make a fuss about the unfamiliar; bark at the sun (fig.)
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1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to make a fuss about something simply because it is unfamiliar; to be surprised by what one seldom sees
literary出自唐代柳宗元《答韦中立论师道书》。蜀地（今四川）多雾，狗不常见太阳，故日出时狂吠。后用以讥讽人见识浅陋，对平常事物亦大惊小怪。
Duì对
zhè这
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
jì技
shù术
dà大
jīng惊
xiǎo小
guài怪
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
shǔ蜀
quǎn犬
fèi吠
rì日
。
Making a fuss about such common technology is simply barking at the sun.
Tā他
chū初
dào到
chéng城
shì市
，
duì对
zì自
dòng动
fú扶
tī梯
dōu都
gǎn感
dào到
jīng惊
qí奇
，
zhēn真
shì是
shǔ蜀
quǎn犬
fèi吠
rì日
。
Having just arrived in the city, he was even amazed by escalators—truly a case of making a fuss out of ignorance.
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Nǐ你
rú如
cǐ此
jīng惊
yà讶
，
wèi未
miǎn免
yǒu有
shǔ蜀
quǎn犬
fèi吠
rì日
zhī之
xián嫌
。
Your surprise is somewhat excessive, risking the appearance of being surprised simply because you have seen little of the world.