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对牛弹琴 . k" U. p+ E. d+ t: R
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to play the lute to a cow : offering a treat to a unappreciative audience
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to cast pearls before swine
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caviar to the general) i- p+ h& e$ A9 p
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to preach to deaf ears
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' d* d7 I% k4 S. j6 ~2 @to talk over sb's head ' Z' U' x1 s( o2 i0 e
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! l/ F6 O$ y3 W0 |- `! x5 | u' {" b$ E0 OThe whistle jigs to a milestone.
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: ]- q- n5 C: S% x% {With this customer, he felt himself, as it were, casting pearls before swine.
: h8 B: R9 K2 U8 J. o; g; y5 S面对这个客商,他感到好像是在对牛弹琴。5 t! ]( c- e9 }% R% j
) s( w- O% @6 aShe read them Shakespeare, but it was casting pearls before swine.$ F1 ~8 M) o [6 N, o8 d6 T
她为他们朗诵莎士比亚著作,但那等于对牛弹琴。/ \. J* D/ D3 w& s( j. R. p+ j6 o
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An nod is as good as a wink to a Blind horse5 ]3 V) F" J" O2 q6 N
对牛弹琴
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playing a harp before a Buffalo7 N! L; ~+ {8 \; v* z
/ H* P: l" @1 l6 K! Splay the lute to a cow; preach to deaf ears
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' t/ p0 [5 m$ h/ `7 o5 p& Q2 xtalk to a Brick wall/ W' k% A: p$ C! C
对牛弹琴. j5 v3 p+ y" c. }( g% t
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Their hints about his behaviour were water off a duck's back., d: O5 S% B% [7 R( p7 K) D
他们示意他举止不当, 如同对牛弹琴. H, b r) _9 W1 z0 G# s' H" @
' o6 c; r% y' G* ?2 m: V5 a# {[ 本帖最后由 billzhao 于 2009-4-30 10:49 编辑 ] |
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