濫竽充數(shù)

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濫竽充數(shù) 中文

濫竽充數(shù)

古時(shí)候，齊國(guó)的國(guó)君齊宣王愛(ài)好音樂(lè)，尤其喜歡聽(tīng)吹竽，他手下有300個(gè)善于吹竽的樂(lè)師。齊宣王喜歡熱鬧，講究宏大的排場(chǎng)，所以每次聽(tīng)吹竽的時(shí)候，總是叫這300個(gè)人在一起合奏給他聽(tīng)，并給這些樂(lè)手們很豐厚的報(bào)酬。有個(gè)南郭先生聽(tīng)說(shuō)了齊宣王的這個(gè)愛(ài)好，心里癢癢的，他雖然對(duì)竽一無(wú)所知，但覺(jué)得這是個(gè)賺錢(qián)的好機(jī)會(huì)。于是南郭跑到齊宣王那里去，吹噓自己的竽吹得有多好，齊宣王聽(tīng)后便信以為真了，很爽快地收下了他。這以后，南郭先生就隨那300人一塊兒合奏給齊宣王聽(tīng)，每逢演奏的時(shí)候，南郭先生就捧著竽混在隊(duì)伍中，人家搖晃身體他也搖晃身體，人家擺頭他也擺頭，臉上裝出一副動(dòng)情忘我的樣子，居然沒(méi)有被任何人看出破綻來(lái)。

但是好景不長(zhǎng)，過(guò)了幾年，齊宣王死了，他的兒子繼承了王位。年輕的王子也愛(ài)聽(tīng)吹竽，可是他和齊宣王不一樣，他認(rèn)為獨(dú)奏更加動(dòng)聽(tīng)，一群人一塊兒吹實(shí)在太吵。于是新國(guó)王要求樂(lè)師們一個(gè)一個(gè)地在他面前演奏。南郭先生得到這個(gè)消息之后嚇出了一身冷汗。他想來(lái)想去，覺(jué)得這次再也混不過(guò)去了，只好連夜收拾行李逃走了。從此以后，“濫竽充數(shù)”就用來(lái)形容那些沒(méi)有真實(shí)才干，只是混飯吃的人。

濫竽充數(shù) 英文

Be there just to make up the number

During the Warring States Period (zhàn guó 戰(zhàn)國(guó),475-221BC),the King of the State of Qi (qí guó 齊國(guó)) was very keen on listening to a traditional musical instrument called Yu (yǖ, 竽) ensembles. He used to require 300 Yu players to form a grand music together thus to express his generosity. These musicians could get rather handson payment through playing for the ruler. A man named Nanguo (nán guō 南郭) learned about that and he wanted badly to become a member of the band due to the big money,even though he was not good at playing the instrument at all. Things went on very smoothly just as Nanguo planed. He successfully got a positon in the Yu band. Whenever the band played for the king,Nanguo just stood in the line,pretending that he was playing with his home heart and soul. However, not even one person paid attention to his fake playing.

Good times don't last long. Several years later,the old king passed away,his son took office,who also enjoyed the beautiful music played on the Yu. However,contrary to his father,he preferred solos to choir so that he was able to appreciate the very essence of the music quitely. Therefore,he commanded the musicians to come forward and play the Yu one by one for him. Nanguo was frightened to death as soon as he hearing the news,he had no choice but to package hastily and run out of the palace. Afterwards,the idiom "Be there just to make up the number" is used to sneer at someone who disguises himselves as a profession in a certain field but is a layman indeed.

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