双语故事·对牛弹琴cast pearls before swine

cast pearls before swine
During the Warring States Period, there was a musician named Gongming Yi, who played musical instruments very well.
There were a great number of people fond of listening to him play, and respected him very much.
One day, Gongming Yi saw a cow when he was having fun in the countryside.
He thought, "Everybody compliments my music. Why don't I play some music for this cow?"
He played a piece of elegant quaint music for the cow, but the cow just kept grazing the grass with its head down.
He played another piece of joyful music, but the cow still kept its head down to graze the grass and totally ignored him.
Gongming Yi was so disappointed and started to question his ability.
A passerby said to him,"It's not because your ability is bad. It is because the cow can not understand music at all."
 
 
对牛弹琴
战国时代，有一个叫公明仪的音乐家，他很会弹琴。
很多人都喜欢听他弹琴，人们很敬重他。
一天，公明仪在郊外游玩时，看到了一头牛。
他想：大家都赞扬我的琴技，不如我给牛也弹一曲吧!
他给牛弹奏了一曲古雅的曲子，牛埋头吃草不理他。
他又弹奏了一曲欢快的曲子，牛依然埋头吃草不理他。
公明仪拿出自己的全部本领， 结果牛还是不理他。公明仪非常失望，开始怀疑自己的琴技。
路人说：“不是你弹的琴不好，而是牛根本听不懂啊!”