2012年3月22日星期四

chinese idom-duiniutanqin


读音duì niú tán qín
【英文】To play the lute to a cow
In ancient times there was a man who played the zither very well. Once, he played a tune in front of a cow, hoping that the cow would apperciate it. The tune was melodious, but the cow showed no reaction, and just kept on eating grass, The man sighed, and went away.
This idiom is used to indicate reasoning with stubborn people or talking to the wrong audience.

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