1, Meng Jiao's "Encouraging Learning" in the Tang Dynasty.
Original text:
If you hit a stone, there will be fire, but if you don't hit Yuan, there will be no smoke. It is unnatural to learn without learning.
Everything has to be his own luck. He has to be my sage. Youth must be early, how can we grow into teenagers?
Translation:
Only when you hit a stone will there be sparks; If you don't fight, not even a little smoke will come out. So do people. Only by studying can we master knowledge. Without learning, knowledge will not fall from the sky.
Everything depends on your own practice, and the knowledge gained by others can't replace your own talent. You should work hard as soon as possible while you are young. Can a person be a teenager forever?
2. Two "White Deer Cave" by Wang Zhenbai in the Late Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (Part One).
Original text:
Concentrate on reading, I know that spring has passed, and every inch of time is as precious as an inch of gold.
It is not Taoism that mocks, but the teachings of Duke Zhou are devoted to the study of Confucius.
Translation:
Concentrate on reading, unconsciously, spring has passed, and every inch of time is as precious as gold.
If I hadn't been interrupted by the admiring laughter of passers-by, I would have been studying the essence and teaching of Duke Zhou and Confucius.
3. Tang Yuefu's poem "Clothes by the Water"
Original text:
I advise you not to cherish golden clothes, and to cherish youth.
You can fold flowers straight, don't wait until there are no flowers.
Translation:
I advise you not to cherish your wealth, but to cherish your youth.
Just like blooming flowers, we should pick them in time. If you don't pick it in time, you can only break the branches when the spring flowers fall.
4. Du Xunhe's "The Book of Tang Daizong's Nephew".
Original text:
Although the house is very humble, I am not less knowledgeable. I am still as usual, although there has been a war outside. Although my hometown is in war, my brother is still accepting Confucianism.
The bamboo shadow on the desk outside the window is still swaying, and the ink seems to have released a wild spring. The efforts of youth are a good thing for a lifetime. For the fleeting time, don't relax your efforts at all.
Translation:
Although I live in a humble house, my knowledge has not diminished. I am still the same, although there is a war outside. Although there is a war in my hometown, my brother and nephew are still receiving the education of Confucianism.
The bamboo shadow outside the window is still swaying on the desk, and the ink in the inkstone seems to jingle in the wild spring. When you are young, hard work is a lifetime thing. Don't relax your efforts in the face of the fleeting time.
5. Long Songs by Han Yuefu
Original text:
The trees in the garden are lush, and the crystal dew rises in the sun.
Spring fills the earth with hope, and everything presents a scene of prosperity.
I am always afraid that when the cold autumn comes, the trees in Ye Er will turn yellow and the grass will wither.
The river runs to the sea, and when will it return to the west?
A lazy youth, a lousy age.
Translation:
Sunflowers in the garden are lush, and Ran Ran rises in the glittering and translucent morning sun.
Spring scatters hope all over the earth, and everything shows prosperity.
I am always afraid that the cold autumn will come, the leaves will turn yellow and the grass will wither.
When can a hundred rivers run to the sea and return to the west?
If young people don't work hard in time, they will only regret it for a lifetime when they are old.
6, the southern song dynasty Zhu "even"
Original text:
The days of youth are easy to pass away, and learning is difficult to succeed, so cherish every inch of time and don't let it go easily.
Before the sweet spring grass grows in the pond, the plane leaves in front of the steps have rustled in the autumn wind.
Translation:
The days of youth are easy to pass away, but learning is difficult to succeed, so cherish every inch of time and don't let it go easily.
Before I woke up from the bright spring, the leaves of plane trees rustled in the autumn wind in front of the steps.
7. Bai Ren Cao Tang by Du Fu.
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.