悬梁刺股

汉hàn朝cháo的de孙sūn敬jìng读书dú shū到dào深夜shēn yè，怕pà睡着shuì zháo，就jiù把bǎ头发tóu fa用yòng绳子shéng zi拴shuān在zài房fáng梁liáng上shàng，一yì低头dī tóu绳子shéng zi就jiù拉lā疼téng他tā。

Sun Jing of the Han read late into the night; fearing sleep, he tied his hair to a beam so nodding hurt.

战zhàn国guó的de苏sū秦qín读书dú shū困kùn了le，就jiù用yòng锥zhuī子zǐ刺cì自己zì jǐ的de大腿dà tuǐ，疼téng醒xǐng了le再zài读dú。

Su Qin of the Warring States pricked his thigh with an awl when drowsy, then read on.

他们tā men后来hòu lái都dōu成chéng了le有yǒu大学dà xué问wèn的de人rén。

Both became great scholars.

学习xué xí下xià苦kǔ功gōng，才cái有yǒu真zhēn本事běn shi。

Real skill comes from real effort.