tā / bǎ / bǎo guì / de / jiàn yì / jiāo gěi / le / lǎo bǎn / què / rú / míng zhū àn tóu / méi rén / zhòng shì他把宝贵的建议交给了老板,却如明珠暗投,没人重视。He gave the precious advice to his boss, but it was like casting pearls before swine; no one valued it.