在以稼穑为主的华夏之邦,牛不仅有功于农耕的发展,还为人们奉献着奶肉皮毛和牛黄,因而,从古至今,它在国人的书面与口头上,均成为脚踏实地、埋头苦干、富有奉献精神和受苦受难的喻体。 中唐著名文学家柳宗元,在贞元革新失败被贬柳州之后,曾作《牛赋》,将自己与同道喻为“日耕百亩”、“利满天下”,却“己不适口”、“常在草野”的牛,而把朝廷宦党和腐朽官僚比作“不耕不驾”、“曲意随势”“当道长鸣”的羸驴驾马,两相对照,有力地抨击了封建社会不合理的用人制度,形象地表明了任人唯贤的政治主张。 In the Huaxia state dominated by Jiajian, not only has cattle contributed to the development of agriculture, but also devoted milk skins and bezoar to people. Therefore, it has become a down-to-earth and down-to-earth Dry, full of dedication and suffering. Liu Zongyuan, a famous writer in the Tang Dynasty, used to be a cow after Liu defeated Liu Zhengyuan in his failure to innovate. He described himself and his fellow citizens as “ The ”always on the grass“ cow, and the court and the decadent bureaucrats the court compared to ”do not dig not drive“, ”bent on potential“, ”pays tribute" Donkey driving horses, the two contrast, strongly criticized Feudal society unreasonable employment system, vividly shows the meritocratic political ideas.