1. "The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan" - Chen She

Story When Chen She was young, he used to be a hired worker for others. Once, he stopped farming, walked to the ridge of the field, felt lost for a long time, and said, "If any of us becomes rich in the future, don't forget the others." The other employees smiled and replied, "You give me How can others be rich and wealthy when they work as hired laborers? "Chen She sighed and said, "How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?"

How can a sparrow know the lofty ambitions of a swan? How do people know the ambitions of heroes.

From "Historical Records·Chen She Family", also see "Zhuangzi·Neipian·Xiaoyaoyou".

Character Chen Sheng (? - 208 BC), courtesy name She, was born in Yangcheng (southeast of today's Dengfeng City, Henan Province?, one says southwest of Shangshui County of present-day Henan Province) in the late Qin Dynasty, and was a farmer in the late Qin Dynasty. One of the leaders of the uprising.

Together with Wu Guang, he led an army in Daze Township (now southwest of Suzhou, Anhui) and became the pioneer of the anti-Qin rebel army. Soon after, he became king in Chen County and established the Zhang Chu regime. Later, he was defeated by Qin general Zhang Han and assassinated by a coachman. Chen Sheng was buried in Mangdang Mountain after his death. After Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, he posthumously named Chen Sheng the "Hidden King".

2. Read for the rise of China. ——Zhou Enlai

Story Zhou Enlai left his hometown of Huai'an, Jiangsu Province when he was a boy and came to Dongguan Model School to study. On this day, Principal Wei personally taught a self-cultivation class for the students, and the topic was "Establishing a Destiny". It was a period of drastic changes in Chinese society. When the principal talks about "setting a goal", he means telling students how to make a decision.

Principal Wei suddenly stopped at the exciting point. Asked: Why do all living beings study? At that time, some people answered: "Study for fame and fortune." Others answered: "Study for the sake of becoming an official."

But Zhou Enlai, a student at the time, replied resoundingly: "Study for the rise of China!" "Principal Wei praised: "If you are determined, you should be like Zhou Sheng!" At that time, Zhou Enlai was only 12 years old.

Introduction to "Reading for the Rise of China" is about a young Zhou Enlai who heard and witnessed the Chinese people in foreign concessions being bullied by foreigners but had no way to reason. People around him dared to be angry but dare not speak out. I deeply understood the meaning of "China's sluggishness" as mentioned by my uncle, and determined to "study for the rise of China."

It shows the broad mind and lofty ambition of the young Zhou Enlai. The article depicts the characters in detail through the description of their language and demeanor.

Character Zhou Enlai (March 5, 1898 - January 8, 1976), originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, was born on March 5, 1898 in Huai'an, Jiangsu.

He joined the Communist Party of China in 1921. He was a great Marxist, a great proletarian revolutionist, statesman, militarist, diplomat, one of the main leaders of the party and the country, and a great leader of the Chinese people. One of the main founders of the People's Liberation Army and the founding father of the People's Republic of China is an important member of the party's first generation central leadership group with Comrade Mao Zedong as the core.

3. For those who engage in science, diligence is the mother of success. ?——Mao Yisheng

Story Mao Yisheng has loved reading since he was a child and is good at reading. Many people admire his miraculous memory, but they don't know that it was developed through his diligent recitation.

To exercise memory. Mao Yisheng stood by the river every morning and recited ancient poems and prose. On the river, sails were passing by and fishermen were singing. He could turn a blind eye or hear nothing, completely immersed in the ocean of knowledge he needed. Over time, he not only memorized many ancient poems and prose, but also effectively enhanced his memory.

One day, his grandfather was copying ancient prose with a brush, and Mao Yisheng stood aside and memorized it silently. When grandpa put down his writing brush, he actually recited a piece of "Kyoto Fu" word for word.

Mao Yisheng not only recited ancient poems and prose, but also was not afraid of boring and recited those abstract numbers. Once, he saw an article that wrote the approximate value of pi to 100 decimal places, so he decided to recite these boring numbers to exercise his memory.

So, he memorized this long series of numbers one by one: 14, 15, 92, 65, 35, 89, 79, 32, 38, 46, 26, 43, 38... Although it was difficult to memorize, he memorized it skillfully from the ten digits after the decimal point, to the tens, and up to the 100th digit.

When he was eighty years old, he could miraculously recite the 100 digits he had memorized in his boyhood.

Character Mao Yisheng (January 9, 1896 - November 12, 1989), courtesy name Tang Chen, was born in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province. Civil engineer, bridge expert, engineering educator, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Engineering, and the Academia Sinica.

Mao Yisheng has presided over the work of the China Academy of Railway Sciences for more than 30 years and has made outstanding contributions to the progress of railway science and technology. A pioneer who actively advocates the application of soil mechanics in engineering.

Mao Yisheng presided over the construction of the Qiantang River Bridge, the first modern large-scale bridge designed and built by the Chinese themselves, which became a milestone in the history of China's railway bridges; after the founding of New China, he participated Designed the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge.

In his later years, he compiled "History of Chinese Bridges", "China's Ancient Bridges and New Bridges", etc.

He died of illness in Beijing on November 12, 1989 at the age of 93.

4. Worry about the world’s worries first, and rejoice after the world’s happiness. ——Fan Zhongyan

Story "Be worried about the world's worries first, and be happy after the world's happiness." When Fan Zhongyan was studying at a young age, his life was very difficult due to his poor family. Every night, he cooked a bowl of porridge with brown rice. After it had frozen in the morning, he cut it into four pieces with a knife. He ate two pieces in the morning and another two pieces in the evening. This was called "cut porridge."

If there are no vegetables, just cut some pickled vegetables and eat them with rice. This is "Duanqi". Life was so difficult, but he had no complaints and concentrated on his studies. This is where the allusion of "breaking the knot and drawing the porridge" comes from.

After the son of a local left-behind officer learned about Fan Zhongyan's hard life, he felt deep sympathy and sent delicious meals from home. Fan Zhongyan expressed his gratitude and accepted the meals. A few days later, when the left-behind son came to see Fan Zhongyan, he was confused when he saw that the food he had given him was still there.

Fan Zhongyan explained: "I'm really grateful for the good food you gave me, but I'm used to eating gruel, so I don't feel the bitterness. If I'm greedy for these things now, I'd better eat good food." I'm used to it, what will I do in the future?" After the left-behind son returned home, he told his father truthfully what Fan Zhongyan said.

His father praised him and said: "What an ambitious child, he will definitely accomplish a lot in the future!" Later, Fan Zhongyan finally became a famous writer, politician and military strategist in the Song Dynasty.

Sourced from Song Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower"

The interpretation is that officials (the author's identity at the time) should put the interests of the country and the nation first and share the future and destiny of the motherland. He worries and contributes to the happiness of the people in the world, which shows the author's lofty political ambition and great courage.

Character Fan Zhongyan (August 29, 989 - May 20, 1052), courtesy name Xiwen, Han nationality. A native of Wuxian County, Suzhou. An outstanding thinker, politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Fan Zhongyan has outstanding political achievements and outstanding literary achievements. He advocated the idea of ??"worrying before the world's worries, and rejoicing after the world's happiness" and the integrity of benevolent people, which had a profound impact on later generations. There is "Collected Works of Fan Wenzhenggong" handed down from generation to generation.

5. In everything, ideals are the cause and practice is the result. ——Lu Xun

Story Mr. Lu Xun originally studied medicine when he studied in Japan in his early years. But when I was studying at Sendai Medical College, in the documentary about the Russo-Japanese War that was shown during class, I saw Chinese people being beheaded as Russian detectives. The deceased and onlookers were very numb.

This made Lu Xun realize: "The first thing to do is to change their spirit." So Lu Xun made up his mind to abandon medicine and pursue literature, and finally became a great thinker, revolutionist and writer in modern China.

Character Lu Xun (September 25, 1881 - October 19, 1936), whose original name was Zhou Zhangshou, was later renamed Zhou Shuren, with the courtesy name Yushan, and later Hecai. "Lu Xun" was the name of "Lu Xun" published in 1918. The pen name he used when writing "Diary of a Madman" is also his most widely influential pen name. He is from Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province.

A famous writer and thinker, an important participant in the May 4th New Culture Movement, and the founder of modern Chinese literature. Mao Zedong once commented: “Lu Xun’s direction is the direction of the new culture of the Chinese nation.

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Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chen Sheng

Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhou Enlai

Baidu Encyclopedia-Fan Zhongyan

Baidu Encyclopedia-Lu Xun

Baidu Encyclopedia - Worry first when the world is worried, and rejoice when the world is happy later

Baidu Encyclopedia - Mao Yisheng

Baidu Encyclopedia - Read for the rise of China

Baidu Encyclopedia-The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan