1, Yan Zhenqing's "Encouraging Learning" in the Tang Dynasty
Original text:
Every day when the cock crows, it is the best time for boys to read.
Teenagers only know how to play, but don't know how to study hard. When they are old, they regret why they didn't know how to study hard when they were young.
Translation:
Midnight is the best time for boys to study every day.
When I was a teenager, I only knew how to play and 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.
2. Qiu Jin wine in Qing Dynasty.
Original text:
It's worth spending a lot of money to buy a treasure knife and change mink fur.
A cavity of blood is diligent and precious, even if spilled, it can become Bi Tao.
Translation:
Don't spare a lot of money to buy a good knife. It is a heroic act to exchange a mink coat for wine.
Revolutionaries should fully cherish their own lives, shed blood and sacrifice, and make earth-shattering undertakings.
3. The Song of Yan by Gao Shi in Tang Dynasty
Original text:
Still in the front line, the real clothes are thin, and it's time for Bai Weiling to look after his departure.
Still in this southern city, the young wife's heart is broken, while the soldiers on the northern border are looking forward to going home in vain.
Translation:
I haven't worked hard in a remote battlefield in armor for a long time. My husband left and cried alone.
The young woman lives alone in the south of the city, crying and heartbroken, and the soldiers of the expeditionary force frequently look back in the air in northern Hebei.
4. Li Shangyin's epic poems in Tang Dynasty
Original text:
Looking at the countries and families of former sages, they became thrifty and extravagant. Why amber is a pillow, and real pearls are cars.
If you don't meet Qinghai horse, it's hard to pull out the snake in Shushan. Several people sang songs in the south in advance, and finally Cangwu cried for Cui Hua.
Translation:
Throughout history, every wise country's success comes from thrift, and its decline comes from luxury. Why do you have to use amber as a pillow? Why is it easy to ride with pearls?
I wanted to travel far, but I didn't meet a maxima. It is difficult for me to pull a fierce snake in Shushan alone. How many people have heard Shun Di's Nanfeng Song? Only in Cangwu can I cry to Cui Hua Gai.
5. Bai Xueshi Caotang by Du Fu in Tang Dynasty.
Original text:
Siming lost his official position in the An-Shi War, and often consulted the imperial administration, and all the people with him were the imperial history. He built a hut on the steep blue mountain and lived in seclusion. But he still studied as hard as Li Dong Fang Shuo, a writer of Han Dynasty. Although he is still young, he has finished his studies.
Outside the hut, Xiangyun, like a car cover, gathered together closely and followed the path like a flood. Since ancient times, glory and wealth must come from diligence, and knowledgeable people should read a group of books like cypress trees to seek fame.
Translation:
The Anshi Rebellion made Bai Xueshi lose his official position. In the past, he often participated in state affairs and spoke frankly. He built his own hut on the steep blue mountain and lived in seclusion here. But he still studied as hard as Dong Fangshuo, a writer in the Han Dynasty. Although he is very young, he is very successful in his studies.
Looking at the outdoor hut, Xiangyun gathered as dense as a car cover, and the autumn water flowed along the road as fast as the flood burst its banks. Since ancient times, wealth must be obtained through hard work, and people of insight should read as widely as Bai Xueshi to become famous.