Gong Zhiqiao obtained a piece of fine Chinese tung wood and made a qin (stringed musical instrument) out of it. When installed with strings1 and plucked, it gave out a wonderful sound, harmonious2 and pleasing to the ear.
Gong Zhiqiao thought this was the finest instrument in the world, so he presented it to the Tai Chang Si Qing (a high official in charge of rites3 and protocol4 of the ancestral temple) who had it examined by an imperial musician, but the musician disdained5 to have a look at it. He only said "Not ancient!" and returned the instrument.
Gong Zhiqiao had to take it home and asked a lacquerer to paint many crackles on the instrument in imitation of an ancient qin, and asked a sculptor6 to carve on it some inscriptions7 of ancient scholars. Then he put it in a box and buried it underground.
After one year, Gong Zhiqiao took out the instrument from underground, and went to the market to sell it. It happened that an influential8 personage was passing by. He bought it with 100 pieces of gold and presented it to the imperial court. The imperial musicians vied with each other to look at it and praised in unison9:
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"Ah! It is indeed a rare stringed musical instrument in the world!"
工之僑得到一塊優(yōu)質(zhì)的桐木料，用它制作了一把琴，安上琴弦，一彈，發(fā)出金玉一般的聲音，和諧悅耳。
工之僑自以為這是世界上最好的一把琴了。于是，他就拿去獻(xiàn)給太常寺卿。太常讓皇家的樂(lè)工檢驗(yàn)，樂(lè)工卻不屑一顧，說(shuō):“不古?！卑亚龠€給了他。
工之僑只好把琴拿回家，讓漆工仿古，在琴上漆出許多裂紋，又讓雕匠在琴上刻了古人的題字，然后裝進(jìn)匣子，埋在地下。
一年之后，工之僑把琴?gòu)牡叵氯〕鰜?lái)，趕到集市上去賣。有位顯貴之人正好路過(guò)，出百金買下了這把琴，并把它獻(xiàn)給了朝廷。樂(lè)工們捧著這把琴，爭(zhēng)相傳看，竟然齊聲稱贊：
“啊，真是世上少有的珍琴！”
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1 strings
n.弦
參考例句：
He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，隨意地?fù)苤南?。 She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指劃過(guò)豎琴的琴弦。
2 harmonious
adj.和睦的，調(diào)和的，和諧的，協(xié)調(diào)的
參考例句：
Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他們關(guān)系融洽的部分原因是他們有著相似的目標(biāo)。 The room was painted in harmonious colors.房間油漆得色彩調(diào)和。 中小學(xué)生學(xué)語(yǔ)文閱讀寫作的好幫手，優(yōu)秀作文網(wǎng)推薦，<A http://www.zequeka.cn>易優(yōu)作文網(wǎng)</a>。
3 rites
儀式，典禮( rite的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句：
to administer the last rites to sb 給某人舉行臨終圣事 He is interested in mystic rites and ceremonies. 他對(duì)神秘的儀式感興趣。
4 protocol
n.議定書，草約，會(huì)談?dòng)涗?，外交禮節(jié)
參考例句：
We must observe the correct protocol.我們必須遵守應(yīng)有的禮儀。 The statesmen signed a protocol.那些政治家簽了議定書。
5 disdained
鄙視( disdain的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞 )； 不屑于做，不愿意做 易優(yōu)作文網(wǎng)，中小學(xué)學(xué)生學(xué)作文的好網(wǎng)站（http://www.zequeka.cn）
參考例句：
I disdained to answer his rude remarks. 我不屑回答他的粗話。 Jackie disdained the servants that her millions could buy. 杰姬鄙視那些她用錢就可以收買的奴仆。
6 sculptor
n.雕刻家，雕刻家
參考例句：
A sculptor forms her material.雕塑家把材料塑造成雕塑品。 The sculptor rounded the clay into a sphere.那位雕塑家把黏土做成了一個(gè)球狀。
7 inscriptions
（作者）題詞( inscription的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )； 獻(xiàn)詞； 碑文； 證劵持有人的登記
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Centuries of wind and rain had worn away the inscriptions on the gravestones. 幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的風(fēng)雨已磨損了墓碑上的碑文。 The inscriptions on the stone tablet have become blurred with the passage of time. 年代久了，石碑上的字跡已經(jīng)模糊了。
8 influential
adj.有影響的，有權(quán)勢(shì)的
參考例句：
He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他總是試圖巴結(jié)最有影響的人物 。 He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是個(gè)很有影響的人物。
9 unison
n.步調(diào)一致，行動(dòng)一致
參考例句：
The governments acted in unison to combat terrorism.這些國(guó)家的政府一致行動(dòng)對(duì)付恐怖主義。 My feelings are in unison with yours.我的感情與你的感情是一致的
