译文及注释

Translation:

Translation: The wife of Le Yangzi from Henan who no longer remembers her original surname.

While walking on the road Yangzi once found a piece of gold that someone had lost and brought it home to his wife. His wife said I have heard that people with ambition do not drink water from stolen springs and people with integrity do not accept food obtained through begging. How can we tarnish our own character by picking up someone else's lost property for personal gain? After hearing this Yangzi felt very ashamed and threw the gold away in the wilderness then went far away to seek a teacher and study.

One year later Yangzi returned home and his wife knelt down and asked him why he had come back. Yangzi said I have been away for a long time and missed my family there is nothing special. After hearing this his wife picked up a knife and walked quickly to the loom saying These silk fabrics are produced from silkworm cocoons and woven on the loom. It takes accumulating one inch at a time and accumulating one inch at a time to achieve a yard or a bolt. If we cut these fabrics that are being woven we will not succeed (in weaving cloth) and waste time. When you accumulate knowledge you should 'learn something you don't know every day' to achieve your own virtue. If you come back halfway what is the difference from cutting these fabrics? Yangzi was moved by his wife's words and went back to complete his studies and did not return for seven years.

During this period a chicken raised by the neighbor accidentally entered Le Yangzi's garden and the mother-in-law secretly caught it and killed it for cooking. When it was time to eat Le Yangzi's wife cried while looking at the plate of chicken and refused to eat. The mother-in-law felt strange and asked her the reason. Le Yangzi's wife said I am sad that our family is so poor that we are eating someone else's chicken on the dining table. After hearing this the mother-in-law (felt ashamed) and threw away the chicken without eating it.

Later there were thieves who wanted to harm Le Yangzi's wife so they first kidnapped her mother-in-law. When the wife heard about it she ran out with a knife. The thief said If you put down the knife and obey me I will spare your lives. If you don't obey me I will kill your mother-in-law. The wife sighed and raised the knife to cut her own throat. The thief did not kill her mother-in-law (and fled). After the magistrate learned about this he arrested the thief and gave silk fabrics to Le Yangzi's wife for her funeral and bestowed her the title of chaste and righteous.

Annotation: Henan refers to the Han Dynasty's adoption of the Qin system.

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感悟

通过这两个小故事，我深深地感悟到了乐羊子妻的高洁品德和过人才识所带来的深远意义。

首先，乐羊子妻不收丈夫拾来的金子，用“志士不饮盗泉之水，廉者不受嗟来之食”的典故来劝说丈夫。这个故事告诉我们，一个人要有高尚的品德，不能因为贪图小利而失去大节。乐羊子深感惭愧，知道自己的错误并远寻师学。这段故事告诉我们，做人要有廉耻之心，要懂得知错就改，不断追求进步。

其次，乐羊子妻通过自己织布的经历，告诉丈夫求学必须专心致志，持之以恒。她用“引刀趋机”和“日积月累，遂成丈匹”的例子来说明，只有专注于学习，坚持不懈，才能取得成果。最后，她总结道：“若中道而归，何异断斯织乎！”这句话深深地触动了乐羊子，他被妻子的话语所感动，最终决定回归学业。

这两个小故事不仅对乐羊子和他的妻子有着深远的意义，对于不同民族、不同政见、不同文化、不同宗教的人来说，也都有着启示。无论我们身处何种环境，都应该具备高尚的品德，坚持正确的道德观念。同时，我们也要明确自己的目标，专心致志，持之以恒地追求，才能取得真正的成功。

通过这篇人物传记，我深深地被乐羊子妻的高洁品德和过人才识所感动。她的言行无论是过去、现在还是将来，都具有深远的意义。我相信，只有具备高尚的品德和坚韧不拔的精神，我们才能在人生的道路上取得真正的成就。 《乐羊子妻》感悟详情»