西汉时候,有个农民的孩子,叫匡衡。他小时候很想读书,可是因为家里穷,没钱上学。后来,他跟一个亲戚学认字,才有了看书的能力。匡衡买不起书,只好借书来读。那个时候,书是非常贵重的,有书的人不肯轻易把书借给别人。匡衡就在农忙的时节,给有钱的人家打短工,不要工钱,只求人家借书给他看。过了几年,匡衡长大了,成了家里的主要劳动力。他一天到晚在地里干活,只有中午歇晌的时候,才有工夫看一点书,所 Western Han Dynasty, there is a peasant child, called Kuang Heng. When he was young, he really wanted to study, but because he was poor at home, he had no money to go to school. Later, he learned to speak with a relative, have the ability to read a book. Kuang Heng can not afford books, had borrowed books to read. At that time, books were very valuable, and those who had books would not readily lend books to others. Kuang Heng busy farming season, to the rich people to fight short-workers, not wages, only to borrow books for him to see. After a few years, Kuang Heng grew up and became the main labor force in the family. He worked day and night in the field, only when noon to rest, have time to read a little book,