本從腐草生,聚為寒士燈。
一朝書課效,功寧不汝矜。
本從腐草生,聚為寒士燈。
一朝書課效,功寧不汝矜。
它本是從腐草中化生,
卻聚集成爲寒士照明的燈火。
有朝一日你的讀書功課顯出成效,
這份功勞,難道不值得爲你誇耀嗎?
Born from the rotting grass, it's said,
They gather as the poor scholar's light.
Once your studies bear fruit and spread,
Should not your merit shine ever bright?
從卑微到發光,體現了身份認同的轉變與價值實現。
借螢火蟲出身微賤卻化爲寒士燈燭,讚頌寒士雖出身卑微但能發光發熱。
本詩為五言絕句,押平聲韻。
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