Translation and Annotation of Military Service Classical Chinese

Ban Chao, a native of Pingling County, Fufeng County, is the youngest son of Ban Biao, the magistrate of Xuxian County. He is ambitious and informal; But I am filial to my parents, respect my parents, and work hard at home for a long time. I don't feel tired at all, and I don't feel ashamed. Ban Chao is eloquent, reading more than specializing.

In the fifth year of Han Yongping (AD 62), Ban Chao's brother Ban Gu was recruited as a school bookboy, and Ban Chao and his mother followed his brother to Luoyang. Poor family, often working as a copywriter hired by the government to make a living and work hard for a long time.

He once stopped doing things and gave up writing: "A gentleman has no other ambitions and strategies. He should always follow the example of Fu Jiezi and Zhang Qian, and make contributions in a foreign country in order to get a title. How can he deal with pen and ink for a long time? " Colleagues around laughed at this. Ban Chao said: "How can ordinary people understand the mind of people with lofty ideals?" Later, he left the western regions and made meritorious deeds.

To annotate ...

(1) Rong: Jun.

(2) Fufeng: the name of the county in Han Dynasty.

(3) Ping Ling: the county name of Han Dynasty.

(4) Xu Order: Xu County Order. Xu County, which belongs to Linhuai County in Han Dynasty, is now Sihong County, Jiangsu Province.

(5) Table: class schedule.

(6) repair: attention.

(7) inside: inside.

(8) Filial piety: filial piety to parents, be cautious.

(9) effort: do hard work.

(10) Don't be ashamed of trying: Don't be ashamed of doing hard and low things. Shame: adjectives are used at will, and you are ashamed to speak.