As follows:
1. "Langtaosha·Mo Dao's slander is as deep as the waves" - Tang Dynasty: Liu Yuxi
Although it is hard to search for thousands of pounds, Blow away all the sand to get to the gold.
Translation: Gold panning has to go through thousands of filtrations and go through untold hardships before you can finally pan out all the sediment and get the sparkling gold.
2. "After Enrollment" - Meng Jiao in the Tang Dynasty
In the past, it is not enough to boast about being sordid, but now there is no limit to the dissolute thoughts. The spring breeze is proud of the horse's hoofs, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.
Translation: The difficulties in life and the embarrassment in thinking in the past are no longer worth mentioning. Now that I have been named on the gold list, the depressed mood has been blown away like wind and clouds. I really feel indescribable and happy. I want to embrace this nature. Riding a horse on the Chang'an Road where the spring flowers are blooming, the horse's hooves are particularly light today. Unknowingly, I have already seen the prosperous flowers of Chang'an.
3. "Poems of Four Dengke" - Yang Shen of the Song Dynasty
Study hard to pay for one's life, and his good name spread to the emperor's territory.
Translation: Years of hard study finally paid off, and his good reputation spread throughout Kyoto.
4. "Partridge Sky: The Autumn Test of Sending Kuo" - Xin Qiji of the Song Dynasty
Peng Beihai, Feng Chaoyang, and carry the book and sword along the vast road. Next year, Qingyun will go away on this day, but he will laugh at the busyness of raising children in this world.
Translation: Now carrying books and swords towards the vast road to the exam, it is like a Kunpeng spreading its wings and swimming from the North Sea to the South China Sea, and like a phoenix flying towards the rising sun in the east. Today next year, I will already be in the clouds. At that time, I can relax and happily watch the actions of the world and still rush for fame.
5. "After Admission" - Meng Jiao in the Tang Dynasty
In the past, it was not enough to boast about the filthiness, but now there is no limit to the magnanimity and grace.
Translation: In the past, the life of poverty and embarrassment was nothing to boast about. Now that I have become a Jinshi in high school, I can truly feel the majesty of the emperor's grace.