It is easy for a young person to learn from an old person, but it is difficult for him to succeed, and every inch of time cannot be taken lightly. I haven't noticed the dream of spring grass in the pond, but the phoenix leaves in front of the steps have already sounded in autumn. This famous quote comes from Zhu Xi's "Encouraging Learning", which expresses Zhu Xi's sincere admonition to people to cherish their time while they are young and work hard.

Translation: Youth is easy to pass away, but knowledge is difficult to succeed, so don’t despise every inch of time and don’t let it go easily. Whenever I wake up from the dream of spring grass growing in the pond, the leaves of the sycamore tree in front of the steps are already rustling in the autumn wind.

Studying is good when you are young, but time passes easily. If you don’t cherish your youthful time, you will slowly age in a blink of an eye. If you only think of studying when you are old, it will be much more difficult. Don't underestimate even a little bit of time. Spring has just arrived and you haven't noticed that the spring grass is green yet. In the blink of an eye, the sycamore leaves in front of the steps have turned yellow. The purpose of this poem is to persuade young people to cherish their time and study hard. It is used to persuade others and to warn themselves. The language of this poem is clear and easy to understand, and the images are vivid and vivid. Time passes quickly and years pass easily. The metaphor of spring grass in the pond before dreaming, and the sudden sound of autumn in the parasol trees in front of the steps is very appropriate and doubles the power of exhortation.