悬梁刺股 Xuánliáng cìgŭ

悬梁刺股

Xuánliáng cìgŭ

To work hard

Idiom Story:
孙敬，是汉朝有名的政治家，每天从早到晚读书.
Sūn Jìng, shì hàncháo yŏumíng de zhèngzhìjiā, mĕitiān cóng zăo dào wăn dúshū.
有时会疲倦得直打瞌睡，他便找了一根绳子，一头绑在
Yŏushí huì píjuàn dé zhí dă kēshuì, tā biàn zhăo le yì gēn shéngzi, yì tóu băng zài
房梁上，一头束在头发上，当他读书打盹时，头一低，
fángliáng shàng, yì tóu shù zài tóufa shàng, dāng tā dúshū dádŭn shí, tóu yì dī,
绳子就会扯住头发，自然也就不瞌睡了。苏秦，战国时著
shéngzi jiù huì chĕ zhù tóufa, zìrán yĕ jiù bù kēshuì le. Sū Qín, zhànguó shí zhù
名的纵横家， 读书时他准备了一把锥子，一打瞌睡，便
míng de zònghéngjiā, dúshū shí tā zhŭnbèi le yì bă zhuīzi, yì dă kēshuì, biàn
用锥子往自己的大腿上刺，强迫自己清醒过来。后人
yòng zhuīzi wăng zìjĭ de dàtuĭ shàng cì, qiăngpò zìjĭ qīngxĭng guò lái. Hòurén
从苏秦和孙敬两人勤奋苦学的故事中，引申出了“悬梁刺股”这
cóng Sū Qín hé Sūn Jìng liăng rén qínfènkŭxué de gùshi zhōng, yĭnshēn chū le zhè
个成语，用来比喻发奋读书、刻苦学习的精神。
ge chéngyŭ, yòng lái bĭyù fāfèn dúshū, kè kŭ xuéxí de jīngshén.

English Translation:
In ancient China, there are two people, named Sūn Jìng and Sū Qín, who studied very hard. But when they studied for a long time, they dozed off. Then one tied his hair to the house beam, and the other stuck an awl in his calf, so that they accomplished in their studies.