1、High Mountain and Running Water,High Mountain and Running Water,Number:1104020415,Name: Betty,During the Spring and Autumn Period（770-476B.C.） , there was a man whose name was Yu Boya . Yu Boya, a famous music master at that time, having a good command of the temperament and superb skills in playing
2、 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 thing
3、s which had deeply impressed him .,Knowing what he thought , his teacher took him to the PengLai Island, a legendary immortal island ,on the East China Sea by boat. On the island ,his teacher let him enjoy the natural sceneries and listen to the roaring of the sea waves .Looking into the distance ,
4、Boya saw that the waves were turbulent tbjl()nt （湍流的，汹涌的）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 intriguing ntrig; ntrig（激发兴趣的，迷人的） feeling welled up in his mind ,as if he had heard the harmo
5、nious and charming music of nature .He couldnt help taking his musical instrument and playing it .He followed his inclinations（ n. 倾向，爱好；斜坡）while he was playing ,and incorporated nkpretd （合并）the beautiful nature with his music ,thus reaching a realm relm（领域，范围，王国） of thought he had never experienced
6、 before .Seeing this , the teacher said to him ,You have mastered the art of playing.“,PengLai Island,One day, 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 myriads of(千千万万) thoughts welling up in his mind , he
7、 began to play the musical instrument .The melodious mlds （悦耳的，旋律优美的）music became more and more beautiful when a man on the bank shouted “bravo brv; brv!“（好极了，喝彩）Hearing the shouting ,Boya came out of the boat ,and saw a woodcutter standing on the shore. He knew that this man was keenly appreciative
8、 of his talents ,because he understood his music .He immediately invited the woodcutter to his boat and he played the musical instrument for him cheerly.When Boya played a piece of music eulogizing juldaz(颂扬，称赞) the high mountains ,the woodcutter said ,“wonderful！” The melody is as magnificent and d
9、ignified as Mount Tai which reaches to the sky !“When he played a piece of music depicting（描绘） the turbulent waves ,the woodcutter said ,“Wonderful! The melody is as vast and mighty as the great rivers! “ Boya was excited , and said ,“Bosom friend(知音) !You are really my bosom friend!“ That woodcutte
10、r was Zhong Ziqi. Since then , they had been very good friends.,This story appears in The Works of Lie Zi. According to this story, people have got the set phrase “high mountain and running water“ to refer to the understanding and appreciative friends. This set phrase is also used to refer to melodious music.,Thanks!,
