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01

Not to carry the heavy and tired silver dollar in your arms, from the needless bitterness.

--Lu Xun

【The Story Behind】

Lu Xun wrote in his essay "Long Pen Under the Lamp" that the credit of banknotes of several national banks in Beijing is getting better and better, because it is both convenient and reliable, and people are happy to exchange cash for banknotes, "not to carry heavy and tired silver dollars in their arms, from the needless bitterness."

Who expected that in the year when Yuan Shikai wanted to be emperor, the banknotes could not be cashed, and the market was even more reluctant to accept them, and could not buy anything. When it was finally possible to exchange for cash silver, "I went all to change the cash silver, and fell into my arms on the cushion, as if this was the weight of my life." "But when I put a bag of silver in my arms and felt at ease and liked it, I suddenly had another thought, that is, we are very easy to become slaves, and after we have changed, we still like it very much."

【Applicable Topics】

Indifferent to fame and fortune; money view

02

I'm not after success, I'm after loyalty.

— Mother Teresa

【The Story Behind】

Mother Teresa dedicated everything to the poor, the sick, the orphans, the lonely, the homeless and the dying; from the age of 12 until her death at the age of 87, she never lived for herself, but only for those who suffered.

A US lawmaker once asked her: "In this difficult place in India, will your efforts be successful?" Teresa replied, "Mr. Congressman, I am not seeking success, I am pursuing loyalty." ”

Mother Teresa came to India as a free nun at a time when infectious diseases such as cholera and leprosy were endemic, and the streets were like hell on earth. She used what little money she had to buy some soap and medicine, went to the streets, scrubbed, medicated, and fed the sick; then gathered the children on the streets in open-air schools, and then asked the people of the municipal committee for a house where the dying people could leave safely. Gradually, someone came to join her, and someone donated money and goods to them. When Mother Teresa came to India to begin her rescue, she had nothing to say, and by the time of her death, she had left the world with 4,000 religious nuns, more than 100,000 volunteers, and 610 charity workers in 123 countries.

【Applicable Topics】

Dedication; selflessness

03

All foolish citizens, no matter how sound their physique and how strong they are, can only be meaningless materials and spectators, and it is not necessary to think that they will die of illness or death.

--Lu Xun

【The Story Behind】

In 1902, Lu Xun traveled east to Japan and studied Japanese in Tokyo. From 1904 to 1906, he studied medicine in Sendai, Japan. In class, the teacher played a current affairs video of the time, showing a Chinese and a Chinese who was insensitive and happy to watch.

Mr. Lu Xun was heartbroken: "All foolish and weak citizens, no matter how sound their physique and how strong they are, can only be meaningless demonstration materials and spectators, and there is no need to think that it is unfortunate to die of illness." ”

It seems that medicine is not a crucial matter, and if Chinese cannot awaken his mind, no matter how strong his physique is, he will not be caught and killed by the imperialists? Not just to be a public show and a numb spectator?

Not long after, Lu Xun left Sendai and returned to Tokyo, where he and like-minded friends organized literary magazines and began literary creation.

Without that one abandonment, there would have been no great writer and no new life for Chinese culture.

【Applicable Topics】

Trade-offs; choices; abandonment

04

Befriend Zhou Gongjin, such as drinking alcohol mash, do not feel drunk.

--Cheng Pu

【The Story Behind】

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wushu Cheng Pu Biography" Veteran Cheng Pu tasted the clouds: "With Zhou Gongjin, like drinking alcohol mash, I don't feel drunk." ”

Interacting with Zhou Yu is like tasting sweet wine, and I am unconsciously intoxicated by the infection. The idiom "like drinking alcohol mash" describes a person with a broad heart and a large amount of energy, which is worth interacting with.

Cheng Pu was a veteran of Eastern Wu, and by the time Sun Quan took over, he was already an old minister of the Three Dynasties. Zhou Yu's seniority was under him, but he was deeply popular, especially when Sun Quan's mother was dying, and he also specifically asked Sun Quan to serve Zhou Yu as a brother in the future. Cheng Pu was more and more unwilling, so every time he saw Zhou Yu, he deliberately humiliated him, but Zhou Yu was not strange or angry, and responded with courtesy, and after a long time, Cheng Pu finally realized that his behavior was indeed inappropriate, and he also recognized Zhou Yu's personal charm, so he said to the people around him: "Interacting with Zhou Yu is like drinking a glass of fine wine, unconsciously, you will get drunk." "From then on, I made friends with Zhou Yu.

【Applicable Topics】

Tolerance; seeking common ground while reserving differences

05

The rate of the small good people is recorded, and the famous artists are all mediocre. Climbing and grinding, scraping and polishing. Gai was fortunate to be selected, but why are there many clouds and not yang? All sentient beings cannot be refined, and none of them are unknown; they cannot succeed in their deeds, and they do not suffer from the injustice of the division.

- Han Yu

【The Story Behind】

Han Yu was very good at learning and being a man, but the fourth time he tried to enter the army and the first time, the third time he was not allowed to seek an official in the official department, "the third was a doctor (idle official), and there was no opportunity to rule (idle) (idle and there was no opportunity to do it)", and he also served as a county order, supervision of imperial history, and other promising official positions, or fell into slander, or was implicated in the matter, or demoted or dismissed, which was very unsmooth. "The public does not see the faith in others, the private does not see the help of friends", the family is "warm in winter and the children are cold, the age is rich and the wife is hungry", he is prematurely aging, thirty-five years old, "the head of the child's teeth are open (bald teeth fall)".

A lifetime of erudition, but ultimately not used, the situation is bleak, but Han Yu has an optimistic attitude, not limited to optimism about his own behavior, but optimistic about the justice and righteousness of the national environment, and still encourages his students:

"The rate of those who occupy small good people is recorded, and the famous artists are all mediocre." Climbing and grinding, scraping and polishing. Gai was fortunate to be selected, but why are there many clouds and not yang? All sentient beings cannot be refined, and none of them are unknown; they cannot succeed in their deeds, and they do not suffer from the injustice of the division. ”

Translation: Anyone with the slightest advantage will be hired, and no one who is known for his skill will not be abandoned. Talent is collected, screened, educated, and cultivated, and they are scraped off and polished to shine. Where are those who are fortunate enough to be selected because of insufficient virtue and talent, and who are not found to be useful? All sentient beings only need to work hard in both "karma" and "deeds" to not worry about not being hired, and there is no need to worry about the unclear injustice of the employing department. "Karma" refers to schoolwork, and reading and writing belong to "karma". "To walk" means to act for others.

【Applicable Topics】

Open-minded; optimistic

06

As long as you work hard to get every little thing done well, someone will always find you.

——Wang Baoqiang

【The Story Behind】

Born in rural Hebei Province, Wang Baoqiang began practicing martial arts at the age of 6, worked as a lay disciple at the Shaolin Temple in Songshan between the ages of 8 and 14, and got up at 5 a.m. in winter (4 a.m. in summer) to practice. In 2000, he came to Beijing, mainly as a mass actor, going to wait for the dispatch work early every day, receiving all kinds of dirty and poor group performances, and often being depressed because of his small size, although he could only endure in silence. In this way, he still had no savings except for food and housing, and he gave up going back to his hometown for the Spring Festival in Beijing for the First Year because he had no money to buy a ticket.

In an interview, the host asked: "When you were a mass actor in the crew, did you ever think about what if you couldn't become a star if you couldn't get the chance to run dragon sets and do miscellaneous things like this?" He replied, "As long as you make a serious effort to get every little thing done, someone will find you." ”

【Applicable Topics】

Prepared; down-to-earth

07

I know many of you will have similar stories. You feel like a lot of people are changing the world, and yet they're not, and you will.

—Zuckerberg

【The Story Behind】

At his Harvard graduation ceremony in 2017, Zuckerberg recalled the night he created Facebook in his small dorm room, and he said he was happy to connect the Harvard community.

He said he also thought that one day someone would connect the whole world. But he didn't think it was himself who connected the world, because he was just a college student and didn't know about it. And many large technology companies have the advantage of resources in this regard, and one of them must be able to do this.

"I know many of you will have similar stories," he said. You feel like a lot of people are changing the world, and yet they're not, and you will. ”

【Applicable Topics】

Dream; believe in yourself

08

The progress of my life is all in the time of frustration and humiliation.

- Zeng Guofan

【The Story Behind】

Zeng Guofan's ninth brother Zeng Guofan was reprimanded by Cixi many times for offending his favorite subjects, the pressure was great, and even the intention of retreating, in order to enlighten his younger brother, Zeng Guofan counted the four major setbacks in his life (four more serious ups and downs and setbacks, or because he was still shallow in learning at that time, or because of the defeat, when the incident occurred, Zeng Guofan was frustrated and embarrassed, and even was cold-eyed and despised, "accused of being fast").

And in the letter, he advised his brother to "henceforth seek from himself and do it truly, and there will be no great extension after the Great Trench." ”

"The proverb cloud eats a long and wise, and my life grows, all in the time of frustration and humiliation." We must grit our teeth and grow our wisdom, and we must not be discouraged (tired) and discouraged. ”

【Applicable Topics】

Setbacks; adversity

09

Concentrate on learning, and do not peep into the garden for three years.

- Su Manshu,"The Burning Sword"

【The Story Behind】

Dong Zhongshu, a generation of Confucian masters, put forward important Confucian theories such as the induction of heaven and man, the three principles and five constants, and so on.

Gifted and intelligent since childhood, he loved to learn as a teenager, and often forgot to sleep and eat when he read books. His father, Dong Taigong, was worried that he was too addicted to reading, and specially sent someone to build a back garden for him to use for leisure.

In the first year, the garden began to be built, and the sun was shining inside, and the sister invited Dong Zhongshu to play in the garden many times. He held the bamboo jian in his hand, just shook his head, continued to read the bamboo jane, studied Confucius's "Spring and Autumn", and memorized the poetry book arranged by Mr. Zhu.

The following year, a rockery was built in the small garden. Neighbors and relatives' children climbed the rockery to play. The friends called him, and he did not move his head and bowed his head, carving poems on the bamboo strip, and his head could not be lifted.

In the third year, the back garden was built. Relatives and friends came with their children and daughters to watch, and they all praised the exquisite construction of the Dong family garden. His parents told Zhongshu to play, and he just nodded his head and still buried his head in studying. On the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Dong Zhongshu's family ate mooncakes in the garden while admiring the moon, but there was no trace of Dong Zhongshu. It turned out that Dong Zhongshu took advantage of the opportunity of his family to admire the moon and went to mr. Dong Zhongshu to discuss poetry.

【Applicable Topics】

Reading; focusing

Content from: Gaokao Language

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