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汉语拼音：duì niú tán qín

比喻对不能 理解的人白费口舌、力气。有看不起对方的意思。现在也用来讥笑说话不看对象。《弘明集 理惑论》 ：“公明仪为牛弹清角之操，伏食如故，非牛不闻，不合其耳矣。”

• 【解释】：讥笑听话的人不懂对方说得是什么。用以讥笑说话的人不看对象。
• 【出自】：汉·牟融《理惑论》：“公明仪为牛弹清角之操，伏食如枚。非牛不闻，不合其耳矣。”
• 【示例】：～，牛不入耳，骂得很好，咱们一总再算账！
  ◎清·李当珍《镜花缘》第九十回
• 【语法】：偏正式；作谓语、宾语；含贬义，用于讥讽别人

• I won't waste good advice on John any more because he never listens to it. I won't cast pearls before swine.

  我不再白费口舌劝约翰了，因为他从不听劝。我决不再对牛弹琴了。

• He explained the beauty of the music to his wife but it was casting pearls before swine.

  他跟他妻子讲解那音乐之美，可是这无异于对牛弹琴。

• Mr. Lam said that he took his brother to the Art Gallery but it was castling pearls before swine.

  林先生说他带他的弟弟去参观美术展，这等于是对牛弹琴。

• It would be hopeless to argue vegetarianism with someone who does not shudder at the thought of killing an innocent, sentient being.

  面对滥杀无辜生灵的行为，如果他是不屑一顾的，那么跟他大谈素食主义就无异于对牛弹琴。

• Trying to get Paul to agree to spend more money on amenities is like talking to a brick wall.

  要想说服保罗在使用便利设施上多花些钱如同对牛弹琴。

• He has no ear for music. It's casting pearls before swine to take him to the concert.

  他不懂音乐，带他去听音乐会，犹如对牛弹琴。

• With this customer, he felt himself, as it were, casting pearls before were, swine.

  面对这个客商，他感到好像是在对牛弹琴。

• Trying to explain to them the importance of body language in communication is just like casting pearls before swine.

  你给他们讲解人体语言在交际中的重要性简直是对牛弹琴。

• America, the revolutionaries' Great Satan, is seeking to reopen a conversation after three decades of a dialogue of the deaf.

  而美国，作为革命者的大撒旦，正在寻求在30年的对牛弹琴之后重开对话。