He is talented but his luck is bad(懷才不遇)
At the end of the Ming Dynasty in China,
there was a famous writer whose name was (Feng Menglong).
He has written a collection of short
stories.
This novel reflects the thoughts, feelings
and moral values of the common people at that time.
There is a story in this book, and the
background of the story is in the Tang Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty was a famous prosperous
era in China, when the king used the imperial examination system to allow many
talented people to enter the central government as officials.
The protagonist of this story is named (Ma
Zhou).
This story writes about his legendary life,
his journey from a poor commoner to a prominent official.
The first paragraph of the story reads as
follows.
He was very poor and his parents died when
he was very young. He has no other relatives.
He is smart and persevering, his attitude
to study is more serious than others and his academic performance is better
than others.
He is very ambitious, he hopes to give full
play to his talents, he is eager to serve in government units, and he hopes to
become an excellent official and bring happiness to more people.
But because he has no prominent family
background and no connections, he has never had the opportunity to realize his
ideals.
He fell into depression, and he often
drank.
He sighs when he drinks, he talks to
himself.
I have great talent, but why is my fate so
bad.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
has great talent but has no chance to realize his ideals.
Dear friends, what are your feelings or
thoughts after listening to this story?
Do you think a person's achievement depends
on fate or your own efforts? What do you do to change your mood when you are
feeling sad?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
懷才不遇(He is talented but his luck is bad)
中國的明王朝末年，有一個著名的文學家，他的名字叫做(馮夢龍)。
他寫過一本短篇小說集。
這本小說反映了當時的老百姓的思想和感情和道德觀。
這本書中有一個故事，故事的背景在唐王朝。
唐王朝是中國一個著名的盛世，當時的國王利用科舉制度讓很多有才能的人得以進入中央政府成為官員。
這個故事主角是名字叫做(馬周)。
這個故事寫他傳奇的一生，他從一個貧窮的平民最後成為一個顯赫的官員的過程。
這個故事的第一段的內容如下。
他非常的貧窮，他的父母親在他年紀很小的時候就都過世了。他沒有其他的親人。
他很聰明而且很有毅力，他學習的態度比其他人都認真而且他的學習成績也比其他人都好。
他很有志氣，他希望可以充分的發揮自已的才能，他渴望進入政府單位服務，他期許自已成為一個優秀的官員並且帶給更多人幸福。
但是因為他沒有顯赫的家世背景也沒有人脈，所以他一直沒有機會被實現自已的理想。
他陷入憂鬱，他常常喝酒。
當他喝酒的時候就會嘆氣，他自言自語。
我擁有很傑出的才能，但我的命運為何那麼差。
這句成語被用來形容一個人有很傑出的才能卻沒有機會實現自已的理想。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你認為一個人的成就是取決於命運還是自已的努力呢?你在感覺憂愁的時候你會做甚麼事情來改變自已的心情呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為明-馮夢龍-喻世明言-第五卷-窮馬周遭際賣䭔媼
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