He studies very diligently(牛角掛書)
There was a famous minister in the Sui
Dynasty, his name was Li Mi.
History books record a story about him.
His father was a famous general in the Sui
Dynasty. His father died when he was very young.
He served as an ordinary guard in the
palace.
One day, a good friend of his father said
to him.
You are a smart child. If you want to be a
great general like your father, you must not only have good martial arts, but
also read a lot of books on the art of war.
You are still young, you should study more.
After he listened to this advice, he
resigned his job as a guard, and he concentrated on his studies at home alone.
After a few months, he felt that self-study
alone was not enough, he had to find a teacher to study.
At that time, there was a famous scholar
named (Bao Kai).
He made up his mind to become a student of
(Bao Kai).
Since the place where he lived was very far
from the city where (Bao Kai) lived, he rode a bull there.
(Bao Kai) was a well-known expert on the
history of the Han Dynasty at that time, so he found several books on the
history of the Han Dynasty in advance, and he hung these books on the horns of
the bull he was riding.
While riding the bull, he took turns
reading these several history books about the Han Dynasty.
He later successfully became a student of
(Bao Kai), and because of his serious study attitude, his academic performance
was the first among the students of (Bao Kai).
The direct translation of this idiom means
that he hung several books on the horns.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
studies very diligently.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
Do you have the habit of studying? What
goal do you want to achieve? What kind of professional knowledge do you need to
achieve this goal?
I hope this story can give you some new
harvest.
牛角掛書(He studies very diligently)
隋王朝有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做李密。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他的爸爸是隋王朝一個著名的將軍，他很年輕的時候他的爸爸就死了，
他在皇宮中擔任一個普通的衛兵。
有一天，他的爸爸的一個好朋友對他說。
你是一個聰明的孩子，你如果要跟你的父親一樣成為一個偉大的將軍，你除了要有好的武藝，更要讀很多關於兵法的書。
你還很年輕，你應該再多念書。
他聽了這個建議後，他就辭去衛兵的工作，他一個人在家裡專心地念書。
過了幾個月，他覺得他只靠自修還不夠，他必須要去找一個老師學習。
當時有一個著名的學者，這個學者的名字叫做(包愷)。
他便拿定主意要成為(包愷)的學生。
由於他住的地方距離(包愷)所住的城市非常遠，他便騎牛前往。
(包愷)是當時著名的漢王朝的歷史的專家，所以他預先找好了好幾本關於漢王朝的歷史書，他把這幾本書掛在他所騎的牛的牛角上。
他邊騎牛邊把輪流看這幾本有關漢王朝的歷史書。
他後來順利地成為了(包愷)的學生，由於他的學習態度非常認真，他的學習成績是(包愷)的學生中的第一名。
這句成語的直接翻譯的意思是他把好幾本書掛在牛角上。
這句成語被用來形容一個人很勤勉的學習。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你是否有念書的習慣呢?你想達成甚麼目標嗎?你要達成這目標需要那些專業知識呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為新唐書-卷84-列傳9-李密
https://zh.wikisource.org/zh-hant/%E6%96%B0%E5%94%90%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B7084
出處為隋書-卷70-李密
https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E9%9A%8B%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B770
