Deng Yu laughs at me(鄧禹笑人)
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties
of China, there was a famous minister in the Qi Kingdom, his name was (Wang
Rong).
There is a story about him in the history
books.
He was born into a famous aristocratic
family in Chinese history.
During the Jin Dynasty, many famous
ministers came from his family.
After the fall of the Jin Dynasty, China
entered the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
It was a very chaotic time and he was born
during this time.
His father died when he was young, and as
he considered his family lineage to be noble, he wanted to revive the glory of
his family.
He was very clever, and when he was about
20 years old, he seized the opportunity and showed his talent to the king.
The King of the Qi Kingdom admired him very
much, and the King of the Qi Kingdom allowed him to enter the central
government of the Qi Kingdom as a mid-level official.
He set himself a goal. He hopes to become a
minister-level official in the Qi Kingdom before he reaches the age of 30.
On his 25th birthday, he had dinner with
his friends. Halfway through the meal, he suddenly sighed.
His friends asked him, "Today is your
birthday, you should be very happy, why are you sighing?
He said
It is recorded in history books that the
name of the most important hero who helped Liu Xiu, the founding king of the
Eastern Han Dynasty, was (Deng Yu).
At the age of 24, Deng Yu became the Prime
Minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
I will be 25 tomorrow. I am still a
mid-level official. It is impossible for me to make the same achievements as
Deng Yu in this life.
If Deng Yu were alive, he would have
laughed at me for not being as good as him.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
is very old and has not achieved much in his career.
Dear friend, how do you feel or what do you
think after listening to this story?
Have you ever been laughed at because of
your lowly position? Are there famous people in your family?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
鄧禹笑人(Deng Yu laughs at me(鄧禹笑人)
中國的南北王朝時代，齊王國有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做(王融)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他出身於中國歷史上一個著名的貴族家族。
晉王朝的時代有很多著名的大臣都出自他的家族。
晉王朝滅亡之後，中國進入了南北王朝時代。
那是一個非常混亂的年代，他就出生在這個時候。
他的父親在他年幼的時候就過世了，因為他認為自己的家族血統很高貴，所以他很想要振興他的家族的榮耀。
他非常的聰明，在他20歲左右，他抓住一個機會，他在國王面前表現出自已的才能。
齊王國的國王非常欣賞他，齊王國的國王讓他進入了齊王國的中央政府擔任中級官員。
他給自己訂下一個目標。他希望自已在30歲之前就能擔任齊王國中部長級的官員。
在他25歲生日的那一天，他與他的朋友們一起吃飯，吃飯到一半了時候，他突然嘆了一口氣。
他的朋友們問他，你今天生日，你應很開心，你為何嘆氣呢?
他說
歷史書上記載，協助東漢王朝的開國國王劉秀的最重要的功臣的名字叫做(鄧禹)。
鄧禹在24歲的時候，就成為了東漢王朝的宰相。
我明天就25歲了，我到今天為止還是一個中級官員，我這輩子已經不可能達成像鄧禹一樣的成就。
如果鄧禹活著，那麼他因為我比不上他所以他一定嘲笑我吧。
這句成語被用來形容一個人的年紀很大而且這個人在事業上沒有大成就。
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。
你是否曾經因為你的職位比較低所以被嘲笑呢?你的家族中有出過那些名人嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為南齊書-卷47-王融傳
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