囊螢映雪
Level 4 · 寓言故事 · 44 vocabulary words
Source: 《晋书·车胤传》 · Book of Jin, Biography of Che Yin
晋朝的车胤,小时候家里买不起灯油。
In the Jin dynasty, young Che Yin's family could not afford lamp oil.
夏天的晚上,他抓了许多萤火虫,装在纱袋里,借着萤火虫的光读书。
On summer nights he caught many fireflies in a gauze bag and read by their light.
孙康家里也很穷,冬天的夜里,他借着雪的反光读书。
Sun Kang's family was also poor; on winter nights he read by the light reflected off the snow.
后来,他们都成了很有学问的人。
Later, both became very learned men.