齐宣王

齐宣王爱好射箭，又喜欢听别人奉承自己能够开硬弓。

King Xuan of the state of Qi was fond of archery , and he liked to hear others ' flattery on his ability to stretch tight bows .

齐宣王听了非常高兴，批准了他的要求。

King Xuan was very glad to hear this and granted his request .

就这样，他一直混到齐宣王去世。

In this way , he drifted along till King Xuan of Qi died .

齐宣王给予乐师们非常优厚的待遇。

The king treated his musicians very well .

齐宣王死后，滑王继位。

After King Xuan of Qi died , King Min succeeded to the throne .

齐宣王让孟子给他讲一讲善政是什么样子的。

King Xuanwang of Qi asked Mencius to describe what a fine government was like .

齐宣王觉得奇怪，说：“我听说，人才是很难得的。

King Xuan was surprised and said : " I heard that talented people are hard to find .

一次，厚于凳给齐宣王推荐了七名贤士。

Once , Chun Yukun recommended seven able and virtuous scholars to King Xuan of the State of Qi .

再往后，齐宣王一听到雅乐这个名称，就吓得变颜变色。

Later on , King Xuan of Qi would even turn pale if he heard the word Elegant Music .

但是，当他了解了齐宣王的这个嗜好以后，就毛遂自荐，吹嘘自己吹竿吹得如何好。

But when he learned of King Xuan 's hobby , he volunteered his service and bragged about how well he could play .

战国时，齐宣王喜欢听竽，通常是三百人的大合奏。

During the Warring States Period ( 475-221BC ), the King of the State of Qi was very fond of listening to yu ensembles . He often got together 300 yu players to form a grand music .