讲故事 学英语——To study hard（悬梁刺股）

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English Story

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, a man named Sun Jing was a famous politician. As a young man, he was diligent in study and often forgot eating and sleeping. When he was reading, he tied his hair to the roof beam with a rope. Therefore, when he dozed, he would feel pain and wake up as his hair was pulled upward by the rope, so that he would go on studying.

Su Qin in the Warring States Period was another example like Sun Jing. He felt sleepy when he was reading, so he took an awl and stabbed it into his own legs. Thus, the sudden pain would wake him up, and he could continue reading.

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故事梗概

东汉时，有一个叫孙敬的知名政治家。他年轻时孜孜不倦、勤奋好学，常常因为读书忘了吃饭和睡觉。读书的时候，他用一根绳子一端绑着自己的头发，另一端绑在房梁上。这样一来，当他打瞌睡低头时，绳子就会扯痛头皮，他也会因为疼痛而清醒过来，继续读书。

战国时期的苏秦是一个和孙敬类似的人。每当读书读到疲倦时，他会用事先准备好的锥子往大腿上刺一下。这样，那种突然的疼痛会让他瞬间清醒过来，他就可以继续读书了。

孙敬头悬梁，苏秦锥刺股，他们的事迹启示后人要认真读书学习。

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重难点词汇及短语

politician政治家

diligent 勤奋的

beam 横梁

doze打瞌睡

wake up醒来

awl 锥子

stab刺

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