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1.有趣的英语成语故事 对牛弹琴
Gong Mingyi was a famous musician in ancient times, who played the lute very well. 公明仪是古代一位很有名的音乐家,弹得一手好琴。
One day, while playing the lute indoors, Gong Mingyi saw a cow eating grass leisurely outside the window. He had a sudden whim to play some melodies for the cow. He first played the "Exercise of Qing Jiao", but the cow still kept on eating grass with head lowered. He seemed to realize that the melody was too highbrow for the cow to understand. 有一天,他在室内弹琴,看见一头牛在窗外悠闲地吃着草。他忽然想弹几曲给牛听听。他先弹了一曲“清角之操”。可是,牛还是跟刚才一样,只顾低着头吃草。他似乎意识到,这支曲子太高雅了,牛没有听懂。
So he played several other melodies, imitating the buzzing sounds of swarms of flying mosquitoes, and the bleats of a calf looking for its companions. At this, to his surprise, the cow stopped eating grass, but raised its head, pricked up its ears, wagged its tail and, pacing up and down in small steps, began to listen attentively. 于是,他弹了另外几支曲子,模拟蚊子成群结队飞来飞去的嗡嗡声;模拟小牛犊寻找伙伴的眸眸叫唤声。这样一来,这头牛竟然不吃草了,抬起头,竖着耳朵,甩着尾巴,迈着小步,留心地倾听起来。 2.有趣的英语成语故事 天衣无缝
one summer night, when the moon was very bright he suddenly saw a girl descending(下降) slowly from the sky. he observed the girl closely, and found that the dress she was wearing was seamless(无缝的) . he was puzzled, and asked why. the girl answered,"heavenly clothes are not sewn with needle and thread."
传说古代太原人郭翰在夏夜里乘凉,见一个仙女从天上下来,她身穿白衣,
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美丽绝伦。她告诉他她名叫织女。郭翰仔细欣赏织女的衣裳浑然一体,竟看不出一丝线缝,好奇问织女。织女答道:“天衣本非针线为也。”
this idiom is used metaphorically to indicate the flawless handling of things. it can also be used to indicate a perfectly written poem or other literary article. 神话传说,仙女的衣服没有衣缝。比喻事物周密完善,找不出什么毛病。 3.有趣的英语成语故事 疑人偷斧
Once upon a time, there was a villager who lost a hatchet. He suspected that his neighbour's son had stolen it. 古时候,有个乡下人,丢失了一把斧头。他怀疑是邻居的儿子偷的。 Thereupon, he watched every move of the neighbour's son. He felt that his gait, his voice, and his facial expressions were all not the same as usual. It really seemed that the hatchet had been stolen by him. 于是,他处处注意邻居儿子的一举一动,总觉得他走路的样子、说话的声音、面部的表情,都跟往常不一样,斧头很像是他偷的。
After a few days, the hatchet was found. It turned out to be that when he went up the hill to cut firewood a few days ago, he left his hatchet there. 过了几天,斧头找到了。原来,前几天,他上山砍柴的时候,把它掉在山里了。
The following day when he met the neighbour's son again, he noticed that his gait, his voice, and his facial expressions were not like those of a hatchet-stealer at all. 第二天,他又碰见邻居的儿子,再注意看他走路的样子、说话的声音、面部的表情,却都不像是一个偷斧头的人。