英语讲中国成语故事08 滥竽充数 The Fake Musician.pdf

G2成语_TheFakeMusician滥竽充数

作者：JennyLamSheilaHigginson

朗读者：MegannWither

Lexile:540L

难度：相当于美国小学二年级

齐宣王爱好音乐，让几百人为他吹奏竽，一个名叫南郭的人不会吹竽却

请求加入乐队，在大家吹奏时假装弹奏乐器，混在人群中。但当齐宣王

之子齐湣王即位后，齐湣王却喜欢听人一个一个地独奏。南郭十分惶

恐，为了不被发现只得连夜逃走。

WelcometoALO7sPowertoLearn!TodaysstoryisTheFake

Musician,retoldbyJennyLamandSheilaHigginson,andnarrated

byMegannWither.

Let’stravelbackintimetoChina’sWarringStatesPeriod.QiXuan

WangwasoneoftherulersoftheQiState.Heledthestatefrom319–

301BCE.QiXuanWangwasafanofmusic.Hereallylikedlisteningto

largeorchestras.Helovedwhenhundredsofmusiciansplayedtheyu,a

woodenwindinstrument.

AmannamedNanGuoheardaboutthis.Itgavehimanidea.

“Thisisaluckybreak!”NanGuothought.“IwillaskifIcanjointheroyal

orchestra.Iwillhaveajob.Iwillearnagoodliving.Itwillbeeasywork!”

Onlyonethingwasstandingintheway.NanGuowasnotamusician.

Hedidn’tknowhowtoplaytheyu!Hedidnotseethatasaproblem,

though.

“Icanjustfakeit,”NanGuolaughedtohimself.“Therewillbehundreds

ofmusiciansplaying.Icaneasilygetlostamongthem.Noonewillbe

abletohearmeplay—ornotplay!”Hesmiledtohimself,enjoyinghis

cleverness.“Therulerwillhearthewholeband,”NanGuoadded.“He

willneverknowthatIamnotreallyplaying.”

NanGuowenttoseeQiXuanWang.Hetoldtherulerthathewas

anexpertyuplayer.

“MyLord,Ihavetrainedformanyyears,”saidNanGuo.“Iamvery

talented.Mymusicisinspiring.Animalsdanceand

flowersblossomwhentheyhearit.NowIwishtoplaytheyutoserve

you!”

QiXuanWangwasthrilledtohearthis.HetrustedNanGuoanddidn’t

evenaskhimtoplay.

“Wonderful!”therulerreplied.“Iwelcomesuchatalentedmusicianinto

myorchestra!”

NanGuojoinedtheroyalorchestra.Hefoundaseatamongthe

hundredsofyuplayers.Thereweresomanyofthem!Itwaseasyfor

NanGuotoget