Chiese Idiom Story: To Study Hard

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中國(guó)成語(yǔ)故事：頭懸梁，錐刺股

“頭懸梁，錐刺股”由兩個(gè)故事組成，它告誡人們：要想獲得成功，就必須付出時(shí)間和精力。

Su Qin in the Warring States Period was an example of studying hard. He felt sleepy when he was reading until late at night， so he took an 1）awl and 2）stabbed it into his own legs. Thus， the sudden pain would wake him up， and he could continue reading.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty， a man named Sun Jing was a famous 3）politician. As a young man， he was 4）diligent in study and often forgot eating and sleeping. When he was reading， he tied his hair to the roof 5）beam with a rope. Therefore，

when he 6）dozed， he would feel pain and wake up as his hair was pulled upward by the rope， so that he would go on studying.

1） awl [??l] n.錐子4） diligent [?d?l?d??nt] adj.勤奮的

2） stab [st?b] v.刺5） beam [bi?m] n.橫梁

3） politician [?p?l??t??n] n.政治家6） doze [d??z]v.打盹

戰(zhàn)國(guó)時(shí)期的蘇秦是努力學(xué)習(xí)的一個(gè)典型例子。他經(jīng)常讀書(shū)讀到深夜，疲倦到想要打盹的時(shí)候就用錐子往大腿上刺一下，這樣突然的痛感會(huì)使他猛然清醒起來(lái)，振作精神繼續(xù)讀書(shū)。

東漢時(shí)，有一位有名的政治家名為孫敬。年輕時(shí)，他勤奮好學(xué)，常廢寢忘食。他讀書(shū)時(shí)，用繩子的一頭綁在自己的頭發(fā)上，另一頭綁在房子的房梁上。因此，當(dāng)讀書(shū)疲勞打瞌睡時(shí)只要頭一低，繩子便牽住頭發(fā)扯痛頭皮，他就會(huì)因疼痛而清醒起來(lái)繼續(xù)讀書(shū)。

Fill in the blanks：

1. Su Qin took an awl and stabbed it into his own legs to stay ________ while reading.

2. Sun Jing was a famous politician in ________ Dynasty.

3. When he was reading， he tied his hair to the roof beam with a rope because the pain can ________ him ________ while he was sleepy.

Know More

If you want to be a learned person， you must study hard consciously. Because no one can take your place in seeking knowledge， only through your own efforts.

Under such harsh and poor conditions， the ancients were able to overcome difficulties and study hard without being affected by the external environment. How admirable this spirit of learning is！

要想成為一個(gè)有學(xué)問(wèn)的人，必須自覺(jué)地刻苦讀書(shū)。因?yàn)榍笾@件事任何人也代替不了你自己，只有通過(guò)自己努力才能學(xué)到。

古人在那樣惡劣、貧困的情況下，能夠克服困難，不受外界環(huán)境影響，努力學(xué)習(xí)。這種求學(xué)的精神多么令人欽佩！