一次，另一個(gè)朋友Carmen 安慰我說(shuō)：“Don't waste your time and breath. It's not worth casting pearls before swine！”我聽(tīng)了不禁啞然失笑，不管怎么說(shuō)也不能把那個(gè)人形容成豬玀呀。
Carmen 忙向我解釋道，她并沒(méi)有挖苦或貶低那人的意思，“cast pearls before swine”是句英文成語(yǔ)，意思是“做無(wú)謂的努力”，同漢語(yǔ)里的成語(yǔ)“對(duì)牛彈琴”意思接近。
（摘自《世界日?qǐng)?bào)》）
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