1. Let the wind blow from east to west, north and south, but stick to the green mountains and never relax.

Source: "Bamboo and Stone" by Zheng Xie of the Qing Dynasty

Original text: Firmly insisting on the green mountains and not letting go, the roots are still in the broken rocks.

After countless hardships, I am still strong, regardless of the wind from east to west, north or south.

Translation: Clinging to the green mountains tightly and never letting go, originally rooted deeply in the crevices of the rocks.

My body and bones are still strong despite countless blows, no matter how strong the wind blows from east to west, north and south.

Appreciation: This poem focuses on expressing the tenacious and persistent quality of bamboo. It is a painting poem praising rock bamboo and also a poem chanting things. On the surface, it is about bamboos, but in fact, it is about people. It is about the author's own integrity, uprightness, strong and unyielding character, and his high-spirited and proud character who will never bow to any evil force.

2. Don’t be afraid of being shattered into pieces. You must remain innocent in the world.

Source: "Ode to Lime" by Yu Qian of the Ming Dynasty

Original text: Thousands of hammers were struck out of the mountains, and the fire burned like nothing.

Don’t be afraid of being shattered into pieces, you must remain innocent in this world.

Translation: Whole blocks of rock are cut, broken, and transported out of the mountains. Then the limestone is thrown into a fire to burn it into hard quicklime.

I am not afraid of my body being shattered into pieces and finally turning into lime slurry and water. My only wish is to keep my innocence in the world forever.

Appreciation: This poem uses metonymy throughout the poem, using objects to describe people and chanting objects to express aspirations. On the surface, I am writing about Li Shi, but in fact I am writing about people and myself, encouraging myself to follow Li Shi's example and to withstand any severe test. ?

3. If you persevere, the rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, the metal and stone can be carved.

Source: "Encouragement to Learning" by Xunzi during the Warring States Period

Translation: After a few carvings, it stopped, and the rotten wood kept carving. If you keep carving, you can successfully carve gold and stone.

Appreciation: Achieving a career depends on continuous persistence.

4. As long as you work hard, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle

Source: "Fangyu Shenglan·Meizhou·Mozhen River" by Zhu Mu of the Southern Song Dynasty

Translation: As long as you put in enough effort, you can grind an iron rod into a needle.

Appreciation: As long as you are determined and work hard, you can succeed in anything no matter how difficult it is.

5. A horse can take ten steps with one leap, and a horse can ride ten steps, but the merit lies in perseverance.

Source: Xunzi's "Encouragement to Learning" during the Warring States Period

Original text: A horse can't take ten steps with one leap; a horse can ride ten times, but the merit lies in perseverance.

Translation: Therefore, without accumulating one and a half steps, there is no way to reach a thousand miles; without accumulating small flows, there is no way to merge into rivers and seas. When a good horse leaps forward, it is less than ten steps away; when a bad horse takes a carriage for ten days, its success lies in keeping moving.

Appreciation: It shows that the quality of subjective conditions is not the decisive factor in learning, and perseverance is the key to learning well; it also contrasts with "perseverance" and "perseverance" to illustrate that only perseverance and perseverance , will achieve something.