In the Jin Dynasty, there was a famous general named Zu Ti, who was determined to render service to his country when he was a young man. He lived with a good friend, Liu Kun. Every day, they read books and practiced sword skills together with great assiduity. One night, Zu Ti was waked by the crowing of roosters. Feeling himself unable to fall asleep again, he then wakened Liu Kun and said to him: "the crow of roosters is said to be inauspicious, but Idon't think so. Why don't we practice our swordsmanship when the roosters start to crow?" Liu Kun agreed. From then on, they rose up uponhearing the crow to practice fencing every morning without interruption, whether it was winter or summer. In the end, both of them became men of great ability and were entrusted with important affairs and realized their dream of serving the country.
词语注释:
晋代:(jìndài) PN. The Jin Dynasty (AD 265—420)
将军:(jiāngjūn) n. general
立志:(lìzhì)adv. be resolved; be determined
报效: (bàoxiào)v. render service to
志趣相投:(zhìqùxiāngtóu)idiom. friends of similar purpose and interests; congenial
剑:(jiàn) n. sword
打鸣:(dǎmíng)v.crow
吉利:(jílì)adj. auspicious; lucky; propitious
干脆:(gāncuì)adv. simply; just
间断:(jiànduàn)v. interrupt
栋梁之材:(dòngliáng zhī cái)idiom. a man of tremendous promise
委以重任:(wěi yǐzhòngrèn)idiom. entrust with an important post
实现:(shíxiàn)v. realize; achieve
理想:(lǐxiǎng)n. ideal
意义:
"闻鸡起舞"是指有理想并不断努力取得成功。
"闻鸡起舞" means putting forth constant effort toward the realization of one's dream.
例句:
1、 如果我们在学习上能够做到闻鸡起舞,就一定会取得好成绩! If we put forth continuous effort in our study and apply the principle of闻鸡起舞, we'll make great progress.
2、年轻人如果没有"闻鸡起舞"的精神,就很难在未来的工作上有成就。 Without the spirit of闻鸡起舞, young people can never expect to achieve success in their work.