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Text and Translation of Preface to Send Ma Sheng to Dongyang

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Text and Translation of Preface to Send Ma Sheng to Dongyang

Preface to seeing Ma Sheng off to Dongyang

Original text:

I liked studying when I was young. Because my family is poor, I can't get books to read. I often borrow money from the library, copy it myself, and send it back on the appointed day. It's cold, the ice is solid, my fingers can't bend and stretch, and I'm lazy. I left after recording, but I didn't dare to go beyond the appointment. So most people will lend me books so that I can read all kinds of books. Since it is crowned, it is beneficial to admire saints. He also suffers from celebrities and tourists who have no owners. He tastes and asks questions hundreds of miles away from his hometown. Senior honorary person, Yemeni students crowded his room, and his words and attitude were never slightly euphemistic. Around Lishi, he assisted the suspect and leaned over to ask questions; Or the more respectful and polite you are when you meet, you dare not say a word; Please ask again as soon as it is happy. So I was stupid and finally learned a lot.

When I was looking for my master, I was walking in the mountains of Otani with my book box on my back and Tara shoes on. In winter, the wind was cold and the snow was several feet deep, and my feet and skin were frozen and cracked. After entering the room, my limbs were stiff and I couldn't move. The servant gave me hot water and covered me with a quilt. It took a long time to warm up. Stay in a hotel and eat two meals a day, without fresh fat and delicious enjoyment. All the students are all embroidered, wearing hats decorated with treasures, white jade rings on their waists, swords on their left and smelly faces on their right. In the meantime, I have no desire for beauty. I don't know if my mouth and body are not as good as people. My efforts and efforts are probably like this.

Nowadays, all the students are studying in imperial academy, and the county magistrate helps a little every day. Their parents had Qiu Ge's legacy at the age of 20, and there was no fear of being frozen. Sit downstairs and recite "poems" and "books" without running around; Some are teachers, some are teachers, some don't ask, don't tell, and some ask but don't; There should be all the books here. There is no need for others to record them and read them later. If the industry is not refined, the morality is not successful, and the nature is not inferior, then the heart is not specialized. Is it too much for others?

Dongyang Ma Shengjun was in imperial academy for two years, and the younger generation called him a sage. A fellow villager was born in the capital of the Yu Dynasty. I wrote a long book and thought it was a good speech. Debate with it and make peace with it. When you say you are young, you need to make a lot of efforts to study. He is a good scholar. He was going home to visit his parents, and I told him about the difficulties in his studies.

Translation:

I liked reading when I was a child. Because the family is poor, they can't afford books to read, so they often borrow them from people who have books. After borrowing it, they copied it with their own pens, counted the agreed dates and returned it on time. Sometimes the weather is very cold, and the ink (water) in the inkstone pool forms hard ice, so that the fingers are frozen and can't bend straight. Even so, they didn't relax copying books. After copying, return the borrowed books as soon as possible, and dare not exceed the agreed time limit slightly. So most people are willing to lend me books, so I can read all kinds of books. As an adult, I admire the theory of ancient sages more, but I am worried that there are no knowledgeable teachers and celebrities to make friends with them. Once, I ran hundreds of miles, holding the scriptures and asking for advice from the local moral and learned predecessors. Those seniors were highly respected and students crowded his room, but he never put his words mildly and his face was gentle. I stood beside him respectfully. Ask questions, ask why, bend over, turn your ears sideways, show respect, and ask questions with your heart. Sometimes he reprimanded him, his attitude was more respectful, his manners were more thoughtful, and he dared not say a word. He was happy and went to consult again. So although I am stupid, I can finally gain something.

When I went to ask for advice, I carried my books and dragged my shoes in the ravine. In the cold winter, the wind is cold, the snow is several feet deep, and the skin on my feet is cracked because of the cold and dryness. I don't know myself. When I arrived at the library, my limbs were frozen and I couldn't move. The waiter brought hot water (for me) to wash it and wrapped it in a quilt (for me). It took a long time to warm up. When staying in a hotel, the host only provides two meals a day, and there is no enjoyment of fresh fat (no delicious enjoyment). One of my classmates in the library is wearing embroidered silk clothes, hats decorated with red tassels, rings made of white jade hanging around his waist, sabres hanging on the left and sachets hanging on the right, which are radiant like immortals; But I live among them in rags, and I don't envy them at all. Because I have something happy in my heart (that is, reading), I don't feel inferior to others in food and clothing. My diligence and hard work when I was studying are generally like this.

Now every student studying in imperial academy has rice and grain supplied by the court every day, and his parents give them clothes every winter and summer, not afraid of freezing and hunger; Sitting in a tall and spacious house to study, there is no fatigue of running around; There are teachers and doctors as teachers. There are no questions that cannot be answered, and there are no requirements that cannot be met. All the books that should be here are concentrated. You don't have to copy them like me. You can only read books by borrowing them from others. If they are not proficient in their studies, if they are morally incompetent, then they are either less talented than me or less dedicated. What's wrong with others?

Ma Jun of Dongyang studied in imperial academy for two years, and his peers were full of praise for his talent. I went to Beijing to see the emperor, and he met me in his hometown as a mistress. I wrote a long letter as a tribute, which was fluent and easy to understand. Arguing with him, his words were gentle and his face was calm. He himself said that he studied hard when he was a teenager. This can be said to be good at learning. He is going back to his hometown to visit his parents, so I specifically told him about the difficulty of studying.