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In the Tang Dynasty (朝代), there was a famous poet 1 name was Li Bai. He was born in a poor
family. And he died 2 1762 AD. When he was young, he didn't like reading.
Once, he saw an old woman 3 an iron pestle (杵) when he was 4 from the school. Li Bai was
very 5 . He asked 6 that for?
The old woman said she would grind the iron pestle into a needle (针). Li Bai 7 , "The pestle is so
thick, and when can it be ground down to a needle?" The old woman smiled , "My boy, where there is will,
there is a way!" The pestle is thick, but if I grind it every day, it can be ground down into a needle 8 .
Am I right?"
Li Bai thought to him self, "what she said is right. Nothing in the world is 9 if I set my mind in it.
It is all the same to the study. If I put my heart into it, can't I study well?"
Li Bai understand the truth. After that, he studied diligently (勤奋). At last he became a famous poet,
and 10 a good name for more than a thousand years.
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