With this customer, he felt himself, as it were, casting pearls before swine. 面对这个客商，他感到好像是在对牛弹琴。1 ~% P4 e3 \) Q1 N3 _0 n
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and from the above sentence, it even doesn't mean pig.
原帖由 兰颜知己 于 2009-4-29 12:56 发表 4 s4 d& j; s" l" j: ^With this customer, he felt himself, as it were, casting pearls before swine. 面对这个客商，他感到好像是在对牛弹琴。 4 ?% M) ?1 ]4 H, U0 @, S% i( j& G$ B$ J" E' s5 B. Q
and from the above sentence, it even doesn't mean ...
6 ]( u8 O/ t N4 K' P7 G0 T5 ?1 L - I2 k$ I. E- `) G: H# y顺带说一句啊，要想说对牛谈琴的意思不要用这个casting pearls before swine，至少我知在加拿大他们一般不这么说。有时候这些词典真是害人。
对牛弹琴 6 j; J0 m( w! O2 ^/ ] 5 b/ |) ]+ L0 lto play the lute to a cow ： offering a treat to a unappreciative audience% l: Z |; j4 t4 l7 C6 k$ G
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The whistle jigs to a milestone. % e/ w+ K8 V; E% G 4 u5 B/ P! |% {$ MWith this customer, he felt himself, as it were, casting pearls before swine. i% s) q- K+ b4 F面对这个客商，他感到好像是在对牛弹琴。) R: U; }2 u4 L/ s) G: |
& J: Z( C; s6 F% xShe read them Shakespeare, but it was casting pearls before swine.7 R5 p; x) T/ o
她为他们朗诵莎士比亚著作，但那等于对牛弹琴。/ @3 F4 h. r! g3 P
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An nod is as good as a wink to a Blind horse3 f6 h+ W2 Q/ ?# t+ z# y: s
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playing a harp before a Buffalo 4 ^( b0 F7 u3 J9 n( T6 v $ A- [/ l, u0 V/ d! oplay the lute to a cow; preach to deaf ears1 T- l0 {( ?2 S* U4 o0 _9 S- l
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talk to a Brick wall 5 z) P: w0 e* \7 S- C: P: L对牛弹琴* F* h* m; x. L' q1 n- X
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Their hints about his behaviour were water off a duck's back.1 d+ o" t( K) v6 t2 W. Q8 {
他们示意他举止不当, 如同对牛弹琴.9 r1 j' a4 L o% Y1 W
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面对这个客商，他感到好像是在对牛弹琴。1 ~% P4 e3 \) Q1 N3 _0 n
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