天下有大勇者,卒然临之而不惊。无故加之而不怒。
——苏轼《留侯论》
格言大意:天下有一种伟大的勇敢者,危险突然降临不会使他惊慌,无缘无故地受辱也不会使他愤怒。
Main Idea: There is one kind of brave men in the world who won’t get scared when facing sudden dangers and won’t get furious when getting humiliated for no particular reason.
韩信胯下之辱(Han Xin ignoring humiliation of crawling between other’s legs)
韩信早年靠钓鱼为生,但他志向远大,每天剑不离身。一个街头无赖想要当众侮辱他。向到自己的远大志向,韩信忍辱爬了过去。后来,韩信成为汉朝大将,成就了一代英名。
Han Xin made his living by fishing in his early days but he was very ambitious .He kept a sword with him everyday. A rascal in the street wanted to humiliate him in public. Thinking of his ambition, Han Xin swallowed the insult and crawled between the rascal’s legs. Later, Han Xin became a general of Han Dynasty and achieved fame.
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