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Chinese - Mandarin Audio Request

ling_wei
274 Characters / 2 Recordings / 1 Comments
Note to recorder:

natural speed please

东施效颦

古时候,越国有个姑娘,长得非常漂亮,穿什么衣服都很可爱,谁都喜欢她。因为她住在河的西岸,人们就叫她西施;河的东岸也有个姑娘,长得非常难看,人们叫她东施。
东施见西施长得漂亮,就很想学西施,西施怎么打扮,她也怎么打扮;西施西施怎么走路,她也走路。西施有心痛病,不舒服的时候,总是紧皱眉头,人们见到她这样,觉得她比平时更漂亮了。东施为了让别人说她好看,也学好西施的样子,紧皱眉头,以为这样就跟西施一样漂亮了,可是谁都不觉得她好看,而说她越学越难看了。
今天如果有人为了想和别人一样得到赞扬就去学别人,而结果相反,我们就说他是“东施效颦”。

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  • 东施效颦 ( recorded by syzhk3 ), Standard Chinese/Simplified Chinese

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  • 东施效颦 ( recorded by ritachenyi ), unspecified accent

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    东施效颦

    古时候,越国有个姑娘,长得非常漂亮,穿什么衣服都很可爱,谁都喜欢她。因为她住在河的西岸,人们就叫她西施;河的东岸也有个姑娘,长得非常难看,人们叫她东施。
    东施见西施长得漂亮,就很想学西施,西施怎么打扮,她也怎么打扮;西施西施怎么走路,她也走路。西施有心痛病,不舒服的时候,总是紧皱眉头,人们见到她这样,觉得她比平时更漂亮了。东施为了让别人说她好看,也学好西施的样子,紧皱眉头,以为这样就跟西施一样漂亮了,可是谁都不觉得她好看,而说她越学越难看了。
    今天如果有人为了想和别人一样得到赞扬就去学别人,而结果相反,我们就说他是“东施效颦”。

Comments

ling_wei
Jan. 11, 2013

谢谢!;)

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