HSK 3 Chinese reading practice

凿壁偷光

záo bì tōu guāng

Borrowing Light Through the Wall

Too poor to buy lamp oil, the young Kuang Heng discovers a narrow beam of his neighbor’s light beside the wall.

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What does 凿壁偷光 mean?

凿壁偷光 literally means ‘make a hole in the wall to borrow light.’ The familiar account is associated with the Western Han scholar Kuang Heng. Today the phrase describes studying diligently despite difficult circumstances.

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Answer three questions without looking at the English translation.

01匡衡晚上为什么不能点灯读书?
02匡衡在墙上开小洞以后得到了什么?
03匡衡去别人家工作时想要什么?
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