Vernacular translation: books are like medicine. If they read correctly, they can cure stupid diseases.
2, black hair does not know how to study hard early, Bai Shoufang regrets studying late. -Yan Zhenqing's "Encouraging Learning" in the Tang Dynasty
Vernacular translation: when I was a teenager, I only knew how to play, but I didn't know how to study hard. When I was old, I regretted why I didn't know how to study hard when I was young.
If young people don't work hard, old people will be sad. -"Long Songs" in the Han Dynasty
If young people don't work hard in time, they will only regret it all their lives when they get old.
4, don't wait for leisure, white boy head, empty and sad. -Yue Fei in the Song Dynasty, "Man Jiang Hong, Anger at the Crown"
Don't waste time, only regret and sadness alone.
5. How clear is the canal? Because there is inexhaustible living water for it. -Song Zhu, "Two Thoughts on Reading, Part One"
Vernacular translation: Why is the water in that square pond so clear? It is because there is an inexhaustible source to continuously transport living water for it.