聞雞起舞

The story tells us: Only by working hard all the time can you succeed. 這個(gè)故事告訴我們：只有不斷努力，才有可能獲得成功。

1. At the end of Western Jin Dynasty， wars go on year after year. People become homeless and live a miserable life. 西晉末年，戰(zhàn)亂年年不斷，人民流離失所，生活在水深火熱之中。

2. Zu Ti and Liu Kun are good friends. They decide to learn martial arts and serve the motherland. 祖逖和劉琨兩人是好友，他們決心學(xué)好武藝，報(bào)效國(guó)家。

3. One night， Zu Ti hears the crows and wakes Liu Kun up to practise the sword. “It’s only midnight. Let’s wait until the dawn，” says Liu Kun. 一天夜里，祖逖聽(tīng)到遠(yuǎn)處有雞叫聲，就去催劉琨起床練劍。劉琨說(shuō)，“才半夜呢，還是等到天亮了再練吧！”

4. “We are ambitious and should work hard. The crows ask us to get up and practise the sword，” Zu Ti answers. So they get up and practise till the sun goes up in the east. 祖逖說(shuō)：“我們胸懷大志，就應(yīng)當(dāng)勤學(xué)苦練。雞叫聲就是催我們起床練劍?！庇谑?，兩人起床，一直練到日出東方。

5. Later， they both become famous generals of the Jin Dynasty. Getting up to practise at the crow gives them perfect martial arts. 祖逖、劉琨聞雞起舞換來(lái)他們精湛高超的武藝。后來(lái)，祖逖和劉琨都成了晉朝著名的將領(lǐng)。