Reading on a winter night shows Ziyu

The ancients spared no effort in learning, and it was only when they were young that they could achieve success through hard work.

What you have learned on paper will eventually make you realize it, but you will definitely know that this matter must be carried out.

Translation

:

The ancients spared no effort in learning, and often did not achieve success until old age.

The knowledge obtained from books is not perfect after all. If you want to deeply understand the truth, you must practice it yourself.

The poet's intention is very obvious, aiming to inspire his son

not to be one-sidedly satisfied with book knowledge, but to consolidate and further sublimate it in practice

.

This is a poem for teaching children. The poet emphasizes the importance of practice on the relationship between books and practice.

Indirect experience is a way for people to absorb nutrients from books and learn the knowledge and skills of their predecessors.

Direct experience is the knowledge generated directly from practice and is a more important way to acquire

knowledge. Only by "practicing" and turning book knowledge into practical knowledge can the learned knowledge play a guiding role in practice. This poem tells readers that Lu You's education to his son requires perseverance and perseverance in learning. A person who has both book knowledge and practical spirit

is a truly learned person.