Chinese Idiom Story:To Rise with the Rooster 中国成语故事：闻鸡起舞

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闻鸡起舞是一则来源于历史故事的成语，故事中的祖逖和劉琨经过长期的刻苦学习和训练，实现了自己的人生价值。

Zu Ti of the Jin Dynasty was very clever and talent. When he was young，he had a good friend named Liu Kun. They had a deep friendship so they stayedtogether every day and got up at the same time every morning.

One day， when they were sleeping， Zu Ti heard the 1）rooster 2）crowing.He woke up Liu Kun and said， "How about getting up to play 3）swords as soonas we heard the rooster crowing from now on？"LiuKun was still sleepy. But heagreed with him 4ljoyfully. From then on， they got up and played swords oncethe rooster began crowing. They kept their words and never gave up no matterhow cold in winter or hot in summer. A few years later， they both grew up withgreat talent and wisdom. And they both did excellent job to their country.

晋朝的祖逖非常聪明且有才华。年幼的时候，他有一个好朋友叫刘琨。他们情感深厚，每天都待在一起，每天早上一同起床。

有一天，祖逖在睡梦中听到公鸡打鸣的声音，他把刘琨叫醒后对他说：“从今天起，我们听到公鸡打鸣起来舞剑如何？”刘琨尚有困意，但他还是欣然答应了。从那以后，他们约定每天公鸡一打鸣就起来舞剑。他们信守承诺，无论寒冬酷暑，从未放弃。几年之后，他们都成长为才华与智慧兼备的人，尽忠尽责地报效祖国。

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Zu Ti was a man with magnanimous mind and great ambition. But whenhe was a child， he had been a naughty boy who didn't love reading. When hegrew up， he realized his lack of knowledge and deeply felt that he could notserve his country well， so he set to study very hard. He read books extensivelyand studied history carefully， from which he learned a wealth of knowledge andmade great progress in learning.

祖逖是个胸怀坦荡、具有远大抱负的人。可他小时候却是个不爱读书的淘气孩子。进入青年期，他意识到自己知识的贫乏，深感不读书无以报效国家，于是发奋读书。他广泛阅读书籍，认真学习历史，从中汲取了丰富的知识，学问大有长进。