1. What is the translation of Fan Zhongyan’s encouragement to learn classical Chinese?
Yueyang Tower Dynasty: Song Dynasty Author: Fan Zhongyan Original text: In the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, Teng Zijing was relegated to Baling County.
In the next year, the government will be harmonious and people will be harmonious, and everything will be prosperous. Then the Yueyang Tower was rebuilt, its old structure was added, and poems by Tang Xian and modern people were engraved on it.
It belongs to me to write down. (Gu Tong: Ju) I watched my husband, Baling Sheng, at a lake in Dongting.
Holding the distant mountains, swallowing the Yangtze River, the vast water stretches endlessly; the sun shines brightly in the evening, and the scenery is endless. This is the grand view of Yueyang Tower, which has been described by predecessors.
However, it is connected to Wu Gorge in the north and Xiaoxiang in the South Pole. Most of the immigrants and poets gather here, and the feeling of looking at the things is the same? If the rain is falling, the moon is not open, the wind is howling, and the turbid waves are emptying; the sun and stars are hidden, and the mountains are invisible; business travel is not going, and the rafts are toppled and destroyed; the dusk is dark, and the tigers roar and the apes crow. Climbing the tower, there are those who are nostalgic for their country, worried about slander and fear of ridicule, their eyes are full of desolation, and they feel extremely sad. (p> The scales are swimming; the shore is covered with orchids, lush and green. Or when the long smoke disappears, the bright moon shines thousands of miles away, the floating light leaps into the gold, the silent shadow sinks into the jade, and the fishermen answer each other's songs, how wonderful is this joy! When you climb the tower, you will feel relaxed and happy, forgetting your favors and disgrace together, drinking wine in the wind, and you will be overjoyed.
Ouch! I try to seek the benevolent heart of the ancients, or do it differently from the two, why? Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself; if you live high in a temple, you worry about its people; if you live far away in the rivers and lakes, you worry about your king. It means that you are worried when you advance, and you are also worried when you retreat.
But when will it be happy? Is it necessary to say, "Be worried about the world's worries first, and be happy after the world's happiness"? Alas! People from Weisi, who can I return to? It was September 15th, six years ago. Encouraging Learning Original Classical Chinese Text: Are things in the world difficult or easy? If you do it, what is difficult will become easy; if you don't do it, what is easy will also be difficult. Is it difficult or easy for people to learn? If you learn it, the difficult things will become easy; if you don't learn, the easy things will also be difficult. There are two monks in Shu, one is poor and the other is rich. The poor man said to the rich man: "What's the matter with the South China Sea that I want?" ?" The rich man said, "Why do you want to go there?" He said, "My bottle and one bowl are enough." The rich man said, "I have been trying to buy a boat for several years, but I have not been able to do so. How can I go there? "The next year, the poor will return from the South China Sea to report to the rich. The rich will be ashamed. From Western Shu to the South China Sea, I don't know how many thousands of miles there are. The rich will not be able to get there, but the poor will not be able to get there. A person's determination is not worth it. Are you a humble monk from Shu? Full text: For Learning [Qing Dynasty] Peng Duanshu Is everything in the world difficult or easy? If you do it, what is difficult will become easy; if you don't do it, what is easy will also be difficult. Is it difficult or easy for people to learn? If you learn it, the difficult things will become easy; if you don't learn them, the easy things will also be difficult. If my talents are weak, I will not catch others; if my talents are mediocre, I will not catch others; if I learn it once and for all, I will not be lazy for a long time. Until I succeed, I still don’t know whether it is dull or mediocre. My talents are as smart as others, and my talents are as sensitive as others. If I discard them and don’t use them, I am no different from being dull and mediocre. The way of a saint is to die. Yu Lu also passed it on. However, how can a dull and clever person be used for a long time? Therefore, one can rely on one's intelligence and agility but cannot rely on it; those who rely on one's intelligence and agility but do not learn are self-defeating. Those who are dull and mediocre can be limited but cannot be limited; those who do not limit themselves will be dull and mediocre but never tire of learning. , an independent person is also. Excerpted from "Baidu·". 2. What is the translation of "Fan Zhongyan's Encourage to Learn"
Translation of "Fan Zhongyan's Encourage to Learn": In the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, Teng Zijing was demoted to Baling County as the prefect.
In the second year, political affairs went smoothly, the people were happy, and all kinds of neglected undertakings were started. So the Yueyang Tower was rebuilt, expanded to its original size, and the poems and songs of famous people from the Tang Dynasty and today were engraved on it.
Ask me to write an article to describe this incident. I see that the beautiful scenery of Baling County is all on Dongting Lake.
Dongting Lake contains the mountains in the distance and swallows the water of the Yangtze River. It is vast and wide. Cloudy and sunny changes in the morning and evening, and the changes in scenery are endless.
This is the majestic scene of Yueyang Tower, which has been described in detail by predecessors. In this case, it leads to the Wu Gorge in the north and the Xiaoshui and Xiangshui rivers in the south. Most of the officials and poets who were demoted and transferred to distant places gathered here, and the emotions triggered by seeing the natural scenery may be different.
Like that continuous drizzle falling one after another, when it doesn't clear up all month long, the cold wind roars and turbid waves rush into the sky. The hidden brilliance of the sun, moon and stars, the mountains have also disappeared.
Merchant travelers could not pass, the mast fell and the oars were broken. In the evening it was dark and all you could hear was the roar of tigers and the mournful cries of apes.
When you climb up to the Yueyang Tower, you will have the feeling of missing your hometown after leaving the capital, worrying about slander, and fear of ridicule. When you look up again, you will see a desolate and desolate scene. You will definitely feel filled with emotions and very sad. Another example is when the spring breeze is gentle and the sun is shining, there are no stormy waves, the sky above and below and the lake light meet, and it is green and vast.
The seagulls on the sandbank sometimes fly and sometimes rest, beautiful fish swim around, and the orchids on the small island are rich in fragrance and green in color. Sometimes the large smoke completely dissipates, the bright moonlight pours thousands of miles away, the moonlight floating on the water shines golden, the silent moon image is a piece of sinking jasper, and the fisherman's song sounds and he sings in harmony. How can such fun be endless? When you climb up to the Yueyang Tower, you will feel open-minded and happy. You will forget all about glory and humiliation. When you drink wine in the breeze, you will feel really happy and joyful.
Alas! I once explored the thoughts and feelings of people with noble moral character in ancient times. They may be different from the moods of the above two people. Why is this? People with high moral character in ancient times did not feel sad or happy because of the quality of external objects or their own gains and losses.
If you are an official in the court, you will worry about the people. If you are in a remote river and lake, if you are not an official in the court, you will worry about the king. I am worried about being an official in the imperial court, and I am also worried about being in remote rivers and lakes.
In this case, when will they be happy? Then one would definitely say, "Be sad before the people in the world are sad, and be happy after the people in the world are happy." Alas! If there is no such person, who should I go with? The original text of "Fan Zhongyan Encourages Learning": In the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, Teng Zijing was relegated to Baling County.
In the next year, the government will be harmonious and people will be harmonious, and everything will be prosperous. Then the Yueyang Tower was rebuilt, its old structure was added, and poems by Tang Xian and modern people were engraved on it.
It belongs to me to write down. I watched my husband Baling's victory in a lake in Dongting.
It carries the distant mountains and swallows the Yangtze River, which is a vast and boundless river. The sun shines in the morning and the evening falls, and the weather is endless. This is the grand view of Yueyang Tower, which has been described by predecessors.
However, it is connected to Wu Gorge in the north and Xiaoxiang in the South Pole. Most of the immigrants and poets gather here, and the feeling of looking at the things is the same? If the rain is falling, the moon is not open, the wind is howling, and the turbid waves are emptying; the sun and stars are hidden, and the mountains are invisible; business travel is not going, and the rafts are toppling and destroyed; in the dusk, the tigers roar and the apes cry. Climbing the tower, there are those who are nostalgic for their country, worried about slander and fear of ridicule, their eyes are full of desolation, and they feel extremely sad.
As if spring and the scenery are bright, the waves are calm, the sky above and below is a vast expanse of blue; sand gulls gather in the sky, and the golden scales swim; the shore is covered with orchids, lush and green. Or when the long smoke disappears, the bright moon shines thousands of miles away, the floating light leaps into the gold, the silent shadow sinks into the jade, and the fishermen answer each other's songs, how wonderful is this joy! When you climb the tower, you will feel relaxed and happy, forgetting your favors and disgrace together, drinking wine in the wind, and you will be overjoyed.
Ouch! I try to seek the benevolent heart of the ancients, or do it differently from the two, why? Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself; if you live high in a temple, you worry about its people; if you live far away in the rivers and lakes, you worry about your king. It means that you are worried when you advance, and you are also worried when you retreat.
But when will it be happy? Is it necessary to say, "Be worried about the world's worries first, and be happy after the world's happiness"? Alas! People from Weisi, who can I return to?
Extended information: "Encouraging Learning" comes from Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower" in the Northern Song Dynasty. Fan Zhongyan's works include twenty volumes of "Collected Works", four volumes of "Part Collection", two volumes of "Child Slips", and fifteen volumes of "Memories" Volumes, eight volumes of "Danyang Edition". In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a engraved version of "Collected Works of Fan Wenzhenggong". In the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a revised edition of Qiandao engraved edition and a engraved edition of Suihantang of Fan's family school, both of which were twenty volumes.
Poems include: "The Fisherman on the River", "Crane Couplet", "Climbing the Sea Tower", "Ode to the New Moon on the River", "Visiting Mount Lu", "Visiting the Lake in Spring", "Five Poems for New Ding Sensing", "Rewarding Harmony with Huang Taibo" "Jiangzhou Garden", "Sending Wei Jie to Jiangxi for Tips", "Returning to Wild Geese", "Climbing Biaohai Tower", "Passing to the Baita Temple in Yuhang", "Visiting the Wei Shu Scholars in the Suburbs of Shaanxi"; "Going to Guard the Ten Wonders of the Tonglu Road" " "He Gehong Temple Cheng's Flower Song", "Huaiqing Shuotang", "Spring Tour to the Lake", "Ancestral Master's Remuneration and Punishment, Zhao Xueshi Sees Yi", "Gu Jian", "Passing through the Taiqing Palace", "Farewell to Shi Manqing", "Yue Gutang Poems" ; "Gift to Mr. Zhang", "Ballads of the Shanghan Dynasty", "Wild Colors", "Ode to the New Moon in the River", "Send Off the Taifu Xianggong to Return to Que", "Two Poems on Shi Zi Jian" and "Ode to the Plum Saint Yu Lingwu". The lyrics include: "Su Muzhe·Nostalgia", "Proud of the Fisherman·Autumn Thoughts", "Taking Silver Lamps·Separating Topics with Mr. Ouyang at the Banquet", "Royal Street Walk·Autumn Nostalgia", "Ding Fengbo·Since the Former Erfu Town Rangxiaying Baihua" "zhou pro-system".
The essays include: "The Story of Yueyang Tower", "A Letter to the Officials of the Tang Dynasty", "Replying to the Imperial Edict on Ten Matters", "A Letter to Han Qi", "Lingwu Fu", "A Letter to the Governor", "A Note to Mr. Yan's Ancestral Hall", "Two Strategies for Upward Attack and Defense", "Shanglu Xianggong and Submission to Zhongcheng's Consultation" and "Pizhou Establishment Records". The calligraphy works include: "Tao Fu Zan", "Shi Lu Tie", "Yuan Xing Tie" and "Bian Shi Tie". 3. The full text of Fan Zhongyan's "Encouraging Learning"
Encouraging Learning
Original text
The gentleman said: Learning cannot be stopped. Green is derived from blue, and green is from blue; ice is derived from water, and is cold from water. The wood is straight in the middle of the rope. It's like a wheel, and its music is in order. Although there is violence, those who no longer stand up are the ones who make it happen. Therefore, when wood is supported by a rope, it will be straight, and when metal is sharpened, it will be beneficial. A gentleman who is knowledgeable and examines himself day by day will know how to act without making mistakes.
It is not as good as me to learn what I have learned in just a moment if I think about it all day long; it is not as good as to gain broad insights by climbing high. When you climb high and make moves, your arms are not lengthened, but the sight is far away; when you call along the wind, the sound is not faster, but the sound is louder. A fake horse is not good at running a thousand miles; a fake boat is not capable of running water, but it can cut off rivers. A gentleman is born without exception, and is good at fake things.
When soil accumulates, a mountain will be formed, and wind and rain will flourish; when water accumulates, a puddle will form, and dragons will emerge; if good deeds accumulate, virtue will become, and the gods will be satisfied, and the holy heart will be prepared. Therefore, if you do not accumulate steps, you cannot reach a thousand miles; if you do not accumulate small streams, you cannot reach a river or sea. A horse can't take ten steps with one leap; a horse can ride ten times, but it's hard to give up. If you persevere, the rotten wood will not be broken; if you persevere, the metal and stone can be carved. Earthworms don't have sharp claws and teeth, nor strong muscles and bones. They eat earth and drink from the underworld. They have the same intention. A crab with six knees and two pincers is not a snake and eel that has nothing to rely on in its cave, so it means it is impatient.
Translation
The gentleman said: Learning should never stop.
Indigo is extracted from indigo, but its color is greener than indigo; ice is made of water, but it is colder than water. A piece of wood is very straight and conforms to the carpenter's straightened ink line. If it is baked with fire and bent into a wheel, its curvature can conform to the circle drawn by a compass. Even if it is dried again, it will no longer be straight. This is due to manual processing that makes it so. Therefore, the wood will be straight after being cut with ink lines, and the metal sword will be sharp after being sharpened on the whetstone. A gentleman who studies extensively and examines himself every day will be wise and sensible, and his behavior will be faultless.
I once daydreamed about it all day long, but it was not as great as the gain of a moment of study; I once stood on tiptoes and looked far away, but it was not as good as climbing up to a high place to see the wider world. If you wave from a high place, your arms will not grow in length, but people can still see it from a distance; if you shout in the direction of the wind, your voice will not get stronger, but the listener will hear it very clearly. People who use carriages and horses cannot walk fast, but they can reach thousands of miles; people who use boats cannot swim, but they can cross the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. The nature of a gentleman is no different from that of ordinary people, but they are good at learning with the help of external objects. Accumulating soil becomes a mountain, and wind and rain will rise from there; accumulating water becomes a deep pool, and dragons will grow there; accumulate good deeds and develop good character, and then you can reach a high spiritual realm and develop wisdom. The thoughts of a saint are already present. Therefore, if you don't accumulate small steps, there is no way to reach a thousand miles; if you don't gather small streams, there is no way to become a river. A good horse can't go ten steps with one jump; a bad horse can go far in a carriage for ten days. Its success lies in walking non-stop. Even if you carve it once and let it go, you can't cut through the rotten wood; if you don't stop carving, you can carve gold and stone successfully. Earthworms don't have sharp claws or strong bones, but they can eat soil and drink underground water. , this is because the mind is focused. Crabs have six legs and two claws, but without snakes and eel holes, there is no place for the body to survive. This is because the mind is impetuous and unfocused. 4 . Translation of Gu Yanwu's "Encouragement to Learning" in classical Chinese
When people study (or do knowledge), they either make progress or retreat every day.
They study alone instead of communicating with friends (each other). Enlightenment), it is bound to be difficult to succeed if you have little knowledge; if you live in one place for a long time, you will be infected with certain habits unknowingly. If you are unfortunate enough to live in a remote area and do not have the money to (hire) carriages and horses, you should also learn extensively. Study in detail, follow the ancients, and explore what is right and what is wrong in your study. In this way, you can get almost five or six tenths (of the gain).
If you neither go out (to learn from teachers and friends) nor study, you are an uneducated person. Even if you have talents like Zi Gao and Yuan Xian, you will ultimately be of no use to society. . Confucius said: "Even in a small village with only ten families, there must be people like me who are loyal and faithful, but they are not as studious as me."
A saint like Confucius still has to study hard. , isn’t this an encouragement to today’s people? . 5. Fan Zhongyan studied classical Chinese assiduously
Fan Zhongyan was orphaned at the age of two, and his family was poor and helpless. He rarely has great ambitions. He always takes the world as his own responsibility and studies hard. Sometimes he is lazy at night and often feeds his noodles with water. He has no food and eats porridge while studying. As an official, he always discussed world affairs generously without caring about his own life. He was even slandered and demoted, and was relegated to Dengzhou as a political advisor. Zhong Yan worked hard and worked hard, but his diet was not heavy on meat. His wife only had enough food and clothing. He often recited to himself: "A scholar should worry about the worries of the world first, and rejoice after the happiness of the world."
Another version: Fan Zhongyan was orphaned when he was two years old. His mother was poor and helpless, so he became a member of the Zhu family in Changshan. . When he grew up, he learned about his family and wept and bid farewell to his mother. He went to Nandu and studied hard day and night in the school dormitory. He did not undress to go to bed for five years. Or if you are lazy at night, you often eat noodles with water. You often don’t have enough porridge, and you don’t eat until late in the day. Then he understood the purpose of the Six Classics, and he was ambitious for the world. He often recited to himself: "A scholar should worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness." 6. Fan Zhongyan's reading of classical Chinese
Original text
Original text: Fan Zhongyan was orphaned at the age of two, and his family was poor and helpless. He rarely has great ambitions. He always takes the world as his own responsibility and studies hard. Sometimes he is lazy at night and often feeds his noodles with water. He has no food and eats porridge while studying. As an official, he always discussed world affairs generously without caring about his own life. He was even slandered and demoted, and was relegated to Dengzhou as a political advisor. Zhong Yan worked hard and worked hard, but his diet was not heavy on meat. His wife only had enough food and clothing. He often recited to himself: "A scholar should worry about the worries of the world first, and rejoice after the happiness of the world."
Another version: Fan Zhongyan was orphaned when he was two years old, his mother was poor and helpless, so he became a member of the Zhu family in Changshan. . When he grew up, he learned about his family, sobbed and bid farewell to his mother. He went to Nandu and studied hard day and night in the school dormitory. He did not undress to go to bed for five years. Or if you are lazy at night, you often eat noodles with water. Often the naan and porridge are not enough, and you start eating at the end of the day. Then he understood the purpose of the Six Classics and expressed his ambition for the world. He often recited to himself: "A scholar should worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness."
Meaning of the word
Literal meaning: Zaishi: Marrying for the second time, that is, remarrying. Suitable for: getting married. Aristocratic family: A family that has been officials for generations. 饘: zhān, thick. Rizhao: The sun is in the west. 昘, zè. Orphan: lost his father when he was young. Wo: pour. Scholar: scholar. Southern Capital: Lin'an (today's Hangzhou) Surname: Surname already: already; ... Later: twice Purpose: Essential meaning Beginning: Once
Translation
Translation: Fan Zhongyan died when he was two years old Father. My mother was very poor and had no support. So he remarried to the Zhu family in Changshan. (Fan Zhongyan) When he grew up, he knew his life experience, bid farewell to his mother with tears in his eyes, and left to study at Nandu Academy in Yingtian Mansion. (He) studied hard during the day and late at night. In five years, I never took off my clothes and went to bed. Sometimes I feel drowsy at night and often pour water on my face. (Fan Zhongyan) I often study hard during the day and eat nothing until the sun turns west. In this way, he understood the main purpose of the Six Classics and passionately set up his ambition to benefit (govern) the world. He often recited to himself: "Scholars should worry before the people in the world worry, and then be happy after the people in the world are happy." Enlightenment: Fan Zhongyan's things worth learning include: filial piety to his parents, gratitude to his mother for her difficulties, and studying hard. ; Diligent and eager to learn, not afraid of hardship, and living up to mother's expectations 7. Fan Zhongyan's classical Chinese essays
Original text:
Fan Zhongyan, courtesy name Xiwen, was the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty. Zhong Yan was orphaned when he was two years old. His mother was the Zhu family of Changshan, so we named her according to her surname. He had little ambition, but when he grew up and knew his family, he wept and bid farewell to his mother, and went to Yingtian Mansion, where he lived with his relatives and literature. Day and night are endless, the winter moon is very tired, and water is used to enrich the noodles; food is not provided, and rice porridge is followed, which makes people unbearable. He was promoted to Jinshi and joined the army as the manager of the Guangde Army. He welcomed his mother back to his home. When he was promoted to official position during the Jiedu period of the Jiqing Army, his surname was returned and his first name was changed.
In the seventh year of Tiansheng, Empress Dowager Zhang Xian will accept the dynasty during the winter solstice, and the emperor will lead all officials to celebrate their birthdays. Zhong Yan said extremely, and said: "If you keep relatives in the house, you have your own family etiquette. You should be on the same page as the officials and face the south. It cannot be a law for future generations." Shangshu asked the Queen Mother to return to power, but did not repay the favor. He went to find Hezhong Prefecture and moved to Chenzhou.
He paid homage to Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Li and Li, and to the Tianzhang Pavilion, and was summoned back. He was sentenced to the Imperial Academy, and moved to Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Officials and Quanzhi, Kaifeng Prefecture. At that time, Lu Yijian was in power, and many people came out of his house. Zhong Yan's "Hundred Officials Map" refers to the next day: "This is the order of movement, this is not the next, this is public, and this is private. In addition to advancing and retreating close ministers, anyone who exceeds the qualifications should not be appointed as prime minister." Jane was displeased. The next day, when discussing the matter of building a capital, Zhong Yan said: "Luoyang is dangerous and solid, but Bian is the place of the Four Wars. It is peaceful and suitable to live in Bian, so if you have something to do, you must live in Luoyang. You should gradually save money and repair palaces." The emperor asked Yi Jian, Yi Jian said: "This is Zhongyan's erudite theory." Zhongyan dedicated four theories, mostly ridiculing current affairs. And he said: "Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty believed in Zhang Yu and did not doubt his uncle's family, so there was a new disaster. I am afraid that Zhang Yu will happen today and ruin your majesty's family law." The Yi Jian complained angrily: "Zhong Yan alienated your majesty and his ministers. Quoting, they are all friends. "Zhong Yan was very friendly, so he knew Raozhou. Han Du, the imperial censor in the palace, requested the Prime Minister to write to Zhong to suppress his cronies and expose the lack of power in the court. Then Secretary Cheng Yu Jing said: "Zhong Yan disobeyed the prime minister with one word and suddenly demoted him. How about what he said before is between your majesty, mother and son? Since your majesty is so kind, I would like to change my previous order." Next year, even if the Yi bamboo slips are made, the theory of being a clique will be on the rise. The Yi bamboo slips entered the prime minister's office again, and the emperor ordered Zhongyan to relieve his regrets. Zhongyan thanked him and said: "I have no regrets about the affairs of the country when I am in my hometown."
Zhongyan was strong on the inside and gentle on the outside. , non-guests don’t value meat. The wife can only provide food and clothing for herself. He is fond of giving and loves good deeds. On the day of death, all who hear it from all over the world will sigh. ("History of the Song Dynasty? Biography of Fan Zhongyan") 8. Fan Zhongyan diligently studied classical Chinese translation
Original text: Zhongyan was orphaned at the age of two. His mother was more suitable for the Zhu family of Changshan. According to his surname and given name.
Rarely ambitious, and having grown up, and knowing his family, he wept and bid farewell to his mother, and went to Yingtian Mansion, where he lived with his relatives and literature. Day and night are endless, the winter moon is very tired, and water is used to enrich the noodles; food is not provided, and rice porridge is followed, which makes people unbearable.
He was promoted to Jinshi and joined the army as the manager of the Guangde Army. He welcomed his mother back to his home. When he was promoted to official position during the Jiedu period of the Jiqing Army, his surname was returned and his first name was changed.
Translation: Fan Zhongyan became an orphan when he was two years old (when his father died), and his mother remarried to the Zhu family in Changshan. (Therefore) Fan Zhongyan took the surname Zhu and his given name was said. When he was a boy, he was very ambitious and moral. When he became an adult (I don't know if "长" should be translated this way), he learned about his origin and family background (or "knew that he was from a noble family"), so he bid farewell to his mother and went to Yingtian Mansion. , seek refuge with relatives to study (or "study together", "relatives with the same name and culture study together").
They didn’t rest day and night. They were so sleepy in winter that they splashed cold water on their faces (to wake themselves up). The food supply was insufficient and they had to make rice porridge to survive. People couldn’t bear it. He doesn't mind it. (Later) he passed the Jinshi examination and joined the army as the manager of Guangde Army (his official name is not translated), and brought his mother to support him.
(Later) he was appointed as the governor of the Qing Army, and (at this time) he restored the surname Fan and changed his name. 9. Translation of the classical Chinese text "Encouraging Learning"
Translation of "Encouraging Learning" The gentleman said: Learning should never stop.
Indigo is extracted from indigo, but its color is greener than indigo; ice is made of water, but it is colder than water. A piece of wood is very straight and conforms to the carpenter's straightened ink line. If it is bent with fire to make a wheel, its curvature can conform to the circle drawn by a compass.
Even if it is dried in the sun, it will no longer be straight. This is due to human processing that makes it become like this. Therefore, the wood will be straight after being cut with ink lines, and the metal sword will be sharp after being sharpened on the whetstone. A gentleman who studies extensively and examines himself every day will be wise and sensible, and his behavior will be faultless.
I once daydreamed about it all day long, but it was not as great as the gain of a moment of study; I once stood on tiptoes and looked far away, but it was not as good as climbing up to a high place to see a wide range of things. If you wave from a high place, your arms will not grow in length, but people can still see it from a distance; if you shout in the direction of the wind, your voice will not get stronger, but the listener will hear it very clearly.
People who use cars and horses cannot walk fast, but they can reach thousands of miles; people who use boats cannot swim, but they can cross the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. The nature of a gentleman is no different from that of ordinary people, but they are good at learning with the help of external objects.
Accumulate soil to become a mountain, and wind and rain will rise from there; accumulate water to become a deep pool, and dragons will grow there; accumulate good deeds and develop good character, and then you can reach a high spiritual realm. , wisdom can be developed, and the thoughts of a saint will be possessed. Therefore, if you don’t accumulate small steps, there is no way to reach a thousand miles; if you don’t gather small streams, there is no way to become a river.
A good horse can't go ten steps with one jump; a bad horse can go very far in a carriage for ten days. Its success lies in walking non-stop. If you carve it once and let it go without carving, the rotten wood cannot be cut; if you keep carving (if you don't stop), you can carve gold and stone successfully.
Earthworms do not have sharp claws or strong bones, but they can eat soil and drink underground water. This is because they have a single-minded mind. Crabs have six legs and two claws, but without snakes and eel holes, there is no place to place the body to survive. This is because the mind is impetuous and unfocused.