[11-18]中国寓言故事双语版:稀世珍琴
[font=verdana,][p=30, 2, left][size=4]Gong Zhiqiao obtained a piece of fine Chinese tung wood and made a qin (stringed musical[b]instrument[/b]) out of it.[/size][/p][/font][font=verdana,][size=4]工之侨得到一块优质的桐木料，用它制作了一把琴，[/size][/font]
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[font=verdana,][size=4]When installed with [b]strings[/b] and plucked, it gave out a wonderful sound, [b]harmonious[/b] and[b]pleasing[/b] to the ear.[/size][/font]
[font=verdana,][size=4]安上琴弦，一弹，发出金玉一般的声音，和谐悦耳。[/size][/font]
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[font=verdana,][size=4]Gong Zhiqiao thought this was the finest [b]instrument[/b] in the world,[/size][/font]
[font=verdana,][size=4]工之侨自以为这是世界上最好的一把琴了。[/size][/font]
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[font=verdana,][size=4]so he presented it to the Tai Chang Si Qing (a high official in charge of rites and [b]protocol[/b] of theancestral temple) who had it examined by an [b]imperial[/b] [b]musician[/b], but the [b]musician[/b] disdained tohave a look at it.[/size][/font]
[font=verdana,][size=4]于是，他就拿去献给太常寺卿。太常让皇家的乐工检验，乐工却不屑一顾，[/size][/font]
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[font=verdana,][size=4]He only said“Not ancient!”and returned the [b]instrument[/b].[/size][/font]
[font=verdana,][size=4]说:“不古。”把琴还给了他。[/size][/font]
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[font=verdana,][color=#282828][p=30, 2, left]Gong Zhiqiao had to take it home and asked a lacquerer to paint many crackles on the[b]instrument[/b] in [b]imitation[/b] of an ancient qin,[/p][/color]
[size=4][color=#0620]工之侨只好把琴拿回家，让漆工仿古，在琴上漆出许多裂纹，[/color][/size][/font][font=verdana,][size=4][color=#062000]
[/color][color=#282828]and asked a [b]sculptor[/b] to [b]carve[/b] on it some inscriptions of ancient scholars. Then he put it in abox and buried it underground.[/color]
[color=#0620]又让雕匠在琴上刻了古人的题字，然后装进匣子，埋在地下。[/color][/size][/font]
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[/color][color=#282828]After one year, Gong Zhiqiao took out the [b]instrument[/b] from underground,and went to themarket to sell it.[/color]
[color=#0620]一年之后，工之侨把琴从地下取出来，赶到集市上去卖。[/color][/size][/font]
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[/color][color=#282828]It happened that an [b]influential[/b] personage was passing by. He bought it with 100 pieces of goldand presented it to the [b]imperial[/b] court.[/color]
[color=#0620]有位显贵之人正好路过，出百金买下了这把琴，并把它献给了朝廷。[/color][/size][/font]
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[/color][color=#282828]The [b]imperial[/b] musicians vied with each other to look at it and praised in unison:[/color]
[color=#0620]乐工们捧着这把琴，争相传看，竟然齐声称赞:[/color][/size][/font]
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[/color][color=#282828]“Ah! It is indeed a [b]rare[/b] stringed musical [b]instrument[/b] in the world!”[/color]
[color=#006200]“啊，真是世上少有的珍琴[/color][color=#ffffff]伏羲琴[/color][color=#006200]” [/color][/size]
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