As soon as the half-acre square pond is opened, the skylight and cloud shadows linger. Ask the canal how clear it is, because there is a source of living water. ——Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty, "Reflections on Reading Books"

This poem expresses his learning process. "Ask the canal how clear it is, so that there is a source of living water." The two poems praise a person. Achievements in learning or artistic career have their own reasons.

Appreciate the wonderful articles and analyze the doubts. ——"Migration" by Tao Qian of the Jin Dynasty

If there are excellent articles, share them and appreciate them together; if you find doubts and shortcomings, study and analyze them with each other. These two lines of poem describe the fun of friendly exchanges and talking about poetry with each other.

It takes three years to get two sentences, and one chant brings tears to my eyes. ——Jia Dao of the Tang Dynasty, "After the Poetry"

It took three years of hard work to complete these two lines of poems; whenever I recite them, I can't help but burst into tears. . These two sentences describe the poet's hard work in writing poetry.

After ten years of sharpening a sword, the frost blade has never been tested. ——Jia Dao's "The Swordsman" of the Tang Dynasty

It took ten years to sharpen this sword. The blade is as cold as frost, but the sharp edge has never been tested. The old metaphor of "sword" representing "talent" is that people with outstanding talents have not yet had a chance to show off their skills.

The pen fell in the storm, and the poem became the weeping ghosts and gods. ——Du Fu, Tang Dynasty

These two lines of poems are often used to describe the great works of those great writers.

Because of the idiosyncratic nature of human nature, I will never stop saying good things, but if my words are not surprising, I will die endlessly. ——Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty

The sentence "If your words are not shocking, you will never stop", later generations cited it as a strict requirement for one's own writing.

It takes three days to test the jade, and seven years to identify the material. ——Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty

It is commonly said that people should be down-to-earth in learning.

I don’t get tired of reading old books hundreds of times. If you read them carefully and think deeply, you will know yourself. ——Su Shi of the Song Dynasty

Most of the ancient books that have withstood the test of time and can be passed down to this day are good books, and naturally people will never tire of reading them.

How can the plum blossoms smell so fragrant if it’s not so cold as to pierce the bones? ——There are these two lines in the Ming Dynasty novel "The Surprise"

These two lines of poetry are often used to encourage people to endure hardships in order to become a master; to withstand rigorous training and torture, and then Only then can there be special achievements that come with joy after all hardships. It can be seen that all success is not accidental.