匡衡凿壁偷光

凿壁偷光

中国有很多关于勤勉求学的历史故事，匡衡凿壁(bore a hole on the wall)偷光就是其中一个。

In China, there are many historic stories of diligence in studies, and one of them is that Kuang Heng bored a hole on the wall to read in his neighbor's light.

匡衡是西汉著名学者。他出身于农家，家境贫穷，但他自幼好学。

Kuang Heng was an outstanding scholar in the Western Han Dynasty. He was born into a poor farmer's family, but he had been very fond of reading since he was very little.

匡衡年少时，经常给人家当短工而不取报酬，主人则以借书给他作为回报。

When he was a young boy, he often did odd jobs for other people for free, and in return, these people lent their books to him.

匡衡大些时候白天要在田里劳动，所以他在晚上学习，可是他家没有灯。

When he got older, Kuang Heng had to work in the fields during the day,so he studied hard at night. However, he had no lamp in his home.

他的邻居比较富裕，匡衡便将墙壁掏个洞，“偷”来邻居家的灯光读书。

His neighbor was a well-off family. So in order to read books, Kuang Heng bored a hole in the wall and "stole" some light from his neighbor.

这就是脍炙人口的“凿壁偷光”的故事，匡衡也因此成为奋发学习的榜样。 

This is a story well-known as "boring a hole on the wall to read in the neighbor's light", and KuangHeng has become a good example of diligence in studies.