 鲜花( 152)  鸡蛋( 1)
|
对牛弹琴
; @$ X( O5 J7 j8 s6 C% @5 {. I# s# ]( X! U: p
to play the lute to a cow : offering a treat to a unappreciative audience |4 b3 G+ q9 M+ _8 D
) |1 q0 R& x7 Z
to cast pearls before swine: B Y8 i7 i8 @! ~1 R V8 t
' \' z9 z z8 x# Y( y
caviar to the general
* C( k9 F/ n" t! _2 W+ a! n7 O% h
\" J, a; \4 `( Vto preach to deaf ears! x, N+ T9 Q; @3 p. u; O
- P& i: d M; [to talk over sb's head ! c' p3 h/ X2 \# Z
. G( `3 Y( z% q4 c) G
- b% _3 I7 Q* n, N8 c U2 T
The whistle jigs to a milestone.4 x; ^; q. X M3 S- N6 v( r0 A* w: G
$ g' k( i, W; z2 Q, [
With this customer, he felt himself, as it were, casting pearls before swine.6 K- I; l4 ]- w+ v2 e h
面对这个客商,他感到好像是在对牛弹琴。& v2 Z; H; E3 u! e
8 J& R) D; L, t) P
She read them Shakespeare, but it was casting pearls before swine./ a. `( l: d, J% t
她为他们朗诵莎士比亚著作,但那等于对牛弹琴。
' t- O8 `1 z0 e: k# ?& M# `2 ^: ?1 _7 b
An nod is as good as a wink to a Blind horse5 q- z* i$ x/ f: w
对牛弹琴% O5 K8 K. g/ C Z) |4 S1 t. ]
: i; z' E8 i% ?2 R' Q s* A4 A) ^% [* t. X4 d
playing a harp before a Buffalo+ {, _: i" P6 Z& @% p; n, ^ I
% _' y% q- R4 y3 j, ], W, {
play the lute to a cow; preach to deaf ears
2 b* X$ c) V4 H3 `$ e9 h; n2 ?+ R1 Z4 U# v$ q
, K" F4 T1 o+ n! L
talk to a Brick wall
2 z; V4 _! C( c# l4 s6 Q) {对牛弹琴+ U2 b; {0 [7 n) u
k# \ y/ H9 X( |4 c6 i" Z1 p. T) s7 P) X' }
Their hints about his behaviour were water off a duck's back.% E( T# p C6 l% r3 W9 X
他们示意他举止不当, 如同对牛弹琴. [! T H) O9 g5 ]* L# L
, H' C; P+ ~& u; j[ 本帖最后由 billzhao 于 2009-4-30 10:49 编辑 ] |
|