在岁月的长河中，总有那么一些声音，穿越时空的阻隔，触动着人们的心弦。它们，就是“遇到知音”的历史人物，那些用生命谱写独特篇章的唯美句子。让我们一同开启这扇通往心灵深处的窗户，去聆听那些穿越千年的知音之声。

In the long river of time, there are always some voices that cross the barriers of time and space, touching the hearts of people. They are the historical figures known as "meeting with a kindred spirit," those who composed unique chapters with their lives into beautiful sentences. Let us open this window to the depths of the soul together, to listen to those voices of kindred spirits that have crossed thousands of years.

1. 把精力花在自己身上，只爱对的人。

1. Invest your energy in yourself and only love the right person.

2. 对的人就是那个人第一次出现在你身边的时候，你会在心里笑。从见面的那一刻起，你一直想着的人就在你的脑海中渐渐淡去，你有了再也不想别人的感觉。

2. The right person is the one who, when they first appear in your life, you can't help but smile in your heart. From the moment you meet, the person you've been thinking about all the time begins to fade from your mind, and you feel a sense of never wanting to think about others again.

3. 在对的时间遇到对的人，是相互的幸运；错的时间，对的人，只能彼此微笑祝福，恨不能在没被选中的时候相见。世人都说世界上最浪漫的事就是和你一起变老，而我能想到的最浪漫的事就是和你一起变得更好！

3. Meeting the right person at the right time is mutual luck; at the wrong time, with the right person, one can only smile and wish each other well, wishing that they had met before being chosen. Everyone says that the most romantic thing in the world is to grow old together with you, but the most romantic thing I can think of is to grow better together with you!

4. 在对的时间遇到对的人，不是强烈的诱惑，而是长久的心安。

4. Meeting the right person at the right time is not a strong temptation, but a long-lasting sense of peace.

5. 难得遇到对的人。难得你是认真的，不想太绝望。

5. It's rare to meet the right person. It's rare that you're serious, and you don't want to be too despondent.

6. 没有人对不起谁。只怪你在对的时间遇到了错的人，我在错的时间遇到了对的人。也许这就是命运。

6. No one is at fault. It's just that you met the wrong person at the right time, and I met the right person at the wrong time. Maybe that's just destiny.

7. 你要相信，这个世界上总有人带着最美的爱情来到你身边。你要做的就是在他出现之前好好照顾自己。

7. You have to believe that there will always be someone with the most beautiful love coming to you in this world. All you need to do is take good care of yourself before they appear.

8. 这辈子，人会遇到2万个你喜欢的人，但只有那一个人，可以战胜千军万马，潮水般。

8. In this lifetime, a person will encounter 20,000 people they like, but only one person can overcome thousands of soldiers and a surging tide.

9. 人因为在对的时间遇到了错的人而纠结不知道如何选择；我在错误的时间遇到了正确的人。

9. People are纠结, not knowing how to choose, because they met the wrong person at the right time; I met the right person at the wrong time.

10. 如果遇到对的人，我不会有太多的期待，只要他为我的快乐而快乐，为我的悲伤而悲伤。

10. If I meet the right person, I will not have too many expectations, as long as he is happy for my happiness and sad for my sadness.

11. 时间会冲走所有的沙子，只有最好的留在我们身边。

11. Time will wash away all the sand, only the best will stay with us.

12. 世界上唯一的心锁，遇见了世界上唯一的钥匙，最好的爱情，不过如此。

12. The only heart lock in the world met the only key in the world. The best love is no more than this.

13. 所谓缘分，其实是很违心的，遇到了，你说他是，他就是对的人！

13. So-called fate is actually quite contrary to one's heart. When you meet someone, if you say they are the right person, they are indeed the right person!

14. 我为此付出过，也因为它而快乐过。突然离开，就算不后悔，也难免会有失望的感觉。

14. I have paid for it and been happy because of it. Suddenly leaving, even if there is no regret, one can't help but feel a sense of disappointment.

15. 我想我是幸福的，因为我在这个广阔的世界里找到了这么美好的你。如果我能和你牵手，我会是世界上最幸福的人！

15. I think I am happy, because I have found such a wonderful you in this vast world. If I could hold your hand, I would be the happiest person in the world!

16. 也许我们的相遇是错误的，但谁会想到我在错误的时间和地点遇到了对的人？

16. Maybe our meeting was a mistake, but who would have thought I would meet the right person at the wrong time and place?

17. 遇到对的人，像孩子一样童真，快乐。遇到错的人，只能像疯子一样自言自语。

17. When you meet the right person, you can be as innocent as a child, happy. When you meet the wrong person, you can only talk to yourself like a疯子 (crazy person).

18. 原来世界上还有这种事。达到一个人爱情的巅峰只需要一瞬间。

18. Originally, there are such things in the world. It only takes a moment to reach the peak of one's love.

19. 希望你不用苦苦寻找，却能遇到那个想了一辈子的人。你要相信，总会有人像你在等他一样等着你。

19. May you not have to search tirelessly, but rather encounter the person you have been thinking of for a lifetime. Believe that there will always be someone waiting for you just as eagerly as you are waiting for them.

20. 找不到合适的人，其实很可能是你改变不了错误的自己。

20. It's very likely that you can't find the right person because you can't change the wrong yourself.

21. 在我国战国时期，晋国有个叫俞伯牙的大夫很善于弹琴，而有一个叫钟子期的人则具有很好的欣赏能力。当俞伯牙弹琴意境表现高山时，钟子期听完便会说：“好啊！峨峨兮若泰山。” 俞伯牙弹琴时想的是流水，钟子期听后便赞叹地说：“好啊！洋洋若江河。”由于钟子期具有“知音”之赋，二人因此结为莫逆之交。后来人们就把对自己有深刻了解的好友称为“知音”了。 知音：知、知己、知交、知心的意思、比喻了解自己的知心朋友。 历史上的知音则以以伯牙和钟子期的故事为代表。 伯牙姓俞，名瑞，伯牙是他的字，春秋战国时期楚国郢都(今湖北荆州)人，曾任晋国大夫，伯牙善鼓琴，钟子期善听琴。当伯牙弹琴志在高山时，子期便从琴音感到峨峨若泰山；当伯牙志在流水时，子期又感到洋洋若江河。子期死后，伯牙便绝弦不弹，因为再也没有人能像子期那样懂得他的音乐了。 典故可参： 《吕氏春秋．孝行览．本味篇》：伯牙鼓琴，钟子期听之，方鼓琴而志在泰山，钟子期曰：“善哉乎鼓琴！巍巍乎若泰山”。少时而志在流水。钟子期曰：“善哉鼓琴，洋洋乎若流水”钟子期死，伯牙摔琴绝弦，终身不复鼓琴，以为世无足复为鼓琴者。 《文选．古诗十九首˙西北有高楼》：不惜歌者苦，但伤知音稀。 《三国．魏．曹丕．与吴质书》：昔伯牙绝弦于钟期，仲尼覆醢于子路，痛知音之难遇，伤门人之莫逮。 《三国志．魏书．王粲传》：昔伯牙绝弦於钟期，仲尼覆醢于子路，痛知音之难遇，伤门人之莫逮也。

21. During the Warring States period in our country, there was a minister named Yu Boya in the state of Jin who was very skilled at playing the guqin, and there was a person named Zhong Ziqi who had a great appreciation for music. When Yu Boya played the guqin to express the scenery of high mountains, Zhong Ziqi would say after listening, "Excellent! Magnificent as Mount Tai." When Yu Boya played the guqin with the image of flowing water in mind, Zhong Ziqi would赞叹, "Excellent! Grand as the Yangtze River." Due to Zhong Ziqi's talent for understanding music, the two became bosom friends. Later, people began to refer to close friends who deeply understand each other as "zhini" (知音), meaning "knowing, intimate, close, and heart-to-heart," and the story of Boya and Zhong Ziqi represents the historical concept of "zhini." Boya's surname was Yu, his given name was Rui, and "Boya" was his style name. He was from Ying, the capital of the state of Chu during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods (now Jingzhou, Hubei Province), and he once served as a minister in the state of Jin. Boya was skilled at playing the guqin, and Zhong Ziqi was skilled at listening to it. When Boya played the guqin with the intention of expressing high mountains, Zhong Ziqi felt the majesty of Mount Tai in the music; when Boya's intention was to express flowing water, Zhong Ziqi felt the grandeur of the Yangtze River. After Zhong Ziqi's death, Boya stopped playing the guqin, as no one else could understand his music like Zhong Ziqi. The story can be referred to in the following classical texts: - In "Lüshi Chunqiu. Xiaoxing Luan. Benwei Chapter": When Boya played the guqin, Zhong Ziqi listened. As Boya played with the intention of Mount Tai, Zhong Ziqi said, "Excellent, playing the guqin! Magnificent as Mount Tai." After a while, Boya's intention was to express flowing water. Zhong Ziqi said, "Excellent, playing the guqin, grand as the flowing water." After Zhong Ziqi's death, Boya broke his guqin and stopped playing, believing that there was no one else in the world worthy of playing the guqin to. - In "Wen Xuan. Ancient Poems of the Twenty-Four": "I do not begrudge the singer's hardships, but I grieve for the rarity of a true understanding friend." - In "The Three Kingdoms. Wei. Cao Pi. Letter to Wu Zhi": In the past, Boya broke his strings at Zhong Ziqi's death, and Confucius covered Zilu's blood with sauce, feeling the difficulty of finding a true understanding friend and the sorrow of not being able to reach the level of his disciples. - In "The Records of the Three Kingdoms. Wei. Wang Can biography": In the past, Boya broke his strings at Zhong Ziqi's death, and Confucius covered Zilu's blood with sauce, feeling the difficulty of finding a true understanding friend and the sorrow of not being able to reach the level of his disciples.

22. “一曲肝肠断，天涯何处觅知音？”的出自左丘明的《左传》。

22. "A song breaks the heart, where can one find a true companion in the world?" This quote is from the "Zuo Zhuan" by Zuo Qiuming.

23. 意思是：悲伤得肝肠都快要断掉了，在人世间什么地方去寻找知音呢 怀才不遇或没有知心朋友的感叹。

23. It means: So sad that one's intestines and liver are about to be torn apart. Where can one find a kindred spirit in the world? A sigh of lamenting the misfortune of not being recognized for one's talents or not having a close friend.

24. 钟子期听俞伯牙鼓琴，志在泰山，子期曰：“善哉乎鼓琴，巍巍乎若泰山！”少间，志在流水，子期曰：“善哉乎鼓琴，汤汤乎若流水！”

24. Zhong Ziqi listened to Yu Boya playing the guqin, and his thoughts were towards Mount Tai. Ziqi said, "How wonderful to play the guqin, so majestic as Mount Tai!" Later, his thoughts turned to flowing water, and Ziqi said, "How wonderful to play the guqin, so vast and flowing as a river!"

25. 从此伯牙视子期为知音。二人谈诗吟对，举杯邀月，对影奏琴，《高山流水》曲罢，弹者动情，听者沉醉，好不惬意。

25. From then on, Bo Ya regarded Zi Qi as his bosom friend. The two of them discussed poetry and recited couplets, raised their cups to invite the moon, played the zither to their shadows, and when the "High Mountains and Flowing Water" melody ended, the player was moved to tears, and the listener was deeply enchanted, feeling very content.

26. 人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺。十分不幸的是，某一天钟子期仙逝了，俞伯牙自是伤心不已。

26. People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, and the moon has its times of darkness and brightness, fullness and waning. It was most unfortunate that on one day, Zhongziqi, the immortal, passed away, and Yu Boya was naturally heartbroken.

27. 人死不能复活。俞伯牙将子期葬于村西的泾河旁，那里风景宜人，白色的水鸟栖息在河边，高大的垂柳扬枝吐绿，红色的玫瑰开向天边，子期的墓掩映其间。

27. It is impossible to revive the dead. Yu Boya buried Ziqi by the Jing River to the west of the village, where the scenery is pleasing. White water birds nest by the riverbank, tall willows sway their branches and sprout green leaves, red roses bloom towards the horizon, and Ziqi's tomb is hidden among them.

28. 伯牙长叹：“天下再无知音！”从此每天操琴于子期墓前，但奏《高山流水》，不再过问世间事。这自然引起俞伯牙老婆的强烈不满，整天抱怨他不懂赚钱，只会消费。

28. Bo Ya sighed deeply, "There is no more understanding friend in the world!" From then on, he played the guqin every day in front of the tomb of Zi Qi, but only performed the "Mountain and Water" piece, no longer concerning himself with worldly affairs. This naturally led to his wife, Yu Bo Ya, feeling strongly discontented, constantly complaining that he did not understand how to make money, and only knew how to spend.

29. 俞伯牙心想妇人之见，实在俗不可耐，同床共枕几十载，却还不及楚人钟子期理解他，一个能达到心灵共鸣的知音岂是易得？

29. Yu Boya thought that the views of women were truly vulgar and tasteless. After sleeping on the same bed for decades, he still found that he was not as understood by the Chu person Zhong Ziqi. A person who can resonate with one's soul is not easy to find.

30. 某日，伯牙和往常一样到子期墓前，忽然看到老婆追将过来，不禁摇头喟叹：“天下之大，知音却难觅啊！”

30. One day, Bo Ya, as usual, went to ZiQi's tomb, and suddenly saw his wife chasing after him. He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "In such a vast world, finding a true comrade-in-arms is indeed difficult!"

31. 老婆这次却未数落他，只走到伯牙面前，取过他手中的琴，端坐下来。伯牙疑惑地看着她，结婚这么多年，他从未见过妻子奏琴，也未听她谈琴，不知这回葫芦里卖什么药？

31. This time, however, his wife did not scold him. Instead, she walked up to Bo Ya, took the lute from his hands, and sat down with an air of calm. Bo Ya looked at her in confusion. After so many years of marriage, he had never seen his wife play the lute or discuss it, and he wondered what she was up to this time.

32. 却见她已经开始弹奏，正是《高山流水》，他无数次弹给子期听的曲子！他不曾知道妻子的琴艺竟是如此之高，远在自己之上！时而玉拨金鸣，如大江东去，万马奔腾。时而灵动婉约，如小桥流水，燕过柳梢。一曲奏罢，万籁俱寂。

32. But to his surprise, she had already begun to play the guqin, and it was "The Sound of the High Mountains and Flowing Waters," the piece he had played countless times for Ziqi to hear! He had never known that his wife's musical skills were so high, far surpassing his own! Sometimes, the jade plectrum struck the strings, producing a sound like the great river flowing eastward, with ten thousand horses galloping. At other times, the music was delicate and graceful, like a small bridge over a flowing stream, with swallows flying over the willow branches. After the piece was finished, all sounds ceased.

33. 良久，夫人开口：“天下不只一个钟子期，也不只一个俞伯牙。所谓知音难觅，是自己的心难觅。”

33. After a long while, the lady spoke, "There is not only one Zhong Ziqi in the world, nor is there only one Yu Boya. The so-called difficulty in finding a kindred spirit is the difficulty in finding one's own heart."

34. 伯牙颓然坐下：常慨叹别人不理解自己，自己又何曾尝试过去理解别人？所谓知音，存乎一心之间也。

34. Bo Ya sat down dejectedly: Often he sighed that others did not understand him, but had he ever tried to understand others? The so-called "companion of the heart" exists within one's own heart.

35. 《左传》全称《春秋左氏传》，儒家十三经之一。《左传》既是古代汉族史学名著，也是文学名著。

35. The Complete Works of Zuozhuan, also known as "The Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals by Zuozhuan," is one of the Thirteen Classics of Confucianism. The Zuozhuan is both a renowned classic in ancient Han history and a literary masterpiece.

36. 《左传》是中国第一部叙事详细的编年史著作，为春秋末年鲁国史官左丘明根据鲁国国史、儒家六经之一的《春秋》编成，记叙范围起自鲁隐公元年（前722年），迄于鲁哀公二十七年（前468年）。

36. The "Zuo Zhuan" is the first detailed chronological history book in China, compiled by Zuo Qiuming, the historian of the State of Lu during the late Spring and Autumn period, based on the national history of the State of Lu and one of the Six Classics of Confucianism, "The Spring and Autumn Annals". The historical account covers a range from the first year of Duke Yin of Lu (722 BC) to the twenty-seventh year of Duke Ai of Lu (468 BC).

37. 主要记载了东周前期二百五十四年间各国政治、经济、军事、外交和文化方面的重要事件和重要人物，是研究中国先秦历史很有价值的文献，也是优秀的散文著作。

37. It mainly records significant events and important figures in the political, economic, military, diplomatic, and cultural aspects of various states during the early period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, spanning a period of 254 years. It is a valuable document for studying the pre-Qin history of China and also an excellent prose work.

38. 《左传》的瞩目成就，首先在于它是我国第一部规模宏大而内容详实的史学钜编，在古代史学发展史上占有不可替代的重要地位。

38. The remarkable achievements of the "Zuo Zhuan" lie first and foremost in the fact that it is our country's first large-scale and comprehensive historical compilation, holding an indispensable and important position in the history of ancient historical development.

39. 春秋战国之际，我国文化的发展尚处于早期阶段，史学的演进也是如此。就可靠文献来看，此前先后问世的少量著作。

39. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the development of Chinese culture was still in its early stage, and the evolution of historiography was the same. According to reliable literature, there were only a few works that were published one after another before that time.

40. 不论是今存《尚书》中的部分编帙，还是各诸侯国编纂的史籍（诸如《春秋》之类）等，内容一般都比较零散、简约，载事也往往只是列述一些纲目。

40. Whether it be the parts of the Book of Shangshu that still exist, or the historical records compiled by various feudal states (such as the Spring and Autumn Annals), the content is generally scattered and concise, and the accounts often merely list some outlines.

41. 而《左传》以近二十万言的规模，全面、系统记载春秋一代大事，广泛涉及周王朝和晋、鲁、楚、郑、齐、卫、宋、吴、秦、越、陈等十多个诸侯国，并且屡见追记西周与商殷、甚至有夏以前时期的史实。

41. And the "Zuo Zhuan" covers a comprehensive and systematic record of major events during the Spring and Autumn period, with a scale of nearly two hundred thousand words. It extensively involves more than a dozen feudal states, including the Zhou Dynasty and the states of Jin, Lu, Chu, Zheng, Qi, Wei, Song, Wu, Qin, Yue, Chen, and others. It also frequently mentions historical facts from the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty, and even periods before the Xia Dynasty.

42. 它采用编年记事的方式，虽然以《春秋》为纲，然而其记事范围之广，叙述内容的具体、详赡，则大大超出了《春秋》。

42. It adopts the chronological method of storytelling, although it follows the "Spring and Autumn Annals" as its outline. However, the scope of its recorded events, and the specificity and richness of its narrative content, far exceed that of the "Spring and Autumn Annals."

43. 《左传》的出现，标志着我国古代史书的编纂步入了新的发展阶段。《左传》为后世所提供的春秋及其以前阶段之大量的思想史、经济史、社会史以及其它学术史的重要资料。

43. The emergence of the "Zuo Zhuan" marks the entry of the compilation of ancient Chinese historical books into a new stage of development. The "Zuo Zhuan" provides a wealth of important historical materials on the thoughts, economics, sociology, and other academic histories of the Spring and Autumn period and before it for posterity.

44. 是此前或相同时期的任何其它一部史所难以企及和不能比拟的。它对于公元前八世纪至公元前五世纪一个重要历史阶段大事的可靠记载，填补了空白，有助于后人对中国古代文明进程的全面了解，弥足珍贵。

44. It is difficult to reach and cannot be compared with any other history book of the same period or prior to it. Its reliable records of major events in a significant historical stage from the 8th century BC to the 5th century BC fill in the gaps, helping later generations to have a comprehensive understanding of the development of ancient Chinese civilization, and is of great value.

45. 出自《列子·汤问》，讲述了俞伯牙认定钟子期是他的知音之后，在钟子期死后为钟子期弹了一曲《高山流水》，此后破琴绝弦，再也不弹琴了。

45. From Liezi's "Tangwen", it tells the story of Yu Boya recognizing Zhong Ziqi as his truecompanion. After Zhong Ziqi's death, Yu Boya played a piece called "High Mountain and Flowing Water" for him. After that, he broke his qin (a traditional Chinese musical instrument) and never played it again.

46. 古时有伯牙摔琴以谢知音的故事，被传为千古佳话。音乐才子伯牙喜欢弹一曲《高山流水》，却没有人能够听出此曲的感情和意义，他在高山上抚琴，曲高和寡。终于有一天，有一个砍柴的樵夫经过，听懂了他的《高山流水》，这个人就是钟子期。

46. There is a story from ancient times about Bo Ya smashing his guqin in gratitude to his bosom friend, which has been passed down as a千古佳话 (eternal tale of glory). The musical talent Bo Ya loved to play a piece called "The Sound of the Mountain and the Flowing Water," but no one could discern the emotions and meaning of the music. He played the guqin on high mountains, where the music was too profound for many to appreciate. Finally, one day, a woodcutter passed by and understood his "The Sound of the Mountain and the Flowing Water." This person was Zhong Ziqi.

47. 伯牙的知音是钟子期，他们约好两年后见面，可是两年后钟子期却没有露面。伯牙多方打听才知道，原来钟子期已经病死了，不可能再赴他的约定，伯牙悲痛欲绝，他知道子期是唯一能够听懂他音乐的人，如今子期已死，再不会有人听懂他的音乐了。

47. Bo Ya's companion was Zhong Ziqi. They had agreed to meet two years later, but two years later, Zhong Ziqi did not show up. Bo Ya had to inquire from various sources to find out that Zhong Ziqi had already passed away due to illness, making it impossible for him to keep his appointment. Overwhelmed with grief, Bo Ya realized that Ziqi was the only person who could truly understand his music. Now that Ziqi was gone, no one would ever understand his music again.

48. 于是他在子期的坟头摔了他心爱的琴，也表示他对知音的敬重和惋惜。这就是“伯牙摔琴谢知音”的故事，伯牙痛心疾首怀念子期，人们用此感叹知音难觅。

48. So, he broke his beloved lute on the grave of Ziqi, expressing his respect and regret for the loss of a kindred spirit. This is the story of "Boya breaking his lute to thank his kindred spirit." Boya was deeply grieved and remembered Ziqi with great longing, and people use this to express the difficulty of finding a kindred spirit.

49. 有一年，俞伯牙奉晋王之命出使楚国。八月十五那天，他乘船来到了汉阳江口。遇风浪，停泊在一座小山下。晚上，风浪渐渐平息了下来，云开月出，景色十分迷人。望着空中的一轮明月，俞伯牙琴兴大发，拿出随身带来的琴，专心致志地弹了起来。

49. One year, Yu Boya was sent by the King of Jin to serve as an ambassador to the State of Chu. On the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, he arrived at the mouth of the Han Yang River by boat. He encountered storms and anchored at the foot of a small mountain. That night, the wind and waves gradually calmed down, the clouds cleared, and the moon emerged, creating a very charming scene. Gazing at the bright moon in the sky, Yu Boya was inspired to play the guqin, so he took out the instrument he had brought with him and played it with full concentration.

50. 他弹了一曲又一曲，正当他完全沉醉在优美的琴声之中的时候，猛然看到一个人在岸边一动不动地站着。俞伯牙吃了一惊，手下用力，“啪”的一声，琴弦被拨断了一根。

50. He played one piece after another, completely immersed in the beautiful sound of the guqin, when suddenly he saw a person standing motionless by the shore. Yu Boya was startled and pressed his fingers too hard, causing a "snap" as one of the strings of the guqin was broken.

51. 俞伯牙正在猜测岸边的人为何而来，就听到那个人大声地对他说：“先生，您不要疑心，我是个打柴的，回家晚了，走到这里听到您在弹琴，觉得琴声绝妙，不由得站在这里听了起来。”

51. Yu Boya was guessing why the person on the shore had come, when he heard that person loudly say to him, "Mr., please don't suspect me. I'm a woodcutter. I came home late and walked here. I heard you playing the guqin and found the sound absolutely wonderful, so I couldn't help but stop and listen."

52. 俞伯牙借着月光仔细一看，那个人身旁放着一担干柴，果然是个打柴的人。俞伯牙心想：一个打柴的樵夫，怎么会听懂我的琴呢？于是他就问：“你既然懂得琴声，那就请你说说看，我弹的是一首什么曲子？”

52. Yu Boya took a careful look at the moonlight and saw that the person beside him had a load of dry firewood, indeed a woodcutter. Yu Boya thought to himself: How could a woodcutter understand my music? So he asked, "Since you understand the sound of the music, please tell me, what kind of piece am I playing?"

53. 打柴人的回答一点不错，俞伯牙不禁大喜，忙邀请他上船来细谈。那打柴人看到俞伯牙弹的琴，便说：“这是瑶琴！相传是伏羲氏造的。”接着他又把这瑶琴的来历说了出来。

53. The woodcutter's answer was spot on, and Yu Boya was overjoyed, immediately inviting him onto the boat for a detailed discussion. Upon seeing Yu Boya playing the guqin, the woodcutter said, "This is a Yáoqín! It is said to have been made by Fu Xi." He then went on to explain the origin of this Yáoqín.

54. 听了打柴人的这番讲述，俞伯牙心中不由得暗暗佩服。接着俞伯牙又为打柴人弹了几曲，请他辨识其中之意。当他弹奏的琴声雄壮高亢的时候，打柴人说：“这琴声，表达了高山的雄伟气势。”当琴声变得清新流畅时，打柴人说：“这后弹的琴声，表达的是无尽的流水。”

54. After listening to the woodcutter's story, Yu Boya couldn't help but secretly admire him. Then, Yu Boya played several melodies for the woodcutter and asked him to discern the meaning behind them. When the sound of the guqin was strong and resounding, the woodcutter said, "This sound of the guqin expresses the majestic aura of high mountains." When the sound of the guqin became fresh and flowing, the woodcutter said, "The subsequent sound of the guqin conveys the endless flow of water."

55. 俞伯牙听了不禁惊喜万分，自己用琴声表达的心意，过去没人能听得懂，而眼前的这个樵夫，竟然听得明明白白。没想到，在这野岭之下，竟遇到自己久久寻觅不到的知音。

55. Yu Boya listened with great surprise and joy. No one had ever understood the meaning he conveyed through his music before, but this woodcutter in front of him, to his astonishment, understood it perfectly. He hadn't expected to find the kindred spirit he had been searching for for so long in the wilderness of this wild hill.

56. 于是他问明打柴人名叫钟子期，和他喝起酒来。俩人越谈越投机，相见恨晚，结拜为兄弟。约定来年的中秋再到这里相会。

56. So he asked the woodcutter's name, which was Zhong Ziqi, and began to drink with him. The two of them grew more and more compatible in their conversation, feeling regret that they had not met earlier, and they made a sworn brotherhood. They agreed to meet again here next Mid-Autumn Festival.

57. 和钟子期洒泪而别后第二年中秋，俞伯牙如约来到了汉阳江口，可是他等啊等啊，怎么也不见钟子期来赴约，于是他便弹起琴来召唤这位知音，可是又过了好久，还是不见人来。

57. After parting with Zhong Ziqi with tears in their eyes, the following Mid-Autumn Festival, Yu Boya arrived at the Han Yang River mouth as he had promised. However, he waited and waited, but he never saw Zhong Ziqi come to meet him. So, he played the guqin to call out to this fellow musician, but after a long time, still no one came.

58. 第二天，俞伯牙向一位老人打听钟子期的下落，老人告诉他，钟子期已不幸染病去世了。临终前，他留下遗言，要把坟墓修在江边，到八月十五相会时，好听俞伯牙的琴声。

58. The next day, Yu Boya inquired about Zhong Ziqi's whereabouts from an old man, who told him that Zhong Ziqi had unfortunately contracted a disease and passed away. Before his death, he left a last wish to have his tomb built by the river, so that on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, he could hear Yu Boya's piano music.

59. 听了老人的话，俞伯牙万分悲痛，他来到钟子期的坟前，凄楚地弹起了古曲《高山》。弹罢，他挑断了琴弦，长叹了一声，把心爱的瑶琴在青石上摔了个粉碎。他悲伤地说：我唯一的知音已不在人世了，这琴还弹给谁听呢？”

59. After hearing the old man's words, Yu Boya was deeply grieved. He came to Zhong Ziqi's tomb and melancholically played the ancient piece "High Mountain." After finishing, he snapped the strings of the qin and sighed deeply, smashing his beloved yaoyin (a type of traditional Chinese zither) into pieces on the green stone. In his sorrow, he said, "My only connoisseur of music is no longer in this world. To whom should I play this qin for?"

60. 钟子期（前413年—前354年），钟氏，名徽，字子期，春秋战国时代楚国汉阳（今湖北省武汉市蔡甸区集贤村）人。

60. Zhong Ziqi (b. 413 BC - d. 354 BC), of the Zhong surname, named Hui, styled Ziqi, was a native of Hanyang, Chu during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods (located in today's Caidian District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province).

61. 相传钟子期是一个戴斗笠、披蓑衣、背扁担、拿板斧的樵夫。历史上记载伯牙探亲回国时，在汉江边鼓琴，钟子期正巧遇见，感叹说：“巍巍乎若高山，洋洋乎若江河。”因兴趣相投，两人就成了至交。钟子期死后，伯牙认为世上已无知音，终生不再鼓琴。

61. It is said that Zhong Ziqi was a woodcutter wearing a conical hat, a raincoat, carrying a bamboo pole on his back, and holding an axe. Historically, it is recorded that when Bo Ya returned to his hometown to visit his relatives, he played the guqin by the Han River, and Zhong Ziqi happened to meet him and exclaimed, "How majestic, like a great mountain, and how vast, like the great rivers." Due to their shared interests, they became close friends. After Zhong Ziqi's death, Bo Ya believed that there were no more musical companions in the world and never played the guqin again for the rest of his life.

62. 『壹』 古代的知己的故事

62. "The story of an ancient friend."

63. 春秋时代，有个叫伯牙的人，精通音律，琴艺高超，是当时著名的琴师。伯牙年轻的时候聪颖好学，曾拜高人为师，琴技达到水平，但他总觉得自己还不能出神入化地表现对各种事物的感受。伯牙的老师知道他的想法后，就带他乘船到东海的蓬莱岛上，让他欣赏大自然的景色，倾听大海的波涛声。伯牙举目眺望，只见波浪汹涌，浪花激溅；海鸟翻飞，鸣声入耳；山林树木，郁郁葱葱，如入仙境一般。一种奇妙的感觉油然而生，耳边仿佛咯起了大自然那和谐动听的音乐。他情不自禁地取琴弹奏，音随意转，把大自然的美妙融进了琴声，伯牙体验到一种前所未有的境界。老师告诉他：“你已经学会了。”

63. During the Spring and Autumn period, there was a man named Bo Ya who was proficient in music and had a masterful skill in playing the guqin, a traditional Chinese musical instrument. He was a renowned guqin master of his time. Bo Ya was intelligent and eager to learn when he was young, and he had once studied under a great master, achieving a high level of skill in playing the guqin. However, he always felt that he couldn't yet express his feelings towards various things in a transcendent manner. After learning of his thoughts, Bo Ya's teacher took him by boat to the Penglai Island in the East China Sea, where he could appreciate the beauty of nature and listen to the waves of the sea. Bo Ya looked out and saw the surging waves and splashing foam; sea birds flying, their cries echoing in his ears; dense forests and lush trees, as if entering a fairyland. A wonderful feeling arose spontaneously, as if the harmonious and delightful music of nature was resonating in his ears. Unable to contain himself, he picked up the guqin and began to play, with the sound flowing naturally, incorporating the wonders of nature into the music. Bo Ya experienced a realm he had never known before. His teacher told him, "You have learned."

64. 一夜伯牙乘船游览。面对清风明月，他思绪万千，于是又弹起琴来，琴声悠扬，渐入佳境。忽听岸上有人叫绝。伯牙闻声走出船来，只见一个樵夫站在岸边，他知道此人是知音当即请樵夫上船，兴致勃勃地为他演奏。伯牙弹起赞美高山的曲调，樵夫说道：“真好！雄伟而庄重，好像高耸入云的泰山一样！”当他弹奏表现奔腾澎湃的波涛时，樵夫又说：“真好！宽广浩荡，好像看见滚滚的流水，无边的大海一般！”伯牙兴奋极了，激动地说：“知音！你真是我的知音。”这个樵夫就是钟子期。从此二人成了非常要好的朋友。

64. One night, Bo Ya took a boat for a tour. Facing the clear breeze and bright moon, his thoughts wandered all over the place, and he began to play the guqin again. The sound of the guqin was melodious and gradually reached its peak. Suddenly, he heard someone on the shore exclaiming in admiration. Bo Ya, upon hearing the voice, stepped out of the boat and saw a woodcutter standing on the shore. He knew this person was his kindred spirit and immediately invited the woodcutter onto the boat, enthusiastically playing for him. Bo Ya played a tune that praised the majesty of high mountains, and the woodcutter said, "It's truly beautiful! Majestic and solemn, just like the towering Tai Mountain!" When Bo Ya played a piece that depicted surging waves, the woodcutter commented again, "It's truly beautiful! Vast and boundless, it's as if I see the rolling water and the boundless sea!" Overjoyed, Bo Ya said excitedly, "My kindred spirit! You are truly my kindred spirit." This woodcutter was Zhong Ziqi. From then on, the two became very good friends.

65. 两人分别约定，明年此时此刻还在这里相会。第二年，伯牙如期赴会，但却久等子期不到。于是，伯牙就顺着上次钟子期回家的路去寻找。半路上，他遇到一位老人打听子期的家。这一打听才知道，原来，这位老人正是子期的父亲。老人告诉伯牙，子期又要砍柴又要读书，再加上家境贫寒，积劳成疾，已经在半月前去世了。子期去世时担心伯牙会这在里久等，叮嘱老人一定要在这一天来通知伯牙。听到这个消息后悲痛欲绝。他随老人来到子期的坟前，抚琴一曲哀悼知己。曲毕，就在子期的坟前将琴摔碎，并且发誓终生不再抚琴

65. Both men had separately agreed to meet here at this very time next year. The following year, Bo Ya arrived at the meeting place as scheduled, but he waited for Zi Qi for a long time and he did not arrive. So, Bo Ya followed the path that Zi Qi had taken home the previous time to look for him. On the way, he met an old man and asked about Zi Qi's home. It turned out that this old man was Zi Qi's father. The old man told Bo Ya that Zi Qi had been both cutting wood and studying, and with the family's poverty, he had been overworked and fallen ill, and had passed away two weeks ago. He had worried that Bo Ya would wait for him here for a long time, so he had instructed the old man to come and inform Bo Ya on this day. Upon hearing this news, Bo Ya was extremely distraught. He followed the old man to Zi Qi's tomb, played a melody on his guqin to mourn his friend. After the melody was over, he smashed his guqin in front of Zi Qi's tomb and vowed never to play the guqin again in his lifetime.

66. 『贰』 关于古代知音的故事

66. "The Story of Ancient Companions"

67. 《三国志》与《晋书》上记载的两个人物，陆抗和羊祜。陆抗和羊祜分别吴、晋两国的将领，羊祜在襄阳为官，陆抗镇守荆州，两个人你想统一我，我想灭掉你，但却丝毫不妨碍二者是知音。陆抗病了，羊祜赶忙送药来，陆抗手下东吴将领齐劝陆抗不要吃。陆抗答道：“岂有鸩人羊叔子哉，汝众人勿疑”。遂服之。陆抗知羊祜爱饮酒，送自己亲酿佳酿给羊祜，羊祜部将陈元劝别饮恐有诈，羊祜说：“抗非毒人者也，不必疑虑”。竟倾壶饮之。

67. Lu Qiang and Yang Hu are two characters recorded in both "The Records of the Three Kingdoms" and "The Book of Jin." Lu Qiang and Yang Hu were respectively the military leaders of the Wu and Jin states. Yang Hu served as an official in Xiangyang, while Lu Qiang was in command of Jingzhou. Although both of you want to unite and eliminate each other, it does not hinder the fact that you are musical souls. When Lu Qiang fell ill, Yang Hu hurriedly sent medicine, but the officers under Lu Qiang from the Eastern Wu advised him not to take it. Lu Qiang replied, "Could there be a poisoner like Yang Shuzi? You all should not doubt." He then took the medicine. Knowing that Yang Hu loved drinking, Lu Qiang sent him his own brewed fine wine. Chen Yuan, a subordinate general of Yang Hu, advised against drinking it, fearing it might be a trap. Yang Hu said, "Lu Qiang is not a man who poisons others, so there is no need to worry." He drank the wine to the bottom of the cup.

68. “知音”一词来源于俞伯牙与钟子期的故事，相传俞伯牙善鼓琴，钟子期善听琴，伯牙每次想到什么，钟子期都能从琴声中领会到伯牙所想，子期死后伯牙再不弹琴因为再没有知音的人。两位“知音”的友谊感动了后人，直至今天，人们常用知音来形容朋友之间的情谊。

68. The term "知音" originates from the story of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi. It is said that Yu Boya was skilled in playing the guqin (a traditional Chinese musical instrument), while Zhong Ziqi was an excellent listener. Whenever Boya thought of something, Ziqi could understand his thoughts from the sound of the guqin. After Ziqi's death, Boya never played the guqin again because there was no one else who could be his "知音". The friendship between the two "知音" has touched the hearts of later generations, and until today, people often use the term "知音" to describe the affection between friends.

69. 『叁』 古代知己故事有什么

69. "『叁』 What are the ancient stories of close friends?"

70. 郅恽在战争中立下军功，朝廷要给他升官，但郅恽觉得自己作为一个文人却靠军功当官，是一种耻辱，于是他谢绝了。在家乡，郅恽的好友董子张的父亲被同乡的一个人害死，而董子张也得了重病，奄奄一息，郅恽前去看望，董子张说不出话来，只是痛苦的看着他。郅恽说：“我知道你不在乎短寿，痛苦的是父仇未报，过去我担心牵连你才不能下手，如今你要不在了，我就没有牵挂了。”说罢，便带人去找子张的仇人并且杀掉，然后拿着仇人的脑袋来见子张，子张这才安心死去。杀人后郅恽到官府自首，县令知情后不想追究，他却不肯逃避责任，最后县令以死相要挟，他才离开县衙。

70. Zhi Yun established military merit in war, and the court intended to promote him, but Zhi Yun felt that it was a shame for a scholar like him to rise to office through military merit, so he refused. In his hometown, a friend of Zhi Yun's, Dong Zizhang, was killed by a fellow villager, and Dong Zizhang himself was gravely ill, gasping for breath. Zhi Yun went to visit him, and Dong Zizhang couldn't speak, only looking at him in pain. Zhi Yun said, "I know you don't care about a short life, but what's painful is that the father's revenge has not been avenged. In the past, I was worried that it would involve you, so I couldn't take action. Now that you are gone, I have no more concerns." After saying this, he led people to find Dong Zizhang's enemy and killed him. Then he brought the head of the enemy to see Dong Zizhang, who finally died in peace. After the murder, Zhi Yun went to the government office to confess. The county magistrate, upon learning of the situation, did not want to pursue the matter, but Zhi Yun refused to evade responsibility. In the end, the county magistrate threatened him with death, and only then did he leave the county office.

71. 范式，字巨卿，东汉山阳金乡（今山东金乡县）人。一名范汜。他和汝南人张劭是朋友，张劭字元伯，两人同时在太学（朝廷最高学府）学习。后来范式要回到乡里，他对张劭说：“二年后我还回来，将经过你家拜见你父母，见见小孩。”于是两人约定日期。后来约定的日期就要到了，张劭把事情详细地告诉了母亲，请母亲准备酒菜等待范式。张劭的母亲说：“分别了两年，虽然约定了日期，但是远隔千里，你怎么就确信无疑呢？”张劭说：“范式是个守信的人，肯定不会违约。”母亲说：“如果是这样，我为你酿酒。”到了约定的日期范式果然到了。拜见张劭的母亲，范、张二人对饮，尽欢之后才告别而去。

71. Fan Shi, also known as Junqing, was a native of Jinxiang County, Shanyang, Eastern Han Dynasty (now Jinxiang County, Shandong Province). Another name for him was Fan Si. He was friends with Zhang Shao, a man from Runan, and the two studied together at the Taixue (the highest academy in the imperial court). Later, when Fan Shi had to return to his hometown, he told Zhang Shao, "I will return in two years, and I will stop by your house to pay respects to your parents and see the children." They agreed on a date. As the agreed date approached, Zhang Shao informed his mother of the matter in detail and asked her to prepare wine and food to wait for Fan Shi. Zhang's mother said, "We have been apart for two years, and although we have set a date, it is over a thousand miles away. How can you be so certain and undoubting?" Zhang Shao replied, "Fan Shi is a man of his word, he will definitely not break his promise." His mother said, "If that's the case, I will brew wine for you." On the agreed date, Fan Shi indeed arrived. He paid respects to Zhang's mother, and the two drank together and enjoyed themselves before bidding farewell.

72. 后来张劭得了病，非常严重，同郡人郅君章、殷子征日夜探视他。张劭临终时，叹息说：“遗憾的是没有见到我的生死之交。”殷子征说：“我和郅君章，都尽心和你交友，如果我们称不得上是你的生死之交，谁还能算的上？”张劭说：“你们两人，是我的生之交；山阳的范巨卿，是我的死之交。”张劭不久就病死了。

72. Later, Zhang Shao fell ill, and it was very serious. People from the same county, Zhi Junzhang and Yin Zizheng, visited him day and night. As Zhang Shao was on his deathbed, he sighed, "It is a great regret that I have not seen my bosom friend." Yin Zizheng said, "Both Zhi Junzhang and I have given our all in making friends with you. If we are not considered your bosom friends, then who else could be?" Zhang Shao replied, "The two of you are my living friends; Fan Juqing from Shan Yang is my dead friend." Zhang Shao died soon after.

73. 范式忽然梦见了张劭，带着黑色的帽子，穿着袍子，仓促的叫他：“巨卿,我在某天死去，在某天埋葬，永远回到黄泉之下。你没有忘记我，怎么能不来？”范式恍然睡醒，悲叹落泪，于是穿着丧友的丧服，去赶张劭埋葬的那天，骑着马赶去。还没有到达那边已经发丧了。到了坟穴，将要落下棺材，但是灵柩不肯进去。张劭的母亲抚摸着棺材说：“张劭啊，难道你还有愿望？”于是停下来埋葬。没一会，就看见白车白马，号哭而来。张劭的母亲看到说：“这一定是范巨卿。”范式到了之后，吊唁说：“走了元伯，死生异路，从此永别。”参加葬礼的上千人，都为之落泪。范式亲自拉着牵引灵柩的大绳，灵柩于是才前进了。范式于是住在坟墓旁边，为他种植了坟树，然后才离开。

73. Fan Shi suddenly dreamt of Zhang Shao, wearing a black hat and a robe, calling to him in a hurry, "Juqing, I died on some day and was buried on another, and have forever returned to the underworld. How can you forget me and not come?" Fan Shi woke up from the dream, sighed, and in a mourning suit for a deceased friend, went to the day of Zhang Shao's burial, riding a horse. Before he arrived, the funeral had already commenced. When he reached the grave, the coffin was about to be lowered, but the coffin refused to enter. Zhang Shao's mother patted the coffin and said, "Zhang Shao, do you still have wishes?" She then stopped the burial. Not long after, they saw a white carriage and horse, coming with wailing. Zhang Shao's mother saw this and said, "This must be Fan Juqing." Upon arrival, Fan Shi mourned and said, "The Yuanbo has left, the road of life and death is different, and we will never meet again." The thousands who attended the funeral shed tears for this. Fan Shi personally pulled the rope that led the coffin, and only then did the coffin proceed. Fan Shi then stayed beside the grave, planted a tomb tree for him, and then left.

74. 『肆』 ·关于古代知音的故事

74. "Chapter 74: The Story of the Ancient Connoisseur of Music"

75. 《列子汤问》,传说俞伯牙善鼓琴，钟子期善听音。俞伯牙所念，钟子期必得之。钟子期死，俞伯牙破琴绝弦，终生不复鼓琴，以为世无足复为鼓琴者。

75. "The Questions of Liezi," it is said that Yu Boya was skilled in playing the guqin, and Zhong Ziqi was skilled in listening to music. Whatever Yu Boya thought, Zhong Ziqi could always understand it. After Zhong Ziqi's death, Yu Boya broke his guqin and cut the strings, never playing the guqin again for the rest of his life, believing that there was no one left in the world worthy of him to play the guqin for.

76. 『伍』 知己一词解释，中国古代知己故事

76. "The Concept of 'Zhi Ji' Explained: Ancient Chinese Stories of Friends in Deeds"

77. 古来论交情至厚莫如管鲍。管是管夷吾，鲍是鲍叔牙。他两个同为商贾，得利均分；时管夷吾多取其利，叔牙不以为贪，知其贫也。后来管夷吾被囚，叔牙脱之，荐为齐相。

77. In ancient times, there is no friendship deeper than that between Guan and Bao. Guan refers to Guan Yiwu, and Bao refers to Bao Shuyu. Both of them were merchants and divided their profits equally. At times, Guan Yiwu took more of the profits, but Bao Shuyu did not consider him greedy, knowing that he was poor. Later, when Guan Yiwu was imprisoned, Bao Shuyu freed him and recommended him to be the Prime Minister of the Qi state.

78. 『陆』 历史上知己的故事

78. "The Story of Knowing One's Own People in History"

79. 在春秋时期，楚国有一位著名的音乐家，他的名字叫俞伯牙。俞伯牙从小非常聪明，天赋极高，又很喜欢音乐，他拜当时很有名气的琴师成连为老师。

79. During the Spring and Autumn period, there was a famous musician in the State of Chu named Yu Boya. Yu Boya was very intelligent from a young age, possessed a high level of talent, and also had a great passion for music. He took the famous qin master Cheng Lian as his teacher.

80. 学习了三年，俞伯牙琴艺大长，成了当地有名气的琴师。但是俞伯牙常常感到苦恼， 因为在艺术上还达不到更高的境界。 俞伯牙的老师连成知道了他的心思后，便对他说，我已经把自己的全部技艺都教给了你，而且你学习得很好。至于音乐的感受力、悟性方面，我自己也没学好。我的老师方子春是一代宗师，他琴艺高超，对音乐有独特的感受力。他现住在东海的一个岛上，我带你去拜见他，跟他继续深造，你看好吗？俞伯牙闻听大喜，连声说好！

80. After three years of study, Yu Boya's musical skills greatly improved, and he became a famous qin (zither) player in the local area. However, Yu Boya often felt苦恼, because he still hadn't reached a higher level in art. Upon learning of his thoughts, his teacher Lian Cheng said to him, "I have taught you all my skills, and you have learned well. As for the sense of music and intuition, I myself haven't studied them well. My teacher, Fang Zichun, is a great master of his generation. He has exceptional musical skills and a unique sense of music. He currently lives on an island in the East Sea. I will take you to pay him a visit and continue your advanced studies with him. What do you think?" Upon hearing this, Yu Boya was overjoyed and exclaimed repeatedly, "That's great!"

81. 他们准备了充足的食品，乘船往东海进发。一天，船行至东海的蓬莱山，成连对伯牙说：“你先在蓬莱山稍侯，我去接老师，马上就回来。”说完，连成划船离开了。 过了许多天，连成没回来，伯牙很伤心。他抬头望大海，大海波涛汹涌，回首望岛内，山林一片寂静，只有鸟儿在啼鸣，像在唱忧伤的歌。 伯牙不禁触景生情，由感而发，仰天长叹，即兴弹了一首曲子。曲中充满了忧伤之情。从这时起，俞伯牙的琴艺大长。 其实，成连老师是让俞伯牙独自在大自然中寻求一种感受。

81. They prepared ample food and set sail towards the East Sea. One day, as the boat reached the Penglai Mountain in the East Sea, Cheng Lian said to Bo Ya, "You wait here at Penglai Mountain for a while, I'll go to fetch the teacher and I'll be back shortly." After saying this, Cheng Lian rowed the boat away. Many days passed and Cheng Lian didn't return, and Bo Ya felt very sad. He looked out at the vast sea, where the waves were surging, and turned his gaze back to the island within, where the mountains and forests were silent, with only birds chirping, as if singing a melancholic song. Bo Ya couldn't help but be moved by the scenery, and he sighed deeply to the sky, improvising a melody. The melody was filled with a sense of melancholy. From that time on, Yu Bo Ya's musical skills greatly improved. In fact, Teacher Cheng Lian was letting Yu Bo Ya seek a kind of feeling alone in nature.

82. 俞伯牙身处孤岛，整日与海为伴，与树林飞鸟为伍，感情很自然地发生了变化，陶冶了心灵，真正体会到了艺术的本质，才能创作出真正的传世之作。 后来，俞伯牙成了一代杰出的琴师，但真心能听懂他的曲子的人却不多。

82. Yu Boya was on a solitary island, spending his days by the sea and in the company of birds in the forest. His feelings naturally changed, refining his soul, and truly understanding the essence of art, which enabled him to create true masterpieces that would be passed down through generations. Later, Yu Boya became a distinguished piano master, but there were not many people who truly understood his music.

83. 有一次，俞伯牙乘船沿江旅游。船行到一座高山旁时，突然下起了大雨，船停在山 边避雨。伯牙耳听淅沥的雨声，眼望雨打江面的生动景象，琴兴大发。伯牙正弹到兴头上，突然感到琴弦上有异样的颤抖，这是琴师的心灵感应，说明附近有人在听琴。伯牙走出船外，果然看见岸上树林边坐着一个叫钟子期的打柴人。

83. Once, Yu Boya traveled along the river by boat. When the boat approached a high mountain, it suddenly started to rain heavily, and the boat stopped at the mountain's edge to shelter from the rain. Boya, listening to the dripping rain, and watching the vivid scene of rain hitting the river surface, felt an urge to play the guqin. While he was immersed in playing, he suddenly felt an unusual tremble in the strings of the guqin, which was a spiritual connection between the musician, indicating that someone nearby was listening to the music. Boya stepped out of the boat, and indeed, he saw a woodcutter named Zhong Ziqi sitting beside a forest on the shore.

84. 伯牙把子期请到船上，两人互通了姓名，伯牙说：“我为你弹一首曲子听好吗？”子期立即表示洗耳恭听。伯牙即兴弹了一曲《高山》，子期赞叹道：“多么巍峨的 高山啊！”伯牙又弹了一曲《流水》子期称赞到“多么浩荡的江水啊！”伯牙又 佩服又激动，对子期说：“这个世界上只有你才懂得我的心声，你真是我的知音啊！”于是两个人结拜为生死之交。

84. Bo Ya invited Ziqi to his boat, and the two exchanged their names. Bo Ya said, "Would you like to listen to a piece of music I play for you?" Ziqi immediately expressed his eagerness to listen attentively. Bo Ya spontaneously played a piece called "High Mountains," and Ziqi exclaimed, "How majestic the high mountains are!" Then Bo Ya played another piece called "Running Water," and Ziqi praised, "How vast the river is!" Overwhelmed with admiration and emotion, Bo Ya said to Ziqi, "In this world, only you understand my heart. You are truly my bosom friend!" Thus, the two of them swore an oath to be lifelong brothers.

85. 伯牙与子期约定，待周游完毕要前往他家去 拜访他。 一日，伯牙如约前来子期家拜访他，但是子期已经不幸因病去世了。伯牙闻 听悲痛欲绝，奔到子期墓前为他弹奏了一首充满怀念和悲伤的曲子，然后站立起来，将自己珍贵的琴砸碎于子期的墓前。从此，伯牙与琴绝缘，再也没有弹过琴 。

85. Bo Ya and Zi Qi had made an agreement that after their travels, Bo Ya would visit Zi Qi's home to pay him a visit. One day, Bo Ya arrived at Zi Qi's home as promised to pay him a visit, but unfortunately, Zi Qi had passed away from illness. Upon hearing the news, Bo Ya was heartbroken and rushed to Zi Qi's tomb, where he played a melody filled with nostalgia and sorrow for him. After standing up, he smashed his precious lute in front of Zi Qi's tomb. From then on, Bo Ya severed all ties with the lute and never played the lute again.