牛的成语故事
Cast pearls before swine
对牛弹琴
During the Warring States Period, there was a musician named Gongmingyi, who played musical instruments very well. Many people liked listen to him play, and respected him very much.
在战国时期，有一个名字叫公明仪的.音乐家，他很会弹琴。很多人都喜欢听他弹琴，人们很敬重他。
One day, Gongmingyi saw a cow when he was having fun in the countryside.
一天，公明仪在郊外游玩时，看到了一头正在埋头吃草的大黄牛。
He thought, "Everybody compliments my music. Why don't I play for this cow?"
他心里想：“大家都赞扬我的琴技高超，不如我给这头牛也弹一曲吧！”
So he took out his guqin, He played a piece of elegant quaint music for the cow, but the cow just kept grazing the grass with its head down.
于是，他拿出心爱的琴，给牛弹奏了一曲古雅的曲子，可是牛还是在埋头吃草，根本就没搭理他。
He thought that the cow might not listen to the elegant quaint music. He played another piece of joyful music, but the cow still kept its head down to graze the grass and totally ignored him.
他想，牛可能不太听古雅的曲子，于是他又弹奏了一曲欢快的曲子，牛依然埋头吃草不理他。
Gongmingyi was so disappointed and started to question his ability.
公明仪非常失望，开始怀疑自己的琴技。
Someone passing by saw this scene and said, "It's not because your ability is bad. It is that the cow cannot understand music at all."
有个路过的人看到这个场景，笑着说：“不是你弹的琴不好，而是牛根本听不懂啊！”
Gongmingyi sighed and had to go home with the guqin.
公明仪叹了口气，只好抱着琴回家去了。
