1. Ancient poems about the spirit
1. I smile to the sky with my sword, leaving my liver and gallbladder intact. ——From "Inscriptions on the Wall in Prison" written by Tan Sitong in modern times
Translation: I cut my way out, looking up to the sky and laughing, because those who left and those who stayed were sincere and aboveboard, just like the majestic Kunlun Mountains.
2. Live as a hero, and die as a ghost. ——From "Summer Quatrains" by Li Qingzhao of the Song Dynasty
Translation: When alive, you must be a hero among men, and when you die, you must be a hero among ghosts.
3. The life and death of a country depends on the interests of the country, how can you avoid it because of misfortunes and blessings! ——From "Two Poems to Tell My Family on the Way to the garrison" written by Lin Zexu in the Qing Dynasty
Translation: If it is beneficial to the country, I will not care about life or death. Is it possible to avoid disasters and step forward to welcome blessings?
4. Don’t be afraid of your bones and body being shattered into pieces, you must keep your innocence in this world. ——From "Ode of Lime" by Yu Qian of the Ming Dynasty
Translation: Even if you are broken into pieces, you are not afraid, as long as you keep your noble moral integrity in the world.
5. Spring silkworms will not run out of silk until they die, and wax torches will turn to ashes before their tears dry up. ——From "Untitled·It's hard to say goodbye when we meet" by Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: The spring silkworm spins its cocoon and spins out the silk only when it dies, and the candle wax is like tears when it is about to be burned to ashes. Only then can it drip dry. 2. Poems about perseverance and tenacious vitality
Here are some poems praising plants for you: Clinging to the green hills without letting go, the roots are still in the broken rocks. After thousands of hardships, they are still strong, no matter where you are, southeast, northwest or northwest Wind. - "Bamboo and Stone", Zheng Xie, the pine trees at the bottom of the stream are lush, and the seedlings are on the mountain. Their stems are an inch wide, and they shade hundreds of feet. (Zuo Si, Taikang, Jin Dynasty) There are pine trees hundreds of feet tall, growing in the stream. The bottom is cold and humble. (Tang Dynasty·Bai Juyi) Heavy snow presses on the green pines, and the green pines are straight and straight. (Chen Yi) The slippery moss does not stop the rain, and the song of the pine trees does not fake the wind. (Tang·Han Shanzi) The wind sweeps away the pine gate, and the snow on the waterfall cannot be eliminated. (Tang Dynasty Huangfu Zeng) The green pines and cypress trees are shaded, and the morning sun shines on the Lucy Ridge. (Tang Dynasty Xu Hun) The monk is standing on the stone among the pines, and the sound of the stream is rushing in the middle of the night. (Tang Dynasty Lu Guimeng) Crossing the two streams through the pines, the palace is surrounded by five peaks .(Xia Song, Song Dynasty) The dew blows in the pine wind, and the fragrance of green wetness curls up. (Su Shi, Song Dynasty) The colors of the mountains on the two corridors, and the sound of pines in the nine miles. (Hong Shi, Song Dynasty) There should be a mountain god to guard you. When the pine wind blows, Sweeping away the dust. (Song Dynasty, Shi Taizhang) Singing slowly over the sea, the moon grows rock osmanthus, Long smiles, no wind blows up the pine trees in the stream. (Song Dynasty, He Sun) Thousands of sails pass by the side of the sunken boat, Thousands of trees spring in front of the diseased trees. (Tang Dynasty, Liu Yuxi) There is also a song praising the grass: Wild fire cannot burn it out, but it grows again when the spring breeze blows (Bai Juyi. "Farewell to Fude Ancient Grassland"). 3. Four-character idioms about the spirit of reclamation
1. See only the trees, but not the forest
zhǐ jiàn shù mù, bù jiàn sēn lín
Explanation of metaphor: just look To the part, without seeing the whole or the whole.
Source: Mao Zedong's "On Contradiction: The Particularity of Contradiction": "It may be called seeing only the part, not the whole, only seeing the trees, not the forest."
Complex sentence structure Idioms
Used in complex sentence patterns; used as predicates and attributives; with derogatory connotations
2. It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people
shí nián shù mù, bǎi nián shù rén
Explanation of tree: cultivation, cultivation. It is a metaphor that cultivating talents is a long-term solution. He also said that it is not easy to cultivate talents.
Source "Guan Zi·Quan Xiu": "A one-year plan is better than planting a valley; a ten-year plan is better than trees; a lifelong plan is better than cultivating people."
Structure Compound sentence pattern; a clause; it has a complimentary meaning, indicating that it is not easy to cultivate talents
Example sentence Everyone in the West knows~ that we should do a good job in cultivating talents.
4. Poems about spirit
Mo Mei
Mo Mei? Wang Mian (Yuan Dynasty)
The tree beside the pond where I wash inkstones, The tree at the head of the pond where I wash inkstones,
Each flower blooms with faint ink marks.
Don’t let others praise the good color. Don’t let others praise the good color.
Just Leave pure Qi to fill the universe. Only flow pure Qi to fill the universe.
Bamboo and Stone
(Qing Dynasty) Zheng Xie
yǎo dìng qīng shān bù fàng sōng
Stick to the green mountains and never relax,
lì gēn yuán zài pò yán zhōng
The roots are still in the broken rocks.
qiān mó wàn jī huán jiān jìng
Even after countless blows, the strength is still strong,
rèn ěr dōng xīn nán běi fēng
The wind blows from east to west, north and south.