1. Whoever has no patience has no wisdom. ——Sadie 2. Great work is not accomplished with strength but with patience. ——Johnson 3. Without great willpower, there can be no great talent and great strategy. ——Balzac 4. A weak-willed person cannot be sincere. ——La Rochefoucauld 5. Dao is enough to forget things, and ambition is enough to rise and fall. ——Su Shi 6. Not everything in the world can be solved by money, but there are indeed many things that require money. —— Li Ka-shing Thin hair. ——Su Shi 7. Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. ——Gu Yanwu 8. There is no other way to study, but to be determined and open-minded, and to play it repeatedly and carefully is to be effective. ——Zhu Xi 9. To learn a hundred things, one must first be determined. (Zhu Xi) 10. People who are not afraid of pain are strong, and people who are not afraid of death are stronger. ——Mrs. Diana

High Mountains and Flowing Waters: In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Yu Boya who was proficient in music and had superb piano skills. He was a famous luthier at that time. When Yu Boya was young, he was smart and studious. He once studied with masters and his piano skills reached a certain level. However, he always felt that he could not express his feelings about various things superbly. After Boya's teacher knew his thoughts, he took him by boat to Penglai Island in the East China Sea and let him enjoy the scenery of nature and listen to the sound of the waves of the sea. Boya raised his eyes and looked up, and saw turbulent waves and splashing waves; seabirds flying and singing in his ears; mountains and forests, lush and green, as if they were in a fairyland. A wonderful feeling arises spontaneously, as if the harmonious and beautiful music of nature is playing in my ears. He couldn't help but pick up the piano and play it, turning the notes at will, blending the beauty of nature into the sound of the piano. Boya experienced an unprecedented realm. The teacher told him: "You have learned it."

One night Boya took a boat trip. Facing the breeze and the bright moon, he had a lot of thoughts, so he played the piano again. The sound of the piano was melodious and gradually became better. Suddenly I heard someone on the shore shouting. When Boya heard the sound and walked out of the boat, he saw a woodcutter standing on the shore. Knowing that this man was a close friend, he immediately asked the woodcutter to come on board and play for him enthusiastically. Boya played a melody praising the mountains, and the woodcutter said: "It's so good! It's majestic and solemn, like Mount Tai soaring into the clouds!" When he played to express the surging waves, the woodcutter said again: "It's so good! It's as vast as the rolling water and the boundless sea!" Boya was very excited and said excitedly: "My soulmate!" This woodcutter is Zhong Ziqi. From then on the two became very good friends.

The story comes from "Liezi·Tang Wen". The idiom "high mountains and flowing water" is a metaphor for a close friend or close friend, as well as a metaphor for beautiful music.

Lying on the ice seeking carp: King Xiang of Jin Dynasty, whose courtesy name is Xiuzheng. He lost his mother early and his stepmother Zhu was unkind. My father scolded me several times, so I fell out of love with my parents. I wanted to eat raw fish, but it was freezing cold, so I took off my clothes and lay down on the ice to ask for it. The ice suddenly dissolved on its own, and the two carps jumped out and returned to their mother.

Wang Xiang of the Jin Dynasty lost his mother in his early years. His stepmother Zhu was not kind and often complained about Wang Xiang in front of his father, thus losing his father's love. One winter, his stepmother Zhu fell ill and wanted to eat carp, but the cold weather made it impossible to catch carp because the river was frozen. Wang Xiang lay naked on the ice and prayed. Suddenly the ice cracked and two carp jumped out from the crack. Wang Xiang was very happy and continued to eat carp. Return to worship my stepmother.

Founding in the East and Attacking in the West: During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ban Chao sent troops to the Western Regions with the purpose of uniting all the countries in the Western Regions to fight against the Xiongnu. In order to make it easier for the countries in the Western Regions to fight together against the Huns, the north-south passage must first be opened. The Shache Kingdom, located on the western edge of the desert, incited the surrounding small countries to submit to the Xiongnu and oppose the Han Dynasty. Ban Chao decided to pacify Yarkand first. King Yarkand went north to Qiuci for help. King Qiuci personally led 50,000 troops to rescue Yarkand. Banchao united with Khotan and other countries, with only 25,000 troops. The enemy is outnumbered and we are difficult to defeat, so we must outwit them. Ban Chao then decided to make an attack in the east and attack in the west to confuse the enemy. He sent people to spread dissatisfaction with Ban Chao among the army, making it impossible to defeat Kucha and showing signs of retreat. And especially let the Yarkand prisoners hear it clearly. At dusk that day, Ban Chao ordered the Khotan army to retreat eastward. He led his troops to retreat westward, appearing panicked on the surface, and deliberately let the prisoners escape.

The prisoners fled back to the Yarkand camp and hurriedly reported the news of the Han army's hasty retreat. King Qiuci was overjoyed. He mistakenly believed that Ban Chao was afraid of him and fled in a hurry. He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to hunt down Ban Chao. He immediately ordered his troops to divide into two groups to pursue the fleeing enemy. He personally led 10,000 elite troops to the west to pursue Ban Chao. Ban Chao was confident and took advantage of the darkness to cover the desert. He retreated only ten miles and his troops took cover on the spot. King Qiuci was eager to win and led his pursuers to fly past Banchao's hiding place. Banchao immediately gathered his troops, and with the Khotan troops and horses agreed in advance, they quickly returned to attack Shache. Ban Chao's troops fell from the sky, and Yarkand was caught off guard and quickly disintegrated. King Shache was so frightened that he could not escape, so he had to surrender. The King of Kucha was so aggressive that he chased them all night, but saw no trace of Banchao's troops. He also heard reports that Yarkand had been pacified and that the casualties of the troops and horses were slightly heavy. The situation was over, so he had to pack up the remaining troops and return to Kucha in despair.

Ye Gong likes dragons: Mr. Ye is very fond of dragons. He uses hooks to write dragons, chisels to write dragons, and carvings in houses to write dragons. So Tianlong

went down after hearing it, peered at the head in the window, and put the tail in the hall. When Ye Gong saw it, he abandoned it and ran away. His soul was lost and his five colors had no owner. This is because Ye Gong is not a dragon. A good husband is like a dragon but not a dragon. (This article is selected from "New Preface·Miscellaneous Things Five" by Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty)

Self-defeating: During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a painter named Sun Zhiwei. He specializes in figure painting. Once, he was commissioned by Shouning Temple in Chengdu to paint a picture of "Nine Star Lords". He carefully sketched the pictures with pens, making the characters lifelike, with flowing clothes and belts, just like fairy postures. Only the last step of coloring was left. At this time, a friend invited him to have a drink. He put down his pen and looked at the painting carefully for a while. Feeling quite satisfied, he said to his disciples: "I have drawn all the lines of this painting, and only the coloring is left." , you must be careful not to use the wrong color. I went to a friend's house for something. When I come back, I hope you will paint well."

After Sun Zhiwei left, the disciples gathered around the painting and watched the teacher's brush strokes repeatedly. The skills and overall composition are superb, and they exchange ideas with each other. Some people said: "Look at how lifelike the Shui Yao Xingjun's expression is, with his long beard flowing freely, not angry but majestic." Others said: "The auspicious clouds at the feet of the Bodhisattva are surrounded by auspicious clouds. His true divine posture makes people awe-inspiring. " Among them was a disciple named Tong Renyi, who usually showed off his cleverness and liked to grandstand. He was the only one who pretended not to say a word. Someone asked him: "Why don't you speak? Is there something missing in this painting?" Tong Renyi pretended to be profound and said: "The boy next to Mr. Shui Yaoxing has a very expressive expression, but the crystal bottle in his hand seems to be missing something." The disciples said: "I didn't find anything missing." Tong Renyi said: "Every time the teacher draws a vase, he always draws a flower in the vase, but not this time. Maybe we were in a hurry to go out and didn't have time to finish the painting, so we still finished it. Let’s color it again.” Tong Renyi said, carefully drawing a gorgeous red lotus on the mouth of the bottle.

Sun Zhiwei came back from a friend's house and found a lotus flower growing out of the bottle in the boy's hand. He said angrily and laughed: "Who did this stupid thing? If it was just superfluous, it would be self-defeating." Well. The bottle in the boy's hand is the demon-suppressing bottle used by Shui Yaoxingjun to subdue the water monster. If you add lotus flowers and turn the bottle into an ordinary vase, wouldn't it be a big joke?" He said, tearing up the painting. It was shattered. The disciples looked at Tong Renyi and lowered their heads in silence.

1. A lark meets a parrot - the one who can sing meets the one who can talk

2. When you eat melon seeds, you will find bugs - there are all kinds of people (benevolent)

3. A fly in a horse spoon - eat as a meal

4. A monkey eating chili pepper - scratching its head and ears

5. A fox quarreling - a nonsense (fox) talk

6. The weasel chopped off its tail - it is ugly at the back

7. A piece of meat on the head of the rooster - the size of an official (comb)

8. Chicken A grasshopper is tied to the foot - it can't fly you, and it can't jump

9. A tiger pulling a cart - no one can catch it (dare to)

10 A broom hanging on the tail - sweeping the floor with authority

11. Meeting a wolf in the twelfth lunar month - unexpectedly

12. Sparrows laying goose eggs - showing off their abilities

13. Grasshoppers after autumn - jumping up In a few days

14. Grasshopper carrying a big tree - overestimating one's ability

15. Horse racing on the city - going in circles

Literary knowledge

1. Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties: Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Che, Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong

2. Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan are both called "Han Liu". They were the advocates of the ancient prose movement in the Tang Dynasty.

3. Three poets, father and son: Su Xun (old Su), Su Shi (big Su), and Su Che (little Su).

4. The bold poets: Su Shi and Xin Qiji, collectively known as "Su Xin"; the graceful poets: Li Qingzhao (female poet)

5. Li Du: Li Bai, Du Fu. Xiao Li Du: Li Shangyin, Du Mu.

6. Qu Yuan: my country's earliest great poet. He created the new poetry style "Chu Ci" and created the romantic style of Chinese poetry.

7. Confucius, whose name was Qiu and whose courtesy name was Zhongni, was from the state of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was the founder of the Confucian school and was called the "Sage of Confucius". Mencius was called the "Ya Sage". They were both It is called "Confucius and Mencius".

8. Su Shi praised Wang Wei, "There are paintings in poems, and poems in paintings."

9. Du Fu was a great realist poet in the Tang Dynasty, and his poems reflected a wide range of profound ideas. Social reality is called the "history of poetry", and Du Fu was also revered as the "Sage of Poetry". He has the famous "Three Officials": "Tongguan Officials", "Shihao Officials", and "Xin'an Officials"; "Three Farewells": "Farewell to the Married", "Farewell to the Elderly", and "Farewell to the Homeless".

10. The first biographical general history of our country is "Shi Ji" (also known as "Tai Shi Gong Shu"). The author is Sima Qian of the Han Dynasty. Lu Xun called "Shi Ji" "the swan song of historians, without rhyme". "Li Sao" contains: 12 annals, 30 aristocratic families, 70 biographies, 10 tables, 8 books, and 130 articles.