so taking him to a concert is like \u5bf9\u725b\u5f39\u7434. <\/div>\n
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2. G\u0113n t\u0101 shu\u014d le nàme du\u014d dàol\u01d0, t\u0101 hái shì bù míngbái, zh\u0113n shì duìniútánqín \u0101 !
\t\u8ddf\u4ed6\u8bf4\u4e86\u90a3\u4e48\u591a\u9053\u7406\uff0c\u4ed6\u8fd8\u662f\u4e0d\u660e\u767d\uff0c\u771f\u662f\u5bf9\u725b\u5f39\u7434\u554a\uff01 <\/div>\n
After explaining it to him so many times, he still couldn't understand. It is really like \u5bf9\u725b\u5f39\u7434! <\/div>\n<\/p>\n
\t\u539f\u6587\u94fe\u63a5<\/p>\n
\t\u58f0\u660e\uff1a\u6caa\u6c5f\u7f51\u9ad8\u5ea6\u91cd\u89c6\u77e5\u8bc6\u4ea7\u6743\u4fdd\u62a4\uff0c\u53d1\u73b0\u672c\u7f51\u7ad9\u53d1\u5e03\u7684\u4fe1\u606f\u5305\u542b\u6709\u4fb5\u72af\u5176\u8457\u4f5c\u6743\u7684\u94fe\u63a5\u5185\u5bb9\u65f6\uff0c\u8bf7\u8054\u7cfb\u6211\u4eec\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u5c06\u505a\u76f8\u5e94\u5904\u7406\u3002<\/p>\n