Tong Dizhou, a famous biologist in China, failed the exam in middle school. The teacher asked him to repeat the grade, and his classmates laughed at him, but he didn't feel pessimistic and disappointed, but studied hard and finally achieved excellent results. When he went abroad to study, he studied hard, won the favor of China people and became a famous biologist in China.
2. Wang Xizhi
Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, asked himself to practice calligraphy every day. After practice, he washed his brush in a pond near his home. Day after day, he dyed the water in the whole pond black. It is precisely because of Wang Xizhi's persistence and diligence that he is called "the sage of books".
3. Su Qin
Su Qin was looked down upon by others when he got home because he couldn't find a formal job. He studied the art of war books such as Six Towers and Yin Fu day and night. Whenever he is dizzy and sleepy in the dead of night, he pokes his thigh with an awl to wake himself up and read. It is because of Su Qin's diligence that he finally achieved something and became a famous political activist in the Warring States Period. From the examples of the ancients, we know that if we want to succeed, we must work hard, because diligence is the foundation of success.
4. Lu Xun
Mr. Lu Xun studied hard since he was a child. When I was a teenager, I attended Jiangnan Naval Academy and got excellent results in the first semester. The school awarded him a gold medal. He immediately took it to the street of Nanjing Gulou and sold it. Then he bought some books and a bunch of red peppers. Whenever it was cold at night, he couldn't bear to read at night, so he picked a pepper and chewed it in his mouth, making his forehead sweat. He used this method to drive away the cold and insisted on studying.
5. Wang Yanan
When Wang Yanan was a child, he was ambitious and loved reading. When he was in middle school, in order to gain more time to study, he sawed off one foot of his wooden bed and turned it into a three-legged bed. Read until late at night every day, sleep when tired, turn over in confusion, and tilt the bed in the direction of short feet. He woke up suddenly, got out of bed at once and studied at his desk at night. Every day, he never stops As a result, he gets excellent grades every year.