少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲
有人譯成 If you neglect study when you are young, what may happento your old age?
這句問句會(huì)把老外問得云里霧里,因?yàn)樗麄儧]有"學(xué)而優(yōu)則仕"的思想,也不認(rèn)為功課差,將來就會(huì)傷悲.他們勸告子女經(jīng)常說的是Studying / working hard can lead you to a brighter / morepromising future. (努力用功會(huì)帶給你光明的前程.)
當(dāng)然也可以對(duì)年輕人說:
Study hard when you are young. It willpay off when you get older. (年輕時(shí)好好努力,到老的時(shí)就會(huì)覺得學(xué)有所值.)