During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476B.C.). There was a man whose name was Yu Boya. Yu boya famous music master at that time, having a good command of the temperament1 and superb skills in playing the musical instrument. He was bright and eager to learn when he was young. He had formally acknowledged several experts as his teachers, and his skills in playing the musical instrument had already reached a fairly high level. But he still felt that he could not superbly express the various things which had deeply impressed him. Knowing what was in his mind, his teacher took him to the penglai Island, a fabled2 abode3 of immortals4, on the East China Sea by boat. On the island, his teacher let him enjoy the natural scenarios5 and listen to the roaring of the great waves. looking into the distance, Boya saw that the waves were turbulent and that the white breakers leapt skywards. Sea birds were circling in the air, and their crying was very pleasant to the ear. Trees were green and intriguing6 feeling welled up in his mind, as if he had heard the harmonious7 and charming music of nature. He couldn't help taking his musical instrument and playing it. He followed his inclinations8 while he was playing, and incorporated the beautiful nature with his music, thus reaching a realm of thought he had never experienced before. Seeing this, the teacher said to hime, ''You have mastered the art of playing."
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Once, on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, he was boating for sight-seeing. The moon was bright and a cool breeze was blowing gently. With myriads9 of thoughts welling up in his mind, he began to play the musical instrument. The melodious10 music became more and more beautiful when a man on the bank shouted "Bravo!" Hearing the shouting, Boya came out of the boat, and saw a woodcutter standing11 on the bank. He knew that this man was keenly appreciative12 of his talents, because he understood his music. He immediately invited the woodcutter to his boat and , full of zest13, he played the musical instrument for him. When Boya played a piece of music eulogizing the high mountains, the woodcutter said, "wonderful! The melody is as magnificent and dignified14 as Mount Tai which reaches to the sky!" When he played a piece of music depicting15 the turbulent waves, the woodcutter said, "Wonderful! The melody is as vast and mighty16 as the great rivers!" Boya was excited, and siad, "Bosom17 friend! You are really my bosom friend!"That woodcutter was Zhong Ziqi. Since then, they had been very good friends.
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This story appears in The Works of Lie Zi. From this story, people havederived the set phrase "high mountain and running water" to refer to understanding and appreciative friends. This set phrase is also used to refer to melodious music.
春秋時代，有個叫俞伯牙的人，精通音律，琴藝高超，是當時著名的琴師。俞伯牙年輕的時候聰穎好學，曾拜高人為師，琴技達到水平，但他總覺得自己還不能出神入化地表現(xiàn)對各種事物的感受。伯牙的老師知道他的想法后，就帶他乘船到東海的蓬萊島上，讓他欣賞大自然的景色，傾聽大海的波濤聲。伯牙舉目眺望，只見波浪洶涌，浪花激濺；海鳥翻飛，鳴聲入耳；山林樹木，郁郁蔥蔥，如入仙境一般。一種奇妙的感覺油然而生，耳邊仿佛咯起了大自然那和諧動聽的音樂。他情不自禁地取琴彈奏，音隨意轉(zhuǎn)，把大自然的美妙融進了琴聲，伯牙體驗到一種前所未有的境界。老師告訴他：“你已經(jīng)學了。” <a hReF=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiform.hTml>家長推薦的蘇州吳中作文輔導班</a>
一夜伯牙乘船游覽。面對清風明月，他思緒萬千，于是又彈起琴來，琴聲悠揚，漸入佳境。忽聽岸上有人叫絕。伯牙聞聲走出船來，只見一個樵夫站在岸邊，他知道此人是知音當即請樵夫上船，興致勃勃地為他演奏。伯牙彈起贊美高山的曲調(diào)，樵夫說道：“真好！雄偉而莊重，好像高聳入云的泰山一樣！”當他彈奏表現(xiàn)奔騰澎湃的波濤時，樵夫又說：“真好！寬廣浩蕩，好像看見滾滾的流水，無邊的大海一般！”伯牙興奮色了，激動地說：“知音！你真是我的知音?！边@個樵夫就是鐘子期。從此二人成了非常要好的朋友。
故事出自《列子·湯問》。成語“高山流水”，比喻知己或知音，也比喻音樂優(yōu)美。
1 temperament
n.氣質(zhì)，性格，性情
參考例句：
The analysis of what kind of temperament you possess is vital.分析一下你有什么樣的氣質(zhì)是十分重要的。 Success often depends on temperament.成功常常取決于一個人的性格。
2 fabled
adj.寓言中的，虛構(gòu)的
參考例句：
For the first week he never actually saw the fabled Jack. 第一周他實際上從沒見到傳說中的杰克。 Aphrodite, the Greek goddness of love, is fabled to have been born of the foam of the sea. 希臘愛神阿美羅狄蒂據(jù)說是誕生于海浪泡沫之中。 來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3 abode
n.住處，住所
參考例句：
It was ten months before my father discovered his abode.父親花了十個月的功夫，才好不容易打聽到他的住處。 Welcome to our humble abode!歡迎光臨寒舍！
4 immortals
不朽的人物 ( immortal的名詞復數(shù) )； 永生不朽者
參考例句：
Nobody believes in the myth about human beings becoming immortals. 誰也不相信人能成仙的神話。 Shakespeare is one of the immortals. 莎士比亞是不朽的人物之一。
5 scenarios
n.[意]情節(jié)；劇本；事態(tài)；腳本
參考例句：
Further, graphite cores may be safer than non-graphite cores under some accident scenarios. 再者，根據(jù)一些事故解說，石墨堆芯可比非石墨堆芯更安全一些。 來自英漢非文學 - 環(huán)境法 - 環(huán)境法 Again, scenarios should make it clear which modes are acceptable to users in various contexts. 同樣，我們可以運用場景劇本來搞清楚在不同情境下哪些模式可被用戶接受。 來自About Face 3交互設(shè)計精髓
6 intriguing
adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞陰謀詭計(intrigue的現(xiàn)在分詞)；激起…的好奇心
參考例句：
These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 這些發(fā)現(xiàn)帶來了非常有趣的問題。 It all sounds very intriguing. 這些聽起來都很有趣。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
7 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。 The room was painted in harmonious colors.房間油漆得色彩調(diào)和。
8 inclinations
傾向( inclination的名詞復數(shù) )； 傾斜； 愛好； 斜坡
參考例句：
She has artistic inclinations. 她有藝術(shù)愛好。 I've no inclinations towards life as a doctor. 我的志趣不是行醫(yī)。
9 myriads
n.無數(shù)，極大數(shù)量( myriad的名詞復數(shù) )
參考例句：
Each galaxy contains myriads of stars. 每一星系都有無數(shù)的恒星。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》 The sky was set with myriads of stars. 無數(shù)星星點綴著夜空。 來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
10 melodious
adj.旋律美妙的，調(diào)子優(yōu)美的，音樂性的
參考例句：
She spoke in a quietly melodious voice.她說話輕聲細語，嗓音甜美。 Everybody was attracted by her melodious voice.大家都被她悅耳的聲音吸引住了。
11 standing
n.持續(xù)，地位；adj.永久的，不動的，直立的，不流動的
參考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震過后只有幾幢房屋還立著。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他們堅決反對對法律做任何修改。
12 appreciative
adj.有鑒賞力的，有眼力的；感激的
參考例句：
She was deeply appreciative of your help.她對你的幫助深表感激。 We are very appreciative of their support in this respect.我們十分感謝他們在這方面的支持。
13 zest
n.樂趣；滋味，風味；興趣
參考例句：
He dived into his new job with great zest.他充滿熱情地投入了新的工作。 He wrote his novel about his trip to Asia with zest.他興趣濃厚的寫了一本關(guān)于他亞洲之行的小說。
14 dignified
a.可敬的，高貴的
參考例句：
Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整個審訊過程中，他始終沉默以保持尊嚴。 He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他總是在女友面前擺出這種莊嚴的姿態(tài)。
15 depicting
描繪，描畫( depict的現(xiàn)在分詞 )； 描述
參考例句：
a painting depicting the Virgin and Child 一幅描繪童貞馬利亞和圣子耶穌的畫 The movie depicting the battles and bloodshed is bound to strike home. 這部描寫戰(zhàn)斗和流血犧牲的影片一定會取得預期效果。
16 mighty
adj.強有力的；巨大的
參考例句：
A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即將迸發(fā)而出。 The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出現(xiàn)在眼前。
17 bosom
n.胸，胸部；胸懷；內(nèi)心；adj.親密的
參考例句：
She drew a little book from her bosom.她從懷里取出一本小冊子。 A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他內(nèi)心生出一陣惡毒的嫉妒。
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