This sentence is a proverb with no specific origin.

Kung Fu pays off

1. Basic explanation

Kung Fu: ① Skill; attainment ② Refers to martial arts ③ Same as "Kung Fu" (referring to time occupied, diligence did something useful). This sentence refers to ③.

Be disappointed.

A thoughtful person: a person who is willing, willing to work hard, and willing to use his brain. Youxin: Be attentive and careful.

Kungfu pays off: as long as you do something with your heart, you will succeed. It shows that the success of something lies in the willingness to work hard. It has roughly the same meaning as "Persistence is victory", but hard work pays off because people work hard, while "Persistence is victory" mostly means persistence.

2. Chinese examples:

(1) Dancing after hearing the chicken

Zu Ti of the Jin Dynasty was a man with an open mind and lofty ambitions. But when he was a child, he was a naughty child who didn't like going to school. When he entered his youth, he realized his lack of knowledge and felt that he could not serve the country without studying, so he started reading vigorously. He read a large number of books extensively, studied historical knowledge seriously, learned a wealth of knowledge from it, and made great progress in his knowledge. He had been in and out of Kyoto and Luoyang several times. People who had come into contact with him said that he was a talented person who could assist the emperor in governing the country. When Zu Ti was 24 years old, someone recommended him to become an official. Instead of agreeing, he studied harder.

Later, Zu Ti and his childhood friend Liu Kun served as the chief registrar of Sizhou. He and Liu Kun had a deep relationship. Not only did they often sleep in the same bed and quilt, they also had the same lofty ideals: to make contributions, revive the Jin Dynasty, and become the pillars of the country.

Once, Zu Ti heard the crow of a rooster in his sleep in the middle of the night. After he woke up Liu Kun, he said to him: "Other people think that hearing a rooster crow in the middle of the night is unlucky, but I don't think so." I think, how about we just get up and practice swordplay when the rooster crows?" Liu Kun readily agreed. So they got up after the rooster crows every day to practice their swords, with sword lights flying and sword sounds clanging. Spring goes to winter, cold comes and heat comes, never stopping. Hard work paid off, and after long-term hard study and training, they finally became all-round talents capable of writing good articles and leading troops to win battles. Zu Ti was named General Zhenxi, realizing his desire to serve the country; Liu Kun became the governor, taking charge of the military affairs of the three states of Bing, Hebei and You, and gave full play to his literary and military talents.

(2) Yu Gong Moves the Mountains

It is said that there lived an old man in his nineties named Yu Gong in Beishan.

There were two big mountains, Taihang and Wangwu, in front of his house. It was very inconvenient to get in and out, so Yu Gong discussed with his family members to dig up these two mountains.

Yu Gong’s wife asked: “Where should we put the rocks and soil on the mountain?” Yu Gong and his sons did not care about this, and just did what they said, and transported the excavated soil and stones. Go to the Bohai Sea, which is very far away, and come back only once a year.

There was an old man named Zhisou in Hequ who advised Yu Gong not to be stupid. How could he dig a flat mountain at such an old age? Yu Gong said: "If I die, I will still have a son. If my son dies, I will still have a grandson. If I continue to work for generations, there will be no uneven mountain."

Yu Gong mobilized the whole family. The Jade Emperor was moved by his power, and the Jade Emperor sent Hercules to move the mountains.

Old and weak, the personnel are few, the tools are crude, and the distance to transport soil is so great that it seems "unfathomable" on the surface. But Yu Gong was not intimidated by the difficulties in front of him because he had lofty ambitions. It can be seen from "pointing to the south of Henan and reaching Hanyin" that his move of mountains was to benefit thousands of people and future generations. . In addition, his confidence in moving mountains comes from his correct understanding of the relationship between man and nature. He understands that human power is "infinite" and "the mountains will not increase." His knowledge is far higher than that of ordinary people, and he is really "wise but foolish". Chisu only looks at the problem from a static perspective, believing that natural conditions cannot be changed, and only sees the power of one generation, thus concluding that humans are powerless in the face of nature, which is really "short-sighted." The above analysis shows that fools are not stupid and wise people are not wise. This reversal not only accentuates the contrasting tones but also has an ironic effect.

(3) Jianzhen’s journey to the East

Jianzhen became a monk at the age of 18 and studied Buddhism assiduously. In 742, Japan sent Ronghe (he) and Puzhao to China to invite the eminent monk Jianzhen to serve as a Buddhist preacher in Japan. Jianzhen failed to cross eastward three times, and his ship drifted to Hainan Island. In 753, Japan sent an envoy to China for the tenth time, and Jianzhen finally traveled eastward to Kyushu, Japan, with the Japanese envoy.

(4) An iron pestle is ground into a needle

Li Bai, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, did not like reading when he was a child. One day, while the teacher was not at home, I quietly slipped out to play.

He came to the river at the foot of the mountain and saw an old woman grinding an iron pestle on a stone. Li Bai was very puzzled and asked: "Old woman, what are you doing grinding the iron pestle?" The old woman said, "I am grinding a needle." Li Bai asked in surprise: "Oh! How can the iron pestle be ground into a needle when it is so thick?" The old woman laughed and said: "As long as you sharpen the iron pestle every day, it will always get finer and finer. Are you afraid that it won't make a needle?" After hearing this, the clever Li Bai thought of himself, felt ashamed, turned around and ran back. Bookstore. From then on, he kept in mind the principle that "as long as you work hard, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle" and studied hard. Later, he became a great poet and was respected as the "Poetry Immortal" by future generations.

3. Foreign examples:

(1) Churchill practiced speech

The British Prime Minister Churchill during the Second World War was an outstanding orator. , listed as one of the world's top 10 famous speakers. However, when Churchill gave a speech at a conference for the first time, he stumbled over a big mistake - when he was halfway through his speech, he suddenly forgot the next part and couldn't remember it. He was so depressed that he had to interrupt the speech and awkwardly Return to your seat. But he was not discouraged, devoted himself to studying speech skills, and often exercised his oral expression skills. Hard work paid off, and Churchill finally became a famous orator and outstanding politician in the 20th century.

(2) Madame Curie discovered radium

In 1897, Madame Curie conducted research on radioactive substances. In order to extract a pure natural radioactive element, she obtained a ton of industrial waste that may contain this substance. Smelting, dissolving, precipitation and analysis are carried out in the courtyard. She was not afraid of hardships and the effects of radioactivity on her body. After 3 years and 9 months, she finally extracted 0.1 grams of a new substance from tons of slag and named it radium. This research also won her a Nobel Prize. award. But she did not love honors and regarded money as dirt. She gave the medals to her little daughter to play with and donated the bonus to France during the war. Her spirit has been highly praised by people from all over the world.